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Benjamin Ford 1748 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1748

Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut

Death Date: 20 Oct 1824

Death Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York

Father: Jacob Ford

Mother: Mary Mann

Spouse(s): Mary Lee

Children(s): William Ford, Polly Ford, Benjamin Ford, Daniel Ford, Clarissa Ford, Ira Ford, Lydia Ford, Polly Ford, Lydia Ford

In 1748, Benjamin Ford entered the world in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, born to Jacob Ford and Mary Mann. In 1783, Benjamin Ford resided in New York, USA. In 1790, Benjamin Ford resided in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States. Benjamin Ford married Mary Lee, and had children including William Ford, Polly Ford, Benjamin Ford, Daniel Ford, Clarissa Ford, Ira Ford, Lydia Ford, Polly Ford, Lydia Ford. Benjamin Ford passed away in 1824 in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York.

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Biography

  • In 1748, Benjamin Ford entered the world in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, born to Jacob Ford and Mary Mann.
  • In 1783, Benjamin Ford resided in New York, USA.
  • In 1790, Benjamin Ford resided in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States.
  • Benjamin Ford married Mary Lee, and had children including William Ford, Polly Ford, Benjamin Ford, Daniel Ford, Clarissa Ford, Ira Ford, Lydia Ford, Polly Ford, Lydia Ford.
  • Benjamin Ford passed away in 1824 in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York.

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Benjamin Ford's Ancestors

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Benjamin Ford
1748 – 1824
Birth Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
Parents
Jacob Ford
1718 – 1762
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut
Mary Mann
1723 – 1770
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
Grandparents
Matthew Ford
1691 – 1769
Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts
Mary Foster
1691 – 1770
Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
Nathaniel Mann
1693 – 1758
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Mary Root
1689 – 1735
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Forde
1661 – 1692
Lydia Griffen
1664 – 1709
Jacob Foster
Sarah Wood
Richard Mann
1652 – 1728
Elizabeth Sutton
1662 – 1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Ford
1645 – 1700
Mary Kent
1641 – 1690
John Griffen
Lydia Shatswell

