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Benjamin Ford 1779 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1779

Birth Location: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York

Death Date: 18 Feb 1873

Death Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York

Father: Benjamin Ford

Mother: Mary Lee

Spouse(s): Thankful Griswold

Children(s): Lovica Ford, Linus Ford, Joseph Ford, Henry Ford, William Ford, Albert Ford

The story of Benjamin Ford began in 1779 in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York. In 1850, Benjamin Ford resided in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York. In 1860, Benjamin Ford resided in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States. Benjamin Ford married Thankful Griswold, and had children including Lovica Louisa Ford, Linus Everest Ford, Joseph Griswold Ford, Henry Lee Ford, William Stephen Ford, Albert Galatin Ford. Benjamin Ford passed away in 1873 in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Ford began in 1779 in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Ford resided in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York.
  • In 1860, Benjamin Ford resided in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States.
  • Benjamin Ford married Thankful Griswold, and had children including Lovica Louisa Ford, Linus Everest Ford, Joseph Griswold Ford, Henry Lee Ford, William Stephen Ford, Albert Galatin Ford.
  • Benjamin Ford passed away in 1873 in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Ford
1748 – 1824
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
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Mary Lee
1751 – 1826
Birth Location: Albany, New York
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Spouses(s)

Thankful Griswold
1781 – 1849
Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut
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Children(s)

Lovica Ford
1803 – 1855
Birth Location: New York
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Linus Ford
1804 – 1875
Birth Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
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Joseph Ford
1807 – 1863
Birth Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
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Henry Ford
1809 – 1877
Birth Location: New York
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William Ford
1811 – 1891
Birth Location: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
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Albert Ford
1813 – 1891
Birth Location: New York
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Benjamin Ford's Ancestors

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Benjamin Ford
1779 – 1873
Birth Place: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York
Parents
Benjamin Ford
1748 – 1824
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
Mary Lee
1751 – 1826
Albany, New York
Grandparents
Jacob Ford
1718 – 1762
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut
Mary Mann
1723 – 1770
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Ford
1691 – 1769
Mary Foster
1691 – 1770
Nathaniel Mann
1693 – 1758
Mary Root
1689 – 1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Forde
1661 – 1692
Lydia Griffen
1664 – 1709
Jacob Foster
Sarah Wood
Richard Mann
1652 – 1728
Elizabeth Sutton
1662 – 1710

