Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Ford was born on 16 December 1852, in Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Ford Sr, was 45 and his mother, Rebecca Chandler, was 37. He married Emma Garn on 7 February 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 11 daughters. He lived in Centerville Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 20 March 1948, in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Centerville City Cemetery, Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Ford, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joseph Ford, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Joseph in entry for Elna Eliza Ford, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
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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John Ford Senior
In the little town of Gravely, Cambridgeshire, England, John Ford Sr., was born on March 8, 1807, the son of Thomas Ford and Sarah Turner Mason. His parents were very poor, and for a long period were …
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