Founders of Lindley,New York #2 Dr.Ezekiel Mulford
Copied from Colonial Ancestors and Descendants by Uri Mulford Corning,. 1920 ( Gt.Grandson of Dr and Mrs. Mulford). Dr. Ezekiel Mulford Ezekiel Mulford, ( 5th generation) (Ezekiel -Jeremiah -Thomas - William) was born at East Hampton in 1764, married Nancy Lindsley, daughter of Eleazer Lindsley and his wife Mary(Miller); died in Town of Lindley,N.Y. of Pneumonia Typus January 13, 1813; she died the preceding day and they are both buried in one grave. The disease started in New England in the spring of 1811 and spread from community to community -causing many deaths. Dr. Mulford studied medicine and surgery first as an apprentice and doctor's assistant as was then the practice, at Sag Harbor and la...