Amasa J. FORD & Maryette COLVIN & Mary Jane THORP

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Amasa J. FORD
Maryette COLVIN
Mary Jane "Dolly" THORP

Husband: Amasa J. FORD
Birth: 23 Jul 1829, Perry, Genesee [now Wyoming] Co., NY
Death: 2 Mar 1904, Town of Otto, Cattaraugus Co., NY
Occupation: farmer, carpenter, laborer
Military Service: Civil War
Father: Nathaniel FORD (1795->1880)
Mother: Sarah COPELAND (1789->1880)

Marriage-1: ca. 1847

Wife-1: Maryette / Mariett / Mariette COLVIN
Birth: 1830/1, VT
Death: 15 Dec 1866, Cattaraugus Co., NY
Disposition: buried East Otto Cemetery, East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., NY
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Freeman COLVIN (1789-1876)
Mother: Pluma HUBBARD (1796-1864)

In the 1850 census, "Manett" is an indexer's mis-reading of "Marrett" or possibly "Mariett" — this enumerator had abominable handwriting — which is surely a misspelling of her first name, not a middle name or alternate first name. In other words, she is not "Maryette Mannett COLVIN," but simply, Maryette COLVIN. Also, Mariett and Maryette are simply alternate spellings of Mariette. Do keep in mind that, on top of poor handwriting, many census enumerators could not correctly spell anything other than the most common names, and please do see my article on Spelling for Genealogists.

Marriage-2: 1870-75

Wife-2: Mary Jane "Dolly" THORP
Birth: 1846/7, OH
Death: 1880-1892, presumably in Cattaraugus Co., NY
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Willis THORP
Mother: Eunice __?__

Child with Maryette COLVIN — born in Cattaraugus Co., NY:

1. William Elliott FORD, b. 1847/8
2. Alice FORD, b. 1850; d. by 1860
3. Charles S. FORD, b. 1856/7
4. Estella M. FORD, b. 1861

Children with Dolly THORP:

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Connecticut, New York, Vermont

Sources (n.b., "towns" in New York were comparable to townships in other states):

1. Marriage Record:

2a. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 27 — wife indexed "Manett"): Town of Mansfield, Cattaraugus Co., NY, Roll M432_480, p. 358A, 25/26, enumerated 22 Aug 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

Amasa Ford 21 M Farmer NY

Mariett " 19 F Vt

Elliott " 2 M NY

The wife's first name could be read as Manett, Marrett, or Mariett.

2b. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Dolley THARP (æ 3, b. OH) is living in Monroe Twp., Allen Co., OH, with her parents (q.v.)

3. 1855 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 33): Town of East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., NY, enumerated 12 Jun 1855, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1855 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

1855: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 15

14 Plank 200 15 Amasa Ford 26 M Genesee / 13 Farmer /

Maryetta Ford 23 F Wife Vermont / 17

Elliott W Ford 7 M Son Cattaraugus 7

Alice Ford 5 F Dau Cattaraugus 5

Living with or next to Amasa's parents (not extracted).

4a. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #30 of 33 — mis-indexed "Aisa"): East Otto P.O., Town of East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., NY, Roll M653_726, p. 991, PN 57, 453/458, enumerated 18 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

Amisa Ford 32 M Farm laborer Connecticut

Mariett " 29 F Domestic Vermont

William E " 12 M Newyork

Charles " 3 M "

Listed next to Amasa's parents. Amasa was born in New York; his parents are the ones born in Connecticut.

4b. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Mary THORP (æ 16, b. OH) is living in Defiance Twp., Defiance Co., OH, with her widowed mother (q.v.).

5. 1865 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 29): Town of East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., NY, p. 130, enumerated 20 Jun 1865, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1865 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

1865: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 18

135 Plank 100 138 Amasa Ford 36 M Wyoming / / Farmer /

Maryette " 34 F Wife Vt 4 / /

Elliott W " 17 M Son Catta

Charles S " 9 M " "

Estella M " 3-11/12 F Dau "

Listed next to Maryette's widowed father.

6a. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Maryette is deceased. Amasa FORD (æ 41, b. NY; carpenter — indexed "Force") is living in Otto, Cattaraugus Co., NY (p. 426A), with the COMSTOCK family, two households from his parents; son, William E. FORD (æ 22, b. NY), is living with Amasa's parents. Son, Charles FORD (æ 14, b. NY), is living in East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., NY (p. 128B), with his maternal grandfather. Daughter, Estella FORD (æ 8, b. NY), is living in East Otto, Cattaraugus Co., NY (p. 124B), with the DEWEY(?) family.

6b. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Mary Jane "Dolly" THORP.

7. 1875 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 28): Town of Mansfield, Cattaraugus Co., NY, p. 15/510, enumerated 17 Jun 1875, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1875 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤(•)

1875: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 16

128 Log 128 Eunice Thorp 74 F Vermont /

Jacob Thorp 24 M Child Ohio / Farm Laborer /

Malissa Thorp 20 F Wife Catt Co /

Willis G M Thorp 6/12 M Child Catt Co

Amasa Ford 46 M Catt Co / Farm Laborer /

Jane Ford 26 F Wife Ohio /

Nancy A Thorp 24 F Child Ohio /

Wm H Ingham 6 M Catt Co

Eunice is Jane's widowed mother; Jacob and Nancy are Jane's siblings.

8. 1880 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #18 of 25): Little Valley, Cattaraugus Co., NY, Roll 812, p. 294B, PN 18, SD 11, ED 18, enumerated 15-16 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤-

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 13 24 25 26

201 213 Ford Amasa W M 51 / Works for a Farmer NY CT CT

____ Dolly J W F 36 Wife / Keeping House OH CT CT

Listed two households from Dolly's widowed mother.

9. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

10. 1892 New York State Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #2 and #3 of 14 — page image is duplicated): Amasa FORD (æ 64, b. US; Laborer) is living in the 3rd Election Dist., Town of Salamanca, Cattaraugus Co., NY, p. 2.

11. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Amasa FORD (æ 71, b. Jul 1828, NY/CT/CT; widower) is living in the Town of Otto, Cattaraugus Co., NY (p. 3A), with a grandson and his family.

12. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Name Maryette Ford Wm E Ford

Birth unknown 1848

Death Dec. 5, 1866 1914

Note Dau of ?, "Wife of Amasa Ford" per stone, b. VT per 1860c., Stone broken in 2 pieces Probable son of Amasa & Mariett Ford...

Burial East Otto Cemetery, East Otto, Cattauraugus Co., NY

Inscription [mostly unreadable in photo, but I can make out "MARYETTE"]

Memorial # 102020915 102020922

Amasa not found (as of 27 Dec 2016).

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

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