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John Luman Hosford 1805–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 FEB 1805

Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 5 MAY 1889

Death Location: Versailles, Brown, Illinois, USA

Father: Solomon Hosford

Mother: Sarah Rowland

Spouse(s): Henrietta Strong

Children(s): Martin Hosford, Catherine Hosford, Lydia Hosford, Henrietta Hosford, John Hosford, Susannah Hosford, Franklin Hosford

In 1805, John Luman Hosford entered the world in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, born to Solomon Hosford And Sarah Rowland. John Luman Hosford married Henrietta Maria Strong, and had children including Catherine Pettis Hosford, Franklin Marion Hosford, Henrietta Maria Hosford, John Luman Hosford, Lydia Alsina Hosford, Martin Strong Hosford, Susannah Elizabeth Hosford. John Luman Hosford passed away in 1889 in Versailles, Brown, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1805, John Luman Hosford entered the world in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, born to Solomon Hosford And Sarah Rowland.
  • John Luman Hosford married Henrietta Maria Strong, and had children including Catherine Pettis Hosford, Franklin Marion Hosford, Henrietta Maria Hosford, John Luman Hosford, Lydia Alsina Hosford, Martin Strong Hosford, Susannah Elizabeth Hosford.
  • John Luman Hosford passed away in 1889 in Versailles, Brown, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Solomon Hosford
1773–1822
Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Rowland
1771–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Henrietta Strong
1808–1882
Birth Location: Onondaga, Onondaga, NY
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Children(s)

Martin Hosford
1839–1924
Birth Location: Johnstown, Licking, Ohio, USA
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Catherine Hosford
1837–1917
Birth Location: Johnstown, Licking, Ohio, USA
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Lydia Hosford
1830–1874
Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Henrietta Hosford
1842–1886
Birth Location: Johnstown, Licking, Ohio, USA
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John Hosford
1834–
Birth Location: Johnstown, Licking, Ohio, USA
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Susannah Hosford
1832–1893
Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Franklin Hosford
1851–1926
Birth Location: Pittsfield, IL
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John Hosford's Ancestors

Self
John Hosford
1805–1889
Birth Place: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Solomon Hosford
1773–1822
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Rowland
1771–
Grandparents
Jeremiah Hosford
1736–1820
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Lucy Burnham
1734–1811
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Hosford
1695–1777
Elizabeth Steward
1699–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Hosford
1662–1741
Hannah Palmer
1666–1701

