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Samuel Leonidus Stanford Senior 1764–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 October 1764

Birth Location: Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1833

Death Location: Kenansville, Duplin, North Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Stanford

Mother: ELIZABETH Stanford

Spouse(s): Margaret Torrans

Children(s): Rev. Stanford

The story of Samuel Leonidus Stanford Senior began in 1764 in Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Samuel Leonidus Stanford Senior married Margaret Torrans, and had children including Rev Thomas Jefferson Stanford. Samuel Leonidus Stanford Senior passed away in 1833 in Kenansville, Duplin, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Leonidus Stanford Senior began in 1764 in Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Samuel Leonidus Stanford Senior married Margaret Torrans, and had children including Rev Thomas Jefferson Stanford.
  • Samuel Leonidus Stanford Senior passed away in 1833 in Kenansville, Duplin, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Stanford
1735–1822
Birth Location: West Caln Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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ELIZABETH Stanford
1742–1793
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Torrans
1777–1858
Birth Location: Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Rev. Stanford
1805–1853
Birth Location: Kenansville, Duplin Co, NC
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Samuel Senior's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Senior
1764–1833
Birth Place: Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Samuel C Stanford
1735–1822
West Caln Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
ELIZABETH (Kenan) Stanford
1742–1793
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (S) STANFORD
1675–1765
Saint Michael, Barbados
Anne (M) McElivain
1701–1778
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert STANFORD
1654–1694
Mary CLANCEY
1662–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Sr
1630–1670
Susanna Sanford
1632–1653

Samuel Senior's Descendants

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Samuel (Leonidus Stanford) Senior (11 October 1764–16 May 1833) m. Margaret Torrans (1 Jan 1777–26 February 1858)
  1. 1. Rev. (Thomas Jefferson) Stanford 1805–1853 m. Dorothy McGee 1813–1893
    1. 1. John (Monroe) Stanford 1829–1912 m. Eleanor (M) Richards 1827–1898
      1. 1. Samuel (Leonidus) Stanford 1861–1913 m. Eugenia (Elizabeth Rebecca) Busby 1866–1935
        1. 1. Dorah (Ane Stanford) Hendley 1892–1974 m. William (Samuel Decatur) Hendley 1880–1940

Samuel Senior's Timeline

2 Records

1764
11 October 1764
Birth of Samuel Leonidus Stanford Senior in Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1833
16 May 1833
Age 69
Death of Samuel Leonidus Stanford Senior in Kenansville, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
Kenansville, Duplin, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 October 1764
    Event Place: Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1833
    Event Place: Kenansville, Duplin, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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