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Thomas W. Bicknell,
History and Genealogy
OF THE
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BICKNELL FAMILY
AND
SOME COLLATERAL LINES
OF
NORMANDY,
GREAT BRITAIN AND AMERICA
COMPRISING
Some Ancestors and Many Descendants
OF
ZACHARY BICKNELL
FROM BARRINGTON. SOMERSETSHIRE, ENGLAND
1635
A little ore shall beccwe a thoiisand,
Afid a small one, a fai^hty nation."
editor and publisher
thomas williams bicknell
providence.'r. \.
1913
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THIS HISTORY AND GENEALOGY
Originated in the Bicknell Family Association, Organized in
Boston, Mass., 1879.
The work of collecting and collating material was begun by
Quincy Bicknell, of Hingham, Mass., Historian of the Bick-
nell Family Association, and was continued by
him until his death, 1890
The collecting, collating, editing and historical writing for the
completion of the work and the publication of The Bick-
nell History and Genealogy have been done by
Thomas Williams Bicknell,
Providence, R. I.,
1909-1913.
a.
Press of
The Hjgbee-Bicknel! Publishing iS. Printing Co.
Cincinnati, Oliio
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THIS HISTORY AND GENEALOGY
IS A MEMORIAL VOLUME
to
Zachary and Agnes Bicknell
AND Their Son John,
Who Came from Old England to New England
To Make a Home and Found a Family.
This Book is a Partial Record of the
Success oe Their Undertakings.
IV BicKNELL Genealogy
PREFACE
Human life is like unto a mountain stream that flows from
unknown springs to uncharted seas. An individual life has its
known entrance and exit. Not so with a family. It was never
born; it will never die. So complete and wonderful is a family,
that the term is hard to comprehend or to define. The strains
of blood in the veins of a twentieth century Bicknell are as
numerous as the sands of the shore or the multitude of th"
stars. To find your Adam and Eve Bicknell would be a searc
as hopeless as for the Holy Grail. A family genealogy is a b
of the infinite in terms of the finite; a sample of creative energy
working through men and women, who, for a few centurie
bear the Bicknell name. What name we bore two thousan
years ago, no man knows. What name we shall bear two thoi
sand years hence is beyond our ken. What we do know, is thi
that a common name, peculiar physical, mental and spiritu;
characteristics unite a few thousands in relations of mutu?
acquaintance, fellowship, brotherhood, love. The family, calle
your name, is one of the units of a national, a world life ; th
ends it serves are to cement a closer brotherhood and to foste
true sympathy, co-operation and faith. A family genealog '
gives identity and personality to scattered forces and makes th
interlinking of lives more real, natural and helpful. The Bicli
nell genealogy is a grouping of a body of men, women and chi!
dren, a section of world workers, who should make good a
Beacon lights on the Beacon Hills of life for the races of mer
This book is the growth of many years. Prior to i860,
knew no Bicknells outside my own Barrington (R. I.) famil}
In 1870, I had become acquainted with Lovell Bicknell, of Wey
mouth, and Quincy Bicknell, of Hingham, Mass., learning fror?
them that Weymouth was the home town of the family. I ,
1875, I took up my residence in Boston, Mass., and there became
acquainted with several more of our family, notably, William
E., Alfred, Quincy, Zachariah and Robert. In 1879, the Bick-
V
QuiNCY BlCKNELL,
Family Historian.
1879-1890.
BicKNELiv Genealogy V
nell Family Association was formed at the house of William
E. Bicknell, 43 Somerset Street, Boston. There were seventeen
Bicknells present, and letters were read from twelve of our fam-
ily absent. So little did we know of the origin of the family
or of its founder in America, Zachary Bicknell, that the circular
issued in calling the first meeting, had this opening sentence:
"The Bicknells in the United States are all supposed to be de-
scendants of Zachary Bicknell, an English naval officer, who
came to this country in 1635, and died in Weymouth in 1636,
leaving a son John, the ancestor of a large and very respectable
posterity." As I suggested a getting together of the family and
my name stands first in the call, it is pretty certain that I wrote
that woefully inaccurate statement as to our very humble and
untitled progenitor. I suppose my expert knowledge of Zach-
ary's traditional naval career led to my choice as President of
the Association, while the recognition of the fact that we were
in need of more careful study of the family history and genealogy,
has kept me at the head of the Association till now.
By great good fortune, Quincy Bicknell, of Hingham, Mass.,
was chosen historian, and as he was then writing the genealogy
of the Tower family, he had unusual qualifications and facilities
for gathering the facts of our family life. The value of his serv-
ices in collecting and collating material is beyond estimation, and
his chirography is so fine that I shall have the thousand pages
of Mss., which he made, bound and preserved as a fitting mem-
orial of his industry, fidelity and beautiful penmanship, most of
the Mss. he collected having been transcribed by him from his
careful notation.
At Mr. Quincy Bicknell's death, the Mss. he had prepared
were committed to my care, as President of the Association. As
I had already collected a large amount of material, I at once
proceeded to edit the whole, connect, so far as possible, unclas-
sified families, collect all new data possible, and edit the whole
for publication. Finding the desire very general that the
genealogical matter should be published, and that I should assume
the work, I found one of our own family, Mr. William N.
Bicknell, a printer, of Cincinnati, Ohio, prepared and qualified
for the task. I made a contract with the Higbee-Bicknell Publish-
ing and Printing Co., to print the volume. Mr. W. N. Bicknell
has had the supervision of the printing and issuance of the book,
and whatever material excellence it possesses should be credited
to that firm. It is a great satisfaction to me to know that from
start to finish, this History and Genealogy is wholly a Bicknell
product.
VI BicKNELL Genealogy
So many have assisted that it seems invidious to name a few,
if not all, and yet I am sure it will awaken no jealous thoughts
if I name of American Bicknells ; Miss M. Maude Bicknell, and
Dr. Emma V. P. B. Culbertson, of Boston ; Rev. Geo. W. Bick-
nell, D. D., of Cambridge; Miss Mary Ellen Clarke, of Lynn;
Hon. Ellery Bicknell Crane, of Worcester, Mass. ; Miss Ada B.
Bicknell, of Potsdam, New York; Mrs. John R. Bicknell, of
Skowhegan, Me. ; Mr. George A. Bicknell, New York, N. Y. ;
Hon. Warren Bicknell, Cleveland, O- ; Mrs. Ernest P. Bicknell,
Washington, D. C. ; Dr. Robert C. Bicknell and Miss Harriet M.
Grange, Chattanooga, Tenn. ; Mrs. Electa B. Grange, Napanee,
Canada ; Mrs. Emeline L. Bicknell, Pomeroy, O. ; Miss Fannie E.
Bicknell and Mr. Dana E. Bicknell, Chicago, 111. ; Mrs. Frederick
T. Bicknell, Los Angeles, Cal., and many others.
The chief English contributor has been Mr. A. Sidney Bick-
nell, of London, England. He made a long and faithful study of
the English Bicknells, and his wealth and scholarship enabled him
to gather a vast amount of valuable material, which I trust will
be printed for the use of Bicknells the world over. Mr. Bick-
nell's family had its origin in Somesetshire about the middle of
the Eighteenth century, and is an integral part of the Paveley
descent.
This history and genealogy is not complete. I doubt if it
could be made complete in an exact sense. Many families have
been lost to our view. The labor of years is wrapped up in this
volume. To make a volume that would include the direct and
collateral lines from Zachary Bicknell would occupy a score of
years more. The best we can do has been done, in that by this
volume it is thought that every person in America, of Bicknell
descent, can, by its aid, trace out his ancestral lines to an Eng-
lish origin in the distant past.
This volume is the key to the future study of the family.
Many errors as to names and dates will appear. Errors of omis-
sion and commission will be noted ; they must be expected. All that
the editor can claim is this, that he has used the material obtained
from hundreds of sources, often after much solicitation and long
delays, in such form as will enable every Bicknell of Zachary's
descent to construct and fill out his own family tree. To this
end, a few blank pages are left in the back part of the book for
the filling up of unfilled records, and the addition of births, mar-
riages and deaths. The family genealogy will take the place
of the Family Bible for family records, thereby giving it greater
permanent value.
BicKNELiv Genealogy VII
A genealogy is a memorial of lasting value, far more perma-
nent and intelligent than tombstones, and yet I have found it
difficult to show to some members of the family the importance
of a pictorial family representation in this volume. Hundreds
of dollars are spent in headstones and monuments, in cemeteries,
most of which are neglected in the second generation and are
destroyed before the life of the fifth. The pictures in this vol-
ume tell more than the printed page, and will long survive all
other material records. They insure a limited immortality of
remembrance, so cherished a desire of the human spirit.
The history and genealogy of the Bicknell family are begun
in this volume; they will be completed in the lives and records
of the present and succeeding generations.
May the future of the family be as clean, as pure, as noble,
as honorable as the past, and may the future Bicknell historian
have as pleasant a task as has been mine in the work I have done
in and for the Bicknell family, since the formation of the Bick-
nell Family Association, in Boston, in December, 1879.
Thomas Williams Bicknell.
Providence, R. I., 1913.
VIII BicKNKivi. Ghin^ai^ogy
HISTORICAL
PAVELY-BICKNELL.
CONCERNING THE BICKNELL NAME.
About eight miles southeast from the city of Taunton, Somer-
setshire, England, and five miles northwest from Ilminster, is a
projecting hill, sombre, forest-clad, conspicuous from Taunton.
This hill, rising 820 feet above the sea, is popularly known as
Beacon Hill, and the country it seems to guard is the ancient
Anglo Saxon manor of Bykenhulle. The Exon Domesday calls
the place Bichehalda, and the great-Exchequer one says: "Wil-
liam holds of the Earl, Bichehalle; Aluric held it in the time
of King Edward" (1004-1006). These words, Bichehalle and
Bichehalda are corruptions by Norman scribes, of the Saxon
name of the manor, and the hill which marks it, Bykenhulle.
The derivation is clear: Anglo Saxon Bycn or Bykene, a beacon
and Hulle or Hyll, a hill.
The manor of Bykenhulle included about 1,500 acres of land
with its manorial buildings, having the hill, which gave it its
name, as the high point, from which signal fires, flags or other
devices carried news to watchers of other beacons in other parts
of England.
Aluric, a Saxon, was the first holder of the manor, of whom
we have record. On the accession of William, the Conqueror,
in 1066, the King gave to his half brother, Robert, Earl of Corn-
wall, seven hundred and ninety-seven manorial estates, forty-
nine of which were in Dorset and Somerset Counties, Byken-
hulle manor being one. Robert accepted the tenure of William
de I'Estra, whose heirs came into possession of the manor by
forfeiture and legally holding the lands directly from the King,
till about the year 1260, A. D., when Johanne, daughter of Wil-
liam de I'Estra, married Robert de Pavilly, of Normandy (Eng-
lish, Paveley), bringing the estate of Bykenhulle to him as her
dower.
The Paveleys were a baronial family of Pavilly, a^4pwn twelve
miles northwest from Rouen, in France, where the Lord Amal-
BicKNELL Genealogy IX
bert de Pavilly had founded a monastery in 664, A. D. Some of
the family crossed over from France with the Conquerer and
soon became a powerful race in England, established in at least
twelve counties. Reginald de Pavely joined in the first crusade
and fell in battle at Acre, 1104; we find Ralph de Pavely,' witness-
ing a charter of William, Earl of Surrey, in the reign of Henry
I.; and Henry HI, in 1241, sent money to Thomas de Pavely for
his journey to join him at Anjou. Another Reginald de Pavely
was summoned as baron in 1260, to attend the King in Council;
John de Pavely was rector of Hooke, near Beaminster, in 13 12;
Richard de Paveley and Sir John, who died 1361, were priors
of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem; lastly Sir Walter de
Paveley was one of the founders of the Knights of the Garter,
the highest order of Knighthood in Great Britain.
In 1 28 1, John, son of Robert and Johanne (de I'Estra) de
Paveley, died, seized of the manor of Bykenhulle, his heir being
his son John. Prior to his death he had exchanged his French
baronial name, Paveley, for the name of the manor, and was
known as John de Bykenhulle. In feudal times such changes of
names were common and as the Paveley family had come to Eng-
land to make a permanent home it was in accord with usual
custom for a member to adopt the name of the castle or manor
where he lived, or any other which flattered his fancy or ambition.
In this instance John de Paveley chose to give up the surname, de
Paveley and became John de Bykenhulle, our first ancestor of
the Bicknell name. It was a Norman fashion, for two or three
generations after the Conquest (1066), to distinguish themselves
by the title of the lands they held in fief — "de Bykenhulle," but by
the fourth generation they had dropped the French designation,
"de." The date when the descendants of Robert de Paveley and
his wife Johanne de I'Estra became Bicknells was about 1,260,
A. D. Before that date, Bykenhulle or Bicknell was a place name
only, in England. After that it became a family name from
which our family received its surname, Bicknell. The changes in
spelling from 1260 A. D., to the present time are shown in the
following table:
PLACE CALLED. SURNAME OF OWNER.
Bykenhulle, 1260, A. D. John de Paveley, about 1260.
Bykenhull, 1297. John de Bykenhulle, 1275.
Bikenhulle, 13 16. John de Bykenhulle, 1302.
Bikenoll, 1368. Bickernoll, 1351.
Bykenyll, 141 1. Bykenell, 1425.
Bikenhill, 1443. Biconyll, 1443.
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Byconyll, 1475. Byconyll, 145 1.
Biknell, 1523. Biknell, 1523.
Bycknell, 1547. Bycknell, 1544.
Bicknell, 1597. Bicknell, 1585.
Bickeiihill, 1912, Bicknell, 1912.
There are at least forty-seven different spellings of Bicknell
as stated by Mr. A. Sidney Bicknell, of London, England, who
spent many years of his life in studies and researches of the
Bicknell family. We are indebted to him for our exact knowledge
of the origin of the family name, and reference is made to an
able and scholarly address of Mr. Bicknell, on "A Forgotten
Chancellor and Canon," read by him before the Somersetshire
Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1894, and pub-
lished in the proceedings of that Society, that year. New Series,
Vol. XX. It may be stated that all forms of Bignall, Bignell, Big-
nold and Bucknell, are in no way connected with Bicknell, and
all spellings are corruptions that do not appear as B-i-c-k-n-e-1-1.
The above well established facts set at rest the race origin
and name of our family. The Bicknells are of Teutonic blood.
They crossed the Rhine, invading France before the Christian
era. The advance guard occupied Normandy and were known
as Normans or Northmen. The Pavilly family, of Norman
blood, founded the town of that name and established its baronial
character by founding a monastery through the wealth and in-
fluence of Lord Amalbert de Pavilly. On the conquest of Eng-
land in 1066, William the Conqueror, being a Norman, distrib-
uted the manorial estates of England to Normans of high rank,
or to those who had rendered valuable military service. The mar-
riage of the Paveleys with the I'Estras gave a pure Norman blood
to the original John de (Paveley) Bykenhulle. To what extent the
Norman blood of the Paveley-Bicknells was changed from 1300
to 1600, we cannot state, but it is probable that Anglo Saxon
and other strains had entered the vital stream in the veins of
Zachary and John Bicknell, who settled at Weymouth, Mass.,
in 1635.
We have thus blazed the way for the future genealogist and
historian of the family, from Lord Amalbert de Pavilly, of
Pavilly, France, 664 A. D., to Zachary Bicknell, 1590, a period
of 926 years. To him I assign the privilege of setting up the
guide posts of the generations that lie between.
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CHAPTER II.
Some Eminent English Bicknells.
rev. william biconyl, ll. d.
The first Bicknell of note of record, in Somersetshire, was
Rev. William Biconyll, a priest of the Roman Catholic faith, who
was the incumbent of two parishes in 1425. Later he was rector
of Cliflfe, near Rochester, 1445; of Tring, at Herts; Canon of
Lincoln, with the prebend of St. Margarets, at Leicester, 1445 ;
canon of Wells ; canon of St. Paul's, 1445 ; comissary official of
the Court of Canterbury, and chancellor of the diocese, appointed
June 14, 1444. A greater proof of his ability is seen in the
selection of Dr. Bicknell, by the famous Archbishop Chichele, as
one of his trustees and executors. In All Souls' College, Ox-
ford, Dr. Bicknell's name appears on the College archives sev-
eral times between 1443 and 1446, and he was well known at
the University, where he took his LL- D. Degree. I dare say
much more could be found out about him at Oxford, London,
Canterbury, as well as the cathedrals with which he was officially
connected.
Dr. Bicknell signed his will November 3, 1448, and it is be-
lieved that he died the next day. His will, fortunately preserved
in its original abbreviated Latin, at Lambeth Palace Library,
London, England, is an excellent specimen of the kind of testa-
ment made by a devout Catholic dignitary in the first half of the
fifteenth century. That the testator was a man of culture and
wealth, a thorough-going churchman, not forgetful of the worldly
advancement of his family and the preservation of his own mem-
ory and immortality among men is abundantly shown in the
will. The bequests, large and small, exceed an hundred in num-
ber. They include five cathedrals, three convents, eight churches
and over thirty friends or acquaintances in legacies. Among
the latter were thirty-two cloaks, gowns, or vestments, a great
many chalices, cups, bowls, and ornaments of silver or silver-gilt,
as well as manuscripts, five horses, nearly £700 in money, not
counting annuities. Many of the legacies were made to bene-
ficiaries in his own County of Somerset.
XII BicKNEiyi. Genealogy
In his will, Dr. Bicknell expressed a desire to be buried in
the Chapel of St. Martin's, in the Cathedral at Wells, England.
A picture of the tomb of Dr. Bicknell in Wells Cathedral is seen
on the opposite page. Under the tomb may be read the inscrip-
tion graven in Victorian letters :
WILLELMUS BICONYLL, LL. D.
CAN. WELLENS, CANC. CANT.
OB., MCCCCXLVIII.
Dr. William Bicknell's father's name was John, and his
mother's Jane or Joane ; he had one brother, John, and a sister,
Elizabeth. For twenty years, from 1448, a John "Byconyll" is
frequently mentioned in the records. He may have been Dr.
Bicknell's brother, to whom he gave money to buy land, for
we find John Byconyll buying between five and six hundred acres,
with other property, near Ashprington, in Devon, in 145 1 ; the
names of the Byconylls, Lytes and Horseys are associated until
the sixteenth century.
On July 7, 1455, Johannes Byknell and Stephen Hatfield were
returned to Parliament for Shaftesbury in Dorset, and in 1456,
"John Byconyll" served the office of escheator for Devon and
Cornwall, the first inquisition he held being on Elizabeth, wife
of Sir John Seyntmaur, Kt., whose grandson afterwards mar-
ried Elizabeth Chokke (Dame Biconyll).
SIR JOHN BICKNELL, KNIGHT.
Chancellor William Bicknell was a man of peace, but Sir
John was a man of war, at the same time he was intensely de-
voted to the church, and played a conspicuous part in civil, mili-
tary and church history in Somerset County, from 1470 to 1502.
When Parliament was summoned to meet Oct. 6, 1472, at West-
minster, John Biconyll represented the United Counties of Som-
erset and Dorset, until the close of that Parliament, March 14,
1475-
He was also sheriff for Dorset and Somersetshire in 1472
and 1473.
In 1474, John Biconyll owned the three manors of North
Perot, South Perot and Pepilperis, as well as the advowsons of
the first two ; he also took an active interest in the religious guild
founded in 1482, at Croscombe, three miles from Wells, "in honor
of God, the Blessed Virgin and St. Anne."
At this time he made up his mind to stake his fortune on
the cause of Henry of Richmond, and this ended in his fighting
so valiantly at the battle of Bosworth Field that the triumphant
king knighted him on the battlefield, August 22, 1485, together
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BlCKiXELL GKNEALOGY
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sentiment of that early Englisli type of men and women of our
name and blood. One is also impressed with the utter vanity
of planning and endowing for ages to come, for we find arrange-
ments establishing chantries, obits, priests and scholars, legacies
to cathedrals, abbeys, churches, with ordinances solemnly en-
rolled, to last for all future time. And yet within a generation,
the decrees of the rapacious and capricious Henry VIII, and his
"harsh and dogmatic son," Edward VI, confiscated, appropriated
all the moneys and artistic treasures of the churches and mon-
asteries, and eventually despoiled and ruined the very shrines
and sanctuaries. Gifts and donors were involved in one common
doom, and thenceforth the history of the wealthy and powerful
Paveley-Bicknells, their descendants and many of their friends,
recedes into a mediaeval twilight, obscure to the genealogist.
Paveley Arms.
Normand}^ France.
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CHAPTER III.
Some Sixteenth Century Bicknells.
We have seen that the Bicknell family is descended from the
ancient Pavilly family of France and is of Teutonic Norman
stock, clearly traceable to Sir Amalbert de Pavilly, founder of a
monastery at Pavilly, in Normandy in 664, A. D. We have
traced the family line to the marriage of Robert de Pavilly and
Johanne de I'Estra in Somersetshire, England.
An interesting bit of romance is gleaned from the ancient
records concerning the Paveley-de I'Estra marriage. It was law
and custom in the thirteenth century that a maid with an estate,
without parents, could not marry without the consent of the king.
Henry III was as jealous of his marital rights as was his notorious
descendant, Henry VIII, and on learning that Joan de I'Estra, an
heiress, had made bold to marry a Paveley without his consent,
he ordered the groom put in prison for his high crime and
marital misdemeanor. How long the bride and groom were
separated by prison walls is not known, but fortunately we have
the order of the release from prison, on payment of a certain
graft of 20 marks, or sixty-five dollars.
The King to the Barons of the Exchequer sends Greeting :
Know ye that Philip de Pavilly, brother of Robert de Pavilly,
paid to Goeffrey, keeper of our wardrobe, by our order at
Waltham, the Thursday next after the feast of Saint Lucy, the
24th year of our reign, 20 marks, by which the same Robert
made a tire with us that he should be liberated from our prison,
to which Robert was taken and detained in our prison on account
of the trespass which he made against us by marrying the heiress
of William de I'Estra. And behold, we order you that you cause
the same Robert to be quit of those 20 marke.
Witness the King at Waltham, December 15, 1239.
We have seen that John de Pavilly (English Pavely) the son
of Robert became the owner of the Manor of Bykenhulle in
Somersetshire and later adopted the name of the manor for his
own surname as John de Bykenhulle. The changes of the name
from Bykenhulle to B-i-c-k-n-e-1-1, have been noted. In some
instances the same person is known under several spellings, as
BiCKNELL Genealogy XVII
Sir John, whose name appears as Biconyll (1470), Byconill,
Bickenyle, Biconell, Byconnel, Biconel, Bicconell, Bickenell
(1497)-
While there can be no doubt but that our ancestor, Zachary
Bicknell, of Somersetshire, is in direct decent from John de
(Paveley) Bicknell, we cannot at this time establish the lineage.
Mr- A. Sidney Bicknell, of Barcombe House, near Lewes, Sussex,
England, writes under date of May 28, 191 1 : "During 33 years I
have examined every source whence information concerning the
English Bicknells could be traced. I have read all the Bicknell
wills from King John's time, preserved in the Archbishop's Pal-
ace, London, and in Bishop's registry office and over one thous-
and Bicknell's have been classified alphabetically, with their ad-
dresses, and between fifteen and seventeen hundred for reference,
so that I can instantly tell how many Johns or Marys or other
names have been used. I think highly of my descent and his-
tory, and I am at last beginning to hope some one, bearing my
name, will appreciate the greatest labor, or rather I should say
one of the chief labors of my long and strenuous life,"
Mr. Bicknell died a few months after writing the above letter,
in 191 1. His widow, Mrs. Rose L. Bicknell, wrote under date
of February 3, 1912, that her late husband had left a large amonut
of family history and biography, seven volumes in all ; that he
had left them to his son, who was then in India.
Mrs. Bicknell died at Barcombe House, January 8, 191 3.
It is our sincere desire that the Bicknell papers, collected by
Mr, A. Sidney Bicknell, may, at no distant day, be published
and made a part of our English connections with the distant and
honorable past of the Bicknell family.
William Bicknell built the splendid chantry and porch of
Northleach Church, Gloucestershire, England, He died in the
year 1500.
William Bicknell was a Catholic priest at Bathampton, 1487,
and resigned 1493.
William de Bickenhull was a tenant of the Dean and Chapter
of Wells, in 1314,
Nicholas Bicknell, Lay subsidy tax rolls, London, £6, i6s,
Vd„ 1596.
Zacharie Bicknell, Lay subsidy tax rolls, London, £2, 7s, id.,
1596.
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Robert Bickenell, Lay subsidy, 1524.
William Bicknell, Lay subsidy, 1524.
John Bicknell, Lay subsidy, 1524.
All in the tything of Elsewode.
Zacharias Bicknell and Maria Rowsell were married in Shep-
ton, a parish near Barrington, April 18, 1626.
Edward Bicknell, North Braddon, 1597.
John Bicknell, Winsham, 1597.
Richard Bicknell, Pixton, 1597.
George Bicknell, Barrington, 1597.
Zachary Bicknell, Barrington, 1597.
John Bicknell, Milverton, 1597.
From tax roll in Record Office, London.
Nicholas Bykenell, of North Petherton ; will dated May 3,
1547; probated May 15, 1547. Children: John, Richard, Alex-
ander. Wife, Margaret, made executrix.
Nicholas Bicknell, of Nynehead; will dated October 13, 1558;
probated December 5, 1558. Gave to John, son of John Bick-
nell, a platter dish and a latten candle stick ; to Margaret, dau.
of John, the same ; to Elizabeth, a brass pan ; to son John, a bacon
hog; balance to son Richard, executrix.
Nicholas Bicknell, of Barrington; will dated June 26, 161 1;
probated London, October 31, 161 1. Legacies to son William,
dau. Mary, dau. Hester, dau. Dorothie, dau. Jane, son William,
the younger ; son Henry, son Ralph, dau. Katharine ; dau. Elianor,
son Nicholas; dau, Sarah. William, the younger, and Henry
were made supervisors, and wife Katharine, executrix, with all
property in excess of legacies.
Bridget Bicknell, Barrington; will dated March 9, 1674; pro-
bated March 25, 1674; widow; all goods and chattels given to
her only daughter, Joan, whom she made executrix. Bro. John
Pierce and sister Flower Bicknell, guardians to Joan during her
minority.
Grace B. Bicknell, Barrington; will dated March 19, 1674;
probated June, 1676. Gave all to Frances Micham, a kinswoman.
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William Bicknell, Harrington, yeoman, 1639.
Arthur Bicknell, Barrington, yeoman, 1639.
John Bicknell, Barrington, 1639.
Zacharias Bicknell, Barrington, husbandman, 1639.
THE WILL OF ZACHARIE BICKNELL.
Barrington In the name of God Amen the XVth day of Noue-
T ber in the yeare of our Lorde God 1620 I Zacharie
Zacarie Bicknell of Barrington in the Countie of Somerset
Bicknell within the Dioces of Bathe and Welles yeoma beinge
(God be thanked) of good remebrance Doe make
this my Testamente cotayninge therein my laste wille in manner &
forme fFollowinge ffirst I commende my soule into hands of god
my Creator & Redeemer and my bodie to be buried in Barrington
Church-yard neere to my fifathers grave Item I give to Thomas
Bicknell my sonne Xs Item I give to Zacharie my sonne my best
brasse potte & tweetie pounds in monie to be payed unto him with-
in one yeare next after my Decease. Item I give to Rebeccha
Clarke my Daughter Xs Item I give to John Clarke my nepliewe
XXs to be payed when he hath served out his apprenticeshippe
Item I give to Margerie Clarke my neece iiis iiiid Item I giue to
eurie one of all my childrens children that shal be lyviinge at the
tyme of my Death xiid a peece Item I give to John Bicknell my
sonne my Cupborde in the parler my furnace pane & table bord to
be used by his mother duringe her life Item I give to the sayde
John my wenuinge tubs wth all instruments and furniture belong-
ing unto them Item I give to the sayde John Bicknell and Zach-
.arie Bicknell my sonnes all my ploughshe stuffs to be equallie
parted betweene them But my will is that my v/ife shall use
yt all as longe as she shall lyve If either of them shall happen
to Die his parte shall remaine to the survivors If they Die both
before their mother she is to dispose of it Item I give to my
daughter Mellone Xs my best brasse pane I give to my brother
Richarde Bicknell my hand mille now in his owne possession
Item I give to euerie one of my godchilde xiid a peece and the
residue of all my goods & chattels (my debts and legacies being
first payed) I give and bequeathe to Johan Bicknell my wife
whom I doe make my whole executrix
The marke of Witness hereof are
X Wilton Owsley and
Zacharie Bicknell John Owsley.
(W. O.)
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Then follows a Latin dictum relating to probating the will,
dated the 8th of June, 1621.
It will be noted that the will was made on the 15th day of
November, 1620, the very day on which the first exploring party
of the Mayflower, under Myles Standish, left the ship and ex-
plored the sand dunes of Cape Cod. It was probated on the
8th day of June, 1621, so that it is probable that our English
great-grand ancestor died in the early part of that year.
His wife Johan (Joanna) is made his "whole executrix." It
may be said that the names, Joan, Joanna, Johan, Johanna and
Jane are feminine of John, and are used in old Mss. indiscrimi-
nately. The names John and Joan were common in England
in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, and William and John
lead in the fourteenth and fifteenth. Old English names dis-
appeared with the Conquest and William's advent brought Bible
names. Saint names and his own Teutonic names.
Barrington is a parish in Somerset County, England, near
to the Bicknell Manor, where many of the Bicknell line have
lived and died. On the opposite page is a picture of the parish
church of the village and the church yard surrounding it con-
tains the graves of Bicknells of the earlier as well as later gen-
erations. Zachary Bicknell, son of Zacharie and Johan, his wife,
was born in this parish and here were probably buried our an-
cestors for several generations. Both Zacharie and Johan provide
for their burial in the Barrington church yard "neere to my
ffather's grave." This parish name was transferred from Som-
ersetshire parish to a part of Old Swansea, Mass., settled by
Bicknells, and now known as Barrington, R. I. Thus old world
peoples and towns became the possession of the new. A corre-,
spondent writes "there is a village and parish about six miles from
Taunton, called Bickenhall. This is a charming part of Eng-
land, and you ought to be proud that your people came from the
'Vale of Taunton Dean.' "
THE WILL OF JOHAN BICKNELL.
In the name of God Amen, the XXVI I Ith day of
Bicknell December, in the year of our Lord God, 1621, I,
Testum Johan Bicknell, of Barington, in ye Countie of
Joanne Somst and within ye Diocs of Bath and Wells,
Bicknell widowe, beinge of good and pfit remembrance (God
be thanked for it). Do make this my Testament
containinge therein my laste Will in maner and forme as fol-
loweth ffirst, I give and bequeth my soule into the hands of Al-
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mighty God, my maker and redeemer, and my body to be buried
in the church yard at Barrington as neer my husband's grave
as convenienlly may be. Item I give to the parish church of
Barrington lis. Item I give to my sone Thomas Bicknell lis.
Item I give to Rebecca Dilleings, my daughter, one duste bed
which is in the trokell bedsteed and one paires of blankets be-
longing to the same bed and my leaste winsheete (winnowing
sheet — Ed.). Item I give to the same Rebecca all my wearinge
apparrell except my whittell and my best kerchiefe. Item I give
to my daughter Mellonie Warde my newest paire of sheets and
my best carcheife. Item I give to Marie Ward, my daughter
Mellonie's childre VId a peece. Item I give to Zacharie Ward
one silver spoon. Item I give to my sone John Bicknell my
greatest brasse pot saue one. Item I give to Zacharie Bicknell,
the sone of John Bicknell, my nephew, one weather sheepe, one
silver spoon. Item, I give to Ellen Bicknell and Elizabeth, the
childre of John Bicknell, my sone, VId a piece. Item I give to
Marmaduke Bicknell one silver spoone. I give to Elizabeth Bick-
nell, the dau. of William Bicknell, VId. To all my god children
VId a peece. The rest of my goods and chattailes, my depts and
legacies being paid, I give to Zacharie Bicknell, my sone, whome
I make my whole executor.
Witnesse hereunto are
Johan W^illiam Owsley,
X her marke John Owsley.
Bicknell.
This will was probated in 1624.
ANCESTRY OF ZACHARY,^ OF WEYMOUTH, MASS.
From the two wills given above we can construct a genera-
tion in Barrington, England.
Zachary" and John Bicknell- Residence, Barrington, Som-
erset Co., England.
Children :
Thomas.
Rebecca, m.^ Clarke; m.^ Dilliengs.
John.
Mellonie, m. Warde.
Zacharie, b. about 1690; emigrated to New England with wife
Agnes or Anne and son John, in 1635.
Zachary names a brother Richard, and a nephew John Clarke,
and a niece Margerie Clarke, and leaves legacies to children's
children.
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BiCKNELL GKNEALOGY
Johan, the widow, leaves legacies to all the children named
above, and also names a grand-child, Mary Ward, daughter of
Mellonie and Zacharie Ward. Probably a grand-child. She
names also Zacharie, the son of John, probably her grandson, and
Ellen and Elizabeth, her grand-daughters, of John, her son.
She also names Marmaduke Bicknell and Elizabeth, the
daughter of William, whose relationship is not determinable.
She makes Zachary, her son, our ancestor in America, her "whole
executor." Both Zacharie and Johan were buried in the Bar-
rington church yard. As they had several grand-children, they
were probably born before 1570, during the reign of Queen Eliza-
beth.
y
A Bicknell Coat of Arms
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CHAPTER IV.
CONCERNING SOME CHARACTERISTICS OE
THE BICKNELL FAMILY.
The family is the unit of society. The Bicknell family, as
a whole, lias been a singular //;;//\' of social units, since tlie year
1635, when Zachary Bicknell, his wife Agnes or Anne, his son
John, and their so-called servant, John Kitchin, left their ances-
tral home, near Taunton, Somersetshire, England, and found
in Weymouth, in the old colony of Massachusetts Bay, a most
fortunate place for making a home and founding a family. The
Bicknells of the United States and Canada are of Paveley-Bick-
nell origin. Most of them are descended from three brothers,
traditional in most cases, true in ours.
Zachary^ had a son John'-^ who was the father of twelve chil-
dren, three sons and nine daughters of the third generation. The
sons were John,^ b. 1654; Zachary,^ b. 1668; and Thomas,^ b.
1670, at Weymouth, Mass. The descendants of John^ are the
most numerous of the three male branches, and are mainly lo-
cated in Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New York, Penn-
sylvania, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Kansas and California.
The Zachariah^ descendants dwell in Eastern Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, Vermont, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, Iowa, Utah, Idaho and California. The de-
scendants of Thomas^ are the smallest of the three groups, and
are found in Rhode Island, west of Naragansett Bay and Provi-
dence River, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Georgia and Ontario,
Canada. In general, it may be stated that the John^ families have
been the home guard ; that the Zachariah^ branch has moved west
with the growth of the country, while the Thomas^ line has de-
voted itself to manufacturing and commercial industries, and
is found in Eastern centers. The John^ people have been farmers
as have most of the descendants of Zachariah^ prior to 1800.
The men and women of the Bicknell type and blood have illus-
trated some of the most singular and interesting traits of indi-
vidual and social life. Let me state some of them.
First — A remarkable fidelity to home, children and the mar-
riage bond. I have studied the Bicknell family for more than
half a century, and have known a multitude of families of the
name and blood, and among them all, I have never known a
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Bicknell false to the marriage vows. I have seen an ahuost
universal love for and pride in the family life, and a devotion
of parents and children one for another that have made Bicknell
homes the centres of mutual affection, trust, purity and peace.
Second — The family has held its rank in the great middle
class of American society. "Give me neither poverty nor riches"
seems to have been the prayer of our people that has been almost
universally answered by a beneficent Providence. I know of no
Bicknell of great wealth in America, neither can I name one who
has not carried himself bravely, even in reduced conditions of life.
"Once I was young; now I am old; yet have I never seen the
righteous forsaken or his seed begging bread."
Third — Temperance has been the almost universal law of
the family. The Bicknells of America have always sat at well-
filled tables with abounding appetites, but have seldom used alco-
holic stimulants or tobacco to excess. In the early day, rum and
tobacco were in common use among men, and snuflF was used
by men and women of all classes, including the clergy and their
wives. The sideboard in the New England home and parsonage,
with a supply of liquors, was a social necessity of the eighteenth
century. The sideboards remain as heirlooms ; the spirit that
inhabited them fled in the early days of the nineteenth century
to that bourne whence there is no return.. Bicknells. as a rule,
are and have been total abstainers.
Fourth — So far as the knowledge and records of our family
go, no one of the Bicknell name or blood has been found guilty
of a criminal offense or been behind prison bars for crime. Our
family tree has no hangman's ropes dangling from a single branch.
It goes without saying that we are a law-loving, law-obeying
family.
Again, Christian ideals have been the standards of individual
and family life. Our first ancestors in America were members
of the New England Congregational Church. Since that early
day the church and home have been close allies in the making
of good lives, and this union is still powerful. The Christian
Church is still held in high honor among us. Many are now
devoted Methodists ; many are ardent Baptists ; others are broad-
gauge Universalists ; some are Episcopalians ; some Unitarians,
some Scientists. All are true to the doctrine of soul liberty and
the persuasions of a liberal brotherhood in the bonds of faith.
The old family Bible, brought to America in 1635 by Zachary
and Agnes, is still an heirloom in the family of John, of West
Paris, Me., and on its sacred pages we can all place our hands,
pledging allegiance to its eternal truths and obedience to its sub-
lime teachings.
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Once again : The Bicknells do not believe in race suicide.
They do believe that the Bicknell blood is red with iron, and
that Bicknell children are worth raising. For some reason be-
yond our ken the old New England families are dying out in
the home towns, for which, God pity and help us. One thing
is true, however, that the Bicknells are not monstrous murderers
of unborn babies. Misconception is not a crime, but it is an
awful loss and waste of the eternal forces of life. And we
may pray that Bicknell virility and fertility may be restored by
a good understanding and a wise application of the laws of
Eugenics.
Zachariah (5) had 7 children (m. 1752).
David (5) had 10 " (two wives).
Lemuel (5) had 9
Benjamin (5) had 9
Ebenezer (5) had 4
Joseph (5) had 8
Nathaniel (5) had 10
John (5) had 4
Nathan (5) had 7
Peter (5) had 8
.Asa (5) had 9
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Children of sixth generation. ... 78-11 children to each
family.
Laban Porter (7) had 10 children (m. 1806).
Polly Gushing Tirrell (7) had. . 8
Betsey Gushing Nash (7) had. .12 "
Jesse Bates (7) had 5
Stephen Burrill (7) had 6
Rebecca White (7) had 4
Jesse (7.B) had 8
Molly Gleverly( 7) had 7
Luther Pratt (7) had 7
Abigail Thomas (7) had 10
Rebecca French (7) had 5
Joseph Humphrey (7) had. ... 6
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Twelve Families 88
Ghildren in eighth generation.. . . 74-12 children to each
family.
XXVI BiCKNELL GENEAI,0GY
And once again: Our family is normally tenacious of life,
and gravitates toward a green old age ; and by "a green old age"
I mean years that are serene, philosophical, unwearisome, happy.
If we cannot vie with foreign-born families in numbers, we may
be able to balance our accounts in quality and in length of life.
We are coming to understand that human life is worth conserv-
ing as much as forests, or coal, or cattle. In Massachusetts the
average age of human life has just reached forty-five years. The
Bicknells long ago beat that mark, and in many cases have neared
the century line. Seven sons and daughters of my grandfather's
family reached the average of over eighty-three years ; one, my
uncle, James Bicknell, living to be ninety-six. I commend the
life-saving principle to all living of the Bicknell stock. John, the
third, saw eighty-three good years. A very interesting study of
this Bicknell history will be found in the high age limit of our
people.
Home making, family raising and honest living are the chief
business of the Bicknell stock. Our wealth is in our soul-worth.
We worship at the altar of Character, not that of Gold,
where the imps of Poverty never molest nor make afraid. If
you see men and women, tall, erect, good foreheads, square chins,
aquiline noses, blue eyes, intelligent faces, well dressed, without
show or parade, walk along a street and look five policemen in the
face without blinking, be sure such are fit to be of the Bicknells.
Such are all those of dear old Weymouth, our mother town ; of
Braintree, and Abington, and Hingham, and Boston, and Cam-
bridge, and Haverhill, and Maine, and Vermont, and Rhode Is-
land, and New York, and Ohio, the West and the South, and all
over. The only pity is that the good God, in his early creative
work in clay modeling, did not begin with the Bicknells; then
Adam's fall could not have happened, and such multitudes would
have escaped the orthodox inferno into which A-damned race
is said to have been plungel for all eternity.
Our honored Chaplain, Rev, George W. Bicknell, D. D.,
writes as follows :
"I have been asked to say a word on the 'Bicknell Standing
and Name.' Whatever any people may possess, there is nothing
so rich, grand and blessed as a good name. And such, I believe,
the Bicknells can claim.
"If there are any shadows, they do not obscure the name;
for, as a whole, it reflects richness in integrity, grandeur in man-
hood, grace in womanhood, and blessedness in its influence on
association and environment.
"Go into the average Bicknell home, and you will find har-
mony, loyalty, faithfulness and love.
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"You will find a religious and spiritual atmosphere, which
inspires heart and soul, even if there is not great manifestation.
"You will find going out from those homes, industry in busi-
ness, honesty in deal and lives commanding the respect of com-
munities.
"Quiet and unostentatious living, not extreme in any way,
temperate, believing that the temple of one's being should be
zealously cared for, knowing that the Divine Spirit dwells, or
should dwell, within, long length of days, generally speaking, is
one of the physical blessings given to the Bicknell family. Many
have passed the four-score mile post before ending the pleasant
journey of earth life. What an opportunity for unfolding has
thus been afforded as preparatory to the higher activities!
"We reverence the memory of the Bicknells passed on. If
'to die is gain,' as St. Paul affirmed, they have seen the solution
of that which is so glorious to our faith. Honored in life and
honoring life, our gaze penetrates the misty veil, and we see
them, not dead, living, God's children, unfolding the nobler char-
acteristics of their natures ; and yet may we not feel they have
an interest in us — m.ay gather there to plan a welcome for us
when the angel shall lead us through the gloom to the summer-
land of immortality?"
Rev. John Bicknell speaks of the family thus : "Our name
has appeared but little more frequently on the roll of ministers
than on the roll of statesmen, and yet the virtues for which the
family has today been lauded should fit for the ministry. It is
a place of sincerity in thought and expression. In spite of all
the talk about a 'muzzed pulpit,' no one in the pulpit can
expect to be listened to or even tolerated if he fails to speak
his honest convictions. The practice of such sincerity, whether
in pulpit or pew, in market or at the bar, must keep our family
name untarnished. It will, however, do more. The genius of
Aladdin's lamp, so we are told in the Arabian Nights' Tales,
built a palace with twenty-four windows, all but one set in frames
of precious stones. This one window was left for the Sultan,
to whom the palace was a present, to finish. He labored long,
only to abandon the task as hopeless when his treasure was ex-
hausted. The genius of our name has built a palace of which
we are proud. This palace is, however, incomplete ; each gener-
ation has a window to build, and may, if sincere, though its
ability be only of the two-talent order, build so well as to show
forth more of the ideal plan of our architect-genius. We may
even increase the worlds respect for the name."
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The Bicknells have not been office-seekers, though many have
held offices, high and low, in town, state and nation. Our an-
cestor, John,^ represented Weymouth as Deputy to the General
Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1677 and 78, sitting
in Council with the most eminent men of that historic colony.
Since that early day, members of our family have sat in legis-
lative halls in nearly all the states of their residence. The writer
was a member of the Rhode Island General Assembly while a
member of the junior class of Brown University, 1859, and
his first speech was in favor of the abolition of separate schools
for colored children in the public schools of Providence. He
was also a member of the General Court of Massachusetts for
two years, — 1888-1890, — serving as Chairman of the Committees
on Education and Woman's Suffrage, in the House of Repre-
sentatives at Boston.
Four at least, of Bicknell name or blood, have represented
Congressional Districts in the National House of Representatives
at Washington; Bennett Bicknell, of New York, of the Zach-
ariah branch ; George Augustus, of Indiana, of the Thomas
branch; Charles Quincy Tirrell, of Massachusetts, of the John
branch, and Mr. Hatch, of Michigan, of the Zachariah branch.
Our roll of honor will be found most interesting, though in-
complete. It contains the names of Judges, Senators, Repre-
sentatives, Military and Naval Officers, Soldiers in all the wars
of our country, especially a large number in the Civil War,
Lawyers, Clergymen, Doctors, Bankers, Artists, Poets, et cetera,
et cetera, with a great multitude of maids and mistresses of honor,
who, like the virtuous woman of the Proverbs, "the heart of her
husband doth safely trust in her;" "she will do him good and
not evil all the days of her life;" "she girdeth her loins with
strength ;" "her husband is known in the gates, where he sitteth
among the elders;" "many daughters have done virtuously, but
thou excellest them all ;" "give her of the fruit of her hands, and
let her own work praise her in the gates."
BICKNELLS PHYSICALLY
The unusual health and virility of the family as a whole, with
'good marriages, have preserved certain important personal de-
tails that distinguish the Bicknells. Most male Bicknells are
tall, with well proportioned bodies. Many of the family are
at, about or above six feet tall. The writer is six feet three and
one-half inches, at the age of seventy-nine, as straight as an
arrow; weight, one hundred and ninety pounds. A Bicknell
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gathering of three hundred people will show good heads, well
set on broad shoulders, firm chins, ample mouths, large aquiline
or Roman noses, blue eyes, high foreheads, brown hair, often
curly, on heads inclined to early baldness and an early crop of
grey hair. The Bicknell features are regular and many of the
family are handsome, while few are distinctly homely. Zachary,
the first, must have been a tall man with a fine physique, and
most likely Agnes was a handsome woman. Hence, a well fash-
ioned, healthy, normal race of men and women. For which
thank God and Zachary and Agnes,
BICKNELLS IN
FIRST UNITED STATES CENSUS,
1790.
Number of families in the several states bearing the name, vari-
ously spelled Bicknell, Bicknel, Bicknall, Bicknal, Becknall, Beck-
nal, Becknall, Becknal, Beeknell.
Maine, three heads of families.
New Hampshire, one head of family.
Vermont, two heads of families.
Massachusetts, fourteen heads of families.
Rhode Island, five heads of families.
Connecticut, four heads of families.
Pennsylvania, one head of family.
Virginia, four heads of families.
Number of heads of families, 34.
All other members, 175 ; total, 209 persons.
Average size of family, 6.1.
SOME GIVEN NAMES OF BICKNELLS.
A large part of the names of Bicknells, until 1800, were of
Hebrew origin and came into use in England with the early
Bibles, first in Latin and Greek, and afterwards translated into
English.
Abel — Breath, vanity.
Abigail — My father's joy. Dim., Abby, Nabby.
Abner — Father of light.
Abraham — Father of a multitude. '
Achsa — Anklet.
Ada, Edith— Rich gift.
Adeline — A Princess.
Agnes — Chaste or pure.
Albert — Nobly bright, illustrious.
Alfred, — Good counsellor.
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Almira — Lofty, a Princess.
Alvah — Iniquity.
Amanda — Worthy to be loved.
Ambrose — Immortal, divine.
Amelia — Busy, energetic.
Amos — Strong, courageous.
Amy — Beloved.
Andrew — Strong, manly.
Ann \ ^ Annie
Nan
Grace. Dim. /Nanny
Anna
Hannah
Anne
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Nancy
ina
Asa — Healer.
Augustus — Exalted. Fem., Augusta.
Bathsheba — The seventh daughter, or daughter of an oath.
Bela — A swallowing up.
Benjamin, Ben and Benny.
Caleb — A dog.
Calvin — Bald.
Charles — Strong. Fem., Charlotte.
Caroline, Clara — Bright.
Cynthia — Of Mt. Cynthia.
Daniel — A divine judge.
Daniel Webster.
David — Beloved. Dim., Dave. Davy (Dawkin obs.).
Fem., Vida.
Deborah — A bee.
Delia— Of Delos.
Ebenezer — The stone of help.
Edmund, Edward — Defender of property. Dim., Ed, Ned.
Elijah — My God is Jehovah.
Elizabeth — Worshipper of God. Consecrated to God. Dim.,
Bess, Bessy, Beth, Betty, Betsy, Elsie, Liz, Lizzy, Libby, Lisa.
Emeline — Industrious.
Enoch — Consecrated.
Ephraim — Very fruitful.
Erastus — Lovely, amiable.
Esther — A star, good fortune.
Eunice — Happy, victory.
Eva— Life. Dim., Evaline.
Ezra — Help.
Experience — Puritan name.
George — A husbandman.
Grace — Grace, favor.
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Hannah — Same as Anna.
Harriet — Head of a house.
Helen, Eleanor — Light.
Hezekiah — Strength of the Lord.
Hepzibah — My delight is in her.
Hosea — Salvation.
Huldah — A weasel.
Ira— Watchful.
Isaac — Laughter.
Jabez — He will cause pain.
Jacob — A supplanter.
James, Dim., Jem, Jemmy, Jimmy.
Jeams — Jemz. Fem., Jemesina, Jacqueline.
Japhet — Enlargement.
Jason — A healer.
Jerusha — Possessed ; married.
Jesse — Wealth.
John — The gracious gift of God. Heb.
Joan ^
T > Fem. of John.
Joanna i -^
Johanna '
Jonathan — Gift of Jehovah.
Jothan — The Lord is upright.
Josiah — Given of the Lord.
Joseph, Josephus — He shall add. Dim., Joe. Fem., Josephine.
Joshua — God of salvation. Dim., Josh.
Julia — Fem. of Julius. Soft-haired.
Laura — A laurel.
Lebbeus — A man of heart.
Leonard — Strong as a lion.
Levi — Twined, associated.
Lemuel — Created by God.
Loammi — Not my people.
Louisa — Fem. of Louis.
Lot — A veil or covering.
Lucius — Born at daybreak. Fem., Lucy, Lucinda.
Luke — Of Lueania.
Lydia — A native of Lydia.
Marcus — A hammer.
Margaret — A pearl.
Martha — The ruler of the house.
Mary — Bitter. Other forms : Marion, Maria, Marie, Mi-
riam. Dim., May, Moll, Molly, Poll, Polly.
Matilda — A heroine.
XXXII BiCKNELL GENEAIvOGY
Matthew — Given by Jehovah.
Mehitabel— Benefitted of God.
Meribah — Dispute, Chiding.
Miranda — Admirable.
Moses — Drawn out of the water. Dim., Mose.
Naomi — Agreeable, pleasantness.
Nathan — Given; a gift.
Nathaniel, Nathanael — Gift of God.
Olive — An olive.
Patience — Puritan.
Paul — Little. Fern., Pauline.
Peter — A rock. Dim., Pete, Peterkin. (Perkin, Piers, obs.)
Phebe — Shining.
Rachel — A ewe.
Rebecca — Of enchanting beauty.
Relief — Puritan.
Richard — Strong, powerful.
Rodolphus, Ralph — A hero.
Roxana — Dawn of Day.
Ruf us — Red.
Ruth — Beauty.
Sabina — The River Severn.
Samuel — Heard of God; asked for of God. Dim., Sam,
Sammy.
Sarah (Heb.) — A Princess. Dim., Sal, Sally.
Seth — Appointed.
Sibyl — A prophetess.
Simeon — Hearing with acceptance.
Solomon — Peaceable.
Sophia — Wisdom.
Sophronia — Of a sound mind.
Stephen — A crown.
Susan, Susanna, Susannah — A lily. Dim., Sue, Suke, Suky,
Susie.
Sylvia — Fem. of Sylvanus. Latin.
Temperance — Puritan.
Theresa — Carrying ears of corn.
Thomas — A twin. Dim., Tom, Tommy. Fem., Thomasine.
Timothy — Fearing God. Dim., Tim.
William — Protector, resolute, • helmet, defense. Dim., Will,
Willy, Bill, Billy (Wilkin obs.) Fem. Wilhelmina.
Zachary \
Zacharias (t^ , r t i i.
'7 u • u /Remembrance of Jehovah.
Zachanah i •'
Zacher t
Zachaeus — Innocent, pure.
Zimrhoda — Dau. of Japhet and Martha, Attleboro, Mass.
BiCKNELL GENEALOGY XXXIII
TABLE OF CONTENTS,
Preface, pp. IV to VII.
Paveley-Bicknell, pp. VIII-X.
Some Eminent English Bicknells, pp. XI-XV.
Some Sixteenth Century Bicknells, pp. XVI-XXII.
Concerning Some Characteristics of the Bicknell Family, pp.
XXIII-XXIX.
Bicknells in First U. S. Census, p. XXIX.
Some Given Names of Bicknells, pp. XXIX-XXXII.
First Generation, pp. 1-3.
Second Generation, pp. 4-7.
Third Generation, pp. 8-13.
Fourth Generation, pp. 14-24.
Fifth Generation, pp. 25-51.
Sixth Generation, pp. 52-103.
Seventh Generation, pp. 104-214.
Eighth Generation, pp. 215-347.
Ninth Generation, pp. 348-412.
Tenth Generation, pp. 412-423.
Samuel Bicknell and Some Descendants, pp. 424-436.
Bicknells Unclassified, pp. 437-443.
Bicknell Family Association, pp. 444-447.
John Bicknell " Will, pp. 447-450.
A Bicknell Home, A Century Ago, pp. 453-457.
English Bicknells, pp. 457-459.
Slaves of Bicknells, p. 460.
John Bicknell Family of Pennsylvania, pp. 460-463.
BIOGRAPHIES.
Quincy Bicknell, pp. 450-452.
Edwin Bicknell, pp. 463-464.
Albion H. Bicknell, pp. 464-455.
Frank M. Bicknell, p. 466.
