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Truman Henry Safford 1836 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1836

Birth Location: Royalton, Windsor, Vermont

Death Date: 13 Jun 1901

Death Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey

Father: Truman Safford

Mother: Louisa Parker

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bradbury

Children(s): John Safford, Walter Safford, Arthur Safford, Charles Safford, Clarence Safford, Alice Safford

Truman Henry Safford was born in 1836 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, the child of Truman Hopson Safford and Louisa Fuller Parker. In 1850, Truman Henry Safford resided in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. In 1855, Truman Henry Safford resided in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Truman Henry Safford married Elizabeth Marshall Bradbury, and had children including John Henry Safford, Walter Bradbury Safford, Arthur Truman Safford, Charles Louis Safford, Clarence Edwin Safford, Alice Elizabeth Safford. Truman Henry Safford passed away in 1901 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • Truman Henry Safford was born in 1836 in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, the child of Truman Hopson Safford and Louisa Fuller Parker.
  • In 1850, Truman Henry Safford resided in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  • In 1855, Truman Henry Safford resided in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  • Truman Henry Safford married Elizabeth Marshall Bradbury, and had children including John Henry Safford, Walter Bradbury Safford, Arthur Truman Safford, Charles Louis Safford, Clarence Edwin Safford, Alice Elizabeth Safford.
  • Truman Henry Safford passed away in 1901 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey.

Immediate Family

Parents

Truman Safford
1810 – 1880
Birth Location: Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
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Louisa Parker
1808 – 1881
Birth Location: Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bradbury
1834 – 1919
Birth Location: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

John Safford
1861 – 1938
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Walter Safford
1864 – 1943
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Arthur Safford
1867 – 1951
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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Charles Safford
1870 – 1952
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
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Clarence Safford
1874 – 1943
Birth Location: Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Alice Safford
1876 – 1938
Birth Location: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Truman Safford's Ancestors

Self
Truman Safford
1836 – 1901
Birth Place: Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
Parents
Truman Hopson Safford
1810 – 1880
Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
Louisa (Fuller) Parker
1808 – 1881
Stowe, Lamoille, Vermont
Grandparents
Nathan (M) Safford
1775 – 1828
Preston, New London, Connecticut
Anna Hopson
1766 – 1840
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Stephen (L) Parker
1780 – 1865
New Marlboro, Cheshire, New Hampshire
Lois Fuller
1783 – 1861
Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont
Great-Grandparents
John Safford
1729 – 1815
Mary Johnson
1735 – 1817
John Hopson
1741 – 1796
Abiah Hazen
1747 – 1821
Joseph Parker
1735 – 1825
Zerviah Lincoln
1746 – 1825
Seth Fuller
1757 – 1837
Olive Dutton
1761 – 1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Safford
1705 – 1760
Patience Yeomans
1702 – 1748
Jacob Johnson
1699 – 1738
Judith Haynes
Samuel Hopson
1684 – 1771
Anne Leete
1700 – 1747
Thomas Hazen
1719 – 1782
Ann Tenney
1726 – 1802
Joseph Parker
1700 – 1754
Mary Emery
1700 – 1734
Isaac Lincoln
1717 – 1776
Ruth Beal
1722 – 1763
Archippus Fuller
1721 – 1811
Mariah Rider
1724 – 1798
Samuel Dutton
1737 – 1813
Joanna Root
1737 – 1772

