Michael Fordney

Abt 1745 -

• Name	Michael Fordney
  Born	Abt 1745	, France   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	00035-3002
  Died	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [1]
  Person ID	I12317	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Children	1. Jacob Fordney,   b. 18 May 1781, Virginia ,   d. 14 May 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   2. Elizabeth Fordney,   b. Abt 1782, Virginia ,   d. Nov 1842, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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

  [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

  Born - Abt 1745 - , France Died - - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth