Stephen Ford Sr. (abt. 1781 - abt. 1864)

Born about 1 Sep 1781 in Berwick, York, District of Maine, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Grant) Ford — married 10 Aug 1804 in Berwick, York, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died about 2 May 1864 at about age 82 in North Berwick, York, Maine, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth: Stephen was born about 1 Sep 1781 in Berwick, Maine. He was the son of Caleb Ford and Sarah (Abbot) Ford. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Siblings: ^[1]

• Molly Ford
• Esther Ford

Father's second marriage: 9 May 1791 Stephen's father married Rachel Quint in Berwick, Maine.

Half-siblings: ^[1]

• Isaac Ford, born about 1792
• Sarah Ann (Ford) Grant, born about 1796
• Ira Ford, born about 1802
• Elizabeth Ford, born about 1803
• Lydia Ford, born about 1808

Marriage: 10 Aug 1804 Stephen Ford married Lydia Grant in Berwick, Maine. The marriage was solemnized by Elder Nathaniel Lord. 7 Jul 1804 publication and 20 Jul 1804 certificate granted in Berwick where they are both residing. ^{[7] [8] [4] [9] [2] [3]}

Children: ^[10]

• James Ford, born 12 Apr 1805
• Peter G. Ford, born 29 Feb 1808
• Isaiah Ford, born 14 Sep 1811
• Stephen Ford Jr, born 20 Oct 1814. Died 8 Feb 1896. ^[2]
• Caleb Ford 3rd, Died 3 Jun 1839.
• Joshua Ford, born 7 Apr 1819
• Sarah Ford, born about 1822. ^[3]
• Susan Grant Ford, born 20 Jun 1827. Married Caleb Fernald Ford 26 Oct 1845. ^{[11] [12]}

-Susan Grant Ford and Caleb Fernald Ford are second cousins. They are both great grandchildren of John Ford 3rd and Mary (Goodwin) Ford. ^{[13] [12]}

-Susan Grant Ford is the daughter of Stephen Ford Sr, granddaughter of Caleb Ford I, great granddaughter of John Ford 3rd.

-Caleb Fernald Ford is the son of Caleb Ford II, grandson of Robert Ford, great grandson of John Ford 3rd.

1840 US Census, North Berwick, Maine: The census is only a tally of ages, but those correspond. His son Isaiah Ford and family are living next door. On the other side of them is Stephen Roberts the brother of their daughter-in-law Lois (Roberts) Ford. ^{[14] [1] [15] [16]}

1850 Census, North Berwick, Maine: ^{[17] [18]} Stephen age 68 and wife Lydia (Grant) Ford age 65 are living in North Berwick, Maine. Stephen is a farmer and owns real estate. Also living in the home are (See lines 20 -25): son Stephen Ford Jr, age 35, farmer; daughter Sarah Ford, age 25; Lorenzo Ford, age 13, grandson, their son of Isaiah (see line 38); Fanny Goodwin, age 46. Unknown what or if a there is relationship to Stephen, but his grandmother was Mary (Goodwin) Ford; and Lydia's mother was possibly the widow of Taylor Goodwin. ^[19]

-Son Joshua Ford and family.

-Half-brother Ira and his family including Stephen's stepmother Rachel (Quint?) Ford.

- Jemima (Ford) Quint and her daughter Melinda. Jemima is Stephen's first cousin. Jemima is the daughter of Robert Ford and the widow of Ebenezer Quint, and her son, widower James Quint, in his home is his daughter Sarah L Quint who will marry Lorenzo Ford and another daughter Orinda Quint who will Joshua Ford. Both Lorenzo and Joshua are Stephen's grandsons. ^[20]

-Son Isaiah Ford, his wife Lois and their two sons James Ford II and Caleb F Ford IV.

Death of Son: 9 Mar 1851 Their son Isaiah Ford "was drowned . . . when the horse, upon which he was crossing some lake, broke through the ice." ^{[21] [22]}

Son marries other son's widow: 5 Nov 1853 Stephen's son Stephen Ford Jr marries his Lois (Roberts) Ford. Lois is the widow of Stephen's son Isaiah Ford.

1860 Census, North Berwick, Maine: ^[23] Stephen's family and many of his neighbors have families that have remain in the same neighborhood from the time of 1840 Census through the 1870 Census. In 1860 the census was taken in a different order from 1850 and 1870. Stephen's household has expanded dramatically. Land is being divided among family members. Stephen no longer owns real estate, but his son Stephen Ford Jr does. The word "domestic" used in the census appears to mean keeping house at home. ^[18]

-Stephen Ford Sr. , age 78, farmer.

