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Jonathan Sanford 1709–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1709

Birth Location: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America

Death Date: 1 Jul 1788

Death Location: Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Samuel Sanford

Mother: Hannah Baldwin

Spouse(s): Phebe Platt

Children(s): Mary Sanford, Phebe Sanford, Jonathan II, Solomon Sanford, Jonas Sanford, Hannah Sanford, Olive Sanford, Phebe Sanford

Jonathan Sanford was born in 1709 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America, the child of Samuel Enos Sanford And Hannah Esther Hester Baldwin. Jonathan Sanford married Phebe Hannah Platt, and had children including Hannah Sanford, Jonas Sanford, Jonathan Sanford Ii, Mary Sanford, Olive Sanford, Phebe Sanford, Phebe Susan Sanford, Solomon Sanford. Jonathan Sanford passed away in 1788 in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Sanford was born in 1709 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America, the child of Samuel Enos Sanford And Hannah Esther Hester Baldwin.
  • Jonathan Sanford married Phebe Hannah Platt, and had children including Hannah Sanford, Jonas Sanford, Jonathan Sanford Ii, Mary Sanford, Olive Sanford, Phebe Sanford, Phebe Susan Sanford, Solomon Sanford.
  • Jonathan Sanford passed away in 1788 in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Sanford
1674–1749
Birth Location: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America
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Hannah Baldwin
1674–1726
Birth Location: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Phebe Platt
1705–1775
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
PP

Children(s)

Mary Sanford
1734–1809
Birth Location: Newton, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
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Phebe Sanford
1726–1726
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
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Jonathan II
1738–1807
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
JI
Solomon Sanford
1740–1812
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
SS
Jonas Sanford
1736–1811
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Hannah Sanford
1727–1760
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
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Olive Sanford
1744–1805
Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
OS
Phebe Sanford
1729–1820
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
PS

Jonathan Sanford's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Sanford
1709–1788
Birth Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America
Parents
Samuel Enos Sanford
1674–1749
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America
Hannah (Esther (Hester)) Baldwin
1674–1726
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America
Grandparents
Thomas (Andrew Sanford) Jr.
1644–1679
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America
Elizabeth (Payne) (Paine)
1648–1718
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America
Nathaniel (Baldwin) Jr.
1645–1714
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America
Hannah Botsford
1645–1686
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lt.
1607–1681
Sarah Sanford
1615–
Thomas III
1613–1686
Rebecca Ware
1620–1682
Nathaniel Baldwin
1610–1658
Abigail Camp
1622–1648
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Sanford
1586–1683
Rose Warner
1588–1625
Henry Meadows
1585–1615
Margaret Preston
1583–1615
Thomas Sr
1586–1642
Elizabeth Tuthill
1584–1658
Robert Ware
1589–1699
Hannah Jones
1589–1624
Richard III
1576–1633
Isabell Harding
1582–1633

