William Henry Ford (1843 - 1919)

Born 17 Aug 1843 in New Sharon, Franklin, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 Jun 1919 at age 75 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Ford Name Study.

William Henry Ford was born on August 17, 1843 in New Sharon, Franklin, Maine, United States, son of Calvin Ford (1809–1882) and Elizabeth Robinson Hale (1811–1886).

William married Mary Haynes on August 31, 1865 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States^[1]

Their child was:

1. Melvina Louisa, b. 10 Jan 1866; d. 18 Aug 1911 (unmarried)

William died on June 24, 1919 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, aged 75^[2]. He was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts ^[3].

Residence

• 1850 US Census - Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United State
• 1855 Massachusetts Census - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• 1860 US Census - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• 1865 Massachusetts Census - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• 1870 US Census - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• 1880 US Census - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• 1900 US Census - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• 1910 US Census - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDS4-2LT : 22 December 2020), William H Fad in household of Calvin Ford, Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWR-KPM : 11 March 2018), William H Ford in household of Calvin Ford, Ward 02, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,948.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZC8-PY7 : 18 February 2021), W H Ford in entry for Calvin Ford, 1860.

• "Massachusetts State Census, 1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQC6-G7K : 22 February 2021), William H Ford in entry for Calvin Ford, 1865.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD3D-V2C : 29 May 2021), Wm H Ford, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHX9-FKF : 14 January 2022), W. H. Ford, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9RY-RJV : accessed 26 November 2021), William H Ford, Cambridge city Ward 2, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 692, sheet 3A, family 47, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,656.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2VW-2HK : accessed 26 November 2021), William H Ford, Cambridge Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 757, sheet 22A, family 488, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 595; FHL microfilm 1,374,608.

Occupation

• 1870 US Census - Bookkeeper
• 1880 US Census - Bookkeeper
• 1900 US Census - Agent
• 1910 US Census - Not working

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4SP-34Y : 10 March 2021), William H. Ford and Mary Louisa Haynes, 31 Aug 1865; citing Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,022.
2. ↑ Death: "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSJQ-9ZG : 22 February 2021), Wm. H. Ford, 24 Jun 1919; citing Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 2,079,509.
3. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195419766/william-henry-ford: accessed 23 April 2023), memorial page for William Henry Ford (17 Aug 1843–24 Jun 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 195419766, citing Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Jacki Earp, Weymouth, Massachusetts (contributor 47755371). https://www.remembermyjourney.com/Search/Cemetery/325/Map?q=first:%20william%20last:%20ford&searchCemeteryId=325&birthYear=&deathYear=#deceased=14672051

See also:

• Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KCYX-7RS

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKD7-PJT3 : 18 February 2020), Wm H Ford and May Louisa Hayns, 31 Aug 1865; citing Marriage, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004267382.

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXZH-DSY : 27 October 2020), William H. Ford in entry for Nellie Louise Ford, 1865.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHB2-8HN : 10 November 2020), William H Ford in entry for Melvina Louisa Ford, 10 Jan 1866; citing Birth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004351626.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZ28-MGT2 : 10 November 2020), William H. in entry for Mary Louisa Ford, 30 Apr 1900; citing Death, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011218.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLF-MC7 : 14 February 2020), William H. in entry for Mary Louisa Ford, 1900.

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N485-N93 : 2 March 2021), William H Ford in entry for Melvina Louise Ford, 18 Aug 1911; citing Cambridge,,Massachusetts, 424, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,394,505.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7NBL-K2N2 : 2 August 2020), William Henry Ford, ; Burial, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Mount Auburn Cemetery; citing record ID 195419766, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195419766/william-henry-ford