Abraham Buford II
Military Person
1820 – 1884
Who was Abraham Buford II?
Brigadier General Abraham "Abe" Buford II was a soldier and Thoroughbred horse breeder. Born in Woodford County, Kentucky, his origins were a Huguenot family named Beaufort who fled persecution in France and settled in England before emigrating to America in 1635.
Abraham Buford was the son of Frances W. Kirtley and her husband, William B. Buford. He was named for his great-uncle Abraham who was a Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War. His cousins, John and Napoleon Bonaparte Buford, who grew up nearby, were Generals in the Union Army during the American Civil War
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- Born
- Jan 18, 1820
Woodford County - Nationality
- United States of America
- Confederate States of America
- Died
- Jun 9, 1884
Danville - Resting place
- Lexington Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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