Benjamin Ford's Descendants

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Benjamin Ford (7 May 1748 – 20 Oct 1824) m. Mary Lee (18 Mar 1751 – 6 Apr 1826)
  1. 1. William Ford (10 Mar 1775 – 1778)
  2. 2. Polly Ford (11 Mar 1776 – 1778)
  3. 3. Benjamin Ford (12 Mar 1779 – 18 Feb 1873) m. Thankful Griswold (9 May 1781 – 23 Nov 1849)
    1. 1. Lovica (Louisa) Ford (15 May 1803 – 22 Nov 1855) m. Benjamin Weatherwax (13 Jan 1801 – 6 Dec 1866)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Weatherwax (20 Oct 1826 – ) m. Anson Fenner
      2. 2. James (Henry) Weatherwax (20 Nov 1828 – )
      3. 3. Andrew (G) Weatherwax (15 Jan 1831 – ) m. Elizabeth (H) Decker (abt 1836 – )
      4. 4. Margaret Weatherwax (15 Apr 1833 – 1891)
      5. 5. Benjamin (Ford) Weatherwax (15 Jun 1836 – 1903)
      6. 6. Charles (D) Weatherwax (26 Aug 1839 – 14 Feb 1862)
      7. 7. Charlotte Weatherwax (7 Dec 1840 – 7 Dec 1841)
      8. 8. Catharine Weatherwax (30 Apr 1843 – )
      9. 9. Cornelia Weatherwax (18 Sep 1848 – )
    2. 2. Linus (Everest) Ford (20 Sep 1804 – 29 Dec 1875) m. Julia (Ann) Stanton (31 Mar 1806 – 1 Feb 1830) m. Alpha White (12 Dec 1803 – 17 Jan 1880)
      1. 1. Charles (Mann) Ford (11 May 1828 – 17 Jul 1897) m. Lizana (L) Brown (19 Jul 1835 – 13 Apr 1895)
        1. 1. Cora (Julia) Ford (1 Jan 1853 – 30 Oct 1916) m. John (Carl) Canning (29 Jan 1847 – 7 Sep 1927)
        2. 2. Mary (Lizana) Ford (31 Jul 1855 – 29 Apr 1888) m. John Minor (1855 – )
        3. 3. Alfred (Lyonel) Ford (30 Jan 1858 – 9 Apr 1941)
        4. 4. Carrie (Viola) Ford (17 Aug 1861 – 8 Jun 1904) m. Ervin (John) Reid (Nov 1859 – )
        5. 5. Franklin (Robert) Ford (7 Jun 1864 – 24 Mar 1927) m. Minnie (Tays) Mills (31 Aug 1875 – 5 Nov 1962)
        6. 6. Charles (Otis) Ford (23 Aug 1866 – 29 Sep 1929) m. Maude (Florence) Wilson (27 Jan 1878 – 12 Dec 1966)
      2. 2. Julia (Ann) Ford (28 Nov 1829 – 27 May 1831)
      3. 3. John (Wesley) Ford (10 Sep 1831 – 24 Feb 1839)
      4. 4. Mary (Catharine) Ford (28 Apr 1833 – 21 Feb 1839)
      5. 5. Martha (Ann) Ford (12 Mar 1835 – 18 Dec 1882)
      6. 6. Benjamin (W) Ford (15 Mar 1839 – 18 Jul 1901) m. Helen Ford (1839 – )
        1. 1. Benjamin (Linus) Ford (1868 – 1930) m. Avis (Edith) Cruikshank (10 Oct 1870 – )
        2. 2. Merton Ford (Oct 1869 – ) m. Maud Alexander (Mar 1877 – )
        3. 3. Mary (J) Ford (Jan 1872 – )
        4. 4. Eugene Ford (1876 – )
        5. 5. Elizabeth Ford (1877 – )
      7. 7. Otis (P) Ford (28 Jan 1841 – 26 Feb 1844)
      8. 8. Sarah (Marie) Ford (19 Sep 1845 – 15 Nov 1912) m. George Prentice (30 Oct 1842 – 5 Mar 1891)
        1. 1. Alpha Prentice (1867 – 4 Mar 1892) m. Charles (Wesley) Hall (17 Oct 1863 – 1953)
        2. 2. Christina (W) Prentice (25 Nov 1870 – 24 Mar 1946) m. William Foster (19 Sep 1868 – 1944)
        3. 3. George Prentice (29 Jan 1873 – ) m. Annie Foster (1868 – )
        4. 4. Elizabeth Prentice (13 Mar 1875 – ) m. John (Thomas) Foster (Nov 1872 – )
        5. 5. William (Atkinson) Prentice (14 Apr 1883 – )
    3. 3. Joseph (Griswold) Ford (1807 – 1863) m. Margaret Manning (26 Dec 1806 – 27 APR 1888)
