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Amanda Marilla Ford 1847 – 1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1847

Birth Location: Otsdawa, Otsego, New York

Death Date: 1902

Death Location: Great Bend, Susquehana, Pennsylvania

Father: John Ford

Mother: Eliza Smith

Spouse(s): Cicero Dixon

Children(s): Ross Dixon, John Dixon

Amanda Marilla Ford was born in 1847 in Otsdawa, Otsego, New York, the child of John Ford and Eliza Grace Smith. In 1850, Amanda Marilla Ford resided in Otego, Otsego, New York. In 1870, Amanda Marilla Ford resided in Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Amanda Marilla Ford married Cicero Brush Dixon, and had children including Ross W Dixon, John Ford Dixon. Amanda Marilla Ford passed away in 1902 in Great Bend, Susquehana, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Amanda Marilla Ford was born in 1847 in Otsdawa, Otsego, New York, the child of John Ford and Eliza Grace Smith.
  • In 1850, Amanda Marilla Ford resided in Otego, Otsego, New York.
  • In 1870, Amanda Marilla Ford resided in Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.
  • Amanda Marilla Ford married Cicero Brush Dixon, and had children including Ross W Dixon, John Ford Dixon.
  • Amanda Marilla Ford passed away in 1902 in Great Bend, Susquehana, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ford
1813 – 1877
Birth Location: New York
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Eliza Smith
1820 – 1856
Birth Location: Herkimer County, New York
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Spouses(s)

Cicero Dixon
1846 – 1923
Birth Location: Great Bend, Susquehana, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Ross Dixon
1869 – 1905
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John Dixon
1875 – 1948
Birth Location: Great Bend, Susquehana, Pennsylvania
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Amanda Ford's Ancestors

Self
Amanda Ford
1847 – 1902
Birth Place: Otsdawa, Otsego, New York
Parents
John Ford
1813 – 1877
New York
Eliza (Grace) Smith
1820 – 1856
Herkimer County, New York
Grandparents
Abijah Ford
1787 – 1870
Salisbury, Herkimer, New York
Sally Russell
1786 – 1872
Connecticut
Treat Smith
1783 –
Derby, New Haven, Connecticut
Ethelinda Canfield
1786 – 1845
Derby, New Haven, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Abijah Ford
1755 – 1813
Rebecca Salisbury
1762 – 1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Ford
1718 – 1762
Mary Mann
1723 – 1770

Amanda Ford's Descendants

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Amanda (Marilla) Ford (25 Jul 1847 – 1902) m. Cicero (Brush) Dixon (4 Jul 1846 – 1923)
  1. 1. Ross (W) Dixon (Aug 1869 – abt 1905) m. Hattie (J) Thompson (Jun 1869 – )
    1. 1. Cecil (M) Dixon (May 1896 – )
  2. 2. John (Ford) Dixon (25 Apr 1875 – 1948) m. Emily (Jane) Fenton (Feb 1880 – )
    1. 1. Fenton (C) Dixon (1901 – ) m. Elizabeth (J) Seamans ( – 27 Mar 1963)
    2. 2. Fordice (Naomi) Dixon (abt 1905 – 17 Jan 1986) m. James (Ira) Melvin (6 Jul 1895 – 4 Jan 1944) m. Howard Early
      1. 1. Louise (Emily) Melvin (9 Jan 1927 – 22 Jul 2003)
      2. 2. Barbara (Jane) Melvin (31 Jul 1934 – 09 Jan 1986) m. Welch
    3. 3. Marilla (C) Dixon (abt 1910 – )
    4. 4. Doris Dixon (abt 1912 – )

Amanda Ford's Timeline

6 Records

1847
25 Jul 1847
Birth of Amanda Marilla Ford in Otsdawa, Otsego, New York
Otsdawa, Otsego, New York
1850
1850
Age 3
Amanda Marilla Ford resided here in Otego, Otsego, New York
Otego, Otsego, New York
1870
1870
Age 23
Amanda Marilla Ford resided here in Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
1880
1880
Age 33
Amanda Marilla Ford resided here in Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
1900
1900
Age 53
Amanda Marilla Ford resided here in Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
1902
1902
Age 55
Death of Amanda Marilla Ford in Great Bend, Susquehana, Pennsylvania
Great Bend, Susquehana, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1847
    Event Place: Otsdawa, Otsego, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1196; Family History Film: 1255196; Page: 189.3000; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 0376.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1488; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 87.
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Otego, Otsego, New York; Roll: M432_580; Page: 158A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Otego, Otsego, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Otego, Otsego, New York; Roll: M432_580; Page: 158A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1196; Family History Film: 1255196; Page: 189.3000; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 0376.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1488; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 87.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1902
    Event Place: Great Bend, Susquehana, Pennsylvania
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