Jeremiah Ford

Brief Life History of Jeremiah

When Jeremiah Ford was born from 1791 to 1794, in New Jersey, United States, his father, Stephen Ford, was 36 and his mother, Hannah Coleman, was 34. He had at least 5 sons and 4 daughters with Sarah Jane Cramer. He lived in Washington, Washington Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States in 1850 and Washington Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States for about 5 years. He died after 1865.

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Family Time Line

Jeremiah Ford
1791–1865
Sarah Jane Cramer
1795–1860
Hannah Ford
1815–1884
Thomas Ford
1833–
Jesse Ford
1817–1905
William Ford
1820–
Samuel B. Ford
1828–1853
Reubin Josiah Ford
1829–1902
Sarah Ann Ford
1831–1853
Mary Ford
1836–
Mary Jane Ford
1847–1917

Sources (7)

  • Jeremiah Ford, "New Jersey State Census, 1865"
  • Jeremiah Ford in entry for Sarah Ann Cheesman, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988"
  • Jeremiah Ford, "United States Census, 1840"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1791 · Founding of Paterson

The Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures (S.U.M.) was the first large business corporation in the United States. The organization was granted a charter by Governor William Paterson on November 22, 1791. The newly formed town was named Paterson, in honor of the governor.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived near a ford (Middle English, Old English ford), or a habitational name from one of the many places called with this word, such as Ford (Durham, Herefordshire, Northumberland, Shropshire, Sussex), Ford in Sefton (Lancashire), Ford in Crediton and Ford in Holcombe Rogus (both Devon), Ford in Litton and Ford in Wiveliscombe (both Somerset).

Irish: Anglicized form (quasi-translation) of various Gaelic names, for example MacGiolla na Naomh ‘son of Gilla na Naomh’ (a personal name meaning ‘servant of the saints’), Mac Conshámha ‘son of Conshnámha’ (a personal name composed of the elements con ‘dog’ + snámh ‘to swim’), in all of which the final syllable was wrongly thought to be áth ‘ford’, and Ó Fuar(th)áin (see Foran ).

Americanized form of French Faure ‘blacksmith’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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