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Stephen Bedford 1797–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1797

Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States

Father: Seth Bedford

Mother: Mary Francis

Spouse(s): Sarah Blankenship

Children(s): Mary Farmer

Stephen Bedford was born in 1797 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States, the child of Seth Bedford And Mary Francis. Stephen Bedford married Sarah Blankenship, and had children including Mary Farmer. Stephen Bedford passed away in 1870 in Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Stephen Bedford was born in 1797 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States, the child of Seth Bedford And Mary Francis.
  • Stephen Bedford married Sarah Blankenship, and had children including Mary Farmer.
  • Stephen Bedford passed away in 1870 in Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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Stephen Bedford's Ancestors

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Stephen Bedford
1797–1870
Birth Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Seth Bedford
1774–1817
Tryon Co., NC
Mary Francis
1765–
Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Jonas (I) Bedford
1735–1823
Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States
Amasa ('Mercy' Travis) Raymond
1740–1823
Middleborough, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Bedford
1704–1755
Rachel Briant
1708–1775
Peter Raymond
1718–1760
Christina Machaan
1720–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Bedford
1670–1710
Naomi Gage
1672–1717
Duncan Machaan
1696–1728
Patience Lawrence
1682–1728

Stephen Bedford's Descendants

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Stephen Bedford (10 Apr 1797–1870) m. Sarah Blankenship (12 Mar 1795–)
  1. 1. Mary Farmer 1822–1903 m. Isham (Washington) Farmer 1818–1900
    1. 1. Joseph (Luther) Farmer 1855–1933 m. Morning (Mary Magdalene) Brown 1861–1887
      1. 1. Pearl (T) Cook 1885–1940 m. Henry (Hood) Cook 1881–1949
        1. 1. Joseph (Luther) Cook 1905–1957 m. Ruth Cook 1906–1984
        2. 2. Tommye (Mozelle) Cook 1907–1991
        3. 3. Henry (Everett) Cook 1908–1980
        4. 4. Mearl Cook 1914–1969
        5. 5. Hood (H) Cook 1916–1994
        6. 6. Mary (E) Cook 1920–
        7. 7. Virginia (Faye) Cook 1911–1996
        8. 8. Merley Cook 1914–
        9. 9. Rogers Cook 1921–
        10. 10. Geraldine Cook 1923–

Stephen Bedford's Timeline

2 Records

1797
10 Apr 1797
Birth of Stephen Bedford in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 73
Death of Stephen Bedford in Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States
Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1797
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana, United States

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