Seraph Young Ford

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1870

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Seraph Young Ford, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Women gain the right to vote in Utah Territory

   1870

   Role: First Woman Voter

   1. 112 February 1870 · Utah TerritoryLegislative Grant of Suffrage

      The Territorial Assembly approved and ratified women's suffrage in 1869, and on 12 February 1870 Utah Territory extended the vote to free white women.

   2. 2February 14, 1870 · Salt Lake CityFirst Ballot Cast

      Seraph Young Ford cast the first ballot under equal suffrage laws in the US on February 14, 1870.

   3. 3August 1, 1870 · Utah Territory (territory-wide)General Election Voting

      Thousands of Utah women cast ballots in the general election on August 1, 1870, after voting in municipal elections that spring.

Sources

1. Women's suffrage in Utah Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-09
2. Utah Territory Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03