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Captain John Axford, III
1. Captain John Axford, III was born on 22 Dec 1761 in Oxford, Warren, New Jersey; died on 14 Aug 1843 in Oxford, Warren, New Jersey; was buried in Aug 1843 in Washington, Warren, New Jersey. John married Eleanor Polhemus in 1786 in Bordentown, Burlington, New Jersey. Eleanor (daughter of Major John Polhemus and Susannah Hart) was born on 7 Apr 1767 in Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey; died on 22 Jun 1848 in Oxford, Warren, New Jersey; was buried in Jun 1848 in Washington, Warren, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. John Axford
was born on 1 Feb 1787 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died on 18 Sep 1865 in Oakland county, Michigan. - 3. Charles Axford
was born about 1789 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died in Mar 1819 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey. - 4. Martha Axford
was born about 1791 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey. - 5. Samuel Axford
was born about 1793 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; and died. - 6. Thomas Axford
was born about 1795 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; and died. - 7. Abraham Axford
was born about 1794 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died on 8 Jan 1854 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; was buried in Jan 1854 in Washington, Warren, New Jersey. - 8. Abigail Axford
was born about 1797 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey. - 9. Ellen Axford
was born about 1798 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; and died. - 10. Sallie Boalsbee Axford
was born on 7 May 1800 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died on 24 Feb 1869 in Oakland county, Michigan. - 11. Martha Ann Axford
was born on 17 Mar 1802 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died on 17 Oct 1881 in Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan. - 12. Edward Montgomery Axford
was born in 1807 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died in 1879. - 13. Rebecca Axford
was born about 1805 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey. - 14. Susannah Axford
was born about 1808 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; and died. - 15. Eleanor Catherine Axford
was born on 22 Aug 1811 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died on 1 Nov 1887 in Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan. - 16. Charles Axford
was born in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey.
- 2. John Axford
Generation: 2
2. John Axford
(1.John1) was born on 1 Feb 1787 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died on 18 Sep 1865 in Oakland county, Michigan. John married Sarah de Cou on 16 Jan 1810 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey. Sarah was born on 4 Oct 1790 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died in 1824 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Samuel T. Axford
- 18. John Axford
- 19. Abraham Axford
- 20. Caroline Axford
was born in 1812 in New Jersey; died in 1848. - 21. Mary Axford
- 22. Sarah Axford
John married Charity Johnson in 1826 in New Jersey. Charity was born on 1 Feb 1800 in Asbury Park, New Jersey; died on 11 Jul 1891 in Orion, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Samuel T. Axford
3. Charles Axford
(1.John1) was born about 1789 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died in Mar 1819 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey. Charles married Eva Flumerfelt about 1813 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey. Eva was born on 6 Oct 1793 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died on 7 Feb 1882 in Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Martha Axford
(1.John1) was born about 1791 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey. 5. Samuel Axford
(1.John1) was born about 1793 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; and died. 6. Thomas Axford
(1.John1) was born about 1795 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; and died. 7. Abraham Axford
(1.John1) was born about 1794 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died on 8 Jan 1854 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; was buried in Jan 1854 in Washington, Warren, New Jersey. Abraham married Margaret Cummings de Cou about 1817 in Great Meadows, New Jersey. Margaret was born on 15 May 1799 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died on 5 May 1858 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; was buried in May 1858 in Washington, Warren, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 24. Charlotte Axford
was born on 29 Mar 1834; died on 25 Sep 1902.
