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John Ford 1781 – 1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Death Date: 6 Oct 1866

Death Location: Orleans, Jefferson, New York

Father: John Ford

Mother: Jemima Carey

Spouse(s): Lucy Rich

Children(s): John Ford, Lewis Ford, Gilson Ford, Guilford Ford, Marie Ford

According to available records, John Ford was born in 1781 in Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, the child of John Ford and Jemima Carey. Following those early years, John Ford married Lucy Rich, and their family grew to include John Milton Ford, Lewis T Ford, Gilson Ford, Guilford L Ford and Marie Ford. In the later years of life, John Ford died in 1866 in Orleans, Jefferson, New York.

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Parents

John Ford
1749 – 1782
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
JF
Jemima Carey
1753 – 1849
Birth Location: Lebanon, Tolland, Connecticut
JC

Spouses(s)

Lucy Rich
1776 – 1850
Birth Location: Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut
LR

Children(s)

John Ford
1805 – 1880
Birth Location: Eaton, Madison, New York
JF
Lewis Ford
1809 – 1877
Birth Location: Madison County, New York
LF
Gilson Ford
1810 – 1897
Birth Location: Eaton, Madison, New York
GF
Guilford Ford
1815 –
Birth Location: Madison County, New York
GF
Marie Ford
Birth Location: New York
MF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1781
    Event Place: Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Orleans, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_515; Page: 70B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1820
    Event Place: Eaton, Madison, New York
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Year: 1820; Census Place: Eaton, Madison, New York; Roll: M33_73; Page: 49; Image: 61.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1830
    Event Place: Eaton, Madison, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Eaton, Madison, New York; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 June 1840
    Event Place: Orleans, Jefferson, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: , Jefferson, New York; Roll: 292; Page: 590.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Orleans, Jefferson, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Orleans, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_515; Page: 70B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Oct 1866
    Event Place: Orleans, Jefferson, New York
    Record Source: Ford Genealogy
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