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Matthew Ford 1691 – 1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1691

Birth Location: Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 6 Oct 1769

Death Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut

Father: Matthew Forde

Mother: Lydia Griffen

Spouse(s): Mary Foster

Children(s): Matthew Ford, Jacob Ford, John Ford, Isaac Ford, Benjamin Ford, Mary Ford, Lydia Ford, Benjamin Ford, Josiah Ford

It was in 1691 that Matthew Ford was born in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, a child of Matthew Martin Forde and Lydia Griffen. Matthew Ford went on to marry Mary Foster and had children such as Matthew Ford, Jacob Ford, John Ford, Isaac Ford, Benjamin Ford, Mary Ford, Lydia Ford, Benjamin Ford and Josiah Ford. Matthew Ford was deceased by 1769 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut.

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Parents

Matthew Forde
1661 – 1692
Birth Location: Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts
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Lydia Griffen
1664 – 1709
Birth Location: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Mary Foster
1691 – 1770
Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Matthew Ford
1717 – 1769
Birth Location: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut
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Jacob Ford
1718 – 1762
Birth Location: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut
JF
John Ford
1720 – 1781
Birth Location: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut
JF
Isaac Ford
1722 – 1800
Birth Location: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut
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Benjamin Ford
1724 –
Birth Location: –
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Mary Ford
1726 – 1740
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
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Lydia Ford
1727 – 1740
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
LF
Benjamin Ford
1729 – 1740
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
BF
Josiah Ford
1731 – 1740
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
JF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Apr 1691
    Event Place: Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Bradford Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Ford Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1691
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Bradford Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Oct 1769
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
    Record Source: Ford Genealogy

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