William H. W. Bicknell, p. 466.
XXXIV BiCKNEivi. Genealogy
Percy F. Bicknell, p. 466.
Ernest P. Bicknell, p. 467.
Elhanan Bicknell, p. 468.
Herman Bicknell, 469.
A. Sidney Bicknell, p. 469.
Luke E. Bicknell, p. 471.
Charles Q. Tirrell, pp. 471-473.
The Rhode Island Prisoner, A Sonnet, p. 473.
Thomas W. Bicknell, pp. 474-491.
Some Literary Work of Bicknells, pp. 492-496.
Bicknells in Philips War, p. 497.
Bicknells in French and Indian War, p. 497.
Some Bicknells in American Revolution, pp. 498-507.
Some Bicknells in Civil War, pp. 507-511.
Miscellany and Addenda, pp. 511-521.
Index, pp. 522.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Thomas W. Bicknell, facing title page.
Quincy Bicknell, p. V.
Beacon Hill, England, p. VIII.
Ancient Meeting House, Barrington, R. I., p. XL
Tomb of Chancellor William Bicknell, p. XL
Elizabeth Bicknell and John Segutmaur, p. XII.
Pavely Arms, p. XV.
Barrington Church, England, p. XIX.
Bicknell Arms, p. XXII.
Old North Meeting House, Weymouth, Mass., p. 8.
Ancient Bicknell House, Weymouth, Mass., p. 8.
Amy (Allin) Home, p. 43.
Fort Defiance and Amos Bicknell House, p. 46.
Lydia ((Bicknell) Parker, p. 62.
Joshua Bicknell's Homestead, Barrinton, R. I., p. 75.
The Brown Mansion, Barrington, R. I., p. 76.
Bennett Bicknell, p. 82.
Nathan Bicknell and Grandson, p. 91.
Ralph E. Bicknell, p. 91.
Solomon T. Bicknell, p. 91.
George E. Bicknell, p. 91.
Nehemiah Bicknell, p. 99.
BicKNELL Genealogy XXXV
Emeline L. Bicknell, p. 99.
Ralph Bicknell and Family, p. 161.
Nathaniel Bicknell, p. 165.
Fanny T. Bicknell, p. 165.
Allin Bicknell, p. 173.
Elizabeth W. Bicknell, p. 174.
Jane A. (Bicknell) Young, p. 179.
Ephraim Bicknell, p. 185.
Elra Bicknell, p. 185.
Adah B. Bicknell, p. 185.
Richard Bicknell, p. 185.
Elizabeth (Bicknell) Trux, p. 185.
William H. Bicknell, p. 185.
Anson D. Bicknell, p. 185.
George A. Bicknell, p. 197.
Emma V. P. B. Culbertson, p. 200.
Dean John Bicknell, p. 221.
Alfred Bicknell, p. 237.
Maude M. Bicknell, p. 240.
A. Sidney Bicknell, p. 240.
Lovell Bicknell, p. 251.
Zachariah L. Bicknell, p. 251.
Jacob N. L. Bicknell, p. 251,
Robert T. Bicknell, p. 251.
Mary E. (Bicknell) Entwistle, p. 289.
John Bicknell, p. 290.
Frederick T. Bicknell, p. 290.
Joshua Bicknell, p. 298.
Esther P. Bicknell, p. 299.
Thomas W. Bicknell, p. 300.
Amelia D. Bicknell, p. 301.
Martha E. Bicknell. p. 302.
Charles T. Bicknell, p. 306.
James G. Bicknell, p. 312.
Ann Eliza Bicknell, p. 313.
Ellery Bicknell Crann, p. 315.
George A. Bicknell, p. 323.
Seymour Bicknell Young, p. 323.
George A. Bicknell, p. 334.
George W. Bicknell, p. 373.
George H. Bicknell, p. 379.
Joseph L. Bicknell, p. 387.
William N. Bicknell, p. 388.
XXXVI BicKNEi^L Geneai^ogy
William C. Bicknell, p. 388.
William C. Bicknell and Family, pp. 394-5.
Agnes L. Bicknell, p. 396.
Clara (Bicknell) Hodgin, p. 396.
Charles Mills Bicknell, p. 396.
J. Bennett Bicknell, p. 399.
John E. Bicknell, p. 399.
Charles N. Bicknell, p. 400.
Lula N. (Entwistle) Hinton Letteau, p. 407.
Samuel Bicknell, p. 410.
Erastus Bicknell, p. 410.
Sarah M. ("Bicknell) Hopkins, p. 410.
Imogene (Hopkins) Arnold and Family, p. 410.
George E. Bicknell and Family, p. 416.
Ernest P. Bicknell, p. 433.
Bicknell Family Monument, p. 444.
William Bicknell and Academy, England, p. 457.
Amos J. Bicknell, p. 463.
David Bicknell. England, p. 463.
Edwin Bicknell, p. 463.
Elhanan Bicknell, England, p. 468.
Birth-place and Home of Thomas W. Bicknell, p. 474.
Early Portraits of Thomas W. Bicknell, p. 478.
Portraits of Thomas W. Bicknell, 1870- 1895, P- 485-
Section of Library of Thomas W. Bicknell, Boston, p. 487.
Business Office of Thomas W. Bicknell, Providence, R. I., p. 490.
James Bicknell, Toronto, Canada, p. 513.
BICKNELL GENEALOGY
FIRST GENERATION
On the twentieth day of March, 1634-5, one hundred and six
persons, gathered mainly from the Counties of Dorset and Som-
erset, with Rev. Joseph Hull as their minister, embarked from
Weymouth, a seaport town on the southwestern coast of England,
to make homes in New England, the then new world. After a
fair voyage of forty-six days the vessel, probably of the May-
flower type, sailed into Massachusetts Bay, and "The captain
cast anchor on May 6, 1635," says the historian of General Lov-
ell, "before Governor Winthrop's infant village of Boston."
On July 8, 1635, the General Court of the Colony of Massa-
chusetts Bay passed the following order relative to this ship's
passengers : "There is leave graunted to 21 familyes to sitt downe
at VVessaguscus, viz." This place had been recognized as
a plantation since 1630 by its Indian name, Wessaguscus, or
Wessagusett. At the General Court held at New-Town, now
Cambridge, Sept. 2, 1635, it was ordered that the name of Wessa-
guscus "be changed and hereafter to be called Weymouth," after
the name of the town in England from which Rev. Mr. Hull's
company set sail.
The Rev. Joseph Hull, the ministerial leader of this company
of emigrants, was a native of Somersetshire, a graduate of Ox-
ford University, and a popular preacher at Northleigh in Devon-
shire, for eleven years prior to 1632, when he resigned his parish
to gather this company with which he embarked in March, 1635. '
In Hotten's list of emigrants who came on this ship appears
the following record :
March 20, 1634-5.
1. "Zachary Bicknell aged 45 yeare.
Agnes Bicknell his wife aged 27 yeare.
2. Jno. Bicknell his son aged 11 yeare.
Jno. Kitchin his servaunt aged 23 yeare."
It is probable that some clerk made a mistake in the age
of Agnes, Zachary's wife, and that she was thirty-seven years of
age instead of twenty-seven
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Twenty acres of land were assigned and sold to the Bicknell
family on which to build their dwelling and make their home.
This lot and house were located on what is now Middle Street,
in the village of East Weymouth, Mass., the house having been
built in the autumn of 1635. Their dwelling was probably a one-
room log house, after the fashion of the houses of the early
settlers of New England.
Zachary^, the husband and father, died within two years of
landing, probably at some time in 1636; of the exact date there
is no record. The fact of his early death is evident from the
following order of the General Court of the Colony of the Massa-
chusetts Bay, under date of Boston, March 9, 1636-7, as found
in Vol. I, Records of Massachusetts, p. 189:
"William Reade, haveing bought the house & 20 acres of land
at Weymouth, unfenced, for £7, 13s, 4d, wch was Zachary Bick-
nell's (after Bicknell's death), of Richard Rocket & his wife,
is to have the same sale confirmed by the child when hee cometh
to age, or else the child to alow all such costs as the Court shall
thinke meet."
This real estate record reveals the fact of Zachary Bicknell's
death and of the marriage of his widow, Agnes, with Richard
Rocket, or Rockwood, prior to March, 1637. It allows the son,
John2, now thirteen years old, to cancel or confirm the provis-
ional sale on reaching full age.
Richard Rockwood, the second husband of Agnes (Bicknell),
lived in Braintree, now Quincy, Mass. Agnes became the mother
of a second son, John Rockwood, born in Braintree, Dec. i, 1641.
Agnes (Bicknell) Rockwood died in Braintree, July 9, 1643.
aged 45 years. She was probably buried with her second hus-
band in the old burial yard at Quincy or on the Rockwood farm.
It is probable that her maiden name was Agnes Lovell.
First Generation 3
John Kitchin, Servant.
Many young men of England, wishing to emigrate to Amer-
ica, bound themselves to a period of service to defray the
expenses of their emigration, and from this class of persons have
sprung some of the best families of New England, and this
young Kitchin was not an exception. We find John Kitchin in
Salem, Mass., in 1640, and a freeman of Massachusetts Bay in
1643. He was a shoemaker, and had a family of seven children,
of whom Robert^, the youngest, became a merchant and ship
owner in Salem, and his son, Robert^, a student at Harvard Col-
lege, died the twentieth of September, 1716.
By the census of families in the United States in 1790, the
Kitchin name was not found in New England nor New York.
There were twelve families in Pennsylvania, one in Maryland,
three in Virginia, eleven in North Carolina, and ten in South
Carolina.
At the present time, the Kitchin family is to be found in Penn-
sylvania and the Southern States. One, Hon. William W.
Kitchin, is Governor of North Carolina, and his brother, a lawyer,
is a member of the National House of Representatives from the
same State. It is understood that a family genealogy of the
Kitchin family is in preparation by Dr. Neal Kitchin. of Colum-
bus, Georgia.
Concerning Weymouth, Mass.
Of Weymouth, the town founded by Mr. Hull's company,
Thomas Morton, of Merry Mount (1640), has left us the fol-
lowing florid description : "And when I had more seriously con-
sidered of the bewty of the place, with all her faire endowments,
I did not think that in all the known world it could be parallelled ;
for so many goodly groves of trees ; dainty, fine, round, rising
hillocks ; delicate, faire, large plains ; sweete cristal fountaines,
and clear-running streams, that twine in fine meadows through
the meads, making so sweete a murmuring noise to hear as would
even lull the scenses with delight asleepe, so pleasantly doe they
glide upon the pebble stones, jetting most jocundly where they
doe meete, and hand in hand run down to Neptune's Court, to
pay the yearly tribute which they owe to him as Sovereign Lord
of all the springs."
BicKNELiv Genealogy
SECOND GENERATION.
John2 [2], (Zachary), b. 1624, in Barrington, England,— the
only child of Zachary and Agnes Bicknell; became a
prominent and useful citizen of the town of Weymouth.
Mass. He was one of the Board of Selectmen of the
town for many years and a Deputy in the General Court
of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay for the years begin-
ning May, 1677 and 1678. For services for 33 days in
1677 he received 3 shillings a day. He was a carpenter
by trade, of which the town records bear witness in 1661,
as follows: "Bro. Bicknell, for making the meeting house
tite, 3 pounds."
John2, m. first, Mary2 Shaw, dau. of Abraham and Bridget
(Best) Shaw; b. June 18, 1626; d. March 25, 1658.
Children.
3 — I. John; b. 1653-4; the first male Bicknell born in
America; d. Aug. 4, 1737, age 83.
4 — 2. Mary; b. ; m. John Dyer; d. 1677-8.
5 — 3. Naomi; b. June 21, 1657.
There are reasons for believing that there was a fourth child
by the first marriage by the name of Sarah^, b. 1648, m. Thomas
Reed, 1670. (Authority, Q. L. Reed.)
John2, m. second, Mary Porter, dau. of Richard and Ruth Por-
ter, Jan. 2, 1659.
Children.
6 — 4. Ruth ; b. Oct. 26, -1660 ; m. James Richards ; d. Feb.
12, 1728.
7 — 5. Joanna ; b. March 2, 1663.
8 — 6. Experience ; ^. Oct. 20, 1665.
9 — 7. Zachariah; b. Feb. 7, 1667-8; m. Hannah Smith, Nov.
24, 1692.
10 — 8. Thomas; b. Aug. 2y, 1670; m. Ann Turner of Hing-
ham, Feb. 16, 1696.
11 — 9. Elizabeth; Apr. 29. 1673.
12 — 10. Hannah; Nov. 15, 1675.
13 — II. Mary; b. Mar. 15, 1678; m. Maurice Trnphant of
Weymouth abt. 1700.
14 — 12. Child ; Apr. 10, 1682.
Second Generation 5
John2 Bicknell's will is dated Nov. 6, 1678, and allowed Jan.
20, 1678-9. The witnesses were John Dyer, Joseph Shaw, and
Joseph Dyer. He names his wife, Mary Bicknell, and his son,
John^, as the executors.
He gave all his estate to his wife, so long as she shall remain
his widow, to bring up the children to the age of twenty-one,
(except 20 acres of upland and 1^/4 acres of salt meadow, which
he gave to his son, John^).
He gave to his daughters £15 each, and to the three children
of John Dyer, viz.: John, Thomas and Benjamin, £5 each, being
his grandchildren, by his daughter Mary.
Richard Porter's will, dated Dec. 25, 1688, gave to his daugh-
ter, Mary Bicknell, iio. He devised land to his grandson,
Thomas Porter, but in the event of his not reaching full age, then
the same is to remain to his grandchild, Ruth Richards, and the
heirs "borne" of her body.
In Suffolk Deeds, Boston, Book VHI, p. 38, a deed is re-
corded of a sale of a parcel of land in Boston to John Bicknell
"neere unto a place comonly called by the name of Halsey's wharf
— a part of ye demised premises is a part of the said wharf
which containeth in breadth all the end next the street and next
the sea, twenty and six foote." The consideration was £50. The
deed was from Robert Cox, mariner, to John Bicknell, carpenter,
dated Jan. 6, 1671, and acknowledged Nov. 11, 1672. Witnesses,
Thomas Watson and Stephen French.
John2 Bicknell, the carpenter, was a man in constant service
in the new settlement, as soon as axes, adzes, and saw mills could
convert the oak and pine forests into lumber for the more com-
fortable and commodious frame houses to take the place of the
primitive log cabins. As he was a man well known in the town,
it is probable that many of the old houses of Weymouth were
built by our ancestor, whose hours of labor were from sunrise
to sunset, and his compensation not exceeding a dollar a day.
Even with small wages and frugal fare, John became an exten-
sive landholder, was one of the strong supporters of the Con-
gregational Church and worship, and in town and Colony business
held high rank for intelligence, judgment, honesty and large
capacity for public affairs. His children were brought up to
habits of industry, his two older sons becoming landholders and
farmers, and the younger, Thomas, a blacksmith. John^ died,
January, 1679, aged 55, and was buried at Burial Hill, Weymouth.
BiCKNEi^L Genealogy
THE ROCKWOODS.
John2 Rockwood, son of Richard and Agnes (Bicknell)
Rockwood ; b. Dec. i, 1641 ; m. Johanna Ford, at Braintree^
Mass., Sept. 15, 1662. Fifteen of his townsmen and ten others
from Weymouth settled at Mendon, Mass., before Sept., 1663.
John Rockwood being one of the number. He took up land, built
a house and other buildings, and assisted in the settlement of
the town, as one of its founders, until Philip's War, when (July
14, 1675) his buildings were all burned, one son was killed, and
his family and other settlers of the town fled for their lives.
Among the number was Robert Taft, an ancestor of President
Taft. John fled to Medfield, where he and his family lost all they
had saved at Mendon, and he appears at Milton, Mass., in 1678,
hard at work to support a wife and six children. In 1678-9 he
purchased of James Albee, at Mendon, a dwelling lot of four
acres, with twenty acres adjacent, bounded east by Muddy Brook,
with a ten-rod highway crossing it. His second house in Men-
don was on the flat, a short distance southeast of the center of
Mendon Village.
Children.
1. John; b. at Braintree, August 18, 1663; killed in
Philip's War.
2. Richard ; b. .
3. Joseph; succeeded to his father's estate.
4. Joanna ; b. .
5. Priscilla; b. .
6. Trial; b. during Philip's War.
7. Deliverance; b. after Philip's War.
March 18, 1669, John Rockwood was one of a committee of
three to fix the bounds between Mendon and Dedham.
December i, 1669, he was one of a committee to settle Rev.
Joseph Emerson as first minister of Mendon.
On his return after Philip's War, John Rockwood, Robert
Taft and seventeen others petitioned the General Court for relief
from taxation on account of heavy losses by the war. Robert
Taft was the first American ancestor of William Howard Taft,
President of the United States, 1909 — .
We find John a constable, surveyor of highways, fence viewer,
Second Generation 7
on€ of a committee to bnild the third meeting house — thirty feet
square and sixteen foot posts, one of a committee "to view the
streams and to pitch on a place for a corn mill," one of twenty-
five in favor of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors. In
1707 the last record appears with his name as drawing
lots with twenty-four others. The date of John^ Rockwood's
death is unknown, but it was probably not far from 1708, as his
son. Joseph, appears in various town offices about this time, and
his name disappears. The Rockwood family is an honorable one
in New England history, and our ancestor, Agnes Bicknell, con-
tributed her life to the creation of one line of that blood.
8 BiCKNELiv Genealogy
THIRD GENERATION
Johns [^J, (John, Zachary), son of John^ and Mary (Shaw)
Bicknell, b. 1653-4 ; m. Sarah .
JoHN^ Bicknell spent the whole of his long and useful life in
Weymouth. His occupation was that of a farmer and cooper,
as shown by the inventory of his personal estate. It is probable
that he built the east part of the old house now standing at North
Weymouth, known as "The John Bicknell House," and that this
house was his home for a considerable part of his life.
He was buried at Burial Hill, between North and East Wey-
mouth. The headstone of his grave bears this inscription :
Here Lyes Ye Body of
Mr. John Bicknell, Senr.,
Decd. August 4TH,
1737,
In Ye 84TH
Oe His Age.
Near his grave is that of his son, Joseph, who died, 1719, in
the twenty-second year of his age. The headstone of Joseph's
grave is the oldest Bicknell monument in Weymouth.
John^ Bicknell's will was dated April i, 1724, and probated
August 16, 1737. Witnesses, John Torrey, John Torrey, Jr., and
Josiah Torrey. An abstract of the will: John Bicknell, Wey-
mouth, husbandman, gives to his wife, Sarah, the yearly income
of the whole estate, during her natural life, except two beds and
the furniture belonging to them, which I dispose of as follows,
viz. : "To my son, Ebenezer, that bed and bedding he makes
use of for his own lodging over and above his portion." "To
my daughter, Sarah Bicknell, that bed and bedding she makes
use of for her lodging." "To my daughter, Mary Turner of
Bridgewater, I give £40; to Sarah, £40."
After his death and that of his wife, he gives his whole estate
to his four sons, John, Zachariah, Benjamin and Ebenezer, to be
divided equally — John and Ebenezer to improve the same for his
widow during her Hfe. If his daughter, Sarah, shall remain
unmarried and become disabled, the four sons are to support her.
"If any should be dissatisfied with the will and become trouble-
Old North Meeting House,
Weymouth, Mass.,
Bicknell Church (Coug.)
House built by John Bicknell,^ about 1730.
North Wevmnuth, Mass.
Third Generation 9
some to the others by any suit at law, then such an one to have
but five shilHngs and no more."
Suffolk Probate Files, Oct. 7, 1737.
Inventory of John Bicknell's Estate.
£ s. d.
Housing and lands 1807 10 o
Wearing apparel, i6.8s. ; 20 oz. silver money, £20. ... 26 80
Bills of credit, ±20; bonds due the estate, f71.7s.9d. . . 91 79
Notes of hand and other debts due 79 16 o
Two old beds and bedding 15 16 o
A bed and bedding to Ebenezer 11 26
A bed and bedding to Sarah 15 00
Two Bibles and Sermon Books, 22s ; pewter dishes,
£6 7 20
Brass kettle, skillets and warming pan 5 13 o
2 iron pots and hooks, iron kettle, skillet and frying
pan 2 50
2 prs. andirons, trammel, spit, fire slice and tongs. .. 170
Cooper s tools and sundry sort of old iron materials. .270
An iron box, 3 glass bottles, pepper box and spectacles 7 10 o
Scales, weight and earthenware, I4s.2d. ; cask cyder,
35s 2 92
5 old sheets, 24s ; a round table, cupboard and chair,
53s 3 17 o
An old saddle and bridle, 17s. ; a grindstone and 2 old
bags, IIS I 80
Old wooden lumber of sundry sorts 2 26
An old musket, 2 old swords, and powder horn 17 o
One cow, £9 ; one M. boards, £5 14 00
Total 2090 159
Account of John and Ebenezer Bicknell, executors,
charge themselves with the amount of real estate
and personal inventory 2090 511
Ask to be allowed, paid for vails 4 10 o
22 pr. men's and 7 pr. women's gloves n 13 o
6 gals, of wine for funeral 2 8 o
Expenses to Boston i 9 o
Mary Turner legacy 40 o o
Sarah Sargent legacy 25 o o
Bed and bedding 15 o o
Gravestones 6 o o
loi 10 o
10 Bickne;i,l Genealogy
Mrs. Sarah Bicknell, d. Feb. 12, 1730.
Children.
15 — I. John; b. Nov. 24, 1688.
16 — 2. Zachariah ; b. Oct. 28, 1691.
17 — 3. Benjamin; b. June 8, 1694.
18 — 4. Mary; b. , 1696; m. John Turner, of Bridge-
water.
19 — 5. Joseph; b. Feb. 28, 1698; d. Aug. 27, 1719.
20 — 6. Ebenezer; b. Jan. 22, 1700-1.
21 — 7. Sarah; b. ; m. William Sargent: int. Apr. 7,
1728.
RuTH^ [6], (John, Zachary), m. James Richards, son of
William. Ruth was mentioned in Richard Porter's will —
her grandfather. James Richards d. Mar. 8, 171 1. Ruth d.
Feb. 12, 1728.
Children.
1. Benjamin; b. Aug. 4, 1684; d. Dec. 20. 1733.
2. Ruth; b. ; m. Joseph Lovell ; d. June 2, 1766.
3. Mary; b. Apr. 9, 1697.
Zachariah^ [9], (John, Zachary), m. Hannah Smith (b. Mar. i,
1670), dau. of James Smith of Weymouth, by Jeremiah
Dummer, Esq., of Boston, Nov. 24, 1692. Joshua Smith
of the Second Parish of Rehoboth was the brother of
Hannah.
Zachariah" lived in Weymouth at least ten years after his
marriage, when he removed with his family to the western part
of Swansea, Mass., now Barrington, R. I., locating on the west
bank of the Sowams or Barrington River. His farm of about
two hundred acres included Princes Pond and lay north of the
crest of Princes Hill, between the river on the east and the
middle highway on the west. His house stood about five hun-
dred feet west and north of the site of the Congregational meet-
ing house, now known as "The White Church." Barrington.
Mr. Bicknell was one of the founders of the town of Barring-
ton and of the Congregational Church ; the establishment of the
church being the main motive for the creation of the town.
Barrington was originally a part of the old town of Swansea,
Mass. Here, on what is now Barrington soil, the first Baptist
Church in Massachusetts was organized by the Rev. John Myles,
of Swansea, Wales, in 1663. This church drew to Swansea a
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large number of Baptist families from Plymouth and Massa-
chusetts Bay Colonies. Many other families of the Congrega-
tional faith came to occupy the lands along the bay and rivers
"on the westward end of Swansea," and these were moved to
organize a church of their own order.
In 171 1, a petition signed by twenty-nine persons, of whom
Zachariah Bicknell was one, living on "the westward end of
Swansea," was sent to the General Court of Massachusetts, asking
that a new town be formed "according to the limits of Captain
Samuel Low's military company in Swansea, thereby enabling
us to settle and maintain a pious, learned and orthodox minister
for the good of us and our posterity." This movement was
strongly opposed by the major element, the Baptists, and the first
petition was denied. The struggle for a church and a town con-
tinued until Nov. 18, 1717, when, on the petition of Zachariah
Bicknell, Josiah Torrey and Samuel Humphrey, agents for the
Congregational Society of Swansea, the General Court of Massa-
chusetts ordered a new town to be made on the lines already
named and called it Barrington. As the English home of the
Bicknell family was the parish of Barrington, in Somersetshire.
England, it is evident that the name of our Rhode Island town
was given by Zachariah Bicknell, in honor of his grandfather's
church and parish in the old home land.
Mr. Bicknell was a useful leader in town and church affairs.
In 1 7 18 he was chosen one of a committee of three "to treat
with Rev. Samuel Torrey," the town minister, as to his salary.
The town meeting adjourned to meet at his house, "at five
o'clo.ck in the afternoon." In 17 19 he was chosen as town
assessor of taxes and one of a committee to adjust the county
rates with Swansea. In 1720 he was elected as the deputy of
the town to the General Court at Boston ; he was also surveyor
of highways.
In 1 72 1 he was chosen to represent the town at Boston for
an equitable taxation of Barrington land, owned by citizens of
Rehoboth. In 1722 he was chosen town constable and was al-
lowed fi.ios. for use of a room in his house for a five months'
school. In 1724 he was chosen an assessor, a selectman and
chairman of a committee as to rebuilding Myles Bridge, in
Swansea. In 1725 he was moderator of the town meeting and
was allowed 6s. for a house to keep school in. In 1726 he was a
selectman, an assessor and one of a committee on pulpit supply.
In 1728 he was one of a committee "to lay out a burying place,
and to agree with Ebenezer Allen what to give him for the
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ground." The committee gave Mr. Allen £5 for half an acre of
land for a burial place; the oldest part of the present beautiful
cemetery at Princes Hill, Barrington. In 1730 he was allowed
i8s. for serving as trustee of the bank for two years ; 14s. for use
of school-room in his house, 1728; 20s. for school-room for 1729,
and 15s. for keeping Rev. Peleg Heath's horse. In 1733 he was
chosen town treasurer and in 1734 moderator.
On June 10, 1734, Mr. Bicknell deeded to "Nathaniel Peck,
Josiah Humphrey and James Bicknell and to all the church and
congregation of God's people in Barrington of the Congrega-
tional or Presbyterian principle and to their heirs forever a
certain piece or parcel of land for them to build on and to set
up a meeting house for them and theirs to worship and serve
God from generation to generation in the Congregational or
Presbyterian way of worship." The land described and donated
is the property now owned and occupied by the Congregational
Society of Barrington, on which the Congregational meeting
house now stands. It was valued at £20. In case of the removal
of the meeting house the land reverts to the heirs of the donor.
It is probable that Mr. Bicknell died in 1734, as his name
does not appear in the town records after that year. He was
then sixty-six years old. The date of death of his wife, Hannah,
is unknown. Both were probably buried in the family lot on the
farm, about fifty rods west of their dwelling. All evidences of
the old family burial place are now entirely obliterated.
Children.
22 — I. Zachariah; b. Jan. 9, 1695; Weym.outh.
23 — 2. Joshua; b. , 1696; Weymouth.
24 — 3. Hannah; b. Mar. 16, 1698; WeymiOuth.
25 — 4. James; b. May 13, 1702; Weymouth.
26 — 5. Mary; b. Aug. 21, 1703; Weymouth.
27 — 6. Peter; b. , 1706; Barrington.
28 — 7. Jerusha ; bap. May 22, 1709.
Thomas^ [10], (John, Zachary), m. Ann Turner, dau. of Japhet
Turner of Scituate, Mass. (b. Aug. 18, 1679), I^eb. 16,
1696-7, by Rev. John Norton, minister of the First Church
in Hingham, Mass.
Thomas^ removed from Weymouth to Middleboro, Mass.,
where he carried on the trade of a blacksmith. He died at
Middleboro, Feb. 17, 1717-18, and on July 17, 1718, his widow,
Ann, was appointed administratrix of his estate. Homestead,
outlands and meadow, £500; personal, mostly blacksmith's outfit.
£150; total value of estate, £650.
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Ann Turner was in the fourth generation from Humphrey^
Turner, who came to Plymouth, Mass., with his wife, Lydia
Gamen, and son John in 1628. He had a second son he called
"Young John, "2 who m. Ann James, 1649. Their son Japhet'^,
of Scituate, m. Hannah Hudson, and Japhet's daughter, Ann^
Turner, m. Thomas Bicknell, i6g6.
July 3, 1721, Joshua Turner of Pembroke, Mass., was ap-
pointed guardian of Mary, Japhet, Hannah and Elizabeth, all
under fourteen years of age, children of Thomas Bicknell.
Ann Bicknell, widow of Thomas, died prior to 1722, and
Joshua Turner was appointed administrator de bonis non. He
was called "a kinsman." In 1730 the duties of guardian and
administrator were transferred to Benjamin White of Middle-
boro. Valuation of homestead, £533.
Children.
29 — I. Ann; b. 1698; m. Benjamin White of Middleboro.
30 — 2. Mary; b. 1709.
31—3. Japhet; b. 1711.
32 — 4. Hannah ; b. 1713.
33—5. Elizabeth; b. 1715.
Mary3 [13], (John, Zachary), m. Maurice Truphant.
Children.
1. David; b. April 11, 1705.
2. Jonathan ; b. June 28, 1709.
3. Joseph; b. May 5, 17 10.
4. Joshua : b. Dec. 28, 1712.
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FOURTH GENERATION
JoHN^ [15], (John, John, Zachary), m. July 10, 1714 (int.),
Hannah, dau. of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Humphrey ;
Hannah was b. July 6, 1692.
Children.
34—1. John; b. Aug. 30, 1715; d. May 23, 1790.
35—2. Joseph; b. Nov. 23, 1719.
36 — 3, Nathaniel ; b. Apr. 9, 1725.
John* Bicknell removed from Weymouth to Abington, Mass.
His will, dated at Abington, Feby. 6, 1764, states, "being aged,"
gives to his wife, Hannah, the improvement of the whole of his
real and personal estate, as long as she remains his widow : in
case she marries again, all his estate is to go to his children,
and his widow to have all the indoor moveables which she
brought with her. He gives to his son John one-third part of
his estate and one acre of land S.S.E. from the house. Joseph
and Nathaniel, each receives one-third of his estate, and John is
made executor.
John* Bicknell died Apr. 2, 1779, at the age of 90 years, 4
mos. and 8 days.
The Ancient Family Bible.
Through the line of John Bicknell we are able to trace the
old Bible, which undoubtedly Zachary^ brought with him from
England in 1635. The Bible is a quarto, nine inches long, six
and three-quarters inches wide and three and one-quarter inches
thick, "imprinted at London, by Robert Barker, 1613," in leather
binding, stamped. It is a "Breeches Bible," as seen by reference
to Gen. 3 : 7.
In addition to the usual books of the Bible it contains "certain
questions and answers touching the doctrine of Predestination,
the Use of God's Word and Sacraments" : "Two Right profitable
and fruitfull Concordances, or large and ample Tables Alpha-
beticall" ;
Also
"The Whole Book of Psalms, collected into English by Thomas
Sternhold, John Hopkins and others, conferred with the Hebrew,
into apt notes to sing them withall.
"Set forth and allowed to be sung in all the churches of all the
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people together, before and after evening prayer, as also before
and after sermons and moreover in privat houses, for their godly
solace and comfort, laying apart all ungodly Songs and Ballads,
which tend onely to the nourishment of vice,"' Colossians iii.
James v.
On the back of the title page of the Old Testament are the
following names written in bold hand:
"iohn biknoU his booke"
"mara biknoU her booke"
Belov^^ are two lines of writing not intelligible, followed by
"Joh Bicknell his book,"
followed by
■'John Bicknell his book."
On the back of the title page of the New Testament are the
following records :
John Bicknel, the 2. Died April 1779.
John Bicknel the 3. Died, May 23, 1790.
The wife of John Bicknell the 4th Dyed March 15, 1801 or
1807.
John Bicknell the 4 Died Nov. 5, 1825, aged 84 years.
John Bicknell. the 5, Died. Feby. 26, 1836.
Shuah Bicknell. wife of John Bicknell Died July. 21, 1854
John Bicknell 6th Died March 16. A. D. 1880, aged 84 years.
The old Bible is now in the possession of John Bicknell, of
West Paris, Maine, in the ninth generation of the Bicknells in
New England, and the eighth John in direct line from John^,
Zacharyi. There can be no doubt that this Bible belonged to
Zacharyi and Agnes Bicknell. as it is a "Breeches Bible," was
printed in 1613-14, and was superseded by the King James
Version.
The first record, "iohn biknoll" and "mara biknoU" are un-
doubtedly the autograph signatures of the first John and his first
wife, Mary.
Zachariah'* [16], (John, John. Zachary), m. Bathsheba, dau.
of Ezra and Bathsheba (Richards) Whitmarsh, Oct. 10,
1720. She was b. May 9, 1700.
Children.
37 — I. Bathsheba; b. Aug. 9, 1723.
38 — 2. Grace; b. Apr. 26, 1726; d. July 27, 1736.
39 — 3. Zachariah ; b. July 25, 1728.
40 — 4. Ezra; b. Sept. 2, 1731 ; d. April 29, 1740.
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41—5. David; b. July ii, 1734
42 — 6. Grace; b. Sept. 18, 1736.
43—7. Lemuel; b. June 25, 1739.
44 — 8. Sarah; b. July 14, 1741 ; d. Sept. 19, 1741.
The will of Zachariah^ Bicknell is dated Feby. 28, 1770. He
gave to his son, Zachariah, five shillings ; to his son, David,,
"my sheep pasture so called lying in Hingham, not fenced, about
30 acres."
To his son Lemuel a feather bed and silver spoons, after his
wife's death.
To his dau. Bathsheba, five shillings.
To his dau. Grace, four pounds.
To his three sons a feather bed, after his wife's death.
To his wife, Bathsheba, all indoor and outdoor moveables.
His son Lemuel is made executor of his will.
Zachariah* Bicknell lived in Weymouth.
Benjamin* [17], (John, John, Zachary), m. Susannah, dau. of
Nathaniel and Elizabeth Humphrey (int. July 6, 1717),
Nov. 4, 1717, by Samuel Checkley, Esq., Boston. She was
born Apr. 6, 1695. Susannah Bicknell died Jan. 13, 1767.
Benjamin* m., second, Widow Bethia Hunt, int. May 9,
1767. Bethia died about 1796. Date of Benjamin's death not
known.
Suffolk Probate Records ; Will of Bethia Bicknell, dated May
9, 1774, probated May 10, 1796. She is called a spinster. She
gives legacies to her son, Ebenezer Hunt, and to her daughters,
Ruth Bates and Bethia Thayer, naming them residuary legatees.
She names her son-in-law, Elnathan Bates, executor.
Children.
45 — I. Susannah; b. Aug. 13, 1718; m. William Dyer, son of
William and Sarah (Derby) Dyer; int. Aug. 13,
1738. He was born Sept. 29, 1717.
46 — 2. Betty; b. July 16, 1720; m. Samuel Pratt, son of
Ebenezer and Martha Pratt, Feb. 17, 1737.
47 — 3- Hannah ; b. Nov. 25, 1723 ; m. Joseph Burrell, Jan.
17, 1745. Joseph Burrell was the son of John and
Mary (Humphrey) Burrell, and was born in
Weymouth, Sept. 24, 1719.
48 — 4. Benjamin ; b. June 24, 1727.
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Ebenezer'' [20J, (John, John, Zachary), m. Mary, dau. of Cor-
nelius Holbrook of South Weymouth (int. Dec. 6, 1726),
Jan. 30, 1727.
Ebenezer* died Aug. 8, 1778; age 78. Mary (Holbrook)
died Nov. 21, 1780; age 81.
Children.
49 — 1. Ebenezer; b. Dec. 3, 1727.
50 — 2. James; b. Oct. 5, 1732; d. Oct. 20, 1751.
51 — 3. Mary; b. Nov. i, 1734; d. Oct. 12, 1751.
Zachariau* [22], (Zachariah, John, Zachary), m. Katharine.
dau. of Ebenezer Tiffany of Barrington, R. I., nt Rehoboth,
Mass., Mar. 9, 1718-19.
Zacharl^h"* Bicknell was admitted to full communion in the
Congregational Church, Barrington, Rev. Peleg Heath, minister.
Mar. 26, 1732. About 1735 he removed with his family to Ash-
ford, Conn. He was elected ensign of the train-band and was
promoted to the captaincy. He was an active and useful citizen
and an influential member of the Congregational Church of Ash-
ford. He died Jan. 30, 175 1. His wife, Katharine, died Apr. 3,
1782.
Children.
52 — I. Elizabeth; b. prob. 1720.
53 — 2. Zachariah; b. May 5, 1723.
54— 3- John; b. Apr. 23, 1725.
55 — 4. Anna; b. Oct. 1, 1726.
56 — 5. Mary; b. Feb. 15, 1728.
57 — 6. Samuel : b. July 10. 1729.
58 — 7. Sarah; b. Apr. 29, 1731.
59 — 8. Ebenezer; b. Aug. 15, 1732. -
60 — 9. Timothy; b. Dec. 8, 1733.
61 — 10. William ; b. May 29, 1735.
62 — II. Nathan; b. Feb. 8, 1737.
63 — 12. Hannah; b. Oct. 18, 1738.
64 — 13. Jerusha ; b. Dec. i. 1739.
65 — 14. Abigail; b. May 6, 1741.
Josh-ja* [23], (Zachariah, John, Zachary), m. Hannah Lyon of
Rehoboth, Mass. (int. Mar. ii, 1720-1), March 29, 1721.
He is called of Ashford, Conn., about 1734.
Mr. Bicknell was a farmer and owned and occupied his
father's estate on the west bank of Barrington River from 1735
until his death. He served the town in several minor offices.
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His wife, Hannah, died June 25, 1737, in the fortieth year o-f
her age. He married, second, Abigail, dau. of Thomas and Anna
(Barnes)' AlHn, b. Aug. 30, 1709 (int. Sept. 23, 1738), Oct. 12,
1738, by George Tibbitts, Esq., justice. A son, named Allin, was
born from this marriage, July 9, 1743; d. Oct. i, 1743. He died
Feb. 6, 1752, in his 57th year, and his wife, Abigail, died Nov.
26, 1772, age 64. Mr. Bicknell and his two wives were buried at
Princes Hill, where suitable stones now mark their graves, in
the old part of the cemetery.
Children.
66 — I. Joshua; b. 1723.
(i7 — 2. Hannah; b. 1724; m. May 26, 1743, Jonathan Padel-
ford of Taunton, Mass.
68 — 3. Joseph; b. Nov. 21, 1732; d. Dec. 20, 1732.
69 — ^4. Olive; b. Feb. 6, 1733-4, at Ashford.
70 — 5. Molly; bap. Jan. 11, 1736.
71 — 6. Allin; b. July 19, 1743; d. Oct. i, 1743.
Joshua* Bicknell's will was made Jan. 23, 1750, "in the 23rd
year of his majesty's reign. George the Second, etc., King, etc."
witnesses, John Brayley, Eunice Torrey and Solomon Townsend,
and was probated March 2, 1752, John Kinnicutt, Council Clerk.
After providing for the payment of his "just debts and
funeral charges," he says : "I give and bequeath to my beloved
wife, Abigail, one-third part of my real estate during her natural
life, and after the payment of the legacy to my daughter, Han-
nah, I give to my said wife, one-third of my personal estate ;
And my will is that my negro man, Dick, and my female negro
child, Rose, in case their lives shall be spared, they shall serve
my said wife during the term of her natural life, and at her
decease the said two negroes shall be made free, and my said
wife shall take effectual care that they be not a charge to my
children." He gives two-thirds of his personal estate to his son
Joshua and his daughters Olive and Molly, equally ; to his son
Joshua, one-third part of his lands adjoining that already given
him, one-third of the salt meadov/ and one hundred acres of land
in Ashford, Conn. To his daughters Olive and Molly, equally,
one-sixth of his lands and buildings, and to his daughter Hannah,
the wife of Jonathan Padelford of Taunton, seven hundred
pounds, old tenor. He adds : "My will is in case the two negroes
above mentioned should survive their mistress, my said wife,
that my daughter Olive shall pay the sum of one hundred pounds
to the one, and my daughter Molly shall pay one hundred pounds
to the other ; and in case one of these negroes shall die before
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their mistress, then the hundred pounds to be paid by the two
daughters." He gave to Joshua, Olive and Molly, equally, after
his wife's death, one-third of his real estate, and in case the two
daughters die without issue, their shares shall be given equally
to other surviving children. His wife, Abigail, was named as
executrix.
Inventory.
The inventory of goods and chattels of Mr. Joshua BickneU
Mar. ye 2d, 1752, was trvken by Matthew xA.llin and Peter Bick-
neU. and amounted to i6324.14s.8d.. deducting charges and
legacy, iiioo. Remaining to be divided, i5224.14s.8d., whereof
the widow's thirds is £1741.11.6. The other two-thirds we
divided as followeth:
To Joshua Bicknell, £1161.1.2.
To Olive Bicknell. £ii6t.i.o.
To Molly Bicknell, £1161.1.0.
John Adams,
John Kinnicutt,
Solomon Peck.
Iames^ [25]. (Zachariah. John, Zachary). m. Ruth (perhaps
Fuller).
James* Bicknell and wife, Ruth, owned the Covenant of the
Congregational Church, Barrington, July 20, 1729, and were
admitted to full communion May 3, 1734. James was a constable
in Barrington in 1728; a fence viewer in 1730. He and his wife,
Ruth, were dismissed from the Barrington Congregational
Church to the Congregational Church in Ashford, Conn., Feby.
28, 1735. He received his first deed of land in Ashford in 1730.
In 1734 he conveyed to John Toogood "four acres of land with
a dwelling house thereon near the house of Daniel Carpenter,
deceased, in Rehoboth."
Dec. 17, 1734. James Bicknell, Zachariah Bicknell and wife,
Hannah, consideration £3000, convey to Joshua Bicknell of Ash-
ford, in the County of Windham, Conn., all our land and salt
meadow in Barrington, containing 250 acres, except 47 acres
which was Israel Harding's and lately sold by said James Bick-
nell to Zachariah Bicknell by deed dated Feby. 17, 1727-8.
James Bicknell was a deputy to the General Assembly of
Connecticut from Ashford, 1738-41, 1745-50, 53, 55 and 56.
His wife, Ruth, died at Ashford prior to 1740. He married at
Ashford, Nov. 5, 1740, second. Mrs. Deborah (Cadwell) Cook,
widow of Moses Cook. From 1741 to 1744 James resided at
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Hartford, Coiin., where were born children, James and Jerusha.
He returned to Ashford about 1745, where a son, Moses, was
born. He was dismissed from the Ashford Congregational
Church to that in North Mansfield, Conn., about 1757. He died
July 31, 1777, in the 76th year of his age. Deborah, his second
wife, died Feb. 20, 1795, in the 81 st year of her age.
The Puritan orthodoxy of the early New England Bicknells
was well illustrated in the life and character of James Bicknell.
In 1745 a young graduate of Harvard College. Rev. John Bass,
became the minister of the Congregational Church at Ashford,
of which Zachariah and James were prominent members. After
four years of acceptable preaching, there began to be a feeling
among "the Calvinsian Class" that his preaching was not sound
on the essentials of salvation. A letter, signed by the Bicknell
brothers and eight others, states the grounds of their uneasiness.
As James was the probable author of the letter to Mr. Bass, it
will be of interest to family historians and theologians to read
what he wrote:
"The grounds of our uneasiness are, — First, we think you are
gone from what you professed to the Council in the matter of
original sin. You then professed that it was not only our in-
felicity, but our sin, that we fell in Adam; and now you seem
to hold only the depravity, and deny the guilt. It appears to us
in your preaching, praying and conversing, — (i) You neglect to
preach the doctrine of original sin. You seem to lay the chief
stress of our salvation on our moral obedience (we hold obe-.
dience necessary, as the fruit and effect of faith), but in the
matter of justification to have no part. (2) You don't preach
up the doctrine of election as it is recorded in Romans viii. 29,
and multitudes of other texts that plainly point out our personal,
absolute, eternal election ; also the doctrine of particular election
and the doctrine of perseverance. When you baptize' children you
don't so much as mention one word of the child's being guilty of
sin, or of Christ's blood being applied to the mystical washing
from sin, or any other words that represent the child as being
guilty of original sin. You also approve Mr. Taylor's book,
which so plumply denies original sin."
James Bicknell's name heads this theological indictment, to
which Mr. Bass answers by pleading for "liberty in religious
opinion" A church meeting was called and the offending min-
ister is at the bar on trial for his orthodoxy. Among others, the
following "sifting question" was put to Mr. Bass: "Sir, don't
you think that a child brings sin etwus^h info this world with it
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to damn it forever?" "1 do not," frankly declared the minister,
and without delay the church voted, "That it held the doctrine
of original sin, as set forth in the eighteenth question and answer
of the Shorter Catechism, an essential condition of church fel-
lowship and communion." It was also declared that Mr. Bass
had departed from the true theory of original sin; "that he
denied a covenant made with Adam for his posterity; that he
was deficient in teaching the doctrines of particular election, par-
ticular redemption, effectual calling and perseverance of the
saints." As a parting shot, on leaving Ashford for Providence,
Mr. Bass made the following entry in the Ashford Church
Records, June 5, 1751 : "I was dismissed from my pastoral rela-
tions to the church and people at Ashford for dissenting from
the Calvinistic sense of the quinquarticular points which I igno-
rantly subscribed to before my ordination ; for which and all my
other mistakes, I beg the pardon of Almighty God."
Children.
72 — I. Ruth; b. 1728; bap. Barrington, R. I., July 20, 1729.
73 — 2. Hannah ; bap. Barrington, R. I., Nov. 2, 1729.
74 — 3. James; bap. Barrington, R. I., Oct. 20, 1731.
75 — 4. Jonathan; bap. Ashford, Conn., 1736.
76 — 5. James; bap. Dec. 13, 1741, Hartford, Conn.
yy — 6. Jerusha ; bap. March 20, 1742, Hartford, Conn.
78 — 7. Moses; b. 1745.
Peter* [27], (Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Zachariah and
Hannah (Smith) Bicknell, b. in Swansea, Mass., now Bar-
rington, R. I., 1706; m. Rachel Smith (b. 1712). Sept. 13,
1733-
Children.
79 — I. Peter; b. Jan. it, 1736; died young.
80 — 2. Rachel; b. Dec. 9, 1737; d. March 5. 1752.
81—3. Peter; b. July 24, 1745.
82 — 4. Asa; b. April 13, 1747.
83 — 5. Amy; b. Aug. 24, 1751; m. Thomas Allin.
84 — 6. Amos; b. ; d. .
Peter"* Bicknell was an influential citizen of the town while
Barrington and Warren were one town, and was elected as a
Deputy in the General Assembly of Rhode Island, 1750 and 1757.
In 1762 he was chairman of a committee to lay out a street
through the compact part of Warren. He died Dec. 21, 1768.
In the inventory of the goods and chattels of Peter Bicknell,
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made by Solomon Peck and Samuel Allen, appear these items :
Five cows, in, 2s. Four calves, io..
Fifty sheep, ii2, los.
One horse, saddle and bridle, iy.
Tv^o steers, ^3, 12s. Four swine, i2.
One negro boy named Cuff, i2o.
One negro boy named Pomp, £3.
One negro woman named Merea, £35.
Rachel (Smith) Bicknell died Dec. 10, 1786, in the seventy -
fifth year of her age. Her tombstone at Princes Hill Cemetery
bears these lines:
"Thrice happy change it is for me
From earth to heaven removed to be."
Ann* [29], (Thomas, John, Zachary), dau. of Thomas and Ann
(Turner) Bicknell; b. 1698; m. Benjamin White, of Middle-
boro, Mass., about 1723.
Children.
1. Joshua; b. July 21, 1725.
2. Ruth; b. Feb. 6, 1727.
3. Ann; b. April 25, 1729.
4. Hannah; b. Nov. 7, 1731; m. John Shaw, 1748; d. in
Middleboro, Feb. 7, 1792.
5. Daniel; b. Sept. 22, 1734; d. Jan. 25, 1761.
6. Zibia; b. June 10, 1736; m. Thomas Hooper, March
15, 1759-
Benjamin White d. in Middleboro, Dec. 10, 1750, 65, 9, 17;
Ann (Bicknell) White d. Sept. 13, 1778, 80.
JaphET^ [31], (Thomas, John, Zachary), son of Thomas and
Ann (Turner) Bicknell; b. Middleboro, Mass., 171 1; rn..
first, Jerusha Allen, of Rehoboth (int. Sept. 12, 1741).
Children.
85 — I. Japhet first, b. Jan. 6, 1742.
86 — 2. Hannah; b. July i, 1743.
Japhet^ m., second, Martha Turpin Metcalf (widow), of
Attleboro, Mass. (int. Barrington, R. I., Sept. 12, 1746) ;
b. 1718.
Children.
87—3. Avis; b. July 9, 1747.
88 — 4. Thomas; b. Feb. 19, 1749.
Fourth Generation 23
89 — 5. Japhet second; b. Nov. 19, 1750.
90 — 6. Turner; b. Aug. 16, 1752; d. about 1778.
91 — 7. Anna; b. June 17, 1754; m. James Sabin, Providence,
Rhode Island.
92 — 8. Zimrode; b. March 5, 1756.
Turner Bicknell enlisted for three years in the Continental
Army, in the War of the Revolution, under the company com-
mand of Captain Thomas Carpenter, of Rehoboth, Mass. He
was taken prisoner by the British, and died in the prison ship,
Jersey, near Long Island.
Japhet* was a blacksmith, as was his father. He died July
12, 1790. Martha died Aug. 30, 1785. He was a man of a jovial
nature, a fine horseman and fond of sport.
Joseph Trufant*, (Mary, John, Zachary).
Mary^ [13], dau. of John and Mary (Porter) Bicknell; b. March
15, 1678; m. Maurice Trufant about 1700. Their children
were:
1. Joseph; b. May 5, 1701.
2. David; b. April 11, 1705.
3. Jonathan; b. June 28, 1709.
4. Joshua; b. Dec. 25, 1712; d. April 15, 1713.
5. A son; b. ; d. May 13, 1740.
Mary (Bicknell) Trufant d. Oct. 13, 1764, age 86, 6, 28. He
died May 13, 1740.
Joseph*, (Mary, John, Zachary), son of Maurice and Mary
(Bicknell) Trufant; m. Sarah, dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah
(Humphrey) Porter, May 15, 1729. She was born Jan. 12,
171 1, in Weymouth, and died Oct. 8, 1778.
Children.
1. James; b. March 8, 1730.
2. Joseph; b. Sept. 28, 1732; d. March 13, 1734.
3. Sarah; b. July 9, 1735.
4. Joseph; b. March 8, 1738.
5. Job; b. Dec. 21, 1743.
David TruEant*, (Mary, John, Zachary), son of Maurice and
Mary Bicknell Trufant; b. April 11, 1705; m. Mary, dau.
of Jacob and Janet Turner, April 17, 1732. She was bom
April 12, 1713.
24 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Children.
1. Mary; b. Oct. 29, 1733.
2. Hannah; b. July 30, 1735.
3. David; b. Sept. 21, 1738.
4. Jane; b. April 6, 1740.
The Trufant name di.sappears from the Weymouth record*
after 1782.
Benjamin Richards*. (Ruth, John. Zachary).
RuTh3 [6], dau. of John and Mary (Porter) Bicknell; b. Oct.
26, 1660; m. James, son of William and Grace Richards,
about 1680. He (James) was born June 2, 1658.
Children.
1. Benjamin'* ; b. Feb. 22, 1683.
2. Ruth; b. ; m. Joseph Lxjvell.
3. Mary; b. April 9, 1697.
James Richards died in Weymouth, March 8, 1711.
Ruth (Bicknell) Richards died in Weymouth, Feb. 12, 1728.
Benjamin Richards*, m. Joanna
Children.
1. James; b. Jan. 16, 171 1.
2. Benjamin; b. Aug. 12, 1714.
Joanna died Feb. 4, 171 5.
Benjamin died Dec. 20, 1733.
Ruth Richards*, m. Joseph Lovell, son of James and Jane
Lovell. They had Ruth, b. Dec. 20, 1709, m. John Whit-
marsh, April 22, 1731 ; Mary, b. Feb. 21, 1712; Ann. b. July
7, 1715, d. 1715; Jane, b. June 16, 1717; Silence, b. June 18,
1719; Sarah, b. May 2, 1721 ; Hannah, b. Dec. 17, 1722.
Joseph Lovell died in Weymouth, March 2, 1723; Ruth died
June 2, 1766.
Fii'TH Generation 25
FIFTH GENERATION
John' [34J, (John, John, John, Zachary), son of John' and
Hannah (Humphrey) Bicknell ; b. Aug. 30, 1715; m. Expe-
rience, dau. of John and Susan Randall ; b. in Weymouth,
Jan. 24, 1719 (int. May 13, 1739)-
Children.
93 — I. Hannah; b. Nov. 24, 1740, in Abington.
94 — 2. John; b. May 14, 1744.
95 — 3. Thomas; b. Aug. 29, 1748.
96—4. Jacob; b. June 13, 1751.
John' died May 2^^, 1790; his will is dated April 22, 1782,
and proved and bond filed July 10, 1790. He gave all his real
estate to his widow and his three sons, and mentions grand-
children, Hannah, Experience, Prudence, Mary, Jacob and Isaac
Stetson. John" was made executor. Inventory: real estate,
£350; personal, £99, i8s., 2d.
Joseph' [35], (John, John, John, Zachary), son of John and
Hannah (Humphrey) Bicknell; b. Nov. 23, 1719; m. Jane,
dau. of Joshua and Jane (Lovell) Torrey, of Weymouth,
April 14, 1743, by Rev. William Smith. Jane was born
Feb. 28, 1722.
