Old Sands Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of Brooklyn, [electronic resource]: an illustrated centennial record, historical and biographical . not a member of the ch.—*Hanford, John E., son of Andrew Hanford ; b. in Peekskill,N. Y ; conv. in early life ; ch., N. York ; rem. to old John-st. ch.; afterward to Sands-st.,where he was cl. Idr. in 1846. Hebecame one of the founders of theFleet-st. ch. in 1850; supt. of itsS. S. from its beginning till hisdeath, a period of 13 yrs. Heserved the Fleet-st. ch., also, asstd. and trus. There was scarcelya man at the head of any S. S. in
Old Sands Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of Brooklyn, [electronic resource]: an illustrated centennial record, historical and biographical . not a member of the ch.—*Hanford, John E., son of Andrew Hanford ; b. in Peekskill,N. Y ; conv. in early life ; ch., N. York ; rem. to old John-st. ch.; afterward to Sands-st.,where he was cl. Idr. in 1846. Hebecame one of the founders of theFleet-st. ch. in 1850; supt. of itsS. S. from its beginning till hisdeath, a period of 13 yrs. Heserved the Fleet-st. ch., also, asstd. and trus. There was scarcelya man at the head of any S. S. inBklyn more beloved or more suc-cessful. He d., greatly lamented,Apr. 5, 1863, age 39. An elegywas written and published, as anexpression of the ardent love of the Fleet-st. S. S. for their de-parted friend and supt. [See My S. S. Scrap-Book, p. 23.]Mr. H. is bur. in Greenwood.—Maria A., his w., was alsoone of the founders of Fleet-st. ch. ; now a member of Sumfdch. Their sons are: Solomon, Farrington, and Win. Stone.—Hanford, Solomon H., older bro. of John E., was cl. Idr. inSands-st. ch. before 1839. He has been a member successively. J. E. HANFORD.
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