- 24. Charlotte Axford
8. Abigail Axford
(1.John1) was born about 1797 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey. Family/Spouse: William Hart. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Ellen Axford
(1.John1) was born about 1798 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; and died. 10. Sallie Boalsbee Axford
(1.John1) was born on 7 May 1800 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died on 24 Feb 1869 in Oakland county, Michigan. Sallie married William Albertson on 20 Jul 1828 in New Jersey. William was born on 9 Nov 1809 in Warren county, New Jersey; died on 22 Feb 1888 in Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Martha Ann Axford
(1.John1) was born on 17 Mar 1802 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died on 17 Oct 1881 in Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan. Martha married William van Buskirk Vliet in 1821 in Warren county, New Jersey. William was born on 20 Feb 1797 in Warren county, New Jersey; died on 18 Jan 1880 in Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
12. Edward Montgomery Axford
(1.John1) was born in 1807 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died in 1879. Edward married Mary Ann Whiting about 1826. Mary was born in 1809 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died in 1878. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. Lewis Curtis Axford
was born in 1845; died in 1925.
- 25. Lewis Curtis Axford
13. Rebecca Axford
(1.John1) was born about 1805 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey. 14. Susannah Axford
(1.John1) was born about 1808 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; and died. 15. Eleanor Catherine Axford
(1.John1) was born on 22 Aug 1811 in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died on 1 Nov 1887 in Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan. Eleanor married William Axford in Sep 1844. William was born in Long Point, Ontario, Canada; died in Sep 1886 in Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
16. Charles Axford
(1.John1) was born in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey; died in Oxford Furnace, Warren, New Jersey.
Generation: 3
17. Samuel T. Axford
(2.John2, 1.John1)18. John Axford
(2.John2, 1.John1)19. Abraham Axford
(2.John2, 1.John1)20. Caroline Axford
(2.John2, 1.John1) was born in 1812 in New Jersey; died in 1848. Family/Spouse: Jacob Smith. Jacob was born in Warren county, New Jersey; died in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Garrett Axford Smith
was born on 17 Sep 1830 in Belvidere, Warren, New Jersey; died in 1917. - 27. John A. Smith
- 28. Samuel T. Smith
- 29. P.J. Smith
- 30. Eliza Smith
- 31. Caroline Smith
- 26. Garrett Axford Smith
21. Mary Axford
(2.John2, 1.John1)22. Sarah Axford
(2.John2, 1.John1)23. William J. Axford
(2.John2, 1.John1)24. Charlotte Axford
(7.Abraham2, 1.John1) was born on 29 Mar 1834; died on 25 Sep 1902. Family/Spouse: Cyrus Currier. Cyrus was born in 1812; died in 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 32. Francis S. Currier
was born on 15 May 1858 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey; and died.
- 32. Francis S. Currier
25. Lewis Curtis Axford
(12.Edward2, 1.John1) was born in 1845; died in 1925. Lewis married Cornelia C. Johnson in 1874. Cornelia was born in 1853; died in 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Montgomery Rufus Axford
was born on 13 May 1876 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana; and died.
- 33. Montgomery Rufus Axford
Generation: 4
26. Garrett Axford Smith
(20.Caroline3, 2.John2, 1.John1) was born on 17 Sep 1830 in Belvidere, Warren, New Jersey; died in 1917. Family/Spouse: Mary H. Landis. Mary was born in Warren county, New Jersey; died on 9 Oct 1891 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 34. Marvin Calvin Smith
was born in Dec 1861 in Scranton, Pennsylvania; died on 29 Jan 1938. - 35. Samuel I. Smith
- 36. Lizzie B. Smith
- 34. Marvin Calvin Smith
27. John A. Smith
(20.Caroline3, 2.John2, 1.John1)28. Samuel T. Smith
(20.Caroline3, 2.John2, 1.John1)29. P.J. Smith
(20.Caroline3, 2.John2, 1.John1)30. Eliza Smith
(20.Caroline3, 2.John2, 1.John1)31. Caroline Smith
(20.Caroline3, 2.John2, 1.John1)Family/Spouse: John Cole. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
32. Francis S. Currier
(24.Charlotte3, 7.Abraham2, 1.John1) was born on 15 May 1858 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey; and died. 33. Montgomery Rufus Axford
(25.Lewis3, 12.Edward2, 1.John1) was born on 13 May 1876 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana; and died.