Children.
97 — I. Jane; b. June 2, 1749.
98 — 2. Mary; b. Nov. 2, 1751.
99 — 3. Joseph; b. March 20, 1754.
100 — 4. Jane; b. Jan. 10, 1759.
loi — 5. Daniel; b. June 3, 1761.
102 — 6. Hannah ; ) . ^ ^ ^o
T f b. Oct. 29, 1768.
103 — 7. James; \ ^' '
104 — 8, Hannah; b. April 7, 1772.
The will of Joseph^ Bicknell, of Abington, was dated Dec. 26,
1772, and probated Nov. 12, 1782. He gave his wife, Jane, the
improvement of one-quarter part of his real estate so long as she
remained his widow, and all the personal estate she brought with
her and one cow ; to dau. Mary, £33 ; to dau. Jane, £66, 13s., 4d,
of which £13, 6s., 8d. is in household goods which were her
26 BiCKNELL Gkneai^ogy
mother's, with one bed so as to make the sum. Joseph Bickiiell
was to pay her £26, 13s., 4d. in four years after his death, and
Daniel Bicknell was to pay her £26, 13s., 46. in nine years after
his death.
He gave to dau. Hannah £40, to be paid by his son Danie!
when she arrived at the age of 18 years; to his two sons, Joseph
and Daniel, all his real and personal estate, except as before
given, to be divided equally between the two. He named Joseph
Bicknell as executor. Witnesses to will, Thomas Burrell, Jesse
Stoddard and Thomas Wilkes.
Inventory: Real estate, 142 acres of land, with buildings,
£1,115; personal, £333, 4s., lod.
Nathaniel^ [36J, (John, John, John, Zachary), son of John
and Hannah (Humphrey) Bicknell; b. April 9, 1725; m.
Elizabeth, dau. of Luke and EHzabeth (Otis) Lincoln, of
Leicester, Mass., Dec. 22, 1748.
Children,
105 — I. Luke; b. Oct. 23, 1749,
106 — 2. Elizabeth; b. Aug. 5, 1753.
107 — 3. Nathaniel; b. Jan. 4, 1756; d. in Continental Army,
1777, age 21.
108 — 4. Rachel; b. Oct. 3, 1759.
109 — 5, Humphrey; b. July i, 1762; d. Roxbury, Mass., 1839.
no — 6. Otis; b. June 11, 1764; d. Dalton, Mass., Oct. 19, 1830.
Ill — 7. Dolly; b. ; m. Nathaniel Eels Bennett (int. March
22, 1789; d. 1802).
112 — 8. Mehitabel; b. ; d. 1802.
Nathaniel^ moved from Weymouth to Abington, settling
on a farm near Centre Abington meeting house. All his sons
were masons by trade. He died at Abington, in 1804; she died
Aug. 15, 1822, age 94.
Elizabeth (Lincoln) Bicknell, the mother of the eight chil-
dren named, was a descendant of John Otis, one of the original
settlers of Hingham, and one of the thirty who drew house lots,
Sept. 18, 1635. See Savage's Gen. Dictionary for relations to
Nicholas Jacobs, of Hingham, to Nathaniel Thomas, of Marsh-
field, Mass.
Bathsheba^ [37] j (Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Zach-
ariah and Bathsheba (Whitmarsh) Bicknell; b. Aug. 9, 1723;
m. Peter Jacobs in Weymouth, Jan. 17. 1745; no children of
Fifth Genekatton 27
record. He died in Weymouth, March 5, 1764.
Bathsheba m.^ Moses Rogers, of Newcastle, Me. (int. April
24. 1767).
Zachariah^ [39]. (Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of
Zachariah and Bathsheba (Whitmarsh) Bicknell ; b. July 25,
1728; m. Patience, dau. of Peter and Patience (Gardner)
Tower (int. April 10, 1752). Patience was born in Hing-
ham, Mass., Dec. 20, 1730, and died April 18, 1799. He
died June 29, 1802; will probated July 5, 1803. Peter Bick-
nell, of Boston, gave bonds to pay debts and legacies.
Children.
113 — I. Ezra; b. March 5, 1753.
114 — 2
"5—3
116 — 4
"7—5
118— 6
119— 7
Stephen; b. Oct. 16, 1754; d. Aug. 11. 1771.
Zachariah; b. Oct. 21, 1756.
Peter; b. Jan. 15, 1759.
Lucy; b. July 23. 1762.
Patience; b. May i, 1764.
James; b. April 13, 1771 ; d. July 13, 1771.
David'* [41], (Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Zach-
ariah and Bathsheba (Whitmarsh) Bicknell; b. July 11,
1734; m.^ Jerusha Wilson, Nov. 19, 1755; she was born in
1736 and died Jan. 3, 1770.
David^ m., second, Ruth Lincoln (int. May 12, 1770).
Children.
120 — I. Samuel; b. Oct. 14, 1757.
121 — 2. Levi; b. April 27, 1759.
122 — 3, Bathsheba; b. June i, 1760.
123— 4. Jane; b. Aug. 25, 1761.
124 — 5. Jerusha; b. Feb. 28, 1763.
125 — 6. David; b. April 29, 1771; d. Sept. 11, 1775.
126 — 7. Elijah; b. Jan. 15, 1773; d. Sept. 21, 1775.
127 — 8. Fanny; b. Aug. 25, 1774; d. Sept. 17, 1775.
128 — 9. David; b. Jan. 11, 1776.
129 — 10. Elijah; b. Aug. 26, 1777.
Lemuel'' [43], (Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Zach-
ariah and Bathsheba (Whitmarsh) Bicknell; b. June 25,
1739; m. Ruth, dau. of George and Ruth (Derby) Vining,
28
BiCKNELL GENEAI^OGY
Sept. 4, 1760; she was born Feb. 7, 1745. He died Feb. 24,
1788, probably in Westford, Mass. Ruth (Vining) BickneH
m., second, John Hildreth, of Westford, April 21, 1789, and
died March 2, 1802.
Children.
. Sarah; b. April 16, 1761.
. Deborah; b. Sept. 7, 1762; m. Micah Pratt, Jan. 9,
1786.
. Abner; b. March 7, 1764.
. Lydia; b. May 4, 1765; m. Oliver Parker, of Natick,
Mass., March 2^, 1786.
. Lemuel; b. Jan. 24, 1770.
. Ruth; b. Oct. 6, 1776.
. John; b. May 7, 1779.
. James; b. June 24, 1782.
. Fanny; b. May 11, 1785.
130— I
131— 2
132—3
133—4
134—5
135—6
136—7
137-8
138-9
James Richards^, son of Benjamin and Joanna; b. Jan. 16,
171 1 ; m. Elizabeth Mandley, Feb. 11, 1736; children, James,
b- July 5, 1737; Nathaniel, b. Sept. 19, 1740; Rebecca, b.
Sept. 22, 1742, m. Zebulon Paine.
Benjamin"", son of Benjamin and Joanna Richards; b. April 12,
1714; m. Abigail Thayer, of Braintree (int. Sept. 8, 1734).
Children born in Weymouth: Benjamin, b. and d. 1735;
Benjamin, b. and d. 1737; Benjamin, b. 1738, d. at Lake
George, N. Y., 1756 — he was a soldier; Ephraim, b. 1740;
Abigail, b. 1742, m. Turner Fogg, 1793; Sarah, b. 1744, m.
Leonard Niller, 1763; Joanna, b. 1746; Peter Hunt, b. 1749;
Mary, b. 1753. Benjamin-'^, Sen., d. in Weymouth, Jan. 25,
1755, age 40, 9> 13-
Betty!* (Elizabeth) [46], (Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Benjamin and Susanna (Humphrey) Bicknell; b. July 16,
1720; m. Samuel, son of Ebenezer and Martha Pratt, Feb.
17, 1737. He was born Dec. 19, 1712, and died in Wey-
mouth, Dec. 28, 1793, age 81, o, 9.
Children.
1. Betty; b. April 15, 1738.
2. Asa; b. July 8, 1742.
Fifth Generation 29
3. David; b. Feb. 12, 1745.
4. Jonathan ; | ,
5. Peter; \ ''• '75° °^ "75..
5. Peter; b. 1750 or 1751.
6. Benjamin; b. May 20, 1757; ni. Betty Dyer.
7. Sylvaniis; b. June 8, 1758.
Betty Pratt«, dau. of Samuel and Betty (Bicknell) Pratt; m.
James, son of James and Ann (Torrey) Humphrey, Dec. 21.
1758. They had Hannah, b. May, 1759; Mary, 1761 ; James.
1764; Joseph, 1766. James, Sen., d. at Weymouth, Aug. 20.
181 1, age 74, 4, 8. Betty d. Oct. 24, 1831, age 93, 6. 11.
Jonathan Pratt^, son of Samuel and Betty (Bicknell) Pratt:
m. Sarah, dau. of William and Susanna (Bicknell) Dyer
(int. W. March i, 1766); b. Dec. 19, 1748. Children:
Josiah, 1768; Susanna, 1770; Jonathan, 1772. Jonathan,
Sen., d. July 6. 1832, age 86, 4, 24. Sarah d. Dec. 25, 1833.
age 85, o, 6.
Peter Pr.'KTT'^, son of Samuel and Betty (Bicknell) Pratt; m.
Emma, dau, of Thomas and Mercy (Pratt) Porter; b. 1755
(int. Dec. 26, 1772). Children: Samuel, 1774, m. Abigail
Cushing; Asa, 1775, m. Betsey Leavitt; Rebecca, 1777, d.
young; Molly, 1779, m. Jonatlian Cleverly; Jenny. 1782, m.
Isaac Damon.
Benjamin Prati''', son of Samuel and Betty (Bicknell) Pratt;
m. Betty, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Bates) Dyer (b. Aug.
6, 1757), (int. Jan. 18, 1783). Chidlren : Luther, 1783;
Betsey, 1788; Abigail, 1794. Benjamin*"* d. Sept. 20, 1818.
Sylvanus Pratt«, son of Samuel and Betty (Biclcnell) Pratt:
m. Hannah Bates (int. June 22, 1782) ; no children in Wey-
mouth records. Sylvanus d. Nov. 27, 1836.
Hannah^ [47], (Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Ben-
jamin and Susanna (Humphrey) Bicknell; b. Nov. 25, 1723:
m. Joseph, son of John and Mary (Humphrey) Burrill (b. in
Weymouth, Sept. 24, 1719), Jan. ly, 1745. He died July 26,
1798; she died June 15. 1806.
30 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Children.
1. Hannah; b. Oct. 15, 1745.
2. Joseph; b. Oct. 22, 1747: died young.
3. Mary; b. Feb. 17, 1755.
4. Ruth; b. Feb. 26, 1758.
5. Joseph; b. Aug. 11, 1761.
6. Benjamin : b. July 29. 1764.
Hannah®, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Bicknell) Rurrill ; m.
Jonathan Porter, son of Thomas and Mercy (Bates) Porter,
1773. Children: Mercy, b. 1774, d. 1849, unmarried; Han-
nah, b. 1776, m. Isaac Williams, 1810; Lucy, b. 1777, d. 1852,
unmarried; Molly, b. 1781, d. 1866, unmarried; Thomas, b.
1783, d. 1829; Laban, b. 1786. Hannah^ d. 1825; Jonathan
Porter d. 1828.
Mary',, dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Bicknell) Burrill ; m. Er.
Cushing, 1774. Children: Warren, b. 1777, d. 1822; Polly,
b. 1780; Betsey, b. 1781 ; William, b. 1784; Er., b. 1786;
Josiah, b. 1789; John, b. 1792; Clarissa, b. 1796; Hervey,
b. 1799. Mary® d. 18 15. Er. Cushing d. 1824.
Ruth', dau. of Joseph and Hannah (Bicknell) Burrill; m. Jesse
Bates, son of William and Mary (Ward) Bates, 1777. She
died ; he died in 1820. Children: Ruth, b. 1778, d.
1806; Jesse, b. 1780; Mary, b. 1783, d. 1873; a .son, b. 1788,
d. 1790.
Joseph®, son of Joseph and Hannah (Bicknell) Burrill; m., 1787,
Tabitha Pratt, dau. of Stephen and Hannah Pratt. He died
in 1847, age 82; she died in 1842. Children: Stephen, b.
1789; Joseph H., b. 1794.
Benjamin^ [48], (Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), son of Ben-
jamin and Susanna (Humphrey) Bicknell; b. June 24, 1727;
m,, first, Mary, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Green) King-
man, Jan. 29, 1747. She was b. in Weymouth, April 17,
1727, and d. July 27, 1766. Benjamin' m., second, Hannah,
dau. of Peter and Patience (Tower) Gardner, of Hingham
(int. Dec. 12, 1766) ; no children. Benjamin'"^ rn.. third,
Fifth Generation 31
Widow Temperance Whitmarsh (int. Feb. 11, 1769.) He
died March 14, 1806; she died Dec. 2, 1808.
Children.
139 — I. Benjamin; b. Jan. 7, 1748; d. Aug. 15. 1751.
140 — 2. Mary ; b. Dec. 2, 1752.
166 — 5. Wilham: b. May 2, 1782.
141 — 3. Susanna; b. July 14. 1756.
142 — 4. Sarah; b. March 10, 1760.
143 — 5. Benjamin; b. Aug. 22, 1770.
144 — 6. Peter; b. Sept. 10, 1774.
145 — 7. Hannah ; b. Oct. 13, 1776.
146 — 8. Thomas; b. Dec. 28, 1780.
147 — 9. Benjamin; b. May 13, 1786; removed to WilHams-
town. Mass., 1820; d. June i, 1838.
Will of Benjamin^ Bicknell, dated July i, 1801 ; probated
April I, 1806. He is called a housewright. Names his wiffe,
Temperance, as executor. Gives to his wife the use of his house-
hold furniture and one-half of his estate while his widow. Gives
to daughter, Molly Humphrey, one-third of the household fur-
niture and $80, to be paid when my son Benjamin arrives at the
age of 21 years. Gives a legacy to three grandchildren, children
of his daughter. Susanna Bates. Gives a legacy to daughter,
Hannah Bates. ATakes his sons. Thomas and Benjamin, residuary
legatees.
8 a. of land at Rich Bottom, $440; 8 a. adj. parsonage 560.
440.
3 a. salt marsh, $300; 4 a. common lots, $70 370.
Pew in North Meeting House 200.
Personal estate 409.60
Total $3,269.60
Division, Oct. 6, 1806.
Ebenezer'"* [49]. (Ebenezer, John, John, Zachary), son of Rben-
ezer and Mary (Holbrook) Bicknell; b. Dec. 3, 1727; m.
Sarah Tirrell (int. Dec. 24, 1748); he died Jan. 2, 1771.
Sarah m., second, Samuel Humphrey (int. March 19, 1774).
Children.
148 — I. Mary^ ; b. Jan. i, 1753; m. Philip Torrey, Jr. (int.
Sept. 21. 1771) ; d. July 3, 1824.
149 — 2. James^ ; b. Aug. 5, 1758.
150 — 3. Sarah^; b. Sept. 12, 1763; d. Sept. 23, 1778.
T51 — 4. Hannah''; b. May 14. 1767: d. Sept. 14, 1778.
32 BicKNELL Genealogy
Estate of Ebenezer Bicknell, April 12, 1771.
Sarah Bicknell, Widow, Administrator,
Inventory: 12 a. of woodland at Caryvale Rocks £36.
3 a. of woodland near John Tirrell's 11.
I a. of woodland near Jonathan Trufant's. 1.16
2j^ a. salt marsh 33-15
£82.11
Personal estate 144.18.2
£237.9.2
Witnesses, James Humphrey second, Jacob Tnmer and David
Ford.
Inventory.
Homestead; house, barn and 15 acres of land $1,290.
Zachariah^ [53] > (Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son
of Zachariah and Katharine (Tiffany) Bicknell; b. May 5,
1723; m. Elizabeth Stebbins, April 22, 1756; d. Ashford,
Conn., 1796. Elizabeth (Stebbins) Bicknell, d. 1760.
Children.
152 — I. Zachariah, b. 1759; d. April 16, 1852, ag^e 92.
Samuel"^ [57] > (Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of
Zachariah and Katharine (Tiffany) Bicknell; b. July 10,
1729; m. Deborah Rice, of Mansfield, Conn., Nov. 13, 1755.
Deborah died June 27, 1791, age 56. Samuel m., second,
Widow Mary Frink, April 29, 1792; no children. Samuel
died Nov. 22, 1812. Mary died March 8, 181 5, age 67.
Children.
153 — I. Eunice; b. Dec. 21, 1756.
154 — 2. Elizabeth; b. Oct. 24, 1758.
155 — 3. Hannah; b. Nov. 14, 1760.
156 — 4. Charlotte; b. June 2^, 1763.
157—5- Sally; b. Jan. 19, 1766.
158 — 6. Anna; b. April 16, 1768.
159 — 7. Roxana; b. Feb. 24, 1772.
160 — 8. Samuel ; b. June 20, 1773.
161 — o. David; b. Nov. 13, 1775: d. April 2, 1776.
Fifth Generation 33
Susannah^ [45], (Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), dau. of
Benjamin and Susannah (Humphrey) Bicknell; b. Aug, 13,
1718; m. William Dyer (int. Aug. 13, 1738). He was the
son of WilHam and Sarah (Derby) Dyer, b. in Weymouth
Sept. 19, 1717.
Children.
1. WilHam; b. Nov. 23, 1738.
2. Susannah; b. Jan. 7, 1742.
3. Jesse; b. Sept. 4, 1745.
4. Sarah; b. Dec. 19, 1748.
5. Hannah; b. Dec. 22, 1752.
6. Solomon; b. Sept. 22, 1757.
Susannah (Bicknell) Dyer died Jan. 5, 1798.
Ebenezer^ [59], (Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of
Zachariah and Katharine (Tiffany) Bicknell; b. Aug. 15,
1732; m. Mary .
- Children.
162 — I. Josiah; b. Dec. 4, 1760.
163 — 2. Elizabeth; b. Nov. 18, 1762.
164 — 3. Molly; b. March i, 1765.
165 — 4. Katharine; b. Feb. 23, 1767.
166 — 5. Ephraim P.; b. Feb. 15, 1769.
167 — 6. Avis; b. Aug. 27, 1771.
168 — 7. Benjamin; b. Sept. 14, 1773.
Timothy^ [60], (Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of
Zachariah and Katharine (Tiffany) Bicknell) ; b. Dec. 8,
1733; rn. Hannah . She died Aug. 8, 1768. Have no
further record of the family.
William^ [61], (Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of
Zachariah and Katharine (Tiffany) Bicknell; b. May 23,
1735; m. Amy Eaton, Nov. 15, 1759.
Children.
169 — I. Zachariah; b. Aug. 21, 1760.
170 — 2. Abigail; b. Aug. 5, 1762.
171 — 3. Esther; b. Nov. 28, 1765.
34 Bickne:i,l Genealogy
172 — 4. Timothy; b. Jan. 30, 1767.
173 — 5. Joanna; b. Dec. 5, 1768; m. Asa Holmes, of Surrey,
Nov. 7, 1793.
174 — 6. Sally; b, Jan. 3, 1771.
175— 7. Adah; b. Feb. 25, 1773.
176 — 8. Amy; b. Jan. 2, 1775; d. Oct. 7, 1781. Eight chil-
dren, above named; bap. June 9, 1776.
177 — 9. William; b. June 17, 1777; bap. Aug. 3, 1777.
178 — 10. Betsey; b. Sept. 17, 1779; m. Roswell Warner, April
5, 1801 ; both of Belchertown, Mass.
William^ d. Jan. 15, 1813; Amy^'' d. June 22, 1807.
Nathan^ [62], (Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of
Zachariah and Katharine (Tiffany) Bicknell ; b. Feb. 8,
1737; m. Beulah Metcalf, Nov. 18, 1762.
Children.
179 — I. Cynthia; b. Aug. 21, 1763; m. Joshua Martin. Six
children.
180 — 2. EHjah; b. April 4, 1765.
181 — 3. Sybel; b. Nov. 7, 1766; m. Col. Phineas Allen, of Leb-
anon, N. H. Six or seven children, — Dana, Jason,
Lydia, et al.
182 — 4. Nathaniel; b. Oct. 2, 1768.
183 — 5. Isaac; b. June 23, 1770.
184 — 6. Olive; b. Jan. 18, 1773; m. Peter C. Becker. Had a
large family.
185 — 7. Nathan; b. Dec. 22, 1774.
Nathan^ removed from Ashford, Conn., to Enfield, N. H., in
1777. He died in 1807, age 70.
JERUsha^ [64], (Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of
♦ Zachariah and Katharine (Tiffany) Bicknell; b. in Ashford,
Conn., Dec. i, 1739; m.^ Joshua Alden ; m.^ Nov. 16, 1757,
Huckens Storrs, of Barnard, Vt., b. Nov. 6, 1732.
Children.
1. Jerusha; b. Jan. 6, 1760, in Mansfield, Conn.; m.
William Joiner.
2. Eunice; b. Sept. 16, 1761, in Mansfield. She, it is
said, married an Allen, and lived to be over ninety
years old.
Fifth Geneiration 35
3. Hnckens; b. April or Aug. 3, 1763, in Mansfield; m.
Sybil Morgan and had two children. He was a
Colonel in the U. S. service in the war with Great
Britain, and was officer of the day at the battle of
Plattsburg, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1814, when land and
naval victories were won by the Americans over
the English forces. At his death, in 1817, he was
buried with military honors on his own farm at
Lebanon, N. H. He and his father. Huckens
senior, each gave one hundred acres of land to
Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H.
4. Hannah; b. Feb. 18, 1765; m. March 19, 1786, Slu-
man Allen, of Chelsea, Vt.
5. Abigail; b. June 19, 1767, at Lebanon, N. H. ; died
before 1790..
6. Hiram; b. Aug. 21, 1769; graduated at Dartmouth
College, Hanover, N. H., in 1793. Studied law
and practiced at Milledgeville, Ga., where he died,
unmarried, in 1821.
7. Polly; b. Nov. i, 1771.
8. Nancy; b. and d. Sept. 22, 178 — .
9. Experience; b. .
10. Armony.
11. Katharine; b. 1780, in Lebanon, N. H. ; m. a Wash-
burn; d. Feb. — , 1840.
12. Anne.
Huckens Storrs, father and son, were original proprietors of
Lebanon, N. H., in 1767, and grantees of the township of Han-
over, N. H., and were large land holders and influential person-
ally and through their families in the building of the two towns.
Joshua^ [66], (Joshua, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of
Joshua and Hannah (Lyon) Bicknell ; b. 1723; m. Ruth,
dau. of James and Ruth Bicknell*; b. 1728 (int. Feb. 16.
1745)-
Children.
186— I
187— 2
188— 3
189 — 4
190— 5
Thomas; b. Feb. 11, 1746.
Abigail; b. Feb. 9, 1747.
James; b. Feb. 2, 1749; m. Comfort
Hannah; b. Sept. 4, 1750.
Ruth; b. Oct. 29, 1752.
36 BiCKNEix Genealogy
191 — 6. Olive; b. Nov. 11, 1754.
Mrs. Ruth Bicknell died Sept. 18, 1756, age 28.
Joshua^ m., second, Mrs. Jerusha (Peck) Heath, widow of Rev.
Peleg Heath, of Barrington, R, I. Jerusha was the dau. of
Joseph and Rebecca (Brown) Peck; b. Nov. 18, 1724.
Children.
192 — 7. Joshua; b. Jan. 14, 1759.
193 — 8. Winchester; b. March 31, 1761 ; d. July 20, 1782.
194 — 9. Jerusha; ) ^ ^ , ^ , , t>t ,
195-10. Joseph; \^' J^"- ^°' ^763. Jerusha d. March 13,
1763.
Mrs. Jerusha (Peck) (Heath) Bicknell died April 9, 1763,
age 39.
Joshua^ m., third, Mrs. Hannah Norton, of Bristol, Sept. 10,
1763-
Child.
196 — II. Hannah; b. ; d. Aug. 11, 1765.
Mrs. Hannah (Norton) Bicknell died Aug. 11, 1765, age 39.
Joshua^ m., fourth, Freeborn ; b. 1728.
Children.
197 — 12. Freeborn; b. Jan. 9, 1768; m., Aug. 16, 1787, Thomas
Baker. Children: Thomas, b. Nov. 10, 1788;
Nancy, b. June 9, 1793; m. George Tew, July i,
1812.
198 — 13. Wait; b. Nov. 9, 1771; d. April 9, 1773.
Joshua^ died suddenly, Nov. 30, 1781, age 58.
Mrs. Freeborn Bicknell m., second, Barnard Miller, of War-
ren, R. I., Feb. 24, 1799. She died Feb. i, 1820, age 93.
Joshua^ and his four wives were buried in the old cemetery
at Princes Hill.
Joshua^ Bicknell was deputy in the General Assembly of
Rhode Island in 1766; was Lieutenant-Colonel of the militia of
Bristol County, 1767; entered a protest with many others against
a colony tax of £12,468 on grounds of oppression and unjust tax-
ation. In the census of 1774 Joshua^ is credited with a household
of seventeen persons, three of whom were slaves.
RuTH^ [72a], (James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. (prob-
ably) of James and Deborah (Cook) Bicknell; b. 1752 in
Mansfield, Conn. ; m. Colonel Otis Freeman, of Mansfield.
Fifth Generation 37
Children.
1. James Otis; b. Sept. 29, 1773; graduated from Dart-
mouth College, 1797; m. Susan French, 1814. Chil-
dren: Polly, Maria, Lucy, Susan. James Otis*^
was a lawyer in Sandwich, N. H.
2. Jonathan Otis; b. Nov. 15, 1774; d. Feb. 10, 1776.
3. Jonathan Otis; b. March 21, 1783; m. Mary Russell,
of Conway, N. H., 1809. Children: Otis Russell,
b. Dec, 1809; m. Abigail Alden, of Hanover, N. H.
He was a physician in Freehold, N. J. Charles W. ;
b. 1812; d. 1813. Mary Russell; b. July, 1816;
m. Amos Richardson, 1840, graduate of Dartmouth
College; was Principal of Freehold Institute, N. J.
Children: Eliza R., Sarah E., and Martha.
Deacon Jonathan O. Freeman^ was Town Clerk
of Hanover, N. H., a Representative in the Legis-
lature of that State and a Civil Magistrate. He
died at Freehold, N. J., about 1873.
4. Ruth; b. Nov. 25, 1785; m. Dr. David Hurlburt,
Dec, 1819. Child : Nathaniel ; b. 1822; m. Marinda
Spencer.
5. Polly; b. June 4, 1789; m. John Hill, of Conway, N. H.
Children: Otis F. ; b. April, 1817; graduated from
Dartmouth College, 1841; a physician. Children:
Amos A.; John. Polly^ died in February, 1821.
6. Edmund; b. April 20, 1793; m.^ Sarah M. Thompson;
m.2 Mrs. Spaulding, of Alabama. He died in New
Orleans, La.
7. George^; b. May 6, 1795; graduated from Dartmouth
College, 1822; m.i Harriet Allen, and m.^ Susan
Allen. Children: Son, b. and d. 1829; Allen, b.
1831; Harriet, 1833; Otis, 1837; George H., 1854.
George^ was a clergyman.
Col. Otis Freeman died Dec. 15, 1832, age 84. Ruth (Bick-
nell) Freeman died Oct. 21, 1814.
Hannah^ [73] > (James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of
James and Ruth (Fuller ?) Bicknell; b. in Barrington, R. I.,
Nov. 2, 1729; m. Samuel Cobb, M.D., April 11, 1749.
Samuel Cobb was born in Wales, in Great Britain, in the year
1716. I am unable to say when he came to this country and
where he was educated. On his tombstone he is described as
38 BiCKNELi, Genealogy
having been a gentleman of public education, but his Alma Mater
is not mentioned. He came to Tolland, Conn., probably about
the year 1743, and took a deed from Cobert Parker, of Willing-
ton, of a hundred and twenty-five acres of land, in this town,
dated Dec. 19, 1744, in which he is described as being of Tolland.
He married^ Mary Hinkley, Aug. 25, 1743, by w^hom he had two
children, Sarah, b. July 7, 1744, who m. John Slate, and Samuel,
Jr., b. Aug. 2, 1746, who m.^ Esther Grant, Dec. 14, 1769, and
m.2 Ann Slate, Dec. 16, 1773.
Dr. Cobb m.^ Hannah Bicknell, of Ashford, April 11, 1749.
Children.
1. Amos; b. Feb. 9, 1750; killed at White Plains, N. Y.,
Oct. 28, 1776 (in battle).
2. Moses; b. Dec. 21, 1751 ; d. Feb. 2, 1781 ; was a phy-
sician.
3. Mary; b. Dec. 29, 1753; m.^ Reuben Chapman and m.-
Daniel Edgerton.
4. Jeduthan; b. Jan. 24, 1756; m. Sarah, dau. of Deacon
Elijah Chapman.
5. Hannah; b. Jan. 20, 1758; d. Nov. 27, 1846, aged 89;
unmarried.
6. David; b. July 6, 1761 ; m. Hope Norris.
7. Pamela; b. Jan. 20, 1764; d. Nov. 6, 1770.
8. Daniel; b. Jan. 21, 1766; m. Elizabeth Holbrook.
9. WilHam; b. Jan. 20, 1768; m. Elvira Stearns.
10. Ruth; b. Sept. 29, 1770; m. Ephraim West.
11. Rachel; b. Jan. 20, 1774; d. July 19, 1777.
Dr. Cobb was one of the most prominent citizens that ever
resided in Tolland. He is reported as having stood high in his
profession, and as having enjoyed the entire confidence of the
community. He was honored by the town and the public with
several important and responsible offices.
He was eight times elected a member of the General Assem-
bly, and likewise attended two extra sessions.
He was thirteen years a Justice of the Peace, when there
were but two Justices in town; and most of the time was the
acting magistrate.
In this sphere of duty he gave very general satisfaction, and
his ministrations were regarded as equitable, discreet, and pro-
motive of the public tranquillity.
His moral influence in society was very effective in restrain-
ing vice and dishonesty, and he did much to encourage sobriety
FiifTH Generation 39
and virtue. While living he was greatly respected, and his mem-
ory will long remain as the conscientious, upright citizen and
honest man. He died on the sixth day of April, 1781, aged 65
years.
He left many descendants in Tolland and elsewhere.
Copied from "The Early History of Tolland, Conn.," pp. 97-8.
From an address by Loren P. Waldo, President of Tolland
'.County Historical Society, 1861.
James^ [76], (James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of James^
and Deborah (Cook) Bicknell; bap. at Hartford, Conn.,
First Congregational Church, Dec. 13, 1741 ; m. .
Children.
199 — I. Hannah; b. ; m. John Freeman, of Mansfield,
Conn., Dec. 12, 1773.
Probably other children.
After a very diligent research in the public and mortuary
records of Ashford, Mansfield, Hartford and other Connecticut
towns, the editor has been unable, with the assistance of the
local families, to restore the family of James'^. The clue as to a
daughter, Hannah, came from the records of the town of Mans-
field, Conn., where I find that John Freeman, of Mansfield, Conn.,
and Hannah Bicknell, daughter of James Bicknell, Jr., were
married Dec. 12, 1773. The Freeman Genealogy (p. 137) has
Hiddah Bicknell, not tiannah, as the wife of John Freeman, and
gives the names of the children. The Mansfield records give the
names and dates of birth of nine children, to which I have added
a probable tenth, Ichabod by name. The family record of Han-
nah (BicknelP) Freeman was certified by Bradley M. Sears,
Town Clerk of Mansfield, Conn., Aug. 9, 1912. James* Bick-
nell's will, dated June 9, 1772, probated at Mansfield, Conn.,
Feb. 9, 1778, mentions wife Deborah, children James and Moses,
grandson Calvin Topliff, and granddaughter Ruth Freeman, the
last two being the son and daughter of his daughters, Jerusha^,
who married Calvin Topliff, and Ruth^, who married Col. Otis
Freeman, whose records appear. He also names negro girls,
Joanna and Jennie Cato. THe inscriptions in the Storrs Cem-
etery, Mansfield, Conn., give the date of death of James Bicknell*
as July 31, 1776, and of Deborah (Cook), his second wife, Feb. 2,
1 791. They were married Nov. 5, 1740.
40 BiCKNEi^L Genealogy
Jerusha^ [77], (James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of
James -and Deborah (Cook) Bicknell; b. in Hartford, Conn.,
March 20, 1742; m. Calvin Topliff, of Mansfield, Conn.
Children.
I. James ; b. .
2. Jerome; b. ; d. Oct. 14, 1775.
3. Samuel; b. ; m. (probably) Anna Balch, 1819.
4. Luther; b. March 22, 1772; m. Charlotte Eaton.
5. Gordon ; b. .
6. Moses; b. .
7. Horatio; b. .
8. Calvin; b.
9. Harriet; b. ; m. Farwell.
10. Betty; b. ; m. Jonathan Dunham; d. June 23,
1845, age 88.
11. Jerusha; b. ; m. Dunham.
12. Martha; b. .
13. Deborah; b. .
14. Lucinda; b. .
15. Clara, or Clarissa; b. ; m. (probably) James
Royce, Jan. 4, 1807.
Children of Clarissa (Bicknell'^) and James Royce:
1. Armina; b. State of New York, April 18, 1808.
2. CorneHa; b. State of New York, June 19, 1809.
3. Cornehus; b. State of New York, Nov. 15, 1810.
4. Harvey; b. State of New York, Feb. 15, 1812.
5. Eunice; b. State of New York, Nov. 7, 1813.
6. Arvilla; b. State of New York, May 10, 1815.
7. Asenath; b. State of New York, March 29, 1818.
8. Almira; b. in Mansfield, July 5, 1823.
9. Juliett; b. in Mansfield, Feb. 24, 1828.
I have had great difficulty and much uncertainty in tracing
the Topliff family and must leave it for others to complete.
Jerusha Bicknell^ was one of the most fruitful of Bicknell
women, giving birth to fifteen children, most of whom reached
mature life. She died May 19, 1792, at the age of 50.
Calvin Topliff 's will was dated at Mansfield, Conn., Feb. 9,
1796, and was probated Jan. 9, 1810, seventeen days after his
death, which occurred Dec. 23, 1809. His will mentions all his
children by name and also a wife, Ruth, a second marriage, of
which I find no record.
FiifTH Generation 41
Copy of inscriptions on gravestones in Storrs Cemetery,
Mansfield, Conn. :
"In memory of Mr. Calvin Topliff. who died Dec. 23, 1809,
in the eighty-first year of his age, who had sixteen children by
one wife. Fifteen survive him, and eighty-six grandchildren and
thirteen great-grandchildren ; total one hundred and fifteen.
"Walk around my children and see
What will become of thee.
As I am now so you must be;
Prepare for Death and follow me."
"Mrs. Jerusha Toplifif, consort to Mr. Calvin Topliff, died
May 19, 1791, in the forty-eighth year of her age.
"Walk home, my children, dry up your tears;
Here I must wait until Christ appears."
"Mrs. Deborough , daughter to Mr. Calvin and Mrs.
Jerusha Topliff, in the sixteenth year of her age.
"Oh, my friends, it is a truth.
Death can find the blooming youth."
MosES^ [78], (James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of James
and Deborah (Cook) Bicknell; b. 1745, Mansfield, Conn.;
m. Huldah Field, dau. of Bennett and Elizabeth (Stafford)
Field, b. Feb. 24, 1744, of Stafford, Conn.
ChIIvDREN.
200- I. James; b. July i, 1764, in Mansfield, Conn.
201 — 2. Pamela; b. , 1772; m. Roger Gurley March 22,
1792; d. Feb. 9, 1842.
202 — 3. Calvin; b. May 25, 1779; went West.
203—4. Bennett; b. Nov. 14, 1781.
204—5. Daniel; b. , 1783; d. at Morrisville, N. Y., Aug.
23, 1816.
Moses removed with his family from Connecticut to Oneida
County, N. Y., not far from the present city of Utica. He died
Oct. 21, 1807, age 62; his widow, Huldah, died Nov. 21, 1809,
in her sixty-sixth year.
In Moses Bicknell's^ will, probated at Mansfield, Conn., June
I, 1808, he names his wife, Huldah; children, James, Bennett,
Calvin, Anne Dimmock, Elizabeth Hopkins, Pamela Gurley, Hul-
dah Bennett and Daniel Bennett. Inventory, $3,495.15.
The Mansfield (Conn.) records, under date of July 13, 1794,
mention the baptisms of Elizabeth, Huldah, Calvin, Bennett and
Daniel, children of Moses^ and Huldah Bicknell.
42 BlCKN^LI, Ge^NEALOGY
Daniel*^, son of Moses, married and had one son, also named
DanieP, b. 1815, who died at Bab3don, L. I., Feb. 19, 1875, leav-
ing a widow and children. His previous residence was Brooklyn.
DanieF may have been the person whom Judge J. W. Bicknell
met while on a journey in Texas.
PETER^^ [81], (Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Peter
and Rachael (Smith) Bicknell; b. July 24, 1745; m. Hannah,
dau. of Hezekiah and Ruth Kent, April 14, 1765. She was
born Aug. 9, 1740.
Chii^dren.
205— T. Amey; b. Sept. .1, 1765, Rehoboth, Mass.
206 — 2. Ruth; b. Dec. 23, 1766, Rehoboth, Mass.
207 — 3. Rachael; b. Aug. 4, 1768, Rehoboth, Mass..
208 — 4. Peter; b. Feb. 2, 1770, Rehoboth, Mass.
209 — 5. Kent; b. Dec. 4, 1771, Rehoboth, Mass.
210— 6. Hannah; b. Sept. 26, 1773, Rehoboth, Mass.
211 — 7. Charlotte; b. Dec. 4, 1775, Killingly, Conn.
212 — 8. Lucy; b. Sept. 22, 1777, Killingly, Conn.
213— 9. John Paine; b. Oct. i, 1780; m. A. Andrus; no issue;
214—10. Hezekiah; b. March 9, 1785, Killingly, Conn.
d. at Tunbridge, Vt., April 12, 1847.
Peter^ moved to Tunbridge, Vt., about 1803, where he died
Aug. 14, 1824, age 79 years and 21 days. His wife, Hannah,
died July 20, 1823, age 82 years, 11 months and 11 days.
AsA^ [82], (Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary) ; b. at Barrington,
R. I., April 13, 1747; m. Elizabeth Low, June 25, 1769, by
Rev. Solomon Townsend. Residence, Barrington; was a
member of Capt. Viall Allen's military company of Barring-
ton in 1780; was a Representative of the town in the Gen-
eral Assembly in 1784. He died June 14, 1799. His widow,
Elizabeth, m., second, Samuel Allen, M.D., of Rehoboth,
Mass., Feb. 16, 1804.
Asa Bicknell^ was Vice-President of the United Congrega-
tional Society from 1797 till his death, and both he and his wife
were members of the Congregational Church of Barrington.
CHII.DREN.
215— /I. Asa; b. Aug. 11, 1771 ; d. Sept. 20, 1787.
/
Amy (Allin) Horn.
Daughter of Aniv (Bicknell) Allin.
Fifth Generation 43
216 — 2. Otis; b. Aug. 29, 1773; d. Sept. 21, 1795.
217— 3. Relief; b. Dec. 3, 1776.
218— ••4. John Wilson; b. April 10, 1780.
219 — 5. Elizabeth; b. Feb. 18, 1784; m. Noah Read. She died
in Sept., 1848.
220 — 6. Benjamin Ellery ; b. Dec. 10, 1786; m. Elizabeth De-
hane Williams, Oct. 11, 1812; was a farmer in
Whitestown, N. Y, ; died at West Barrington, R. I.
221 — 7. Asa; b. Dec. 18, 1788; was shot June i, 1827, on board
the brigantine Crawford, at sea, between Matanzas
and Fall River, Mass., by pirates. All the crew
were killed and thrown overboard.
222 — 8. Francis; b. March 27, 1793.
Dr. Samuel Allen d. July 14, 1810, age 64.
Elizabeth (Low) (Bicknell) Allen d. June 4, 1826, age 74.
Amy^ [83], (Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Peter
and Rachael (Smith) Bicknell; b. Aug. 24, 1751 ; m. Thomas
Allin May 29, 1768.
Children.
1. William; b. Aug. 17, 1768.
2. Rebecca; b. Feb. 9, 1770; m. Joseph Rawson.
3. Rachael; b. Feb. 20, 1772; m. Anthony Carpenter.
4. Amy; b. Nov. 7, 1773; m. Capt. John Horn; d. Jan.
25, 1816.
5. Thomas; b. 1775; m.^ Mary Paine; mr Sarah Paine.
sisters.
6. Ethan; b. .
7. Ira; b. .
8. Nancy; b. July 10, 1783; m. Samuel Drown.
9. Shearjashub; b. June 30, 1785.
10. Elizabeth W. ; b. June 9, 1787; m. Allin Bicknell;
d. 1868, age 81.
11. George; b. June 25, 1789.
12. John Jay; b. .
Thomas Allin, husband of Amy Bicknell, was in the fourth
generation from William^ and Elizabeth Allin, who moved from
Prudence Island to West Barrington, Indian Annawomscutt, be-
fore 1670, through Thomas^ and Anna (Barnes) Allin, Matthew-
and Ruth (Stockbridge) Allin; was a farmer and land sur-
veyor, owning about 9ne hundred acres of his father's farm in
Barrington.
44 BiCKNEi/L Genealogy
At the opening of the War of the Revolution Mr. AUin was
thirty-three years old, when his abilities and enthusiasm made
him a leader in civil and military affairs in town, colony and
country. On the reorganization of the Harrington Militia Com-
pany in June, 1775, Mr. Allin was elected Captain, and it is
probable that he accompanied his brother, Matthew, and other
Barrington soldiers to Roxbury and Cambridge, about the time
of the battle of Bunker Hill. From this time until the close of
the war he was in military service, mostly within the colony.
Mr. Allin represented his native town in the General Assem-
bly of the colony for the years 1772-3-4-5-6, 1781, 179 1-4-5-6-7-8;
was a member of the Committee of Correspondence, a recruiting
officer for the Colonial army, and at the close of the war was
elected Brigadier-General of State Militia. He was a member
of the General Assembly that enacted the Rhode Island Decla-
ration of Independence, May 4, 1776, and a member of the con-
vention that adopted the Federal Constitution, voting for both
measures. He was associated with Joshua Bicknell as co-man-
ager of the Barrington Meeting-House lottery. The mansion he
built in 1788 still stands at West Barrington, and has been occu-
pied in part by his descendants until the present time.
His son, William, graduated at Brown University, in the class
of 1790, became a lawyer, represented the town in the General
Assembly, 1805-6-7-8-9- 10, 1816-17-19-20-21, and was Town
Clerk of Barrington from 1816 till his death in 1827.
Amos^ [84], (Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Peter
and Rachel (Smith) Bicknell; b. about 1740; m. Elizabeth
about 1 76 1.
Children.
223 — I. Molly^ ; b. at Ashford, Conn., about 1763; m. June 3,
1782.
224 — 2. Betty; b. ; m. Oct. 28, 1782.
225 — 3. Daughter; b. Feb. 5; d. Nov. 9, 1787.
226 — 4. Amos; b. 1769; m. Nov. 22, 1789.
227 — 5. Daughter; b. ; m. Mr. Earl; had a son, Sylvester
Earl, to whom Amos^ gave $10 by his will in 1798.
228 — 6. John Stark; b. 1777; m. Priscilla . Was a Cap-
tain in the Vermont militia. He died May 2, 1841,
age 64.
These children may not be in order of birth. Amos^ died
Fifth Generation 45
April 19, 1798. Elizabeth died April 10, 1818. Both are buried
in the village yard at Barnard, Vt.
Amos Bicknell moved to Barnard, Vt., and lived on the
"Creek Road," between Barnard village and Bethel. He built
his log house, certainly before 1780. Remains of it existed until
about i860, when Mr. Henry Putnam, still living in Barnard
(1912) purchased the place and erected the present house. Mr.
Putnam told the Rev. Anson Titus that the foundation logs were
still there, which he cleared away, and also when he made the
foundation of his barn he excavated logs which he was confident
were the remains of the stockade. The house was in the south-
eastern corner of the stockade. This homestead of Amos Bick-
nell was on the "Creek Road," just below the stream and trail
which went "over the mountain." Tradition has it that Amos
Bicknell was in the field the day the Canadian Indians came
along, and hence was not seen by them, but his neighbors, Thomas
M. Wright, Prince Haskell and John Newton, were in fields near
the trail, now a cart path, down the creek, were taken prisoners
and carried to Canada. The purpose of the Indian incursion was
the capture of Major Ben Whitcomb, whom they supposed was
in the adjoining town of Stockbridge, and in their wrath at not
finding him, and angered because these Barnard men would not
divulge the information of his whereabouts, they were borne
away as hostages. The burning of the village of Royalton, a few
miles distant, a few weeks after, was a similar piece of ven-
geance. The burning of Royalton was Oct. 16, 1780, and the
raid on Barnard was Aug. 9, 1780. These were days which woke
up the Green Mountain Boys.
In the "Revolutionary War Rolls of Vermont," page 705, we
find the following bill for the construction of this fort in Barnard :
"The State of Vermont, Dr.
"To labor done at Fort Defiance, in Barnard, by the militia under
my command.
"To 44 days' labor, at 4s. per day £8 16 o
"To oxen work, 10 days, at 2s. per day £1 00 o
£g 16 o
"The above labor being done in August and September, 1780.
"Barnard, April 7, 1781.
"Per me,
"Beftjamin Cox."
The same was speedily audited, authorized, and paid Captain
Cox at Windsor.
46 BiCKNE^i^iv Ge;neai,ogy
It would not be a bad idea for the patriotic people of Barnard
to lead the descendants of the hardy pioneers of Barnard to erect
a suitable memorial monument, with inscription, on the site of
Fort Defiance, to show to the passerby the heroism and fortitude
endured by the pioneers of these mountain towns. The ancient
Bicknell homestead for several years has been occupied by Mr.
Morris Lillie, who in 1912 sold it to, and it is occupied by, Mr.
David Rhodes.
Captain Benjamin Cox, a neighbor of Amos Bicknell, was
in command of the Barnard Militia Company. The company at
once determined on a stockade, or fort, to which the people might
flee in case of other Indian incursions. The home of Amos
Bicknell was at once determined as the most strategic point. It
is most fortunate that an engraving of this fort is preserved,
sketched upon the powder horn of Captain Benjamin Cox, and
makes one of the most unique relics in the annals of Revolu-
tionary history. The powder horn is in the possession of the
family of the late Dr. Gardner Cox, of Holyoke. In this sketch
is the homestead of Amos Bicknell, who served as an assistant
commissary to the guards ; that is, that these militia men lived in
his home during the months of August and September, or until
cold weather set in. The following is the inscription upon the
horn: "Fort Defiance, which was christened Nov. ye 2nd, 1780,
in the State vof Vermont, Barnard ; Indian raid Aug. 9th ; fort
commenced Aug. 14th; finished before Sept. 24th; built round
Bicknell's house." The present highway runs nearer the house
than before 1859, when the highway was made higher on the
bank of the creek.
Amos'^ Biclaiell made his will Feb. 5, 1798, and the same was
probated at Woodstock May 22, 1798. In the will he mentions
his wife, Elizabeth, and his two sons, Amos and John Stark, and
his daughters, Molly Dean and Betty Paige. He likewise remem-
bers his grandson, Sylvester Earl, with ten dollars. The son,
John Stark, was placed under the legal guardianship of Seth
Dean, the son-in-law, but they had a settlement March 2, 1799,
near the time of his majority.
Amos was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. His name
appears on the roll of Captain Lovewell's company, Colonel Benj.
Watts' Battalion of Vermont, from July i, 1781, to Nov. 27,
1781 ; was paid for sixty-one days' services at is. 4d. a day ;
£4 IS. 4d.
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ExcLosiNG Amos Bickxei.e's Hol'SK. 1780.
Fifth Generation 47
Amos Bicknell was Assistant Commissary of Issues for the
troops of the State, stationed at Barnard, from Sept. 3, 1780, to
Nov. 15, 1780. Dr. Cox, a descendant of Captain Benjamin Cox,
has the powder horn which the Captain carried in the Revokition.
On this horn is carved a picture of Fort Defiance, with Amos
Bicknell's house in a corner of the fort. We hope to present the
fort and house from a photo used in the history of Barnard, Vt.
JaphET^"* [85], (No. One), (Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary).
son of Japhet and Jerusha (Allen) Bicknell; b. in Rehoboth,
Mass., Jan. 6, 1742; m. Hannah Childs, date and place not
known.
Children.
229—1. Nathan; b. March i, 1773, Munson, Mass.
230 — 2. Levi; b. ; an ocean sailor.
231—3- Walter; b. .
232—4. Alfred; b. .
233—5- Parley; b. .
234 — 6. A daughter, who m. Blanchard ; one child, Horace
Blanchard.
235— 7. A daughter, who m. Thomas Smith.
236— 8. A daughter, who m. Abel Sherman. Children, Abel,
John and Levi. Lived in New York State.
Avis^ [87], (Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), dau. of Japhet
and Martha (Metcalf) Bicknell; b. Attleboro, July 9, 1747;
m. Fales,
Child.
I. Avis Bicknell ; b. ; m. George Bacon, of Attleboro,
Mass.. Jan. 17, 1811, by Elder James Read.
Thomas^ [88], (Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), son of Japhet
and Martha (Metcalf) Bicknell ; b. at Attleboro, Mass., Feb.
19, 1749; m. Sabra, dau. of John and Sabra (Whipple) Dex-
ter, of Cumberland, R. I., Jan. 19, 1775, by Elder Abner
Ballou. She was born June i, 1752.
Children.
237— I. Martha Turpin; b. about 1775; m. Rev. Samuel Wat-
son, of Barrington, R. I., Dec. 5, 1799, by Rev. John
Wilder, of Attleboro.
48 BlCKNEl,!, GENEALOGY
238— 2. Sabra; b. ; d. .
239 — 3. Sabra ; b. ; m. Jabez Ellis, Jr., of Attleboro, May
28, 1797, by Rev. John Wilder.
240 — 4. Anna or Nancy; b. ; m. Jonathan Read, of Attle-
boro, April 16, 1799.
241 — 5. Sarah Hallovvell; b. ; m. Silas Shepard, of
Wrentham, Mass., Dec. i, 1803.
242 — 6. Elizabeth; b. ; m. Robert Herison, of Attleboro,
Feb. 30, 1803.
243 — 7. Thomas W. T. ; b. about 1785.
244— 8. George Augustus; b. 1787; d. 1871.
245 — 9. Charlotte; b. ; m. Henry P. Franklin, of Provi-
dence, R. I.
246 — 10. Almira; b. ; m. Samuel G. Wheeler, of Boston.
247 — II. Daniel Dexter; b. ; m. Ellen Chardon, of Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Thomas^ died in 181 5.
Japhet^ [89], (No. Two), (Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
son of Japhet and Martha (Metcalf) Bicknell; b. at Attle-
boro, Mass., Nov. 19, 1750; m. Molly, dau. of Nathaniel Car-
penter, of Cumberland, R. I., Dec. 21, 1769, by Elder Daniel
Miller.
Children (First Marriage).
248 — I. Jesse; b. Aug. 21, 1770.
249—2. Japhet; b. May 30, 1772.
250—3. Molly; b. Jan. 28, 1774; m. Josiah Miller, Jr., of Cum-
berland, R. I., April 14, 1794.
Molly (Carpenter) Bicknell was a great-granddaughter of
Hon. Joseph Jenckes, Governor of Rhode Island, 1727- 1732.
After her death (date not known), Japhet^ m., second, Amey
Burlingame, of North Kingstown, R. I., daughter of Peter Bur-
lingame, and settled near Ridge Hill, in that town.
Children.
251—4. Nehemiah; b. June 26, 1796.
252 — 5. Emeline; b. .
253 — 6. Joseph Turpin ; b. .
254 — 7. Zimrhoda; b. Sept. 22, 1799.
Fifth Gb:neration 49
Japhet^, wife Amey and their children removed to Chenango
County, New York, in 1798. Here Japhet died and was buried,
and the son, Nehemiah, with his mother Amey, journeyed for
forty days, with teams and prairie wagons, to Athens, Ohio, in
October, 181 5. Mrs. Amey (Burlingame) Bicknell died in Feb-
ruary, 1 8 16, and was buried in the old cemetery in Athens, O.
Anna^ [91], (Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), dau. of Japhet
and Martha (Turpin, Metcalf) Bicknell) ; b. June 17, 1754;
m. Sept. 30, 1773, James Sabin, of .Providence, R. I.; b.
Feb. 17, 1732.
Children.
James and Anna (Bicknell) Sabin had thirteen children, of
whom only three married and survived their parents. These
were:
1. Zimrhoda; b. Jan. 28, 1775.
She married twice ; first, Sutton, by whom she had four
children, John, Henry, Henrietta, who married Amos LeFevre,
and Mary, who married John Brown.
Zimrhoda (Bicknell) Sabin m., second, David Balcom, of
Providence, and had one daughter, Harriet, who died at the age
of 24, unmarried. Zimrhoda was a very bright, intellectual
woman, extremely companionable, and fully possessed of all her
mental faculties until her death in 1870, at the ripe age of 95
years.
2. Catharine Metcalf; b. Aug. 4, 1786; d. March 26, 1875 ;
m. Joseph Carpenter Wheaton, June 25, 1810.
