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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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HARRINGTON, ALFRED L., farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Camp Point; is the youngest of eleven children of Brooks and Betsy (Hazen) Harrington, natives of Connecticut. He was born in Jefferson county, N. Y., Nov. 27, 1824. His father died when he was eighteen months old. His mother came to Illinois, and settled near Mendon, Adams county; she afterwards moved to the north part of the county, and finally broke up housekeeping, and he lived for a time with his brother in Columbus township. He was educated at Jacksonville College, graduated in 1848, prepared for the ministry, and was installed as the pastor of the Congregational church at Peru, La Salle county, where he preached for four years, when his health failed; and he resigned his charge and went on to a farm in that county, and remained eighteen years; removed to Camp Point township in 1875. He was married Aug. 6, 1850, to Julia A. Collins, daughter of Frederick and Mary (Allen) Collins, who settled in Collinsville, Madison county, Ill.,, her father’s family being the founders of the town, and where she was born Dec 8, 1829. Six children: Ella W. (wife of Rev. T. D. Davis), Frederick C., Lewis W., George A., Julia A., and Louise. Mr. Harrington filled the office of Supervisor in La Salle county one term. He owns 270 acres (200 improved) in Camp Point township, worth $50 per acre.
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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois
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