George Affleck's Will Admitted To Probate

02/21/1880 |

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George Affleck’s will was admitted to probate today.

Identifiable bequests totaling $51,200
Assignment of the furniture in his house (which went to his niece, Jane Bogue)
Settlement of all claims and expenses for which he was liable
Any “residue,” which was divided among six heirs, each of whom was assigned a certain number of shares (Jane Bogue receiving the most).

Establishment of a trust for “the suffering poor of Hartford,” to be administered by John Williams
Hartford Hospital
Hartford Orphan Asylum
Larrabee Fund

Affleck’s will excluded his brother Henry.

George Affleck died on February 17, 1880.

The identified bequests of George Affleck would be $1,501,716 in 2023.
John Williams was the Episcopalian Bishop of Connecticut in 1880. In 1887, he would become the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States.
The Larrabee Fund, now the Larrabee Fund Association of Greater Hartford, was established in 1863 by Charles Larrabee to help women with health issues.

Unattributed. “Wills probated,” Hartford Daily Courant, February 23, 1880, page 2.

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