Florilla E. Hayden (maiden name: Miller) was born on February 23, 1814, in Torrington, Connecticut, to Henry Miller and Abigail Bristol. Her father was a farmer. She married Sidney Hayden in Torrington on March 23, 1836, and they had at least five children: Julius, born around 1838; Albert, born around 1844; Charles, born around 1846; Ruth, born around 1848; and Sidney, born around 1857. By 1850, they were living in Athens, Pennsylvania. Sidney worked as a brick maker, and the family owned $10,000 of real estate. Her husband was “seriously and permanently injured” in a railroad accident in 1856. By 1860, Sidney was working as a farmer, and the family owned $4,000 of real estate and $1,000 of personal property. Florilla died in Athens on August 20, 1868.
| (79) | Hayden, Florilla E. ~ Miller, Florilla E. | 1814-02-23 | 1868-08-20 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 6
- (378) [recipient] ~ Sidney Hayden Sr. to Florilla E. Hayden, 24 September 1864
- (381) [recipient] ~ Sidney Hayden Sr. to Florilla E. Hayden, 22 January 1865
- (383) [recipient] ~ Sidney Hayden Sr. to Florilla E. Hayden, 19 February 1865
- (385) [recipient] ~ Julius Hayden to Florilla E. Hayden, 28 November 1864
- (388) [recipient] ~ Sidney Hayden Sr. to Florilla E. Hayden, 5 October 1864
- (7920) [recipient] ~ Sidney Hayden Sr. to Florilla E. Hayden, 28 November 1864
People - Records: 4
- (77) Hayden, Sidney Sr. is the [husband of] (79) Hayden, Florilla E.
Places - Records: 2
1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Connecticut Town Marriage Records, available from Ancestry.com; “Florilla E. Hayden” Find a Grave profile, available from Findagrave.com.
