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Joseph Sanford 1715–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 September 1715

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Father: William Sanford

Mother: Hope Sisson

Spouse(s): Bethiah Lothrup

Children(s): Kingsbury Sanford

Joseph Sanford was born in 1715 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, the child of William Sanford And Hope Sisson. Joseph Sanford married Bethiah Lothrup, and had children including Kingsbury Sanford. Joseph Sanford passed away in 1778 in Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Sanford was born in 1715 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, the child of William Sanford And Hope Sisson.
  • Joseph Sanford married Bethiah Lothrup, and had children including Kingsbury Sanford.
  • Joseph Sanford passed away in 1778 in Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sanford
1676–1760
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
WS
Hope Sisson
1674–1752
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
HS

Spouses(s)

Bethiah Lothrup
1723–1808
Birth Location: Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, USA
BL

Children(s)

Kingsbury Sanford
1753–1834
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
KS

Joseph Sanford's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Sanford
1715–1778
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Parents
William Sanford
1676–1760
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Hope Sisson
1674–1752
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Sanford
1635–1713
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Wodell
1644–1680
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
George Sisson
1644–1718
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah (Mary) Lawton
1647–1718
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
Governor Sanford
1605–1653
Elizabeth (Shakespeare)
1585–1635
William Wodell
1614–1693
Mary Gatchell
1621–1676
Richard Sisson
1608–1684
Mary Freeman
1610–1692
Thomas Lawton
1614–1681
Elizabeth Salisbury
1616–1654
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sanford
1593–1609
Ellenor Sherman
1590–1629
Sir II
1559–1629
Mary Wilson
1561–1629
Gershom Wodell
1585–1620
Elizabeth Woodruff
1603–
George Sisson
1588–1607
Mary Belfield
1576–1630
Edmund II
1596–1682
Elizabeth Hodsoll
1596–1630
George Lawton
1580–1646
Isabell Smith
1585–1641
Thomas Univ.)
1589–1616
Margaret Crowley
1592–1654

Joseph Sanford's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Sanford (2 September 1715–1778) m. Bethiah Lothrup (26 July 1723–12 September 1808)
  1. 1. Kingsbury Sanford 1753–1834 m. Lavinia Edgerton 1757–1831
    1. 1. Lavinia Sanford 1787–1862 m. Jeheil Rose 1782–1866
      1. 1. Amanda (Maria) Rose 1824–1891 m. George (Nelson) Sweetlove 1826–1870
        1. 1. Fred (Nelson) Sweetlove 1860–1931 m. Medora (Montville) Haworth 1864–1934
        2. 2. Wayland (Roscoe) Sweetlove 1851–1925 m. Ellen (Maria) Rood 1854–1949
        3. 3. Emma (Amanda) Sweetlove 1858–1925 m. Howard (John) Reed 1852–1915

Joseph Sanford's Timeline

3 Records

1715
2 September 1715
Birth of Joseph Sanford in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
1778
1778
Age 63
Death of Joseph Sanford in Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1778
1778
Age 63
Death of Joseph Sanford
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1715
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
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