Liffe Sanford (1750 - 1815)

Born 30 Aug 1750 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Descendants

Died 3 Dec 1815 at age 65 in Bridgewater, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Sergeant Liffe Sanford served with 2nd Connecticut Regiment (1781), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Liffe Sanford is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A099912.

Liffe (Lipka, Liphe) Sanford was born on August 30, 1750 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony. He was the son of Nehemiah Sanford and Elizabeth Morehouse.^[1] Liffe was married to Huldah (Blakeman) Sanford (1756-1843)^[2]

Liffe Sanford served in the American Revolution as a Sergeant with the 2nd Connecticut Regiment (1781), Continental Army.^[3] He may have been present at the execution of Major André, British spy (needs supporting documentation).

Liffe Sanford died on December 3, 1815, in Bridgewater, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States and is buried at the South Cemetery.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5X-HLBH?cc=2843390 : 15 April 2022), > image 1 of 1; compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934". Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions Vol 06 > image 426 of 628.Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 15 June 2023).
3. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89WB-H6RG?cc=2068326&wc=M61K-FZ3%3A355079101 : 21 December 2016), 7-Connecticut (jacket 30-39) > image 544 of 669; citing NARA microfilm publication M246 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1980). FHL microfilm 830286.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26095753/liffe-sanford: accessed 15 June 2023), memorial page for Liffe Sanford (30 Aug 1750–3 Dec 1815), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26095753, citing South Cemetery, Bridgewater, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Peter Jennings Talbot (contributor 46504992).
5. ↑ Probate: "Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999". Hartford > Probate Packets, Randolph, H-Sanford, Nehemiah, 1787-1880 > image 1374 of 1442. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 15 June 2023). Liffe Sanford.