Ancestry of
James Garfield

20th U.S. President

Martha Spofford

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• • 3rd Great-grandmother of James Garfield — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 39 
  • Father:
  • John Spaford Jr. 
  • Mother:
  • Sarah Wheeler   
  • Birth Date:
  • 16 May 1687 
  • Birth Location:
  • Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts 
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  • Death Date:
  • 22 May 1735 
  • Death Location:
  • Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Caleb Hopkinson Jr.
  • Marriage Date:
  • 19 Dec 1705 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts 
  • Child:

  Sarah Hopkinson (Ahnentafel No:19 )

  • Notes: 

  • Martha's death record incorrectly states death as 1835 instead of 1735. The age and identities of her two husbands confirm that the death record is for the right Martha.

• Additional marriages for Martha Spofford

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  • Spouse:
  • Ebenezer Kimball
  • Marriage Date:
  • 5 Jun 1732
  • Marriage Location:
  • Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts

• Sources for Martha Spofford

  • ¹ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Bradford Births, Vol. 1, Page 86, Birth record for daughter Sarah Hopkinson.
  • ² Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Bradford Marriages, Vol. 1, Page 226, Marriage for Caleb Hopkinson and Martha Spofford.
  • ³ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Bradford Marriages, Vol. 1, Page 227, Marriage for Ebenezer Kimball and Martha Hopkinson.
  • ⁴ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Rowley Births, Vol. 1, Page 203, Birth record for Martha Spofford.
  • ⁵ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Bradford Deaths, Vol. 1, Page 336, Death record for Martha Kimball.
  • ⁶ New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1854, Vol. 8, Page 340.
  • ⁷ Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Edition, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 442, 460, 535.