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Sylvester Reed Ford 1836 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1836

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 1862

Death Location: California

Father: Sylvester Ford

Mother: Pamela Hand

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Children(s):

The story of Sylvester Reed Ford began in 1836 in New York. In 1850, Sylvester Reed Ford resided in Avon, Lorain, Ohio. Sylvester Reed Ford passed away in 1862 in California.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Reed Ford began in 1836 in New York.
  • In 1850, Sylvester Reed Ford resided in Avon, Lorain, Ohio.
  • Sylvester Reed Ford passed away in 1862 in California.

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Spouses(s)

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Sylvester Ford's Ancestors

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Sylvester Ford
1836 – 1862
Birth Place: New York
Parents
Sylvester Ford
1804 – 1882
Westerlo, Albany, New York
Pamela Hand
1807 – 1846
New Lebanon, Columbia, New York
Grandparents
Sylvester Ford
1770 – 1846
Austerlitz, Columbia, New York
Lydia (Olmstead) Reed
1773 – 1846
New York
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Ford
1744 – 1837
Abigail Curtis
1746 – 1819
Eliakin Reed
1752 – 1830
Rebecca Fitch
1748 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Ford
1718 – 1762
Mary Mann
1723 – 1770
Matthew Fitch
1708 – 1779
Lydia Olmstead
1715 – 1805

Sylvester Ford's Timeline

3 Records

1836
1836
Birth of Sylvester Reed Ford in New York
New York
1850
1850
Age 14
Sylvester Reed Ford resided here in Avon, Lorain, Ohio
Avon, Lorain, Ohio
1862
1862
Age 26
Death of Sylvester Reed Ford in California
California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Avon, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M432_705; Page: 458A; Image: .

    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: Death
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: California
    Record Source: Ford Genealogy

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