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Stanford Family History
Stanford Genealogy & Family TreeStanford is an English name from Staffordshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English roots stan and ford and referred to someone who lived near a stony ford. The earliest known ancestor--Adam de Stanford--was recorded in 1273. The family motto is A ma puissance which means "According to my power."
Other spellings of the name include "Stamford" and "Standerford." Notable people with the surname include American actor Aaron Stanford (X-Men 2, X-Men: the Last Stand, Nikita), Canadian actor Jason Gray-Stanford (Monk, A Beautiful Mind, Dragon Ball Z), and American journalist Phil Stanford (White House Call Girl, The Peyton-Allan Files, Portland Confidential: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Rose City). The first Stanford to come to America was Ann Stanford in Virginia in 1633.
Stanford Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Walter Lloyd Stanford -- --, 1880 July 11, 1953 Iowa
- Ebenezer Stanford -- --, 1786 April 10, 1862 Massachusetts
- Clarence Stanford -- --, 1908 March 7, 1909 Idaho
- Roy Hargraves Stanford -- --, 1879 November 15, 1951 Utah
- Shane Douglas Stanford -- --, 1979 October 31, 1979 Tennessee
Stanford Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Jack Stanford -- --, 1926 December 0, 1926
- Emmarelia Stanford -- --, 1821 September 21, 1876 South Carolina
- Louisa Jane Stanford -- --, 1847 December 0, 1882 Texas
- Lycurgus Leven Stanford -- --, 1832 October 5, 1917
- James Stanford -- --, 1749 December 12, 1788