Benjamin Ford's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. John (Bennett) Canning (25 Nov 1884 – 4 Jul 1962) m. Dorothy (H) Plumb (19 Mar 1894 – 13 Jan 1979)
        2. 2. Edna (Martha) Canning (Sep 1886 – 28 Nov 1966) m. Stean (Marius) Steanson (1 Nov 1885 – )
        3. 3. Margaret (Lizanna) Canning (31 Aug 1888 – 28 Nov 1966)
        4. 4. Charles (Gilmore) Canning (23 Aug 1890 – 1982) m. Luella Martz (1903 – )
        5. 5. Robert (Franklin) Canning (abt 1893 – Sep 1967) m. Lorena Martz (abt 1894 – Jul 1982)
        6. 6. Cora (Wilhelmina) Canning (13 Sep 1895 – 28 Nov 1966)
      2. 2. Mary (Lizana) Ford (31 Jul 1855 – 29 Apr 1888) m. John Minor (1855 – )
        1. 1. Kathleen (Lizana) Minor (1874 – 1941) m. Adelbert (Lloyd) Hubbell (25 Aug 1877 – 4 Aug 1946)
        2. 2. Viola (Mabel) Minor (1878 – )
      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 – )
        1. 1. Everett Reid (21 Nov 1884 – 21 Apr 1904)
        2. 2. Clayton (Franklin) Reid (8 Sep 1886 – 25 Mar 1965) m. Edith (May) Landis (12 Mar 1889 – 7 Feb 1964)
        3. 3. Lloyd (Francis) Reid (5 Jan 1889 – 21 Apr 1956) m. Nancy McDonald
        4. 4. Viola (Cara) Reid (Jun 1891 – 31 Oct 1972) m. Sam (W) Neer
        5. 5. Leah (M) Reid (11 May 1893 – 19 Nov 1960) m. William Talman
        6. 6. Mary (Lizana) Reid (Jan 1895 – ) m. Curtis (Alvin) Overton (1 Jan 1887 – 27 Oct 1968)
        7. 7. Archibald Reid (Jan 1897 – ) m. Gladys (May) Geen (16 May 1901 – 22 Nov 1975)
        8. 8. Ervin (J) Reid (25 Nov 1903 – 7 Sep 1989) m. Leona (Mary) Lund (7 Jul 1904 – 21 Sep 1989)
      5. 5. Franklin (Robert) Ford (7 Jun 1864 – 24 Mar 1927) m. Minnie (Tays) Mills (31 Aug 1875 – 5 Nov 1962)
        1. 1. Minnie (May) Ford (5 Aug 1900 – 29 Jul 1936) m. Elmer (Demos) White (18 Aug 1899 – 7 Dec 1935)
        2. 2. Mary (Lizana Louise) Ford (6 Aug 1902 – 26 Apr 1966) m. Arthur (Dale) Miles (7 Dec 1894 – 21 Feb 1933) m. Francis (Owen) Nott (16 Jul 1904 – 30 Jul 1980)
        3. 3. Ernest (Floyd) Ford (17 May 1907 – 10 Jun 1990) m. Grace (Ophelia) Glenn (10 Dec 1898 – 29 Jun 1990) m. Helen (Radcliff) Splawn (20 Jan 1912 – abt 1992)
        4. 4. Frank (Robert) Ford (19 Jan 1909 – 1 Feb 1971) m. Dorothy (Bess) Stinson (26 Sep 1909 – 22 Dec 2005)
      6. 6. Charles (Otis) Ford (23 Aug 1866 – 29 Sep 1929) m. Maude (Florence) Wilson (27 Jan 1878 – 12 Dec 1966)
        1. 1. Althea (Lizana) Ford (16 Jan 1899 – 10 May 1992) m. William (Arthur Carl) Meyer (12 Dec 1900 – 27 Jan 1970)
        2. 2. Melvin (Wesley) Ford (24 Dec 1901 – 4 Jan 1977) m. Ruby Pennington (1909 – )
        3. 3. Orville (Jennings) Ford (13 Nov 1906 – 7 Feb 1994) m. Beulah (Naomi) Lawson (28 Oct 1909 – 14 Sep 2003)
        4. 4. Leonard (Otis) Ford (20 Apr 1910 – Jun 1983) m. Austin
        5. 5. Merton (A) Ford (19 Sep 1915 – 1 Mar 1993)
        6. 6. Geneva (L) Ford (abt 1919 – )
    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 – )
        1. 1. Helen Ford (Jun 1894 – )
        2. 2. Linus (C) Ford (8 Dec 1896 – May 1981) m. Marjory Ford (1900 – )
        3. 3. Gertrude (E) Ford (abt 1906 – )
      2. 2. Merton Ford (Oct 1869 – ) m. Maud Alexander (Mar 1877 – )
        1. 1. Helen (H) Ford (1906 – )
        2. 2. Laura Ford (abt 1907 – )
        3. 3. Rodney (A) Ford (21 Jun 1910 – 26 Apr 1997)
      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)
        1. 1. William (Prentice) Foster (1895 – 1939) m. Nellie (Irene) Honsberger (Jan 1898 – 1933)
        2. 2. Harry (Ford) Foster (26 Jun 1901 – 28 Jan 1961)
        3. 3. Arthur (L) Foster (18 May 1904 – )
        4. 4. George Foster (1910 – )
      3. 3. George Prentice (29 Jan 1873 – ) m. Annie Foster (1868 – )
        1. 1. Helen (Merle) Prentice (10 Feb 1898 – ) m. Donald (Ross Grant) Cowan (4 May 1897 – Jun 1974)
        2. 2. Marion (Isabel) Prentice (22 Oct 1907 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth Prentice (13 Mar 1875 – ) m. John (Thomas) Foster (Nov 1872 – )
        1. 1. Ethel (Irene) Foster (19 Jan 1899 – )
        2. 2. May Foster (Mar 1901 – )
        3. 3. Hallie Foster (Jul 1904 – )
        4. 4. Charles Foster (Nov 1906 – )
        5. 5. Gordon Foster (Jan 1909 – )
      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 – )
        1. 1. Jack (W) Ford (abt 1918 – )
        2. 2. Robert (A) Ford (1922 – )
      3. 3. Anson (Lane) Ford (30 Jun 1892 – ) m. Evangeline (C) Ford (abt 1895 – )
        1. 1. Virginia Ford (1922 – )
      4. 4. Albert (G) Ford (30 Jun 1893 – ) m. Ruth (Van) Lickle (abt 1898 – )
        1. 1. Barbara (J) Ford (abt 1920 – )
    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 – )

Benjamin Ford's Timeline

5 Records

1779
12 Mar 1779
Birth of Benjamin Ford in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York
Hillsdale, Columbia, New York
1850
1850
Age 71
Benjamin Ford resided here in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
1860
1860
Age 81
Benjamin Ford resided here in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
1870
1870
Age 91
Benjamin Ford resided here in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
1873
18 Feb 1873
Age 94
Death of Benjamin Ford in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
Fairfield, Herkimer, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1779
    Event Place: Hillsdale, Columbia, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York; Roll: M432_512; Page: 186A; Image: .
    [4] Ford Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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: 186A; Image: .

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

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1873
    Event Place: Fairfield, Herkimer, New York
    Record Source: Ford Genealogy
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