Person Info
- Name: Alexander FORD
- Sex: M
- Birth: Abt 1844 in Crawford Co, Pennsylvania b
- Death: 8 May 1864 in Laurel Hill, Virginia d
- Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Harmonsburg, Pennsylvania u
Parents:
- Father:
- Thomas FORD
Birth: 1785 in Harmonsburg, Pennsylvania
Death: 1861
Mother:
- Isabella WILSON
Birth: Abt 1799 in Washington Twp, Fayette Co, Pennsylvania
Death: Before 1850
Family:
Bibliography
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Borman, Lorna Patton, History and Genealogy of Joseph and Sarah (Weir) Patton and their descendants with allied families of Campbell and DeForest. Author, June 1994. FHL 929.273 P278b 1994 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Borman PATTON p[0-9]*].
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Wilson, Peter Mason, Descendants of Thomas and Eleanor Wilson. In Crawford County Genealogy, vol 22 no 2, Oct 1999, and vol 23 no 1 Spring 2000. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: WilsonPM WILSON p[0-9]*].
Sources for birth and parent Information
- date:
- abt 1843 [Ref: WilsonPM WILSON p67]
- abt 1845 [Ref: Borman PATTON p9],
- place:
- [Ref: WilsonPM WILSON p67],
- parents:
- [Ref: Borman PATTON p9, WilsonPM WILSON p67]
Sources for death Information
- date:
- [Ref: Borman PATTON p9, WilsonPM WILSON p67],
- place:
- [Ref: WilsonPM WILSON p67]
Sources for burial Information
- place:
- [Ref: Borman PATTON p9]
Research Notes:
at age 17 enlisted in Company K of Eighty-third Regiment, Penna Vols [Ref:
WilsonPM WILSON p67]
soldier in eighth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; wounded at Laurel Hill
[Ref: Borman PATTON p9]
May 1862: at Battle of Hanover Courthouse, Virginia, injured or became ill,
and spent eight months in hospital; returned to his unit Jul 1863 and was
present at Gettysburg [Ref: WilsonPM WILSON p67]
killed in Civil War. [Ref: Borman PATTON p9, WilsonPM WILSON p67]
Pedigree of Alexander FORD
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Thomas FORD
Alexander FORD
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Thomas WILSON
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Hugh WILSON
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Eleanor (WILSON)
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Andrew WILSON
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Isabella McKEEVER
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Isabella WILSON
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Joseph PATTON
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Mary PATTON
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Sarah WEIR
Descendants of Alexander FORD