Alton Farrel (1879 - 1934)

Born 22 Aug 1879 in Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Mar 1934 at age 54 in Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Alton F. Farrel, Jr. was born on August 22, 1879, in Ansonia, Connecticut, USA, the son of Alton F. Farrel and Julia Elizabeth Clark.

He had two sons and one daughter with Hazel Edison. He died on March 28, 1934, in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, at the age of 54, and was buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery in Ansonia.

Farrel, Alton (1879-1934) — of Ansonia, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Ansonia, New Haven County, Conn., August 22, 1879. Republican. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Ansonia, 1905-06; member of Connecticut state senate 17th District, 1907-08; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908, 1912. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., March 28, 1934 (age 54 years, 218 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Ansonia, Conn.

Mayor of Ansonia 1905-1906

Obituary

ANSONIA - Alton Farrel, a former State Senator and the Mayor of Ansonia in 1905 and 1906, dies at his home in New Haven. Born in Ansonia on August 22, 1879, he was the Secretary-Treasurer of Farrel-Birmingham Corporation since Farrel Foundry and Birmingham Iron Foundry merged in 1927. He lived for many years on State Street, though at the time of his death he lived in New Haven.

Sources

• Farrel Corporation, Wikipedia
• Find A Grave Memorial# 59179269
• Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934, FHL Film Number: 3319
• US Passport Applications, 1795-1925, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925; Roll #: 88; Volume #: Roll 0088 - Certificates: 7914-8813, 07 Jun 1909-14 Jun 1909
• US, Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 123
• New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Year: 1929; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 4562; Line: 28; Page Number: 96
• New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Year: 1927; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 4012; Line: 24; Page Number: 165
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZFF-NLF : 13 March 2018), Alton Farrel, 1917-1918; citing New Haven County no 8, Connecticut, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,561,997.

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK2X-6BB : accessed 16 November 2018), Alton Farrel in household of Charles F Brooker, Ansonia Ward 1, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 318, sheet 2B, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 137; FHL microfilm 1,374,150.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCN4-DMF : accessed 16 November 2018), Alten Farrell in household of Charles Brooker, Ansonia Ward 1, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing ED 236, sheet 7A, line 27, family 162, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 188; FHL microfilm 1,820,188.
• 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ansonia, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: 272; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0104; Image: 74.0; FHL microfilm: 2340007