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Richard Fordham 1705–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: Aug 1764

Death Location: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

Father: Benjamin SR

Mother: Lydia Jennett

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Richard Fordham was born in 1705 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Benjamin Fordham Sr And Lydia Jennett. Richard Fordham passed away in 1764 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Fordham was born in 1705 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Benjamin Fordham Sr And Lydia Jennett.
  • Richard Fordham passed away in 1764 in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States.

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Richard Fordham's Ancestors

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Richard Fordham
1705–1764
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Benjamin Fordham SR
1665–1717
London, Middlesex, England
Lydia Jennett
1679–1715
London, England
Grandparents
John Fordham
1627–1683
Kelshall, Hertfordshire, England
Sarah Simpson
1624–1667
England
John Jennett
1650–1699
Bristol, Somerset, England
Bridgett
1652–1711
Bristol, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Fordham
1600–1635
Hannah Browne
1600–
Stephen Simpson
1600–1656
Dowsibell House
1600–
John Jennet
1629–
Maria
1629–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Fordam
1576–1635

Richard Fordham's Timeline

2 Records

1705
1705
Birth of Richard Fordham in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1764
Aug 1764
Age 59
Death of Richard Fordham in Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1764
    Event Place: Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

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