Martin Bradford (1763 - 1832)

Born 17 Oct 1763 in Kingston

Ancestors

Husband of Prudence (Dillingham) Bradford — married about 10 Aug 1790 in Turner, Maine

Husband of Sarah (Read) Bradford — married 15 Feb 1823 in Minot, Maine

Descendants

Died 7 Jun 1832 at age 68 in Turner, Maine

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Biography

Descendant of Mayflower passengers William Bradford and William Brewster.

Martin was born in 1763. He is the son of Ezekiel Bradford and Betsey Chandler. He moved with his parents to Turner Maine where he farmed about 500 acres. He married Prudence Dillingham in 1790.

Sources

• Fessenden, G.M. A Genealogy of the Bradford Family, New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, 1850) Vol. 4., Page 236

• Little, George Thomas, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Volume 1, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1909.

• Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 22, The Descendants of William Bradford, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004. "The Silver Book" Page 524

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRS-JFX : accessed 25 January 2022), Martin Bradford, Turner, Cumberland, Maine, United States; citing p. 183, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 218,676.