Jacob BEDFORD & Mary PRENTIS

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Jacob BEDFORD
Mary PRENTIS

Husband: Jacob BEDFORD
Birth: ca. 1788, Esopus, Ulster Co., NY
Death: 26 Feb 1868, Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY
Occupation: farmer
Father: Cornelius BEDFORD (1753-1813) of Elizabeth, Essex Co., NJ — Stephen³, Stephen², Stephen¹ BEDFORD
Mother: Catherine WILEY (1754-1829)

Marriage:

Wife: Mary PRENTIS / PRENTISS / PRENTICE
Birth: 1793
Death: 13 Mar 1835, Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY
Disposition: buried Bedford Cemetery, Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY
Occupation: homemaker
Other Spouse: m1. Mr. CARLEY

Children (is this really their birth order?):

— born in NY, probably in Lyme:
1. Cornelius BEDFORD
2. Arvilla BEDFORD, b. 1815-20?

— born in Lyme, Jefferson Co., NY:
3. Lorenzo S. BEDFORD, b. 1819/20
4. Louise BEDFORD, b. 1825-30?
5. Edwin L. BEDFORD, b. 1829/30
6. Mary Adelia BEDFORD, b. ca. 1832
7. (Infant Son) BEDFORD; d. 15 Feb 1835

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1820 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 5; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1820 NY Jefferson Co. Lyme Roll M33-72 p. 441A Ln. 15 Jacob Bedford 000010-10010-0-100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 26-44 1775-1794 = Jacob (b. 1788)

1 female 9 or under 1810-1820 = Arvilla?

1 female 26-44 1775-1794 = Mary (b. 1793)

1 person engaged in agriculture

3. 1830 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15 of 38; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 NY Jefferson Co. Lyme Roll M19_92 p. 264 Ln. 18 Jacob Bedford 100 100 100 - 101 001

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Edwin (b. 1829/30)

1 male 15-19 1810-1815 = ?

1 male 40-49 1780-1790 = Jacob (b. 1788)

1 female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Louise?

1 female 10-14 1815-1820 = Arvilla?

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Mary (b. 1793)

Where is Lorenzo? Is he tallied in the wrong age class?

4. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3-4 of 62; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 NY Jefferson Co. Lyme Roll 292 pp. 598-599 Ln. 20 Jacob Bedford 001 100 100 - 011 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = Edwin (b. 1829/30)

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = ?

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = Jacob (b. 1788)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Mary (b. ca. 1832)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Louise?

1 person employed in agriculture

There are three other BEDFORDs enumerated in Lyme, one of them is Lorenzo S. BEDFORD (æ 20-30) who is enumerated on Line 6 of this same page.

5. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 74): Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY, Roll M432_514, p. 389A, 70/70, enumerated 12 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

Jacob Bedford 61 M Farmer 5000 NY

Edwin L " 20 M "

Mary A " 17 F "

Lorenzo S. BEDFORD (æ 30, b. NY) and his family are enumerated in St. Clair Co., MI.

6. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Jacob BEDFORD (æ 70, b. NY) is living in the Town of Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co., NY (p. 196), with a young family (a married daughter?).

7. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com): not found (as of 17 Jan 2014).

8. Pioneer Bedford Family (online at the Jefferson County, New York, USGenWeb site).

9. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

10. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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