      1. 1. Amelia Ford (25 Apr 1832 – 4 Feb 1916) m. George Kincaid (abt 1819 – )
      2. 2. Mirah Ford (1835 – ) m. George Frink
      3. 3. Louisa (J) Ford (1835 – 29 May 1899)
      4. 4. Benjamin (I) Ford (1838 – 1875)
      5. 5. Franklin (O) Ford (Oct 1846 – ) m. Martha Ford (Oct 1847 – abt 1905)
        1. 1. Lillian (Elizabeth) Ford (Jun 1866 – )
        2. 2. Andrew (C) Ford (Dec 1870 – )
    4. 4. Henry (Lee) Ford (1809 – 1877) m. Mary Hull (1813 – ) m. Lorain Rust m. Sarah (Ann) Ford (1819 – )
      1. 1. Charlotte Ford (1835 – )
      2. 2. Ann (Eliza) Ford (1838 – )
      3. 3. William (L) Ford (1863 – )
    5. 5. William (Stephen) Ford (16 Aug 1811 – 2 Mar 1891) m. Eliza (Ann) Wilcox (22 May 1808 – 18 May 1894)
      1. 1. James (Wellington) Ford (3 Jun 1836 – 31 Mar 1916)
      2. 2. Helen (H) Ford (19 Jan 1840 – ) m. William Feeter (abt 1837 – )
      3. 3. Albert (P) Ford (12 Apr 1842 – )
      4. 4. Edwin (T) Ford (7 Sep 1844 – 8 Oct 1864)
      5. 5. Fanny Ford (15 Apr 1847 – )
      6. 6. Gertrude (A) Ford (26 Jun 1849 – )
    6. 6. Albert (Galatin) Ford (1813 – Dec 1891) m. Angeline Benchley (Oct 1819 – 1907)
      1. 1. Frederick (E) Ford (1842 – )
      2. 2. Julia (Catherine) Ford (1844 – 1896) m. Davenport (A) Morris (Jul 1837 – )
        1. 1. Fred Morris (1873 – 1875)
        2. 2. Louise Morris (Dec 1877 – )
      3. 3. George (Putnam) Ford (30 Aug 1854 – ) m. Clara (Estelle) Angle (22 Apr 1859 – )
        1. 1. Carlotta (Marks) Ford (26 Nov 1883 – )
        2. 2. James (Blaine) Ford (14 Feb 1885 – ) m. Edith (M) Crichton (1888 – )
        3. 3. Anson (Lane) Ford (30 Jun 1892 – ) m. Evangeline (C) Ford (abt 1895 – )
        4. 4. Albert (G) Ford (30 Jun 1893 – ) m. Ruth (Van) Lickle (abt 1898 – )
      4. 4. Roscoe Ford (Jul 1857 – ) m. Charlotte (F) Gilbert (Dec 1859 – )
        1. 1. Ruth (G) Ford (abt 1893 – )
        2. 2. Catherine Ford (May 1900 – )
  4. 4. Daniel Ford (8 May 1781 – 22 February 1863) m. Elizabeth Scott (7 Jun 1788 – 22 Jul 1864)
    1. 1. Philander (A) Ford (7 Mar 1809 – 3 Oct 1878)
      1. 1. Margaret Ford
      2. 2. Rodney Ford
    2. 2. Eliza (A) Ford (24 Jun 1811 – 21 Jan 1866) m. James (S) Whitman
    3. 3. Philanda (B) Ford (11 May 1813 – 22 Nov 1895)
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Ford (26 Jul 1815 – 1 Jan 1877) m. Davis
    5. 5. Rodney (Augustus) Ford (16 May 1817 – 21 Jul 1902) m. Mary (Adeline) Whitney (16 May 1823 – 14 Nov 1905)
      1. 1. Charles (W) Ford (9 Jun 1845 – ) m. Catherine Stockbridge
      2. 2. Charlotte (A) Ford (14 Nov 1846 – ) m. Charles (Junius) Knapp
      3. 3. Myra (G) Ford (26 Aug 1848 – ) m. Bolivar Radeker
      4. 4. Virgil (W) Ford (4 Nov 1851 – 29 APR 1889) m. Della (E) Shepherd (Feb 1857 – 15 Nov 1900)
        1. 1. Frederick (W) Ford (25 Dec 1877 – )
        2. 2. Rodney (Augustus) Ford (abt 1880 – 17 Nov 1964)
        3. 3. Alfa (L) Ford (17 Jul 1883 – )
      5. 5. Mary (L) Ford (29 Apr 1854 – 14 Mar 1888)
      6. 6. Frederick (A) Ford (7 Jun 1860 – 14 Apr 1864)
      7. 7. George (H) Ford (22 Feb 1865 – ) m. Harriet (N) Smith
      8. 8. Helen (J) Ford (13 Nov 1866 – ) m. Edward (E) Powell
