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Sylvester Ford 1804 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1804

Birth Location: Westerlo, Albany, New York

Death Date: 17 Dec 1882

Death Location: Avon, Lorain, Ohio

Father: Sylvester Ford

Mother: Lydia Reed

Spouse(s): Pamela Hand, Theresa Ford

Children(s): Miriam Ford, Lydia Ford, Hannah Ford, Sylvester Ford, Charlotte Ford, George Ford

The story of Sylvester Ford began in 1804 in Westerlo, Albany, New York. In 1850, Sylvester Ford resided in Avon, Lorain, Ohio. In 1860, Sylvester Ford resided in Avon, Lorain, Ohio. Sylvester Ford married Pamela Hand, Theresa Ford, and had children including Miriam Haight Ford, Lydia Ford, Hannah Ford, Sylvester Reed Ford, Charlotte A Ford, George W Ford. Sylvester Ford passed away in 1882 in Avon, Lorain, Ohio.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Ford began in 1804 in Westerlo, Albany, New York.
  • In 1850, Sylvester Ford resided in Avon, Lorain, Ohio.
  • In 1860, Sylvester Ford resided in Avon, Lorain, Ohio.
  • Sylvester Ford married Pamela Hand, Theresa Ford, and had children including Miriam Haight Ford, Lydia Ford, Hannah Ford, Sylvester Reed Ford, Charlotte A Ford, George W Ford.
  • Sylvester Ford passed away in 1882 in Avon, Lorain, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sylvester Ford
1770 – 1846
Birth Location: Austerlitz, Columbia, New York
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Lydia Reed
1773 – 1846
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Pamela Hand
1807 – 1846
Birth Location: New Lebanon, Columbia, New York
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Theresa Ford
1802 – 1877
Birth Location: New York
TF

Children(s)

Miriam Ford
1828 – 1894
Birth Location: Medina, Lorain, Ohio
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Lydia Ford
1830 – 1868
Birth Location: New York
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Hannah Ford
1831 –
Birth Location: New York
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Sylvester Ford
1836 – 1862
Birth Location: New York
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Charlotte Ford
1840 –
Birth Location: New York
CF
George Ford
1843 – 1910
Birth Location: Ohio
GF

Sylvester Ford's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Ford
1804 – 1882
Birth Place: Westerlo, Albany, New York
Parents
Sylvester Ford
1770 – 1846
Austerlitz, Columbia, New York
Lydia (Olmstead) Reed
1773 – 1846
New York
Grandparents
Jacob Ford
1744 – 1837
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
Abigail Curtis
1746 – 1819
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
Eliakin Reed
1752 – 1830
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Rebecca Fitch
1748 –
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Ford
1718 – 1762
Mary Mann
1723 – 1770
Matthew Fitch
1708 – 1779
Lydia Olmstead
1715 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Ford
1691 – 1769
Mary Foster
1691 – 1770
Nathaniel Mann
1693 – 1758
Mary Root
1689 – 1735
John Fitch
1677 – 1748
Lydia Bushnell
1681 – 1786

