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Topic: Headfint;Hedifant;Hedfint; (Read 168 times)
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janeygee
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Hi;
Seeking help with research of ancestors who may have an origin in Ireland.
I found descendants in today's California area but they have no knowledge
of their origin but a good guess is Ireland., found as;-
1860 US/Cen LeRoy,Mower Minnesota;
Robert Hedafint age 50,(b) 1810 Ireland, 'Farmer'emmigrated 
Mariah " 51 (b) 1809 " Spouse.
Robert " " 19 (b) 1841 Minn son
John " (b) ?? ?? son
William " (b) 1861 Minn son
'Robert Headfint,age 33yrs enlisted Union Army Civil War as Private on
5 Oct/1861.served Comp/D Minnesota Bracketts Cavalry Battalion,
mustered out 1 June/1866;
Another family;
Robert Hedefan (b) Ire,age 27 Tenant Farmer,Naturlized;
Mauah Hedefant (b) Ire age 28 , wife
Eliza Hedefant (b) Illinois age 1yr
Margaret Hedefant (b) Minn,age 1mth
This census was taken 6Oct,1857 Minn, Mower #218
I think this is all the same family just dates & ages are out for Robert on '1860 census; son Robert (b) 1841 then age 19yrs on 1860 would be correct and there was a young 'Robert'age 18yrs who also enlisted in Civil War ;
This is all such a mystery and I would be grateful and appreciate any help to sort this family ou,,,
Of note I do know 'William Hedifant'(b)1861 Minn,married 'Cora Johnston they lived in Webster City,Iowa and are the
'Grt /'Granparents' of the current families in California.
The original "Robert & Maria lived with son Wm & Cora and Robert applied for a Civil War Pension in 1885 as an 'invalid',,,,
Kind regards;
Janey;
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Cheryl_US
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Hi Janey,
Have you considered obtaining the pension file? It looks like there was also a widow's pension in 1887 Iowa. These records could be quite useful, although pricey.
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=8904
http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html
Cheryl
PS. What I'm seeing in the census:
1860: Robert (30), Maria (29), Eliza (4), Margaret (2) in Le Roy, Mower, Minnesota.
1870: Robert (40), Maria (42), and William (10) in Le Roy
1880: Robert (50), Maria (51) and William (19) in Le Roy
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Warwickshire: Sadler, Shepherd, Wilday, Bickley
Lancashire/Ireland: Tynan, Nelson
Middlesex: Touzelin
Scotland: Monro
Colonial New England
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janeygee
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Posts: 101
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HI CHERYL;
Thank you for your reply, I did check the pension files and found Mariah
had applied for a widow's in 1887,,, I'm guessed "Robert" had died by
then,, I'm looking for the 'cert' number to send for a copy of it ,,,,,
You see where my problem is with the '2'Censu & '2' different spelling
of the name and Robert's age is different,,, I wondered if this was two'
different families,,,,
Appreciate your help,,,,
Kind regards;
Janey;
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Cheryl_US
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Hi Janey,
Regarding his death cert, that would likely be in the pension file. For Maria to receive a widow's pension, she would have had to prove he was deceased. Footnote has added some of these online, but it's described as only 1% complete. To my knowledge, the others are not available online and have to be ordered from the National Archives.
Regarding the census, I'm not seeing the one you list for 1860. As far as I can tell, the 1860 census for Le Roy has 10 pages, and there's only the one family listed.
Cheryl
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Warwickshire: Sadler, Shepherd, Wilday, Bickley
Lancashire/Ireland: Tynan, Nelson
Middlesex: Touzelin
Scotland: Monro
Colonial New England
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janeygee
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Posts: 101
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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HI CHERYL;
Thank you so much for your help with my query,,, I checked out the
websites you gave and have now ordered the complete 'Pension File'
cost $75.00 US but I'm sure it will be worth it,,can hardly wait,,,,
The wait time is from 49-120 days depending on how much searching is involved,,, so I will certainly let you know when it arrives,,,,,
Appreciate all your efforts on my behalf,,,,
Kind regards;
Janey; 
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