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Mathew Ford 1691–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 APR 1691

Birth Location: Bradford, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 6 OCT 1769

Death Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

Father: Matthew Ford

Mother: Lydia Griffen

Spouse(s): Mary Foster

Children(s): Matthew Ford

In 1691, Mathew Ford entered the world in Bradford, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, born to Matthew Martin Ford And Lydia Griffen. Mathew Ford married Mary Foster, and had children including Matthew Ford. Mathew Ford passed away in 1769 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1691, Mathew Ford entered the world in Bradford, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, born to Matthew Martin Ford And Lydia Griffen.
  • Mathew Ford married Mary Foster, and had children including Matthew Ford.
  • Mathew Ford passed away in 1769 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.

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Mathew Ford's Ancestors

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Mathew Ford
1691–1769
Birth Place: Bradford, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Matthew Martin Ford
1660–
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Lydia Griffen
1664–
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Robert Ford
1645–1700
Smuttinose Island, Maine, USA
Mary (Ann) Kent
1648–
Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
John Griffin
–1688
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Lydia Shatswell
1645–1729
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Griffin
1605–1662
Elizabeth Ipswich
1617–1670
Theophilus Shatswell
1613–1663
Susanna Bosworth
1620–1672
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mathew Ford's Descendants

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Mathew Ford (12 APR 1691–6 OCT 1769) m. Mary Foster (13 MAY 1691–16 FEB 1770)
  1. 1. Matthew Ford 1717–1769 m. Ruth Palmeter 1717–
    1. 1. Adonijah (Eli) Ford 1748–1820 m. Martha Holcomb 1756–1846
      1. 1. Martha Ford 1777–1812 m. Joseph Pixley 1772–1839
        1. 1. Anna Pixley 1798–1870 m. Abijah (Shelton) Nichols 1792–1878
        2. 2. Calvin (Ford) Pixley 1801–1863 m. Jennett Lucas 1803–1885
        3. 3. Ebenizer Pixley 1802–1891 m. Debrah Pickett 1805–1883 m. Ann Rudance 1831–1853
        4. 4. Elizabeth Pixley 1810–1844 m. Stevenson 1790–1844
        5. 5. Joseph (B.) Pixley 1812–1890 m. Aurilla Hale 1814–1889
        6. 6. Lucinda Pixley 1799–1799 m. Jesse Clark 1789–1834
        7. 7. Orrin Pixley 1808–1839
        8. 8. Patty Pixley 1799–1799 m. Eaton 1783–1809

Mathew Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1691
12 APR 1691
Birth of Mathew Ford in Bradford, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Bradford, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1769
6 OCT 1769
Age 78
Death of Mathew Ford in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 APR 1691
    Event Place: Bradford, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 May 2022), Matthew Ford, 12 Apr 1691; citing Birth, Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009706.
    [2] Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), Matthew Ford, 1691.
    [3] Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 June 2020), Mathew Ford, 1769.
    [4] Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 June 2020), Mathew Ford, 1769.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 OCT 1769
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 April 2022), Mathew Ford, ; citing Death, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272231.
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 June 2020), Mathew Ford, 1769.
    [3] Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 11 June 2020), Mathew Ford, 1769.

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