Children: James Wheaton, b. April 8, 181 1; Ann Maria
Sabin Wheaton, b. Dec. 10, 1812, d. Aug. 17, 1813; Catharine
Sabin Wheaton, b. Sept. 18, 1814, m. George Arnold Cole Aug. i,
1838. Their children were: George Wheaton Cole, b. June,
1840, killed at capture of New Orleans, La., Union Army, 1862;
Harriet W. Cole, Delia Dyer Cole, and Joseph Carpenter Wheaton
Cole, b. Jan. 9, 1853, d. May 29, 1906.
Other children were : Mary Louisa Wheaton, Mary Francis,
Richard Jackson. Mary Francis, b. Aug. 13, 1821, m., June 3,
1873, Joseph Fanning, and Charlotte M., b. 1823, d. 1878.
3. Maria Sabin; b. July 13, 1794; m. Nathaniel Wheaton
Jan. 29, 1818.
50 BiCKNELiv Genealogy
Children: Catharine Amelia, m. Frederick Seabury, Sept.,
1852; their children, Martha, b. 1851; Frederick W., b. 1857;
George T., b. 1859; Nathaniel W., b. 1861, d. 1889; Dwight, b.
1863, and Sophia, b. 1868.
Other children were: Martha S., Ann Eliza, Nathaniel, m.
Bertha Rowland (two sons, Nathaniel and Rowland), Joseph,
Maria and Samuel.
ZiMRHODA^ [92], (Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), dau. of
Japhet and Martha (Turpin, Metcalf) Bicknell ; b. March 5,
1756, in Attleboro, Mass.; m., Sept. 18, 1777, Remember
Ingraham, b. March 7, 1745, who, with Comfort, was a twin
son of Elijah and Sarah (Ide) Ingraham, of Attleboro.
ZiMRHODA^ was a great-granddaughter of Wiliam Turpin, the
first schoolmaster of record in Providence, R. I. Re afterward
kept a tavern, located on North Main Street, Providence, near
the foot of Rowell Street. The editor has not been able to trace
this family beyond the date of marriage.
James^, (Joseph, Mary, John, Zachary), son of Joseph and Sarah
(Porter) Trufant ; b. March 8, 1730; m. Dec. 26, 1754, Ex-
perience, dau. of John and Deliverance (Potter) Bates, b. in
Weymouth, Mass., Sept. 29, 1736.
Children.
1. Mary; b. June 25, 1756.
2. Dilly.
James Trufant died in Weymouth Aug. 6, 1771.
Experience Bates Trufant m.2 Abijah Beal (int. Aug. 27,
1773)- She died Oct. 12, 1825.
Sarah^, (Joseph, Mary, John, Zachary), dau. of Joseph and
Sarah (Porter) Trufant; b. July 9, 1735; m. Nov. 23, 1758,
Elisha, son of Enoch and Mary (Bean) Lovell, b. in Wey-
mouth, Mass., Dec. 23, 1725.
Children.
1. Enoch; b. April 8, 1765.
2. John; b. Feb. 20, 1772.
3. Child; b. ; d. Feb. 2, 1795.
Fii^TH Generation 51
Joseph^, (same as above) ; b. in Weymouth March 8, 1738; m.
May 14, 1 76 1, Deborah, dau. of John and Deborah (Sprague)
Colson, b. in Weymouth Oct. 13, 1743.
Children.
1. Deborah; b. Feb. 5, 1770.
2. James; b. Aug. 26, 1772.
3. Margaret; b. ; d. 1778.
4. John; b. Dec. 10, 1779.
5. Christopher; b. June 14, 1782.
No further account of the family in the Weymouth (Mass.)
records.
JoB^, (Joseph, Mary, John, Zachary), son of Joseph and Sarah
(Porter) Trufant; b. Dec. 21, 1743; m. (int. Dec. 17, 1763)
Chloe, dau. of Ezekiel and Abigail (Blanchard) White, b. in
Weymouth, Mass., June 8, 1748.
Children.
1. Sarah; b. Feb. 16, 1765.
2. Stephen ; b. July 29, 1766.
52 BiCKNELL Genealogy
SIXTH GENERATION
JoHN^ [94] > (John, John, John, John, Zachary), son of John and
Experience (Randall) Bicknell; b. March 14, 1744; m. Pru-
dence White, of Abington, Mass. (int. Feb. 28, 1767). No
children of record. Prudence (White) Bicknell died prob-
ably in 1770.
John^ m., second, Rebecca Nash, of Abington, March 22, 1771.
Children.
255 — I. John; b. May 3, 1772, in Bridgewater, Mass.
256 — 2. Noah; b. 1773, in Bridgewater, Mass.
257 — 3. Simeon ; b. 1775, in Bridgewater, Mass.
258 — 4. David; b. April 22, 1781, in Hebron, Me.
259—5. Deborah; b. .
John Bicknell^ died at Hebron, Me., Nov. 25, 1825, age 81,
6, II.
Rebecca (Nash) Bicknell died March 15, 1802.
Thomas® [95], (John, John, John, John, Zachary), son of John
and Experience (Randall) Bicknell; b. in Abington, Aug. 29,
1748; m. Martha Jenkins, of Abington (int. May 11, 1771).
Children.
260—1. Janres; b. Feb. 8, 1774.
261 — 2. Hannah; b. Nov. 20, 1777.
Jacob® [96], (John, John, John, John, Zachary), son of John
and Experience (Randall) Bicknell; b. June 13, 1751 ; m.
Anne Hardin April 15, 1775 (int. Feb. 25) ; b. Dec. 17, 1754.
Children.
262 — I. Jacob; b. Aug. 5, 1776.
263 — 2. Samuel; b. April 2, 1778; d. Jan. 13, 1850.
264 — 3. John; b. Dec. 20, 1779; d. . (Not named in
division of estate.)
265 — 4. Randall; b. June 8, 1783; d. Jan. 6, 1826.
266 — 5. Anne or Nancy; b. May 20, 1786; m. James Dyer.
267 — 6. Mary; b. June 22, 1792; m. Cyrus Wales.
Sixth Generation 53
Jacob*' Bicknell died April 20, 1821.
Anne (Harden) Bicknell died in 1833.
Estate of Jacob BickneIvL, May 7, 182 1.
Anne Bicknell, Administratrix.
Inventory:
Homestead, sixty-five acres and buildings $4,300 00
Meadow and woodland 2,530 00
Eleven acres of land in mill pond, $510; sawmill and
privileges, $440 *. 950 00
One-half pew in First Parish Meeting House 58 00
Neat stock, sheep, lambs and shoats 205 83
Outdoor movables, boards and shingles 173 00
Household furniture 167 25
Library 10 00
Total $8,564 06
Appraisers, Ephraim Noyes, Samuel Norton and Philip Pratt.
Partition of estate on death of widow, April 23, 1833.
Joseph^ [99], (Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary), son of
Joseph and Jane (Torrey) Bicknell; b. March 20, 1754;
m. Nabby Turner, of Hanover, Mass., dau. of Marlboro and
Mary (Curtis) Turner, Nov. 8, 1775 (int. Sept. 2. 1775).
Children.
268 — I. James; b. March 21, 1776, in Abington, Mass.; d.
Feb. II, 1838.
269 — 2. Nabby; b. Aug. 14, 1780, in Abington, Mass.; m.
John Marshall.
270 — 3. Mary; b. Feb. 24, 1783, in Abington, Mass.; m.
Thomas Litch; d. Sept. 17, 1821.
271 — 4. Joseph; b. July 9, 1785; d. Oct. 20, 1831.
272 — 5. Jetson; b. in Lunenburg, Mass., Nov. 25, 1787; d.
Oct. 30, 1819.
273 — 6. Sylvia; b. Dec. 19, 1790, in Lunenburg, Mass.; m.
Prentiss Whiting.
274 — 7. Lebbeus; b. ; d. Sept. 9, 1793.
275 — 8. Lebbeus; b. Oct. 7, 1793; d. Sept. 8, 1796.
276 — 9. Benjamin; b. April 30, 1796; d. Dec. 9, 1814.
277 — 10. Seth; b. Feb. 28, 1801.
Joseph'^ Bicknell removed from Abington to Lunenburg after
the birth of the fourth child, where he died Aug. 11, 1826. His
will is dated Dec. 3, 1825. In it he names his wife, Nabby, sons,
54 BiCKNELL Genealogy
James, Joseph and Seth, daughters, Nabby Marshall and Sylvia
Whitney, and grandchildren, James Litch, William Jetson, James
I. Bicknell, Joseph G. Bicknell and Mary Jane Bicknell giving
these grandchildren each one dollar.
One of the witnesses of the will is William T. Bicknell.
Inventory oe Estate in Lunenburg.
Homestead, sixty acres of land, with buildings $833 00
Personal property 292 50
Personal property by a subsequent inventory 330 13
Nabby, or Abigail, (Turner) Bicknell died at Lunenburg
Jan. 25, 1840, age 83.
Daniel® [ioi]> (Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary), son of
Joseph and Jane (Torrey) Bicknell; b. June 3, 1761 ; m.
Hannah Reed, by Mr. Niles, Oct. 25, 1781 (int. March 18,
1781). She was b. Jan. 28, 1764, in Abington.
Children.
278 — I. Abia; b. July 29, 1782; d. at Charlestown Sept. 6, 1802.
279 — 2. Nancy; b. May 22, 1784; m. Thomas Steward Feb. 12,
1804; d. Dec. 18, 1856.
280 — 3. Jane; b. Feb. 17, 1786; m. Thomas P. Steward; d.
Dec. II, 1830.
281 — 4. Daniel; b. March 18, 1788; m. Mary Russell March 20,
1812; d. at Newport, Me., June i, 1833.
282 — 5. Mary; b. March 20, 1790; m. Elijah Wyman Feb. 20,
1809.
283 — 6. Thomas Reed; b. March 31, 1792; d. Oct. 15, 1867.
284 — 7. Hannah R. ; b. Sept. 16, 1794; m.^ Moses Manson
Oct. 25, 1812; m.2 Ira Shepardson Feb. 24, 1825, at
Newport, Me.
285 — 8. Henry; b. Nov. 14, 1798; m. Betsy Foster, at Newport,
Me., Nov. 21, 1827; d. Jan. 24, 1847.
286 — 9. Isaac; b. April 23, 1801 ; m. Clarissa Ireland June 7,
1 821; d. Aug. 4, 1854.
Daniel® Bicknell moved to Lunenburg, Mass., from Abing-
ton about 1 79 1, and later moved to Newport, Me. Eight of his
nine children settled in or about Newport and became heads of
families.
Daniel® Bicknell died on June i, 1833. Hannah (Reed) Bick-
nell died Nov. 11, 1838.
Sixth G^iNSRyVTioN 55
LuKE*^ [i05]» (Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zachary), son of
Nathaniel and Elizabeth Lincoln Bicknell; b. Oct. 23, 1749;
m. Olive Gurney Dec. i, 1774, by Mr. Niles (int. Aug. 6,
1774). She was born in 1750.
Children.
287 — I. Elizabeth; b. Jan. 8, 1776; m. Robert Bates; d. at
Hartford, Me., in 1853.
288 — 2. Nathaniel; b. March 30, 1777.
289 — 3. Mehitabal; b. Nov. , 1779; d. Nov. 25, 1781.
290 — 4. William; b. Aug. 6, 1781.
291 — 5. Noah; b. March 31, 1783.
292 — 6. Rachel; b. Aug. 4, 1785; m. Capt. John Noyes, of
Abington; d. in 1858.
293 — 7. Luke; b. Nov. 15, 1787.
294 — 8. James; b. March 28, 1790.
295 — 9- Rebecca; b. July 24, 1792.
296 — 10. Alvah; b. May 31, 1795; d. at Abington in 1802.
LuKE^ Bicknell served with distinction in the Revolutionary
War, as appears by the Records of Massachusetts Soldiers and
Sailors in the service.
Luke Bicknell, Abington, Mass., Private, Capt. William
Reed's company, Col. John Bailey's regiment, which marched
on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, eight days. Also Cor-
poral, Capt. Reed's company, Gen. Thomas's regiment, muster
roll dated Aug. i, 1775; service, three months, one week and five
days; also company return dated Roxbury, Oct. 6, 1775. Also
Capt. Edward Cobb's company. Col. Edward Mitchell's regiment ;
marched to "The Farms" at Braintree March 4, 1776; service,
five days. Also Sergeant, Capt. Nathan Snow's company. Col.
Mitchell's regiment. Gen. Cushing's brigade; marched to Bris-
tol, R. L, under Col. Christopher Dyer, Dec. 9, 1776, on alarm;
service, sixteen days. Also Sergeant-Major, Capt. James Allen's
company. Major Eliphalet Gary's regiment; pay roll for twenty-
three days' service at Rhode Island, dated April 19, 1777; sta-
tioned at Bristol, R. I.
Bicknell, Luke, Adjutant, Col. John Robinson's regiment;
muster roll made up from July i, 1777, to Dec. 18, 1777, dated
North Kingstown; commissioned June 2"], 1777. Also Col.
Thomas Carpenter's regiment; enlisted Aug. 11, 1778; discharged
Sept. II, 1778; service, one month and one day, on expedition to
Rhode Island. Also list of officers from Plymouth County, de-
tached to reinforce Continental Army for three months, agreeable
56 BiCKNELL Genealogy
to resolve of June 22, 1780; commissioned July 27, 1780; service,
three months and twent)^-five days ; enlistment, three months ; regi-
ment raised to reinforce Continental Army; roll dated Scituate.
BiCKNELL, Luke, Adjutant, Col. Jacob's regiment; enlisted
July 10, 1780; discharged Oct. 13, 1780; service, three month>
and five days at Rhode Island ; enlistment, three months.
BiCKNELE, Luke, Captain, Lieut.-Col. Enoch Putnam's (Plym-
outh County) regiment; enlisted Aug. i, 1781 ; discharged Dec. 8.
1781 ; service, four months and twenty days; enlistment, three
months ; regiment raised to join army under General Washington
at West Point, New York; reported served as Brigade Major
from Oct. II, 1781, to Dec. 8, 1781, one month and twenty-eight
days.
Luke Bicknell Avas one of the first officers of the Abington
Artillery ; was a Representative of Abington in the Massachusetts
Legislature, 1792; Assessor, 1785; was a Justice of the Peace
and Town Clerk of the town for twenty-nine years, holding the
latter office, with the exception of one year, from 1785 to the da}
of his death, which occurred Aug. 22, 1814. He died on the farm
on which he was born. He bore the military title of Colonel.
Olive Gurney, his wife, died, a pensioner, at Hartford, Me.,
in 1845, age 95. -
Mr. Bicknell and his wife, Olive, were worthy and active
members of the Centre Church (Congregational) at Abington.
Mass.; he was clerk of the church from 1812-1815. His will,
dated Oct. 14, 1813, was probated Dec. 5, 1814. Gives his wife,
Olive, "all the improvement of my real and personal property for
her life, or so long as she remains my widow." Gives to daugb
ters, Elizabeth and Rachel, their marriage outfit, "which I c;t
$100." Gives to daughter, Rebecca, such an outfit as her sisters
had. Gives to son, William, $50, to be paid within six montl>
after decease or marriage of widow. Gives all real and personal
estate, except as before, to be equally divided between my sons,
Nathaniel, Noah, Luke and James. Gives to grandson, William,
son of William Bicknell, deceased, the same right as the four
sons above named.
Names Nathaniel and Noah executors. Noah declines.
Witnesses, Samuel Norton, Mary Norton and Hannah Norton.
INVENTORY.
Homestead, about ten acres, with buildings $2,000.00
Thirty-two and one-half acres pasture, $1,083.33; seven
acres of meadow, $205 1,288.33
Forty cords of wood standing in Bridgewater 80.00
Sixth Gicneration 57
Pew on lower floor of meeting house. Abington 35-0O
Personal : Household furniture 236.84
Stock, hay and tools 224.30
Wearing apparel,. $44.25 ; books, $6 50.25
Total $3,914.72
Humphrey^ [109], Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zachary), son
of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Lincoln) Bicknell; b. at Abing-
ton, Mass., July i, 1762; m. Jemima Jackson, of Roxbury,
July 19, 1789, by Rev. Eliphalet Porter.
Children.
297 — I. Elizabeth; b. June 9, 1790, at Roxbury, Mass.
298 — 2. Nathaniel; b. May 8, 1792.
299 — 3. Charles; b. Sept. 13, 1794.
300 — 4. Isaac Jackson, b. April 13, 1797.
301 — 5. Lucy White; b. Dec. 5, 1799.
302 — 6. Thomas; b. Feb. 20, 1802.
303 — 7. Mary Ann Jones; b. March 11, 1806.
304 — 8. Harriet Lincoln; b. April 2, 1808.
305 — 9. William Humphrey; b. Sept. 29, 1811 ; d. Feb. 28, 1815.
Humphrey Bicknell died at Roxbury in 1839.
Otis^ [iio]) Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zachary), son of Na-
thaniel and Elizabeth (Lincoln) Bicknell; b. J-une 11, 1764;
m. Molly, dau. of Jesse Stoddard, April 3, 1791.
Children.
306 — I. Dolly or Dorothy; b. at Dalton, Mass., in 1792; m.
Prentice Freeman; no children; d. in July, 1819;
buried at Dalton.
307 — 2. Leonard; b. in 1792; d. at about four years.
308 — 3. Mary; b. in 1794; d. at Chesterfield, Mass., about 1877.
309 — 4. James; b. Feb. 22, 1800.
310 — 5. Hannah; b. in 1802; m. Seneca Remington, of Wash-
ington, Mass. ; nine children in Iowa and Kansas.
311 — 6. Humphrey C. ; b. July 19, 1804.
312 — 7. Loring; b. Sept. 28, 1807.
313 — 8. Ephraim; b. June 26, 1810.
314 — 9. John Henry; b. June 3, 1816; m. ; child, John
Henry; residence. West Chesterfield, Mass.
Otis Bicknell^ removed to Dalton, Berkshire County, Mass.,
in 1 791, and died there Oct. 19, 1830, age 66, 4, 8. He was
58 BiCKNELL Genealogy
opposed to war and slavery. His five sons were all ultra temper-
ance and abolitionists.
His son, James, raised the first barn in Berkshire County that
was raised without rum. He was agent of the Northwestern
Freedman's Aid Commission during the Civil War, and later a
missionary of the American Sunday-school Union. He spent his
last years at Cedar Springs, Mich.
DoLLY^ [iii]> Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zachary), dau. of
Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Lincoln) Bicknell; b. ; m.
Nathaniel Eels Bennett, of Abington, Mass., April 19, 1789.
Children.
1. Hannah; b. May 19, 1790.
2. Molly; b. March 6, 1792.
3. Dolly; b. May 23, 1794.
4. Betsey Bicknell; b. Dec. 17, 1796.
5. Lucy Eels; b. May 29, 1800.
6. Nabby; b. Dec. 9, 1802; d. June 10, 1803.
7. Nathaniel Bicknell; b. June 3, 1804; d. Aug. 8, 1878.
8. Edward Eels; b. June 3, 1804, at Brockton, Mass.
Nathaniel Bicknell and Edward Eels were twins.
9. Seth Williams; b. Dec. 10, 1806, at Abington, Mass.
10. Joseph Otis; b. March 29, 1810; d. Feb. 17, 1851.
11. Hannah Nathaniel Eels; b. May i, 181 5; d. Oct. 13,
1837-
Dolly*^ died Sept. 2, 1850.
EzRA^ [113] J (Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son
of Zachariah and Patience (Tower) Bicknell; b. March 5,
1753; m. Bathsheba, dau. of Peter and Abigail (Pratt)
Whitmarsh (int. Dec. — , 1771). She was born Aug. 2, 1755.
Children.
315 — I. Hannah; b. xA.pril 28, 1772; d. unmarried.
316 — 2. Abigail; b. July 4, 1775; m. Bond.
317 — 3. Stephen; b. Jan. 16, 1779.
318 — 4. Bathsheba; b. Oct. 20, 1781.
319 — 5. Ezra; b. Oct. 20, 1783.
320 — 6. Lucy; b. Oct. 5, 1791.
Ezra"^ was a mariner on the ship Hibernian, cast away at
Plymouth in 1805, on a voyage from Boston to the West Indies.
Among the crew lost was Ezra Bicknell, of Weymouth.
Ezra*^ was a blacksmith in Weymouth. He died Oct. 24, 1797.
Bathsheba died Jan. 18, i8i6.
Sixth Generation 59
Zachariah^ [lis], (Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary),
son of Zachariah and Patience (Tower) Bicknell; b. Oct. 21,
1756; m. Molly, dau. of Matthew and Mary (Lovell) Pratt
(int. July 19, 1777). She was born July 17, 1758.
Children.
321 — I. Polly; b. Oct. 26, 1777; m. Isaac Ward May 21, 1800;
d. March 18, 1813.
322 — 2. James; b. Oct. 18, 1780.
323 — 3. Nancy; b. Oct. 17, 1782.
324 — 4. Patience; b. Oct. 14, 1784.
325 — 5. Zachariah; b. April 28, 1786.
^326 — 6. John; b. April 6, 1787.
327 — 7. Quincy; b. April 27, 1789.
328 — 8. Lovell; b. Jan. 2, 1793.
329 — 9. Sabrina; b. June 3, 1797.
Zachariah^ died Nov. 15, 1805.
Molly Pratt Bicknell died Oct. 19, 1821.
Peter^ [116], (Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son
of Zachariah and Patience (Tower) Bicknell; b. Jan. 15,
1759; m. Mary Pratt May 25, 1780 (int. Feb. 26, 1780);
residence, Weymouth, Mass. Peter''* died Nov. 11, 1831, age
72, 9, 26. Mary Pratt died Nov. 13, 1840, age 80.
ChIIvDREN.
330 — I. Peter; b. Dec. 2, 1781 ; was master mariner; d. at
Cape Francoise April 17, 1802.
331 — 2. Charles; b. Feb. 24, 1783.
332 — 3. Clarissa; b. March i, 1785.
333 — 4. Abner; b. Sept. 28, 1786; d., unmarried, in June, 1808.
334 — 5- Robert Thaxter; b. May 22, 1788; d. Dec. 2y, 1829.
335 — 6. Palmer; b. Feb. 4, 1790; d. at sea May 2, 1813.
336 — 7. Clarissa; b. Nov. 28, 1791.
337 — 8. Mary; b. March 19, 1793; d. in May, 1793.
338 — 9- Mary; b. Sept. 17, 1794; d. Oct. 17, 1814. Sermon
preached at her funeral at the First Church, Wey-
mouth, by Rev. Dr. Lathrop, of Boston.
339 — 10. Margaret; b. March 26, 1797; m. Matthew Ellis Dec.
30, 1817.
340 — II. Susannah; b. Aug. 4, 1799.
341 — 12. Eliza ; b. July 20, 1800; m. Joseph Ridgway, of Ithaca,
N. Y., Dec. I, 1828; d. childless.
6o BiCKN^Li. Genealogy
Estate of Peter*^ Bicknell probated Aug. 4, 1831, Norfolk Pro-
bate Records ; Lemuel Plumphrey and Lovell Bicknell, executors.
Homestead, 130 acres of land, house and barn $8,500.00
Other real property 790.00
Personal 990-5o
$10,280.50
The will of Mary (Pratt) Bicknell, dated May 31, 1839, names
as her heirs at law Palmer Bicknell, of Randolph; Charles Bick-
nell, Robert T. Bicknell and Susan Bicknell, minor children of
Peter Bicknell, late of Quincy, deceased ; and Robert T., Charles,
Clarissa and Mary Marinda, minor children of Robert T. Bick-
nell, late of Philadelphia, Pa., deceased. Inventory shows prop-
erty value of $2,260.47.
Peter*^ Bicknell was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and
his widow received a pension under the act of July 7, 1838, of
$52.66 per annum.
"The BicknelIv Mansion'' at Germantown, Quincy, Mass.
Deacon John Sullivan, of Boston, in retiring from a prosper-
ous mercantile career, bought the property for a home, for rest
and retirement from active business.
The estate consisted of two hundred acres of land on the
Germantown Neck, which projected into Weymouth Fore River.
This Neck had Hough's Neck on the east and Quincy Point on
the west. On this estate was "The Mansion House," a small,
plain dwelling for work people, and an old, tumble-down building
by the water's edge, used as a pest house for smallpox patients.
At the time of Mr. Sullivan's purchase, stories were current of
pots of gold hidden in the cellar of the building of tottering
walls, and of treasures concealed under a certain tree, which was
confirmed by mesmerizers.
It seems that "The Mansion House" was built by Gen. Palmer,
an English gentleman, as an elegant and substantial home for his
large family. The house had twenty-six rooms and the grounds
were genteel in layout and improvements. Gen. Palmer intro-
duced pottery and glass making, the first in the county, and a
relic is preserved in a thick glass bottle, with the date, 1763, blown
in the side.
When the mansion was in the possession of the Bicknell fam-
ily, made up of a large lot of young girls, it was a place of fun
and frolic in a home of company and good cheer. Capt. Bicknell
was the host to welcome his friends and his daughters' suitors
to a house of delightful enjoyment. But by a tragic event the
Sixth Generation 6i
Bicknell house of joy was suddenly changed to one of mourning.
One day Capt. Bicknell decided to cut down a superb elm that
grew nearer to the entrance to his ample courtyard than he de-
sired. While the woodman was cutting the tree, in order to
hasten its fall the owner pulled too hard on the rope that was to
guide it, and the great tree fell on its owner, killing him instantly.
Soon after Capt. Bicknell's death the place was put on the mar-
ket, as the sad event of Mr. Bicknell's death had destroyed its
memories and value to the family. By a singular coincidence,
Deacon Sullivan, the succeeding owner, came to a sudden death
by falling on the ice near the spot where Capt. Bicknell was killed
by the fall of the elm.
LucY^ [ii7]> (Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Zachariah and Patience (Tower) Bicknell; b. July 23,
1762; m. Noah Tirrell, Jr. (int. June 8, 1782) ; b. in 1759.
Children.
1. Noah; b. July 10, 1784; d. about 1858.
2. Norton; b. June 21, 1788; d. about 1825.
3. Lucy; b. Oct. 3, 1790; m. Isaac B. Sampson, Braintree.
4. Mary; b. Feb. 15, 1793; m. Caleb Joy, of Weymouth,
June 23, 1816.
5. Ezra; b. Dec. 28, 1794.
6. Nathan; b. Dec. 18, 1796.
7. Ruth; b. Sept. 2, 1799; m. Joseph H. Whitehouse
May 5, 1 818.
Noah Tirrell died in Weymouth Dec. 4, 1817, age 58.
Patience® [118], (Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Zachariah and Patience (Tower) Bicknell; b. May i,
1764; m. Abiah Pratt (int. March 31, 1787) May 10, 1787,
by Rev. S. Williams.
Children.
I. Patience'^; b. June 17, 1787; m. Abiah W. Salisbury.
Abiah; b. May 25, 1790; d. young.
Jotham; b. Oct. i, 1793; d. unmarried.
Cynthia; b. Nov. 3, 1797; m. Isaac Read.
Hannah; b. in 1798; m. Samuel Orcutt.
I Twins; b. and d. May 8, 1805.
Abiah Pratt died in Weymouth July i, 1830, age 68.
Patience (Bicknell) Pratt died March 27, 1842, age "jj, 10, 26.
62 BiCKNRLL GfiNBAIvOGY
Samuel^ [120], (David, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son
of David and Jerusha (Wilson) Bicknell; b. Oct. 14, 1757;
m. Miss Fitzpatrick, of North CaroHna.
Children.
342 — I. Louis T. ; b. Sept. 14, 1801, in North CaroHna.
343 — 2. Larkin; b. .
Rev. Ila J. Bicknell, of Indiana, wrote in 1880 that his grand-
father, Samuel, was in the Revolutionary War, and that a brother
was killed at his side at the battle of King's Mountain in 1780.
It is probable that Samuel removed to North Carolina. An inter-
esting study of this family will be found under the title, North
Carolina Bicknells, in Part III.
Lydia'5 [i33]> (Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Lemuel and Ruth (Vining) Bicknell ; b. in Weymouth
May 4, 1765; m. OHver Parker, of Natick, Mass., March 28,
1786. He was born April 16, 1759.
Children.
1. Susan; b. in 1787, in Weymouth, Mass.
2. Lydia C. ; b. in 1788, in Weymouth, Mass.
3. Deborah; b. ; d. in Frankfort, Me.
4. Deborah; b. April 2, 1795, in Frankfort, Me.
5. Harriet; b. in Frankfort, Me.
6. Oliver; b. in Frankfort, Me.
7. Lemuel; b. in Frankfort, Me.
8. Betsey; b. in Frankfort, Me.
9. Mary; b. in Frankfort, Me.
10. James ; b. in Frankfort, Me.
Oliver Parker died in Frankfort, Me., Aug. 5, 1816.
Lydia Bicknell died in Frankfort, Me., Nov. 10, 1851.
Oliver and Lydia (Bicknell) Parker were of the pioneers in
the wilds of Maine, then a part of the territory of Massachusetts.
Oliver was born in Natick, was a soldier in the Revolutionary
War, and in 1789, three years after his marriage, removed from
Weymouth with his wife, Lydia Bicknell, and two daughters,
Susan and Lydia, the former two years old and the younger only
nine months, to Frankfort, a town on the Penobscot River, which
was incorporated that year. He settled on the "Parker farm,"
built a log house, cleared the forests of spruce and pine for his
first planting, and brought his little family from Weymouth. The
first settlers got their living by hunting deer, moose, beaver and
L^•^^A ( Bickxell) Parker.
1765 1851.
From'a water color portrait painted about I800, in the possession of
James H. Breliaut of Roxbury, Mass.
Sixth Generation 63
muskrats, by fishing in the Penobscot, and by an abundance of
wild fowl, ducks and geese. For several years the early settlers
had a hard struggle for their support, but the natural food sup-
plies and a fruitful soil soon gave the Parker family an abun-
dance, and eight children were born on the Penobscot. Mrs.
Parker was endowed with great ability and energy, and was a
woman of fine character and of great worth to the new setdement.
Lemuel^ [134], (Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son
of Lemuel and Ruth (Vining) Bicknell ; b. at Weymouth,
Mass., Jan. 24, 1770; m. Abigail, Dec. 24, 1792, dau. of
William and Mary Trask Cutler, b. Feb. 9, 1771.
Children.
344 — I. Lucy; b. May i, 1794, at Waterford, Vt. ; m. Ben-
jamin Green, of Westford, Oct. 15, 1815.
345 — 2. John ; b. June 8, 1797, in Westford, Mass. ; d. in 1870.
346 — 3. Deborah; b. June 25, 1798; d. Dec. 6, 1814.
347 — 4. Cynthia; b. March 2, 1801 ; d. in Lowell, Mass.
348 — 5. WilHam Cutler; b. Nov. 7, 1803.
349 — 6. James; b. Sept. 23, 1804.
350 — 7. Mary; b. June 28, 1806; m. Daniel Farrington ; d. in
Lowell in 1884.
351 — 8. Ira; b. April 6, 1808.
352 — 9. Zimri; b. March 31, 1811; d. in 1851.
353 — 10. Abigail; b. Dec. 2, 1813.
Lemuel died at Westford, Mass., Nov. 14, 1854, age 84, 9, 21.
Abigail (Cutler) Bicknell died Aug. 21, 1842, age 71.
RuTH^ [135], (Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Lemuel and Ruth (Vining) Bicknell; b. in Weymouth,
Mass., Oct. 6, 1776; m. Simeon Hildreth, of Westford, Mass.,
son of John and Betty Hildreth, April 21, 1798; he was born
April 9, 1776.
Children.
1. Simeon; b. May 27, 1799; m. Harriet Prescott, of
Westford, Jan. 31, 1823.
2. Maria; b. Jan. 29, 1801 ; m. Abraham Wright, of West-
ford, Oct. 7, 1824.
3. Asa; b. Feb. 16, 1803; d. July 10, 1876.
4. Nancy; b. March 11, 1805; d. April i, 1809.
64 BicKNEivL Gene;ai.ogy
5. Betsey; b. June 19, 1807; d. July 5, 1808.
6. Amos; b. May 3, 1809; d. March 27, 1875.
7. Nancy; b. Aug. 10, 181 1.
8. Betsey; b. March 24, 1814.
Ruth (Bicknell) Hildreth died Nov. 29. 1844.
Simeon Hildreth died Oct. 14, 1858.
Mary^ [140], (Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Benjamin and Mary (Kingman) Bicknell; b. Dec. 2,
1752; m. Josiah Humphrey, of Weymouth, Mass. (int. pub.
W.Nov. 30, 1771), son of Hon. James and Ann (Torrey)
Humphrey, b. in Weymouth June 19, 1748.
Children.
1. Silence; b. Jan. 30, 1773; m. David Howe May 12,
1790, in Weymouth.
2. Rebecca; b. June i, 1776; m. Jared White Oct. 4, 1796,
at Weymouth.
3. Benjamin; b. Feb. 18, 1781.
Josiah Humphrey died in Weymouth May 18, 1834, age 86.
Mary (Bicknell) Humphrey died in Weymouth March 9.
1825, age 72, 3, 7.
Susannah^ [141]) (Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Benjamin and Mary (Kingman) Bicknell; b. July 14.
1756; m. Robert Bates, son of Thomas and Naomi (Vining)
Bates (int. Aug. 8, 1779), of Weymouth.
Children.
1. Mary; b. Sept. 2, 1780.
2. Thomas; b. Sept. 14, 1784; d. in Boston Feb. 9, 1827.
3. Sarah; b. Feb. 17, 1788.
Susannah^ died in Weymouth Sept. 26, 1790.
Robert Bates m.^ Elizabeth Waterman, of Weymouth, dau.
of Josiah and Thankful (Humphrey) Waterman (b. Oct. 22,
1765), April 26, 1 79 1.
Children.
4. John; b. Aug. 31, 1792.
5. Susannah Bicknell; b. Feb. 24, 1794.
6. William Waterman; b. May 3, 1802.
7. EHzabeth; b. Feb. 24, 1804.
8. Robert; b. Sept. 15, 1809; drowned June 5, 1819.
Sixth Generation 65
Robert Bates died in Weymouth in January, 1838.
Elizabeth W. died July 16, 1817.
Hannah^ [i45]> (Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Benjamin and Temperance (Whitmarsh) Bicknell;
b. Oct. 13. 1776; m., March 24, 1801, Urban, son of Urban
Bates; b. in Weymouth in 1775.
Children.
1. Sarah; b. Nov. 19, 1802.
2. Zeruiah Porter; b. May 20, 1804; m. Jacob Lovell, Jr.,
Nov, 12, 1820.
3. Anna; b. ; m. Asa Burrell,^ of Weymouth (int
April 3, 1822).
4. Urban; b. May 14, 1810.
5. EHel; b. March 18, 1812.
Urban Bates died at Weymouth March 30, 1819, age 44.
Hannah (Bicknell) Bates died Feb. 25, 1826.
Thomas*' [146], (Benjamin. Benjamin, John, John, Zachary),
son of Benjamin and Temperance (Whitmarsh) Bicknell;
b. Dec. 28, 1780; m. Susannah, dau. of Solomon Dyer, of
Weymouth, Mass., Aug. 30, 1802, by Rev. Jacob Norton.
She was born March 8, 1783.
Children.
354 — I. Susan; b. Feb. 21, 1804; unmarried; d. Nov. 19, 1890.
355 — 2. Temperance; b. Nov. 25, 1805; m. Nathan Whiting.
356— 3. Mary; b. July 8, 1807.
357 — 4. Lot W. ; b. March 15, 1809; d. July 3, 1892.
358 — 5. Thomas; b. Nov. 30, 1811.
359 — 6. Sophia; b. April 14, 1814.
360 — 7. Sally; b. Aug. 22, 1816; d. Sept. 11, 1822.
361 — 8. William; b. Jan. 27, 1819.
362 — 9. Elizabeth; b. Nov. 9, 1821 ; m. B. F. Shaw.
363 — ID. Sally; b. March 3, 1825; m. Joseph Thomas.
364 — II. Sabrina; b. June 26, 1828.
Thomas^ died April 9, 1837, ^g^ 5^, 3, 12.
Susannah, his wife, died in 1866, age 83.
Thomas^ was a farmer in Weymouth. His estate was pro-
bated May 9, 1837, Norfolk probate. Susan Bicknell was ap-
pointed administrator.
66 BiCKNELL Gene;aix»gy
INVENTORY.
Land and buildings $2,458.00
Personal 1,153.00
Total $3,611.00
Benjamin^ [i47]> (Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary),
son of Benjamin and Temperance (Barber) (Whitmarsh)
Bicknell; b. in Weymouth, Mass., May 13, 1780; m. Susan
Howard, of Weymouth, Dec. 6, 1807; no children; m? Han-
nah Poole, of Halifax, Mass., Jan. 25, 1810; d. June i, 1830.
Children,
365 — I. Benjamin; b. Feb. 12, 1812; d. Feb. 20, 1882.
366 — 2. Ira; b. March 30, 1820; d. April 20, 1890.
367 — 3. Eliza; b. ; m. Luscomb.
368 — 4. Mary; b. , 1823; m. Isaac Tyler; d. Nov. 23, 1905,
age 82.
369 — 5. Hannah.
Hannah (Poole) Bicknell died at Williamstown, Mass., May
19, 1854, age 69, and was buried in West Cemetery.
Benjamin Bicknell moved from Weymouth and appears in
Plainfield, Mass., where Solomon Pratt sold him twenty-two acres
of land, with buildings, for $425, March 22, 1811. He died in
Williamstown. Mass., June i, 1830.
In a record of deaths in Weymouth, kept. by Charles Bates,
is this record: "Wife of Benjamin Bicknell died Sept. 2y, 1809,
age 21," which refers, no doubt, to Susan (Howard) Bicknell.
Mary^ [148], (Ebenezer, Ebenezer, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Ebenezer and Sarah (Tirrell) Bicknell; b. Jan. i, 1753;
m. (int. Sept. 21, 1771) Philip Torrey, Jr.; b. in Weymouth,
Mass., Feb. 20, 1747.
Children.
1. Elizabeth; b. Nov. 19, 1772; m. Sylvanus Bates Jan. 8,
1789.
2. Margaret; b. Aug. 27, 1777; d. Oct. 18, 1778.
3. Sarah; b. Jan. 3, 1785; m. Capt. Warren Loud April i,
1807.
4. Margaret; b. ; m. Joseph Plummer April i, 1806.
5. Infant; b. ; d. Dec. 2, 1788.
Mary (Bicknell) Torrey died in Weymouth July 3, 1824.
Sixth Ge;neration 67
James* [i49]> (Ebenezer, Ebenezer, John, John, Zachary), son
of Ebenezer and Sarah (Tirrell) Bicknell ; b. Aug. 5, 1758:
m. Lydia .
Child.
370 — I. James; b. July 23, 1784, at Abington, Mass.
Zachariah* [152], (Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Zachariah and Elizabeth (Stebbins) Bick-
nell; b. about 1759-60; m., Dec. 13, 1787, Phebe Kendall.
Children.
371 — I. Betsey; b. July 7, 1788; d. Nov. i. 1790.
372—2
373—3
374—4
375—5
376—6
377—7
Betsey; b. Sept. 25, 1791 ; m. Moses Richards.
Sally; b. May 4, 1794; m. Collins.
Zachariah; b. Sept. 17, 1798.
Phebe; b. March 24, 1803; m. Collins.
Rufus^-' \ '^^^^"^' ^- J^"- ^^' ^^°^-
Rufus m. Emily L. Stockton.
378 — 8. Harriet; b. in 1812; d. Dec. 31, 1822.
Zachariah* died April 16, 1852, age 92.
Phebe, his wife, died March 8, 1842, age y^^.
Zachariah* was a deacon in the Congregational Church of
Ashford, Conn., and his occupation a farmer. He was known as
Zach. Bicknell, Jr., until his father's death in 1798.
Eunice* [153], (Samuel, Zachariah. Zachariah, John, Zachary),
dau. of Samuel and Deborah (Rice) Bicknell; b. at Ashford,
Conn., Dec. 21, 1756; m., Feb. 12, 1778, David, son of James
and Sarah (Nash) Torrey.
Children.
1. Sarah; b. May 2, 1779, at Ashford, Conn.
2. Eunice; b. Aug. 23, 1781, at Ashford, Conn.
3. David Bicknell; b. April 10, 1784.
4. Jacob Nash; b. March 14, 1787.
5. Polly; b. Feb. 16, 1790.
Eunice (Bicknell) Torrey died March 7, 1790.
David Torrey m.2 Lydia Barrows Dec. 28, 1790. Child of
second marriage, Lydia, b. Nov. 26, 1791.
Lydia (Barrows) Torrey died May 18, 1792,
David Torrey died May 5, 1833.
68 BiCKNEi.1. Genealogy
Sali^y^ [iS7], (Samuel, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
dau, of Samuel and Deborah (Rice) Bicknell; b. Jan. 19,
1766; m. Brightman, of Fall River, Mass. Children:
Samuel, Henry, Benjamin and a daughter. Samuel and
Henry followed the sea. Henry was killed by pirates.
Samuel later went West and became a farmer.
Anna® [i58]» (Samuel, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
dau. of Samuel and Deborah (Rice) Bicknell; b. April 16,
1768 ; m. Dr. Guthrie, of Brimfield, Mass. Children ; Alfred
and Rufus.
RoxA® [i59]> (Samuel, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
dau. of Samuel and Deborah (Rice) Bicknell; m. John Frink
Feb. 17, 1793. Children: A son and two daughters.
Samuel® [160], (Samuel, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
son of Samuel and Deborah (Rice) Bicknell; b. June 20.
1773; m., Nov. 13, 1800, Sally Marcy, of Ashford, Conn.
She died July 20, 1853, age 76; he died April 21, 1856,
age 83.
Children.
379 — I. David Watson; b. May 11, 1801 ; d. in Cincinnati, O. ;
unmarried. He had spent most of his life near
Austin, Tex.
380 — 2. Deborah; b. Dec. 4, 1802.
381 — 3. Erastus; b. Dec. 9, 1804.
382 — 4. Emeline; b. Nov. 3, 1807.
383 — 5. Laura; b. Oct. 25, 1810.
384 — 6. Samuel; b. June 5, 1814.
385 — 7. Edward Marcy; b. Sept. 18, 1816.
JosiAH® [162], (Ebenezer, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
son of Ebenezer and Mary Bicknell; b. Dec. 4, 1760; m.^
Penelope Abbe, of Enfield, Conn., March 30, 1786; she died;
m.2 Submit ; died Oct. i, 1839, age 69.
Children.
386 — I. Laura; b. July 17, 1787, at Enfield.
387 — 2. Ralph; b. Nov, 18, 1790, at Enfield.
388 — 3. Hannah; b. ; m. April 25, 1820 (probably), Henry
Parsons, of Enfield.
389 — 4. Josiah; b. .
Sixth Ge;ne;ration 69
Josiah^ furnished the town of Enfield, for bridges and other
public works, with lumber, at various times, about 1795- 1800.
The town records also show a number of orders due him for
material or service. Under date of Aug. i, 1791, Josiah^ was
fined ten shillings for breaking the Sabbath. What part of the
Sabbath he broke or how he broke it is not stated. See published
records of Enfield, Conn.
Josiah** died suddenly May 17, 1824, age 64. A tombstone
erected to the memory of "Submit, relict of Josiah Bicknell, died
Oct. I, 1839, age 69," is the only public record that he had a
second wife. Sept. 17, 1824, administration of Josiah Bicknell's
estate was granted to his son-in-law, Henry Parsons.
Timothy^ [172], (William, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), son of William and Anna (Eaton) Bicknell ; b. Jan. 30,
1767; m. Tirzah Rice, both of Belchertown, Mass. (int.
Sept. 10, 1796).
Child.
390 — I. Sarah; b. ; m. John Whitmans May 18, 1820, both
of Belchertown, Mass.
William® [i77]> (William, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), son of William and Anna (Eaton) Bicknell; b. June
17, 1777; m. Nancy Byles May 5, 1803.
Children.
391 — I. Sophia; b. July 25, 1808, at Ashford, Conn.
392 — 2. William Dwight; b. April 13, 1814, at Ashford, Conn.
Cynthia® [179]. (Nathan,
Zachariah,
Zachariah, John,
Zach-
ary)
, dau. of Nathan and Beulah
(Dana)
(Metcalf)
Bick-
nell;
b. in Ashford, Conn., Aug. 21,
1763; m. Joshua Martin.
Children.
I.
Lucinda.
2.
Sibyl.
3-
Laura.
4-
Joshua.
5-
Alva.
6.
James.
Elijah® [180], (Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
son of Nathan and Beulah (Dana) Bicknell; b. in Ashford,
Conn., April 4, 1765; m. in 1792 Dinah, dau. of Peter S.
Becker, of Schoharie County, New York.
70 BiCKNELI. Geneai^ogy
Chii^drkn.
393—1.
394 — 2. Becker; b. ; d. .
395 — 3. Becker; b. ; m. Sarah .
396 — 4. Peter; b. ; d. , age 70.
397 — 5- Nancy Eliza; b. ; m. Chauncey Foote.
398—6.
399—7-
400 — 8.
401 — 9.
At the age of 19 Elijah^ left his father's home in Enfield,
N. H., and settled in Schoharie County, New York, and there
taught one of the first English schools among the Dutch,
Elijah died at the home of his son, Becker, at Albany, N. Y.
Nathaniel^ [182], (Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah. John, Zach-
ary), son of Nathan and Mrs. Beulah (Dana) Bicknell, was
born at Ashford, Conn., Oct. 2, 1768; m. Betsey Dustin, in
the fourth generation from Thomas and Hannah Webster
(Emerson) Dustin, about 1792.
Children.
Simeon Smith; b. at Enfield, N. H., Nov. 6, 1794.
Nathaniel; b. at Enfield, N. H., July 31, 1796.
Olive; b. in 1798.
Horace; b. ; d. aged 5 years.
Lucy; b. in 1803.
Dana; b. June 18, 1805.
Leonard; b. in 1807; lived in Malone, N. Y. (1891).
Betsey Dustin; b. in 1810.
Alfred; b. in 1812; d. Sept. i, 1890.
Louisa Ruth; b. in 1814; m. Mr. Thompson; lived at
Stowe, Vt.
412 — II. Sophronia; b. in 1818.
Nathaniel^ died at Underbill, Vt,, about 1840.
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ISAAC^ [183], (Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
son of Nathan and Beulah (Metcalf) Bicknell; b. at Ash-
ford, Conn., June 23, 1770; m. Sarah Green, of Haverhill,
Mass., at Enfield, N. H., in 1797 or 1798. She was born
Aug. 6, 1773.
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Children,
413 — I. Amanda; b. Feb. 25, 1798; m. Samuel Wells.
414 — 2. Delia; b. in 1799 at Enfield; m. Zebulon Mead.
415 — 3. Nathan; b. in 1801 or 1802; m. Roxa Gilman.
416—4. Katharine; b. in 1803 or 1804; m. Ashbel Mead, of
Vermont.
417 — 5. Daniel; b. in 1805 or 1806; m. in Ohio.
418 — 6. Wesley; b. ; m. in Geneseo, N. Y.
419 — 7. George; b. Sept. 19, 1809, in Enfield; went to Vermont
in 1818; m. Laura Whiton, of Underbill, Vt., March
9, 1837.
Isaac graduated from Ipswich Academy and taught school
twenty-one years. He was converted, with his wife, under Bishop
Asbury's preaching, and was a devoted Methodist the rest of his
life. His father, Nathan, was a Methodist, and his mother a
Presbyterian.
Isaac° died in Underbill, Vt., in 1843, age 73.
Sarah, his widow, died in Johnson, Vt., in 1858, age 83.
Nathan^ [185], (Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
son of Nathan and Beulah (Metcalf) Bicknell; b. Dec. 22,
1774; m. Miss Huntington, of Middlebury, Vt.
Children.
420 — I. Emily.
421 — 2. Adeline.
422—3. Julia.
423 — 4. Andrew.
424 — 5. Lansing.
Nathan^ was a tailor by trade. He died at Underbill, Vt.,
about 1843.
James** [188], (Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son
of Joshua and Ruth (Bicknell) Bicknell; b. Feb. 2, 1749;
was a member of Capt. Viall Allen's company, Barrington
militia, in 1780. Have no later record of him.
James Bicknell seems to have owned land south of the Nayatt
Station, at the junction of the two branches of Mouscochuck
Creek, and his house stood toward the north end of the land.
Pompey Bicknell was a slave of James Bicknell.
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Pompey Bickiiell^ (col.) had a son, Freeborn Durfee Bick-
nell,2, also a son, Pompey Bicknell, Jr.^, of Pompey and Jane,
bom Sept. 4, 1804, in Warren, R. I.
Freeborn Durfee^ had two sons, Freeborn Allin^ and Ray-
mond Durfee^ Bickrysll. Raymond^ was a graduate of the East
Greenwich Academy, Rhode Island.
Freeborn AUin^ was the superintendent of a large commercial
building, Broadway, New York City, about .1890. He then had
a son, Allin Durfee BicknelH, three years old.
Hannah^ [189], (Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
dau, of Joshua and Ruth (Bicknell) Bicknell; b. Sept. 4,
1750; m. Joseph Viall, mariner, from John VialP. Joseph
and wife, Hannah^, sold to Asa Bicknell for sixty pounds
all their rights as heirs in the Bicknell estate Aug. 11, 1783,
and sold the estate to Sylvester Viall Aug. 11, 1783. No
further records.
RuTH^ [190]) (Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau.
of Joshua and Ruth (Bicknell) Bicknell; b. Oct. 29, 1752;
m. Josiah Viall, of Barrington, a blacksmith, from John Viall.
Children.
1. Ruth Bicknell; b. Jan. 3, 1772; m. Asa Bowen, of
Rehoboth, Jan. 27, 1778. Children: A daughter,
1788; Elsie, 1791, and James, 1793.
2. Joshua.
3. Winchester W. ; b. Jan, 20, 1789.
Olive® [191], (Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau.
of Joshua and Ruth (Bicknell) Bicknell: b. Nov. 11, 1754;
m. Joseph Carlo Mauran (b. June 3, 1748) April (?), 1772.
Children.
1. Joseph; b. July 20, 1774; d. in South America May 4,
1795; unmarried.
2. Wait; b. Aug. 2.J, 1776; m. Nathaniel Smith; three
children; she died Dec. 18, 1850.
3. Carlo; b. March 12, 1779; m. Sally Smith; nine chil-
dren; he died Nov. 27, 1844.
4. Joshua ; b. March 23, 1782 ; m. Abigail Winsor ; eleven
children; he died Jan. i, 1847.
5. Abigail; b. Aug. 31, 1784; m. William Church; seven
children; she died March 15, 1852.
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6. Ira; b. June 2, 1786; m. Eliza Mayberry; one child;
he died Oct. 26, 1825.
7. Olive Bicknell; b. Feb. 9, 1789; m. Walker Hum-
phrey; six children; she died June 28, 1856.
8. Oroondates; b. Nov. 28, 1796; m. Martha Eddy; thir-
teen children ; he died Oct. 6, 1846.
9. Suchet; b. April 3, 1794; m. Sophia W. Bow en; six
children; he died Sept. 28, 1871.
10. Joseph; b. Dec. 22, 1796; m. Sophia R. Sterry; ten
children; he died June 8, 1873.
Olive (Bicknell) Mauran was the mother of ten children and
the grandmother of sixty-six. She died Feb. 12, 1814.
Joseph Carlo Mauran was born in Villafranca, Province of
Verona, Italy, in 1748. At about the age of twelve young Mauran,
sailing on the Mediterranean with a lad named Suchet, was kid-
napped by the officers of an English man-of-war, and impressed
into service as a cabin boy. By a singular fortune, Mauran
escaped from enforced British service and found himself on
shore at New London, Conn. The lad soon found a home in the
family of David Maxon, of Westerly, R. I., where he remained
until about twenty years of age. Leaving Westerly, he came to
Barrington, and was employed by Joshua Bicknell, the father of
Olive, his future wife. Mutual attachments held Mauran in the
Bicknell home until the marriage of Joseph Carlo and Olive in
1772. Olive received as a marriage gift a lot of land on the
Barrington River, adjoining and south of the Congregational
meeting-house lot, on which a commodious dwelling was erected,
which became the home of the family, and in which the father
and mother died. Although of Roman Catholic parentage and
education in Italy, Mr. Mauran accepted the creed and customs
of the Protestant faith, and united heartily with his wife, a de-
scendant of staunch Pilgrim ancestry, in support of the ancient
faith of her fathers.
Mr. Mauran became a loyal American citizen and a devoted
patriot, and engaged in the service of defending the cause of the
Colonies with true native zeal and courage.
In August, 1775, Rhode Island ordered two row galleys, or
gunboats, to be built, each to carry fifty men and one eighteen-
pound gun, besides swivel guns. They were named the Spitfire
and the Washington. Mauran, now twenty-eight years of age,
was put in command of the Spitfire, and with her consort the
two vessels did valiant service. Later, Capt. Mauran commanded
the Washington, and later still the Weazel. the General Warren
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and other vessels, closing his eventful career as a commander in
the United States merchant marine.
Mr. Mauran is described as a man of tall and commanding
presence, black hair, a florid complexion, and a certain type of
nobility in a strong, frank, open countenance. He won and held
the respect and affection of a great circle of the best men and
women of the State. So attractive was his personal appearance
that as he walked the streets he was the object of special attention.
The Rhode Island American, May 4, 1813, says: "Few men
have acquired and maintained through life stronger characteristics
of honor, probity and truth. His industry and integrity early
secured for him employment as a military commander. He was
a patriot of the Revolutionary War, and at that eventful period
imbibed and has since maintained the true political principles of
the sincere patriot, the Father of his Country. As testimonials
of their esteem, his friends and fellow townsmen elected him to
offices of trust and honor, and he never disappointed their most
sanguine expectations. In his public and private life he was
" *A man resolved and steady to his trust.
