Malachi Sanford

Male27 January 1763–August 1804

Brief Life History of Malachi

When Malachi Sanford was born on 27 January 1763, in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Ezra Sanford, was 27 and his mother, Martha Barker, was 28. He married Martha "Patty" Rathbun on 5 October 1788, in Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died in August 1804, in Phelps, Phelps, Ontario, New York, United States, at the age of 41.

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Family Time Line

Malachi Sanford
1763–1804
Martha "Patty" Rathbun
1769–1823
Marriage: 5 October 1788
Malachi Sandford, Jr.
1789–
Huldah Sanford
John Sanford
Oliver Sanford

Sources (8)

  • Malicai Sanford, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Malachi Sanford, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Malachi Sanford, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 October 1788Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (6)

    1776

    Age 13

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776

    Age 13

    New York is the 11th state.

    1786 · Shays' Rebellion

    Age 23

    Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

    Name Meaning

    English (Devon): variant of Sandford .

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

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