Apollos FORDHAM & Ms. __?_

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Apollos FORDHAM
Ms. __?__

Husband: Apollos⁸ / Appollos / Apollus FORDHAM
Birth: 1779/80, CT
Baptism: 16 Apr 1781, Rocky Hill, Hartford Co., CT
Death: aft. 1860 census, presumably in Brookfield, Eaton Co., MI
Military Service: War of 1812: Pvt., Churchill's Rgmt., NY Militia (prisoner of war)
Occupation: carpenter
Father: Gideon⁷ FORDHAM (1744-1821) [Alexander⁶, Maj. Joseph⁵, Capt. Joseph⁴, Rev. Robert³, Philip², William¹ of Hertfordshire]
Mother: Mary⁶ CULVER (1746- ) [Gershom⁵, Gershom⁴, Edward³, John², Edward¹ of Middlesex]

Some secondary sources give him middle initial "S," but I have yet to find a primary record giving him a middle initial.
["Apollos" is a scriptural name, a shortened form of Greek Apollonius; other spellings are phonetic misspellings.]

Marriage:

Wife: Ms. __?__
Birth: 1780-84
Death: 1840-50
Occupation: homemaker

Children — presumably born in Genesee Co., NY, but one or more possibly in Canada:

1. (Son A) FORDHAM, b. 1800-1810
2. (Son B) FORDHAM, b. 1800-1810
3. (Son C) FORDHAM, b. 1800-1810
4. (Daughter A) FORDHAM, b. 1800-1810
5. Apollos J. FORDHAM, b. 1815, NY
6. (Daughter B) FORDHAM, b. 1820-25
7. Alva FORDHAM, b. 1825, NY or Canada
8. (Son D) FORDHAM, b. 1825-30

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Sources:

1a. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

Appollos FORDHAM
Birth: 16 Apr 1781, Rocky Hill Twp, Hartford, Connecticut
Father: Gideon FORDHAM
Messages: "Extraction of birth information from statewide indexes for Vermont and Connecticut..."
Source: Barbour Collection: Connecticut Vital Records Prior to 1850. Barbour, Lucius B., 1878-1934.

1b. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: Pedigree Resource File (index to CDs, online at FamilySearch.org):

Appolos FORDHAM
Birth: Place: Southampton, L.I., Suffolk, New York
Christening: 16 Apr 1781; Place: Rocky Hill, Hartford, Connecticut
Father: Gideon FORDHAM; Mother: Mary CULVER
Source: patron submission

2. 1790 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Appollos not found as expected, but I didn't find Gideon FORDHAM, either. Silas FORDHAM, is in Freehold, Albany Co., NY.

3. 1800 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Appollos not found, but he is probably not yet married. Gideon, Silas, Paul, and Barnabas FORDAM are in Benson, Rutland Co., VT.

4. 1810 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1 of 4; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1810 NY Genesee Co. Caledonia Twp. Roll 27 p. 110 Ln. 12 Appollas Fordham 30020-10010-00

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 9 or under 1800-1810 = Son C
= Son B
= Son A

2 males 26-44 1765-1784 = Apollos (b. 1779/80)
= ?

1 female 9 or under 1800-1810 = Daughter A

1 female 26-44 1765-1784 = Wife (b. 1780-84)

As they have no children born before 1800, it supports that Apollos did not marry until after the 1800 census. Listed one line above Silas FORDHAM and three lines below Sephus [Cephus] FORDHAM, who is one one below Gideon FORDHAM.

5. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Apollos not found, but Gideon FORDHAM is in Genesee Co., NY, as are Andrew and Silas FORDHAM. There is an A.S. FORDHAM in New York City, but it's hard to rationalize a move there and back. Was he in Canada? Or just missed?

6. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 32 — indexed "Aallos"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 NY Genesee Co. Pembroke Roll 90 p. 239 Ln. 17 Apallas/Apollos Fordham 111 000 010 - 010 000 100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Son D

1 male 5-9 1820-1825 = Alva (b. 1825)

1 male 10-14 1815-1820 = Apollos (b. 1815)

1 male 50-59 1770-1780 = Apollos (b. 1779/80)

1 female 5-9 1820-1825 = Daughter B

1 female 40-49 1780-1790 = Wife (b. 1780-84)

7. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #x-1 of 16 — number pages precede name pages, and p. 211A is missing at both Ancestry.com and Genealogy.com; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 MI Kalamazoo Co. Kalamazoo Roll 206 pp. 211A-211B Ln. 20 Apollos Fordham 001 010 001 - 000 100 010 _______

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = Alva (b. 1825)

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = Apollos (b. 1815)

1 male 60-69 1770-1780 = Apollos (b. 1779/80)

1 female 15-19 1820-1825 = Daughter B

1 female 50-59 1780-1790 = Wife (b. 1780-84)

8. Michigan Census, 1827-70 (online at Ancestry.com):

1845 MI State Census Eaton Co. Eaton Twp. p. 17 Apolas Fordham

9. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 46): Village of Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, Roll M432_348, p. 54B, 45/45, enumerated 30 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Charles Osburn 27 M Carpenter 100 Ohio

Emily Osburn 17 F NY

Apollus Fordham 70 M Carpenter 350 Conn

Either Charles or Emily could be a grandchild.

10. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 21): Olivet P.O., Town of Brookfield, Eaton Co., MI, Roll M653_542, p. 595, PN 95, 780/741, enumerated 6 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Alva Fordham 35 M W Farmer 100 100 NY

Sylvia R " 31 F W Keeping house "

Gamaliel " 11 M W Mich

Charles 8 M W "

Aolina 8/12 F W "

Appallos Fordham 80 M W Conn

Edwina E Gilbert 7 F W Mich

Alva FORDHAM is almost certainly Apollos's son. Listed next to Appollos J. FORDHAM, who is also almost certainly Apollo's son.

11. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

12. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. M602, 234 rolls. NARA, Washington, DC (online at Ancestry.com):

Name: Apolas Fordham

Company: Churchill's Regiment, New York Militia
Prisoners of War

Rank - Induction: Private

Rank - Discharge: Private

Roll - Box | Exct: 73 | 602

13. Henry R. Stiles. 1904. Families of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut. Vol. II. Grafton Press, NY (reprinted for Clearfield by Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD; online at GenealogyLibrary.com):

p. 333 FORDHAM, GIDEON, "of L.I." had (S.C.R.):

1. Silas, bp. 16 Apl., 1781
2. Apollos, bp. 8 Mch.
3. John, bp. 8 Mch., and d. 12 May, 1782 |
|
| 4. John, bp. 30 Mch., 1783.
5. Polly, bp. 4 Jun, 1786.

14. Frederic Gregory Mather. 1918. Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut. J.B. Lyon Co., Albany, NY (reprinted 1972/1995 for Clearfield by Genealogical Publ. Co., Baltimore, MD; online at GenealogyLibrary.com):

p. 344 FORDHAM GIDEON ( )—From Southapmton to Rocky Hill. In Sept. 1776, his family, seven passengers, and effects were moved from Saybrook to Rocky Hill by Capt. John Wilson. (C.49) Census of 1776: Males—above 16 years, 1; under 16, 3. Females—above 16, 1; under 16, 2. (A.53) His children bapt. as follows: Apr. 16, 1781, Silas and Apollos; Mar. 8, 1782, John; Mar. 30, 1783, John; June 4, 1784, Polly. (Rocky Hill, Conn., Ch. Rec.)

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

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