Jonathan Sanford's Descendants

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Jonathan Sanford (17 Oct 1709–1 Jul 1788) m. Phebe ("Hannah") Platt (27 Aug 1705–8 Jul 1775)
  1. 1. Mary Sanford 1734–1809 m. John (Sturdevant) (Sturdivant) 1733–1816
    1. 1. Hannah (Shove) Sturdevant 1765–1828 m. Wolcott (Burnham) Pvt. 1762–1849
      1. 1. Orrin Burnham 1801–1850 m. Sydnah Wright 1802–1862
        1. 1. John (Wright) Burnham 1830–1904 m. Lucretia (M) Scott 1833–1908
        2. 2. Alfred Burnham 1832–1921 m. Malona (Summer) McCumber 1832–1924
        3. 3. William (Scott) Burnham 1823–1888 m. Huldah (Ann) Rowley 1829–1916
        4. 4. Horace (Leigh) Burnham 1827–1892 m. Susan (C.) Lowell 1830–1903
        5. 5. Daniel (H.) Burnham 1837–1909 m. Mary (M) Burnham 1837–1920
        6. 6. Laura (R.) Burnham 1838–1902
        7. 7. Harriet Burnham 1825–1827
        8. 8. Mary (Jane) Burnham 1834–1883 m. James Caldwell 1827–1915
        9. 9. Fidelia (L.) Burnham 1845–1903 m. Orrin (Kimball) Ralph 1845–1895
      2. 2. Hannah Burnham 1788–1865 m. Asa Eldredge 1780–1835
        1. 1. Albigence ("Alvo" Waldo) Eldredge 1821–1879 m. Harriet Briggs 1832–1895
        2. 2. Philinda ((Phylinda)) Eldredge 1809–
        3. 3. Perlina (E.) Eldredge 1812–1892
        4. 4. Mary (Celeste) Eldridge 1816–1868 m. David Sewall 1817–1885
        5. 5. Harriet Eldredge 1823–1878
      3. 3. Oliver (Ward) Burnham 1794–1860 m. Tryphena (Macomber) (McCumber) 1801–1874
        1. 1. Wolcott (Horace) Burnham 1818–1818
        2. 2. Lydia Burnham 1822–1906
        3. 3. Harriett (H) Burnham 1818–1818
        4. 4. Franklin (J.) Burnham 1834–1911
        5. 5. Anson (G.) Burnham 1821–1874
        6. 6. George (W.) Burnham 1824–1896
        7. 7. Wolcott (H.) Burnham 1819–1886 m. Lydia (B.) Johnson 1822–1906
      4. 4. Rhoda Burnham 1785–1864 m. Moses Purinton 1799–1864
        1. 1. Betsey Purinton 1810–1864 m. Samuel Glyde 1815–1875
      5. 5. Philomela Burnham 1786–1862
        1. 1. Pamelia Graves 1807–1885 m. Stephen Blake 1809–1855
      6. 6. Olivia (S) Burnham 1792–1880 m. Elam Thomas 1788–1856
        1. 1. Hiram (Munson) Thomas 1815–1895
        2. 2. Rosina (Samantha) Thomas 1817–1880
      7. 7. Polly Burnham 1805– m. Paul Taylor 1803–
      8. 8. Mary (Jane) Burnham 1786–
    2. 2. Joel Sturdevant 1763–1781
    3. 3. Stephen Sturdevant 1759–1816 m. Anne Sanford 1770–1810
      1. 1. Molly ("Mary") Sturdevant 1792–1857 m. Joshus Pooler 1792–1842
        1. 1. Amory ("Amy" Napoleon) Pooler 1838–1908
        2. 2. Truman (Lansing) Pooler 1812–1893
        3. 3. Eland Pooler 1817–1887
        4. 4. Lewis (Clinton) Pooler 1832–1901
        5. 5. Elizabeth Pooler 1815–1860
    4. 4. John (Sanford) Sturdevant 1762–1850 m. Sarah Barnum 1762–1815 m. Chloe 1775–1879
      1. 1. Sarah (Lucelia) Sturdevant 1798–1879 m. John Hutchinson 1797–1858
        1. 1. Lucinda Hutchinson 1827–1882 m. Aurelius (Phineus) Zander 1822–1891
        2. 2. Ozias Hutchinson 1815–1899
        3. 3. Clarissa Hutchinson 1814–1851
        4. 4. John Hutchinson 1828–1885
        5. 5. Eliza Hutchinson 1822–1891
      2. 2. Richard Sturdivant 1802–
      3. 3. Chloe Sturdivant 1818–
      4. 4. Andrew Sturdevant 1785–1870 m. Anna Davenport 1782–1868
        1. 1. Betsy (Mahala) Sturdevant 1809–1874
        2. 2. Julia Sturdevant 1806–
      5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Sturdevant 1789–1824
      6. 6. Hannah Sturdevant 1792–1860
      7. 7. Lucy Sturdevant 1796–1886 m. Hezekiah Beach 1792–1877
        1. 1. Mary Beachh 1833–1925
        2. 2. Julia Beach 1830–1919
      8. 8. John (Sanford) Sturdevant 1798–1872 m. Currence Hatch 1800–1874
