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Ancestor Bio – Ezra Sanford (1792-1855)
52 Ancestors – Week 198 Brown-Sanford Line By Don Taylor Ezra Sanford was an American pioneer. Born in Vermont, after he received an inheritance from his father’s death, he headed west to settle in western New York. After a few … Continue reading
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Probate Record – Ezra Sanford – Sales Paper – Part 2 of 2
Transcription Tuesday Brown/Sanford Transcription by Don Taylor (See Part 1 of 2 here) This week, for “Transcription Tuesday,” I continue looking at the Probate Record for Ezra Sanford of Bennington County, Vermont[i], who died in 1813. The “Sales Papers” consisted … Continue reading
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Tagged Ezra Sanford, Mercy Sanford, Sally Sanford, Mercy Gay, Lucy Sanford, Bennington County, Vermont, Amanuensis
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Probate Record – Ezra Sanford – Sales Paper – Part 1 of 2
Transcription Tuesday Brown/Sanford Transcription by Don Taylor This week, for “Transcription Tuesday,” I am looking at the Probate Record for Ezra Sanford of Bennington County, Vermont[i], who died in 1813. The “Sales Papers” consisted of a cover page and two … Continue reading
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Tagged Ezra Sanford, Mercy Sanford, Sally Sanford, Electa Sanford, Amanuensis
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Ezra Sanford and the 1840 Census
Census Sunday Don Taylor One of my goals is to follow an ancestor through all of the Census. Because only the head of the household is identified in the 1840 and earlier censuses it can sometimes be difficult to assure … Continue reading
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Not my third great grandmother
Several weeks ago, I came across another person’s tree that excited me. They indicated the parents of my second great-grandmother, Eliza Jane Fannin, were David Fannin and Cynthia Ann Bare. They even provided a sibling for Eliza, Andrew Jackson Fannin. … Continue reading
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