Reverend William Hanford papers
Scope and Content
The collection is a legacy finding aid, described at the item level and consists of biographical material, marriage licenses, appointments, and family correspondence. A detailed list of the marriage licenses (with dates) and banns published in the collection is below.
- 1815
- Farnam-Hammond
- 1816
- Chamberlin-Crane
- 1816
- Croy-Kellogg
- 1816
- Hudson-Robinson (David)
- 1816
- Mariner-Hogge
- 1816
- Preston-Lusk
- 1816
- Thompson-Mills (Joel W.)
- 1816
- Thompson-Oviatt (William)
- 1816
- Williard-Starr
- 1817
- Baldwin-Hudson (Harvey)
- 1817
- Hudson-Brown (Timothy)
- 1817
- Turner-Wadsworth
- 1817
- Woodruff-Granger (Rev. Simeon)
- 1818
- Butler-Kingsbury (2nd)
- 1818
- Bradley-Hutchinson (Hull)
- 1818
- Farnam-Newton
- 1819
- Holanbeck-Cook
- 1819
- Metcalf-Thompson
- 1819
- Richmond-Rogers
- 1820
- Parker-Kingsbury
- 1823
- Fobes-Kingsbury
- 1824
- Frost-Kellogg
- 1824
- Martin-Huggins
- 1824
- North-Merriam (alias Whidon)
- 1825
- Case-Case
- 1825
- Bradley-Huggins (Harlan)
- 1825
- Wales-Baldwin (Arvin)
- 1826
- Holmes-Post
- 1826
- Parmelee-Post
- 1827
- Hall-Metcalf
- 1827
- Sperry-Jones
- 1827
- Thompson-Cook (Salmon)
- 1827
- Town-Thompson
- 1827
- Upson-Hull
- 1827
- Wheeler-Wilcox
- 1827
- Wright-Owen
- 1828
- Baldwin-Bronson (Frederick)
- 1828
- Crocker-Curtiss
- 1828
- Kelsey-Harris
- 1828
- Kirkum-Baldwin
- 1828
- Shaw-Curtiss
- 1828
- Sturdevant-Oviatt
- 1829
- Ballard-Curtis
- 1829
- Hine-Pease
- 1830
- Brown-Post
- 1830
- Collar-Stone
- 1830
- Cook-Curtis
- 1830
- Curtiss-Buss
- 1830
- Hawkins-Pond
- 1830
- James-Wilcox
- 1830
- Ramsay-Pease
- 1830
- Thompson-Ellsworth (Henry G.)
- 1831
- Canfield-Alford
- 1831
- Bronson-Oviatt
- 1831
- Austin-Tilden
- 1831
- Mills-Kelsey
- 1831
- Woods-Thompson
- 1832
- Earl-Bush (Robert)
- 1832
- Frary-Brooks
- 1832
- Robinson-Higley
- 1832
- Snow-Jagger
- 1833
- Pond-Bristol (Pond, Jr.)
- 1833
- Stanley-Pardee
- 1833
- Yale-Russel
- 1834
- Earl-Higley (James)
- 1835
- Higley-Messenger
- 1835
- Palmer-Earl (Frederick)
- 1835
- Purdy-Blair
- 1835
- Williams-Smith
- 1836
- Clark-Higley
- 1836
- Cox-Lockhart
- 1836
- Skipp-Drake
- 1836
- Wood-Blair
- 1837
- Dunbar-Messenger
- 1837
- Haymaker-Foot
- 1837
- Palmer-Gifford (Sheldon)
- 1837
- Parkins-Jagger
- 1838
- Millard-Earl
- 1838
- Noble-Porter (Darius)
- 1838
- Savage-Wales
- 1839
- Bradford-Palmer
- 1839
- Bierce-Conant
- 1839
- Gifford-Messenger
- 1839
- Morris-Earl
- 1839
- Pierce-Messenger
- 1840
- Carey-Owen
- 1840
- Hudson-Wolcott
- 1840
- Noble-Pulsifer (Chester)
- 1840
- Wales-Alford (Asaph)
- 1840
- West-Lyman
- 1815
- Kellogg-Cowles
- 1815
- Kellogg-Cowles
- 1816
- Bliss-Chandler
- 1817
- Rice-Jenkins
- 1820
- Draper-Burk
- 1820
- Treat-Burrell
- 1820
- Walworth-Dunlap
- 1822
- Nettleton-Hamilton
- 1825
- Martin-Waite
- 1873
- Whedon-Holton
- Abbott-Clark
- Baldwin-Wilcox
- Bates-Mills
- (Brown (O)-Basset)
- (Brown (F)-Merriam)
- Chapman-Basset
- Cowles-Lane
- Davis-Kilbourn
- Gaylord-Oviatt
- Harris-Thompson
- Herrick-Clark
- Higley-Frary
- Hull-Post
- James-Wilcox
- Kilborn (A)-Curtis
- Kilborn (G)-Wolcott (Woolcot?)
- Kilborn (T)-Baldwin
- Loomis (A)-Case
- Loomis (E)-Mills
- (Mills-Case)
- Peck-Gaylord
- Redfield-Clark
- Russell-Jagger
- Starr-Kent
- Stewart-Wallace
- Thompson (H)-Danforth
- Thompson (J)-Post
- Wadsworth-Miller
- (Welton-Starr)
- White-Pratt
Dates
- Creation: 1815-1897
Creator
- Hanford, William, 1787-1861 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Restrictions on Use
This collection is open for research use.
Biography of Biography or History
Rev. William Hanford (1787-1861) was the first Congregational minister in Hudson. Hanford was the youngest son of John and Mehetabal (Comstock) Hanford, born in Norwalk, Connecticut, on November 11, 1787. He was a graduate of Yale (A.B. 1808), attended the Divinity School in Andover, Mass. (1810-1813) and was ordained at North Stanford Connecticut on October 1813. Through the Connecticut Missionary Society, he became a missionary to the Western Reserve and arrived in Canfield, Ohio in 1813. He was made Pastor of the Congregational Church in Hudson on August 17, 1815, eventually purchasing land and building a log house in the town.
He married Amelia Wright (1798-1870), daughter of Elizur Wright (1762-1845) on September 30, 1817. In Hudson, he helped established Western Reserve College and was the first secretary of the Board of Trustees. Hanford resided in Hudson until 1831 and left for a church in Windham, Ohio, and then later, moved to Tallmadge. Hanford and his wife are buried in Tallmadge.
(adapted from the "Biographical Sketch of Reverend William Hanford" written by William A. Hanford, Rev. William Hanford's nephew, 1897. Typescript found in the collection.)
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Rev. William Hanford was the first pastor of the Congregational Church in Hudson. He helped establish Western Reserve College and was the first secretary of the Board of Trustees. The collection consists of biographical material, marriage licenses, appointments, and family correspondence.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection is arranged into five series: 1) Marriage licenses, etc. 2) Certifications and appointments 3) Correspondence 4) Biographical 5) Transcripts
- Title
- Finding aid for the Rev. William Hanford papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by unknown
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English, Latin script
Repository Details
Part of the Hudson Library & Historical Society Repository