Person:Huldah Hickock (1)

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Huldah Hickox
b.22 Jul 1764 Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
d.25 Sep 1839 Troy, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 17 Sep 1760
  1. Benjamin Hickox1762 -
  2. Huldah Hickox1764 - 1839
  3. Eliphalet Holmes Hickox1768 -
  4. Damaris Hickox1772 - 1863
  5. Joseph Hickox1777 - 1821
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1784
  1. Benedict Alford1786 - 1864
  2. Ammi Alford1791 - 1862
  3. William AlfordAbt 1794 - 1849
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Facts and Events
Name Huldah Hickox
Alt Name _____ Hickock
Gender Female
Birth[3] 22 Jul 1764 Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Marriage Abt 1784 to Benedict Alford
Death[1][2] 25 Sep 1839 Troy, Geauga, Ohio, United States
Burial[1][2] Troy, Geauga, Ohio, United StatesTroy Cemetery

Documents show Benedict's wife's name was Huldah, but her surname remained uncertain for years. Now we know, thanks to DNA.

That her surname is Hickox was based on circumstantial evidence -- look at the names of son Ammi's daughters.
1st daughter of son Ammi is Jane Hickok Alford.
5th Daughter of son Ammi is Huldah Ann Alford.

Unfortunately, there are more than one Huldah Hickok or Hickox born about the same time and area in New England. Just recently, however, 4th cousins identified with "high confidence" by DNA discovered that one (myself) is descended from Huldah Hickox and the other from her brother Joseph Hickox. The ancestor we have in common is the mother, Huldah Holmes Hickox, the wife of Benjamin Hickox. So now we have both circumstantial and scientific evidence that we have correctly identified the wife of Benedict Alford.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46973640

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Troy Township Cemetery Files.

    [1]

  3. ↑ Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
    Vol. 2, page 112.

    FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSB-VSJJ), Huldah Hickox, 22 Jul 1764; citing Birth, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143427.

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