52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2023: Week 33 (STRENGTH)
Long before the Ford Company began in 1903 my 2nd cousin X9 removed, FORD STRONG, was born.
He died at only 2 months old.
Many years later Ford would use the slogan
I had misremembered the slogan as BUILT FORD STRONG when I saw the name of my 2nd cousin X9 removed recently and decided to write about him this week.
Ford was born on September 2nd 1668, and died on November 1st 1668. He was born & died in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA.
The death of an infant is sad.
I can't imagine it was any less sad in a time when infant mortality was so high.
Infants who die leave no one behind to search for them, to remember them, or to honour them.
It is this reason that I frequently write about my distant cousins who died as infants.
I am fairly confident it is why genealogy researchers often save an image for a baby born still or died as infants.
We want to remember all of our relatives.
Ford's parents were
Captain, Jedediah Strong
BIRTH 7 MAY 1637 • Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
DEATH 22 MAY 1733 • Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
& his first wife
Freedom Woodward
BIRTH 1 JUL 1642 • Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 17 MAY 1681 • Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Ford must have been named after his grandmother, Jedediah's mother,
Abigail Ford
BIRTH 8 OCT 1619 • Bridgeport, Dorset, England
DEATH 6 JUL 1688 • Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
married to
John Strong
BIRTH 1605 • Taunton, Deane Borough, Somerset, England
DEATH 14 APR 1699 • Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
My 9th great grandmother, Hepzibah Ford, was Abigail's sister.
Hepzibah Ford
BIRTH 15 MAY 1625 • Dorchester, Dorset, England
DEATH 11 APR 1683 • Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
& 1st husband
Richard Lyman
BIRTH 24 FEB 1618 • High Ongar, Co. Kent (Canterbury) England
DEATH 3 JUN 1662 • Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Where Ford and I have our family lines connect is also where Princess Diana and I connect.
Ford's parents are Princess Diana's 8th great grandparents.
Ford is Princess Diana's 7th Great-Grand Uncle
Princess Diana is my 11th cousin.
We share 10th great grandparents, Abigail & Hepzibah's parents
Thomas Ford
BIRTH 6 JAN 1589 • Powerstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
DEATH 28 NOV 1676 • Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
and
Elizabeth Charde
BIRTH 1589 • Thorncombe, Bridgeport, Dorsetshire, England
DEATH 18 APR 1643 • Windsor, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
When listening to the audiobook "The Winthrop Woman" (my husband's 10th great grandmother) there were many mentions of the folks connected in this area of our Bramble Bush. I loved hearing mention of my family members alongside Chris'
The STRONG legacy of this family is evident in their descendants.
Remembering those who left us too young!!!
This is why I search -
Cause ...
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***
Photos:
Built Ford Tough FREE SVG File, Tiffany, original November 28, 2019 Retrieved August 13th 2023 from
https://freesvgs.com/index.php/2019/11/28/built-ford-tough/
The Winthrop Woman audiobook. Seton, Anya. Narrator: Corrie James. Tantor Audio. 2014. Originally published in print 1958.
Links:
Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/
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