      9. 9. Edmond (A) Ford (13 Jul 1868 – ) m. Maude (E) McDonald
    6. 6. William (Livander) Ford (12 Mar 1820 – 14 Jan 1903) m. Sarah (Clarissa) Ward (15 Apr 1834 – 22 Nov 1877) m. Sarah (A) Morgan (26 Jul 1827 – 13 Sep 1850)
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Ford (3 Apr 1860 – 17 Mar 1935)
      2. 2. Anna (Ward) Ford (13 Mar 1864 – 2 Feb 1913) m. Charles (Austin) Ward (8 Sep 1862 – 22 May 1929)
        1. 1. Charles (A) Ward (Dec 1890 – )
        2. 2. Sarah (Francis) Ward (3 Jan 1891 – Jul 1972) m. Clarence (Eugene) West (13 Dec 1878 – 5 FEB 1949)
      3. 3. Austin (Ward) Ford (13 Mar 1864 – 24 May 1948) m. Julia (Ada) Ford (22 Sep 1863 – 27 Jun 1948)
        1. 1. William (Lawrence) Ford (27 Aug 1888 – 18 Mar 1932)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Ford (30 Oct 1889 – 29 Jan 1967) m. Lester (Cooper) Reighley (14 Jan 1891 – 1956)
        3. 3. Florence (Ward) Ford (2 Aug 1891 – 22 Feb 1991)
        4. 4. Edward (Emmons) Ford (23 Apr 1894 – 6 Mar 1963)
        5. 5. Harriet (Stewart) Ford (27 May 1904 – 20 Jun 1997)
      4. 4. Augustus (Morgan) Ford (15 May 1848 – 15 Apr 1892) m. Elizabeth Heldt (1848 – 1879)
        1. 1. Helen (Ambrosia) Ford (14 Feb 1873 – 5 Jun 1955) m. Charles (Hayes) Mosher (27 Aug 1875 – 06 Sep 1933)
        2. 2. Mary Ford (1879 – )
      5. 5. Helen Ford (1849 – )
    7. 7. Ann (Maria) Ford (22 May 1822 – 15 Aug 1904) m. Charles Graham (1821 – )
      1. 1. Gertrude (Elizabeth) Graham (1842 – ) m. Enos Myer
      2. 2. Mary (Adeline) Graham (1844 – ) m. Charles Babcock m. William Onyaus
        1. 1. William Babcock (1863 – )
      3. 3. Sarah (Philinda) Graham (27 Nov 1847 – ) m. Anson (L) Eaton (abt 1843 – )
        1. 1. Hamilton (G) Eaton (abt 1864 – )
        2. 2. Charles (F) Eaton (abt 1867 – )
        3. 3. Lewis Eaton (abt 1873 – )
        4. 4. Adda (D) Eaton (abt 1876 – )
        5. 5. Anson (J) Eaton (abt 1879 – )
      4. 4. Ann (Eliza) Graham (abt 1849 – ) m. Charles (D) Young
      5. 5. Helen (Augusta) Graham (1852 – ) m. Lester (J) Sawyer (Dec 1838 – )
        1. 1. Lorenzo (Graham) Sawyer (5 May 1879 – ) m. Florence (Bell) Akin (15 Jun 1878 – 1953)
    8. 8. Susan (Augusta) Ford (11 Mar 1829 – 2 Feb 1905) m. Sylvanus Hoag (6 Jul 1821 – 13 Mar 1892)
      1. 1. Sarah (Adelaide) Hoag (10 Jan 1848 – ) m. Joseph Ackroyd (Nov 1847 – 15 Mar 1915)
        1. 1. Harriet (Augusta) Ackroyd (28 Jul 1871 – Apr 1966)
        2. 2. Sylvanus (Hoag) Ackroyd (6 Jun 1879 – Dec 1964) m. Clara (Bell) Jones (Sep 1877 – )
  5. 5. Clarissa Ford (1 Jul 1783 – ) m. William Watson
  6. 6. Ira Ford (24 Apr 1786 – Oct 1850) m. Mary Fortune (1788 – 18 Sep 1848)
    1. 1. William (Henry) Ford (1812 – Feb 1892) m. Harriet Wilson (1813 – 19 Aug 1889)
      1. 1. William (James) Ford (31 Jul 1836 – 21 May 1918)
      2. 2. Martha (Ann) Ford (10 May 1838 – 3 May 1840)
      3. 3. Gertrude (H) Ford (6 May 1840 – 30 Jul 1928)
      4. 4. Adelaide (Sarah) Ford (13 Jul 1845 – 13 Oct 1915)
    2. 2. Charles Ford (abt 1814 – )
    3. 3. Eli Ford (abt 1815 – 1849) m. Louisa Barney (28 Aug 1815 – 16 Sep 1898)
