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William Stephen Ford 1811 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1811

Birth Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York

Death Date: 2 Mar 1891

Death Location: Little Falls, Herkimer, New York

Father: Benjamin Ford

Mother: Thankful Griswold

Spouse(s): Eliza Wilcox

Children(s): James Ford, Helen Ford, Albert Ford, Edwin Ford, Fanny Ford, Gertrude Ford

William Stephen Ford was born in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York in 1811, to Benjamin Ford and Thankful Griswold. Later in life, William Stephen Ford married Eliza Ann Wilcox; among their children were James Wellington Ford, Helen H Ford, Albert P Ford, Edwin T Ford, Fanny Ford and Gertrude A Ford. William Stephen Ford died in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, 1891.

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Parents

Benjamin Ford
1779 – 1873
Birth Location: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York
BF
Thankful Griswold
1781 – 1849
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut
TG

Spouses(s)

Eliza Wilcox
1808 – 1894
Birth Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
EW

Children(s)

James Ford
1836 – 1916
Birth Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
JF
Helen Ford
1840 –
Birth Location: Herkimer County, New York
HF
Albert Ford
1842 –
Birth Location: Herkimer County, New York
AF
Edwin Ford
1844 – 1864
Birth Location: Herkimer County, New York
EF
Fanny Ford
1847 –
Birth Location: Herkimer County, New York
FF
Gertrude Ford
1849 –
Birth Location: Herkimer County, New York
GF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Aug 1811
    Event Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Ford Genealogy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: T9_837; Family History Film: 1254837; Page: 34.1000; Enumeration District: 23; Image: 0222., 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: 180A; 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: 180A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
    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
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: T9_837; Family History Film: 1254837; Page: 34.1000; Enumeration District: 23; Image: 0222.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Mar 1891
    Event Place: Little Falls, Herkimer, New York
    Record Source: Ford Genealogy
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