-Son Stephen Ford Jr, age 46, farmer who owns real estate.

-Wife Lydia (Grant) Ford, age 75, domestic.

-Susan Grant, age 68. This could be his wife Lydia (Grant) Ford's sister. ^[12]

-Daughter in-law Lois (Roberts) Ford, age 48, domestic.

-Fanny Goodwin, age 50, relationship unknown.

-Ida Ford, age 5, relationship unknown, "The Valley of the Shadow" explicitly states that this is not Stephen's great granddaughter, his grandson James R Ford II's daughter who eventually marries Bert Staples. The book indicates great granddaughter Ida was not born until 1861 (Which supported by the the age of his granddaughter who is living in his son Stephen Jr's household on the 1870 Census.) ^[24]

-Grandson Lorenzo Ford, age 23, shoemaker.

-Grandson Caleb F Ford IV, age 19, stone cutter.

-Grandson Albion Ford, age 3, Stephen Ford Jr and Lois (Roberts) Ford's son.

-Nephew Ira Jr, Stephen's brother Ira's son, age 16, farmer. ^[1]

Death: Stephen passed away about 2 May 1864. ^[1]

Research Notes

• Birth Record, Death Record, and Burial Place are required. Dates entered above taken only from "The Valley of the Shadow." Place of Birth is taken from son Stephen and daughter Sarah's death records.
• Children's birth records required.
• As of 13 May 2024, there is a warning that Stephen's mother died in 1780 prior to his birth. Their is every possibility that one or both dates are incorrect. However, the 1780 date appears on a Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, under Caleb Ford's approximate wedding date. ^[25]
• Maine was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts until 1820, when it voted to secede from Massachusetts to become a separate state. North Berwick was set off from Berwick in 1831. It is common for someone born in the part of Berwick which would be come North Berwick to have North Berwick recorded as a birth place on their death record. ^{[26] [27]}
• Other profiles that reference Stephen Sr.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} "The Valley of the Shadow," Index page 9. See full citation below.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Son Stephen Ford Jr, Death: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9398-4D3V-99?cc=1803978&wc=71R8-F31%3A1029440301%2C1029459301 : 20 May 2014), Vital records 1892-1907: Folgert-Fossman; Image 1278, Maine.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Daughter Sarah (Ford) Quint, Death:
   "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-RTFT-M?cc=1803978&wc=71R8-F4D%3A1029440301%2C1029479101 : 20 May 2014), Vital records 1892-1907: Provencal-Ramsby; Image 3003, Maine. North Berwick. Father Stephen Ford. Mother Lydia Grant. (Code 67) 25 Jun 1896, Sarah Quint, Record of Death.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Stackpole, Everett S., "Old Kittery and Her Families" (Lewiston Journal Co., 1903) Page 408.
5. ↑ Possible Marriage of parents Caleb Ford and Sarah Abbot:
   Anderson, Joseph Crook. "Records of The First and Second Churches of Berwick, Maine" (Picton Press, Rockport, Me, 1999) Page 254. 1777, June 14 Caleb Ford and Sarah Abbot both of Berwick.
6. ↑ Possible Marriage of parents Caleb Ford and Sarah Abbott:
   Copied by Mrs. Marietta Frances (Stacy) Hilton. '"Record of the Second Church of Berwick, Me," NEHGR (NEHGS, Boston, 1920) Vol. 74, Page 252. June 14, 1777 Caleb Ford and Sarah Abbott, both of Berwick.
7. ↑ Marriage: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BJ-J9ZB?cc=1803978 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine. Image 774, Berwick Town Records Liber 3, Marriages, Page 391,10 Aug 1804 Stephen Ford and Lydia Grant.
8. ↑ Marriage, Copy of Old Record: "'Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921,"
   FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897H-WFQ8?cc=1803978&wc=71R8-FZZ%3A1029440201%2C1029465301 : 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892: Foltz-Foster, 1885; Image 400, Maine. Berwick. 10 Aug 1804 Stephen Ford and Lydia Grant.
9. ↑ Marriage Intentions: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BJ-J9DX?cc=1803978 : 28 November 2018), Image 1, Maine. Image 722. Berwick Town Records Ledger 3, Page 289, Publication of Intentions to Marry. Stephen Ford and Lydia Grant. Published 7 July 1804. Certificated granted 20 Jul 1804.
10. ↑ "The Valley of the Shadow,'" Index pages 9-12. See full citation below.
11. ↑ Daughter Susan Grant Ford and Caleb Fernald Ford, Marriage:
    "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97H-WX8Z?cc=1803978&wc=71R8-FZZ%3A1029440201%2C1029465301 : 20 May 2014), Vital records prior to 1892: Foltz-Foster, 1885; Image 544; , Maine.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Bushman, Leola Grant, 1902,