John Hosford's Descendants

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John (Luman) Hosford (27 FEB 1805–5 MAY 1889) m. Henrietta (Maria) Strong (27 JUN 1808–26 DEC 1882)
  1. 1. Martin (Strong) Hosford 1839–1924 m. Matilda (Ann) Davis 1842–1924
    1. 1. Ethleen (Estella) Hosford 1867–1935
    2. 2. Martin (Scott) Hosford 1877–1956 m. Laura Wilson 1889–1966
    3. 3. Daniel (Webster) Hosford 1869–1870
    4. 4. Park (Glen) Hosford 1880–1954
    5. 5. Helen (Henretta) Hosford 1861–1946 m. Johnathan (Jenkins) Wilson 1854–1916
      1. 1. Mercy (Elizabeth) Wilson 1882–1963 m. Martin (Ellis) Field 1875–1936
        1. 1. Juanita (Eldore) Field 1910–1967
        2. 2. Dorothy (Bernadine) Field 1919–2011
        3. 3. Ellis (Glen) Field 1907–1955
        4. 4. Zella (Dean) Field 1911–1975
        5. 5. Lila (Edith) Field 1913–2006
        6. 6. Victor (Elmo) Field 1917–1951
        7. 7. Earl (Alfred) Field 1904–1961
      2. 2. Lefa (Lettitia) Wilson 1898–1922
      3. 3. Oral (R.) Wilson 1901–1930 m. Elsie (Ida) Krcmar 1906–1993
        1. 1. Oral (Lynn) Wilson 1927–1989
        2. 2. Norma Wilson 1926–
      4. 4. Alma (Eclhelene) Wilson 1887–1935 m. Melvin (Huey) Getter 1883–1965
        1. 1. Mildred (Elizabeth) Getter 1909–1959 m. Roy (Delbert) Brown 1906–1949
      5. 5. Alta (Delavergn) Wilson 1889–1965
        1. 1. Gerald (Ray) Devoss 1911–1992 m. Bertha Woods 1913–2006
      6. 6. Ora (Dean) Wilson 1891–1900
      7. 7. Margaret (Ann) Wilson 1885–1918 m. Irvin (Freilingheisen) Kyle 1885–1967
        1. 1. Charles (Wilson) Kyle 1907–1986 m. Edith (May) Fields 1911–1978
        2. 2. Morris (Wayne) Kyle 1913–1956 m. Mary (Virginia) Harland 1912–1986
        3. 3. Douther Kyle 1915–
    6. 6. Ernest (Wayne) Hosford 1858–1858
    7. 7. Ralph (Reid) Hosford 1883–1924 m. Grace (Ellen) Lanier 1890–1977
    8. 8. Alma (Porter) Hosford 1871–1930 m. Bismark Logsdon 1876–1959
      1. 1. Ford (Everdon) Logsdon 1901–1973 m. Eula (Geraldine) Thompson 1907–1990
      2. 2. Verne (Hosford) Logsdon 1913–1913
      3. 3. King (McKinley) Logsdon 1900–1992 m. Inez (V.) Tarrant 1899–1979
      4. 4. Helen (Etheken Alma) Logsdon 1909–1909
    9. 9. John (Luman Waite) Hosford 1874–1942 m. Rose Wilson 1874–
  2. 2. Catherine (Pettis) Hosford 1837–1917 m. Sihon (Vance) Sellars 1834–1904
    1. 1. William (Hinman) Sellars 1867–1943
      1. 1. Ruth (Anna) Sellars 1895–1982 m. Thomas (Abner) Robertson 1896–1989
        1. 1. Alice (Lorraine) Robertson 1923–2014
        2. 2. Esther (Irene) Robertson 1922–2005
        3. 3. Glenn (Everett) Robertson 1926–2014
      2. 2. Clarence (Elmer) Sellars 1891–1966
        1. 1. Arleigh (Volney) Sellars 1921–1985 m. Charlotte (Berneice) Brown 1926–
        2. 2. Eleanor (Lorene) Sellars 1924–1959
      3. 3. Ruby Sellars 1893–1902
    2. 2. Frank (Luman) Sellars 1863–1895
      1. 1. Maude Sellars 1884–1946 m. Archie Hemphill 1871–
        1. 1. Charles Hemphill 1903–1905
        2. 2. Pearl Hemphill 1905–1924
      2. 2. Edward Sellars 1922–
      3. 3. Mable Sellars 1893–1946 m. Fred Johnson 1883–
    3. 3. Clara (Elizabeth) Sellars 1865–1866
    4. 4. Charles (Wesley) Sellars 1871–1941 m. Martha (E.) Gifford 1873–1912 m. Mary (Olive) Sides 1889–1970
    5. 5. Sihon (Servetus) Sellars 1875–1895
    6. 6. Henrietta (Jane) Sellars 1873–1874
  3. 3. Lydia (Alsina) Hosford 1830–1874 m. Edward (Pettit) Bunce 1815–1895
    1. 1. Vincent (Pettit) Bunce 1851–1931 m. Catherine (Amelia) Galbrath 1859–1934
      1. 1. John Bunce 1893–
      2. 2. Annie Bunce 1890–
      3. 3. Henietta Bunce 1903–1979 m. Allison (William) Dupont 1892–1976
      4. 4. Catherine Bunce 1897– m. Jack Black 1897–
      5. 5. Vincent (Priezznitz) Bunce 1886–1960 m. Bessie (May) Amigh 1889–1965
        1. 1. Richard (Arden) Bunce 1934–1992
        2. 2. George (A.) Bunce 1916–
      6. 6. Frank Bunce 1892–1952 m. Charlotte Mercatoris 1896–
  4. 4. Henrietta (Maria) Hosford 1842–1886
  5. 5. John (Luman) Hosford 1834– m. Rowena (B.) Hatch 1833–1881
  6. 6. Susannah (Elizabeth) Hosford 1832–1893
    1. 1. Nettie (M.) Curry 1866–1893
    2. 2. Eugene Curry 1863–1910 m. Marcia (Betsy) Anderson 1868–1937
      1. 1. Carroll (Harvey) Curry 1891–1974
      2. 2. Arthur (Clure) Curry 1895–1971
      3. 3. Claude (Bancroft) Curry 1894–1972
  7. 7. Franklin (Marion) Hosford 1851–1926 m. Louisa (Allen) Swenny 1847–1927
    1. 1. Samuel (J.) Hosford 1881–1958 m. Minnie Petri 1885–1969
      1. 1. Hugh (Rodell) Hosford 1915–2004 m. Lorena (Marie) Bowman 1911–1993
    2. 2. Allen Hosford 1886–1906
    3. 3. Mary Hosford 1876–1892
    4. 4. Fred (Albert) Hosford 1873–1951

John Hosford's Timeline

3 Records

1805
27 FEB 1805
Birth of John Luman Hosford in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1889
MAY 1889
Age 84
Burial of John Luman Hosford in Grassyhill Cemetery, Canaan, Litchfield, CT
Grassyhill Cemetery, Canaan, Litchfield, CT
1889
5 MAY 1889
Age 84
Death of John Luman Hosford in Versailles, Brown, Illinois, USA
Versailles, Brown, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: MAY 1889
    Event Place: Grassyhill Cemetery, Canaan, Litchfield, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1805
    Event Place: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 MAY 1889
    Event Place: Versailles, Brown, Illinois, USA
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