Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Michael Fordney

Male Abt 1745 -


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  • Name Michael Fordney 
    Born Abt 1745  , France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00035-3002 
    Died , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I12317  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Children 
     1. Jacob Fordney,   b. 18 May 1781, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Elizabeth Fordney,   b. Abt 1782, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1842, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F3426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Michael Fordney, "a native of France and a descendant of the old Hugenots or French Protestants, was born probably as early as 1745. In 1768 he, with others moved to America and settled in Virginia while others of his father's family settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Not finding the new settlement altogether to his wishes, besides being far removed from his co-religionists, he, in later years, moved to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he died a middle aged man. Not much information pertaining to his family could be obtained. We know of two children who in later years came to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario. Their names were Jacob and Elizabeth."


      Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 663.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1745 - , France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
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