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Benjamin W Ford 1839 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1839

Birth Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York

Death Date: 18 Jul 1901

Death Location: Middleville, Herkimer, New York

Father: Linus Ford

Mother: Alpha White

Spouse(s): Helen Ford

Children(s): Benjamin Ford, Merton Ford, Mary Ford, Eugene Ford, Elizabeth Ford

Born in 1839 in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, Benjamin W Ford was the child of Linus Everest Ford and Alpha White. In time, Benjamin W Ford married Helen Ford, and they raised a family that included Benjamin Linus Ford, Merton Ford, Mary J Ford, Eugene Ford and Elizabeth Ford. Benjamin W Ford died in Middleville, Herkimer, New York in 1901.

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Parents

Linus Ford
1804 – 1875
Birth Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
LF
Alpha White
1803 – 1880
Birth Location: United States
AW

Spouses(s)

Helen Ford
1839 –
Birth Location: New York
HF

Children(s)

Benjamin Ford
1868 – 1930
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
BF
Merton Ford
1869 –
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
MF
Mary Ford
1872 –
Birth Location: Canada
MF
Eugene Ford
1876 –
Birth Location: Canada
EF
Elizabeth Ford
1877 –
Birth Location: New York
EF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Mar 1839
    Event Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, 1861 Census of Canada, 1871 Census of Canada, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Newport, Herkimer, New York; Roll: 837; Family History Film: 1254837; Page: 298D; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 0749., Year: 1900; Census Place: Newport, Herkimer, New York; Roll: T623_1040; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 60., 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: 1852
    Event Place: Oxford County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Oxford, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Oxford South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Newport, Herkimer, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Newport, Herkimer, New York; Roll: 837; Family History Film: 1254837; Page: 298D; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 0749.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Newport, Herkimer, New York
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Newport, Herkimer, New York; Roll: T623_1040; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 60.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Jul 1901
    Event Place: Middleville, Herkimer, New York
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