Samuel Sanford

Samuel married Hannah Bronson on 16 Aug 1674 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. Hannah was born about 1650; died on 05 Feb 1712 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Esther Baldwin in Jan 1702. Esther (daughter of Nathaniel Baldwin and Hannah Botsford) was born on 25 May 1683 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Hannah Gilbert on 16 Jun 1731 in Connecticut. Hannah was born on 26 Jan 1705. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rachel married Ebenezer Booth on 6 Dec 1739 in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Ebenezer was born on 1 Apr 1718 in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 9 Aug 1773 in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut; was buried in Newtown Village Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Lydia Clark in 1755. Lydia was born est 1735 in Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ebenezer married Olive Sanford on 20 Nov 1766 in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Olive (daughter of Jonathan Sanford and Hannah Platt) was born on 14 Mar 1744 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut; died on 16 Jun 1805 in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut; was buried in Newtown Village Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Huldah Hull. Huldah was born on 17 Feb 1767 in New York; died on 24 Jan 1834 in Halcottsville, Delaware County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Mary Stead about 1812. Mary was born in ca 1795; died on 28 Jun 1862 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Daniel Sanford, lived in Galena, Illinois and across the line in Iowa County, Wisconsin. He operated a hotel there. He was a mill wright, moved around in Illinois and Wisconsin, finally to Riceville, Howard County, Iowa then to Hamilton County (abt 20 miles north of Boone, 12 miles south of Webster City) in 1864 or 1865; then to Beloit, Kansas where Mrs. Daniel Sanford bought land from Ellis Snuffin in 1872 or 1873. A note says Daniel Sanford went to Colorado in 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford, with their sons, John and Edgar, left Beloit, Mitchell County Kansas, May 5, 1884 for Sundance, Wyoming by covered wagon and driving their stock.

The following is taken from a Diary: "June 6, 1884 - left the camp early this morning and drove 10 miles before camping for dinner. It was immediately rumored that Mr Daniel Sanford was looking quite bad; but having been unwell for several weeks, there was probably not as much heed given to the rumor as there should have been, but in probably 1 1/2 hours when we were thinking of moving out and just as some of the teams had been hitched, Mr. Sanford made inquiry whether we were not going to move on soon to which his son, John replied - yes soon. Just then it was noticed that the old gentleman was breathing his last. The above words being his last words on earth. We came on after his death about 2 1/2 miles to what is known as Halfway Hollow where we at once proceeded to make arrangement for his burial, looking out a place we at once went to digging a grave on the north hillside on the east side of the road about 80 rods south of the Stage Ranch, constructing as neat a box to answer for a temporary coffin out of several boxes that had been used on the route for other purposes. All things ready at half past 7 or 8 o'clock P. M. we buried the man as decently as possibly could be under existing circumstances, and certainly with as much feeling as at any place, were it ever so civilized. Mr.Daniel Sanford a resident for 12 or 13 years of Mitchell County, Kansas which place he left for the Black Hills, W. T. (Wyoming Territory) accompanied by his wife and two youngest sons, John and Edgar, died at the above stated place at about half past 2 P. M. June 6, 1884 just one month from the day he left home."

The family arrived in Sundance the latter part of June 1884. The burial place was later found and Edgar Sanford had a letter from T.H.Nikont of Hemingford,Nebraska that is was located on his pasture land. Daniel Sanford always moved to frontiers. In Indiain raids people set the towns on fire to drive the Indians out.

Daniel married Esther about 1840. Esther was born in ca 1816 in New York; was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ben never married, went to Aurum, Nevada where he had mining claims and where he died. Aurum, North Spring Valley, White Pine, Nevada - Ben Sanford was the postmaster and storekeeper in 1897. Offical records show him as postmaster for Aurum from 11Oct1904-14Sep1911. Aurum became a ghosttown in mid 1920's.

Aurum, like Muncy Creek, Ruby Hill and Centerville, was a short-lived camp. Jim McNulty, engaged in the hotel and mercantile business, was one of the last men to leave the town. Another firm which remained in Aurum after the place was virtually deserted was that of Simon Davis and Ben Sanford, known as Sanford and Davis, who were able to stay in the district owing to the fact that they secured a great deal of trade from stockmen throughout the county. The two men also prospected the hills for minerals and met with much success in the '80s. The writer has good reason to remember a contract he secured from Sanford & Davis in 1889 to haul three hundred tons of high-grade silver ore by freight team to Wells, from which point it was consigned over the Southern Pacific and Oregon Short Line to Salt Lake.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 24 May 1861, Somonauk, DeKalb County, Illinois; American Civil War (North) Enlisted in Company E, Illinois 13th Infantry Regiment. Battles of Chickasaw Bayou, Vicksburg, and Ringgold(GA) Mustered out on 18 Jun 1864 at Springfield, IL.

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West was a farmer for many years at Manhattan,Kansas and may have died there. He has a grandson, Fred Fogelsong living at Lead South Dakota and a granddaughter, Margaret Cardinal living in Billings,Montana and a grandon, George Fogelsong, living in Pomona,California.

West married Sarah E. Russell in ca 1868. Sarah was born in ca 1851 in Illinois; died in 1931; was buried in Scottsville Cemetery, Scottsville, Mitchell County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 24 Dec 1863, Iowa; American Civil War (North) 7th Iowa Infanry Regiment, Co.B Died in service, Chattanooga, TN

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Virgil was a locomotive fireman on the railroad before coming to Wyoming. He removed to Kansas and in 1882 to hte Black Hills and to Crook County in 1883. He married, Mrs. Anna French in August 1894. She had son, Arthur French. They had a farm and small fish hatchery a short distance from Sundance - up the canyon.

Virgil married Anna French in Aug 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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James had a shoe repair shop in Denver, where he lived for many years.

Family/Spouse: Minnie. Minnie was born in ca 1854 in Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John settled in Crook Co. in 1884.

Family/Spouse: Anna Mills. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Died of Spotted Fever

Edgar married Lena Hadaway Brown on 31 Dec 1890 in Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming. Lena was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Sundance, Crook County, Wyoming. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]