Rev. Rev. Ephraim SANFORD

1747 - Abt 1832  (~ 84 years)

• Name	Rev. Ephraim SANFORD
  Prefix	Rev.
  Baptism	5 Apr 1747	North Killingworth, Middlesex, CT   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	A native of Connecticut, who with his family went to Warwick,Orange, NY and later to Luzerne Co., PA, possibly with a stay in NJ. From PA the family moved, in 1793 to the village of Wayne in Steuben Co., NY.He conducted the first religious services in Hammondsport, as he did several other places. Among these was Oramel, Allegany, NYwhere he prospered and lived from ca 1802-1810, when he returned to Steuben Co. Elder Sanford was instrumental in construction the first Wayne meetinghouse, in 1794. It was built without any means of heating in it because it was believed that religious warmth would suffice. Elder Sanford was one of the original company of twelve men who purchased large amounts of land around Lake Keuka, NY from Phelps and Gorham, the developers of the tract.
  Death	Abt 1832  [1]
  Person ID	I3871	MM
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2002

  
  

  Family	Esther UNKNOWN,   b. 1745   d. 6 Mar 1820 (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Anna SANFORD,   b. 11 Jun 1778   d. 27 Apr 1844 (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F1500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Baptism - 5 Apr 1747 - North Killingworth, Middlesex, CT  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] Bryan, Leslie Aulls, Aulls Genealogy, (Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1974), 49.