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- A native of Connecticut, who with his family went to Warwick,Orange, NY and later to Luzerne Co., PA, possibly with a stay in NJ. From PA the family moved, in 1793 to the village of Wayne in Steuben Co., NY.He conducted the first religious services in Hammondsport, as he did several other places. Among these was Oramel, Allegany, NYwhere he prospered and lived from ca 1802-1810, when he returned to Steuben Co. Elder Sanford was instrumental in construction the first Wayne meetinghouse, in 1794. It was built without any means of heating in it because it was believed that religious warmth would suffice. Elder Sanford was one of the original company of twelve men who purchased large amounts of land around Lake Keuka, NY from Phelps and Gorham, the developers of the tract.
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