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Alfred “Albert” Brittain

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Alfred “Albert” Brittain

Birth
Tring, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England
Death
13 Mar 1882 (aged 65)
Perry County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Perry County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Parents: Jesse Brittain (occupation-Tailor)
Mary Whitby b. 1 Oct 1792 Aylesbury,Hertfordshire,
Eng.
Immigrated to US: Landed in NY 8 Apr 1836;Naturalized 11 Apr 1839 (NARA roll M1674)

Alfred was taken on as an apprentice to Mr. Murray in NY. Alfred married the Murray's ward, Catherine Haney, in NY on 13 Mar 1837. They shortly after settled in Perry Co. IL, where Alfred bought a farm, near the newly married widow and son of his brother, Mary Ann Brittain Sprague (husband Averill).

Their children (from the files of Grace Bonner):
Baby Girl Brittain b.15 Apr 1839,d. 15 Apr 1839
Mary Brittain b. 16 Oct 1840,d. 20 Sept 1842
Alfred Brittain, Jr. b. 9 Apr 1843,d.29 Oct 1843
Jessie Brittain b.21 Apr 1845,d. 1 Dec 1845
Alice Brittain b. 3 Dec 1847,d. 15 Mar 1848
Baby Boy Brittain b.2 Apr 1849,d. 2 Apr 1849
Emma Brittain b. 10 Apr 1850,d. 7 Sept 1869

Catherine Haney Brittain died 25 Feb 1855.

Alfred married Virginia Davis on 27 Jun 1859. She died 28 Jul 1866. (They had no children)

Alfred married Laura Melissa Nevers on 23 Nov 1869 in Cincinnati, OH. She was the d/o Edward Shipley Nevers & Sarah Fidelia Worden.

They had three children:
Walter Brittain b. abt. 1871,d. left home about the time
his father died & was never heard from
again.
Nellie L.A. (Brittain) Noller b. 21 Nov 1872,d.25 Oct 1956; Married Gustavus Adolphus Noller
Grace Darling (Brittain)Bonner b.9 Apr 1875,d.22 Aug 1955; Married Oscar Bonner
Parents: Jesse Brittain (occupation-Tailor)
Mary Whitby b. 1 Oct 1792 Aylesbury,Hertfordshire,
Eng.
Immigrated to US: Landed in NY 8 Apr 1836;Naturalized 11 Apr 1839 (NARA roll M1674)

Alfred was taken on as an apprentice to Mr. Murray in NY. Alfred married the Murray's ward, Catherine Haney, in NY on 13 Mar 1837. They shortly after settled in Perry Co. IL, where Alfred bought a farm, near the newly married widow and son of his brother, Mary Ann Brittain Sprague (husband Averill).

Their children (from the files of Grace Bonner):
Baby Girl Brittain b.15 Apr 1839,d. 15 Apr 1839
Mary Brittain b. 16 Oct 1840,d. 20 Sept 1842
Alfred Brittain, Jr. b. 9 Apr 1843,d.29 Oct 1843
Jessie Brittain b.21 Apr 1845,d. 1 Dec 1845
Alice Brittain b. 3 Dec 1847,d. 15 Mar 1848
Baby Boy Brittain b.2 Apr 1849,d. 2 Apr 1849
Emma Brittain b. 10 Apr 1850,d. 7 Sept 1869

Catherine Haney Brittain died 25 Feb 1855.

Alfred married Virginia Davis on 27 Jun 1859. She died 28 Jul 1866. (They had no children)

Alfred married Laura Melissa Nevers on 23 Nov 1869 in Cincinnati, OH. She was the d/o Edward Shipley Nevers & Sarah Fidelia Worden.

They had three children:
Walter Brittain b. abt. 1871,d. left home about the time
his father died & was never heard from
again.
Nellie L.A. (Brittain) Noller b. 21 Nov 1872,d.25 Oct 1956; Married Gustavus Adolphus Noller
Grace Darling (Brittain)Bonner b.9 Apr 1875,d.22 Aug 1955; Married Oscar Bonner


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  • Created by: macklin
  • Added: Mar 25, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67417903/alfred-brittain: accessed ), memorial page for Alfred “Albert” Brittain (14 Dec 1816–13 Mar 1882), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67417903, citing Sprague Cemetery, Perry County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by macklin (contributor 47294290).