Truman Safford's Descendants

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Truman (Henry) Safford (6 Jan 1836 – 13 Jun 1901) m. Elizabeth (Marshall) Bradbury (15 Aug 1834 – 3 Jun 1919)
  1. 1. John (Henry) Safford (Jun 1861 – 13 Aug 1938) m. Florence (Cornell) Hunt
  2. 2. Walter (Bradbury) Safford (Dec 1864 – 27 Apr 1943)
  3. 3. Arthur (Truman) Safford (Abt 1867 – 3 Apr 1951) m. Gertrude (Martha) Bell (abt 1869 – Mar 1940)
    1. 1. Truman (Henry) Safford (28 Aug 1894 – 17 Aug 1992) m. Catherine (Morgan) Wardell (28 Sep 1897 – 16 Jun 1967)
      1. 1. Catherine (Morgan) Safford (1925 – )
    2. 2. Paul (Conn) Safford (3 Jul 1899 – 20 Feb 1975)
    3. 3. James (McD) Safford (abt 1901 – 13 Apr 1903)
    4. 4. Arthur (Truman) Safford (17 Mar 1904 – 8 Jan 2008) m. Elinore Jaynes (14 May 1910 – 11 Feb 2013)
      1. 1. Joan (b) Safford (abt 1936 – )
      2. 2. Susan Safford (abt 1937 – )
      3. 3. Arthur (T) Safford (abt 1942 – )
    5. 5. Alice (E) Safford (9 Aug 1906 – 22 Aug 1994) m. Robert (Colby) Milton (9 Dec 1906 – 1977)
      1. 1. Robert Milton (abt 1935 – 27 Nov 2017) m. Nancy (Lewis) Stewart
        1. 1. Robert Milton
        2. 2. Holly Milton
      2. 2. David (S) Milton (abt 1938 – )
    6. 6. Charles (Louis) Safford (20 May 1908 – 21 Oct 1961)
  4. 4. Charles (Louis) Safford (19 Nov 1870 – 18 Jul 1952) m. Laura Tappan (11 May 1889 – Feb 1977)
    1. 1. Charles (Louis) Safford (7 Aug 1919 – 9 Apr 2005) m. Margery Rogers (21 Aug 1923 – 22 Feb 2009)
      1. 1. Platt (Rogers) Safford
      2. 2. Thomas (E) Safford
      3. 3. Esther (Dean) Safford
    2. 2. Theodore (Roosevelt) Safford (17 Feb 1921 – 30 Nov 1999) m. Doris Campbell (15 Jun 1922 – 23 Aug 2015)
      1. 1. Leslie (A) Safford
      2. 2. Charles (D) Safford
    3. 3. Ellen (Dean) Safford (7 Nov 1922 – 6 Nov 2013) m. George Goodwin (29 Jun 1921 – 2018)
  5. 5. Clarence (Edwin) Safford (Mar 1874 – 3 Apr 1943) m. Grace (Pillsbury) Smythe (18 Nov 1880 – Feb 1964)
    1. 1. Lois (Ruth) Safford (24 Feb 1899 – 17 Jan 1971) m. Charles (Wingate) Holt (9 Feb 1897 – 26 Jul 1977)
      1. 1. Charles (Wingate) Holt (13 Dec 1921 – )
      2. 2. Muriel (Lillian) Holt (15 May 1926 – 13 Oct 2004) m. Donald (G) Goulding (21 Mar 1921 – Aug 1974)
    2. 2. Henry (Ernest) Safford (12 Nov 1900 – 4 Jun 1984) m. Albina (Margaret) Sadlo (16 Feb 1903 – 15 Jan 1986)
      1. 1. Herbert (A) Safford (abt 1926 – Abt 1971) m. Helen (Emily) Torjesen (14 Mar 1927 – 27 Dec 1998)
      2. 2. Edward (Robert) Safford (14 Sep 1927 – 24 Jan 1991) m. Lillian (A) Masteller (31 Dec 1923 – 10 Apr 2015)
        1. 1. Michael (J) Safford (15 Oct 1964 – 3 Nov 2001) m. Jeanine (A) Jones
      3. 3. Dorothy (Florence) Safford (20 Nov 1929 – 28 Oct 1954) m. Walter Smith
    3. 3. Grace (Eleanor) Safford (24 Jan 1903 – Apr 1981) m. John (Irving) Wells (28 Jul 1904 – )
      1. 1. Grace (E) Wells (29 Aug 1937 – )
    4. 4. Velma (A) Safford (24 Jun 1905 – May 1981) m. Alexander Potash (abt 1899 – )
      1. 1. James Potash (abt 1926 – )
      2. 2. William Potash (abt 1928 – )
      3. 3. Clarence Potash (abt 1930 – )
      4. 4. Florence (E) Potash (abt 1932 – )
      5. 5. Carol (A) Potash (abt 1935 – )
      6. 6. David (H) Potash (abt 1938 – )
    5. 5. Ethel (Mae) Safford (26 Oct 1907 – 21 Mar 1991) m. Adolf (B) Bahusen (24 Jun 1897 – 29 May 1960)
      1. 1. Richard Bahnsen (24 Jul 1929 – 10 Jun 1999)
      2. 2. Joan (Marie) Bahnsen (30 Jun 1933 – 13 Aug 1996) m. Robert Krauss
      3. 3. Clare Bahnsen (27 Sep 1934 – 3 Dec 2002)
    6. 6. Louise (M) Safford (20 Jan 1913 – Dec 1984) m. Alvar (Frank) Carlson (28 Sep 1906 – 6 Nov 1975)
      1. 1. Stephen (Scott) Carlson (12 Jul 1939 – 25 Jan 2010) m. Betty Carlson
        1. 1. Stephen (J) Carlson
        2. 2. Pam Carlson
        3. 3. Venessa Carlson
        4. 4. Kim Carlson
    7. 7. Herbert (Arthur) Safford (5 Feb 1917 – 11 Nov 2005) m. Helen (Gertrude) Wells (2 Nov 1921 – 11 Jul 1997) m. Doris (J) Romaine (abt 1925 – )
  6. 6. Alice (Elizabeth) Safford (Abt 1876 – 14 May 1938) m. Francis (Edward) Dewey (29 Nov 1873 – 11 May 1931)
    1. 1. Edward Dewey (7 Aug 1901 – 24 Jun 1969) m. Reinetta (Elizabeth) Douglas (abt 1902 – 12 May 1939)
      1. 1. Douglas Dewey (26 Dec 1931 – 16 May 2006)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Boardman) Dewey (5 May 1904 – 30 Mar 1927)
    3. 3. Mary (Hubbell) Dewey (4 Sep 1906 – Jun 1994) m. Albert (Christian) Wehde (28 May 1905 – 15 Sep 1973)
      1. 1. Albert (E) Wehde (1935 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth (B) Wehde (1939 – )
    4. 4. Daniel Dewey (5 Mar 1910 – 28 Jul 1978) m. Catherine (Aurelia) Harwood (24 May 1912 – 25 May 1978)
      1. 1. Alice (E) Dewey (abt 1936 – )
      2. 2. Catherine (S) Dewey (abt 1938 – )
      3. 3. Frances (W) Dewey (abt 1940 – )
      4. 4. Sarah (D) Dewey (abt 1945 – )
    5. 5. Walter (Safford) Dewey (22 Jan 1915 – Feb 1994) m. Jean (Margaret) McElroy (5 Nov 1912 – 18 Jun 2007)
      1. 1. Susan Dewey (abt 1945 – )
      2. 2. Barbara Dewey (abt 1947 – )
      3. 3. Nancy Bishop (abt 1950 – )

