Col. Elijah Spafford

Regarding the marriage of Moses Spafford and Unknown Spafford solemnized by Rev. Bulkley Olcott: "The earliest issue of this marriage was the first white child born in Claremont, to which the parents gave the good old name of Elijah."

From Full text of "A genealogical record, including two generations in female lines of families, spelling their name Spofford, Spafford, Spafard, and Spaford, descendants of John Spofford and Elizabeth Scott, who emigrated, in 1638, from Yorkshire, England, and settled at Rowley, Essex County, Mass"

(201.) Col. Elijah Spafford and Caroline Shuman.

Settled in Kingston, Canada. There is reason to think Col. Spafford had a former wife named Irinda Skinner, who was the mother of a part of the chil- dren named below.

children.

628. *HoRACE, m. Martha Stiles.

629. *MoSES, m. Elizabeth Boyce.

630. Betsey, m. Robert Stanton.

631. Sophronia, m, Mr. Buck.

632. Laura, m. Mr. Miles ; had a daughter, Mrs. Shurtleff.

633. Irinda, m. Valentine Emery ; seven children.

634. Caroline, m. Thomas Stanton; 2d, Stephen Miles; res.

Kingston, Ontario; had a son, Elijah.

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DEATH IN UPPER CANADA

Kingston and Bay of Quinte people from early burial records, 1791 - 1805 and Upper Canadian Newspapers, 1805 - 1842

The Lennox and Addington Historical Society gratefully acknowledges the work of Donald Reid, H.C. Burleigh, Cora Reid, Charles Gordon, Lesley Gavlas and others.

"Miles, Laura, nee Spafford. At Loughborough on Tuesday, 31st July, after a painful illness of four weeks, Laura, third daughter of the late Mr. Elijah Spafford, and wife of Mr. Stephen Miles, late publisher of the Kingston Gazette, aged 27 years. Kingston Chronicle, August 3, 1821, p. 3

Miles, Laura, nee Spafford. Sacred to the memory of Laura, Late Companion of Stephen Miles, and third daughter of the late Elijah Spafford. Her happy soul took its flight on the 31st of July, 1821 (her birthday) aged 27 yrs. A few minutes before she breathed her last, she was heard to whisper the blessed name of Jesus! Jesus! Old stone in Cataraqui United Church Cemetery."