Alanson Lane was born in Suffield, CT, in June of 1815. He was the fourth child of Comfort and Betsy Lane.
Sometime after the death of his father, he moved to Greenwich, CT. He married Anna Purdy in 1835. They were married by Chauncy Wilcox who pastored the North Greenwich Congregational Church.
The census lists him as a Stone Mason and he was also a farmer. They had seven children. Alanson, Anna, one of their sons and a grandchild all died between late March and mid September of 1863. They are all buried in the Old Cemetery in North Greenwich.
- Alanson Lane
- Born:June 12, 1815
- in:Suffield, Hartford Co, CT
- Married:August 12, 1835
- in: Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT
- Died:September 15, 1863
- in: Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT
- Anna Purdy
- Born:abt 1817
- in: CT
- Died:March 26, 1863
- in: Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT
- CHILDREN:
- Name:Amanda Levina Lane
- Born:abt 1837
- in: Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT
- Died:Unknown
- Name:George E Lane
- Born:abt 1840
- in: Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT
- Died:September 4, 1863
- in: Coming Home from the War
- Name:William Henry Lane
- Born: Abt 1841
- in: Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT
- Died: September 11, 1884
- in:Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT
- Spouse: Abigail
- Name: Phoebe Ann Lane
- Born: Abt 1842
- in: Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT
- Died: Aft 1893
- in: CT or NY
- Spouse: William Henry Pugsley
- Name:Rachel L Lane
- Born:Abt 1845
- in: Greenwich, Fairfield, CT
- Died: Unknown
- Spouse:Charles J White
- Name:John T Lane
- Born: Abt 1846
- in: Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT
- Died: Unknown
- Name:Mary Rebecca Lane
- Born: August 30, 1849
- in: Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT
- Died: March 30, 1851
- in: Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT
