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John Bedford 1756–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1756

Birth Location: Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 21 Nov 1788

Death Location: Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England

Father: Benjamin Bedford

Mother: Mary Haley

Spouse(s): Mary Beaumont

Children(s): Henry Bedford, Richard Bedford, Sarah Bedford, Betty Bedford, Mary Bedford, Joseph Bedford, Thomas Bedford, John Bedford

John Bedford was born in 1756 in Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England, the child of Benjamin Richard Bedford And Mary Haley. In 1781, John Bedford resided in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England. John Bedford married John Bedford, Mary Beaumont, and had children including Betty Bedford, Henry Bedford, John Bedford, Joseph Bedford, Mary Ann Bedford, Richard Bedford, Sarah Bedford, Thomas Bedford. John Bedford passed away in 1788 in Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Bedford was born in 1756 in Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England, the child of Benjamin Richard Bedford And Mary Haley.
  • In 1781, John Bedford resided in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England.
  • John Bedford married John Bedford, Mary Beaumont, and had children including Betty Bedford, Henry Bedford, John Bedford, Joseph Bedford, Mary Ann Bedford, Richard Bedford, Sarah Bedford, Thomas Bedford.
  • John Bedford passed away in 1788 in Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bedford's Ancestors

Self
John Bedford
1756–1788
Birth Place: Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Benjamin Richard Bedford
1726–1782
Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
Mary Haley
1729–1813
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Bedford
1683–1735
Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
Rebecka North
1686–1755
Almondbury Parish, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sr.
1660–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Bedford
1640–

John Bedford's Descendants

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John Bedford (4 Jan 1756–21 Nov 1788) m. Mary Beaumont (1760–July 1837)
  1. 1. Henry Bedford 1784–1863 m. Sarah Secker 1783–1857
    1. 1. James Bedford 1815–1878 m. Lucy (Ann) Thompson 1816–1859
      1. 1. Mary (Jane Bedford) Camp 1840–1919 m. Archibald Camp 1835–1910
        1. 1. Myrtle (Edith Camp) Bailey 1873–1946 m. Geo. (Asa) Bailey 1859–1944
        2. 2. Julia (M.) Camp 1880–1885
        3. 3. James (Elmer) Camp 1876–1881
        4. 4. Edward (Archibald) Camp 1881–1945
        5. 5. Dora (L) Miller 1864–1938
        6. 6. Fred (A) Camp 1869–1907
        7. 7. Hattie Camp 1870–
        8. 8. Edmund Camp 1879–
        9. 9. Dora Camp 1864–
        10. 10. Dora Camp 1864–
      2. 2. Elias (H) Bedford 1841–1862
      3. 3. Harriet Bedford 1846–1846
      4. 4. Elizabeth (R) Bedford 1848–
      5. 5. Ida (May) Bedford 1859–1931
    2. 2. Jonas Bedford 1820–1899
    3. 3. Mary Bedford 1805–1869
    4. 4. John Bedford 1809–1880
    5. 5. Richard (M) Bedford 1813–1883
    6. 6. Harriet Bedford 1818–1889
    7. 7. Henry Bedford 1822–1900
    8. 8. Ann Bedford 1807–1886
    9. 9. Ann Bedford 1807–1855
    10. 10. Mary Bedford 1852–
    11. 11. Sarah Bedford 1801–
    12. 12. Benjamin Bedford 1813–1880
    13. 13. Ann Bedford 1807–1855
  2. 2. Richard Bedford 1786–
  3. 3. Sarah Bedford 1790–
  4. 4. Betty Bedford 1781–1858
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Bedford 1794–
  6. 6. Joseph Bedford 1807–
  7. 7. Thomas Bedford 1800–1792
  8. 8. John Bedford 1798–

John Bedford's Timeline

6 Records

1755
4 Nov 1755
John Bedford was baptized in Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
1756
4 Jan 1756
Birth of John Bedford in Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
1781
1781
Age 25
John Bedford resided here in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England
Thornhill, Yorkshire, England
1784
1784
Age 28
John Bedford resided here in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England
Thornhill, Yorkshire, England
1788
1788
Age 32
Death of John Bedford in Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
1788
21 Nov 1788
Age 32
Burial of John Bedford
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1756
    Event Place: Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1755
    Event Place: Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D144; New Reference Number: WDP14114

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Thornhill, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Select Land Tax Records, 1704-1932

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Thornhill, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Select Land Tax Records, 1704-1932

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Thornhill, St Michael and All Angels, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1788
    Record Source: Yorkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

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