Inflexible to ill, and obstinately just.' "
Joseph Carlo Mauran, his wife, Olive Bicknell, and several
of the Mauran family are buried at Swan Point Cemetery, Provi-
dence, R. I.
Memorials of the Mauran Family, quarto, 161 pp., col-
lected, compiled and edited by James Eddy Mauran, a grandson
of Joseph Carlo, and by Rev. J. C. Stockbridge, D.D., who mar-
ried a granddaughter, contains valuable genealogical l*ecords for
three and four generations.
Joshua^ [192], (Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son
of Joshua and Jerusha (Peck, Heath) Bicknell; b. Jan. 14,
1759; m. Amy Brown, dau. of William and Alathea (Kent)
Brown (b. Aug. i, 1762), by Rev. Solomon Townsend, of
Barrington, April 19, 1782.
Children.
426 — I. Jerusha; b. March 5, 1783; d. Sept. 25, 1857; un-
married.
427 — 2. Mary; b. Nov, 19, 1784; d. July 19, 1866.
428 — 3. Allin; b. April 13, 1787; d. Aug. 22, 1870.
429 — 4. Amy; b. Aug. 16, 1789; d. July 26, 1877; unmarried.
430 — 5. Freeborn; b. Nov. 5, 1791 ; d. Nov. 22, 1791.
431 — 6. Joshua; b. Nov. 19, 1792; d. Feb. 19, 1821.
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432—7. James; b. Nov. 4, 1795; d. Nov. 14, 1891.
433 — 8. Elizabeth; b. Feb. 22, 1799.
434_9. Joseph Peck; b. April 19, 1801 ; d. Nov. 18, 1885.
Joshua*^ was born in Harrington, at the house known as "The
Kinnicutt Tavern." Amy, his wife, was born at "The Ferry
House," opposite Warren. His school education was limited to
the rudiments, reading, spelling, writing and arithmetic, as taught
in the district schools of his boyhood. He built the house on the
Bicknell Road in 1788, where he lived and died. This house is
now the headquarters of the St. Andrew's School of Harrington,
about one-fourth of a mile west of "The White Church."
At the age of sixteen, Joshua joined Capt. Thomas AUin's
company, Barrington Militia, and was present in the alarm and
attack on Bristol by the British, April i, 1776. He enlisted for
fifteen months in the Colonial service, Capt. Thomas Allin's com-
pany, Col. Crary's regiment, serving in Bristol and Newport
Counties, R. I. Enlisted for fifteen months in Col. Christopher
Smith's regiment June 4, 1777; bounty, ii2. Enlisted as an ex-
press rider, as aid to the Quartermaster-General's department,
and stationed at Tiverton, R. I., Oct. 15, 1779. A pension was
allowed his widow. Amy Bicknell, for twenty-four months' actual
services of her husband as private in the Rhode Island troops.
Mr. Bicknell's occupation was that of a farmer, taking special
pleasure in fruit culture, particularly apples, planting a large
number of trees. His interest in and knowledge of public ques-
tions was recognized by his townsmen, and he was elected a
Deputy or Representative from the town to the General Assem-
bly for 1787, 89, 90, I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 1802, 3, 4, 1807, 8, 1823,
4, 5. While a member of the General Assembly he served on
the most important committees and commissions, receiving from
his associates the sobriquet, "Old Aristides."
He held the office of an Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of Rhode Island from 1794 to 1801, and from 181 1 to
18 18, a period of fourteen years, being associated with the most
distinguished legal talent of the State, holding his position, not
by great knowledge of the law, which he had never studied, but
by his well-trained mind and judicial temper.
He was treasurer of the Congregational Society of Barring-
ton from 1797 till his death, in 1837, a member from 1805, and
a deacon of the Congregational Church from 1817 till his death.
He was chairman of the committee to organize and superintend
the Sunday school of the Congregational Church, in 1818. With
Gen. Thomas AUin and later, at his death, with William AUin,
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Esq., Mr. Bicknell was an associate manager of the Barrington
Meeting-House Lottery, authorized by the General Assembly for
the purpose of raising money to rebuild the meeting house.
In all public afifairs of his day he was a progressive leader,
and won a position of great influence, not by scholarship or cul-
ture, but by the plain virtues of honesty of purpose, purity of
character and unselfish motive.
A bit of history will illustrate Judge Bicknell's spirit as a
legislator. At the session of the General Assembly that met at
South Kingstown, Oct. 27, 1801, Mr. Bicknell offered a reso-
lution for a day of public thanksgiving to be recognized by the
State, as in Massachusetts and other States. After a spirited
debate the resolution was lost by a vote of twenty-four in favor
and of forty-one against it. But the action of the Assembly and
the debate prepared the way for the adoption of the resolution
at a later session of the Rhode Island Legislature.
He was loved, trusted and honored because he was a truly
honest and honorable man, a just judge, and an uncorrupted and
incorruptible legislator.
The following obituary appeared in The Providence Journal
at his death :
"Died at Barrington, on Saturday last, Hon. Joshua Bicknell,
aged seventy-nine, for many years a distinguished Justice of the
Supreme Court of Rhode Island. He was early and repeatedly
a member of the General Assembly, and survived all who were
members with him when he first took his seat, excepting two. He
has also filled various other public offices by special appointment
with distinguished ability.
"But very few men have been better known through the State,
and perhaps none survive him who possess more historical and
statistical knowledge of the State from the commencement of the
Revolution to the present time. Of no man may it be more justly
said, he has lived devoted to the best interests of Rhode Island.
No man more ardently loved his country. Respecting his talents
and acquirements — he read much, meditated much ; but perhaps
the most wonderful trait in his character was his extraordinary
power of discrimination. In these particulars he has left few
superiors, even among those more fortunate in opportunities for
improvement. But that which adds the brightest luster to his
character is that his latter days have especially adorned the Chris-
tian character. The church, of which he was a member, and in
which he had long sustained an important office, has great reason
to mourn that a good and distinguished man in Israel has fallen."
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Joshua Bicknell<' died suddenly of congestion of the brain in
Barrington, R. I., Dec. i6, 1837, age 78, 11, 2.
Amy (Brown) Bicknell died in Barrington, R. I. Both were
buried at Princes Hill Cemetery, Barrington.
The house which Joshua^ built on his farm, about 1788, is
now the home of the St. Andrew's Industrial School (Episcopal).
Barrington, and a considerable portion of the farm is owned and
cultivated by the occupants.
Winchester® [193]. (Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), son of Joshua and Jerusha (Peck, Heath) Bicknell;
b. March 31, 1761 ; d. on a ship's yawl on Barrington River
July 20, 1782, age 21.
Winchester Bicknell served as a private in Capt. Viall Allen's
militia company of Barrington, and also in Capt. Philip Traf-
fern's company, Col. Topham's regiment, in 1778-79. In May.
1782, he sailed as a seaman on the privateer Chance, from Provi-
dence. This vessel was a new one. mounted twelve cannon, and
sailed with a complement of sixty-five men, commanded by Capt.
Daniel Aborn, of Pawtucket. A few days after sailing, on May
nth, the Chance was captured by the British ship-of-war, Beli-
sarius, Capt. Graves, of twenty-six guns. The officers and crew
were soon confined on the prison ship, Jersey, anchored in Walla-
bout Bay, Brooklyn. N. Y. A description of the Jersey, once a
seventy-four-gun ship of the British, and an account of the ter-
rible sufferings and privations of the prisoners, are given in
"Recollections of the Jersey Prison Ship," from the original man-
uscript of Capt. Thomas Dring, edited by Albert G. Greene.
Prov., H. H. Brown, 1829.
Capt. Dring speaks of young Bicknell as follows :
"The prisoners were put on board the Jersey May 19, and
were released after a close imprisonment of two months, during
which time seventeen had died and nearly all the others were
dangerously sick of disease contracted on that loathsome prison
ship. One of our number who was thus seized by the fever was
a young man named Bicknell, of Barrington. R. I. He was un-
well when we left the Jersey, and his symptoms indicated the
approaching fever, and when we entered Narragansett Bay he
was apparently dying. Being informed that we were in the bay,
he begged to be taken on deck, or at least to the hatchway, that
he might look once more upon his native land. He said that he
was sensible of his condition, but that he was consoled by the
thought that his remains would be decently interred and be suf-
78 BiCKNELL Genealogy
fered to rest among those of his friends and kindred. I was
astonished at the degree of resignation and composure with which
he spoke. He pointed to his father's house as we approached
it, and said that it contained all that was dear to him on earth.
He requested to be put on shore. Our captain was intimately
acquainted with the family of the sufferer, and as the wind was
light, we dropped our anchor and complied with his request. He
was placed in the boat, where I took a seat by his side to support
him, and with two boys at the oars we left the sloop. In a few
minutes his strength began rapidly to fail. He laid his fainting
head upon my shoulder, and said he was going to the shore to
be buried with his ancestors ; that this had long been his ardent
desire, and that God had heard his prayers. No sooner had we
touched the shore than one of the boys was sent to inform his
family of the event. They hastened to the boat to receive their
long-lost son and brother, but we could only give them his yet
warm but lifeless corpse."
Hezekiah Butterworth, in his poem, "An Hundred Golden
Years," read at the Barrington Centennial, June 17. 1870, thus
refers to the young patriot:
"I need not tell you that they fought
The Jersey's hills among; '
I need not speak of him they brought,
When life was fresh and young,
From strife upon the periled seas
To die upon the bay
Hard by the shade of native trees,
Some fourscore years to-day."
Joseph^ [i95]j (Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son
of Joshua and Jerusha (Peck, Heath) Bicknell; b. Jan. 20,
1763; m., Nov. 19, 1786, Alathea, dau. of Benjamin and
Kezia Viall, of Rehoboth; b. April 17, 1765. No issue.
Alathea died April 5, 1833. He died Jan. 19, 1848, age 85.
Joseph Bicknell lived a quiet, humble, beautiful life, and was
called "the Peacemaker." Cheerful, social, companionable, deeply
religious, fond of music, a good singer, he made his long life a
blessing to his townspeople, and to his latest years spent his
strength in making the little world in which he lived a little better
and a little happier place. The only office of record that he held
was Vice-President of the United Congregational Society,
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Through summer heat
Your willing feet
Were shod at Mercy's doors;
In winter's cold
Both young and old
Spread glad their frugal stores.
Your years well spent,
Your form well bent,
The sands of life run low ;
The Master came,
He spoke your name :
''Come up, dear Uncle Joe."
Hannah^ [i99]> (James, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary).
dau. of James, Jr., and Comfort Bicknell; b. March 20,
1756; m. John, son of Stephen and Hannah (Jenkins) Free-
man, of Mansfield, Conn., Dec. 12, 1773; he was born March
15. 1747-
Children.
1. Huldah; b. April 29, 1775; m. Stephen Brigham, of
Mansfield.
2. Stephen; b. July 5, 1777; m. Miss Thompson.
3. John; b. April 27, 1780; m. Lois Atwood.
4. Thomas; b. Feb. 5, 1783 ; m. Persis Eldridge, of Well-
ington, Conn.
5. Hannah L. ; b. April 20, 1786; m. Jabez Dunham, of
Mansfield.
6. EHzabeth; b. Sept. 11, 1790; m. Mr. Morey, of Cov-
entry, Conn.
7. Bicknell; b. April 11, 1793, in Lisle, N. Y.
8. Betsey F. ; b. Dec. 24, 1795.
9. Daniel; b. March 18, 1799; m. widow of Lyman
Thompson; one son.
10. Ichabod ; b. .
See Freeman Genealogy, page 137.
The above record is certified by the Town Clerk of Mansfield,
Conn., as a true copy from the town records, Aug. 28, 19 12.
Mr. Stephen and Hannah (Jenkins) Freeman removed from
Sandwich, Mass., to Mansfield, Conn., about 1738. She was the
daughter of Joseph and Lydia (Howland) Jenkins, granddaugh-
ter of John and Mary (Lee) Howland, of Barnstable, and great-
granddaughter of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley, who came
to Pljrmouth, Mass., in 1620, in the Mayflower.
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James^ [200], (Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son
of Moses and Huldah (Field) Bicknell ; b. July i, 1764, at
Mansfield, Conn.; m. Deborah Welch, b. Nov. 26, 1788, of
died in December, 1838, age 63.
Children.
435 — I. Matilda; b. March 20. 1790; m., Nov. 12, 1807, Levi
Mitchell.
436 — 2. Huldah; b. Nov. 8, 1793; d. March 5, 1870; un-
married.
437 — 3- James; b. Oct. 23, 1795; m. Lucy Waters Jan. 13,
1818; d. Jan. 24, 1884, at Rome, N. Y.
438 — 4. Moses W. ; b. Sept. 2, 1797; m., April 10, 1827, Eliza
Bailey; d. Feb. 12, 1886.
439 — 5. Daniel; b. July 29, 1799; m. Lucy Lucas; d. Nov. 11,
1873, at Fort Dodge, la.
440 — 6. Mertha; b. Sept. 9, 1801; m., Aug. 12, 1828, Thomas
P. Knapp; d. Jan. 24, 1889.
440cr — 7. Eliza; b. in 1803; d. in 1804.
441 — 8. Adeline; b. in 1805; d. in 1808.
441 0' — 9. Cook; b. and d. in 1808.
442 — 10. Hannah; b. Aug. 16, 1809; m., July 15, 1831, Fred-
erick Smith; d. Dec. 3, 1895.
442a — II. WilHam; b. Aug. 10, 1812; m. Betsey Cheney; d.
June 6, 1836.
James^ was a farmer and lived at Westmoreland, Oneida
County, New York, about ten miles from Rome and Utica. He
was a soldier in the War of the Revolution. He died at Stan-
wix, N. Y., July 20, i860, age 95, 11, 10. His wife, Deborah,
died in December, 1838, age 63.
Pamela^ [201], (Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau.
of Moses and Huldah (Field) Bicknell; b. in 1772 at Mans-
field, Conn.; m., March 22, 1792, Roger Gurley, b. in Mans-
field, Conn., Sept. 13, 1766, and son of Jonathan and Jerusha
(Bennett) Gurley.
Children.
1. Jonathan; b. March i, 1793; m.^ Phila Atten, 1817;
child, a daughter; m.^ Mary Dunham, 1823; chil-
dren, eight.
2. Pamela; b. July 31, 1794; m. Samuel Dimock; chil-
dren, eight; d. in 1841.
3. Josephus; b. March 26, 1796; m.i Dorothy Farwell,
1820; children, two; m.2 Cornelia Royce, 1825;
children, four.
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4. Almira ; b. Oct. 10, 1797; m. Joseph Woodward, 1829;
children, two; d. Dec. 5, 1878.
5. Arvilla; b. Aug. 17, 1800; d. July 22, 1802.
6. Sally; b. May 28, 1802; m. Orrin Carpenter, 1840;
d. in 1892.
7. Harriet; b. Aug. 11, 1804.
8. Julia; b. Jan. 20, 1807; d. Jan. — , 1887.
9. Moses; b. Dec. 13, 1809; drowned July 15, 1830.
Eight children baptized May 13, 1810.
10. Daughter; b. June 22, 181 1; died.
11. Louisa; bap. July 5, 1812; d. Oct. 28, 1822.
12. Harrison; b. Jan. 14, bap. May 15, 1815; m. Isabella
Harrington Sept. — , 1846; children, two sons.
Roger Gurley died Oct. 27, 1837, age 70. Pamela, his widow,
died Feb. 9, 1842, age 69. Buried in Gurley ville Cemetery,
Mansfield, Conn.
Harriet''', (Pamela, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
dau. of Pamela (Bicknell) and Roger Gurley; b. Aug. 11,
1804; m. Charles, son of Joseph Lyon; b. in 1802.
Children.
1. Mary Elizabeth; b. April 27, 1831 ; m.^ Julius Hovey
Nov. 8, 1852; m.2 Charles H. Dunham Nov. 25,
1864.
2. Charles Bicknell; b. June 7, 1833; d. Aug. 2, 1834.
3. JuHa Gurley; b. Jan. 9, 1838; m. Eugene Clark in 1859;
children, Mary Alice, Grace and Lucian Harrison.
4. Pamelia Bicknell; b. Nov. 2, 1842; d. Dec, 18, 1847.
Charles Lyon died April 25, 1862.
Harriet (Gurley) Lyon died April 8, 1876.
Roger Gurley, 1766- 1836, was a descendant in the fifth gen-
eration of William Gurley, of Northampton, Mass.
Calvin^ [202], (Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son
of Moses and Huldah (Field) Bicknell; b. May 25, 1779;
m. Chloe, dau. of Elias and Tr3'phena (Hurlburt) Seymour,
about January, 1803. Chloe was born May 27, 1782.
Children.
443 — I. Clarissa; b. Jan. 19, 1804 ; m. Roger Orton ; had a large
family of children ; d. in 1852.
444 — 2. Calvin S. ; b. Oct. 31, 1805. Left home at the age of
twenty-two for New York City, where he learned
the trade of a combmaker. Was sent to Mexico,
and on his return the vessel was wrecked, but he
82 Bickn£;li. Genealogy
was saved. Served as an aid-de-camp in the Mexi-
can War; was thrown from his horse and severely
injured. After his recovery he went to Cahfornia
and engaged in teaming and stage driving. He was
killed by driving off a bridge in the night in Cali-
fornia in 1863. .
445 — 3. Julia Ann; b. Jan. 21, 1808; m. Lester Johnson, of
Livingston County, New York; had a family of
children. He died at Avon in 1874. She died in
1876.
446 — 4. Jane A.; b. Aug. 14, 1814; m. Joseph Young, brother
of Brigham Young.
447 — 5. Hurlburt F. Bicknell; b. Feb. 26, 1818; lived in Tulare
County, Cal.
448 — 6. Marcus J.; b. March 6, 1820; d. April 19, 1839.
449 — 7. Julius; b. July 23, 1822; lived in Illinois.
450 — 8. Eliza; b. Sept. 21, 1825; m. James Payne, of Ross
County, Ohio.
451 — 9. Mary; b. Sept. 17, 1830; d. March 31, 1839.
Bennett*^ [203], (Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son
of Moses and Huldah (Field) Bicknell; b. Nov. 14, 1781 ;
m., April 28, 1802, Lucinda Craine, b. Oct. 21, 1783.
Chii^dren.
452 — I. Arvilla C. ; b. July 6, 1803; m. Rev. Ward White; d.
Nov. 24, 1827.
453 — 2. Moses; b. Feb. 2, 1805; m. Laura Thompson; d. June
2, 1869.
454 — 3. Julia; b. Jan. 20, 1807; d. Dec. 7, 1807.
455 — 4. Harrison C. ; b. Dec. 4, 1808; d. Dec. i, 1849.
456 — 5. Harriet C. ; b. Jan. 21, 181 1 ; m. J. W. Hatch, of Bay
City, Mich., Oct. 14, 1828.
457 — 6. Louisa; b. ; m. Smith Coman; d. June 25, 1866.
458 — 7. James Madison; b. April 25, 1813; d. March 9, 1814.
Lucinda (Craine) Bicknell died June 26, 1827.
Bennett<5 m.2 Widow Melissa Stebbins July 15, 1828. He
died Sept. 15, 1841, at Morrisville, N. Y. Bennett was a mer-
chant in Morrisville, Madison County. N. Y., and acquired a
large property. He took an active interest in political affairs,
and much of his life was spent in public service. In 1812 he was
elected a Representative from Madison County to the New York
Assembly and in 18 14 was chosen a State Senator. He also
served as County Clerk for five years, first by appointment and
Bennett H. Bickxeli..
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then by choice of the people. In 1836 he was elected Represent-
ative to the United States Congress from the district embracing
Madison and Onondaga Counties, and was reelected in 1838,
serving two terms in the National House of Representatives.
Bennett Bicknell served as a soldier in the War of 1812. He
was editor of The Madison Observer, and was succeeded by his
son. Harrison.
Amy^ [205], (Peter, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of
Peter and Hannah (Kent) Bicknell ; b. Sept. i, 1765 ; m. .
The editor has learned the name of two of Amy Bicknell's
grandsons, Samuel Cox, of Walden, Vt., and M. M. Cox, of West
Fairlee, Vt. ; a great-granddaughter, Mrs. George F. Folsom,
lived at Chelsea, Vt., and others live in the West.
RACHyiiL*^ [207], (Peter, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau.
of Peter and Hannah (Kent) Bicknell; b. Aug. 4, 1768;
m., Feb. 23, 1797, Benedict Burlingame, Jr., of Gloucesterj
b. June — , 1759; d. Oct. 17, 1836. She died May i, 185 1.
Child.
Betsey; b. Oct. 3, 1803; m. Joseph Mathewson, Jr., July
20, 1823. He died July 28, 1881. She died Aug. i,
1881.
Daughter, Kate Horton; b. Nov. 5, 1838; m.. May 2, 1858,
Charles Augustus Hubbard; b. May 18, 1836. He died June 6.
1903. She died June 9, 1906.
A son, Charles Augustus Hubbard, Jr.; b. Jan. 13, 1866.
Solomon^, (Susannah, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), son of
Susannah (Bicknell) and William Dyer; b. in Weymouth,
Mass., Sept. 22, 1757; m., Dec. 12, 1779, Mary Downing;
b. in 1757.
Children.
1. Mary; b. Oct. 11, 1780.
2. Nancy; b. ; m. Joseph Pratt, of Weymouth.
3. Betsey; b. Sept. 23, 1785.
4. Charles; b. Jan. 7, 1790.
5. Son; b. May 16, 1791.
6. Daughter; b. July 4, 1793.
7. Daughter, ) Twins: b. Sept. 12, 1796; son d. Sept. 14,
8. Son; ' 1796.
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Solomon Dyer^ died in Weymouth Feb. 24, 1839.
Mary (Downing) Dyer died in Weymouth May 14, 1847,
age 90.
Peter^ [208], (Peter, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of
Peter and Hannah (Kent) Bicknell; b. Feb. 2, 1770, at
Rehoboth, Mass.; m. about 1794.
Children.
459 — I. Benjamin Cutler; b. Oct. i, 1795, in Providence; m.
Susan Parkman, daughter of Dr. Elias and Susan-
nah (L. Johnson) Parkman, of South Mil ford,
Mass. She was born Feb. 25, 1790, and died Sept.
4, 1864. He died May 27, 1867. Child: EHas
Parkman; b. March 12, 1831 ; m. Louisa Blake in
1855.
460 — 2. Simon Peter; b. June 10, 1803, in Providence; m.
Rebecca Bates, daughter of Joseph and Martha
Bates; b. Dec. 2, 1787. She died June i, 1872.
Simon Peter'^ m.2 Mary H. Burdick. He endowed the Dr.
Thurbur Burial Ground in Mendon and named it the Bicknell
Cemetery.
Kent^ [209], (Peter, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of
Peter and Hannah (Kent) Bicknell; b. Dec. 4, 1771, in
Rehoboth, Mass. ; m. Mary Faulkner, of Connecticut ; b. in
1770.
Children.
461 — I. John; b. Nov. 12, 1802, in Chelsea, Vt. ; m. Lucretia
Bean, of West Fairlee, Vt. He died in Norwich,
Vt., April 14, 1869.
462 — 2. Mary; b. Dec. 6. 1803, in Chelsea, Vt. ; m. James T.
Robinson, of West Fairlee, Vt., Jan. 3, 1825.
Kent Bicknell died in West Fairlee, Vt., July 18, 1832, age
60, 7, 14.
Mary (Faulkner) Bicknell died Aug. 24, 1823, age 53.
Luther^, (Jerusha, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of
Jerusha (BicknelP) and Calvin Topliff; b. in Mansfield,
Conn., March 22, 1772; m. Charlotte Eaton, daughter of
Jacob Eaton; b. Sept. i, 1776.
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Children.
I. Cynthia; b. Aug. 17, 1794.
Jacob; b. June 18, 1796.
Luther; b. Aug. 29, 1798.
Calvin; b. April 6, 1801.
Warren; b. June 10, 1803; bap. Sept. i, 1816.
Fanny; b. Nov. 10, 1805; bap. Sept. i, 1816.
Franklin; b. July 16, 1808; bap. Sept. i, 1816.
Abigail; b. July 3, 1810; bap. Sept. i, 1816.
Harriet; b. July 30, 1812; bap. Sept. i, 1816.
The Mansfield records state that Hezekiah Nye, of Tolland,
and Mrs. Charlotte Topliff were married in Wallingford Nov. 9,
1820.
LucY^ [212], (Peter, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of
Peter and Hannah (Kent) Bicknell; b. in Killingly, Conn.,
Sept. 22, 1777; m. Israel Daggett, of Seekonk and Paw-
tucket, a 'descendant of John Daggett, who came to New
England with Gov. John Winthrop in 1630.
Child.
I. Hannah Dorman ; b. at Rehoboth, Mass., April 23,
1805 ; m. Jefferson Daggett, her cousin, March 14,
1827. Children: Elizabeth Frances, 1828; Edwin
O., 1829; Anna J., 1830; Lucy Bicknell, 1831;
Albert A., 1832; Israel A., 1834; Mary K., 1837;
Israel R., 1838.
Jefferson and Hannah Dorman Daggett lived for years on
the farm now known as "Daggett Park," in Pawtucket, on the
Ten-Mile River. Mrs. Daggett used to say that she had "lived
in three towns and two States and not moved from the house."
Mrs. Daggett was a life-long member of the First Congregational
Church of Pawtucket. She died in Pawtucket April 2, 1892.
Hezekiah^ [214], (Peter, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son
of Peter and Hannah (Kent) Bicknell; b. March 9, 1785;
m. Hannah Carpenter Dec. 3, 1812; b. Jan. 24, 1787.
Children.
463 — I. Elra; b. Feb. 22, 1814, at Tunbridge, Vt.
464 — 2. Amanda; b. May- 13, 1816.
465 — 3. Sanford; b. April 4, 1819.
Hezekiah^ died at Tunbridge, Vt., Feb. 19, 1876; age, 90,
II, 10.
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Hannah (Carpenter) Bicknell died Dec. 28, 1841 ; age, 54.
II, 4.
466
I.
467—
2.
468
3-
469—
4-
470—
5-
471
6.
472
7-
John WiIvSOn"^ [218], (Asa, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
son of Asa and Elizabeth (Low) Bicknell; b. April 10.
1780; m. at Barrington,"R. I., Keziah, daughter of Peleg and
Joanna (Viall) Paine, April 14, 1805; b. Jan. 10, 1782.
Chii,dre;n.
George Wilson; b. Nov. 7, 1807; m. Abigail Rawson.
Amanda; b. Nov. 18, 1809; m. Samuel B. Cooper.
Otis Paine; b. June 10, 1812; m.^ vSophia Foster;
m.2 Cornelia Wells.
Edwin; b. July 18, 1814.
Almira Paine; b. June i, 1816; m. Robert P. Crane.
Charles H. ; b. March 7, 1818; m. Eliza Goodhue.
Andrew H. ; b. Feb. 6, 1820; d. in Beloit; a young
man.
473 — 8. Martha W. ; b. April 19. 1822; d. in Beloit; un-
married.
474 — 9. Anna Maria; b. /\pril 19, 1825; d. in Beloit; un-
married.
475 — 10. Rebeccah Warren ; adopted ; m. in Beloit ; d. leaving
one child, Harry Dickey.
John Wilson Bicknell. when but a lad of fourteen or fifteen
years of age, went to sea as cabin boy ; from that time until
about the year 1817 he followed a seafaring life, working up to
the post of Captain of a vessel, making voyages from Warren,
Bristol, Providence and other places to the ^^''est Indies, x\frica
and China. He was twice shipwrecked, and at the earnest solic-
itation of his wife gave up the sea for life on the land. Was
one of the Deputies from Barrington in 1814 and 1815. In 18 17
Captain Bicknell, with his family, removed from Barrington to
Canterbury, Conn., where he kept the Town's Tavern for a period
of four years. In 1821 he removed to Canaan, Vt., and settled
on a farm, which was their home for about seventeen years. In
1838 this farm was sold and the family removed to Beloit, Rock
County, Wis., leaving Canaan early in the month of June of that
year. The question of moving had been settled during the month
of October, two years previous, and the son, Otis P., in company
with his brother-in-law, Robert P. Crane, started for the West-
ern country on the 24th of October, 1836, and were then pre-
paring accommodations at Beloit to receive both the Crane and
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Bicknell families. George W. and Edwin also arrived in Beloit
in July, 1837. A daughter, Almira, then Mrs. R. P. Crane, ar-
rived in August. The movement, in June, 1838, was the cleaning
up, which included Captain Bicknell, wife and five of his youngest
children; his daughter, Amanda, the wife of Samuel B. Cooper,
and their two small children. These eleven precious souls started
on their journey of twelve hundred miles in two vehicles, a
carryall drawn by two horses and a wagon also drawn by two
horses. Besides the eleven persons to be transported there was
an assortment of household goods and family keepsakes that
were indispensable assets in a frontier home. Thus they traveled
from Canaan to Whitehall, N. Y., where the passengers and their
entire outfit were assigned a place on board a canal boat bound
for Buffalo. From there passage was secured on a steamboat
to Chicago, and from the latter place the journey was made with
their own teams, arriving at Beloit the 15th of July, 1838. Soon
a very comfortable two-story-and-a-half house was prepared for
their new home in the West, and the family saw that place they
selected grow to a beautiful city.
Captain Bicknell was a prominent member of the Order of
Freemasons and took great interest in the work of the Order;
and while away from home visiting, and in instructing new or-
ganizations of the Order, contracted a severe cold, it being in the
winter season, and on reaching home was stricken with pneu-
monia, from which disease he died March 2, 1857, and buried
with Masonic honors. He was First Worthy Master of the Blue
Lodge in 1846; elected H. P. of Chapter in 1854, and Grand Cap-
tain of the Host in the Grand Chapter of Wisconsin. His wife
died at the same home, which was with their eldest son, Dr.
George W. Bicknell, corner of Fourth and E Streets, in Beloit,
Nov. 19, i860. Their first five children were born at Barrington.
two at Canterbury, Conn., and the others in Vermont.
Elizabeth^ [219], (Asa, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau.
of Asa and Elizabeth (Low) Bicknell; b. Feb. 18, 1784; m.
Noah Read, son of Mary (Paine) Read.
Children.
T. Cynthia; m. Manning Robinson, of Providence, Jan. 8,
1835-
2. Harriet ; m. Preston Clark, of Lonsdale, R. I.
3. Eliza; m. Lawrence Beach, of Beloit, Wis.
4. Another daughter; m. Samuel S. Stillwell, of Provi-
dence, R. L
Elizabeth (Bicknell) Read died in September, 1848, age 64.
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Benjamin Ellery [220], (Asa, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), son of Asa and Elizabeth (Low) Bicknell ; b. Dec. 10,
1786; m., Oct. II, 1812, Elizabeth Dehane Williams, of
Whitestown, N. Y., and settled on a farm in that vicinity.
He died in Barrington, R. I., about i860, and left no children.
Francis^ [222], (Asa, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of
Asa and Elizabeth (Low) Bicknell; b. in Barrington, R. L,
March 27, 1793; m., May 17, 1818, Elizabeth, daughter of
Gideon Hull, of Providence, R. L; b. Sept. 25, 1797.
Francis BicknelF was a jeweler, and conducted a jewelry
store in Rome, N. Y., for many years. He was at one time a
canal collector for the New York and Erie Canal. He was suc-
cessful in business, esteemed as a citizen, an elder in the Pres-
byterian Church, and a man of sound principles and of great
influence. He died in October, 1877. His wife died Dec. 7, 1871.
Children.
476 — I. George Francis; b. Jan. 26, 1819. He became an able
lawyer and stood at the head of the Bar of Oneida
County, New York. He died, unmarried, Sept. 9,
1874.
477 — 2. Harriet H. ; b. Oct. 7, 1820; d. unmarried.
478—3. WilHam White; b. Nov. 18, 1822; d. May 18, 1832.
479 — 4. Hannah Angell; b. Dec. 7, 1824; d. April 11, 1830.
480 — 5. Albert G. ; b. April 14, 1827; d. March 18, 1832.
481 — 6. Mary Elizabeth; b. March 16, 1832; m., Oct. 27, 1857,
George W. Mann, who died Sept. 14, 1870, leaving
children :
1. Nellie L. ; b. about 1862.
2. Lillian; b. Dec. 24, 1868.
482 — 7. Charlotte Hull; b. April 15, 1842; m., Dec. i, 1863,
Samuel Gautier. He died Aug. 18, 1872, leaving
one child:
I. Mary Louisa; b. Oct. 27, 1866.
Charlotte Hull (Bicknell)" Gautier married,^ Sept. 30, 1873,
Robert Gamble, who died March 16, 1875, and she married^ Wil-
liam Kuhn Feb. i, 1877. Charlotte''' died Aug. 13, 1883, age 41, 4.
No children by last marriages.
Mary Louisa Gautier, dau. of Charlotte (Bicknell) and Samuel
Gautier; b. in Rome, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1866; m. William A.
Champion.
Sixth Ge;neration 89
Children.
1. Nellie Louisa; b. .
2. Lillian; b. ; m., May 14, 1891, Hammond Lament,
editor Neio York Evening Post. See "Who's Who
in America," 1903-1908.
MoivLY^ [223], (Amos, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau.
of Amos and Elizabeth Bicknell; b. about 1763 at Ashford,
Conn.; m., June 3, 1782, Seth Dean, son of Paul Dean; b.
Oct. 3, 1755, at Framingham, Mass.; moved thence to Hard-
wick, Mass., thence to Barnard, Vt.
Children.
1. Paul;^ b. March 28, 1783.
2. Amos; b. Aug. 25, 1784; d. Sept. 23, 1802.
3. Seth; b. Feb. 19, 1786; m., Feb. 25, 1813, Patty French.
Had son, Paul^ D, Dean, born Jan. 4, 1816, and
died May 18, 1868. Paul's^ first wife, Maria, died
in 1864, age 48; m.2 Rosie F. Wood, who died in
the spring of 1912.
4. Asa; b. Sept. 26, 1787; d., unmarried. May 3, 1861.
Molly Bicknell died Sept. 8, 1802, age 39. Seth m.,2 March
12, 1805, Ruth Wight, who died March 17, 1858, age 92.
Seth Dean, Escj., of Barnard, was a chief man in town
throughout his long and useful life. Pie was a patriot in the
War for Independence. At its close he married Molly Bicknell,
who was living in "Fort Defiance," as the Amos Bicknell house
and stockade was called. He had four sons. The eldest, Paul
Dean, became a celebrated Universalist clergyman in Boston, pas-
tor of the First Universalist Church for many years, and was
the associate minister with Rev. John Murray, called the Father
of Universalism in America, and founded the Bullfinch Street
Church, which became Unitarian. He was long years a lead-
ing character in the Masonic body of Massachusetts, and an
orator of no mean proportion. He married and had a family,
and died Oct. 18, i860. The second son, Amos, died when a
young man. The third son, Seth, labored with and succeeded to
the chief offices of the town, which his honored father held. He
had a son, Paul D., who died in the service of his country in the
Civil War. The youngest son, Asa, remained unmarried.
Esquire Dean was an early and prominent Universalist and
a life-long friend of Hosea Ballou, a chief preacher of this de-
nomination, who was minister in Barnard from 1802 to 1809, but
in 1817 settled in Boston, where he remained until his passing
90 BiCKNELiv Genealogy
away in 1852. Esquire Dean was foremost among the social,
political and religious activities of Barnard. He died Nov. 22,
185 1, age 97.
Betty^ [224], (Amos, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau.
of Amos and Elizabeth ( ) Bicknell ; b. about 1764;
m. George, son of George Paige; b. in Hardwick, Mass.
(removed when a child to Barnard, Vt.), Oct. 28, 1782.
Children.
1. Sally; b. Jan. 8, 1784; m. David Lewis in 1812.
2. George; b. Aug. 28, 1786; m. Mary Walker in 1810.
3. Naomi ; b. March i, 1789; m. Elisha Richmond in 1815.
4. Gardner; b. Jan. 6, 1791 ; m. Plumna McKinstry in
1816.
5. Ira; b. Jan. 2, 1792; m. Sarah Eaton in 1818.
6. Betsey; b. March i, 1793.
7. Bicknell; b. April 8, 1795.
8. Anson; b. June 12, 1797.
9. Anna; b. March 14, 1799.
George Paige died in 1825, age 64.
Amos^ \_'22y'\, (Amos, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of
Amos and Elizabeth ( ) Bicknell; b. about 1769; m.,
Nov. 22, 1789, Betsey Swift.
Children.
483—1. Ira; b. Aug. 5, 1794.
484—2. Sally; b. May 8, 1796.
485—3- Jason; b. Sept. 10, 1797.
486 — 4. Betsey; b. April 2, 1798.
John Stark^ [228], (Amos, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
son of Amos and Elizabeth ( ) Bicknell; b. in 1777; m.
Priscilla .
Children.
487 — I. Fanny; b. in 1807; d. May 14, 1835, age 28.
488 — 2. Mary; b. in 1810; d. Jan, 11, 1812, age 2.
489 — 3. Jabez; b. in 1816; studied to be a physician; d. Jan. ii,
1847, age 31.
490 — 4. Amos; b. in 1819; d. July 14, 1819, age 6 weeks.
Priscilla died May 6, 1819, age 37.
John Stark^ died May 2, 1841, age 64.
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Nathan<5 [229], (Japheti, Japhet, Thoma^ John, Zachary), son
of Japhet^ and Hannah (Childs) Bicknell ; b. at Munson,
Mass., March i, 1773; m. Phebe Peters, dau. of Richard
and Jerusha (Sutton) Peters, near Schenectady, N. Y., on
the Mohawk River, in 1797; removed to Canada about 1800.
Children.
491 — I. Hannah; b. in New York State in 1798; m. John
Campbell.
492 — 2. Mary; b. in 1801; m. Arthur Campbell; large family
of children.
493 — 3. Elizabeth ; b. ; m. J. Rennie ; no issue.
494 — 4. Alfred; b. in 1804.
495 — 5. Richard ; b. Dec. 20, 1806.
496 — 6. Jerusha ; b. ; m. William Nichols. Child, Sarah.
of Brooklyn, Canada.
497 — 7- Isaac; b. in 1815.
498 — 8. Nathan; b. .
499 — 9. Abigail P. ; b. April 9, 1818, in Strafiford, Canada.
Sept. 13, 1861, Abigail married Caleb H. Bicknell, of Roches-
ter, N. Y., as his second wife, his first wife, Lucy, having died in
i860; no children from either marriage of Caleb H. Two boys
were adopted as sons, George Charles, born in 1850. and William
John Caleb, born Dec. 18, 1863.
Caleb H. Bicknell died in Rochester. N. Y.. June 6, 1869,
age 73.
Abigail (Bicknell) Bicknell died in Rochester April 7, 1883,
age 64, II. 29.
From Munroe County Probate records : Will of Lucy Bick-
nell, wife of Caleb H. Bicknell, dated Feb. 15, i860, allowed
June 26, 1 86 1. Executors, Caleb H. Bicknell and George H.
Rhodes. She gave all her estate, real and personal, to her hus-
band, except all her wearing apparel, which she gave, to Mary
Armstrong, wife of Thomas, and "my gold watch, key and chain,
my silver teaspoons marked L. T., and my Bible, which my
mother gave me," to Lucy, daughter of Thomas and Mary Arm-
strong. She gave to the Protestant Orphan Asylum, the Home
of the Friendless and the Industrial School of Rochester "my
house and lot on Edinburg Street, to have and to hold in equal
parts from and after the death of my husband."
Caleb H. Bicknell's will, dated April 12, 1864, allowed Oct. 12,
1869 ; Joseph Eastman and John Mecgridge, of Rochester, exec-
utora His age he declares 68 years and upward. After payment
92 BiCKNELi* Genealogy
of all just debts, he gave to his adopted son, George C. Bicknell,
$500, to be paid him when he arrives at 21 years of age; he gave
to his wife, Abigail P. Bicknell, the use and income of all his
estate during her widowhood, with remainder to any after-born
issue and to his adopted son, William John Caleb Bicloiell, In
default of issue he gave the whole of his estate to said W. J. C.
Bicknell, his heirs and assigns forever. "If he shall die before
the marriage or death of my said wife, I give the remainder to
George Charles Bicknell." If both said adopted sons should die,
he gave all of his estate to his wife and her heirs for ever.
Caleb H. Bicknell had valuable real estate in the city of
Rochester, the care of which in 1883 gave employment to W. J. C.
Bicknell.
Caleb H. had a brother, Alfred, wife, Lydia, and two nephews
residing in Pavilion, N. Y., in 1883. The wife, Lydia, died in
1882, age 78.
Neither editor of this volume has been able to classify Caleb
H. and Alfred Bicknell.
Martha Turpin® [237], (Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zach-
ary), dau, of Thomas and Sabra (Dexter) Bicknell; b. at
Attleboro, Mass., in 1775; m. Rev. Samuel Watson, of Bar-
rington, R, I., Dec. 5, 1799.
Children.
1. Matthew; b. Sept. 2, 1800.
2. Elizabeth; b. June 3, 1802; m. Mr. Chapin, of Taun-
ton, Mass.
3. John Dexter; b. Oct. 28, 1804; d. at New Orleans in
1825.
4. Samuel; b. July 16, 1807.
5. Sabra Bicknell; b. Jan. 24, 1810.
6.^ George Bicknell; b. April 7, 1813; d. Feb. 6, 1814.
Martha T. (Bicknell^) Watson died July 23, 1813, in her
thirty-eighth year.
Rev. Samuel Watson died Jan. 14, 1816.
Rev. Samuel Watson, born in Barrington, R. I.; a graduate
of Brown University, 1794, and ordained pastor of the Congre-
gational Church of his native town in 1798; was led to exchange
pulpits with his classmate. Rev. John Miles, at Attleboro, Mass.
He noticed in his congregation a bright and an attractive young
lady, to whom he sought an introduction. It was love at sight
on the part of both the young and talented minister and the
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sweet-faced maiden, Martha Turpin Bicknell. The sequel of
mutual loves was a happy marriage Dec. 5, 1799, and a home in
Barrington, R. I. Six children were born in the ministerial
family, when death removed the mother, in 1813, at the age of
38, and the father in 1816, at the age of 43. He had been Town
Clerk for thirteen years. The oldest son, Hon. and Judge Mat-
thew Watson, of Nashville, Tenn., erected a monument in the
Watson Cemetery to the cherished memory of father and mother.
At the Princes Hill Cemetery, Barrington, another marble monu-
ment bears this record:
"Rev. Samuel Watson, A.M., pastor of the Church of Christ
in this town, died Jan. 14, 1816, in the forty-third year of his
age and the eighteenth of his ministry."
"He was the son of Mattthew Watson, Jr., and the grandson
of Matthew Watson, Sr., who died Jan. 17, 1803, at the age of
107 years. Possessed of good natural talents, well cultivated by
a liberal education and hopefully sanctified by divine grace, he
was a faithful and exemplary minister of the gospel. Meekness,
modesty, humility, patience and submission under the various
trials of life were striking traits in his character. He was a kind
and tender husband, a provident and affectionate parent, a sin-
cere and constant friend. He lived greatl}'^ beloved and died
deeply lamented, in the animating hope of a glorious immortality.
Firm faith, warm charity, humble hope — these are the Christian
graces, these are the guides that lead to life eternal."
Sabra^ [239], (Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), dau.
of Thomas and Sabra (Dexter) Bicknell; b. about 1778;
m. Jabez Ellis, of Attleboro, Mass., May 28, 1797.
Child.
Jason ; b. .
Anna« [240], (Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), dau.
of Thomas and Sabra (Dexter) Bicknell; b. ; m. Jona-
than Read, of Attleboro, Mass., April t6, 1799, by Elisha
May, Esq.
Children.
1. Edwin ;b. ; m. Katharine Day. Settled in Illinois.
2. Henry; b. .
3. Caroline; b. ; m. Mr. Burr, of New Jersey.
4. Anna; b. ; m. James Draper, of Pana, 111.
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5. George; b. . Settled in Illinois.
6. William ; b. . Settled in Chicago, 111.
7. Sabra; b. ; m. Mr. Ellis. Settled in Illinois.
Sarah Hallowell*^ [241], (Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), dau. of Thomas and Sabra (Dexter) Bicknell ;
b. in Attleboro about 1782; m. Silas Shepard, of Wrentham.
Mass., Dec. i, 1803, by Rev. John Wilder, of Attleboro.
Children.
1. Augustus; b. ; d. ; unmarried.
2. George; b. ; d. .
3. Sarah; b. ; m. Lewis Chesborough, of Brooklyn,
N. Y. Children: i. Augustus. 2. Shepard. 3.
Eliza. 4. Frank. 5. Amelia; b. ; m. Mr. Ken-
nard; settled on the eastern shore of Maryland.
Thomas William Turpin'^ [243], (Thomas, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of Thomas and Sabra (Dexter) Bick-
nell; b. about 1785; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Benjamin
Harris, of Taunton, Mass. (b. in 1788), at Barrington, R. I.,
June 25, 1809, by Rev. Samuel Watson.
Child.
500 — I. Thomas; b. ; d. .
Mrs. Eliza (Harris) Bicknell died at Norton, Mass., Feb. 7,
181 2, age 24.
Thomas W. T.,^ of Baltimore, Md., married- Maria, daugh-
ter of Hon. Samuel Crocker, of Taunton, April 2, 181 5, by Rev.
Mr. Piper. She died in Taunton in 1816.
Thomas W. T.*^ married-'' Ann Baker, in Baltimore, Md.,
Sept. 10, 1817.
Children.
501 — 2. Anna Augusta; b. ; m. Edward Atterbury, of
New York.
502 — 3. Thomas; b. ; was in insurance business in New
York.
503 — 4. Charles; b. .
504 — 5. Amelia; b. ; m. Mr. Miller, of Newark, N. J.
505 — 6. Emeline; b. ; m. Mr. Hartshorn, of Newark, N. J.
506 — 7. Katharine Saville ; b. .
Thomas W. T. Bicknell was Adjutant in the militia of
Norton, Mass., and was prominent in Masonic circles, occupying
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prominent offices in the Order; was Master of King David's
Lodge, Taunton, in 18 15. He died about 1839.
George Augustus^ [244]. (Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John.
Zachary), son of Thomas and Sabra (Dexter) Bicknell ; b.
Jan. 16, 1787; m. EmeHne Valeria Pintard IngHs, of Phil-
adelphia, Pa., b. in 1795.
Children.
507 — I. George Augustus; b. Feb. 6, 1815.
508 — 2. Henry Algernon; b. in November, 1816; d. unmarried
in California in 188 1.
509 — 3. Joseph Inglis; b. Dec. 7, 1818.
510 — 4. William Turpin ; b. in 1820; d. age 7.
511 — 5. Mary Pintard; b. in 1822.
George Augustus'^ died Nov. — , 1871, age 84.
Emeline V. P. I. Bicknell died in 1869, age 74.
Charlotte^ [245], (Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
dau. of Thomas and Sabra (Dexter) Bicknell; b. ; m.
Henry P. Franklin, of Providence, R. I.
Chiedren.
1. Silas B. ; b. July 18, 1813 ; m. ; d. . Lived
in Providence, R. I.
2. Emeline B. ; b. July 25, 1816; m. Samuel L. Buck, of
Boston. A son, Frank, is a physician.
3. Martha W. ; b. Feb. 26, 1818; m. Thomas Parsons,
grandson of Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons.
Lived in Brookline, Mass.
4. Benjamin; b. Nov. 19, 1819; m. Emma Windsor, of
Shrewsbury, N. J.
5. George A. ; b. June 28, 1823 ; d. . A sailor.
6. Thomas B. ; b. Dec. 16, 1825.
7. Charlotte B. ; b. Aug. 16, 1827.
8. Daniel B. ) Twins; b. July 30, 183 1.
9. Eliza W. ) Eliza m. James Dawes.
10. Edward C. ; b. April 2, 1833; m. Miss Wendell.
Almira^ [246], (Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), dau.
of Thomas and Sabra (Dexter) Bicknell; b. ; m.'- Mr.
Allen, of Barrington, R. L
Children.
I. Daniel; b. ; m. Ethlinda Vanderbilt, dau. of Com-
modore Cornelius Vanderbilt, of New York.
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2. Henry; b. ; d. ; unmarried.
3. Harriet James; b. .
Mr. Allen, husband of Almira Bicknell, died.
Almira (Bicknell) Allen married^ Samuel G. Wheeler, of
Boston, Mass.
Children.
4. Almira; b. ; m.^ Herman Maynew ; m.2 Mr.
Ballou.
5. Charlotte; b. ; m. Howell Pratt, of Philadelphia.
6. Samuel G. ; b. ; m.^ Anista Carohne Crabbe; m.^
Isabella Sloane.
7. George Minor; b. ; m. Maria Langaf, of Boston.
8. /James Munroe; b. ; m.^ Elizabeth Porter.
Twins, I m.2 Miss Cheyney.
9. (Thomas Macauley; b. ; m, Fanny Holdridge.
ID. Katharine; b. ; m. George Dudley Hall, of
Boston.
II. Ida 'Ruth; b. ; m. Theodore Malleby.
DanieIv Dexter^ [247], (Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zach-
ary), son of Thomas and Sabra (Dexter) Bicknell, of Attle-
boro, Mass.; m. Ellen Chardon, of Philadelphia, in 1821.
Children.
512 — I. Ellen; b. in 1822; died in infancy.
513 — 2. Caroline Almira ; b. Aug. 28, 1823 ; m. John B. Schenck,
of Matteawan, N. Y., Oct. i, 1841. Lived in
Arkansas.
514 — 3. Ellen Sabra; b. June 12, 1825; m. William O. Chilton.
Daughter married John C. Montgomery, of Den-
ver, Col.
Daniel Dexter^ died at Nashville, Tenn., about 1847.
Ellen Chardon died at Bowling Green, Ky., about 1825.
There are real human touches in a letter from Mrs. Ellen
Sabra (Bicknell) Chilton concerning her father, Daniel Dexter:
"In my early childhood I scarcely knew my father, as I was left
with my grandparents in Philadelphia (my mother's relations)
until eight years old, when my father took us to Nashville, where
I was educated and married. My father was a merchant in Nash-
ville, but being separated from him all those years, I never felt
that careless care and freedom with him which children show
toward a parent. I can remember when I first knew him at eight
years old. I almost felt it an insult when he wished to take me
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on his knee. My first great sorrow in life was his taking me
from my grandfather in Philadelphia, who had always been all
in all to me and I to him. He never recovered from the great
grief of our separation, but died soon after I left his home.
"Still, with all this, as the years rolled around I grew to
admire my father for his handsome personal appearance, which
he and his brothers and sisters possessed in an eminent degree.
He was called the handsomest m.an in Nashville, and I can re-
member with what a jealous eye I watched zvidoiv and maiden as
they approached him. He was truthfulness and uprightness, and
oh, how stinging his scorn was of anything mean or small. He
was always the life of social gatherings and dinner parties. His
rendering of a story was inimitable, and whilst others would be
convulsed with laughter, he was dignified, with a scarcely per-
ceptible smile on his face.
"He was 'Uncle Dan' to all the young people in Nashville.
Soon after his young nephews, the Watsons, moved there every-
body followed their example and called him 'Uncle Dan.*"
JESSE« [248], (Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), son of
Japhet and Molly (Carpenter) Bicknell ; b. in Attleboro,
Mass., Aug. 21, 1770; m. Elizabeth Austin, dau. of Picus
and Grizzell (Tourjee) Austin, of North Kingstown, R. I.,
May 20, 1793. She was born March i, 1776.
Children.
515 — I. Polly or Mary; b. Feb. 11, 1794.
516 — 2. William; b. Feb. i, 1796.
517— 3- Japliet; b. Oct. 27, 1797.
518 — 4. Benjamin; b. Dec. 11, 1799.
519 — 5. Jesse; b. Feb. 16, 1802.
520 — 6. Hosea; b. March 8, 1804.
521 — 7. John ; b. Dec. 20. 1806; m. Mary Stagg June 8, 1840 ;
died in Mobile, Ala.
522 — 8. Elizabeth; b. May 23, 1809; m. Jabez C. Gardner
Aug. 17, 1828.
523 — 9. Varnum ; b. March 7, 1812.
524 — 10. Alfred; b. March 11, 1815.
Jesse*' learned the wheelwright's trade at Hammond's Mills,
now known as Gilbert Stuart's birthplace, the distinguished por-
trait painter, then owned by Peter Burlingame.
Japhet« [249], (Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), son
of Japhet and Molly (Carpenter) Bicknell; b. May 30, 1772;
m. Ruth Hall, of North Kingstown, R. I,, in 1795.
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Children.
525 — I. Daniel; b. in 1796. Was lost at sea.
526 — 2. James; b. in 1798; died in New York State, leaving
a widow and two children.
527 — 3. Ruth Ann; b. in 1800; m. Samuel Bramen, of Exeter,
R. I. She died in Pawtucket, R. I.
528 — 4. Isabel ; b. .
529 — 5. Rowland Vaughan. Was a physician and proprietor
of the celebrated Bicknell Syrup. He died in Cali-
fornia.
Rowland Vaughan Bicknell
Was the son of Japhet and Ruth (Hall) Bicknell, in the seventh
generation from Zachary and Agnes Bicknell (1635). He was
born in North Kingstown, and remained at home until the death
of his mother and his father's second marriage, to Julia Car-
penter. His life was diversified and eventful. Brought up on
a farm, his knowledge of the three Rs was from the district
school and schoolmaster — enough of education at that day to
permit him to teach in a district school. He then studied and
practiced medicine, with an M.D. appended to his name. As a
physician, he is best known as the compounder and originator of
Bicknell's Soothing Syrup, a remedy for diarrhoea, dysentery and
other stomach troubles. Its great value as a children's remedy
is in the fact that it is free from opium, and while it does not
act as quickly as other compounds with opiates, is a safer cura-
tive, and in the end quite as efficient. As a cholera remedy the
Bicknell Syrup was remarkably valuable, as was tested by the
doctor himself on a steamboat trip from New Orleans in 1842.
A gentleman passenger was attacked with cholera, and on inquiry
for a physician, Dr. Bicknell was found, who administered to his
patient his newly-discovered remedy, the Soothing Syrup. The
malady was arrested and the man soon became convalescent, and
Dr. Bicknell was amply rewarded for his medical success.
Dr. Bicknell was a great traveler, visiting all parts of the
United States and Canada. He went to California in 1849. and
roughed it among the gold miners in search of "a nugget large
enough to make him independent." His gold-mining company
breaking up, he set up an assay office, operated in mining claims,
erected buildings, made fortunes and lost them, made a trip to
Callao, Peru, on a medical call, was in Rho'^e Island in 1853, and
had settled in Dutch Flats, Cal., in 1858, where he had a doctor's
office, and where he died about 1859. His mother was a Quaker,
c^
w
Sixth Gener.\tion 99
but Howland joined the Baptist Church early in life, and was an
active and efficient member of that denomination wherever he cast
his lot. He never married. Dr. Bicknell's cousin, Mrs. Emeline
L. Bicknell, of Pomeroy, O.. is the source of the important facts
as to his life. Bicknell's Soothing Syrup is now manufactured
and sold by George L. Claflin & Co., Providence, R. I.
Ruth (Hall) Bicknell died about 1819.
Japhet^ married^ Julia Carpenter, age 16 when married, daugh-
ter of Gardiner and (Larkin) Carpenter.
Children.
530 — 6. Joseph ; b. .
531 — 7. Mary; b. . Lived in Fall River, Mass.
532 — 8. Benjamin; b. ; died in Pawtucket, R. I.
Nehemiah« [251], (Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary)..
son of Japhet and Amy (Burlingame) Bicknell; b. June 26,
1796; m. Julia Larkin, March 16, 1826, and at once made a
home on his farm in Great Bend, Meigs County, O., on the
banks of the Ohio River.
Children.
533 — I. Emeline L. ; b. Feb. 19, 1827.
534_2. Julia A.; b. Dec. 28, 1828; d. Sept. — , 1846.
535 — 3- A son; b. March 10, 1833; died in infancy.
536 — 4. Zimrode A.; b. Dec. 29, 1835; d. Dec. 10, 1870.
537—5- Sarah E. ; b. Sept. 24, 1839; d. Oct. 3, i860.
538—6. Mary S. ; b. March 7, 1842; d. March 7, 1882.
Nchemiah*^ moved with his parents to Chenango County, New
York, in 1798. His father and brother having died, Nehemiah
and his mother went in a company, led by Rev. Samuel Porter,
to Athens, O., in 181 5. They traveled with teams and covered
wagons and were forty days on the journey, always stopping
on Sunday. The mother. Amy Bicknell, died in February, 1816,
and was buried in the cemetery at Athens. Pioneer life in Ohio
had many privations and hardships for the young family, which
Nehemiah had made by his marriage with Miss Larkin, daughter
of Abel and Susannah Larkin, a native of Rutland, Vt. Mr.
Bicknell's interest in religion led him to open his house for Meth-
odist itinerant preaching, and later he secured the building of a
schoolhouse on a part of his land, and afterward he gave a lot
for a Methodist Church and a public cemetery. He was a gen-
erous, public-spirited man, and held many township offices ; was
postmaster eleven years, Sunday-school superintendent and class
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leader of the Methodist Church for many years. He was an
uncompromising temperance man all his life, and erected a large
barn, the second building in Meigs County raised without whisky.
Mr. Bicknell was a pioneer in building good roads in his county,
and in many ways throughout his long life he labored to advance
the interests of the local society, the county and the State.
His daughter, Emeline L. Bicknell, now a resident of Pom-
eroy, O., writes of his last days: "At eighty-three years of age
his step was firm, his eyes bright and his cheeks rosy. He cele-
brated his birthday June 26, 1879, and with his eldest daughter
(Emeline) left home Aug. ist to revisit his boyhood home in
Chenango County, New York, and attend to the placing of grave-
stones anew at his father's grave. In some strange manner he
seems to have gone out of the car to the platform, when he fell
off the train and was killed. This was on the Erie Railroad, near
Beaver Flats, and the fatality occurred about 3 a. m. Aug. 6th,
1879. His stricken daughter brought his body back, and he was
laid by the side of his wife, in the graveyard by the little church,
called 'Bicknell's Chapel.'"
ZiMRHODA^ [254], (Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
dau. of Japhet and Amy (Burlingame) Bicknell; b. in North
Kingstown, R, I., Sept. 22, 1799; moved with her father's
family from Rhode Island to New York State, and from
there to Ohio, in 1815. She married Harley Carter Sept. 22,
1818, who was born in Connecticut, and lived in Dover,
Athens County, O.
Children.
1. Emeline; b. Aug. 5, 1819; d. July 7, 1843; unmarried.
2. Harriet; b. Sept. 30, 1822; m. William Grayum.
3. Sarah ; b. June 30, 1825 ; m. Julius C. Stedman.
4. Julia B. ; b. March 29, 1828; d. Oct. 29, 1828.
5. Ephraim C. ; b. Aug. 29, 1829; m. Dec. 22, 1859.
6. Mary Ann; b. March 29, 1832; d. Sept. 3, 1837.
7. Nehemiah; b. Oct. 30, 1836; d. Jan. 9, 1838.
8. Zimrhoda B. ; b. March 6, 1839; m. Aug. 5, 1857.
9. Mary Elizabeth; b. Dec. 2, 1842; m. Oct. 4, 1871.
10. Horace; b. May 25, 1845.
Zimrhoda (Bicknell)® Carter died Sept. 4, 1845.
Harley Carter died May 2^, 1862.
Zimrhoda Bicknell came from Chenango County, New York,
to Athens, Ohio, in October, 181 5, with her mother and brother,
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Nehemiah, moving in on wagons. They were forty days on the
road. A number of families were in the party and two girls of
her own age. These three girls started walking ahead of the
teams, waiting at the cross roads lest they would get lost, resting
when tired, finding many new and interesting things, not thinking
that they were walking nearly all the way. She told this to her
children in later days as a great joke. She married Harley Car-
ter in 1818. They moved to their farm in Dover Township and
went to housekeeping in a little log cabin, which had been built,
before the land had been surveyed, by some person, who lost his
labor when the line was run. Only one-half acre was cleared,
the rest was covered with heavy timber. They worked, he clear-
ing and raising crops, she spinning, weaving and making cloth-
ing — woolen for winter and linen for summer wear. After a
few years they built two larger cabins near the center of their
farm, one to live in, the other for a store room, "loom shop" and
general work house. Later a brick house was built, with a large
cellar, in which every fall was stored a goodly supply of farm
products for winter. Out of great abundance Zimrhoda Carter
gave freely to all; warm clothing to those who needed it, food
to the hungry, simple home remedies to the sick, and found time
to help nurse them. Charitable, kind and hospitable, she had
many friends, and among her descendants the name of Bicknell
has never run out. In the ninth generation we have Harley
Bicknell Watts, Harriet Zimrhoda Watts Logan and Zimrhoda
Bicknell Robinson.^
M.^RY®, (Hannah, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of
Hannah (Bicknell) and Samuel Cobb; b. Dec. 29, 1753; m.^
Reuben Chapman ; died ; m.2 Capt. Daniel Edgerton Nov. 27,
1777.
Children.
1. Daniel; b. Sept. 11, 1778.
2. Reuben; b. June 13, 1780.
3. Sarah; b. April 5, 1782.
4. Mary; b. June 2^, 1784; d. Sept. 27, 1784.
5. Erastus; b. Nov. 8, 1786.
6. Mary; b. .
7. Levi; b. Dec. 28, 1791.
Daniel®, (Hannah, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of
Hannah (Bicknell) and Dr. Samuel Cobb; b. Jan. 21, 1766;
m. Elizabeth Holbrook May 31, 1787.
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Children.
Achsali; b. June — , 1788,
Horace; b. Nov. — , 1789.
Waity; b. March — .
Betsey; b. June — .
Ruth; b. April — .
Daniel ; b. June — .
Luther; b .
William", (Hannah, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of
Hannah (Bicknell) and Dr. Samuel Cobb; b. Jan. 20, 1768;
m., Oct. 29, 1792, Elvira Stearns, dau. of Dr. John Stearns.
Children.
1. Hannah; b. Feb. — , 1794.
2. Alma; b. Sept. 22, 1795.
3. Eliza; b. Aug. 27, 1797.
4. Elvira; b. Sept. 15, 1799.
5. Rachael; b. Dec. 31, 1800.
6. William Bicknell; b. March 9, 1802; died.
7. Mary Ann ; b. April 2, 1804.
8. William Bicknell; b. June 16, 1806.
9. Calvin P.; b. Sept. 26, 1810.
Enoch", (Sarah, Joseph, Mary, John, Zachary), son of Sarah
Trufant and Elisha Lovell ; b. April 8, 1765; m. (int. April
II, 1789) Prudence Whiting.
Children.
1. Mary; b. May 12, 1790; m. John Holbrook (int. Nov.
26, 1815).
2. Prudence; b. March 14, 1792. No further records in
Weymouth.
John", (same as above); b. Feb. 20, 1772; m., Jan. 22, 1815,
Abigail Pratt.
Child.
I. Abigail Adams; b. Aug. 23, 1819.
John Lovell died in Weymouth March 5, 1823.
Sarah", (Job, Joseph, Mary, John, Zachary), dau. of Job and
Chloe (White) Trufant; b. Feb. 16, 1765; m., June 27, 1782,
Joshua, son of Jacob and Sarah Nash, b. in Weymouth,
Mass., Nov. 14, 1745.
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Children.
1. Joshua; b. May 2, 1783.
2. Thomas; b. June 10, 1789; d. Feb. 6, 1882.
3. Levi; b. May 9, 1792; m. Sarah L. Curtis April 24,
1819; d. Nov. 28, 1826.
4. Sarah; b. Sept. 16, 1794; m. Silas Binney April 18,
18 19. She died in Weymouth Sept. 30, 1835.
Joshua Nash died in Weymouth Feb. 18, 1825.
Mary«, (James, Joseph, Mary, John, Zachary), dau. of James
and Experience (Bates) Trufant; b. June 25, 1756; m.
(int. Nov. 15, 1777) A. Beals. No further record in Wey-
mouth, Mass.
DiLLY<5, (James, Joseph, Mary, John, Zachary), as above; b.
June 25, 1756; m., Feb. i, 1781, J. Bates, son of Jonathan
and Deborah Bates, b. Nov. 27, 1751. No further record
in Weymouth.
Jesse Dyer®, (Susannah, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), son
of Susannah (Bicknell) and William Dyer, of Weymouth;
b. Sept. 14, 1745; m. Relief Damon (int. March 4, 1769).
Children.
1. William; b. May 15, 1769.
2. Calvin; b. Oct. 29, 1772.
3. Jesse; b. Feb. 13, 1774.
4. David; b. Oct. 18, 1779.
Jesse*' died in Weymouth March 5, 1791.
Relief died Jan. 6, 1818.
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SEVENTH GENERATION OF JOHN
John' [255], (John, John, John, John, John, Zachary), son of
John and Rebecca (Nash) Bicknell; b. in Abington, Mass.,
May 31, 1772; m. Shuah Small, of Deering, Me., Jan. 15,
1793. She was bom at Deering July 3, 1774.
Children.
539— I. Abigail; b. Aug. i, 1794.
540 — 2. John; b. April 6, 1796, at Hebron, Me.
541 — 3. Polly; b. May 21, 1798, at Hebron, Me.
542 — 4. Deborah; b. May 16, 1800, at Hebron, Me.
543 — 5. James; b. May 9, 1802, at Hebron, Me.
544 — 6. Theresa; b. Aug. 8, 1804, at Euckfield, Me.
545 — 7. George; b. April 22, 1808, at Buckfield, Me.
546— 8. Elbridge G. C.; b. Nov. 28, 1810, at Buckfield, Me.
547 — 9- Samuel; b. Oct. 28, 18 14, at Buckfield, Me.
548 — 10. Shuah; b. June 13, 1817, at Buckfield, Me.
549 — II. Eveline; b. in July,- 1821, at Buckfield, Me.
John moved from Hebron to Buckfield, Me., in 1802, where
he lived until his death, July 2, 1854, age 82, i, 29.
Shuah (Small) Bicknell died at Buckfield July 21, 1854, age
80, o, 18.
Simeon' [257], (John, John, John, John, John, Zachary), son
of John and Rebecca (Nash) Bicknell; b. in 1775; m. Re-
becca .
Children.
550 — I. Sally; b. April 23, 1796, at Buckfield, Me.
551-— 2. David; b. Sept. 15, 1797.
552 — 3. Samuel; b. June 6, 1799; d. age 5.
553—4. Harriet; b. June 19, 1805.
554 — 5. Almira; b. Sept. 24, 1807; m. Oren Irish.
555 — 6. Lucius ; b. Oct. 24, 1808.
556 — 7. Rebecca; b. in 1810.
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David' [258], (John, John, John, John, John, Zachary), son of
John and Rebecca (Nash) Bicknell; b. at Hebron, Me.,
April 22, 1781; m. Abigail Irish, of Buckfield, Me.
Children.
557 — I. Rebecca; b. Aug. — , 1799, at Flebron, Me.
558 — 2. Samuel; b. Aug. 19, 1804; d. Oct. 4, 1809.
559—3. Zilpha; b. May 4, 1805.
560 — 4. Sullivan; b. Sept. 25, 1807.
561 — 5. Sophronia; b. Oct. 8, 1809; m, George Davy, of Heb-
ron ; lived on the old homestead.
562 — 6. Caleb; b. Aug. 18, 1813.
563 — 7. Olive; b. Nov. 29, 1817.
David BicknelF died in Hebron, Me., Nov. 16, 1864, age
83, 6, 25.
Deborah'^ [259], (John, John, John, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of John and Rebecca (Nash) Bicknell; b. in Hebron, Me,,
about 1785; m. George Bryant, of Buckfield, Me.
Children.
1. Zilpha; b. ; d. .
2. George ; b. ; d. .
3. Harvey; b. ; d. .
4. Deborah; b. ; d. .
George and Deborah (Bicknell) Bryant removed from Buck-
field to Ohio about 1832, and their history since then is unknown
to the editor.
Jacob'^ [262], (Jacob, John. John, John, John, Zachary), son of
Jacob and Anne (Hardin) Bicknell; b. at Abington, Mass.,
Aug. 5, 1776; m. Mehitabel White, of Bridgewater, Mass.
(int. July 10, 1803).
Children.
564 — I. Mehitabel; b. ; m. Libeon Packard, of North
Bridgewater (now Brockton), Jan. 3, 1822.
565—2. Nancy; b. Sept. 3, 1808; m. William Nash.
Jacob Bicknell died in Abington in 1850. Estate probated
Nov. 23, 1850. Libeon Packard, administrator. Inventory: Real
estate, $7,198; personal property, $19,083.37. Total, $26,281.37.
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Samuel^ [263], (Jacob, John, John, John, John, Zachary), son
of Jacob and Anne (Hardin) Bicknell; b. April 2, 1778;
m., July II, 1800, Polly Dawes, of Bridgevvater, b. in 1782,
by Rev. S. Niles.
Children.
566 — I. John; b. May 18, 1802.
567 — 2. Mary Dawes; b. May 28, 1804.
568—3. Abigail White; b. Sept. 28, 1807.
569 — 4. Clarissa Gannett; b. March 6, 1810.
570—5- J"lia; b. Feb. 26, 1813.
571 — 6. Samuel; b. Jan. 22, 1816.
Samuel Bicknell removed from Abington, Mass., to Bloom-
field, now Skowhegan, Me., about 1828, when that section was
a wilderness. By industry and economy he made a productive
farm and a comfortable home.
Samuel Bicknell died Jan. 13, 1850, age 71, 9, 11.
Polly (Dawes) Bicknell died Nov. 20, 1856.
Both were buried at Skowhegan, Me.
Randall'^ [265], (Jacob, John, John, John, John, Zachary), son
of Jacob and Anne (Hardin) Bicknell; b. in Weymouth,
Mass., June 8, 1783; m., about 1804, Polly Shaw.
Children.
572 — I. Harry Dunham*; b. July 31, 1806; d. Jan. — , 1829.
573 — 2. Anne*; b. April 23, 1808; d. in 1878; m. Zelotes Beal
(b. March 9, 1803; d. Oct. 3, 1852) July 3, 1826.
Children.
1. Randall BicknelP ; b. Nov. — , 1826; d. March 3,
1907.
2. Daniel Webster^ ; b. Dec. 28, 1832.
Randall B.^ m. Lucy Corthell Dec. 11, 1845.
Children.
1. Emma L. ; b. May 5, 1846.
2. Lucy A.; b. May 10, 1849.
3. Anna M. ; b. Jan, 13, 1852.
4. Marietta; b. April 3, 1853.
5. Sarah E. ; b. April 3, 1861.
6. George E. ; b. April 30, 1864.
Seventh Generation 107
Daniel Webster» m. Rachel Nash Nov. 28, 1855.
Children.
1. Millard Fillmore; b. Aug. 18, 1857.
2. Nancy C; b. March 3, 1859.
574—3. PollyS; b. March 12, 1810; m. Seth Hunt Jan. i, 1827.
Children.
1. Polly Shaw^; b. in 1827; d. in 1829, at two years.
2. Henry Thomas; b. Sept. 21, 1831 ; d. in June, 1885.
3. Harriet Augusta^ ; b. May 11, 1835.
4. Mary BicknelP ; b. June 27, 1837.
5. Seth; b. Aug. 8, 1839; d. Sept. 29, 1911.
6. Ward; b. Jan. 8, 1842.
7. Vesta Ann; b. March 3, 1844.
8. Lucy; b. July 25, 1846; d. May 23, 1865.
Henry Thomas^ m. Rachel Sturtevant.
Children.
1. Clifford Henryio; b. Aug. 8, 1858; m. Mary F.
Chandler Nov. — , 1885.
2. Minnie Agnes; b. Jan. 15, i860; m. William
Wallace Nash in 1880.
Harriet Augusta^ m. Frank Nash May 20, 1852.
Children.
1. Anna Maria; b. Dec. 25, 1852.
2. Harriet Frances; b. Sept. 13, i860.
3. Albert Henry.
Mary BicknelP m. John Wilde Hunt (b. July — , 1836;
d. Nov. — , 1905) July 3, i860.
Children.
1. Harry Ellsvvorth^o • t>, _^ jggi j d. March — ,
1878.
2. Helen Maria; b. — , 1864.
3. Lucy Stella; b. — , 1866; d. — , 1891.
4. Mary Wildes; b. in 1870; m. Alfred H. Nash
in 1897.
Child.
Dorrice BicknelP^ ; b. in 1904.
Seth^ m. Lydia Jerusha Meserve (b. in 1838) April 7,
1857.
Children.
1. Nellie Frances^ •^ ; b. in 1857; m. Fred H. King.
2. Charles; b. and d. in 1859.
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3. George Edward; b. in 1869; m. Harriet E.
Gushing.
Ward® m. Hannah Gilbert (b. Oct. 12, 1841) Nov. 12,
1862.
Children.
1. Alma Forest^° ; b. June 3, 1864 ; m. Arthur Dana
Nash Dec. 24, 1884.
2. Charles Nelson; b. Oct. 22, 1865; m. Nellie
Ellsworth Nash.
3. Edwin Gilbert; b. Jan. 22, 1868.
4. Grace Ward; b. Nov. i, 1879; d. in 1899.
Vesta A.^ m. Lorenzo Reed (b. in 1845) Jan. — , 1868.
Children.
1. Herbert Lester^^^ ; b. in 1873.
2. Carleton Lorenzo; b. in 1875.
575—4. Charlotte^; b. Feb. 2, 1813; m. Micah Porter Beal
(b. in 1808, d. in 1836) in 1830.
Child.
1. James Franklin®; b. March 11, 1832; d. Dec. 20,
1863.
She m.2 Capt. Nathaniel Shaw (War of 1812).
Children.
2. Charles® ; b. July 18, 1841 ; m. Nov. 20, 1861 ; d. in
1863. He was in Banks' division in Louisiana,
and died on his way home from there.
3. Francis Gilbert; b. Aug. 18, 1845.
4. Henrietta Maria; b. in 1848; d. March 7. 1849.
5. Frank Elmore; b. June 3, 1850.
6. Isabel; b. Aug. — , 1852.
7. Henry.
8.
9. George ; b. in 1858.
576 — 5. Harriet Newell^; b. Nov. 29, 1818; m. Alson Bicknell
Sept. 2 (1838?).
Children.
1. Died young.
2. Mary Elizabeth'; b. Feb. 7, 1844; d. Oct. 11, 1908.
3. William Henry®; b. March 6, 1847; m. Carrie E.
Hughes.
Mary Elizabeth® m. William P. Nason (b. in 1840, d. in
1899) Nov. 12, 1862.
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Children.
1. Sarah Frances'^*; b. in 1863.
2. Johnio; b. in 1865.
Sarah Frances***; m. Fred. O. Baker.
Children.
1. William Nason^i ; b. in 1895.
2. Fred. Alson; b. in 1897.
3. Harriet; b. in 1901.
John*" m. Mary T. Donahue.
Child.
Anna M.** ; b. in 1890.
577 — 6- Betsey*; b. Nov. 16, 1820; m. John Newton Noyes
(b. March 20, 1820; d. Dec. 25, 1882) Sept. 7, 1841.
Children.
1. Merritt^; b. Aug. 15, 1842; d. Feb. 12, 1883.
2. Alfred''; b. March 2, 1845; d. April 23, 1865.
3. Ellis Bradford^; b. Aug. 12, 1848.
4. Abbie Elizabeth^; b. Aug. 3, 1852.
Merritt^ m. Helen Louise Merriman (b. Feb. 12, 1847)
Oct. ID, 1870.
Children.
1. Abbie Merriman*"; b. Feb. 12, 1874.
2. Alfred Harvey*" ; b. Aug. 21, 1877.
3. Walter Merritt*" : b. Dec. 10. 1881 ; d. July 28,
1882.
Abbie M.*" m. Edward Milne Wallace Oct. 25, 1899.
Child.
I. Helen Louise.**
Alfred Harvey*" m. Mary Isabelle Gabriel, Nov. 5, 1902.
Children.
1. Elizabeth** ; b. Aug. 14, 1903.
2. Martha Gabrielle** ; b. Feb. 22, 1910.
3. George Merritt** ; b. Aug. 14, 191T.
Ellis Bradford® m. Elsie Ix)uise JeflFeris (b. Aug. 2.
1859) Dec. 8, 1881.
Children.
1. Elmira Elsie*"; b. Sept. 29, 1882.
2. Amelia Merritt*"; b. Sept. 7, 1884; d. Jan. 12,
1888.
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3. Mayrea^o • ^ ;\fay 4^ jgg^
4. Alinei*^ ; b. May 4, 1892.
Abbie Elizabeth^ m. Harry Legate Raymond (b, Sept. 4,
1858; d. March 7, 1908) June 16, 1885.
Child.
I. Bessie Noyes^" ; b. June 2, 1888.
John Newton Noyes, who married Betsey B.,^ was born
in Abington, Mass. In his early life he was a farmer,
but from overwork he became unable to continue on the
farm, and in 1858 he moved into the village, where he
built himself a house. Soon after he began working in
Boston, and became acquainted with Amos Lawrence and
other philanthropists, forming the Emigrant Aid Society.
He was sent by them to look after their interests in Kan-
sas, making his first trip about 1863. This work became
so important that in 1868 he moved his family to Law-
rence, Kan., where he established a real estate and insur-
ance business, and remained until his death.
In Abington he was Town Clerk or Selectman for a
long time. He was a prominent member of the Congre-
gational Church both in Abington and in Lawrence. He
was rigidly upright in all his relations with his fellow
men and was loved and respected by all.
578 — 7. Dianthe^ ; b. June 30, 1822 ; m. Henry Martin Soule
(b. Dec. 24, 1821 ; d. Aug. 25, 1908) May 22, 1845.
Children.
1. William^; b. July 30, 1846; d. Aug. 7, 1846.
2. Caroline Eva^ ; b. Aug. 29, 1847.
3. Henrietta^; b. May 7. 1851.
4. Edwin Herbert^; b. Sept. 15, 1853.
Caroline Eva® m. Libbeus Leach Nevins July 4, 1866.
Henrietta® m. Charles S. Arnold (d. Dec. 27, 1906, aged
67 years) June 17, 1894.
Edwin Herbert® m. Ella B, Hunter Oct. 16, 1877.
Children.
1. Ada Marian^o; b. Sept. 15, 1878.
2. Jennie Berthai*^ ; b. Feb. 23, 1880.
3. kyra Dianthe'O; b. Oct. 19, 1882.
4. Arnie Etta^o ; b. Oct. 4, 1884.
5. Phil. Martin^® ; b. Sept. 16, 1886.
He m.2 Nora L. Howe Nov. 29, 1892.
Seventh Generation hi
Children.
6. Nora B.io; b. Oct. 29, 1891.
7. Beulah Inez^o ; b. July 19, 1894; d. Nov. 9, 1895.
8. Forrest C.io ; b. July 25, 1895.
9. Twila S.io; b. Feb. 10, 1898.
10. Dvvight G.^^ ; b. July 11, 1901.
11. Orville L.^" ; b. July 26, 1903.
Jennie Bertha^ '^ m. Frank Wilson Dec. 29, 1904.
Child.
I. Leona PearU^ ; b. Nov. 23, 1904.
Myra Dianthe^*^ m. William Gregory Bingham March — ,
1902.
Children.
1. Arnie Marian^^ ; b. Nov. 25, 1904.
2. Franer Leah^^ ; b. Nov. 15, 1907.
3. George Edwin^^; b. Dec. 28, 1909.
Nancy'^ [266], (Jacob, John, John, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Jacob and Anne (Hardin) Bicknell ; b. in Weymouth,
Mass., May 20, 1786; m. Capt. James Dyer (Captain of
Militia in War of 1812).
Children.
1. Samuel B.*; b. Sept. 9, ; m. Abby Jones; d. Feb.
13, 1894.
2. James B.^ ; b. Sept. 25, 1814; d. .
3. Nancy Ann^ ; b. in 1816.
4. Maria E.^ ; b. Aug. 30, 1827; d. March — , 1896.
James B.* m. Lucy Hersey.
Children.
1. Abby Jones^; b. April 11, 1835; m., Jan. 22, 1856,
Francis Bourne (dentist); d. Sept. 29, 1911.
2. Lucy^ ; b. June 3. 1837; ^- William Reed.
3. Susan Brown^ ; b. Jan. 14. 1842; d. May 24, 1863.
4. Henry BicknelP ; b. Feb. 3, 1840; d. Nov. 5, 1893; m.
Mary Sewell.
5. Samuel B.^ ; b. Nov. 15, 1843; d. Nov. 20, 1906.
6. Mehitabel P.^ ; b. Oct. 5. 1846; d. July 2, 1905.
7. Amelia F.^ ; b. Sept. 28, 1848; m. D. A. Gurney Dec.
23, 1873.
8. Charles Augustus®; b. in 1851 ; d. Oct, 14, 1854.
112 BicKNELL Genealogy
9. Marietta^; b. Feb. 6, 1853.
10. George Augustus®; b. Oct. 19, 1854; d. Aug. 8, 1857.
Susan Brown^ m. William Wales Whitmarsh, Nov. 22, i860.
Child,
I. Susan D.io; b. Sept. 15, 1862.
Nancy Ann^ m. George Penniman.
Children.
1. Nancy Ann®; m. Spencer Vining, Jr., Oct. 31, 1858.
2. Helen M.® ; m. Marshall Reed, Sept. 28, 1864.
3. Cornelia Frances® ; d. Sept. 4, 1848.
Maria E.^ m. Farrington Holbrook, Nov. 30, 1852.
Children.
1. Sarah White®; b. Jan. 16, 1856; d. Sept. 3, 1856.
2. Anna Maria®; b. Sept. 4, 1854; d. May 12, 1855.
3. John Farrington® ; b. Dec. i, 1858.
4. Annie W.®; b. Oct. 29, 1863.
Mary''' or Polly [267], (Jacob, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Jacob and Anne (Hardin) Bicknell ; b. in
Weymouth, Mass., June 22, 1792; m. Cyrus Wales; she died
March 8, 1852.
Children.
1. Mary Ann^; b. ; m. Mr. Churchill.
2. Harriet^ ; b. ; m. Woodbridge Brown.
3. Elvira^ ; b. ; m. Barnabas Stetson.
4. Cyrus Minot^ ; b. ; m. Miss Joy. Daughter m.
Bela T. Whitmarsh.
5. Clarissa* ; b. ; m. Hansel Raymond.
JamEs^ [268], (Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary), son
of Joseph and Abigail (Turner) Bicknell; b. in Abington,
Mass., March 21, 1776; m., March 21, 1799, Hannah, dau.
of Samuel and Sarah (French) Marshall; b. at Lunenburg,
Mass., July 10, 1779.
Children.
579 — I. Lebbeus; b. Aug. 18, 1799, at Lunenburg, Mass.
580—2. Edmund ; b. Sept. 2j, 1802, at Lunenburg, Mass.
581 — 3. Nancy; b. April 27, 1806, at Belfast, Me.; m. Otis
Cushman May 19, 1831 ; d, in Munroe, Me.
Seventh Generation 113
582 — 4, Hannah; b. Aug. 8, 1808, at Belfast, Me.; m. Samuel
Fletcher Sept. 20, 1831 ; d. in 1882.
583 — 5. James: b. June 16, 1810, at Belmont, Me.
584 — 6. Abigail ; b. March 21, 1812, at Belmont, Me. ; m. W. C.
Cunningham Oct. 18, 1839; d. Jan. 2, 1844.
585 — 7. Sarah M. ; b. Sept. 13, 1813, at Belmont, Me.; m. John
Watson in 1838; d. July i, 1843, at Andover, Mass.
586 — 8. Mary L. ; b. April 22, 1817; m. James Barker in 1836;
d. Dec. 3, 1844.
James Bicknell died Feb. 11, 1838.
Hannah (Marshall) Bicknell died May 6, 1859.
Abigail'^ [269], (Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Joseph and Abigail (Turner) Bicknell; b. Aug. 14,
1780; m. John, son of Samuel and Sarah (French) Mar-
shall, Nov. 28, 1803, at Lunenburg, Mass.
Children.
1. Hannah; b. Oct. 14, 1804, at Lunenburg, Mass.
2. Mary; b. April 30, 1807, at Lunenburg, Mass.
, John and Abigail (Bicknell) Marshall died at Lunenburg.
Mary"^ [270], (Joseph. Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Joseph and Abigail (Turner) Bicknell ; b. at Abington
Feb. 24, 1783; m., Jan. 11, 1811, Thomas Litch.
Child.
I. James; b. . Went to sea and has not been heard
from.
Thomas and Mary (Bicknell) Litch died in Boston prior to
1825.
Joseph'^ [271], (Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John. Zachary), son
of Joseph and Abigail (Turner) Bicknell; b. at Abington,
Mass., July 9. 1785. Joseph m.* Susanna Stearns Dec. 29,
1810; she died May 22, 1813; m.r April 11, 1819, Abigail
Everett, of Canton, Mass.
Children.
587 — I. Betsey E. ; b. in 1820 at Sharon, Mass.
588 — 2. Alden; b. Feb. 14, 1824.
589 — 3. Albert; b. ; d. Oct. 25, 1827.
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590 — 4. Benjamin ; b. Sept. i, 1827.
591 — 5. George; b. in 1829.
Joseph Bicknell died at Sharon, Mass., Oct. 21, 1831. He
was a bricklayer and plasterer.
Abigail (Everett) Bicknell died at Sharon April 15, 1831.
Jetson' [272], (Joseph. Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary), son
of Joseph and Abigail (Turner) Bicknell; b. at Lunenberg,
Mass., Nov. 25, 1787; m., Dec. 29, 1810, Sophia, dau. of
Dr. Abraham and Sarah (Green) Haskell, of Lunenburg.
Children.
592 — I. William Jetson ; b. Oct. 30, 181 1; d. in Boston March
6, 1838.
593 — 2. James Turner; b. Aug. 9, 1813.
594 — 3- Joseph Green; b. Nov. 26, 1815; d. .
595 — 4- Mary Jane; b. March 31, 1819; d. in Boston Nov. 23,
1841 ; unmarried.
Jetson Bicknell died in Lunenburg Oct. 30, 1819.
Sophia (Haskell) Bicknell died in Louisville, Ky., Aug. 29,
1880.
Sylvia' [273], (Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Joseph and Abigail (Turner) Bicknell; b. in Lunen-
burg. Mass., Dec. 19, 1790; m., Dec. 19, 1813, Prentiss
Whitney.
Children.
1. Sylvia Bicknell; b. in 1814; m. John Franklin Town-
send. Son, Edward Franklin Townsend; b. ;
residence, Westfield, N. Y.
2. Edward P. ; b. .
3. Mary; b. .
Prentiss Whitney was an auctioneer in Boston ; moved to
Gardiner. Me., and to Westfield, N. Y., where he and his wife
both died.
Seth*^ [277], (Joseph, Jo?eph, John, John, John, Zachary), son
of Joseph and Abigail (Turner) Bicknell; b. at Lunenberg,
Mass., Feb. 28, 1801 ; m.. May 21, 182-^. Sarah, dau. of
Samuel and Elizabeth (Whitney) Marshall; b. Oct. 6, 1801.
Seventh Gener.\tion 115
Children.
596 — I. Sylvia^ ; b. April 2, 1824; m.^ Mr. Woodson; m.2 Mr.
Spaulding. Daughter, Sara, b. ; unmarried.
Sylvia Bicknell (Woodson) Spaulding resided in Hallowell,
Me., and kept a millinery store.
Seth Bicknell removed to Hallowell, Me. ; was a butcher by
occupation ; died Aug. 25, 1879.
Nancy'^ [279], (Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Daniel and Hannah (Reed) Bicknell; b. at Abington,
Mass., May 22, 1784; m., Feb. 12, 1804, Thomas Steward,
son of Daniel and Mary Ireland Steward ; b. at Lunenburg,
Mass., Feb. 24, 1782.
Children.
1. Hannah R. ; b. July 22, 1805, at Skowhegan, Me.
2. Nancy; b. March 16, 1806; d. July 10, 1816, at New-
port, Me.
3. Abiah R. ; b. Jan. 12, 1809.
4. Benjamin R. ; b. May .-^o, 1811, at Newport, Me.
5. Stephen : b. Feb. 14, 1813, at Newport, Me.
6. Thomas B. ; b. Oct. 30, 1815, at Newport, Me.
7. Daniel; b. Dec. 14, 1817, at Newport, Me.
8. Albert; b. April 28, 1819; d. Oct. 4, 1844, at New-
port, Me.
9. Josiah S. ; b. Sept. 3, 1821 ; m. Louisa Norcross May 3,
1850. Child, Mary E.^ ; b. Sept. 17, 1858.
Nancy (BicknelF) Steward died at Newport, Me., Dec. 18,
1856, age 72. 6. 26. Thomas Steward died March 5, 1861.
Daniel Bicknell^ was one of the early settlers of Newport,
about 1808.
Jane'^ [280], (Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Daniel and Hannah (Reed) Bicknell; b. Feb. 17, 1786;
m. Thomas P. Steward; b. in Norridgewook, Me., Feb. 7.
1787, son of Daniel and Rachael K. Steward.
Children.
1. Mary J.; b. ; m. Henry McKinney.
2. Warren; b. ; m. Elizabeth Fish.
3. Hannah R. ; b. ; m. William Hinton.
4. Adaline ; b. ; m. Ancil Wood.
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5. Sarah; b. ; m. Mr. Smith.
Jane (Bicknell) Steward died at Newport, Me., Dec. 11, 1830,
age 44, 10, 4.
Thomas P. Steward died at Newport Feb. 7, 1837.
Daniel*^ [281], (Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary), son
of Daniel and Hannah (Reed) Bicknell; b. at Abington,
Mass., March 18, 1788; m., March 24, 1812, Mary Russell.
Children.
597 — I. Lauretta; b. May 20, 1813.
598 — 2. Joseph R. ; b. June 20, 1815.
599 — 3- Benjamin R. ; b. Feb. 12, 1817.
600 — 4. Mary E. ; b. April 6, 1819,
601 — 5. Hannah R. ; b. June 4, 1821. '
602 — 6. Daniel; b. March 2, 1823.
603 — 7. Ira S.; b. May 21, 1825.
604 — 8. Cordelia; b. Nov. 30, 1828.
605 — 9. Charles J.; b. July 18, 1832.
Daniel Bicknell died at Bangor, Me., June 23, 1863.
Mary*^ [282], (Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Daniel and Hannah (Reed) Bicknell; b. at Abington,
Mass., March 20, 1790; m., Feb. 10, 1808 or 1809, FJijah E.
Wyman; b. Jan. 12, 1783.
Children.
1. Albert; b. Nov. 20, 1809, at Bloomfield, now Skow-
hegan, Me.
2. Amanda; b. Nov. 9, 181 1; m. Thomas Ranney; d.
May 31, 1834.
3. Elijah; b. Dec. 4, 1812; m. Sophia J. Merritt July 3,
1842; represented Newport, Me., in Legislature;
d. May 31, 1872.
4. Hannah R. ; b. Feb. 12, 1815.
5. Daniel; b. May 30, 1817; d. Aug. 15, 1817.
6. Mary Jane; b. Jan. 3, 1819.
7. Charles; b. April 18, 1823.
8. Nancy S. ; b. March 25, 1825.
9. Harriet F. ; b. Feb. 8, 1827; d. March 2, 1830.
10. Martha A.; b. April 12, 1829; d. Aug. 9, 1830.
11. Levi; b. Feb. 7, 1832; d. Sept. 16, 1862.
12. Edwin A.; b. April 15, 1834.
Seventh Generation 117
Elijah A. Wyman died at Skowhegan Jan. 17, 1858.
Mary (BicknelF) Wyman died Feb. 26, 1873, at Skowhegan.
Thomas Reed'^ [283], (Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Daniel and Hannah (Reed) Bicknell; b. March
31, 1792; m., Feb. 12, 1818, at Newport, Me., Lavoy Favor;
b. at Hill, N. H., July 10, 1795.
Children.
606 — I. William Martin; b. Jan. 24, 1820, at Newport, Me.
607 — 2. Martha Favor; b. Aug. 16, 1821, at Dexter, Me.
608 — 3. Mary; b. May 11, 1823; m. George B. Talbot, of Nor-
wood, Mass.
609 — 4. Sarah; b. Dec. 14, 1824; m. Thomas T. Osborne; d.
in 1853.
610 — 5. James Washington; b. Nov. 16, 1827.
611 — 6. Nancy Jane; b. April 17, 1831 ; m. Mr. Brown.
612 — 7. Hannah; b. Dec. 16, 1832; m. Daniel B. Hastings, of
Boston.
613 — 8. Walter Favor; b. Dec. 28, 1837.
614 — 9. Achsah Ellen; b. April 28, 1839; d. at Boston in 1875;
unmarried.
Thomas Reed Bicknell was a builder and spent most of his
active life in Boston. He died at Boston Oct. 15, 1859, age 67.
Lavoy died in Boston July 16, 1878.
Hannah R.'^ [284], (Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Daniel and Hannah (Reed) Bicknell; b. at
Lunenburg, Mass., Sept. 16, 1794; m., Oct. 25, 1812, Moses
Manson.
Child.
1. Alfred W.^ ; b. April 16, 1819: m. Nancy B. Loud
April 19, 1843; d. in Minnesota June 6, 1867.
Moses Manson died. Hannah R. (BicknelF) Manson m.^ Ira
Shepardson Feb. 24, 1825, at Newport, Me.
Child.
2. Hannah B.«; b. Oct. 15, 1827; m.. Nov. 11, 1846, John
T. Dodge. Child, Henry B.^ ; b. July 11, 1848.
Hannah B. (Shepardson^) Dodge died Dec. 22, 1855.
Hannah R. (Bicknell) (Manson) Shepardson died at New-
port, Me., April 2. 1864.
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Henry'^ [285], (Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary), son
of Daniel and Hannah (Reed) Bicknell ; b. at Lunenburg,
Mass., Nov. 14, 1798; m. Betsey Foster Nov. 21, 1827, at
Newport, Me. She was born at Deer Island, Me., Feb. 2,
1807.
Children.
615 — I. William F. ; b. Aug. 4, 1828, at Newport, Me.
616 — 2. Susan F. ; b. Oct. 31, 1830, at Newport.
617 — 3. Henry J.; b. Feb. 24, 1834, at Newport.
618 — 4. James S. ; b. March 29, 1836, at Newport.
619 — 5. Stephen K. ; b. June 4, 1839.
Henry Bicknell died at Newport, Me., Jan. 24, 1847.
Isaac" [286], (Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary), son
of Daniel and Hannah (Reed) Bicknell; b. at Lunenburg,
Mass., April 23, 1801 ; m., June 7, 1821, Clarissa Ireland at
Newport, Me.
Children.
620 — I. Stillman; b. ; m. Augusta Poland; he died in the
Union Army in the Civil War.
621 — 2. Clarissa J.; b. Nov. 9, 1827; m. William Hersey. Chil-
dren: (i) Mary E.^ ; b. July 8, 1855; m. Isaac
Wood May i, 1878; child, Lizzie May, b. Dec. 16,
1878. (2) Clarissa J.; b. Nov. 19, 1862.
Isaac Bicknell died at Stetson, Me., Aug. 14, 1854.
Nathaniel'^ [288], (Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Luke and Olive (Gurney) Bicknell; b. in Abing-
ton, Mass., March 30, 1777; m., Feb. 14, 1799, Betsey Rams-
dale; b. at Abington Nov. 16, 1777.
Children.
622 — I. William; b. May 12, 1799.
623 — 2. Martin; b. April 24, 1801.
624 — 3. Olive; b. Feb. 15, 1804.
625 — 4. Nathaniel; b. Feb. 25, 1806; d. .
626 — 5. Bela Thaxter; b. Dec. 12, 1810.
627 — 6. Elizabeth Lincoln ; b. Sept. 20, 1814.
Nathaniel Bicknell was a mason by trade. Was Captain of
the Abington Artillery in 1810. Voted at the election in Bath,
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Me., in 1871, being then in his ninety-fifth year. He died at
Bath Oct. 17, 1872, age 95, 6, 15.
Betsey (Ramsdale) Bicknell died Aug. 30, 1864, age 86, 9, 14.
William^ [290], (Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Luke and OHve (Gurney) Bicknell; b. in Abington,
Mass., March 11, 1781; m., April 17, 1803, Martha Bosson;
b. at Salem, Mass., Feb. 3, 1784.
Children.
628 — I. William; b. at Boston May 23, 1804.
629 — 2. Martha Putnam; b. at Foxboro in 1806.
630 — 3. Nehemiah Bosson; b. at Foxboro Dec. 7, 1807.
631 — 4. Brovvnell Mann; b. at Abington Dec. 7, 1810.
632 — 5. George; b. at Marshfield in 1814.
633 — 6. Luke; b. at North Turner, Me., in 1817.
634 — 7. Rachael; b. at North Turner, Me., May 29, 1819.
William Bicknell was a farmer and mason. Was Town Clerk
and a town officer in Turner, Me., from 1830 to 1840. He died
at Turner, Me., May 10, 1841, age 60.
Martha Bosson Bicknell died in Boston, at her daughter's
home, Mrs. Joseph F. Paul, Feb. 13, 1879, age 95, o, 10.
NoAH^ [291], (Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Luke and Olive (Gurney) Bicknell; b. in Abington,
Mass., March 31, 1783; m. Nancy Brown Aug. 6, 1807.
Children.
635 — I. Noah Emery; b. May 6, 1806; d. Nov. — , 1826.
636 — 2. Hannah Woodbridge; b. Sept. 16, 1810; d. in 1850.
637 — 3. Rachael; b. Dec. — , 1812; d. in 1850.
638 — 4. James Austin; b. Nov. 3, 1813; d. Jan. 27, 1881.
639 — 5. Nancy Brown; b. Oct. 3, 1816; d. March 7, 1859.
640—6. Deborah Torrey; b. Aug. 7, 1819; m. H. W. Noyes,
of Brockton.
641—7. Edward Gurney; b. Jan. 18, 1822; d. May — , 1848.
642—8. Alfred; b. Aug. 12, 1824.
643 — 9. Martin Emery; b. May 22, 1827; d. in 1856.
Noah Bicknell died at Abington, Mass., Sept. 13, 1866, age
83. He was a faithful town officer of Hartford, Me., for sev-
eral years, and was well known as an upright citizen and an
honest man.
Nancy (Brown) Bicknell died Dec. 14. 1875.
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Rachael*^ [292], (Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Luke and OHve (Gurney) Bicknell; b. Aug. 4, 1785;
m., Nov. 28, 1805, John, son of Eliab and Huldah (Torrey)
Noyes, of Abington, Mass.; b. Feb. 25, 1776.
Children.
1. Mehitabel Bicknell; b. Sept. 22^, 1806; m. Mr. Hard-
ing; d. in i860.
2. John; b. Sept. 5, 1808.
3. Luke Bicknell; b. Feb. 11, 181 1.
4. Sarah Edwards; b. Oct. 24, 1813; m. Francis Millett
in 1838; residence, South Abington (1881).
5. Holland Weeks; b. March 20, 1816.
6. Rebecca Derby; b. in 1818; d. Jan. 11, 1844.
7. Elizabeth Lincoln; b. Aug. i, 1821 ; d. at Abington
in 1858.
8. Nathaniel; b. Jan. 7, 1824.
9. William Emery; b. Feb. 20, 1828.
10. Josiah Torrey; b. Aug. 13, 1829; d. Sept. 19, 1831.
John Noyes died at Abington May 18, 1853.
Rachael (Bicknell) Noyes died May 17, 1863.
Luke"^ [293], (Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zachary), son
of Luke and Olive (Gurney) Bicknell; b. Nov. 15, 1787;
m. Deborah Corbett, dau. of David and Deborah (Cowin)
Corbett; b. at East Weymouth, Mass., in 1769.
Children.
644 — I. Ann Maria; b. March 28, 1821; d. July 4, 1834, age
13. 3, 6.
645 — 2. Angelina Corbett; b. May 2, 1823; unmarried.
646 — 3. Luke Humphrey; b. July 27, 1824; married; residence
in Gallatin, Tenn., 1881.
647 — 4. David Corbett; b. July 5, 1826; d. April 15. 1863,
age 36, 9, 10.
648 — 5. William Wallace; b. June 23, 1828.
649 — 6. Deborah Amelia; b. Nov. 3, 1830; d. Aug. 9, 1858,
age 27, 9, 6.
650 — 7. James Otis ; b. Oct. 29, 1832 ; m.^ Martha Goaly in
1859; d. in 1865; m.2 Mary Wood. No children.
651 — 8. Olive Ann Maria; b. Aug. 19, 1834; d. July 7, 1867,
age 32, 10, 19.
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652 — 9. Elizabeth Bates; b. Dec. 6, 1837; m. W. H. Wood-
bury in 1859. Child, Deborah Claribel Bicknell;
b. June 30, 1877.
653 — 10. Alvah ; b. July 18, 1840; d. Aug. 28, 1862, age 22, i, 10.
He was killed in the second battle of Bull Run.
Luke Bicknell died at East Boston, Mass., in 1870. He was
a bricklayer.
Deborah (Corbett) Bicknell died .
JamEs^ [294], (Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Luke and Olive (Gurney) Bicknell; b. March 28,
1790; m. Rebecca Bates.
Children.
654 — I. Son.
655 — 2. Charles Henry; b. at Bridgewater, Mass.
Rebecca (Bates) Bicknell died .
James Bicknell m.2 Mrs. Howard; m.=^ Sophia Willey. He
died at Hartford, Me., in 1862, age 72.
Rebecca" [295], (Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Luke and Olive (Gurney) Bicknell; b. July 24, 1792;
m. Josiah Cushman, of Hartford, Me. They had three sons
and one daughter.
Rebecca died at Hartford, Me., in 1842, age 66.
Charles^ [299], (Humphrey, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Humphrey and Jemima (Jackson) Bicknell;
b. at Roxbury, Mass., Sept. 13, 1794; m., Sept. 13, 1827,
Mary Tarr.
Chiedren.
656 — I. Charles Francis; b. July 3, 1828, at Roxbury.
657 — 2. George Jackson; b. April 7, 1830, at Roxbury.
658—3. Mary Ann; b. July 17, 1832, at Roxbury.
659 — 4- Harriet E. ; b. in 1834; d. Dec. 18, 1874.
660 — 5. William H.; b. May 20, 1845 or 1846.
The above would seem to be the record of a second marriage,
as the Roxbury records have (int. May 22, 1825) Charles Bick-
nell, of Roxbury, Mass., and Katharine P. Haskell, of Boston.
Charles Bicknell died prior to 1850.
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Thomas'^ [302], (Humphrey, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Humphrey and Jemima (Jackson) Bicknell;
b. at Roxbury, Mass., Feb. 20, 1802; m. Mary .
Child.
661 — I. Elizabeth; b. May 27, 1834, at Roxbury.
Humphrey C [311] (Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Otis and Molly (Stoddard) Bicknell; b. in
Dalton, Mass., July 19, 1804; m., April 14, 183 1, Asenath,
dau. of Amos and Lena (Jackson) Raymond, of Hinsdale,
Mass.; b. Oct. 7, 1809.
Children.
662 — I. Mary Louisa; b. April 24, 1832.
663 — 2. Raymond; b. Oct. 9, 1836; m. Eliza S., daughter of
William G. and Sophia Hall, of Lee, Mass. No
children. He died Sept. 21, 1869, and was buried
at Dalton, Mass.
664 — 3. Amos Jackson; b. May 30, 1839.
665 — 4. Sophronia Asenath; b. Aug. i, 1841; m. J. Wesley
Morse ; divorced ; m,2 John Kline.
666 — 5. Alice M.; b. July 16, 1850; m. James Nichols, a black-
smith living at Windsor Hill, Mass. (1880).
Humphrey C. Bicknell was a farmer. He died at Pittsfield,
Mass., July 21, 1865.
Asenath (Raymond) Bicknell died May 15, 1858.
Loring"^ [312], (Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Otis and Molly (Stoddard) Bicknell; b. in Dalton,
Mass., Sept. 28, 1807; m., July 4, 1836, Mary Ann, dau.
of John and Cynthia (Flagg) Abbott; b. April — , 1818, at
Peru, Mass.
Children.
667 — I. Maria A.; b. June 12, 1837, at Windsor, Mass.
668—2. Luke Emerson; b. Oct. 27, 1839.
Loring Bicknell died at West Cummington, Mass., Nov. 2"],
1879.
Maria A. m.^ in i860 C. D. Pierce; no issue; divorced in
May, 1867; m.2, April 22, 1870, Joseph St. John, of Canada.
Mr. St. John graduated at Bangor (Me.) Theological Seminary
in 1877; was ordained as a Congregational minister at Sears-
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port, Me., Aug. 29, 1877. Mrs. St. John wrote in 1880: "My
father, Loring, united with the Baptist Church in Hinsdale,
Mass., when he was seventeen, and was an earnest Christian
worker. All his brothers united in their youth. Humphrey was
a Baptist deacon and James a Baptist minister. Two of his chil-
dren were educated at and graduated from Oberlin College, O."
Rev. Joseph St. John was a Congregational minister at Orion,
Mich., in 1880. They had one child, Mary Ida, born Jan. 27,
1873, at New Market, N. H.
Ephraim'^ [313]. (Otis. Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Otis and Molly (Stoddard) Bicknell ; b. at Dalton,
Mass., June 26, 1810; m., Sept, 22, 1836, Eunice H., dau.
of Thomas and Matilda (Joslyn) Rhodes; b. at Chesterfield,
Mass., Dec. 28, 1814.
Children.
669 — I. Oscar A.; b. Dec. 30, 1840, at Dalton; m. Hattie H.
Hathaway at North Adams, Mass., June 29, 1881 ;
born at Adams June 22, 1859. Oscar A. died at
Savoy Sept. 6, 1890. Hattie H. died at Adams
March 5, 1890. No children. Oscar served in the
Civil War for nine months in Louisiana.
670 — 2. Merriel L. ; b. Nov. 11, 1842, at Windsor.
671 — 3. Homer H. ; b. July 3, 1845, at Windsor.
672 — 4. Sumner H. ; b. July 6, 1848, at Windsor.
Ephraim Bicknell was a farmer and in his later years lived
in Windsor, Mass. He died at Savoy Jan. 9, 1882.
Eunice H. (Rhodes) Bicknell died at Savoy June 4, 1892.
John Henry'^ [314]. (Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Otis and Molly (Stoddard) Bicknell; b. in Dal-
ton, Mass., June 2, 1816; m. Matilda C. Rhodes May 17,
1838, dau. of Thomas and Matilda C. (Joslyn) Rhodes;
b. in Chesterfield, Mass., April 4, 1817. John Henry'^ died
July 24, 1883.
Children.
673 — I. Ellen; b. May 30, 1840; d. June 10, 1840, at Ches-
terfield.
674 — 2. Julia E. ; b. Jan. 20, 1842; unmarried.
675 — 3. James A.; b. Jan. 20, 1845; d. Feb. 3, 1845.
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676—4. Helen A.; b. June 30, 1850; m. Rufns H. Fiske March
5, 1868; he was bom May 30, 1844, son of Bush-
rod and Relief (Holmes) Fiske, of Chesterfield.
Child, Roy Ernest, b. Oct. 15, 1876; m.2 W. B.
Chandler ; b. in Vermont.
677 — 5. John H. ; b. Jan. 24, 1854 ; d. Nov. 11, 1883 ; unmarried.
678 — 6. Henry A.; b. Sept. 10, 1857; d. in 1892; unmarried.
679 — 7. Chandler C. ; b. July 28, 1861 ; unmarried.
All were farmers in West Chesterfield, Mass.
Stephen'' [317], (Ezra, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Ezra and Bathsheba (Whitmarsh) Bicknell ;
b. Jan. 16, 1779; m., Feb. 16, 1804, Lydia Loud; b. at Wey-
mouth, Mass., in 1783.
Children.
680 — I. Lydia; b. Oct. 30, 1804; d. Jan. i, 1806.
681 — 2. Stephen; b. Feb. 27, 1806.
682 — 3. Ezra; b. Nov. 17, 1807.
683 — 4. George; b. March 23, 1809; d. Oct. 14, 1831.
684 — 5. Lydia; b. Nov. 15, 1810; m. Ouincy Hunt March 20,
1834.
685 — 6. Harrison ; b. Sept. 2, 1812; m. Jane L. Blanchard Feb.
19, 1835.
686 — 7. Lucinda B. ; b. Sept. 24, 1814; m. Jacob French in
1835.
687 — 8. Maria; b. March 21, 1816; m. William Holbrook May
2, 1838.
688 — 9. William; b. March 6, 1820; m. Sarah F. Pierce.
689 — 10. Edwin; b. March 21, 1823; m. Airs. Swears; son.
Charles, b. in 1848; m. Phinetta French.
690 — II. Abigail; b. Nov. 23, 1824; m. Henry Gushing.
Stephen was a master mariner. He died at Weymouth Nov.
30, 1856.
Lydia (Loud) Bicknell died Jan. 18, 1833.
James^ [322], (Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), son of Zachariah and Molly (Pratt) Bicknell; b.
Oct. 18, 1780; m. Nancy, dau. of Daniel and Nancy (Star)
Wilder, of Hingham, Mass.
Children.
691 — I. James; b. Dec. 27, 1802.
692 — 2. Son: b. Dec. 27. 1802: d. Dec. 29, 1802.
Seventh Generation 125
693 — 3. Ezra; b. Feb. 2, 1805.
694 — 4. Nancy Star; b. April 29, 1810; m. Lemuel Torrey.
695 — 5. Quincy L. ; b. April 21, 1812.
696 — 6. Henry F. ; b. March 26, 1824.
James Bicknell died March 24, 1851.
Nancy S. (Wilder) Bicknell died Dec. 16, 1864, age 83, o, 9.
Nancy' [323], (Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Zachariah and Molly (Pratt) Bicknell;
b. Oct. 17, 1782; m. Caleb Lincoln, of Cohasset, Mass.
Children.
1. Sally; b. Sept. 7, 1805, in Dorchester, Mass.
2. Nancy B. ; b. Oct. 7, 1807, at Dorchester, Mass.
3. Thomas; b. Nov. 7, 1809, at Dorchester, Mass.
4. Samuel; b. Dec. 7, 181 1, at Dorchester, Mass.
Nancy (Bicknell) Lincoln died July 19, 1814, at Dorchester,
Mass., age 31, 9, 2.
Caleb Lincoln^ was in direct descent, through Abraham, Isaac,
Isaac and Mordecai, from Samuel Lincoln, who came from Hing-
ham, old England, and settled in Hingham, New England, in
1637, in that part now known as Cohassett. Mordecai built a
mill and that place is now known as Lincoln Mills.
It is claimed that President Abraham Lincoln's descent was
through SamueU (1637), Mordecai^, Mordecai^, John'*, Abra-
ham', Thomas^. Abraham^ lived in North Carolina, but removed
to Kentucky about 1782, where his three sons, Mordecai, Joseph
and Thomas were born, the last-named son being the father of
Abraham Lincoln, born Feb. 12, 1809, and died as President of
the United States April 15, 1865.
Patience'^ [324], (Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John.
Zachary), dau. of Zachariah and Molly (Pratt) Bicknell;
b. Oct. 14, 1784; m., Jan. 8, 1804, Charles Bates; b. June 3,
1783-
Children.
1. Nancy; b. June 2, 1804.
2. Charles; b. Sept. 17, 1806.
3. Lucy; b. Nov. 13, 1808.
4. Patience; b. March 10, 181 1.
5. Mary; b. May 18, 1813; d. June 22. 1813.
126 BiCKNELL Genealogy
6. Mary Ann; b. May 23, 1815; d. Nov. 20, 1815.
7. Francis B.; b. July 7, 1816.
Patience (Bicknell) Bates died May 11, 1846.
Charles Bates died March 26, 1856.
Zachariah' [325], (Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), son of Zachariah and Molly (Pratt) Bicknell; b.
April 28, 1786; m. Hepzibah Vinton, of Braintree, Mass.
Child.
697 — I. John Vinton; b. in 1812.
Zachariah Bicknell was keeper of the toll bridge at Neponset.
Dorchester, where he died April 29, 181 5.
His widow, Hepzibah, and son, John, removed to Vermont,
where both married. In 1880 John Vinton resided in Bristol, Vt.
JoHN^ [326], (Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), son of Zachariah and Molly (Pratt) Bicknell; b.
April 6, 1787; m., March 13, 1813, by Rev. J. Harris, Lucy
Warren; b. Aug. 21, 1790.
Children.
698 — I. John; bap. Oct. 24, 1814.
699 — 2. Lucy Ann; bap. Oct. 8, 1815; d. in 1836.
700 — 3. Almira P.; b. Sept. 30, 1817; m. Henry F. Forbes,
of Dorchester, Mass.
701 — 4. Roxana Tirrell ; b. Aug. 11, 1819; m. Clarendon
Bowles, of Weymouth.
702 — 5. George J.; b. Oct. 28, 1821 ; d. .
703 — 6. Sarah Lincoln ; b. Aug. 14, 1823 ; d. .
704 — 7. Harriet Newell; bap. Dec. 22, 1824; d. Jan. 16, 1825.
705 — 8. George; b. in 1826; d. Aug. 20, 1826.
706 — 9. John Warren; b. Aug. i, 1827; d. Sept. — , 1828.
707 — 10. Martha Elizabeth; b. July 19, 1829; m. Lamen Peai-e
in 1866; children, Henry P., Bessie A. and Mary E.
Residence, Turner, Me.
708 — II. Nancy Sabrina; b. in 1832; m. Mr. Berry; no issue.
709 — 12. Mary Lovell; b. in 1834; m. Charles Hill; children,
James and Charles.
John BicknelF lived in Dorchester, Mass., where he died
April I, 1866, age 78, 11, 24.
Lucy (Warren) Bicknell died Oct. 13, 1871, age 81. i, 22.
Seventh Generation 127
QuiNCY^ [327], (Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary). son of Zachariah and Molly (Pratt) Bicknell; b.
April 27, 1789; m., March 21, 1813, Hannah, dau. of Jotham
Lincoln, of Hingham; b. Nov. 19, 1790.
Children.
710 — I. Hannah Lincoln ; b. Dec. 4, 1813 ; m. Nathan Bates, of
Weymouth; d. April 26, 1870, age 56, 4, 22.
711 — 2. Quincy; b. Dec. 23, 1815.
712—3. Leavitt Lincoln; b. Nov. 8, 1817; d. April 21, 1875.
713—4. Rebecca J.; b. Oct. 20, 1823.
Quincy BicknelP resided at Hingham, Mass.; died July 28,
1856, age 67, 3, I.
Hannah (Lincoln) Bicknell died May 17, 1870, age 79, 6.
Lovell' [328], (Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), son of Zachariah and Molly (Pratt) Bicknell; b.
Jan. 2, 1793; m., March 4, 1816, Rebecca, dau. of Asa and
Sarah (Gushing) Dyer; b. April 16, 1798; residence, East
Weymouth, Mass.
Children.
714 — I. Mary Lovell ; b. Dec. 19, 1816; m. Daniel Bates.
715 — 2. Zachariah Lovell; b. June 28, 1820.
716 — 3. Jacob Norton Lovell; b. Nov. 12, 1826.
717 — 4. Robert Thaxter; b. April 5, 1842; m., May — , 1867,
Abby Weston; no issue. He died Sept. 21, 1895,
at East Weymouth.
Lovell BicknelF was one of the leading citizens of Weymouth
and was prominent in Masonic circles. He was a successful
builder in wood and stone. He died Dec. 14, 1874, age 81, 11, I2.
Rebecca (Dyer) Bicknell died in 1870, age 72.
Sabrina'^ [329], (Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Zachariah and Molly (Pratt) Bicknell;
b. June 3, 1797; m., Jan. 5, 1818, David Nash, of Weymouth.
Children.
1. Harriet; b. Feb. 17, 1818; m. Charles Clapp, of Wey-
mouth.
2. Sabrina; b. July 3, 1820; m. Francis H. Cowing.
David Nash died in 1820.
128 BiCKNEXL GENEAIvOGY
Sabrina (BicknelF) Nash m.2 Joseph H. Whitehouse Aug. 14,
1821.
Child.
3. Mary Ann; b. March — , 1822; m. Waldo French.
Joseph H. Whitehouse died in 1822.
Sabrina (Bicknell^) (Nash) Whitehouse m.-'' Cornelius Nash,
brother of David. She died July 29, 1826, age 29, i, 26.
Peter"'' [330], (Peter, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Peter and Mary (Pratt) Bicknell ; b. Dec. 2,
1781 ; m., Feb. 7, 1801, Abigail Webb, by Rev. Peter Whit-
ney. No children.
Capt. Peter Bicknell, Jr., died at Cape Francoise in April,
1802, age 21.
Abigail (Webb) Bicknell died Sept. 29, 1806, age 25.
Charles'^ [331]. (Peter, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Peter and Mary (Pratt) Bicknell; b. Feb. 24,
1783; m. (int. Jan. 11, 1801) Sophia, dau. of Daniel and
Hannah (probably Jacobs) Torrey; b. in 1779.
Children.
718 — I. Peter; b. Jan. 6, 1802. at Ouincy, Mass.
719 — 2. Charles: b. Oct. 18, 1804; d. Oct. i, 1823.
720 — 3. Robert Thaxter; b. Jan. i, 1807.
Sophia (Torrey) Bicknell died Nov. 13, 1808.
Charles Bicknell" m.2 Hannah Linfield, of Randolph, Mass.
(int. Jan. 29, 1809), Feb. 17, 1809, dau. of Capt. Samuel and
Elizabeth (Porter) Linfield; b. Jan. 23, 1785.
Children.
721 — 4. Betsey Linfield; b. Jan. i, 1810; d. Feb. 17, 1810.
722 — 5. Joseph Palmer; b. Dec. 17, 1810; d. April 27, 1876.
723 — 6. Samuel Linfield; b. Dec. 26, 1812; d. Jan. 9, 1813.
Charles BicknelF died July 17, 1813, age 30, 4, 23.
Hannah (Linfield) Bicknell died Oct. 18, 1865, age 80, 8, 25.
Louis TJ [342], (Samuel, David, Zachariah, John, John, Z^ch-
ary), son of Samuel and - — — (Fitzpatrick) Bicknell; b.
Sept. 14, 1801, at — , North Carolina; m. Jane Phelps,
of , North Carolina; born in North Carolina March
28. 1803.
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Children.
724 — I. Polly; b. ; d. .
725 — 2. Sally; b. ; d. .
726 — 3. Samuel; b. ; d. .
727 — 4. Larkin T. ; b. May 16, 1831; d.
728 — 5. Rhoda A.; b. ; d. .
729 — 6. Elizabeth; b. ; d. .
730 — 7. Jane ; b. ; d. ,
731 — 8. Asenath M. ; b. ; d. .
732 — 9. John L. : b. ; d, .
733 — 10. Noah W. ; b. ; d. .
734 — II. Jesse; b. ; d. .
735 — 12. Eliza Ellen ; b
736 — 13. Ila J.; b. June 13, 1841, in Rush County, Ind.
Louis T. BicknelF died Jan. 14, 1876, at Indianapolis.
Jane (Phelps) Bicknell died .
Lucy' [344], (Lemuel, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Lemuel and Abigail (Cutler) Bicknell; b. at
Westford, Mass.. May i, 1794; m., Oct. 15, 1815, Benjamin
Green, of Westford.
Children.
1. Charles; b. in 1816.
2. Lucy; b. in 1817.
3. Lewis; b. in 1818.
4. George; b. in 1820.
John'^ [345] > (Lemuel, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Lemuel and Abigail (Cutler) Bicknell; b. in
Westford, Mass., June 8, 1797; m. Abigail Cotton, of Lowell.
Children.
737 — I. Samuel F. ; b. March 4, 1824; d. July 12, 1899.
738 — 2. Miriam N.; b. June 4, 1825; d. Feb. 9, 1885.
739 — 3- Sabra D. ; b. Nov. 3, 1826; d. Aug. 5, 1858.
740 — 4. Abigail C. ; b. Sept. 26, 1830; residence, Lowell, Mass.;
unmarried.
741 — 5. Mary D. ; b. Dec. 17, 1832; d. July 29, 1836.
742 — 6. John S. ; b. Nov. 26, 1836; m., in 1857, Maria L.
Sawyer. Children: Fred. F., b. Sept. 30, 1858:
Addie M., b. Aug. i, 1861, at Lowell; d. Dec. 25,
1891.
John BicknelF lived in Lowell, Mass.; died Feb. 15, 1870.
130 BlCKNELI, GENEAI^OGY
JamEs'^ [349]? (Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zachary), son
of Otis and Molly (Stoddard) Bicknell ; b. Feb. 22, 1800,
in Dalton, Mass. ; m. Lucy Cady.
Children.
743 — I. John James; b. in 1825; residence, Peterson, la. (1912).
744 — 2. Lucy Abigail; b. in 1828; m. Rev. Charles Oldfield.
745 — 3. Chester Cady; b. in 1831.
746 — 4. Mary Jane; b. in 1838.
James lived at Cedar Springs, Kent County, Mich. (1880).
C. C. Bicknell, writing as to his father, Jan. 5, 1882, said:
"My father has just returned from Peterson, N. W., Iowa,
although he will be eighty-two in a few days. He recently at-
tended a Sunday-school Convention where there were a large
number of clergymen present, yet it was said : 'The grand old
man (James Bicknell) made the best speech of all.'"
The following is a brief sketch of Mr. Bicknell's life, written
by himself :
"To the kindred and friends who so kindly remembered my
ninetieth birthday I dedicate this chapter of my life. I was born
in Dalton, Berkshire County, Feb. 22, 1800, being the son of Otis
the sixth, from Zachariah Bicknell, who with his wife (Mollie
Stoddard) moved from Abington in the year 1791 and settled on
the farm where I was born and raised. My sisters were Dolly,
Polly and Hannah; my brothers, Leonard, Humphrey, Ephraim,
Loren and Hervey. My father was a mason by trade, and as I
was the oldest living son, did not go to school nor associate with
other children. My parents were Christians and early taught me
the Westminster Catechism and to read the blessed Bible. Our
books were few, but good, such as Dr. Watts' psalms and hymns,
Pilgrim's Progress, Baxter's Saints' Rest, and a few other re-
ligious books, with which I was very familiar, as I loved to read.
My little brother, older, died when I was two years old, which
early impression made me afraid of death, and I wished I was
a Christian. When I was nine years old an older boy came to
work for my father and talked to me about my soul. Said 'God
sees us,' which I knew, but now I realized it ; could not eat nor
sleep much for two days ; then the Lord Jesus came one night
and sat beside my bed, and repeated the hymn beginning, 'Glory
to God, Who Walks the Skies.' I arose and went about repeat-
ing the first six verses, feeling that everything was praising God ;
was very happy, attended all the meetings. I did not go forward
in baptism until I was eighteen, when I united with the Baptist
Seventh Generation 131
Church of Hinsdale, Mass. I was baptized by Elder Jackson,
who preached for that church thirty years and baptized most of
our relatives, my daughter, Lucy A. Oldfield, being the last and
her grandfather, Chester Cady, the first.
"My mother's father was killed in the Revolutionary War in
the battle of Bunker Hill, in sight of his own house. My father's
brothers, Luke and Humphrey, were in the war, and father used
to tell us about their coming home with their uniforms on, and
all kneeling down to pray before they started off. I have always
been opposed to all war and afraid of guns.
"My father was a strong advocate of peace and opposed to
slavery. I could not feel that human beings were made to be
slaves. I was one of three in the town where I lived to vote the
first Liberty ticket.
"After my grandfather Stoddard's death, my grandmother
married a drinking man and the large farm near Bunker Hill all
went for rum, and so did two large farms adjoining my father's
place. These facts, with the heartrending tales of want, suffer-
ing and premature death, combined to make a prohibitionist of
me. And so, with much opposition, I raised the first barn in
Berkshire County without rum.
"My ideas seemed to be in advance of public sentiment, but
it is a satisfaction to live to see truth gaining ground. Thanks
to Him who giveth the victory. James BicknelIv."
Ninetieth Birthday, Feb. 22, 1890.
The children of James sent invitations to the members of the
Bicknell family and his friends in the West to attend the cele-
bration of his ninetieth birthday, and the President of the Bicknell
Family Associstion sent the following:
"Nothing of a family nature would give me more real pleasure
than to be present and to join in the hearty congratulations of
such an occasion. In lieu of such a privilege we must reach out
the long hands of correspondence and shake through Uncle Sam's
long arm of postal service.
"Here, then, is the royal salutation of the whole Bicknell
family, as represented by the President of the Family Association,
to the honored and venerable brother, cousin and friend in Mich-
igan. We who love the salt sea. love also the dwellers by the
great lakes, who have gone out from us, and are still of us by
ties of blood ?nd love.
"We are glad that Michigan perpetuates the Yankee charac-
teristics — industry, frugality, temperance, righteous living, hatred
132 BicKNELL Genealogy
of shams, friends of reform and true progress. These are some
of the characteristics of the Bicknells of to-day. May the name
and the qualities never perish from the earth.
"To our venerable brother, James, we send our wishes for
long life and the ability to serve other generations than his own.
'Serus in cceluni redeas' (May you live long), was the old Latin
wish, and it is ours for the grand man whom, not having seen,
we love. In behalf of the Bicknell family, I am most truly yours,
"Thomas W. Bicknell,
"President Bicknell Family Association.
"Boston, Mass."
James BicknelF died in 1895, age 95.
Mary' [350], (Lemuel, Lemuel, Zachariah, John. John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Lemuel and Ruth (Vining) Bicknell; b. at
Westford, Mass., June 28, 1806; m. Daniel Farrington, of
Lowell, Mass.
Children.
1. Lucy Maria^; b. in 1842; m. Cyrus Hosmer; one son,
Wilbur F., of Wakefield, Mass. Lucy died in 1890.
2. Mary Jane; b. ; married; had sons; all dead.
3. Harriet Elizabeth; b. ; m. Edward E. Coburn, of
Dracut, Mass. ; two daughters, Hattie and Florence.
Mary (Bicknell) Farrington died in Lowell in 1884.
Ira"^ [351], (Lemuel, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary),
son of Lemuel and Abigail (Cutler) Bicknell; b. at West-
ford, Mass., April 6, 1808; m. Martha Dadmun Nov. 13,
1834; b. Sept. 8. 1815, in Littleton, Mass.
Children.
747— I. Ira; b. Aug. 12, 1835; d. .
748 — 2. Nathan D. ; b. April 27, 1837; killed in Union Army,
at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2. 1863.
749 — 3. Loammi; b. May 21, 1839.
750 — 4. Martha M. ; b. April 21, 1841.
751 — 5. Ai; b. March 21, 1843.
752 — 6. James; b. Feb. 11, 1845; d. in Union Army, at Gaines
Mills, Va,, June 7, 1862.
753— 7. Ellen Augusta; b. July 14, 1847.
754— 8. Mary J.; b. Aug. 22, 1849.
755 — 0. Deborah; b. March 6, 1851 ; d. Nov. 21, 1862
Seventh Generation 133
756 — 10. Betsey; b. June 5, 1854.
757 — II. Jonas Augustus; b. July 22, 1856; d. Sept. 5, 1861.
758—12. Hannah Eliza; b. July 21, 1858; m., Oct. 4, 1875,
John L. Kelley; daughter, Alice G., b. Oct. 15,
1876.
7^9 — 13. Charles Henry; b. March 27, 1861.
Ira BicknelF died at Westford.
ZiMRi Henry^ [352], (Lemuel, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), son of Lemuel and Abigail (Cutler) Bicknell; b.
in 1811 ; m., Jan. 2, 1833, Lucinda Ham, of Topsfield, Mass.
Children.
760 — I. Martha Jane; b. Nov. 4, 1833, at Topsfield.
761 — 2. Daughter; b. and d. Aug. — , 1835.
Lucinda (Ham) Bicknell died Nov. 22, 1837.
Zimri H. m.^ Hannah .
Child.
762 — 3. Hannah Frances ; b. Sept. — , 1849 ; m. Patrick E. Col-
lins; had six children.
Temper.'VNCE' [355], (Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Thomas and Susannah (Dyer) Bicknell;
b. at Weymouth, Mass., Nov. 25, 1805 ; m. Nathan, son of
Sylvanus and Hannah (Stoddard) Whiting, of Hingham
(int. Nov. 15, 1828).
Children.
1. Temperance*; b. : m. Warren Dyer.
2. Susan Ann; b. ; m. Andrew J. Goodrich, of
Haverhill, Mass.
3. George Briggs ; b. ; m. Marilla Davenport, of
Haverhill, Mass.
Nathan Whiting was a large, strongly built man, weighing
more than two hundred pounds. Was employed for many years
by Quincy and Lovell Bicknell in building wharves and other
heavy stone work, most of his work being done by aid of a diving
bell. He went to California and died there.
Mary' [356], (Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Thomas and Susannah (Dyer) Bicknell; b.
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July 8, 1807; m., April 19, 1825, Peter, son of Samuel and
Abigail (Gushing) Pratt; b. April 13, 1799, in Weymouth.
Ghildren.
1. Leonidas F. ; b. Nov. 5, 1826; m. Bertha Bates, of
Joseph.
2. Garoline; b. March 30, 1829; m. Nelson Thomas, of
North Weymouth.
Peter Pratt died at Weymouth in 1830.
Mary (Bicknell) Pratt m.2 in 1839 John, son of John White,
of Mansfield; b. March 7, 1802.
Ghildren.
3. Mary Eliza; b. ; d. March 30, 1849.
4. Gelia A. ; b. Dec. 5, 1842 ; m. G. F. Glynn Nov. — , 1846.
Lot Whitmarsh'^ [357] > (Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, John,
John, Zachary), son of Thomas and Susannah (Dyer) Bick-
nell; b. at Weymouth March 15, 1809; m. Adeline Hunt
Dec. 23, 1835, dau. of Zachariah and Rebecca (Tirrell) Hunt,
of Weymouth; b. Nov. — , 1815.
Ghildren.
^(iZ — I- Mary Learned; b. Feb. 26, 1839; m. Samuel P. Nash,
son of George Washington Nash, of Weymouth.
764 — 2. Wallace Bradford; b. Jan. 30, 1844; m. Helen E. Rug-
gles, of Neponset, Dorchester, Mass.
Lot W. lived on King Oak Hill. North Weymouth, Mass. He
was a carpenter and builder, a business he followed successfully
during his long and active life. Many of the finest residences
were built by him, while his generous nature and business ability
won him universal respect and friendship. Previous to the Givil
War he represented Weymouth in the Massachusetts Legislature.
Lot W. Bicknell died in WcAmiouth July 3, 1892, age 83, 3, 19.
Adeline (Hunt) Bicknell died .
Thomas'^ [358], (Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), son of Thomas and Susannah (Dyer) Bicknell;
b. in Weymouth Nov. 30, 181 1; m. Abigail, dau. of Jacob
and Ghloe (Gushing) Lovell; b. Nov. 9, 1816.
Ghild.
765 — I. Henry F. ; b. ; m. Margaret Phillips; child, Wil-
liam H. ; b. .
Seventh Generation 135
Thomas BicknelF died in North Weymouth July 14, 1890,
age 78, 7, 14.
He was born and spent his life on the homestead of his father,
which came into his possession as owner and occupant in the
direct line of descent from John^, and we have reason to believe
that it was the homestead of John^. The property is situated on
Sea Street, near the corner of Bridge Street, and is described in
the inventory of the estate of Thomas^, in 1837, as "the house,
barn and shop and eleven acres of land, valued in the sum of
$1,543." Mr. Thomas BicknelF built a new house on the estate,
but the old house still remains in its original timbers and board-
ing, though it has been removed from the old foundations, and
now fronts on Sea Street, while its interior and exterior have
been changed to meet the conditions of a modern home.
Ouincy Eicknell, our family historian, wrote as follows con-
cerning the John Bicknell homestead, a picture of which as it
appeared in 1885, and another in its modern dress, appear on
these pages :
"Without much stretch of the imagination we can consider
the old house, or a part of it at least, as the handiwork of John
Bicknell^, as he was a carpenter, and the same skill that was
called into exercise to make the old meeting house at East Wey-
mouth 't-i-t-e,' may well and properly have been employed in
constructing his ovim habitation so thoroughly as to last through
the period of more than two centuries since his death. There is
a charm about these old homesteads and the old houses standing
on them — sentinels along the line of the almost buried memen-
toes of the past that scarcely fail to arrest the attention of the
thoughtful. I never look upon them but that my imagination
re-peoples them with the members of the successive generations
as they came to occupy them, first as little children, playing amid
the stumps of the newly-cleared land and regaling themselves in
the young orchards that grew up so fast and wonderfully all over
the New England settlements, fruitage of a sentiment reaching
back to the old English home, the abandonment of which wrung
the heart strings of the earlier emigrants. The walls of these
humble dwellings are all aglow with pictures of heroes and hero-
ines to trial, patience, sacrifice and duty that the mind and fancy
readily fill, and witness results more ennobling than the group-
ings of the artist's pencil or the sculptor's hand in the emblazoned
and armorial-bearing halls and stately palaces of the East. Let
us cherish these humble homes of the Pilgrim fathers and mothers,
the abodes of so much stern and rugged virtue, of Christian hope
136 BlCKNEIvI, Geneaw)gy
and of daily self-sacrifice. May the skill of the descendants keep
the roof of the old Bicknell house 't-i-t-e' and the foundations
strong, that its history and the influences flowing therefrom shall
be a power for good through the coming century."
Sophia"^ [359] > (Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Thomas and Susannah (Dyer) Bicknell; b. in
Weymouth April 17, 1814; m. William Seabury, of North
Yarmouth, Me.
Child.
I. Thomas Bicknell; b. ; m. Emily Thayer.
William'^ [361], (Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, Jcfhn, John,
Zachary), son of Thomas and Susannah (Dyer) Bicknell;
b. Jan. 27, 1819, in Weymouth; m. Sarah, dau. of John Gush-
ing, of Weymouth.
Children.
766 — I. Sarah; b. Dec. 17, 1842; m. John Bates, of Quincy.
767 — 2. Susan Elizabeth; b. ; unmarried.
768 — 3. Ella M.; b. in 1855; m. Robert A. Riley in Quincy,
Mass., Oct. 17, 1884.
William Bicknell^ died Sept. 5, 1872.
Elizabeth'^ [362], (Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Thomas and Susannah (Dyer) Bicknell;
b. Nov. 9, 1821 ; m. Benjamin Franklin, son of Oliver Shaw.
of Weymouth.
Child.
I. Robert Franklin; b. ; m. Ada F. Colby, of Hing-
ham, Mass., dau. of Philip and Sarah J. (Wilder)
Colby.
Sally' [363], (Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Thomas and Susannah (Dyer) Bicknell; b.
March 3, 1825, in Weymouth; m., April 24, 1845, Joseph D.,
son of James Thomas; b. in Weymouth Nov. 13, 1820.
Children.
1. Joseph Barker ; b. ; m. Celia A. Dwight, of Boston.
2. James Frank; b. Aug. 11, 1849; m. Esther G. Dyer,
Seventh Generation 137
of Shrewsbury, Mass., Jan. 18, 1877; b. Aug. 11,
1849; occupation, salesman.
3. Lizzie Maria; b. .
Joseph D. Thomas was a shoe manufacturer and lived al
North Weymouth. He died Nov. 10, 1868, age 47, 11, 27.
Sabrina' [364], (Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Thomas and Susan (Dyer) Bicknell; b.
June 26, 1828, at Weymouth; m., June 27, 1849, Amos Stet-
son, son of Ezekiel and Olive L. Newton, of Weymouth;
b. July 31, 1824.
Children.
1. Edward Bartlett; b. June 7, 1850; d. Jan. 16, 1911 ;
m., Nov. — , 1879, to Emily Lurenda Brewster.
Child: Allen Edward Newton; b. May 4, 1885;
m., July — , 1912, to Edith Hardie Sawyer.
2. Susan Olive; b. Feb. 28, 1852; m., June 7, 1871, to
John Austin Deane. Children: Lida G. Deane,
Albion M. Deane and Olive N. Deane.
3. Joseph Lyman; b. Feb. 18, 1854; m., Aug. 16, 1904,
to Clara Lincoln Beals.
4. Anna Sabrina; b. July 26, 1856.
5. Mary Marshall; b. Nov. 20, 1858; d. July 6, i860.
Amos Newton died in Weymouth Nov. 20, 1859.
Lida G.,^ of Susan Olive,^ m. Philip Munroe, of South Wey-
mouth, Oct. 28, 1896. Child: Florence G.,10 b. Aug. — , 1897.
Benjamin'^ [365], (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), son of Benjamin and Hannah (Poole) Bicknell;
b. Feb. 12, 1812; m., Sept. 9, 1835, Betsey Converse, b.
Sept. 5, 1811, dau. of Walter and Asenath (Torrey) Con-
verse; d. Feb. 20, 1882; buried at Spring Grove Cemetery,
Cincinnati, O.
Children.
769 — I. Eliza C; b. Sept. 15, 1836; m. James B. Hervey.
770 — 2. Benjamin Franklin; b. March 9, 1838; d. Sept. 6,
1871.
771— 3. Harriet A.; b. Oct. 7, 1839; m. Oscar F. Shepherd.
IT^. — 4- Charles; b. May 25. 1841 ; m. Mrs. Mary Singer.
773— 5- Jennie Betsey; b. Jan. 26, 1845; d. Feb. 12, 1863.
774 — 6. Clara; b. in 1847.
775 — 7- Walter Scott; b. Jan. 2, 1849.
Betsey (Converse) Bicknell died Aug. 4, 1855.
138 BicKNELL Genealogy
Benjamin'^ m.^ Loretta Brickett Nov. 20, 1856.
Children.
776 — 8. Edgar Brickett; b. Aug. 29, 1857; d. Feb. i, 1903.
777 — 9- Abbie Loretta; b. Aug. 9, 1865; m. Addison B. Cole
June 19, 1895.
778 — 10. Winfield Ellis; b. March 19, 1867; m. Margaret Ella
McCarthy June i, 1903.
779 — II. Alice Edwina; b. August 6, 1870; m. Adolph Frohm
June 12, 1895.
780 — 12. Addison.
781 — 13. Esther.
Benjamin was born at Weymouth, Mass., Feb. 12, 1812, where
he lived until 1842, at which time he and his brother, Ira, went
West and settled at Fulton, O., which is now the eastern por-
tion of Cincinnati. At this place he engaged in the planing-mill
business and became quite well to do, having patented several
labor-saving woodworking machines.
Benjamin''' died Feb. 20, 1882.
Lorretta (Brickett) Bicknell died Sept. 30, 1883.
Ira'^ [366], (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zach-
ary) ; b. March 30, 1820, at Plainfield, Mass., where he lived
until 22 years of age, when he and his brother, Benjamin,
went West, and lived in Cincinnati until the time of his death,
April 20, 1890. He was a prominent member of the Masonic
Order. Buried at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, O.
Ira'^ m.^ Nancy Watson.
Children.
782 — I. Mary; d. April — , 1844.
783 — 2. Gusta; b. Aug. — , 1846; d. Feb. 12, 1910.
784—3. Ira Adelbert; b. Oct. 8, 1851.
785—4. Henry; b. Jan. — , 1854; d. Jan. — , 1856.
786 — 5. Alida; b. June 21, 1855; d. Aug. 21, 1878.
Ira"^ m.2 Fannie Cox.
Children.
786 ai — 6. Amy; b. May 17, 1857; d. Aug. — , 1857.
787 — 7. Walter A.; b. June 11, 1858; d. Aug. 13, 1896.
788 —8. Lot A.; b.Aug. — , 1859.
789 — 9. Etta M. ; b. May 18, 1862; m. George Washington.
Seventh Generation 139
Eliza*^ [367], (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, John. John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Benjamin and Hannah (Poole) Bicknell ; m.
Mr. Luscomb.
Children.
1. Henry.
2. Frank.
3. Jennie.
Mary'^ [368], (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Benjamin and Hannah (Poole) Bicknell; b. in
1823; m. Isaac Tyler; d. Nov. 23, 1905, age 82.
Children.
I. Roxanna B. ; m.^ Mr. Richmond; m.^ Mr. Abbott.
C. Dimmis ; m. Mr. Cutter.
P. Dallas.
Cora B.; m. Mr. Jay.
Romanza I.
Sarah Alice ; m. Mr. Erwin.
Lizzie.
James', (Betty, Betty, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), son of
Betty (Pratt) and James Humphrey; b. Feb. 17, 1764; m.,
Dec. 17, 1789, Molly, dau. of Urban and Hannah (Hol-
brook) Bates; b. in Weymouth, Mass., Aug. 20, 1767.
Children.
1. Mary; b. Dec. 19, 1790; m. Oliver Bates.
2. Betsey; b. Dec. 3, 1794; m. Josiah Bates.
3. Hannah; b. Dec. 2, 1796; m. Josiah Waterman.
4. Anna; b. Dec. 6, 1801 ; m. Ezra Vining.
James Humphrey died in Weymouth Oct. 5, 1844.
Molly (Bates) Humphrey died in Weymouth Nov. 16, 1839.
Joseph"^, (Betty, Betty, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), son of
Betty (Pratt) and James Humphrey; b. Nov. 2, 1766; m.,
July 7, 1790, in Weymouth, Mass., Rebecca, dau. of Moses
and Rebecca (Tirrell) Nash; b. Oct. 3, 1768.
Children.
1. Warren; b. Jan. 10, 1791 ; d. in Weymouth Sept. 5,
1822.
2. Hervey; b. Jan. 31, 1793; d. in Northampton in 1812.
3. Rebecca; b. July 19, 1797.
140 BiCKNELL GENEAI.OGY
4. George; b. Dec. 25, 1799; d. July 29, 1830.
5. Phebe; b. Dec. 21, 1802; d. Dec. 8, 1840.
6. Sally; b. Dec. 20, 1803; d. Jan. 3, 1841.
Joseph Humphrey died in Weymouth Nov. 10, 1825.
Rebecca (Nash) Humphrey died in Weymouth Oct. 8, 1825.
Rebecca'^, (Mary, Benjamin, Benjamin, John. John, Zachary),
dau. of Mary (Bicknell) and Joseph Humphrey; b. June i,
1776; m., Oct. 4, 1796, Jared, son of Asa and Lucy (Hum-
phrey) White; b. in Weymouth March 10, 1769.
Children.
1. Josiah; b. June 22, 1797, in Weymouth.
2. Oliver; b. Aug. 27, 1799,
3. Benjamin; b. Feb. 28, 1804; d. Feb. i, 1827.
4. Jared; b. Dec. 15, 180 — (?).
Jared White died in Weymouth Oct. 16, 1805.
Molly"^, (Peter, Betty, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), dau. of
Peter and Amity (Porter) Pratt; b. in Weymouth, Mass.,
Sept. 22, 1779; m., Jan. 21 or 25, 1800, Jonathan Cleverly,
of Weymouth; b. in 1778.
Children.
1. Henry; b. Nov. 24, 1800.
2. Thomas; b. Oct. 17, 1802.
3. John; b. Sept. 18, 1804; d. in Boston May 18, 1828.
4. Asa P.; b. March 22, 1807.
5. Samuel; b. June 5, 1809.
6. Caleb; b. Feb. 11, 1814.
7. George Washington; b. April 10, 1816; m. Sarah Her-
sey, of Hingham.
Jonathan Cleverly died in Weymouth, March 18, 1820.
Molly Pratt died .
Samuel'^, (Peter, Betty, Benjamin, John, John. Zachary), son
of Peter and Amity (Porter) Pratt; b. Dec. 8, 1774; m. in
Weymouth, Mass., March 8, 1798, Abigail, dau. of Regeme-
lech and Sarah (Farrar) Gushing; b. in Weymouth Sept. 27.
1778.
Children.
1. Peter; b. Sept. 13, 1799. in W^'eymouth.
2. Harriet; b. April 22, 1803, in Weymouth.
3. Samuel Porter; b. Sept. 16, 1806. in Weymouth.
Seventh Generation 141
Samuel Pratt' died Sept. — , 1808; was drowned at Nantasket.
Abigail (Gushing) Pratt died .
Asa', (Peter, Betty, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), son of
Peter and Amity (Porter) Pratt; b. Dec. 7, 1775 ; m., Aug. i,
1807, Betsey R. Leavitt. No children of record at Wey-
mouth, Mass.
Polly', (Mary, Hannah, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Mary (Burrell) and Er. Gushing; b. Aug. 31, 1780; m.,
April II, 1804, John, son of John and Lydia (Tirrell) Tir-
rell; b. in Weymouth May 30, 1782.
Children.
1. Nancy; b. Oct. 4, 1806, in Weymouth.
2. John; b. March 11, 1808, in Weymouth.
3. Ebenezer: b. Dec. 15, 1809, in Weymouth.
4. Ezra; b. Oct. 21, 181 1, in Weymouth.
5. Warren; b. Nov. 27, 1813, in Weymouth.
6. Henry Richards; b. Nov. 17, 1815, in Weymouth.
7. Amos; b. Jan. 10. 1818, in Weymouth.
8. William Gushing; b. April 24, 1820, in Weymouth.
John Tirrell died in Weymouth April it. 1828.
John Gushing', (Mary, Hannah, Benjamin, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Mary (Burrell) and Er. Gushing; b. Nov. 25,
1792; m., Aug. 7, 1814, Betsey, dau. of .Asa and Hannah
(Wade) French; b. in Weymouth.
Children.
1. Sarah Lewis; b. Oct. 9, 1819.
2. Elijah; b. Dec. 7, 1821.
3. Elijah Lewis; b. Dec, 7, 1822.
4. Richard Norton ; b. July 31, 1825.
5. Elizabeth W.; b. Oct. 10, 1828. ^
6. Hervey; b. April 27, 1831.
7. Mary Lovell ; b. Oct. 30. 1834.
John Gushing' died in Weymouth Oct. 13, 1858.
Josiah Gushing', (Mary, Hannah, Benjamin, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Mary (Burrell) and Er. Gushing; b. Dec. 9,
1789; m. Nabby Gushing, in Weymouth, Aug. 9, 1814; b, in
1794. No children recorded in Weymouth,
142 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Nabby (Gushing) Gushing died in Weymouth Nov. 22, 1816.
Josiah Gushing'^ died in Weymouth Jan. 18, 1835.
Warren Gushing''', (Mary, Hannah, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), son of Mary (Burrell) and Er. Gushing; b. Dec.
9, 1777; m. Polly ; b. in 1780. No children of record
in Weymouth.
Warren Gushing^ died in Weymouth June 21, 1822.
Polly ( ) Gushing died in Weymouth April 24, 1854,
age 74.
Betsey''', (Mary, Hannah, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Mary (Burrell) and Er. Gushing; b. Dec. 5, 1781 ; m.,
Feb. 5, 1801, Timothy, son of Timothy and Martha (Porter)
Nash; b. in Weymouth Nov. 13, 1777.
GhildrEn.
1. George; b. Sept. 8, 1801, in Weymouth.
2. Abner Porter; b. July 24, 1803, in Weymouth.
3. Theoda; b. Jan. 18, 1805, in Weymouth.
4. Susan ; b. Aug. 5, 1809, in Weymouth.
5. Elizabeth; b. Nov. 19, 181 1; m. John Grane, Jr.,
Nov. 2, 1836.
6. Mary Burrill ; b. April 6, 1814; m. Francis Grane
Nov. 2, 1836.
7. Timothy; b. March 7, 1816, in Weymouth.
8. Alfred; b. Jan. 13, 1818, in Weymouth.
9. Martha; b. March i, 1820, in Weymouth.
10. Louisa; b. Feb. 17. 1823, in Weymouth.
11. Gilbert; b. April 28, 1825, in Weymouth.
12. Margaret; b. May 10, 1827, in Weymouth.
Hervey'^, (Mary, Hannah, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), son
of Mary (Burrell) and Er. Gushing; b. Jan. 11, 1799; m.,
Dec. 2, 1821, Lydia. dau. of James and Deborah (Tirrell)
Humphrey; b. in Weymouth Aug. 16, 1798. No children of
record in Weymouth.
Lydia (Humphrey) Gushing died in Weymouth Aug. 25, 1847,
age 49, o, 9.
Hervey Gushing died in Weymouth Aug. 19, 1868, age 69, 7, 8.
Benjamin"^, (Mary, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary),
son of Mary (Bicknell) and Josiah Humphrey; b. at Wey-
Seve;nth Generation 143
mouth, Mass.. July 18, 1781 ; m. Oriens Turner, dau. of Wil-
liam and Betty (OaRman) Turner, of Scituate, Mass.; b.
Aug. 28, 1786.
Children.
1. Henry Benjamin; b. Oct. 16, 1809.
2. Francis Joseph; b. May 17, 1812.
3. Mary Ann; b. March 22, 1814.
4. Oriens Turner; b. July 21, 1816; d. Sept. 18, 1846.
5. Caroline; b. June 14. 1819; d. March 31, 1820.
Caroline Amelia; b. Dec. 15, 1821; m. Joseph Dow.
Benjamin ; b. Aug. 21, 1825 ; lived in Boston in 1881 ;
unmarried.
Elizabeth Louisa ; 1
Louisa Elizabeth; V triplets; b. May 23, 1831; '
Elizabeth Trull; \
Elizabeth Trull; d. June 27, 1831.
Benjamin Humphrey'^ died at Boston Jan. 28, 1857.
Oriens (Turner) died at Methuen, Mass., Oct. 8, 1867.
6
7
8
9
ID
Jesse Bates'^, (Ruth. Hannah, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary),
son of Ruth (Bicknell) and Jesse Bates; b. Feb. 23, 1780;
m. (int. May 23, 1801) Jane Wilder, of Hingham, Mass.;
b. 1782.
Children.
1. Daniel; b. May 28, 1806; d. .
2. Daniel; b. Jan. 4, 1808.
3. Daniel W. ; b. May 25, 1808.
4. David; b. .
Jane (Wilder) Bates died in Weymouth Nov. 10, 1812.
Jesse Bates^ m.2 Mary Bates (int. Feb. 6, 1813).
Child.
5. George; b. Dec. 19, 1814.
Jesse Bates died in Weymouth March 20, 1821.
Betsey'^, (Solomon, Susannah, Benj^imin, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Solomon and Mary (Downing) Dyer; b. in Wey-
mouth, Mass., Sept. 23, 1785; m.. Nov. 29. 1810, Phineas,
son of Elisha Remington ; b. in Hingham, Mass.
Children.
I. Charles: b. in 1811 ; d. in 1828; he was killed in pass-
ing throusfh the draw of the Boston and Charles-
town bridge in the boat of the vessel of which he
was one of the crew.
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2. John D. ; b. in 1813 ; m. Nancy Stoddard.
3. Daughter; b. ; m. Charles Leavitt, of Hingham.
4. Warren C. ; b. ; was insane; d. unmarried.
Phineas and Betsey (Dyer) Remington died in Hingham.
Charles'^, (Solomon, Susannah, Benjamin, John. John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Solomon and Mary (Downing) Dyer; b. Jan.
7, 1790; m., April 26, 1815, Lucy, dau. of Jonathan French,
of Hingham, Mass. Children : Charles and two daughters ;
one m. Mr. Andrews.
Charles and Lucy (French) Dyer died in Hingham.
Laban'^, (Hannah, Hannah, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), son
of Hannah (Burrill) and Jonathan Porter; b. July 27, 1786;
m. Deborah Thompson (b. in Weymouth in 1785) Nov. 30,
1806.
Children.
I. Harriet; b. June 4, 1807, in Weymouth.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Sophia; b. Feb. 22, 1809, in Weymouth.
Lucy; b. Feb. 2^, 181 1.
Thomas; b. April 7, 1813; d. .
Deborah; b. Dec. 6, 1814; m. Ouincy L. Bicknell.
Thomas; b. March 20, 1817.
Elmira; b. April i, 1819.
Mary Ann ; b. July 3, 1821.
John T. ; b. Sept. 25, 1823.
Hiram; b. July 17, 1826.
Deborah (Thompson) Porter died in Weymouth Jan. 28, 1828.
Laban'^ m.2 Mrs. Anna Coulter, in Weymouth, Nov. 14, 1839.
Laban died in Weymouth March 12, 1849, age 62, 7, 13.
Patience'^, (Patience. Zachariah, Zachariah, John. John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Patience (Bicknell) and Abiah Pratt; b. June
17, 1787; m., Jan. 10, 1808, Abiah W. Salisbury, of Wey-
mouth, Mass.
Children.
1. Ambrose; b. Oct. i, 1808, at Weymouth.
2. Abiah Whitman; b. Feb. 10, 1810.
3. William; b. Oct. 2, 1811 ; d. Jan. 14. 1833.
4. Jotham P.; b. May 13, 1813.
5. Sarah Reed; b. Oct. 31, 1814; d. Jan. 14. 1865; un-
married.
Seventh Generation i45
6. Francis Milborn; b. Oct. i, 1817; d. in 1839.
7. Lucinda B. ; b. June 10, 1819.
8. Eleanor Gant; b. Nov. 9, 1821 ; d. in 1840; unmarried.
9. Patience Ann; b. Dec. 21, 1826.
Abiah W. Salisbury died in Weymouth Dec. 30, 1859, age 76.
Patience (Pratt) Salisbury^ died Oct. 2. 1868.
Hannah'^, (Patience, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Patience (Bicknell) and Abiah Pratt; b. in
1798; m., July 30, 1818, Samuel, son of Moses and Meribah
(Jordan) Orcutt; b. Jan. 20, 1796.
Children.
1. Merindah Ann; b. March 2, 1819.
2. Meribah; b. Dec. 9, 1821.
3. Samuel; b. .
Cynthia'^, (Patience, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Patience (Bicknell) and Abiah Pratt; b. Nov.
3, 1797; m., May 24, 1819, Isaac Reed, of Weymouth, Mass.
Children.
Eliza; b. Dec. 22, 1819; m. B. F. Pratt.
Daughter; b. ; m. Mr. Holbrook.
Asa B. ; b. in 1826; d. Feb. 23, 1873.
Isaac; b. in 1831 ; d. Dec. 25, 1884.
Frederick; b. .
Stephen; b. in 1837; d. ; unmarried.
Isaac Reed died in Weymouth April 11, 1879, age 84.
Cynthia (Pratt) Reed died in Weymouth May 26, 1875.
Norton Tirrell"^, (Lucy. Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), son of Noah and Lucy (Bicknell) Tirrell ; b. June
21, 1788; m. (int. March 13, 1813) Abigail, dau. of Alpheus
and Elizabeth (Pratt) Bates; b. Feb. 24, 1797.
Children.
1. Nathan Tufts; b. Jan, i. 1816; d. Feb. 19, 1838.
2. Norton Q. ; b. Nov. 20, 1817.
3. Harrison F. ; b. in 1822 ; m. Emma Jacobs, of Hingham.
4. Nabby; b. Jan. 29, 1824; m. Bela Pratt, Jr.
Norton TirrelF died in Weymouth Dec. 2, 1825.
Abigail (Bates) Tirrell died Aug. 28, 1863.
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Betsy', (Benjamin, Betty, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Benjamin and Betty (Dyer) Pratt; b. July i, 1788; m.,
Nov. 5, 1809, Ebenezer, son of James and Deborah (Tirrell)
Humphrey; b. in Weymouth, Mass., Aug. 27, 1781.
Children.
1. Albert; b. Aug. 22, 1810.
2. Clinton; b. March 28, 1812; d. Sept. 5, 1839; un-
married.
3. Celinda; b. July 18, 1814; d. ; unmarried.
Ebenezer Humphrey died June 16, 1861.
Betsey (Pratt) Humphrey died Feb. 6, 1881.
Abigail D.*^, (Benjamin, Betty, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Benjamin and Betty (Dyer) Pratt; b. Sept. 6, 1794;
m., Sept. 22, 1816, in Weymouth, Mass.. James, son of John
and Lydia (Bailey) Thomas; b. in Weymouth May 6, 1791.
Children.
1. James; b. March 11, 181 7; d. ; unmarried.
2. Benjamin Pratt; b. Feb. 18, 1818; m. Hannah French.
3. May; b. Sept. — , 1819; d. Sept. 27, 1827.
4. Joseph Dyer; b. Nov. i, 1820; m. Sally Bicknell.
5. Lydia; b. July — , 1822; d. July 28, 1828.
6. Ebenezer Humphrey; b. June 21, 1824; m. Lavinia
Stowell.
7. Nelson ; b. Dec. 10, 1826.
8. Mary Richards; b. Jan. 10, 1829.
9. Lydia Bailey; b. Jan. 2, 1831.
10. Adoniram Judson ; b. April 10, 1834.
James Thomas died in Weymouth Sept. 6, 1872.
Abigail D. (Pratt) Thomas died .
Luther', (Benjamin, Betty, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary),
son of Benjamin and Betty (Dyer) Pratt; b. Oct. 21, 1783;
m., Dec. 27, 1804, Sophia, dau. of Elisha and Sarah (Bur-
rell) Holbrook; b. in Weymouth April 30, 1787.
Children.
1. Angeline; b. March 27, 1809.
2. Elisha; b. Feb. 26, 1811.
3. Sophia; b. March 28, 1813; m. Nehemiah Lovell April
30, 1833. Children: James Cotton, b. in 1835;
Sarah E., b. in 1840, and Abby Frances, b. in 1843.
Residence, North Weymouth. Mass.
Seventh Generation 147
4. Eliza; b. June 27, 1815; m. William Lovell in 1835.
Children : George P., b. in 1836, and Elizabeth E.,
b. in 1840.
5. Abiezer; b. May 27, 1817.
6. Benjamin; b. Oct. 23. 1819; m, Mr. Reed.
7. James ; b. June 26, 1823.
Luther Pratt" died in Weymouth Jan. 8, 1863.
Sophia Holbrook Pratt died .
Stephen Burrill", (Joseph, Hannah, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), son of Joseph and Tabitha (Pratt) Burrill ; b. in
1789; m. in Weymouth. July 5, 1812, Clarissa, dau. of John
and Polly (Holbrook) Dyer; b. March 14, 1797.
Children.
1. Lucy; b. in 1813.
2. Stephen; b. in 1815.
3. Tabitha; b. in 1817; m. David Cain of Hingham.
4. John D. ; b. .
5. Abigail ; b. in 1825 ; m. Joseph Cain, of Hingham.
6. Sarah J.; b. in 18^4; m. Elbridge Bryant.
Clarissa (Dyer) Burrill died in Hingham.
Stephen BurrilF m.2 widow . No children. Stephen
Burrill died in Hingham.
Deborah'^, (Lydia, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Lydia (Bicknell) and Oliver Parker; b. at Frankfort,
Me., March 2, 1795; m. Jonathan Treat, of Frankfort, Dec.
23, 1812, son of Joshua Treat. Residence, Frankfort, Me.
Children.
1. William; b. July 23, 1813; m.. June i, 1840, Nancy
Treat; he died June 6, 1879.
2. George; b. Oct. 15, 1815; m.. Aug. 15, 1838, Harriet
Andrews ; he died Sept. 26, 1865.
3. Henry; b. Sept. 22, 1817; m.,^ May 21, 1840, Abigail
Treat; m.,2 June 28, 1849. Caroline Boyd; m.,^
July 7, 1875, Mrs. x'Mice (Kimball) Meserve; he
died Sept. 2. 1887.
4. James : b. Dec. 8, 1819 ; m., July 22, 1872, Annie Mary
Kiley; he died Oct. 22, 1887.
5. Rufus; b. April 28, 1822; d. Sept. 7, 1825.
6. Laura; b. Dec. 22, 1824; m., Oct. 5, 1843, Adams
Treat; she died April 28, 1903.
148 BicKNELL Genealogy
7. Rufus; b. May 14, 1827; d, Nov. 2, 1849.
8. Martha Ann; b. June 15, 1829; d. May 17, 1848.
9. Jonathan Franklin ; b. April 6, 1831 ; m., May i, 1871,
Julia Aloysia Roche.
10. Edwin Parker; b. Sept. 22, 1833; m., Jan. 28, 1864,
at the Parker House, Boston, by Rev. Rollin H.
Neale, D.D., Sarah Gordon Tyler.
11. Ellen Maria; b. May 22, 1836; m., Sept. i, 1857, Capt.
John Franklin Dwyer.
12. Valeria Pierce; b. March 3, 1840; d. Oct. 18, 1841.
Deborah (Parker) Treat was one of the most remarkable
women among the many noble pioneers of Maine. She was pos-
sessed of an iron constitution, had fine intellectual ability, and
strong moral and religious convictions. Reference has already
been made to her in connection with her sister, Lydia, who mar-
ried James Treat.
Jonathan Treat died at Frankfort May 16, 1868. He was
the son of Joshua Treat, Jr., who was the oldest son and child
of Lieut. Joshua Treat, who settled at Fort Point, now Stock-
ton, Me., in May, 1759. The historian of the country says that
Lieut. Treat "was the first actual white settler on the Penobscot
River." Jonathan Treat was a nephew to James Treat, Debo-
rah's sister Lydia's first husband.
