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James Bedford 1806–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1806

Birth Location: Canada

Death Date: 17 Feb 1894

Death Location: Clay, St. Clair, Michigan

Father: Robert Bedford

Mother: Elizabeth Edwards

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In 1806, James Bedford entered the world in Canada, born to Robert Bedford And Elizabeth Rayl Edwards. James Bedford passed away in 1894 in Clay, St. Clair, Michigan.

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Biography

  • In 1806, James Bedford entered the world in Canada, born to Robert Bedford And Elizabeth Rayl Edwards.
  • James Bedford passed away in 1894 in Clay, St. Clair, Michigan.

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James Bedford's Ancestors

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James Bedford
1806–1894
Birth Place: Canada
Parents
Robert Bedford
1747–1842
St Peter, Woking, England
Elizabeth (Rayl) Edwards
1776–1854
Fort Redstone, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
John Bedford
1706–1777
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Sarah Giles
1703–1764
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Thomas (Nathaniel) Edwards
1736–1804
Llantidnam, Llanymynech, Salop, Wales
Elizabeth (Sarah) Rayle
1744–1809
Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joell Bedford
1671–1727
Elizabeth Butcher
1674–1764
John Giles
1673–1739
Sarah Willis
1679–1720
Henry Edwards
1698–1742
Margaret Bache)
1703–1742
William Ryeles
1710–1754
Hannah Thorpe
1716–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Bedford
1639–1696
Cecil Marchant
1640–1670
Abraham Butcher
1649–1716
Elizabeth Forman
1653–1728
Thomas Giles
1639–1673
Drusilla Freestone
1640–
John WILLIS
1660–
Sarah Smith
1650–1735
John Edwards
1673–1767
Elizabeth Osbourne
1678–1769
Roberti Baugh
1670–1742
Jane Broughton
1670–1729
Edward Rayl
1684–1735
ELIAZBETH GREGORY*
1690–1712
John Thorpe
1665–1721
Mary Thorpe
1665–1714

James Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1806
1806
Birth of James Bedford in Canada
Canada
1894
17 Feb 1894
Age 88
Death of James Bedford in Clay, St. Clair, Michigan
Clay, St. Clair, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1806
    Event Place: Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Clay, St. Clair, Michigan

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