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Rev Heman Swift Colton

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Rev Heman Swift Colton

Birth
Champion, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Death
27 Dec 1877 (aged 70)
Kendall County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, USA
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Rev. Heman Swift Colton was the son of Jonathan Strong Colton and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Donaldson and the husband of Elvira Hart. He was a noted Congregational minister. At great risk to himself he was one of the operators of the Underground Railroad in Kendall County during slavery times. The Underground Railroad provided assistance to fugitive slaves from the South who were seeking freedom in Canada.
Rev. Heman Swift Colton was the son of Jonathan Strong Colton and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Donaldson and the husband of Elvira Hart. He was a noted Congregational minister. At great risk to himself he was one of the operators of the Underground Railroad in Kendall County during slavery times. The Underground Railroad provided assistance to fugitive slaves from the South who were seeking freedom in Canada.

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HEMAN S. COLTON
DIED
DEC. 27, 1877
AGED
71 YEARS

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  • Maintained by: GWC
  • Originally Created by: Suze
  • Added: Nov 8, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44083104/heman_swift-colton: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Heman Swift Colton (2 Feb 1807–27 Dec 1877), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44083104, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by GWC (contributor 46861802).