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Joseph Sanford 1715–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 September 1715

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newton, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Connecticut, Connecticut, USA

Father: William Sanford

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Joseph Sanford was born in 1715 in Portsmouth, Newton, Rhode Island, USA, the child of William Sanford And Sarah Lawton. Joseph Sanford passed away in 1778 in Connecticut, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Sanford was born in 1715 in Portsmouth, Newton, Rhode Island, USA, the child of William Sanford And Sarah Lawton.
  • Joseph Sanford passed away in 1778 in Connecticut, Connecticut, USA.

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Joseph Sanford's Ancestors

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Joseph Sanford
1715–1778
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Newton, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
William Sanford
1676–1760
Portsmouth, Newport, RI, America
Grandparents
Samuel Sanford
1635–1713
Boston
Sarah Wodell
1642–1680
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sanford
1605–1653
Elizabeth SANFORD
1585–1635
William Wodell
1617–1693
Mary Lawton
1611–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pearl Sanford
1575–1627
Alexander Webb
1559–1629
Mary Wilson
1561–1629
Ernest Lawton
1581–1641
Isabell Smith
1585–1641

Joseph Sanford's Timeline

2 Records

1715
2 September 1715
Birth of Joseph Sanford in Portsmouth, Newton, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newton, Rhode Island, USA
1778
1778
Age 63
Death of Joseph Sanford in Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
Connecticut, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1715
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newton, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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