Brief Life History of Mary "Minnie" Elizabeth
When Mary "Minnie" Elizabeth Ford was born on 21 December 1860, in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Harvey Smith Ford, was 40 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Bristol, was 40. She died on 15 March 1918, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Mary E Ford in household of Harvey S Ford, "United States Census, 1860"
- Minnie E Ford in household of Harvey S Ford, "United States Census, 1870"
- Minnie E Ford in household of Harvey S Ford, "United States Census, 1880"
Parents and Siblings
1820–1882 Male
1820–1885 Female
Siblings (4)
1844–1912 Male
1847–1930 Male
1855–1932 Male
1860–1918 Female
World Events (8)
1863
Age 3
1868 · Land in Groton Given to US Navy for Navy Station
Age 8
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 16
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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