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Benjamin Ford 1779 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1779

Birth Location: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York

Death Date: 18 Feb 1873

Death Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York

Father: Benjamin Ford

Mother: Mary Lee

Spouse(s): Thankful Griswold

Children(s): Lovica Ford, Linus Ford, Joseph Ford, Henry Ford, William Ford, Albert Ford

The birth of Benjamin Ford took place in 1779 in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, to Benjamin Ford and Mary Lee. Benjamin Ford married Thankful Griswold, and together they had Lovica Louisa Ford, Linus Everest Ford, Joseph Griswold Ford, Henry Lee Ford, William Stephen Ford and Albert Galatin Ford. Benjamin Ford's death occurred in 1873 in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York.

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Parents

Benjamin Ford
1748 – 1824
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
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Mary Lee
1751 – 1826
Birth Location: Albany, New York
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Spouses(s)

Thankful Griswold
1781 – 1849
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut
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Children(s)

Lovica Ford
1803 – 1855
Birth Location: New York
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Linus Ford
1804 – 1875
Birth Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
LF
Joseph Ford
1807 – 1863
Birth Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
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Henry Ford
1809 – 1877
Birth Location: New York
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William Ford
1811 – 1891
Birth Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
WF
Albert Ford
1813 – 1891
Birth Location: New York
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Mar 1779
    Event Place: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, Ford Genealogy, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: ., Year: 1860; Census Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: ., Year: 1850; Census Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: M432_512; Page: 186A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: M432_512; Page: 186A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Feb 1873
    Event Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
    Record Source: Ford Genealogy

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