Ancestry of
Kurt Cobain

Singer and Songwriter

Sidney Smith Ford

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• • 4th Great-grandfather of Kurt Cobain — 7th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 76 
  • Father:
  • Thomas Ford 
  • Mother:
  • Addie Allen   
  • Birth Date:
  • 10 May 1801 
  • Birth Location:
  • Rensselaer County, New York 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 22 Oct 1866 
  • Death Location:
  • Fords Prairie, Centralia, Lewis, Washington 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Pioneer Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis, Washington 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Nancy Shaw
  • Marriage Date:
  • 30 Dec 1823 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Washington County, New York 
  • Child:

  Sidney S. Ford Jr. (Ahnentafel No:38 )

• Sources for Sidney Smith Ford

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A115333.
  • ² Federal Census, OR, Lewis County, 1850, Image 4 of 12.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 04/05/2023).
  • ⁴ Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s, Record for Sidney Smith Ford.
  • ⁵ The Tacoma Daily Ledger (Tacoma, Washington), 09 APR 1898, p. 7, Obituary for spouse Nancy S Ford.
  • ⁶ Oregon Secretary of State, Early Oregonians Database, Record for Sidney Smith Ford, (accessed 04/05/2023).
  • ⁷ Oregon Secretary of State, Early Oregonians Database, Record for son Sidney S Ford, (accessed 04/06/2023).

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