      1. 1. Mortimer (Gordd) Ford (1839 – 12 Oct 1876) m. Harriet Gleason (abt 1847 – Mar 1893)
        1. 1. Albert (S) Ford (23 Jul 1867 – )
        2. 2. Harry (Mortimer) Ford (2 Apr 1872 – 17 Dec 1962) m. Cornelia (May) Sheldon (28 May 1876 – 5 Mar 1950)
        3. 3. Charles (Eli) Ford (19 Jan 1876 – 7 Nov 1965) m. Flora (Lavinia) Bricker (1 Sep 1876 – 27 Mar 1909) m. Catherine Ford (abt 1889 – )
      2. 2. Maria (Louisa) Ford (1841 – )
      3. 3. George (Barney) Ford (8 Nov 1845 – 31 Mar 1924) m. Martha (A) Neville (1848 – 26 Jun 1873) m. Sophia (K) Ford (Jan 1846 – )
        1. 1. William (Neville) Ford (10 Apr 1868 – 13 Sep 1952) m. Orra (Hewlett) Arnold (4 Nov 1868 – 6 Feb 1897) m. Venna (M) Ford (Apr 1874 – ) m. Gertrude Bonnema (3 June 1885 – 15 Apr 1938) m. Eunice Etchison (1880 – ) m. Dorothy (I) Leroy (Feb 1899 – )
        2. 2. Lillian (B) Ford (22 Sep 1871 – 19 Mar 1955) m. Burt (T) Cox (Apr 1867 – ) m. Franklin Cline (1874 – )
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Ford (07 Jan 1846 – 07 Jan 1846)
      5. 5. Ellen (Sophia) Ford (Feb 1849 – 1922) m. Edward (A) Flint (Jun 1838 – )
        1. 1. Edward (A) Flint (Nov 1870 – abt 1905) m. Emma (O) Bailey (Oct 1872 – )
        2. 2. Leonard (A) Flint (abt 1873 – ) m. Mary (I) Flint (1878 – )
        3. 3. Gertrude Flint (abt 1876 – )
        4. 4. Fred (Ford) Flint (18 Jun 1883 – Feb 1974) m. Ina (H) Flint (27 Jul 1893 – Sep 1986)
        5. 5. Ruth (L) Flint (5 Aug 1887 – Jul 1971) m. Abrey (Winfred) Reid (1882 – )
    4. 4. Almira Ford
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Ford
  7. 7. Lydia Ford (16 Oct 1788 – 1792)
  8. 8. Polly Ford (25 Apr 1791 – ) m. Joseph Card
  9. 9. Lydia Ford (12 Jan 1794 – )

Benjamin Ford's Timeline

6 Records

1748
7 May 1748
Birth of Benjamin Ford in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
1783
1783-1821
Age 35
Benjamin Ford resided here in New York, USA
New York, USA
1790
1790
Age 42
Benjamin Ford resided here in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States
Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States
1800
1800
Age 52
Benjamin Ford resided here in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
1810
1810
Age 62
Benjamin Ford resided here in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
1824
20 Oct 1824
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Ford in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
Fairfield, Herkimer, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1748
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Ford Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1783-1821
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: Military minutes of the Council of Appointment of the State of New York, 1783-1821

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York; Roll: ; Image:

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: 27; Page: 388; Family History Number: 0181381; Image: 00221.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1824
    Event Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
    Record Source: Ford Genealogy

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