James Sanford (1791 - 1881)

Born 2 Jan 1791 in Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Woolaver) Sanford — married 15 Oct 1815 in Newport, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1881 at age 90 in Grass Valley, Nevada, California

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Biography

James was born in 1791 to Benjamin Sanford Freedom Strong in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia.

James married Sarah Woolaver. They were the parents of 11 children: Sarah, Rachel, Levi, Lois Amelia (first wife of Thomas Loney), Benjamin, Maria (who married William MacDougall and whose daugher, Sarah, was the second wife of Thomas Loney), Amelia, Catherine, Mary, James and Nathan. James and his wife Sarah, and a number of their children moved west, most settling in Grass Valley.

Headstone Inscription: Died at the age of 91 years, 2 months and 26 days.

A genealogy and history of the Hute (i.e. Chute) family in America, by William E Chute, 1894, page clxxxv [formatting added to enhance readability]

6. V. Benjamin Sanford, brother to the above, b. Horton, N. S., April 2, 1763; m. Freedom Strong, daughter of Dea. Abel (she was a niece of Ruby, his sister-in-law), March 25, 1790, by Dr. Graham, and lived in Cornwallis. He lived to nearly 100, She d. about 1860, aged 98.

CHILDREN.

[profile 11] i James, b. Jan. 2, 1791.

Source

• A genealogy and history of the Hute (i.e. Chute) family in America, by William E Chute, 1894, page clxxxv

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86757895/james-sanford

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of Crocket Family Tree.ged on 09 May 2011.
• This person was created through the import of Family.ged on 28 November 2010.