Sylvester Ford's Descendants

1.
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Sylvester Ford (26 Dec 1804 – 17 Dec 1882) m. Pamela Hand (6 Dec 1807 – 10 May 1846) m. Theresa Ford (7 Mar 1802 – 4 Dec 1877)
  1. 1. Miriam (Haight) Ford (26 Sep 1828 – 30 Jun 1894) m. William (Holiday) Vaughn (15 Sep 1819 – 24 May 1866) m. Peter Peterson (1838 – )
    1. 1. Elmira (Permelia) Vaughn (04 Oct 1847 – 20 Dec 1913) m. William (Roswell) Mckenzie (Nov 1845 – 18 Feb 1905)
      1. 1. Lucretia (L) McKenzie (9 Dec 1871 – Jan 1944) m. Andrew (Jackson) Beavers (3 May 1865 – 1956)
        1. 1. Chellis (Ashley) Beavers (19 Aug 1894 – 9 May 1972)
        2. 2. Harold (William) Beavers (2 Nov 1902 – ) m. Elberta (Z) Beavers (abt 1905 – )
        3. 3. Virgil (Clifford) Beavers (27 Nov 1905 – 17 Oct 1986)
        4. 4. Amber Beavers (abt 1908 – )
      2. 2. Charles (W) McKenzie (19 Jun 1873 – )
      3. 3. Bertram (Guy) Mckenzie (30 Sep 1878 – 30 Dec 1940) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Kneebone (1879 – 1910) m. Lottie (Alice) Thomas (abt 1893 – 1971)
        1. 1. Guy (Eugene) McKenzie (30 Sep 1901 – 15 Apr 1990) m. Elizabeth (Mc) Kenzie (abt 1904 – )
        2. 2. John (A) Mckenzie (abt 1903 – )
        3. 3. Ida (E) Mckenzie (abt 1905 – )
        4. 4. Roswell (Arthur) McKenzie (8 Apr 1906 – 5 Jan 1984) m. Jeannet Vermulm (2 Apr 1911 – 2 Jul 1934)
        5. 5. Charles (E) Mckenzie (8 Dec 1907 – Sep 1986)
        6. 6. Mary (L) Mckenzie (abt 1914 – )
      4. 4. Kate (Adell) McKenzie (2 Feb 1880 – 12 Feb 1909)
      5. 5. William (Roswell Mc) Kenzie (27 Jan 1882 – 23 Nov 1959) m. Anna (Louise) Bruneau (1 Feb 1882 – 21 Dec 1948)
        1. 1. Bernice (M Mc) Kenzie (abt 1906 – )
        2. 2. Lucretia Mckenzie (abt 1908 – )
        3. 3. Betty (R Mc) Kenzie (abt 1925 – )
      6. 6. Edith (P) Mckenzie (18 Jul 1885 – )
      7. 7. Ida Mckenzie (2 Aug 1886 – 22 Oct 1905)
      8. 8. Stella (L) Mckenzie (13 Apr 1888 – )
    2. 2. Cecelia (F) Vaughn (1849 – )
    3. 3. Cornelia (Rose) Vaughn (Dec 1850 – ) m. James (E) Johnson (Apr 1846 – )
      1. 1. James (Ray) Johnson (10 Feb 1878 – ) m. Mildred Johnson (abt 1894 – )
        1. 1. Helen (M) Johnson (abt 1917 – )
      2. 2. Hellen (M) Johnson (Jun 1887 – )
    4. 4. Sylvester (Ford) Vaughn (Jun 1853 – ) m. Josephine Vaughn (Oct 1859 – )
      1. 1. Alta (Estella) Vaughn (Sep 1877 – 9 Mar 1945) m. Amos (Garrison) Oby (15 Dec 1875 – 24 Nov 1961)
        1. 1. Harry (F) Oby (Dec 1896 – 1920)
        2. 2. Anna (Deborah) Oby (26 Sep 1899 – 30 May 1993) m. Casey (Edward) Barthelmess (18 Jul 1890 – 9 Oct 1972)
        3. 3. Bert (C) Oby (abt 1902 – )
      2. 2. Lulu Vaughn (abt 1880 – )
      3. 3. Vesta Vaughn (Aug 1884 – )
      4. 4. Edna (B) Vaughn (Feb 1888 – )
    5. 5. William (Edward) Vaughn (Dec 1857 – ) m. Alice Vaughn (Jan 1863 – )
      1. 1. Harry (E) Vaughn (Dec 1885 – 22 Nov 1965) m. Calista (C) Vaughn (abt 1889 – 12 Mar 1968)
        1. 1. Althea Vaughn (abt 1912 – )
        2. 2. Kathrine Vaughn (abt 1913 – )
        3. 3. Vesta Vaughn (abt 1921 – )
      2. 2. Lester (William) Vaughn (26 Aug 1887 – Jan 1966) m. Florence (A) Woodward (abt 1888 – )
      3. 3. Howard (Allen) Vaughn (6 Mar 1891 – )
      4. 4. Lloyd (Leslie) Vaughn (10 Jan 1898 – )
    6. 6. Mary (Alice) Vaughn (27 Sep 1863 – 06 Nov 1930) m. Moses Bobo (5 Dec 1859 – 16 Mar 1928)
      1. 1. Mary (Maude) Bobo (12 Feb 1882 – 21 Jan 1963)
      2. 2. Marion (Ella) Bobo (12 Feb 1883 – 20 Jul 1951) m. Joseph (Sylvester) Tracy (10 Mar 1874 – 20 Jul 1951)
        1. 1. Bonnie (R) Tracy (abt 1905 – )
        2. 2. Alice (Rachel) Tracy (12 Mar 1906 – 1988-12-09)
