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Dorcas Whitford

Dorcas Whitford

Female 1820 - Aft 1884  (65 years)


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  • Name Dorcas Whitford 
    Birth 1820  Onondaga County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death Aft 1884  Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial
    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, leaving Salmon and there she met Peter, her son-in-law’s first wife’s father).
    Person ID I11665  OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
    Last Modified 25 May 2025 

    Father Asa Whitford,   b. ca 1787, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1855, Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Deborah Hunt,   b. 6 Jan 1787, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1854, Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1805  New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3286  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Joseph Stewart,   b. Abt 1814, Petersburg, Rensselaer County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1847, Allegany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 32 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1839  New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Rhoda Stewart,   b. 12 Apr 1840, West Almond, Allegany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1909, Alfred, Allegany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    +2. Cornelia M. Stewart,   b. 1841, West Almond, Allegany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1895, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F3049  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Henry Keefer,   b. ca 1787, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1855, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1847  Steuben County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Henry A. Keefer,   b. 7 Jul 1848, Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1907, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F3300  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2017 

    Family 3 Salmon Dunham,   b. Apr 1810, Onondaga County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1903, Chase, Lake County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 93 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1865  Crawford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce Est 1878 
    Photos
    Dorcas Whitford and Salmon Dunham    		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.
    Family ID F14927  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 May 2020 

    Family 4 Peter Vincent,   b. 1810, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1887, Isabella County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 19 Feb 1882  Bay City, Bay County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Bay City Press, February 21: Peter Vincent and Dorcas Keifer, the gay old youngsters, have gone and got married. Peter scores 71 and Dorcas has seen the springtime come 62 consecutive seasons.
      (Detroit Free Press, Detroit, MI, Wednesday, February 22, 1882)

      Witnesses: Solomon Vincent and Jane Erickson
    Family ID F14918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2023 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1820 - Onondaga County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1839 - New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1847 - Steuben County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1865 - Crawford County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Feb 1882 - Bay City, Bay County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Aft 1884 - Michigan Link to Google Earth
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