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Benjamin Ford 1783 – 1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1783

Birth Location: Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Death Date: 16 Jul 1865

Death Location: Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan

Father: John Ford

Mother: Jemima Carey

Spouse(s): Polly Ward

Children(s): Emmeline Ford, Erasmus Ford, Edwin Ford, Fidelia Ford, Caroline Ford, Phaeson Ford, Mary Ford, John Ford, Benjamin Ford

The birth of Benjamin Ford took place in 1783 in Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, to John Ford and Jemima Carey. Benjamin Ford married Polly Ward, and together they had Emmeline Ford, Erasmus Darwin Ford, Edwin Orrin Ford, Fidelia Ford, Caroline L Ford, Phaeson Ford, Mary Jane Ford, John William Ford and Benjamin F Ford. Benjamin Ford's death occurred in 1865 in Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan.

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Parents

John Ford
1749 – 1782
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
JF
Jemima Carey
1753 – 1849
Birth Location: Lebanon, Tolland, Connecticut
JC

Spouses(s)

Polly Ward
1784 – 1865
Birth Location: Connecticut
PW

Children(s)

Emmeline Ford
1805 – 1895
Birth Location: Cornwall, Addison, Vermont
EF
Erasmus Ford
1808 – 1899
Birth Location: Cornwall, Vermont
EF
Edwin Ford
1810 – 1882
Birth Location: Cornwall, Addison, Vermont
EF
Fidelia Ford
1812 – 1873
Birth Location: Laton, Madison, New York
FF
Caroline Ford
1815 – 1904
Birth Location: Penfield, New York
CF
Phaeson Ford
1819 – 1913
Birth Location: Ontario County, New York
PF
Mary Ford
1822 – 1902
Birth Location: Ontario, New York
MF
John Ford
1825 – 1911
Birth Location: Ontario, New York,
JF
Benjamin Ford
1828 –
Birth Location: New York
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 Feb 1783
    Event Place: Middlefield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, Ford Genealogy, Year: 1860; Census Place: Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: ., Year: 1850; Census Place: Fayette, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: M432_351; Page: 529B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Fayette, Hillsdale, Michigan
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Fayette, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: M432_351; Page: 529B; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Jul 1865
    Event Place: Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan
    Record Source: Ford Genealogy

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