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WOODFORD FAMILY

Program
NYS Historic
Subject
People
Location
Corner of Berwyn & Chase Roads, Pompey, NY
Lat/Long
42.866014, -76.040401
Grant Recipient
Town of Pompey Historical Society
Historic Marker

WOODFORD FAMILY

Inscription

WOODFORD FAMILY
ISRAEL & LOWLEY WOODFORD OF
FARMINGTON, CT SETTLED HERE
WITH TEN CHILDREN CA. 1811.
DESCENDANTS OF THIS FAMILY
STILL LIVE NEARBY.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2012

Israel and Lowley Woodford along with their ten children departed from Farmington, Connecticut and settled here in Pompey, New York around 1811. The family became well established in the area and a significant number of their descendants still live nearby.