When Esther Safford was born on 3 May 1789, in Vermont, United States, her father, Col. Joseph Safford Jr, was 47 and her mother, Mercy Robinson, was 40. She married Adin Wood on 10 January 1809, in Malone, Franklin, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She died on 3 May 1874, in Malone, Franklin, New York, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Webster Street Cemetery, Malone, Franklin, New York, United States.
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On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English:
possibly a habitational name from Seaford (Sussex), from Old English sǣ ‘sea’ + ford ‘ford’. Until the 16th century, the Ouse river flowed into the sea at this point.
habitational name from Salford (Lancashire), Salford (Bedfordshire), or Salfords in Horley (Surrey), from Old English salh ‘willow, sallow’ + ford ‘ford, river crossing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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