Ford, Grant - Revision history

JElberfeld: Text replace - "Annual Report of the Adjutant-General" to "Annual Report of the Adjutant-General"

2012-11-18T15:59:32Z

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JElberfeld: Text replace - "7th Regiment" to "7th Regiment"

2012-10-22T13:48:04Z

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JElberfeld: Text replace - "Carnival of Blood" to "Carnival of Blood"

2012-10-22T00:16:40Z

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JElberfeld: Text replace - "Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War" to "Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War"

2012-10-21T21:39:01Z

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Betty: moved Grant Ford to Ford, Grant

2012-10-20T16:11:26Z

moved Grant Ford to Ford, Grant

Betty: Created page with "NOTOC ==Birth== Grant Ford was born in Westerlo, Albany County, NY to Gilbert Ford (B. unk, D. bef 1850) and Sarah Kenyon (B. abt..."

2012-10-19T15:41:29Z

Created page with "__NOTOC__ ==Birth== Grant Ford was born in Westerlo, Albany County, NY to Gilbert Ford (B. unk, D. bef 1850) and Sarah Kenyon (B. abt..."

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==Birth==
Grant Ford was born in Westerlo, Albany County, NY to [[Gilbert Ford]] (B. unk, D. bef 1850) and [[Sarah Kenyon]] (B. abt 1815).<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref> His birth date is in question as it has been documented as October 7, 1841<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> and June 6, 1843<ref name="WRC">[[Westerlo Rural Cemetery]] gravestones, www.newyorkgravestones.org</ref>. He had a younger brother [[George Ford]] (B. July 28, 1844, D. bef Aug 1, 1890).<ref name="Town and City Registers"/><ref name="Pension">Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com</ref> Note: Robert Keating in [[Carnival of Blood]] writes that Grant and George were twins but this was not so.<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref>

==Marriage & Children== 
Grant never married.<ref name="1870Census">1870 US Census, Albany, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1880Census">1880 US Census, Albany, Albany Co, NY</ref>

==Occupation==
Before he enlisted to serve in the Civil War, Grant worked as a farmer.<ref name="Carnival"/> After the war, he and his brother [[George Ford]] both were drivers or expressmen.<ref name="1870Census"/><ref name="1880Census"/>



==Military Service==
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|Residence:
|Westerlo<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
|-
|Place of Birth:
|Westerlo, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Date of Birth:
|7 Oct 1841<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Names of Parents:
|Gilbert (Ford) and Sarah Kenyon<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Marital Status:
|Single<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Occupation:
|Laborer<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Term of Enlistment:
|3 years<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Bounty Received:
|$50.00<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|4 Aug 1862<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Westerlo, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Regiment:
|'''[[7th Regiment]]''' NY Heavy Artillery<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Company:
|Company K<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Promotion Date:
|2 Mar 1865<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Promotion Rank:
|Corporal<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
||Muster Out Date:
|17 Jun 1865<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Muster Out Place:
|Baltimore, MD
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 21. His brother [[George Ford]] also served in Company K of the 7th HA Regiment and survived the war.<ref name="Carnival"/> "Promoted to Corp March 4, 1865.--Before being promoted was ambulance Driver. Discharged June 29, 1865 P.O. Address Westerlo Albany Co N.Y. <ref name="Town and City Registers"/> Grant never filed for his Civil War pension.<ref name="Pension">Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com</ref>

Born in Westerlo, Age 21, Farmer, Blue eyes, Dark hair, Light complexion, 5'7" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref>
|-
|Sources Used: [[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] for the State of New York for the year 1898; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
|}

==Life==
It appears that Grant's father died before 1850, as in 1850 Grant, his mother [[Sarah Kenyon]] (B. abt 1815) Ford and brother [[George Ford]] were living in Westerlo with his maternal grandparents.<ref name="1850Census"/> His grandfather, [[Robinson Kenyon]] (B. abt 1786), was a laborer, while his uncles [[Henry Kenyon]] (B. abt 1822) and [[Dewitt Kenyon]] (B. abt 1827) were farmers.<ref name="1850Census"/> Also in the house were his grandmother Ruth (B. abt 1788, D. bef 1860) and aunt [[Elizabeth Kenyon]] (B. abt 1830).<ref name="1850Census"/> By 1860, Grant's brother George was out of the house and his grandmother Ruth had died.<ref name="1860Census"/> Grant and his uncle Henry were both working as farm laborers while his grandfather [[Robinson Kenyon]] at age 74 was still working as a day laborer.<ref name="1860Census"/>

After serving in the Civil War, Grant and his brother George returned to Albany county. George married a woman named Louisa Lapaugh and the three of them settled in the city of Albany. Grant would live with his brother George and Louisa for the remainder of their lives. In 1870, living in a multi-family home, Grant and George were both drivers.<ref name="1870Census"/> By 1880, they were all living at 47 Division Street in a two family home with Maria Lapaugh (B. abt 1806), who was Louisa's mother.<ref name="1880Census"/>

==Death==
Grant died first on January 6, 1886 and was buried at [[Westerlo Rural Cemetery]] in their hometown.<ref name="WRC">[[Westerlo Rural Cemetery]] gravestones, www.newyorkgravestones.org</ref> George died about four years later, on March 28, 1890.<ref name="Civil War Pension Records"> Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com</ref>
[[Image:Grant-Ford-marker.jpg|300px|thumb|center|<center>Grant Ford memorial at the Westerlo Rural Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Thomas Dunne</center>]]

==Obituary== 


==Additional Research Notes== 


==Additional Media==
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 Born in Westerlo, Age 21, Farmer, Blue eyes, Dark hair, Light complexion, 5'7" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref>
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-<!-- Enter Birth Information Here -->Grant Ford was born in Westerlo, Albany County, NY to [[Gilbert Ford]] (B. unk, D. bef 1850) and [[Sarah Kenyon]] (B. abt 1815).<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref> His birth date is in question as it has been documented as October 7, 1841<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> and June 6, 1843<ref name="WRC">[[Westerlo Rural Cemetery]] gravestones, www.newyorkgravestones.org</ref>.  He had a younger brother [[George Ford]] (B. July 28, 1844, D. bef Aug 1, 1890).<ref name="Town and City Registers"/><ref name="Pension">Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com</ref>  Note:  Robert Keating in [[Carnival of Blood]] writes that Grant and George were twins but this was not so.<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref>
+<!-- Enter Birth Information Here -->Grant Ford was born in Westerlo, Albany County, NY to [[Gilbert Ford]] (B. unk, D. bef 1850) and [[Sarah Kenyon]] (B. abt 1815).<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref> His birth date is in question as it has been documented as October 7, 1841<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> and June 6, 1843<ref name="WRC">[[Westerlo Rural Cemetery]] gravestones, www.newyorkgravestones.org</ref>.  He had a younger brother [[George Ford]] (B. July 28, 1844, D. bef Aug 1, 1890).<ref name="Town and City Registers"/><ref name="Pension">Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com</ref>  Note:  Robert Keating in [[h:Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]] writes that Grant and George were twins but this was not so.<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[h:Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref>
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