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Lydia Reed Ford 1840 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1840

Birth Location: Ford Corners, Mendon, Monroe, New York

Death Date: Apr 1912

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Father: Alexander Ford

Mother: Julia Ford

Spouse(s): Ira Allen

Children(s): Ira Allen, Hamilton Allen, Philip Allen, Margrat Allen

The story of Lydia Reed Ford began in 1840 in Ford Corners, Mendon, Monroe, New York. In 1850, Lydia Reed Ford resided in Westerlo, Albany, New York. In 1860, Lydia Reed Ford resided in Westerlo, Albany, New York. Lydia Reed Ford married Ira Wilder Allen, and had children including Ira Wilder, Jr. Allen, Hamilton Ford Allen, Philip Schuyler Allen, Margrat Allen. Lydia Reed Ford passed away in 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Reed Ford began in 1840 in Ford Corners, Mendon, Monroe, New York.
  • In 1850, Lydia Reed Ford resided in Westerlo, Albany, New York.
  • In 1860, Lydia Reed Ford resided in Westerlo, Albany, New York.
  • Lydia Reed Ford married Ira Wilder Allen, and had children including Ira Wilder, Jr. Allen, Hamilton Ford Allen, Philip Schuyler Allen, Margrat Allen.
  • Lydia Reed Ford passed away in 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Ford
1806 – 1870
Birth Location: Westerlo, Albany, New York
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Julia Ford
1806 – 1863
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Ira Allen
1827 – 1912
Birth Location: Potsdam, Saint Lawrence, New York
IA

Children(s)

Ira Allen
1865 – 1935
Birth Location: Indiana
IA
Hamilton Allen
1867 – 1929
Birth Location: Indiana
HA
Philip Allen
1871 – 1937
Birth Location: Lake Forest, Illinois
PA
Margrat Allen
1879 –
Birth Location: Indiana
MA

Lydia Ford's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Ford
1840 – 1912
Birth Place: Ford Corners, Mendon, Monroe, New York
Parents
Alexander Hamilton Ford
1806 – 1870
Westerlo, Albany, New York
Julia Ford
1806 – 1863
New York
Grandparents
Sylvester Ford
1770 – 1846
Austerlitz, Columbia, New York
Lydia (Olmstead) Reed
1773 – 1846
New York
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Ford
1744 – 1837
Abigail Curtis
1746 – 1819
Eliakin Reed
1752 – 1830
Rebecca Fitch
1748 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Ford
1718 – 1762
Mary Mann
1723 – 1770
Matthew Fitch
1708 – 1779
Lydia Olmstead
1715 – 1805

Lydia Ford's Descendants

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Lydia (Reed) Ford (27 Apr 1840 – Apr 1912) m. Ira (Wilder) Allen (5 Jul 1827 – 9 Feb 1912)
  1. 1. Ira (Wilder, Jr.) Allen (15 Jul 1865 – 2 Nov 1935)
  2. 2. Hamilton (Ford) Allen (7 Jul 1867 – 14 Aug 1929)
  3. 3. Philip (Schuyler) Allen (23 Aug 1871 – 27 Apr 1937)
  4. 4. Margrat Allen (abt 1879 – )

Lydia Ford's Timeline

8 Records

1840
27 Apr 1840
Birth of Lydia Reed Ford in Ford Corners, Mendon, Monroe, New York
Ford Corners, Mendon, Monroe, New York
1850
1850
Age 10
Lydia Reed Ford resided here in Westerlo, Albany, New York
Westerlo, Albany, New York
1860
1860
Age 20
Lydia Reed Ford resided here in Westerlo, Albany, New York
Westerlo, Albany, New York
1870
1870
Age 30
Lydia Reed Ford resided here in Shields, Lake, Illinois
Shields, Lake, Illinois
1880
1880
Age 40
Lydia Reed Ford resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1900
1900
Age 60
Lydia Reed Ford resided here in Chicago Ward 30, Cook, Illinois
Chicago Ward 30, Cook, Illinois
1910
1910
Age 70
Lydia Reed Ford resided here in Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois
Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois
1912
Apr 1912
Age 72
Death of Lydia Reed Ford in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1840
    Event Place: Ford Corners, Mendon, Monroe, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 185; Family History Film: 1254185; Page: 401A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 0196.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Shields, Lake, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 30, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_283; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 940.
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Westerlo, Albany, New York; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_247; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 398; Image: 641.
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Westerlo, Albany, New York; Roll: M432_473; Page: 50A; Image: .
    [7] Ford Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Westerlo, Albany, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Westerlo, Albany, New York; Roll: M432_473; Page: 50A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Westerlo, Albany, New York
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Westerlo, Albany, New York; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Shields, Lake, Illinois
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Shields, Lake, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 185; Family History Film: 1254185; Page: 401A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 0196.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 30, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 30, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_283; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 940.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_247; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 398; Image: 641.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1912
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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