Researching Nehemiah Sanford
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 558 people with the Sanford surname? In that year Sanford was ranked number 3021 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Nehemiah Sanford on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Nehemiah Sanford and the Sanford Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 878 people with the Sanford surname in the UK? Sanford is now ranked number 3215 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 45574 people with the Sanford surname in the USA? Sanford is ranked number 142 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Nehemiah Sanford
Nehemiah Curtis Sanford
Nehemiah Curtis Sanford (1792–1841) was an American industrialist and politician.
Nehemiah Sanford was the son of Sarah Curtis (1771–1856) and her husband Stephen Sandford I (1769–1848). He was a brother to John Sanford, the founder of the Amsterdam, New York branch of the Sanford family.
Nehemiah Sanford became one of the chief founders of Birmingham, Connecticut and in 1833 was elected to the Connecticut Senate for the 16th District. He married Nancy Bateman Shelton (1800–1880), a direct descendant of Thomas Welles, a Governor of the Connecticut Colony. Their only son, Henry Shelton Sanford became an important American diplomat who founded the city of Sanford, Florida.
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