Truman Safford's Timeline

7 Records

1836
6 Jan 1836
Birth of Truman Henry Safford in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
1850
1850
Age 14
Truman Henry Safford resided here in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1855
1855
Age 19
Truman Henry Safford resided here in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1870
1870
Age 34
Truman Henry Safford resided here in Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois
Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois
1880
1880
Age 44
Truman Henry Safford resided here in Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts
1900
1900
Age 64
Truman Henry Safford resided here in Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts
1901
13 Jun 1901
Age 65
Death of Truman Henry Safford in Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Newark, Essex, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1836
    Event Place: Royalton, Windsor, Vermont
    Record Source:
    [1] Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont, USA; User Box Number: PR-01924; Roll Number: S-30862; Archive Number: M-2051392
    [2] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
    [3] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [4] Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
    [5] Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1855
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 522; Page: 474B; Enumeration District: 061
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois; Roll: M593_200; Page: 265B
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 633; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240633
    [9] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 326; Page: 360b
    [10] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 326; Page: 360b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois; Roll: M593_200; Page: 265B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 522; Page: 474B; Enumeration District: 061

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 633; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240633

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1901
    Event Place: Brooklyn, New York
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Standard Union - 14 Jun 1901 - Page 4, Truman Henry Safford Obituary 14 Jun 1901

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1901
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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