        1. 1. Betssy (Ann) Sturdevant 1820–1874
        2. 2. Sarah Sturdevant 1827–1895
        3. 3. Eli Sturdevant 1835–1904
    5. 5. Samuel Sturdevant 1764–1845 m. Sarah Morris 1747–
    6. 6. Mary Sturdevant 1770–1847 m. Austin Bostwick 1766–1844
      1. 1. Laura Bostwick 1798–1865
      2. 2. Hiram Bostwick 1806–1876
      3. 3. Samuel Bostwick 1795–1832
      4. 4. Harvey ("Harry") Bostwick 1797–1853
      5. 5. Alura ("Lury") Bostwick 1798–1865
    7. 7. Nathan Sturdevant 1777–1859 m. Ruth Moses 1774–1861
      1. 1. Albert Sturdevant 1817–1893
      2. 2. Hiram Sturdevant 1804–1884
      3. 3. Abigal Sturdevant 1805–1879
      4. 4. Joshua (Moses) Sturdevant 1811–1895
      5. 5. Reuben Sturdevant 1815–1882
    8. 8. James (Nelson) Sturdevant 1781–1863 m. Sarah Wheat 1773–1857
      1. 1. Jonathan ("Clark") Sturdevant 1810–1873
      2. 2. Hiram Sturdevant 1804–1884
      3. 3. Chloe (Ann) Sturdevant 1818–1893
      4. 4. Soloman (Sanford) Sturdevant 1807–1865
      5. 5. Samuel (Sanford) Sturdevant 1812–1856
      6. 6. Abel Sturdevant 1802–1874
    9. 9. Olive Sturdevant 1773–1863 m. Asher (Smith) Wilcox 1774–1838
      1. 1. Asher (Smith) Wilcox 1802–1831
      2. 2. John (Allison) Wilcox 1808–1846
      3. 3. Olive (Jennett) Wilcox 1811–1854
      4. 4. Alonzo (Sanford) Wilcox 1814–1863
      5. 5. Mary (Louisa) Wilcox 1816–1843
      6. 6. Hiram Wilcox 1803–1858
  2. 2. Phebe Sanford 1726–1726
  3. 3. Jonathan (Sanford) II 1738–1807 m. Rebecca Sanford 1739–1797
    1. 1. Lucretia Sanford 1771–1861
    2. 2. Abigail ("Abba") Sanford 1777–
    3. 3. Levina ((Lavinia)) Sanford 1773–1848
    4. 4. Zalmon Sanford 1775–1844
    5. 5. Hannah Sanford 1775–1839
    6. 6. Huldah (Wells) Sanford 1779–1820
    7. 7. Polly Sanford 1781–1854
    8. 8. Lucinda Sanford 1783–
  4. 4. Solomon Sanford 1740–1812 m. Mehitable Northrup 1750–1831
    1. 1. Josiah Sanford 1776–1828
    2. 2. Olive (Ann) Sanford 1774–
    3. 3. Jerusha Sanford 1772–
    4. 4. Amos (Northrup) Sanford 1770–
  5. 5. Jonas Sanford 1736–1811 m. Abiah Sanford 1743–1810
    1. 1. Joel Sanford 1770–1773
    2. 2. Abiah Sanford 1773–1843
    3. 3. Mabel Sanford 1774–
  6. 6. Hannah Sanford 1727–1760 m. David (Hurlbert (Hurlbut)) Sr. 1721–1778
    1. 1. Solomon Hurlbut 1750–
    2. 2. Cornelius Hurlbut 1752–1830
    3. 3. David Hurlbut 1760–1826
  7. 7. Olive Sanford 1744–1805 m. Ebenezer (Booth) IV 1743–1790
    1. 1. Ebenezer Booth 1780–1836
    2. 2. Amy Booth 1767–1798
    3. 3. Joel Booth 1769–1794
    4. 4. Olive Booth 1771–1794
    5. 5. Rachel Booth 1774–1777
    6. 6. Rachel Booth 1777–1801
  8. 8. Phebe (Susan) Sanford 1729–1820 m. David (Castle,) Jr. 1725–1823
    1. 1. Nathan Castle 1760–1825
    2. 2. David Castle 1748–1845
    3. 3. Abel Castle 1749–1843
    4. 4. Lewis Castle 1754–1812
    5. 5. Jonathan Castle 1751–1830
    6. 6. Lemuel Castle 1740–1802

Jonathan Sanford's Timeline

3 Records

1704
16 Jul 1704
Jonathan Sanford was baptized in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1709
17 Oct 1709
Birth of Jonathan Sanford in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America
1788
1 Jul 1788
Age 79
Death of Jonathan Sanford in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1709
    Event Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, English Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1704
    Event Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newtown
    Record Source: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1788
    Event Place: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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