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Lydia Ford 1803 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 March 1803

Birth Location: Westerlo, Albany, New York

Death Date: 2 Nov 1888

Death Location: Richfield Springs, Otsego, New York

Father: Sylvester Ford

Mother: Lydia Reed

Spouse(s): Isaac Ford

Children(s): Elijah Ford, Sylvester Ford, Lydia Ford, Emily Ford, Rebecca Ford, Isaac Ford, Annette Ford, Maryette Ford

Lydia Ford was born in 1803 in Westerlo, Albany, New York, the child of Sylvester Ford and Lydia Olmstead Reed. Lydia Ford later married Isaac Sheldon Ford, and together they raised children including Elijah Ford, Sylvester Ford, Lydia Reed Ford, Emily A Ford, Rebecca Jane Ford, Isaac Newton Ford, Annette Ford and Maryette Ford. In 1888, Lydia Ford passed away in Richfield Springs, Otsego, New York.

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Parents

Sylvester Ford
1770 – 1846
Birth Location: Austerlitz, Columbia, New York
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Lydia Reed
1773 – 1846
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Isaac Ford
1800 – 1874
Birth Location: Salisbury, Herkimer, New York
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Children(s)

Elijah Ford
1824 – 1850
Birth Location: –
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Sylvester Ford
1826 – 1910
Birth Location: –
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Lydia Ford
1828 – 1884
Birth Location: Salisbury, Herkimer, New York
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Emily Ford
1830 – 1896
Birth Location: New York
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Rebecca Ford
1831 –
Birth Location: New York
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Isaac Ford
1836 – 1910
Birth Location: –
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Annette Ford
1839 –
Birth Location: New York
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Maryette Ford
1843 – 1844
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 March 1803
    Event Place: Westerlo, Albany, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Richfield Springs, Otsego, New York; Roll: T9_916; Family History Film: 1254916; Page: 432.2000; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 0520., Year: 1870; Census Place: Richfield, Otsego, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: ., Year: 1850; Census Place: Richfield, Otsego, New York; Roll: M432_580; Page: 57B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Richfield, Otsego, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Richfield, Otsego, New York; Roll: M432_580; Page: 57B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Richfield, Otsego, New York
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Richfield, Otsego, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Richfield Springs, Otsego, New York
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Richfield Springs, Otsego, New York; Roll: T9_916; Family History Film: 1254916; Page: 432.2000; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 0520.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Nov 1888
    Event Place: Richfield Springs, Otsego, New York
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