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Sarah <I>Wakeford</I> Ford

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Sarah Wakeford Ford

Birth
Northchapel, Chichester District, West Sussex, England
Death
15 Jun 1854 (aged 32)
Burial
Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
Plot
Row 2, #16
Memorial ID
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Sarah Wakeford was married to Michael Ford (born about 1810). They had two sons: George William and Michael.
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Contribution from Roy Marvel (50359434):
Wife of Michael Ford (a.k.a. Foord in documents). Michael, son of George Ford and Charlotte Madgwick, was born on January 12, 1817 in Easebourne, West Sussex, England. Reference: Easebourne, West Sussex birth records

Michael traveled to Canada via the "Petworth Emigration Scheme" in 1836 with the people that he had worked for in Lodsworth, Edmund and Louisa White.

Sarah's birth record - Northchapel, West Sussex birth records
Sarah's death record - Headstone

Sarah and Michael are identified in the marriage record of their son, George. George married to Elizabeth Geib on July 12, 1868 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Flora (now Floradale) Ontario, which was a part of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Elmira.

Michael Ford is identified in the 1842 Census for Goderich Township, Huron County, Ontario. The family consists of a male 16 (Michael), a female 16 (Sarah) and a male 16 (their son, George), living on Lot 25, Concession 16.

A written 2-page obituary for George Ford, passed down by my family, indicates that he was born in Gotrich (Goderich), Ontario.
Sarah Wakeford was married to Michael Ford (born about 1810). They had two sons: George William and Michael.
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Contribution from Roy Marvel (50359434):
Wife of Michael Ford (a.k.a. Foord in documents). Michael, son of George Ford and Charlotte Madgwick, was born on January 12, 1817 in Easebourne, West Sussex, England. Reference: Easebourne, West Sussex birth records

Michael traveled to Canada via the "Petworth Emigration Scheme" in 1836 with the people that he had worked for in Lodsworth, Edmund and Louisa White.

Sarah's birth record - Northchapel, West Sussex birth records
Sarah's death record - Headstone

Sarah and Michael are identified in the marriage record of their son, George. George married to Elizabeth Geib on July 12, 1868 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Flora (now Floradale) Ontario, which was a part of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Elmira.

Michael Ford is identified in the 1842 Census for Goderich Township, Huron County, Ontario. The family consists of a male 16 (Michael), a female 16 (Sarah) and a male 16 (their son, George), living on Lot 25, Concession 16.

A written 2-page obituary for George Ford, passed down by my family, indicates that he was born in Gotrich (Goderich), Ontario.

Inscription

Sarah/ Fourd [sic]/ died/ June 15/ 1854/ [buried] aged/ 33 years



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  • Created by: Cay Bauman
  • Added: Nov 9, 2019
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204576160/sarah-ford: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah Wakeford Ford (24 Jun 1821–15 Jun 1854), Find a Grave Memorial ID 204576160, citing Martin's Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Cay Bauman (contributor 49821024).