Dorcas Whitford

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Name Dorcas Whitford Born 1820 Onondaga Co., New York, USA Gender Female Died Aft 1884 Michigan, USA Notes - 1850 living in Hornellsville, Steuben Co., NY with her husband, Henry Keefer.(also in home is a Comfort Cartwright -not sure the connection to the family...possibly another child of Dorcas..maybe a marriage between Joseph and Henry??? Note: is 1884 census states she had 4 children)
1855 living in Hornellsville as Dorcas Keefer, age 35 (as of 6Jul1855), with her parents, son and daughter(Cornelia)and her sisters family Hannah and Silas Whitford.
1860 living in Titusville,Crawford Co.,PA at a tavernhouse.
1865 living in Ellington,Chautaugua Co.,NY as Dorcas Dunham with her husband, Salmon Dunham and daughter, Carrie Salsbury(age 24). Dorcas shown as having 4 children, married twice and once now.
1870 living in Oil Creek,Crawford Co.,PA as Dorcas Dunham (age 50), with husband, Salmon and daughter, Carrie (age 29).
1880 living in Hornellsville,Steuben Co.,NY, as Dorcas Keefer (widowed, aged 60) with her son Henry Keefer.
1884 living in Vestaburg,Montcalm Co.,MI, as Dorcas Vincent (married, aged 64) with her husband Peter Vincent. Record states she had four children. Also, states she had been in the state for 6 years (can only assume she went to live with her daughter, Cornelia, after Salmon died and there she met Peter).
Person ID I11665 OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor Last Modified 22 Aug 2017
Father Asa Whitford, b. ca 1787, New Hampshire, USA , d. 14 Oct 1855, Hornellsville, Steuben Co., New York, USA
(Age ~ 68 years)
Mother Deborah Hunt, b. 6 Jan 1787, Vermont, USA , d. 8 May 1854, Hornellsville, Steuben Co., New York, USA
(Age 67 years)
Married Abt 1805 New York, USA Family ID F3286 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Joseph Stewart, b. Abt 1814, Petersburg, Rensselaer Co., New York, USA , d. Bef 1847, Allegany Co., New York, USA
(Age ~ 32 years)
Married Abt 1839 New York, USA Children + 1. Rhoda Stewart, b. 12 Apr 1840, West Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA , d. 13 Apr 1909, Alfred, Allegany Co., New York, USA
(Age 69 years)
+ 2. Cornelia M. Stewart, b. 1841, West Almond, Allegany Co., New York, USA , d. Abt 1895, Michigan, USA
(Age 54 years)
Family ID F3049 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Henry Keefer, b. ca 1787, New York, USA , d. Bef 1855, New York, USA
(Age ~ 67 years)
Married Abt 1847 Steuben Co., New York, USA Children + 1. Henry A. Keefer, b. 1848, Hornellsville, Steuben Co., New York, USA , d. 14 Oct 1907, Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., New York, USA
(Age 59 years)
Last Modified 22 Aug 2017 Family ID F3300 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Salmon Dunham, b. Apr 1810, Onondaga Co., New York, USA , d. 23 Jul 1903, Chase, Lake Co., Michigan, USA
(Age ~ 93 years)
Married Abt 1865 Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, USA Divorced Est 1878 Photos Dorcas Whitford and Salmon Dunham
Probably taken about 1870 - photo place shown as Cherry Creek,NY...the town next to Ellington - where Salmon was from in Chautauqua County.Last Modified 9 May 2020 Family ID F14927 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 4 Peter Vincent, b. 1810, Canada , d. 1 May 1887, Isabella Co., Michigan, USA
(Age 77 years)
Married 19 Feb 1882 Bay City, Bay Co., Michigan, USA - Witnesses: Solomon Vincent and Jane Erickson
Last Modified 6 Sep 2014 Family ID F14918 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- 1850 living in Hornellsville, Steuben Co., NY with her husband, Henry Keefer.(also in home is a Comfort Cartwright -not sure the connection to the family...possibly another child of Dorcas..maybe a marriage between Joseph and Henry??? Note: is 1884 census states she had 4 children)
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