    "Descendants of Peter Grant, (Scottish Exile) of Kittery, York, Maine,"
    Compiled by Christine Pettit, 43775 Corte Barbaste, Temecula, CA 92592. Verification of information required. (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/127143/?offset=0#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=) Reference Persons: 33, 78, 164 and 307. Views 10, 11, 21, 42 and 73.
13. ↑ "The Valley of the Shadow," Index pages 4 and 12. See full citation below.
14. ↑ "1840 United States Census," North Berwick, York;
    U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
    Publication: M704; Film/folder: 005154551; Image: 101 FHL microfilm: 0009710;
    FamilySearch Record: XHTM-5DD (accessed 13 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYJ-7NQ;Page: 48
    Stephen Ford in household of Stephen Ford.
15. ↑ '"The Valley of the Shadow,'" Index pages 11-16. See full citation below.
16. ↑ '"Doughty Falls, The History of the Town of North Berwick, Maine 1831-2006'" Published by Peter Randall Publisher, LLC, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 2006 for the North Berwick Historical Committee. Repository information: Frank Emerson Staples Jr. Library, 4912 Cedar Creek PL, New Palestine, IN 46161. See pages 124-125. Hard copy in the possession of Pam Belanger as of 3 Dec 2021.
17. ↑ "1850 United States Census," North Berwick, York, Maine,
    The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration;
    Publication: M432; Film/folder: 004199323; Image: 461;
    FHL microfilm: 443513; Packet: A; Indexing batch: N01174-2.
    FamilySearch Record: M6VD-5FY (accessed 13 May 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6237-PD; Pages: 691/23 -692/24; Line: 20;
    Stephen Ford as head of household.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} "The Valley of the Shadow," Index pages 9-15. See full citation below.
19. ↑ Goodwin, John. "The Goodwins of Kittery, York County, Maine" (Orrin Sheller Goodwin, Chicago, 1898) Page 57, See # image 63.
20. ↑ "The Valley of the Shadow," Index page 1. See full citation below.
21. ↑ "The Valley of the Shadow," Index page 13. See full citation below.
22. ↑ Son Isaiah Ford, Burial:
    Find A Grave: Memorial #96169759 (accessed 13 May 2024)Isaiah Ford (14 Sep 1811-9 Mar 1851),
    Ford-Dorr Cemetery # 125, North Berwick, York County, Maine, USA;
    Maintained by Jeffrey James (contributor 47902931).
    Includes photo of memorial stone.
23. ↑ '"1860 United States Census," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB9V-7SG?cc=1473181&wc=73BR-CCZ%3A1589428278%2C1589428513%2C1589428687 : 24 March 2017), Maine. York, North Berwick, Image 2; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. n.d.). Microfilm publication: M653; Date 4 Jul 1860, Image 2, Page No, 2. Lines 20 - 30;
24. ↑ "The Valley of the Shadow,'" Index page 19 and 13. See full citation below.
25. ↑ "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
    Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the
    Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
    Page 1: Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #966648
    Page 2: Ancestry Image (accessed 13 May 2024)
    SAR Membership: 90188; Role: Application Date: 15 Jun 1963;
    Stephan Ford Sr; Birth date and place: 1 Sep 1781 Berwick, Maine; Death Date and place: 2 May 1864 Berwick, Maine. Father: Caleb Ford; Birth date and place: 15 Mar 1755 Berwick, Maine; Death date and place: 27 Jul 1839 Berwick, Maine; Mother: Unknown; Birth date c 1755; Death date: [blank]; Marriage date: c 1780.
26. ↑ State of Maine: from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Maine, 2 History, 2.1 Statehood: accessed 8 Aug 2021. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine#History)
27. ↑ North Berwick, Maine: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, North Berwick, Maine: accessed 8 Aug 2021. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Berwick,_Maine).

• Ford, Paul G: "The Valley of the Shadow, A Genealogical Study of the Ancestors and Descendants of Captain Paul Ford of Lyman, Maine, 1577 - 1952," Furbush-Roberts Printing Co., Inc. Bangor, Maine, 1953, Most referenced above are Appendix pages 4 - 19. These are the descendants of John Ford 3rd and Mary (Goodwin) (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066140658&view=1up&seq=1). In the biography of this profile information from this book has been replaced when more reliable sources were found; or the data has been compared and contrasted when appropriate.
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Pam Belanger. Updated as sourced above.
• Source: S1110428044 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record Collection 1030Ancestry Family Tree