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Oliver Sanford[1]

Male 1744 - 1817  (73 years)


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  • Name Oliver Sanford 
    Born 24 May 1744  Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Dec 1817  Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Notes 
    • In 1777, Oliver served in the Connecticut Militia in the Revolutionary war. He was captured by the British at the time of the Danbury raid, April 1777, and carried to New York. (Connecticut Men in Revolution, p. 493)
      After the war he sold his tannery and removed to Poultney, Vermont, where he purchased a farm. He owned one right in the Susquehannah Purchase as an original proprietor. (Milford Land Record Book 24, pp. 363, 561).
    Person ID I30535  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father David Sanford,   b. 8 Sep 1709, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Rachel Strong,   b. 20 Jun 1713, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1777, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married Mar 1730 
    Family ID F10182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Phebe Newton,   b. Abt 1748, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Oliver Sanford, Jr.,   b. 18 Apr 1765,   d. 21 Oct 1835, Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. David Sanford,   b. 9 Jan 1768, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1842, Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Newton Sanford,   b. 19 Dec 1769, Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1829  (Age 59 years)
     4. Phebe Sanford,   b. 19 Jan 1772,   d. Newark, Licking County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Eunice Sanford,   b. 1775,   d. Abt 1793  (Age 18 years)
     6. Rachel Sanford,   b. 1778,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Major Reuben Sanford,   b. 3 Dec 1780, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1855, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     8. Nathan Sanford,   b. 1782,   d. 1784  (Age 2 years)
     9. William Sanford,   b. 18 Dec 1784, Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1866, Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     10. Elizabeth Sanford,   b. 12 May 1786,   d. 27 May 1862, Batavia, Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     11. Catherine Clarissa Sanford,   b. Abt 1787, Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Abigail Sanford,   b. 10 Aug 1790,   d. 19 Apr 1868, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     13. Althea Sanford,   b. 25 Sep 1792,   d. Batavia, Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2008 
    Family ID F9835  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 May 1744 - Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Dec 1817 - Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S626] Sanford-Shulsen Family (evelyn.beran@charter.net) ; http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=sanford-shulsen&.

    2. [S622] Abbott, Susan Woodruff "Families of Early Milford Conneticut" Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979, p. 641 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S624] Thomas Sanford Genealogy, Carlton E. Sanford, (Rutland VT: The Tuttle Company, 1911), 1:137 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S624] Thomas Sanford Genealogy, Carlton E. Sanford, (Rutland VT: The Tuttle Company, 1911), 1:183 (Reliability: 3).