        3. 3. Nina (J) Tracy (abt 1909 – )
    7. 7. Charlotte (Minerva) Vaughn (22 Mar 1865 – 2 Feb 1939) m. August Swanson ( – 1939)
      1. 1. Clara (B) Swanson (14 Nov 1885 – Feb 1981) m. Vere (George) Hale (14 Sep 1882 – 3 Jul 1956)
        1. 1. Leone (M) Hale (27 Aug 1902 – 14 July 1974) m. Arthur (Erdman) Heimbach (1902 – 1958)
        2. 2. Hollice (Mildred) Hale (3 Oct 1905 – 1993)
        3. 3. Leslie (Muriel) Hale (9 Jul 1908 – 28 Aug 1999)
        4. 4. Dorothy (Marion) Hale (20 Jan 1911 – 2001)
  2. 2. Lydia Ford (1830 – 1868) m. John (Thomas) Freeland (10 Nov 1813 – 26 Nov 1896)
    1. 1. Anna (Martha) Freeland (Sep 1858 – 29 Jul 1939) m. Charles (B) Robbins (Jul 1855 – 1925)
      1. 1. Jessie (Ford) Robbins (14 Aug1880 – 28 Aug 1933) m. Luella (O) Robbins (1 Jan 1881 – 15 Dec 1966)
        1. 1. Eddy (Mary) Robbins (abt 1902 – )
        2. 2. David (L) Robins (abt 1905 – ) m. Pearl (V) Robbins (abt 1904 – )
      2. 2. Robert Robbins (abt 1881 – )
      3. 3. John (Freeland) Robbins (24 Aug 1884 – Jun 1962) m. Alta (M) Harreson (Feb 1884 – )
      4. 4. Charles (Ernest) Robbins (9 Dec 1889 – ) m. Leota (E) Shouldis (13 Mar 1893 – 14 Oct 1961)
        1. 1. Donald (J) Robbins (1919 – )
        2. 2. Evelyn (J) Robbins (1923 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth (A) Robbins (1929 – )
      5. 5. Margret (N) Robbins (abt 1890 – )
      6. 6. Theodore (O) Robbins (4 Jul 1900 – Sep 1979)
    2. 2. John (Thomas) Freeland (7 Jun 1860 – 4 Oct 1929) m. Carolyn Pearson (16 Feb1866 – 30 Oct 1941)
      1. 1. Ruth (Lydia) Freeland (2 Oct 1889 – 24 Sep 1966) m. Donald (Graham) McLeod (4 Oct 1881 – 24 Dec 1965)
        1. 1. Caroline (M Mc) Leod (1911 – )
        2. 2. John (F Mc) Leod (1918 – )
        3. 3. Donald (G Mc) Leod (1921 – )
      2. 2. Frances (Ruth) Freeland (14 Oct 1898 – 23 May 1936)
    3. 3. Robert Freeland (5 Dec 1862 – 8 JUN 1904) m. Mary (Alice) Pierson (26 Sep 1866 – 21 Jun 1951)
      1. 1. Fern (L) Freeland (7 Oct 1892 – 2 Oct 1911)
      2. 2. Marie (Arrianna) Freeland (10 Oct 1894 – ) m. Burrus (Wharton) Thomas (1 Nov 1894 – 6 Mar 1992)
        1. 1. David (F) Thomas (abt 1922 – )
        2. 2. Marjorie (A) Thomas (abt 1925 – )
        3. 3. Robert (S) Thomas (abt 1929 – )
      3. 3. John (A) Freeland (Apr 1895 – )
      4. 4. James Freeland (Mar 1898 – )
      5. 5. Mary Freeland (Jan 1899 – )
      6. 6. John (Thomas) Freeland (20 Apr 1899 – May 1987)
      7. 7. Dorothy (Ellen) Freeland (26 Apr 1903 – 10 Mar 1907)
  3. 3. Hannah Ford (1831 – )
  4. 4. Sylvester (Reed) Ford (1836 – 1862)
  5. 5. Charlotte (A) Ford (Dec 1840 – ) m. Eli (P) Bicknell (7 Nov 1837 – ) m. George (W) Terry (6 Dec 1825 – )
    1. 1. Ernest (Percy) Bicknell (23 Feb 1862 – ) m. Cora Scott (17 Nov 1864 – 1 Jan 1888) m. Grace Vawter (20 Apr 1864 – )
      1. 1. Scott (Clarence) Bicknell (27 Dec 1887 – ) m. Katherine (Anna) Quick (abt 1890 – )
        1. 1. Ernest (P) Bicknell (13 Sep 1912 – )
      2. 2. Ernestine Bicknell (29 Oct 1893 – 26 Jan 1894)
      3. 3. Charlotte Bicknell (29 Dec 1895 – 15 Nov 1904)
      4. 4. Constance (Beverly) Bicknell (17 May 1897 – 10 Jul 1985) m. Samuel (F) Wille (abt 1900 – )
        1. 1. Samuel (Fredrick) Will (1929 – )
      5. 5. Alberte (Vawter) Bicknell (29 Mar 1899 – )
    2. 2. Clarence (Ford) Bicknell (26 Dec 1865 – 18 Mar 1920) m. Clara (A) Bicknell (Oct 1865 – )
      1. 1. Ruth (E) Bicknell (Jun 1890 – ) m. Francis (Beach) Hall (7 Jul 1896 – )
      2. 2. Marguerite Bicknell (Jan 1894 – )
      3. 3. Winifred Bicknell (Apr 1898 – )
    3. 3. Vesta (Idelle) Bicknell (29 Apr 1867 – )
  6. 6. George (W) Ford (Dec 1843 – 1910) m. Emeline (R) Evans (Feb 1852 – )

