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Moses Safford 1759 – 1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1759

Birth Location: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 3 Oct 1847

Death Location: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine

Father: James Safford

Mother: Rachel Poor

Spouse(s): Joanna Pettingail

Children(s): James Safford, John Safford, Moses Safford, Anne Safford, Marcia Safford, Hiram Safford

Moses Safford was born in 1759 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of James Safford and Rachel Poor. Moses Safford married Joanna Pettingail, and had children including James Safford, John Safford, Moses Safford, Anne Safford, Marcia Safford, Hiram Safford. Moses Safford passed away in 1847 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine.

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Biography

  • Moses Safford was born in 1759 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of James Safford and Rachel Poor.
  • Moses Safford married Joanna Pettingail, and had children including James Safford, John Safford, Moses Safford, Anne Safford, Marcia Safford, Hiram Safford.
  • Moses Safford passed away in 1847 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Moses Safford's Ancestors

Self
Moses Safford
1759 – 1847
Birth Place: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
James Safford
1714 –
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Rachel Poor
– 1759
Grandparents
Thomas Safford
1672 – 1754
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Eleanor Cheney
1679 – 1724
Great-Grandparents
John Safford
1631 – 1701
Sarah Lowe
1637 – 1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Safford
1599 – 1666
Elizabeth Sutton
1603 – 1670
Thomas Lowe
1605 – 1677
Margaret Todd
1597 –

Moses Safford's Descendants

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Moses Safford (16 Sep 1759 – 3 Oct 1847) m. Joanna Pettingail (29 Apr 1762 – 1 May 1844)
  1. 1. James Safford (24 Nov 1790 – 10 Dec 1865)
  2. 2. John Safford (5 Apr 1792 – 27 May 1878)
  3. 3. Moses Safford (14 Jan 1794 – )
  4. 4. Anne Safford (12 Jul 1795 – )
  5. 5. Marcia Safford (25 Jan 1805 – 3 Dec 1858)
  6. 6. Hiram Safford (1808 – 18 Dec 1880)

Moses Safford's Timeline

4 Records

1759
16 Sep 1759
Birth of Moses Safford
None
1767
28 Sep 1767
Age 8
Birth of Moses Safford in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
1767
25 Oct 1767
Age 8
Moses Safford was baptized in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
1847
3 Oct 1847
Age 88
Death of Moses Safford in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine
Augusta, Kennebec, Maine

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1767
    Event Place: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Maine, U.S., Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1718-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1759

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1767
    Event Place: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1847
    Event Place: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Maine, U.S., Tombstone Inscriptions, Surname Index, 1718-2014

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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