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Capt Ralph Chauncey Horr

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Capt Ralph Chauncey Horr

Birth
Pomfret, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
Death
12 Apr 1870 (aged 79)
Rockford, Floyd County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Marble Rock, Floyd County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
143
Memorial ID
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He was born to Dea. John Horr and Theodosia Durkee of Pomfret, Windsor, VT. In 1815 he married to Anna Robinson (1791-1821), daughter of Paul Robinson (1768-1823) and Anna Safford (1771-1847) of Swanton, Franklin, Vermont. Ralph and Anna moved to Plattsburgh, NY and had a child Caroline in 1816. After Anna died he married Margaritte Angus in 1822 and they had 5 children. In 1820 Ralph C. Horr was a captain in the light infantry in Plattsburgh, NY. The family moved west and in 1834 he arrived at Aurora, Kane, Illinois and became Justice of the Peace. He then moved to Rockford, IA where in 1856 he sold 1,100 acres to Charles Smith. Ralph built in 1857 the first school house. He died of heart disease is in 1870 in his 80th year.
He was born to Dea. John Horr and Theodosia Durkee of Pomfret, Windsor, VT. In 1815 he married to Anna Robinson (1791-1821), daughter of Paul Robinson (1768-1823) and Anna Safford (1771-1847) of Swanton, Franklin, Vermont. Ralph and Anna moved to Plattsburgh, NY and had a child Caroline in 1816. After Anna died he married Margaritte Angus in 1822 and they had 5 children. In 1820 Ralph C. Horr was a captain in the light infantry in Plattsburgh, NY. The family moved west and in 1834 he arrived at Aurora, Kane, Illinois and became Justice of the Peace. He then moved to Rockford, IA where in 1856 he sold 1,100 acres to Charles Smith. Ralph built in 1857 the first school house. He died of heart disease is in 1870 in his 80th year.


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