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James Hakes Ford 1814 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1814

Birth Location: Canada

Death Date: 1 Feb 1901

Death Location: Durham, Ontario, Canada

Father: Reuben Ford

Mother: Sophia Hakes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Vint, Margaret Newcomb

Children(s): Henry Ford, Edward Ford, Ann Ford, Adelaide Ford, Thomas Ford, Maggie Ford

The story of James Hakes Ford began in 1814 in Canada, with parents Reuben Ford and Sophia Hakes. As an adult, James Hakes Ford wed Elizabeth Vint and Margaret Newcomb. Their household included Henry William Ford, Edward Ford, Ann Caroline Ford, Adelaide Caroline Ford, Thomas Newcomb Ford and Maggie Newcomb Ford. James Hakes Ford's life came to an end in 1901 in Durham, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Reuben Ford
1782 – 1868
Birth Location: Salisbury, Herkimer, New York
RF
Sophia Hakes
1785 – 1819
Birth Location: –
SH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Vint
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Newcomb
1827 – 1911
Birth Location: England
MN

Children(s)

Henry Ford
1847 –
Birth Location: Canada
HF
Edward Ford
1849 – 1855
Birth Location: Canada
EF
Ann Ford
1855 –
Birth Location: Ontario
AF
Adelaide Ford
1857 – 1863
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
AF
Thomas Ford
1860 – 1863
Birth Location: Upper Canada
TF
Maggie Ford
1863 – 1878
Birth Location: Port Hope, Durham, Ontario, Canada
MF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 May 1814
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Durham County, Ontario Census, 1861, Ford Genealogy, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932, Roll: MS935_102.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1852
    Event Place: Durham County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Port Hope, Durham, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Durham County, Ontario Census, 1861

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 Feb 1901
    Event Place: Durham, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932, Roll: MS935_102.
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