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Stephen Ford 1623–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1623

Birth Location: Devonshire, Eng

Death Date: 21 Jun 1661

Death Location: Smuttinose Island, Maine, United States

Father: Edwarde Forde

Mother: Avis Cowles

Spouse(s): Joan Heywood

Children(s): Robert (Immigrant)

In 1623, Stephen Ford entered the world in Devonshire, Eng, born to Edwarde Forde And Avis Standford Cowles. Stephen Ford married Joan Heywood, Joanna, and had children including Robert Ford Immigrant. Stephen Ford passed away in 1661 in Smuttinose Island, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1623, Stephen Ford entered the world in Devonshire, Eng, born to Edwarde Forde And Avis Standford Cowles.
  • Stephen Ford married Joan Heywood, Joanna, and had children including Robert Ford Immigrant.
  • Stephen Ford passed away in 1661 in Smuttinose Island, Maine, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edwarde Forde
1585–1630
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Avis Cowles
1600–1646
Birth Location: Ilsington, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Heywood
1623–1649
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Children(s)

Robert (Immigrant)
1645–1700
Birth Location: Ireland
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Stephen Ford's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Ford
1623–1661
Birth Place: Devonshire, Eng
Parents
Edwarde Forde
1585–1630
Devon, England
Avis (Standford) Cowles
1600–1646
Ilsington, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Stephen Ford's Descendants

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Stephen Ford (1623–21 Jun 1661) m. Joan Heywood (1623–Apr 1649)
  1. 1. Robert (Ford) (Immigrant) 1645–1700 m. Mary Kent 1641–1690
    1. 1. Mary (Ann Ford) (Immigrant) 1676–1764 m. John (Sean Riley (Ford)) Jr 1676–1723
      1. 1. Frances (Rachel Riley) (Immigrant) 1695–1751 m. Capt (John Joseph) Higginbotham 1695–1742
        1. 1. Benjamin (Aimsley Higginbotham (Revolutionary War) Sr.) (SAR) 1729–1791 m. Elizabeth Graves 1733–1791 m. Elizabeth Graves 1733–1791 m. Elizabeth Graves 1733– m. Elizabeth (Reid) (DAR) 1733–1791
        2. 2. Aaron Higginbotham 1717–1785
        3. 3. Benjamin Higginbotham 1715–1791
        4. 4. Moses Higginbotham 1714–1790
        5. 5. Rachel Higginbotham 1734–1808
        6. 6. Anne Higginbotham 1731–1751
        7. 7. Maj (Col James Joseph Higginbotham DNA) match 1729–1813
        8. 8. Thomas (Jefferson) Higginbotham 1735–1784
        9. 9. Capt (John Joseph Higginbotham) Jr 1726–1814
        10. 10. Joseph Higginbotham 1725–1805
        11. 11. Capt. (Aaron) Higginbotham 1720–1785
        12. 12. Mary (Martha) Higginbotham 1714–1769
        13. 13. Ann Higginbotham 1710–
        14. 14. Thomas Higginbotham 1717–1776
        15. 15. Rachel Higginbotham 1719–1809
        16. 16. Joseph Higginbotham 1730–1751
        17. 17. Aaron Higginbotham 1713–1790

Stephen Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1623
1623
Birth of Stephen Ford in Devonshire, Eng
Devonshire, Eng
1661
21 Jun 1661
Age 38
Death of Stephen Ford in Smuttinose Island, Maine, United States
Smuttinose Island, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Devonshire, Eng

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1661
    Event Place: Smuttinose Island, Maine, United States
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