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Joseph Safford 1730 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1730

Birth Location: Preston, New London, Connecticut

Death Date: 12 May 1795

Death Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

Father: Joseph Safford

Mother: Patience Yeomans

Spouse(s): Lydia Ensworth, Mary Chase

Children(s): Jesse Safford, Eleanor Safford, Martha Safford, Joseph Safford, Mary Safford, Challis Safford, Lucinda Safford

Joseph Safford was born in 1730 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, the child of Joseph Safford and Patience Yeomans. Joseph Safford married Lydia Ensworth, Mary Chase, and had children including Jesse Safford, Eleanor Safford, Martha Safford, Joseph Safford, Mary Safford, Challis Safford, Lucinda Safford. Joseph Safford passed away in 1795 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Joseph Safford was born in 1730 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, the child of Joseph Safford and Patience Yeomans.
  • Joseph Safford married Lydia Ensworth, Mary Chase, and had children including Jesse Safford, Eleanor Safford, Martha Safford, Joseph Safford, Mary Safford, Challis Safford, Lucinda Safford.
  • Joseph Safford passed away in 1795 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Safford
1705 – 1760
Birth Location: Preston, New London, Connecticut
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Patience Yeomans
1702 – 1748
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Ensworth
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
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Mary Chase
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Jesse Safford
1755 –
Birth Location: Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Eleanor Safford
1757 –
Birth Location: Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Martha Safford
1759 –
Birth Location: Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Joseph Safford
1760 –
Birth Location: Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Mary Safford
1763 –
Birth Location: –
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Challis Safford
1765 –
Birth Location: Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Lucinda Safford
1771 – 1773
Birth Location: Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Joseph Safford's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Safford
1730 – 1795
Birth Place: Preston, New London, Connecticut
Parents
Joseph Safford
1705 – 1760
Preston, New London, Connecticut
Patience Yeomans
1702 – 1748
Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Grandparents
John Safford
1662 – 1736
Ipswich, Essex Massachusetts
Hannah Newman
1666 –
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Samuel Yeomans
1655 – 1704
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Ann) Ellis
1654 – 1704
Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
John Safford
1631 – 1701
Sarah Lowe
1637 – 1708
Thomas Newman
1640 – 1702
Hannah Morse
1642 – 1680
Edward Yeomans
1630 – 1706
Mary Button
1633 – 1694
Edward Ellis
1625 – 1695
Sarah Blott
1631 – 1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Safford
1599 – 1666
Elizabeth Sutton
1603 – 1670
Thomas Lowe
1605 – 1677
Margaret Todd
1597 –
Thomas Newman
1615 – 1674
Sarah Maddox\Maddock
1624 – 1679
Anthony Morse
1606 – 1686
Ann Cox
1604 – 1679
Matthias Button
1607 – 1672
Lettyce Teagle
1611 – 1638
Robert Blott
1582 – 1665
Susanna Selbee
1584 – 1659

Joseph Safford's Descendants

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Joseph Safford (8 Feb 1730 – 12 May 1795) m. Lydia Ensworth m. Mary Chase
  1. 1. Jesse Safford (9 Feb 1755 – )
  2. 2. Eleanor Safford (23 Oct 1757 – )
  3. 3. Martha Safford (11 Jun 1759 – )
  4. 4. Joseph Safford (22 Jun 1760 – )
  5. 5. Mary Safford (4 Apr 1763 – )
  6. 6. Challis Safford (6 Feb 1765 – )
  7. 7. Lucinda Safford (8 Jan 1771 – 8 Feb 1773)

Joseph Safford's Timeline

2 Records

1730
8 Feb 1730
Birth of Joseph Safford in Preston, New London, Connecticut
Preston, New London, Connecticut
1795
12 May 1795
Age 65
Death of Joseph Safford in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1730
    Event Place: Preston, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1795
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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