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Benjamin Ford 1809–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jul 1809

Birth Location: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: bef 1860

Death Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Benjamin Ford

Mother: Elizabeth Martin

Spouse(s): Catherine Zeigler

Children(s): Robert Ford, Samuel Ford, Elizabeth Ford, Joseph Ford

Benjamin Ford was born in 1809 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Benjamin Ford And Elizabeth Martin. Benjamin Ford married Catherine Zeigler, and had children including Elizabeth Emma Jane Ford, Joseph Wesley Ford, Robert J Ford, Samuel Dinsmore Ford. Benjamin Ford passed away in 1860 in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Ford was born in 1809 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Benjamin Ford And Elizabeth Martin.
  • Benjamin Ford married Catherine Zeigler, and had children including Elizabeth Emma Jane Ford, Joseph Wesley Ford, Robert J Ford, Samuel Dinsmore Ford.
  • Benjamin Ford passed away in 1860 in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Benjamin Ford's Ancestors

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Benjamin Ford
1809–1860
Birth Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Benjamin Ford
1771–1832
Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Martin
1782–1851
West Bradford, Chester, PA
Grandparents
John Ford
1740–1794
Brandywine Hundred, Delaware
Margaret Morgan
1730–1774
, Chester, Colony of Pennsylvania, Great Britain
Hannah Baity
1763–1834
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Ford
1702–1774
Sarah Rawson
1704–
William Morgan
1683–
Joel Baily
1732–1797
Elizabeth Marshall
1732–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Ford
1672–1740
Mary Druet
1680–1740
Charles Rawson
1670–1708
Mary
1673–1679
Joel Bailey
1697–1775
Elizabeth Caldwell
1705–1775
Abraham Marshall
1713–1750
Rachel CARTER
1717–1799

Benjamin Ford's Descendants

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Benjamin Ford (21 Jul 1809–bef 1860) m. Catherine Zeigler (25 Feb 1809–30 September 1896)
  1. 1. Robert (J) Ford 1838–1913 m. Emma Elliott 1846–1921
  2. 2. Samuel (Dinsmore) Ford 1834–1917
  3. 3. Elizabeth ("Emma" Jane) Ford 1836–1905
  4. 4. Joseph (Wesley) Ford 1841–1891

Benjamin Ford's Timeline

3 Records

1809
21 Jul 1809
Birth of Benjamin Ford in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1809
21 Jul 1809
Birth of Benjamin Ford in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
1860
bef 1860
Age 51
Death of Benjamin Ford in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
York, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1809
    Event Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family : and particularly of the descendants of George and Mich

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1809
    Event Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1860
    Event Place: York, York, Pennsylvania, United States

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