Sylvester Ford's Timeline

6 Records

1804
26 Dec 1804
Birth of Sylvester Ford in Westerlo, Albany, New York
Westerlo, Albany, New York
1850
1850
Age 46
Sylvester Ford resided here in Avon, Lorain, Ohio
Avon, Lorain, Ohio
1860
1860
Age 56
Sylvester Ford resided here in Avon, Lorain, Ohio
Avon, Lorain, Ohio
1870
1870
Age 66
Sylvester Ford resided here in Avon, Lorain, Ohio
Avon, Lorain, Ohio
1880
1880
Age 76
Sylvester Ford resided here in Avon, Lorain, Ohio
Avon, Lorain, Ohio
1882
17 Dec 1882
Age 78
Death of Sylvester Ford in Avon, Lorain, Ohio
Avon, Lorain, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1804
    Event Place: Westerlo, Albany, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Avon, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: T9_1041; Family History Film: 1255041; Page: 320.2000; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 0644.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Avon, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Avon, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Avon, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M432_705; Page: 458A; Image: .
    [5] Ford Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Avon, Lorain, Ohio
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Avon, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M432_705; Page: 458A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Avon, Lorain, Ohio
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Avon, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Avon, Lorain, Ohio
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Avon, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Avon, Lorain, Ohio
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Avon, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: 1041; Family History Film: 1255041; Page: 320B; Enumeration District: 162; Image: 0644.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1882
    Event Place: Avon, Lorain, Ohio
    Record Source: Ford Genealogy
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