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Worden, Lazette Maria (LMW) | Marriage Date: 10-10-1825

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Alvah Worden was born to Nathan and Sara (Pulling) Worden on March 6, 1797, in Milton, New York. Worden relocated to Auburn in the 1820s where he engaged in the textile business. He was a partner in Worden & Wiltse that introduced weaving into the Auburn Prison. Their partnership dissolved in 1828.

Worden left Auburn in 1835 to practice law in Canandaigua in partnership with Mark Sibley. He served in the New York State Legislature for Ontario County in 1841, 1845, and 1846.

In 1825, Worden married Lazette Miller of Auburn, New York. Letters between Lazette and her sister Frances Miller Seward suggest that the marriage was a difficult one. Alvah and Lazette had one child, Frances Worden Chesebro.

Worden died on February 16, 1856, at the age of 58.

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Alvah Worden was born to Nathan and Sara (Pulling) Worden on March 6, 1797, in Milton, New York. Worden relocated to Auburn in the 1820s where he engaged in the textile business. He was a partner in Worden & Wiltse that introduced weaving into the Auburn Prison. Their partnership dissolved in 1828.

Worden left Auburn in 1835 to practice law in Canandaigua in partnership with Mark Sibley. He served in the New York State Legislature for Ontario County in 1841, 1845, and 1846.

In 1825, Worden married Lazette Miller of Auburn, New York. Letters between Lazette and her sister Frances Miller Seward suggest that the marriage was a difficult one. Alvah and Lazette had one child, Frances Worden Chesebro.

Worden died on February 16, 1856, at the age of 58.

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Book or Monograph Title: 
Brigham's General Directory of Auburn, Weedsport, Port Byron, Union Springs, Aurora, Moravia, and Cayuga
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
A. DeLancey Brigham
Publisher Location: 
Auburn, NY
Publisher Name: 
William J. Moses
Year: 
1863
Start Page: 
47
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Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
History of Ontario County, New York
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Lewis Cass Aldrich, George Stillwell Conover
Publisher Location: 
Syracuse, NY
Publisher Name: 
D. Mason & Co.
Year: 
1893
Start Page: 
170
End Page: 
171
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Citation Type: 
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Book or Monograph Title: 
The Bench and Bar of New-York
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Lucien Brock Proctor
Publisher Location: 
New York, NY
Publisher Name: 
Diossy & Co.
Year: 
1870
Start Page: 
583
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Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Brigham's General Directory of Auburn, Weedsport, Port Byron, Union Springs, Aurora, Moravia, and Cayuga
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
A. DeLancey Brigham
Publisher Location: 
Auburn, NY
Publisher Name: 
William J. Moses
Year: 
1863
Start Page: 
47
Citation Notes: 
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