Sophia Ellsworth Danford (1799 – 1886)

Portrayed by Anne L’Hommedieu  October 19, 2024

This video was taken at the “Spirits of Sodus Walk and Talk” Cemetery Tour on October 19, 2024. Here Anne L’Hommedieu tells the story of Sophia Ellworth Danford’s life (1799 – 1886). Her father-in-law was Sgt. Joshua Danford who served in the Revolutionary War and her grandfather Capt. Job Ellsworth was in the Continental Service in 1781, and her father Ammi Ellsworth was in the Battle of Sodus Point in 1813. Danford Street was named after them which is in the village of Sodus, between Maple Ave. and Belden Ave.