Joseph Handford

Brief Life History of Joseph

Joseph Handford was born in 1779, in Stockport, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Rebecca Cornish on 24 October 1802, in Stockport, Cheshire, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1802. He died on 9 June 1821, at the age of 42.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Handford
1779–1821
Rebecca Cornish
1788–1837
Marriage: 24 October 1802
Betty Handford
1802–1882
Joseph Handford
1817–1878
Mary Handford
1804–1805
John Handford
1806–1807
Nancy Handford
1810–1811
James Handford
1812–1824
Fanny Handford
1814–1886
Margaret Handford
1818–

Sources (19)

  • Joseph Handford in entry for Nancy Handford, "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"
  • Joseph Handford in entry for John Handford, "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"
  • Joseph Handford in entry for Mary Handford, "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"

World Events (3)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hanford .

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

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