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Below: old-book passages.
The Milford post office opened in 1805, the earliest record of the town by name.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Milford’s history is told.
From Wikipedia’s history of Milford.
The first settler arrived around 1770, but few people followed until after the Revolutionary War.
The town was formed from the Town of Unadilla in 1796 as the Town of Suffrage, and the name was changed to Milford in 1800.
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Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Born hereDavid F. Wilber is born here
Born hereJohn Hyde Sweet is born herePassages that mention Milford, cut from the printed page as they were published.
emigrated to this country in 1645, and l)ecame the owner of a large tract of land situated on Long Island sound, and now known as Pon.d Point or Merwin's Point. It was mostly situated in the town of Milford, New Haven county. Conn., but extended easterly across Oyster river into what is now the town of Orange. By Lambert's history of Milford, it appears that he was a tanner and currier, and.
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I have not the records of the town of Milford, which probably contain fuller mention. Milford was incorporated as a towni in 17S0 — it was formerly a part of Mondon. Perhaps Mendon may contain the births of these children.
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d. June 1881. Children: 4. Edwin. William mrd. third wife, Juliana Slough (nee ). Mr. Shelly was ordained to the ministry of the Mennonite church in Milford, Bucks Co., Pa., Nov. 20, 1855. After preaching the gospel in Milford Twp. for 24 years, he was received upon his certificate as an ordained elder from the Evangelical Mennonite church, and licensed by the Quar. Conf., of Allentown Station, Eastern Conference, United Brethren in Christ, March
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The Milford post office opened in 1805, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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