Deborah (Parker) Treat died in Frankfort May 12, 1887.
age 91, 9, 20. Both are buried in the Treat family lot at Winter-
port, Me.
Lydia'^, (Lydia, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Lydia (Bicknell) and Oliver Parker; b. at Weymouth.
Mass., Dec. 26, 1788; m.,* April 20, 1806, James Treat, of
Frankfort, Me. Residence, Prospect, Me.
Children.
1. Harriet; b. June 28, 1807; m., Dec. — , 1825, Thomas
Shute Blanchard; she died Jan. — , 1889.
2. Maria; b. Sept. 23, 1810; m., Jan. 19, 1835, Levi
Hamblen; she died Nov. 23, 1841.
3. Adeline; b. Sept. 15, 1812; m., Jan. 20, 1842, Micah P.
Erskine; she died Oct. 8, 1883.
4. Lydia P.; b. April 5, 1815; m., Dec. 25, 1836, Capt.
Benjamin B. Park; she died July 4, 1874.
5. Willard James; b. Feb. 7, 1817; m., March 4, 1852,
Esther M. Park; he died Jan. t6, 1890.
Seventh Generation 149
6. Susan; b. June 25, 1819; m., Feb. 3, 1842, Capt. Joseph
S. Park; she died June 11, 1887.
James Treat died in Searsport. Me. (now Stockton Springs),
Nov. 30, 1 819, age 40, 4.
Lydia (Parker) Treat m.,2 June 15. 1828. Capt. Joseph Park,
of Prospect, Me.
Child.
7. Hulbert H.; b. Dec. 31, 1828; d. Aug. 29, 1866.
Lydia (Parker) (Treat) Park died in Searsport, Me., Feb.
15, 1885, age 96, I, 19.
The Weekly Whig and Courier, under date of Frankfort, Me.,
March 12, 1883, in an article signed E. P. T., gives valuable and
most interesting information as to the Parker and Treat families
under the title, "Penobscot Pioneers." The writer was probably
E. P. Treat.
The writer states that Oliver Parker and his wife, Lydia
(Bicknell*^) Parker, removed from Weymouth, Mass., to the Pe-
nobscot in the spring of 1789, and thereby became pioneers of
Frankfort, which embraced all the territory of the towns of
Hampden, Winterport, Prospect and Stockton and part of Belfast
and Monroe. Mr. Parker settled on what is called "the Parker
Farm," built a log house, cut and cleared away the primeval
forest, planted his crops, and in September brought his family
from Weymouth, then consisting of his wife, Lydia, and two
daughters, Susan and Lydia, the former being tv/o years old and
the latter nine months. Mr. Parker, with all the other early
settlers, had a hard task before him in clearing the land and in
obtaining food and clothing for the family, and had it not been
for a bountiful supply of fish in the Penobscot River, the people
would have often suffered from hunger. But hardship was the
common lot of the people of that early day, many of whom, as
had Oliver Parker, had been sturdy and brave soldiers in the
Revolutionary War.
Mrs. Lydia (Bicknell) Parker was endowed with great ability
of mind and body and was a woman of great worth and eminent
character, possessed of all those virtues which make a good wife,
a devoted mother and a true friend.
The Oliver Parker family was a large one, father, mother and
ten children, all of whom, save Lydia, Deborah^ and Harriet, had
died prior to 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Parker were buried in the
Winterport Cemetery. The writer states that Lydia and Deborah
were two remarkable old ladies, one ninety-four years of age and
150 BiCKNELL Genealogy
the other eighty-eight in 1883, both in full possession of all their
faculties, one having been the mother of seven children and the
other of twelve. Lydia, at ninety-four, could see to thread the
finest needle without glasses, was as straight as an arrow and
remarkably vivacious, always having had excellent health. She
was an industrious, cautious, prudent, economical woman, as an
illustration of which she had saved one hundred dollars in gold
to pay her funeral expenses and had kept it for thirty years. She
was an excellent companion for old or young people, and her
familiar "Yes, yes," are remembered by her children as they recall
her quaint sayings and familiar expressions.
Deborah was quite as strong a character as her sister, pos-
sessing equally valuable traits of body, mind and heart. The
sisters were genuine chips of the maternal block, having largely
inherited from their noble mother their leading traits, their faces
even being singular facsimiles of hers. Both were ladies of clear
and strong religious convictions and members of the Congrega-
tional Church at Winterport.
Mary~, (Lydia, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Lydia (Bicknell) and Oliver Parker; b. at Frankfort, Me.,
Nov. 21, 1800; m., in 1827, Nathaniel Treat; b. in Frankfort
Oct. 29, 1798.
Children.
1. Harriet Maria; b. Feb, 6, 1828; m., April 29, 1851,
H. M. Whitney.
2. Ezra Parker; b. Dec. 24, 1829; m., Jan. 8, 1855, Ann
Maria Oilman.
3. Joseph Bradford; b. Dec. 22, 1836; m., Jan. 18, 1859,
Priscilla Jane Gould.
4. Nathaniel B.; b. March 12, 1839; m.,i July i, 1866,
Ava Reed; m.,2 Oct. 12, 1876, Helen Gilman.
5. Susan Alice; b. Dec. 31, 1840; m., Oct. 9, 1863, Samuel
Charles Chandler.
6. Mary; b. March 9, 1847; m., Nov. 17, 1868, William
S. Bloom.
Mary (Parker) Treat died Oct. 2y, 1881, in Monroe, Wis.
Susan'^, (Lydia, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Lydia (Bicknell) and Oliver Parker; b. in Frankfort,
Me.; m., April 20, 1806, Joshua Treat, of Frankfort; b.
Dec. 26, 1785.
Seventh Generation 151
Children.
1. Alice; b. in 1806; in., Nov. 27, 1826, Gen, Jonathan
Merrill; she died June i, 1832.
2. Jonathan; b. April 15, 1808; d. Jan. i, 181 1.
3. Oliver; b. May 2, 1810; m., Sept. 14, 1832, Mary Ann
Treat; he died Dec. i, 1833.
4. Jonathan Buck; b. April 11, 1812; m., April 8, 1840,
Lucy A. Ham; died July 20, 1853.
5. Emeline; b. May 27, 1814; m., Dec. i, 1832, Gen.
Jonathan Merrill; she died Aug. 26, 1865.
6. Upton; b. July 15, 1816; m./ Aug. 24, 1838, Sarah
Maria Jones ; m.,^ Oct. 14, 1862, Remnah Ann Wis-
well; m.,3 Nov. 3, 1864, Rose Ann Whitney.
7. Adams; b. May 25, 1818; m., Oct. i, 1843, Laura Jane
Treat; d. in 1886.
8. Mary; b. Nov. 3, 1820; m., June i, 1840, William
Treat.
Ruth Tirrell', (Lucy, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Noah and Lucy (Bicknell) Tirrell; b. Sept. 2,
1799; m., M^ 15, 1818, Joseph H. Whitehouse. No chil-
dren. She died about 1820.
Joseph H. Whitehouse m.,^ Aug. 14, 1821, Widow Sabrina
(Bicknell) Nash, daughter of Zachariah and Molly (Pratt)
Bicknell.
Noah Tirrell'^, (Lucy, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Noah and Lucy (Bicknell) Tirrell; b. June 8,
1782; m., July 8, 1807, Susanna Holbrook, of Weymouth.
Massachusetts.
Children.
1. Clarissa Gushing; b. in 1809; m. Ebenezer Poole.
2. Susan Tirrell; b. Nov. 3, 1810; m. Samuel Veazie, of
Braintree, Mass., Jan. 28, 1846; his second mar-
riage; no issue. She was a teacher in the public
schools of Weymouth, Quincy and Braintree for
many years before her death.
3. Orient; b. ; m. Albert J. Tirrell.
Ezra Tirrell''^, (Lucy, Zachariah, Zachariah, John. John, Zach-
ary), son of Noah and Lucy (Bicknell) Tirrell; b. Dec. 28,
1794; m.. May 3, 1821, Susan, dau. of Stephen French.
152 BiCKNELL GENEAU>GY
Children.
1. Noah; b. Sept. 14, 1821 ; m. Helena Clapp.
2. Ezra; b. in 1823; d. Aug. 29, 1870, age 48.
3. Stephen; b. ; m. Helen M. Richards.
4. Susan; b. ; m, George Gushing,
5. Ruth; b. ; m. Abraham Bates.
6. Mary; b, ; m. Andrew Sherman.
7. Lucy; b, ; m. Josiah Parrott.
Susan French Tirrell died July 24, 1839, age 38.
Ezra Tirrell^ m.^ Miss Belcher.
Child.
8. Helen; b. ; m. Hervey Reed.
Ezra TirrelF died in Weymouth Feb. 23, 1876.
Urban Bates', (Hannah, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Hannah (Bicknell) and Urban Bates ; b. at Wey-
mouth May 14, 1810; m.i Jane T., dau. of John and Hannah
(Todd) Kingman, June 5, 1831 ; she was born Sept. 12, 1805,
in Hingham.
Children.
1. Mary Jane; b. July 2, 1833, in Hingham.
2. Harriet EHzabeth; b. Sept. 3, 1836.
3. Hannah Kingman; b. in 1841 ; d. May 11, 1845.
Jane T. (Kingman) Bates died Aug. 24, 1855.
Urban Bates'^ m.^ Mrs. Hannah (Jacobs) Sherman, widow of
Marshall and daughter of John and Tamor (Gushing) Jacobs,
Oct. 17, 1856.
Hannah (Jacobs) (Sherman) Bates died April 8, 1876, age
T2, 4, 9-
Urban Bates" died at Ware, N. H., April 28, 1881, age
70, II, 14.
EliEL Bates', (Hannah, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Hannah (Bicknell) anl Urban Bates; b. March
18, 1812; m. Hannah, dau. of Daniel and Lydia (Wilder)
Stoddard, Dec. 8, 183 1; she was born in Hingham, Mass.,
Nov. 28, 1814.
Children.
1. Eliza M.; b. Feb. 6, 1833; m. William C. Wilder.
2. Amos Birney; b. June 20, 1836; m. Sarah B. Gushing,
dau. of Seth B. Gushing, of Hingham.
3. Mary Annie; b. March 8, 1840; m. John D. Parker, of
Salem, Mass., Feb. 13, 1867. Child, Emma Maria,
Seventh Generation i53
b. in Hingham May 25, 1869.
4. Urban Sidney; b. March 24, 1847; m. Marion Dayton
Nov. 30, 1871, in East Dorset, Vt. Child. Edwin
Dayton Bates; b. Jan. 11, 1883.
Nancv^ (Ruth, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Ruth (Bicknell) and Simeon Hildreth; b. at Westford,
Mass., Aug. 10, 181 1 ; m., in 1833, Jacob Upham, of West-
ford; b. at Westminster, Vt.. in 1805.
Children.
1. George W.; b. May 6, 1834, at Westford; d. at Little
Rock, Ark., Oct. 30, 1871.
2. Elizabeth A.; b. Sept. 5, 1835. at Lowell; d. Dec. 7,
1854.
3. Maria; b. Dec. 23, 1837.
4. Josephine; b. Sept. 13, 1841.
5. Ruth; b. Sept. 5, 1847, at Cohoes, N. Y.; d. March 5,
1849.
6. Franklin; b. June 9, 1851, at Cohoes, N. Y.; d. July i,
1876.
Jacob Upham died March 10, 1859.
Nancy (Hildreth) Upham lived at Cohoes, N. Y. (1881).
Simeon", (Ruth, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son
of Ruth (Bicknell) and Simeon Hildreth; b. at Westford,
Mass., May 27, 1799; m., Jan. 31, 1823, Harriet Prescott,
of Westford; b. July 18, 1803.
Children.
1. Timothy P.; b. Aug. 22, 1823; m., Nov. i, 1852, at
Cohoes, N. Y. ; a furniture dealer.
2. Simeon L. ; b. April 10, 1825, at Westford.
3. Henry A.; b. Jan. 14, 1828.
4. Rufus; b. Jan. 16, 1830; d. Oct. 7, 1850.
5. Harriet Maria; b. Aug. 17, 1832; was a teacher; d.
Oct. 12, 1880, at Pelham. N. H.
6. Martha A.; b. July 23, 1834.
7. Sherman; b. Aug. 26, 1836.
8. Isaiah Edward; b. May 8, 1839, at South Deerfield,
N. H.; d. June 4, 1840.
9. Mary Elizabeth; b. Sept. 12, 1841, at South Deerfield,
N. H.; d. June 10, 1850.
ID. Lydia Jane; b. July 25, 1843; m. Mr. Wright, of
Lowell, July — , 1868. One daughter, Martha, b.
at Lavvrence, Mass., March 7. 1872.
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Simeon Hildreth'^ died at South Deerfield, N. H., Jan. 29,
1859.
Maria HJ, (Ruth, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Ruth (Bicknell) and Simeon Hildreth ; b. at West-
ford, Mass., Jan. 29, 1801 ; m., Oct. 7, 1824, Abraham
Wright; b. Jan. — , 1797.
Children,
1. Sarah Jane; b. Nov. 28, 1825; d. vSept. 20, 1829.
2. James M.; b. Feb. 20, 1827; he served in the Union
Army in the Civil War, and died in the hospital at
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. i, 1862.
Abraham Wright died Nov. 17, 1827.
Maria H. (Hildreth^) Wright m.,2 June 4, 1833, Charles
Tuttle.
Children.
3. Henry M. ; b. Feb. 22, 1834; d. May 16, 1846.
4. Mary M.; b. Dec. 16, 1836; m. Thomas K. Chase, of
Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga.
5. George F. ; b. Dec. 16, 1836; d. April 4, 1853.
6. Sarah J. ; b. April 11, 1842; m. Rev. Gustavus D. Pike.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tuttle resided at Acton, Mass. (1881).
Asa'^, (Ruth, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of
Ruth (Bicknell) and Simeon Hildreth ; b. at Westford, Mass.,
Feb. 16, 1803 ; m., in 1830, Parasina Reed, of Lowell, Mass.
Children.
1. Frederick Asa; b. Oct. 31, 1844, at Lowell,
2. Albert J.; b. , at Lowell.
Asa Hildreth'^ was an overseer in the boot mill, Lowell, in
1844. He died at Westford, Mass., July 10, 1876.
Amos"^, (Ruth. Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son
of Ruth (Bicknell) and Simeon Hildreth; b. at Westford,
Mass.; m., May 3, 1809, Martha, dau. of Thomas and Han-
nah ( ) Parker; b. March 28, 1816,
Children,
1, Martha C, ; b, Oct. 3, 1844, at Lowell.
2. Julian; b. Oct. 16, 1852, at Lowell; m. Myra Whitney,
of Gardner, Mass., March 18, 1875.
Amos Hildreth" m.,^ May 24, 1864. Emily Jane, dau. of John
and Deborah ( ) Grace, of New Durham, N. H. ; b. in 1816.
He died March 27, 1875.
Seventh Generation 155
BETSEY^ (Ruth, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau.
of Ruth (Bicknell) and Simeon Hildreth; b. at Westford,
Mass., March 24, 1814; m., June 19, 1838, Thomas Day, of
Westford.
Child.
1. Lucy C; b. in 1841 ; d. in 1843.
Thomas Day died at Westford in 1842.
Betsey (Hildreth) Day m.2 Paul Perkins, of Lowell, in 1848.
Child.
2. Emma A.; b. ; d. , age 20.
Jacob Nash^, (Eunice, Samuel, Zachariah, John^, John, Zach-
ary), son of Eunice (Bicknell) and David Torrey; b. March
14, 1787; m., Feb. 12, 1815, Laura Kilburn.
Children.
1. David Kilburn; b. Sept. 6, 1815.
2. John Frink; b. April 14, 1817.
3. Thomas Stebbins; b. July 27, 1819.
4. James Nash; b. Dec. 3, 1821.
5. Laura Ann; b. April i, 1823.
6. Mary Elizabeth; b. Aug. 22, 1826.
7. Tudor Jacob; b. Sept. 28, 1828; d. Jan. 9, 1831.
8. Jacob Tudor; b. Jan. 16, 1831.
9. George Bicknell; b. March 9, 1833, at South Canton.
Mary^, (Enoch, Sarah, Joseph, Mary, John, Zachary), dau. of
Enoch and Prudence (Whiting J Lovell; b. May 12, 1790;
m. (int. in Weymouth March 26, 1815) John Holbrook. No
further record in Weymouth.
Joshua^, (Sarah, Job, Joseph, Mary, John, Zachary), son of
Sarah (Trufant) and Joshua Nash ; b. May 2, 1783; m. Olive
Lane in Weymouth, Mass., May 11, 1808.
Children.
1. Emily; b. May 6, 1809.
2. Elbridge G. ; J b. May 27, 1810; d. May 17, 1837
3. William Gray; ) b. May 27, 1810.
4. Joshua; b. March 13, 1814; d. Sept. i, 1837.
Joshua Nash died in Weymouth Dec. 20, 1823, age 40, 7, 18.
156 BiCKNELi. Genealogy
SEVENTH GENERATION OF ZACHARIAH 3
Zachariah''^ [374] > (Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), son of Zachariah and Phebe (Kendall) Bick-
nell; b. in Ashford. Conn., Sept. 17, 1798; m., about 1827,
Sally Gaylord.
Children.
790 — I. Julia Maria; b. Jan. 20, 1828; d. Dec. 7, 1887.
791 — 2. Luther; b. Aug. 22, ; d. Nov. 10, 1830.
Sally (Gaylord) Bicknell died Jan. 25, 183 1, age 26.
Zachariah Bicknell* m.^ Abigail Wales Chandler.
Children.
^2 — 3. Charles Henry; b. Aug. 4, 1834.
793 — 4- Emily Louisa; b. Sept. 16, 1838.
794 — 5- Mary; b. April 9, 1840; m.,^ April 3, 1873, Horatio N.
Bugbee, and ni.,2 Oct. 10, 1878, Henry Booth; d.
Dec. 31, 1901.
795 — 6. Martha; b. April 9, 1840; m. Daniel W. Cole; d. Nov.
ID, 1861. No issue.
Abigail W. (Chandler) Bicknell died Aug. 29, 1840, age 36.
Zachariah Bicknell' m.' Eliza Works.
Child.
796 — 7. Harriet; b. ; d. at age of 15.
Zachariah BicknelF was a farmer, and at one time held the
office of Colonel in the State Militia. He died in Ashford, Conn.,
Dec. 21, 1850.
RuFUS' [377], (Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Zachariah and Phebe (Kendall) Bicknell;
b. in Ashford, Conn., Jan. 11, 1808; m., Nov. 15, 1837, Emily
Louisa Stockton. Residence, Philadelphia, Pa.
Children.
797 — 1. Elizabeth Stockton; b. in Philadelphia.
798 — 2. Emily Allibone; b. in Philadelphia; m., in 1864, Rev.
George Boardman Young.
Seventh Generation 157
There were ten other children bom to Rufus and Elizabeth,
all of whom had died prior to 1858.
Rufus Bicknell was educated for his life work in the Medical
Department of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with
the degree of M.D. in 1836. He married, in 1837, Miss Emily L.
Stockton, a granddaughter of Richard Stockton, a signer of the
Declaration of Independence from New Jersey. Frank Richard
Stockton, the author and story-teller for youth, was her brother ;
born in 1834; died in 1902.
Dr. Bicknell took up his residence in West Philadelphia imme-
diately after his marriage and practiced medicine in that part of
the city until his death, Oct. 26, 1858. He is described as an
elegant-looking man, six feet in height, successful in his practice
and beloved by all who knew him.
The following obituar}' notice of Dr. Rufus Bicknell appeared
in a Philadelphia daily paper soon after his death :
"Rufus Bicknell, M.D., died at his residence in West Phila-
delphia on the night of Sunday, the 25th inst., in the sixty-first
year of his age. He was for many years one of the most influ-
ential citizens west of the Schuylkill. His identity with all the
business interests of that growing portion of our metropolis was
complete. As a man he possessed a high sense of honor, and his
integrity and affability were sure passports to the confidence of
his large circle of acquaintances and friends. As a practitioner
he had few equals. His success was not based upon a single
quality, but upon a combination of excellencies rarely blended in
the same individual. He possessed good judgment; was assid-
uous, consistent, strictly moral, careful and learned. For more
than a quarter of a century he ministered kindly to his numerous
patients, who ever welcomed his coming as that of an angel of
mercy. He leaves a widow and two children, both daughters. His
remains will be interred this afternoon in Woodlands Cemetery."
Emily Louisa (Stockton) Bicknell died Aug. 26, 1870.
Dr. Rufus Bicknell's twin brother, Lucius, graduated from
the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania at the
same time the doctor graduated in medicine. He settled for the
practice of law in Austin, Tex., where he died in 1838.
Deborah^ [380], (Samuel, Samuel, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of Samuel and Sally (Marcy) Bicknell; b.
Dec. 4, 1802; m., Oct. 9, 1826, George Palmer, of Ashford,
Conn. ; removed to St. Clair, Mich.
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Children.
1. Martha^ ; b. in 1829; m. Mr. Tuttle, of Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
2. Laura; b. in 1832; m. Mr. Knill, of Chicago, 111.
3. Harriet Cornelia; b. in 1834; m. Mr. Galloway, of
Detroit, Mich.
4. Emily; b. in 1837; m. Mr. Parker, of New Haven,
Mich.; d. .
5. Julia Katharine; b. in 1842; m. Mr. Parker, of New
Haven, Mich.; second wife.
6. George Thomas ; b. in 1848 ; m. , of Detroit, Mich. ;
two children.
Erastus'^ [381], (Samuel, Samuel, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Samuel and Deborah (Rice) Bicknell ; b.
Dec. 9, 1804; m. Catharine Work, of Eastford, Conn., and
resided in Woodstock Valley, Conn.
Children.
799 — I- Sarah M. ; b. Dec. 9, 1838; m. Stephen Hopkins Dec.
20, 1859; she died May 29, 1904.
800 — 2. Arthur W. ; b. March 10, 1840; m.. May 11, 1864,
Lucy J. Davis, of West Woodstock, Conn. ; he died
March 9, 1900.
Emeline'^ [382], (Samuel, Samuel, Zachariah, Zachariah. John,
Zachary), dau. of Samuel and Sally (Marcy) Bicknell; b.
Nov. 3, 1807; m.. May 31, 1832, Dr. Ashbel Woodward, of
Franklin, Conn. ; b. June 26, 1804.
Children.
1. P. HenryS ; b. March 19, 1833.
2. Richard William; b. Dec. 8, 1846; graduate of Yale
University; m. Sarah C. Day, of New Haven,
Conn. ; issue, one child, d. in infancy.
Dr. Ashbel Woodward died Dec. 20, 1885, at Franklin, Conn.
Emeline (Bicknell) Woodward died March 16, 1897.
Dr. Ashbel Woodward was in the seventh generation from
Richard Woodward, who sailed from Ipswich, England, April 10,
1634, in the ship Elizabeth, and on his arrival in New England
Seventh Generation 159
became one of the first proprietors of Watertown, Mass. Ashbel
was the son of a farmer, and was born in Willington, Conn.,
June 26, 1804. He graduated from the Medical Department of
Bowdoin College in May, 1829, and within two months had
settled in Franklin, Conn., where he resided and practiced as a
physician until his death, Dec. 20, 1885.
Dr. Woodward was held in high esteem by his medical breth-
ren, and, from 1858 to 1861, was President of the Connecticut
Medical Society, and was an active member of the American
Medical Association from its formation and an honorary member
of several State societies.
In the early days of the Civil War, Dr. Woodward was ap-
pointed by Governor Buckingham one of the board to examine
surgeons for the volunteer regiments of the State. Later his
interest in the issues of the struggle was so great, he decided to
go to the front, and as surgeon of the Twenty-sixth Connecticut
Regiment shared in the siege and capture of Port Hudson, when
nearly sixty years of age. He was fond of historic work, and
in addition to professional writings of value he prepared a biog-
raphy of Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, who early fell in the Union cause.
He had written a memoir of Col. Thomas Knowlton, a grand-
uncle of Gen. Lyon, who commanded the Continentals stationed
behind the rail fence at Bunker Hill, and who was killed in battle
at Harlem Heights Sept. 16, 1776. He wrote a small volume on
"Wampum," and on "The Early Physicians of Norwich, Conn.,"
and a "History of the Town and Congregational Church of
Franklin, Conn."
Dr. Woodward was fond of genealogical as well as historical
studies, and his knowledge of the lineage of old New England
families was extensive and at command. He was a collector of
rare books, pamphlets, coins, Indian relics and autographs, and
made a specialty of town and county histories.
He was a member of the Congregational Church in Franklin,
and he officiated as deacon on the Sabbath before his death. He
ministered as a good physician to at least six successive gener-
ations, and commanded the confidence and love of all his long
and varied clientage.
His biographer says of him : "Scrupulous in performing the
work of each day, thorough in all undertakings, intolerant of
sham and pretense, direct in aims and methods, he pursued un-
compromisingly the paths marked out by his conception of duty."
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Laura"^ [383], (Samuel, Samuel, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of Samuel and Deborah (Rice) Bicknell;
b. Oct. 25, 1810; m.. May 5, 1829, Edward B. Edwards, of
Berlin, Conn.
Children.
1. Harriet L. ; b. ; d. Oct. 6, 1907, age 76 ; unmarried.
2. Laura; b. ; d. .
3. Daughter; d. in infancy.
4. Mary E. : b. ; m. Joel Hough, of Wallingford.
Conn.: d. . No children.
Samuel'' [384], (Samuel, Samuel, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of Samuel and Sally (Marcy) Bicknell; b. at
Ashford, Conn., June 5, 1814; m., Sept. 28, 1846, Esther
Freeman, of Mansfield, Conn. ; b. March 3, 1826. Residence,
Ashford, Conn.
Children.
801 — I, Sarah Esther; b. Feb. 12, 1850, at Ashford.
802 — 2. Katharine Eliza; b. March 23, 1853. at Ashford.
803 — 3. Mary Frances; b. Feb. 27, 1855; m., Nov. 4, 1880,
Charles T. Deans, of Eastford, Conn. ; dau. Har-
riet Luthera, b. March 27, 1883.
804 — 5. Samuel; b. April 18, 1859; d. Feb. 16, 1862.
805 — 6. Harriet Woodward; b. June i, 1864.
Samuel BicknelF was a farmer and spent the larger part of
his life at the homestead, which had been occupied by three gen-
erations of Bicknells. At one time he was Captain of a company
of cavalry of the State Militia. His great-grandfather was Cap-
tain of the military company at Ashford. By reason of advanced
)'ears and failing health he became unable to care for the large
farm, and so the old home passed into the hands of strangers.
He later removed to West Woodstock, where he made his home
for a few years. He died Jan. 9, 1896, aged 82.
The first home of the Bicknells in Ashford was a half mile
east of the home of Samuel. Only a few stones from the foun-
dations are there to mark where the first house was built.
Esther (Freeman) Bicknell died Jan. 2. t866.
Edward Marcy' [385], (Samuel, Samuel, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), son of Samuel and Deborah (Rice) Bick-
nell; b. Sept. 18, 1816; m., Oct. 23, 1849, Mrs. Mary A.
Reed, of Cincinnati, O. No issue. Both died in Albany,
New York.
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Ralph'^ [387], (Josiah, Ebenezer, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Josiah and Penelope (Abbe) Bicknell; b.
at Enfield, Conn., Nov. 18, 1790; m., Dec. 25, 1813, at
Canaan, N. H., Parna Maria Hibbard; b. at Norwich, Vt.,
Feb. 8, 1790.
Children.
806 — I. Maria Penelope; b. Aug. 14, 1814, at Canaan.
807 — 2. Ralph Abbe; b. Oct. 14, 1815, at Canaan.
808 — 3. Hibbard Abijah ; b. April 24, 1818, at Canaan.
809 — 4. Parna Malvina ; b. Aug. i, 1819, at Norwich, Vt.
810 — 5. Josiah Orville; b. Aug. i, 1819, at Norwich, Vt.
811 — 6. Thomas Miner; b. Dec. 20, 1822, at Norwich, Vt.
812 — 7. Carlos Benjamin; b. Aug. 30, 1825, at Norwich, Vt.
813 — 8. Laura Isabelle; b. April 20, 1826, at Norwich, Vt.
814 — 9. Adaline Harriet; b. Aug. 2, 1828, at Norwich, Vt.
815 — 10. Marshaline Caroline; b. Dec. 15, 1829, at Parishville,
New York.
816 — II. Eliza Arvilla; b. , at Parishville; m. Mr. Car-
penter ; no children ; d. Feb. 2, 1903.
Ralph BicknelF moved from Norwich, Vt., to Parishville, N. Y.,
in 1828, and bought the Bicknell farm, now owned and occupied
by his granddaughter, Adah B. Bicknell (1912). In Septem-
ber, 1829, Mr. Bicknell removed his family and goods, six chil-
dren riding in an ox wagon driven by Ralph A.,** then thirteen
years old, and the mother with three daughters in a buggy
drawn by the family horse. Only a small part of the farm was
cleared of the heavy timber, and the family occupied a log house
until they could cut the timber and build a frame house. Land
was cleared, grain planted and harvested without machinery, and
marketed by a long haul through the woods to Lake Champlain.
It was a life of hard toil and severe hardship, until relieved by
a home market for the sale of grain and cattle. The children of
Ralph"^ had a common-school education, leaving home to marry
and make homes for themselves as they came of age. Thomas
Miner^ remained at home to care for his father and mother,
occupy the farm, pay off the debts and finally own it. His first
business venture outside the farm was to build a bridge across
the Racquette River, in the town of Pierrepont. After the death
of his father and mother, Thomas M. moved to Norwood, N. Y.,
where he was a policeman several years.
Ralph BicknelF died at Parishville, N. Y., July 28, 1868.
Parna M. (Hibbard) Bicknell died Jan. 12, 1865.
All of the children were living in 1880.
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Simeon Smith'^ [402], (Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zacha-
riah, John, Zachary), son of Nathaniel and Betsey (Dustin)
Bicknell; b. at Enfield, N. H., Nov. 6, 1794; m., March 31,
1822, at Portsmouth, N. H., Olive Vincent, dau. of David
Morse, of Chateaugay, N. Y. ; b. in 1799.
Child.
817 — I. Lucy Ann; b. Nov. 10, 1823, at Marblehead, Mass.;
m., at Governeur, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1841, Barney
W. Paine, of Hamilton, N. Y. ; one child, died in
infancy.
Barney W. Payne died at Homer, N. Y., May 19, 1890.
Lucy A. (Bicknell) Payne died at Homer, N. Y.,
May 27, 1898.
Olive V. (Morse) Bicknell died at Marblehead, Mass.,
March 16, 1824, age 25.
Simeon S. BicknelF m.,2 Nov. 22, 1825, Lydia Spooner,
dau. of Capt. John and Avis (Waterman) Sherman, of
New Bedford, Mass.
Children.
818 — 2. John Sherman; b. Aug. 28, 1826, at Salem, Mass.;
d. at Malone, N. Y., May 3, 1836.
819 — 3.. Lewis Chapin; b. Jan. 21, 1828, at Jericho, Vt.
820 — i 4.) Mary Dustin; b. Aug. 28, 1829, at Jericho, Vt.
821 — 5. Almira Field; b. March 7, 1831. at Jericho, Vt.
822 — 6. Elizabeth; b. Sept. 11, 1832, at Malone, N. Y.
823 — 7. Lydia Matilda; b. June 12, 1834, at Malone, N. Y.
824 — 8. Emeline Kellogg; b. Dec. 19, 1836, at Malone, N. Y.
825 — 9. Jane Avis Waterman; b. Dec. 13, 1838, at Governeur,
New York.
826 — 10. Simeon Smith, Jr.; b. Jan. 24, 1841, at Governeur,
N. Y. ; Assistant Surgeon U. S. Army ; unmarried ;
d. at St. Louis Oct. 29, 1863.
Rev. Simeon S. BicknelF died at Fort Atkinson, Wis., June
23, 1876, age 81, 7, 17.
Mr. Bicknell was a man of high ideals and lived a long and
useful life, devoted to active work as a teacher of youth and as
a Christian minister. -His early life was spent in labor on the
farm. He attended Andover Academy from 181 7 to 1820, when
he entered Dartmouth College, in August, 1820; taught school
in Portsmouth, N. H., winter of 1820-21, at $60 a month; mar-
ried Miss Morse March 31, 1822, and became a preceptor of the
academy at Marblehead, Mass. ; closed his school work in Marble-
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head July 7, 1824, and commenced in Salem July 8. In August,
1825, he was examined at college and received his diploma as a
graduate, and then devoted himself to teaching. In the work of
preparing young men for college he became distinguished. He
taught successfully in Marblehead and Salem, Mass., Jericho, Vt.,
and Malone, N. Y., in all of which places he prepared many
young men and women for higher education or for the world's
work. His specialty was academic and high-school instruction.
L. F, Willows, in an anniversary address in Jericho, Vt., said :
"There are three pleasant villages in the town of Jericho, Vt. ;
the 'Center' is the oldest. Here is where the historic academy has
stood for more than seventy-five years, in which the higher grade
of studies were taught and pupils fitted for college by Simeon
S. Bicknell and others. There were many men and women who
went out from this school and became prominent in business and
professional life." Mr. Bicknell taught here from 1826 to 183 1.
In the Franklin Academy at Malone, N. Y., he taught as
the first Principal from December, 1831, to 1836. William A,
Wheeler, late Vice-President of the United States, was one of
his pupil students. Mr. Wheeler wrote in 1883 as follows con-
cerning his teacher of a half century earlier: "I boarded in Mr.
Bicknell's family for a year and was a pupil at Malone Academy
several years. Mr. Bicknell was not only a marked man, but the
most thorough and successful teacher I have ever known, although
I have been connected with the cause of education in different
capacities for more than thirty years. No boy ever passed under
his hands without receiving an imprint which shaped him for
life, and many, including myself, throughout the land regard the
impetus and instruction received from Principal Bicknell as the
foundation of their success in after life."
The historian of "Milton College," once an academy, wrote in
1876: "Near the beginning of December, 1844, a select school
was opened in the academy, under the charge of Rev. Bethuel
Church, who came from Michigan on an invitation to teach. He
taught two terms. The next teacher of any strength was Rev.
S. S. Bicknell, a Congregational clergyman. He was a graduate
of Dartmouth College, a thorough scholar, a courteous gentleman,
patient in his labors, and an accomplished teacher. He drew in
the students from other localities, and formed the basis of the
real academic course of studies. About seventy students were in
attendance each year." He states that his pupils were "studious,
exemplary in their habits, seemed to appreciate rightly the ad-
vantages of an education, and used most diligently the means
necessary to acquire it."
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His eulogist said of him at his funeral: "In the year 1838, at
the age of forty-two, he was ordained to the work of the gospel
ministry, and became pastor of a Presbyterian Church in Gov-
erneur, N. Y. Here he labored for five or six years. He then
returned to Jericho, Vt., where for two or three years he both
preached and taught. In the spring of 1845 he came to Wis-
consin, and went to Fort Atkinson, Wis. Thirty-one years of
his life have been passed here and in this vicinity. For a year
he worked a farm in Oakland, then he removed to Milton and
engaged in teaching as Principal in an academy there, now Milton
College, and in preaching to the Congregational Church there.
He also extended his labors to Koshkonong and Mount Zion.
Here he spent some five years. In the fall of 185 1 he was invited
by the Fort Atkinson congregation to be their minister. This
invitation he accepted, preaching here one year. I am told that
he preached his first sermon in the first house of worship erected
by his church, and that he taught the first school in the first
schoolhouse built in this village. Then for two or three years
he preached at JeflFerson. Then he removed to Johnstown, in this
State, taking charge of the Congregational Church there. Here
he spent several years. He then returned to this place and began
supplying the Koshkonong Church, and occasionally that at Mil-
ton. This closed his ministerial work. Age and growing infirmi-
ties made it necessary for him to stop. The last years of his life
were spent in Fort Atkinson, in the quiet and retirement of his
home, surrounded by kind children and loving neighbors and
friends. And though they have been years of physical infirmity,
debarring him from much participation in public matters, still
they have been years of peace.
" 'Mark the perfect man and behold the upright, for the end
of that man is peace.'
"Father Bicknell lived to a good old age. The Bible accounts
long life a privilege, a blessing. So should we regard it. Let us
thank God for the long life he permitted this servant of his to
live — that for thirty years he was permitted to be engaged in
that most important work, the training of young minds, and for
thirty more years in directing souls in the way of eternal life;
that for more than fifty years he was permitted to live in happy
marriage, and that ten children were permitted to call him father.
A good constitution, well preserved, and going to pieces only
when no longer needed, is something to be thankful for.
"He was also a man of quiet, steady usefulness, both as a
teacher and preacher. He was a man of few words. He had
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no lofty aspirings to do good. He was contented to do good in
humble ways. How many have said of him, 'He started me in
my education/ 'He helped me in my Christian life. None can
rise up and say of him, 'He corrupted my mind.' This whole
community can testify to his quiet Christian life and influence.
"He was an honest man. Though he was not rich or widely
known or honored, yet he was what was better, a man of moral
integrity ; he lived to do good, and he has left his children, what
they will find to be better than lands or money, a clear name, a
godly example, the memory of a life devoted to the best and
noblest of purposes. He was honest in his religion as in worldly
affairs. He bore his share in the burdens of life. But he did it
patiently. He was industrious. He worked almost till the end.
"And now that he rests from his labors, his works do follow
him."
Nathaniel''' [403], (Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), son of Nathaniel and Betsey (Dustin) Bick-
nell ; b. in Enfield, N. H., July 31, 1796; m., Feb. 2, 1833,
Fanny, dau. of Josiah and Lucy (Haskins) Thompson; b. in
Keene, N. H., May 29, 1803.
Children.
827 — I. Mary Ellen; b. Jan. 9, 1835, ^" Jericho, Vt.
828 — 2. John Dustin ; b. June 25, 1838, in Jericho, Vt. ; d. July
7, 19TI.
829 — 3. Frederick Thompson; b. April 20, 1842, in Jericho, Vt.
Nathaniel BicknelF died in Lake Mills, Wis., May 10, 1868.
• Fanny (Thompson) Bicknell died in Lake Mills, Wis., July
31, 1870.
In writing the biography of Nathaniel, father of Mary Ellen,
John Dustin and Frederick Thompson Bicknell, it seems best to
add a few words about his father, Nathaniel^, and his grand-
father, Nathan^. The latter was born at Ashford, Conn., in 1736.
He married Mrs. Beulah (Dana) Metcalf, daughter of Joseph
and Mrs. Mary (Fulham) Moore Dana, and moved to Enfield,
N. H., where he was one of the first settlers. In "Early Town
Papers," N. H., in Book XI we find his name mentioned as
having signed a petition for an act of incorporation, on June 3,
1779, of a town under the name of Enfield, instead of Pelham.
Also we find this sentence by Gen. Juno Chase : "A Reterne of
the names of the men Belonging to my Company are as follows :
i66 Bickne;ll Geniealogy
Philip Paddleford, Asa Williams, Nathan Bicknell, Elias Lymon,
Daniel Hovey," We also find he was a large landholder, and the
father of seven children, Cynthia, Elijah, Olive, Nathaniel, Isaac,
Sybil and Nathan. The son, Nathaniel, sixth in line from Zach-
ary and his wife, Agnes, was born in Enfield, N. H., in 1768. He
married, in Canaan, N. H., Betsey Dustin, direct lineal descend-
ant of Thomas and Mrs. Hannah (Webster) Emerson Dustin.
To them were born ten children, Simeon, Nathaniel, Dana, Leon-
ard, Alfred, Olive, Lucy, Betsey, Safrona and Louisa. Nathaniel,
the subject of this sketch, on July 31, 1796, was also born in
Enfield, N. H.
He grew from boyhood in a home atmosphere of economy
and work. The sturdy characteristics of honest and industrious
ancestors were early developed in him. When he was about
twelve years old, his father, who had previously guaranteed a
note for a neighbor, lost his farm and all his possessions through
the dishonesty of that neighbor. With a few necessary articles
loaded onto a lumber wagon, he, with his faithful wife and chil-
dren, departed for Vermont, and sought a new home on a farm
near Underbill, within sight of Mansfield Mountain.
There, with courage undaunted, among new scenes and by the
strictest economy, they builded again. As the eldest son, Simeon,
had secured a scholarship, which promised too good an oppor-
tunity for an education to be ignored, it devolved upon Nathaniel,
the second son, to become the outside source of revenue of the
family in order to make the new eflfort at home-building a success.
With younger brothers and sisters to be supported and edu-
cated, he cheerfully laid aside all plans for his own future, se-
cured work upon the farm of Mr. Chittenden (for whom the
county of Chittenden, in Vermont, was named), and for years
gave his earnings toward paying for the home farm. Apple and
pear seeds, brought with them from the farm in New Hampshire,
were planted by the father, and the family lived to enjoy the fruit
from that orchard. (The writer speaks from personal knowl-
edge that when the last pear tree was over one hundred years
old, years after those two generations had been gathered to their
forefathers, it bore over a bushel of luscious fruit, and was still
standing, a monarch of the old place, in 191 1.) Not until Na-
thanieF was thirty-seven years old did he feel free to plan for
himself. On Feb. 2, 1833, he married, in Richmond, Vt., Fanny
Thompson, youngest daughter of Josiah and Mrs. Lucy Has-
kins Thompson. They bought a farm near his father's, where
they resided twelve years, and here their three children, Mary
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Ellen, John Diistin and Frederick Thompson Bicknell, were bom.
Afterward they moved nearer Jericho Center, but in 1853, wish-
ing for a broader and easier life for their children than had been
their portion, they went to Wisconsin and bought a farm in Jeffer-
son County, five miles west of Lake Mills. Although often suf-
fering the pangs of homesickness for old Vermont and his kin
folks, he never yielded to its influence, but made for himself and
family a substantial home, where he and his wife continued to
enjoy life until their children were grown and he had reached the
age of seventy-one. He died May 10, 1867, loved and respected
by relatives, neighbors and friends.
In politics he was a Whig, as was his father before him; later
he affiliated with the Republican party and supported Lincoln.
In his neighborhood he served his term on the School Board
and as Esquire and Town Clerk, and was ever ready to contribute
of his hard-earned cash to help maintain schools, church services,
and to promote social life and high ideals. During the Civil War,
being too old to ofifer himself, he proved his patriotism by will-
ingly loaning a son to serve his country.
Tall of stature, standing six feet two inches, with a command-
ing presence and an honest blue eye, he was a man whom all
trusted and esteemed. Naturally of a serious temperament, he
was most fortunate in choosing a wife of a sunny, hopeful dis-
position. "Aunt Fanny" and "Uncle Nat," as they were known
to all their relatives, never failed in a warm welcome to friend as
well as kin. There you found the true New England hospitality,
which included meals and a bed to many a weary wayfarer.
His wife survived him three years, dying July i, 1870. A
handsome and substantial granite monument, erected by their
three children in 1909, in the beautiful cemetery at Lake Mills,
Wis., marks the last resting place of their earthly remains; but
they still live in the hearts of their two surviving children and
in the lives of their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Who
shall say that the rocks and the ridges of that stony, hilly country
in New Hampshire and Vermont did not help to implant stability,
industry and frugality in the characters of those people, who
toiled early and late to build for themselves a comfortable home
and an honest name for posterity!
Sleep, gently sleep, nor know the night has come.
No dreams to mar that sacred rest.
So let them lie until the judgment day.
Esteemed of man, but by Jehovah blest!
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Olive' [404], (Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of Nathaniel and Betsey (Dustin) Bicknell;
b. at Enfield, N. H., in 1798; m.^ Roswell Gleason.
Children,
1. Betsey Green; b. in 1836; d. in 1837, at Underhill, Vt.
2. Mary Dustin; b. in 1838; m. Fernando Powell, of
Jericho, Vt. No issue.
3. Lamira; b. in 1841 ; d. in 1842.
Roswell Gleason died .
Olive (BicknelF) Gleason m.^ James Orr, of Jericho, Vt. ;
m.3 Abiah Rogers. No issue. She died at Underhill, Vt.
Lucy"^ [406], (Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of Nathaniel and Betsey (Dustin) Bicknell;
b. at Enfield, N. H., in 1803 ; m. Josiah Mead.
Children.
1. Lucinda; b. Oct. 31, 1834.
2. William; b. in 1835; d. Dec. 23, 1861.
3. Matthew; b. .
Dana"^ [407], (Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Nathaniel and Betsey (Dustin) Bicknell;
b. at Enfield, N. H., June 18, 1805 ; m., Dec. 16, 1829, Emma
L. French, dau. of Samuel and Thankful (Meggs) French;
b. Dec. 24, 1807, Residence, Jericho Center, Vt.
Children.
830— I. Ira Leet; b. Oct. 18, 1831 ; d. May 26, 1858.
831 — 2. Jane A.; b. May 20, 1834; m., Sept. 4, 1878, G. W.
Weston; no issue; d. Nov. — , 1900.
832—3. Allen; b. Sept. 4, 1837; d. Feb. 15, 1843.
833 — 4. Dustin Dana; b. Aug. 15, 1842.
834 — 5. Allen P.; b. Aug. 6, 1844.
835 — 6. Emma L. ; b. Sept. 28, 1848; unmarried.
Dana Bicknell died at Jericho Center, Vt., June — , 1890.
Emma L. (French) Bicknell died March i, 1879.
Leonard"^ [408], (Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Nathaniel and Betsey (Dustin) Bicknell;
b. at Underhill, Vt., July 10, 1807; m., Jan. 18, 1838, Eme-
line, dau. of Elisha and Abigail (Lawrence) Kellogg, of
Weybridge, Vt., June 3, 1813.
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Children.
836 — I. Minerva; b. Jan. 23, 1839, at Malone, N. Y. ; d. Feb.
15, 1839-
837 — 2, Helen Maria; b. May 21, 1840, at Malone, N. Y. ; a
school teacher; unmarried. Residence, Malone,
New York.
838 — 3. Orin Henry; b. Jan. 3, 1842, at Malone, N. Y. ; m.,
Oct. 31, 1842, Lucy Child, of Malone, N. Y. ; son,
Harry Monroe; daughter, Anna; served in Civil
War; d. July 25, 1894.
839 — 4. Albert ; b. Nov. 30, 1843, at Malone, N. Y. ; d. March
30, 1850.
840 — 5. William Henry; b. Sept. 7, 1845, at Malone, N. Y. ;
m., Oct. ID, 1872, Sarah Hyde; children, Bertha
and Winnifred. He served in the Civil War.
841 — 6. Edwin Leonard ; b. Aug. 3, 1848, at Malone, N. Y. ;
d. March 10, 1863.
842 — 7. Josephine L. ; b. April 12, 1854, at Malone, N. Y. ; m.,
Dec. 6, 1880, John Vaupell ; children, Leonard J.
and Helen K. Residence, Seattle, Wash. (1912).
John Vaupell is Humane Officer at Seattle, holding
that office over ten years (1912). Mr. and Mrs.
Vaupell are Republicans.
Mrs. Vaupell's brothers, Orin and William, were farmers.
Her sister, Helen, was a graduate of the Oswego (N. Y.) Normal
School.
Leonard BicknelF died Oct. 8, 1891.
Emeline (Kellogg) Bicknell died Feb. 23, 1898.
Betsey Dustin'^ [409], (Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zacha-
riah, John, Zachary), dau. of Nathaniel and Betsey (Dustin)
Bicknell; b. at Enfield, N H., in 1810; m. Humphrey Mead,
of Underbill, Vt.
Children.
1. Lorenda; b. in 1833 at Underbill; m. Simeon Clapp,
of Jericho, Vt. Children, Evelyn (m. Mr. Sargent,
two children) and Walter Clayton.
2. Ellen Louisa; b. in 1839; d. unmarried.
3. Emeline Kellogg; b. in 1844; m. John Bowman, of
Boston, Mass.
4. Hettie E. ; b. in 1853; m. Clinton Barber, of Platts-
burg, N. Y.
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Betsey Dustin (Bicknell) Mead died at Jericho, Vt., Nov. 21,
1885.
AIvFred' [410], (Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Nathaniel and Betsey (Dustin) Bicknell;
b. at Enfield, N. H., March 11, 1812; m. Theresa M. Wood-
worth at Underhill, Vt.
Children.
843 — I. Franklin Wallace ; b. June 27, 1838, at Underhill, Vt.
844 — 2. Henry Osman ; b. Oct. 28, 1839, at Underhill, Vt.
845 — 3. Orlando Lane; b. Aug. 31, 1841, at Underhill, Vt.
846 — 4. Byron Howard; b. May 30, 1843.
Theresa M. (Woodworth) Bicknell died at Underhill Center,
Vermont.
Alfred BicknelF m.^ Laura Wheeler at Burlington, Vt., Aug.
4, 1854. She died at Burlington, March 11, 1862; no issue.
Alfred BicknelF was a mill owner and builder, and engaged
in the lumber business in Underhill, Vt. He said, in 1881 : "I
have held nearly every town office in Underhill; have served as
a Justice of the Peace for ten years and represented the town in
the Legislature of Vermont two years."
Louisa Ruth"' [411], (Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), dau. of Nathaniel and Betsey (Dustin)
Bicknell; b. at Enfield, N. H., in 1814; m., March 25, 1837,
Truman Thompson at Richmond, Vt.
Children.
1. Leonard Smalley; b. Aug. 26, 1842; m., Jan. i, 1866,
Jennie Atwood. Children: Edwin A., b. in 1869;
Alice May, b. in 1872.
2. Serah; b. ; m. Orlo Judson.
3. George Wallace; b. ; m. Nellie Relief Kidder,
daughter of Kimball and Adeline Kidder. Child:
Mabel Josephine.
4. Jesse; b. ; m. Susan Cobb.
SoPHRONiA^ [412], (Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), dau. of Nathaniel and Betsey (Dustin)
Bicknell; b. at Enfield, N. H., in 1818; m. Silas Tirrell, of
Underhill, Vt.
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Children.
1. Matilda; b. in 1837, at Underbill, Vt. ; m. Mr. Stone.
2. Betsey; b. in 1839, at Underbill, Vt. ; m. Mr. Brown.
3. Henry; b. in 1841, at Underbill, Vt.
4. Loomis; b. in 1844, at Underbill, Vt.
5. Clark; b. in 1846, at Underbill, Vt.
6. Mary; b. in 1847, at Underbill, Vt. ; m. Mr. Lane, of
Worcester, Mass.
7. Homer.
8. Harmon.
Sopbronia (Bicknell) Tirrell died at Underbill, Vt., in 1890.
Amanda' [413], (Isaac, Natban, Zacbariab, Zacbariah, John,
Zacbary), dau. of Isaac and Sarab (Green) Bicknell; b. at
Enfield, N. H., Feb. 25, 1798; m., Feb. 25, 1819, Samuel
Wells, of Underbill, Vt.; b. Sept. 29, 1789.
Children.
1. Sarepta A.; b. Feb. 23, 1822, at Underbill.
2. Matilda J.; b. ; d. .
3. Adelie B. ; b. ; d, .
Amanda (BicknelF) Wells died at Jobnson, Wis., April 30,
1869.
Samuel Wells died at Jobnson Marcb 14, 1870. He was a
farmer.
Nathan'^ [415]? (Isaac, Natban, Zacbariab, Zacbariab, Jobn,
Zacbary), son of Isaac and Sarab (Green) Bicknell; b. in
Enfield, N. H., in 1801 or 1802; m. Roxa Gilman.
Children.
847 — I. Sidney; b. in Vermont Feb. 4, 1832; m., March 12,
1866, in New Orleans, La., Eliza J. Palmer; d. Jan.
15, 1886, at Minneapolis, Minn.
848 — 2. Edna, twin sister; b. Feb. 4, 1832.
849 — 3. Ann Eliza; b. ; m. Lucius Mead; d. at Burling-
ton, Vt., Sept. — , 1881.
850 — 4. Maria; b. ; m. Gerritt F. Tborne, of Jefferson,
Wis.; d. in 1863.
851 — 5. Alonzo; b. ; d. at age of 17.
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BCatharine' [416], (Isaac, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Green) Bicknell; b. at
Enfield, N. H., in 1803 or 1804; m. Ashbel Mead, of Under-
hill, Vt. ; b. June — , 1803.
Children.
1. Frankhn; b. May 3, 1828, at Underbill, Vt.
2. Royal; b. ; was a member of the Eighth New
Hampshire Regiment in the Civil War and served
until the close of the war.
3. Aurilla; b. ; d. .
4. George ; b. ; was a member of Company D, Sev-
enth Vermont Regiment, and died at New Orleans
Aug. 13, 1862.
Ashbel Mead died at Johnson, Vt., Oct. 23, 1865.
Katharine (Bicknell) Mead'^ died at Essex Junction, Vt.,
Sept. 10, 1875.
George' [419], (Isaac, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), son of Isaac and Sarah (Green) Bicknell; b. at Enfield,
N. H., Sept. 19, 1809; m., March 9, 1837, Laura Whiton, of
Underbill, Vt.
Children.
852 — I. Dennis Hawley; b. Dec. 9, 1837, at Underbill, Vt.
853 — 2. Delia Ann; b. March 16, 1839; m. James A. Graves.
Children: Arthur, d. in 1866; George, b. in 1868.
She died at Wolcott, Vt., Aug. 6, 1872.
854 — 3. George Clinton; b. Dec. 29, 1843; m., in 1868, Adelia
Rice, of Westford, Vt. He was a farmer, living in
Jericho, Vt., in 1880.
855 — 4. Laura Alice; b. Nov. 18, 1846; m., in 1869, Fred. A.
Fuller; two children; lived in Jericho, Vt.
856 — 5. Preston Finny; b. May 23, 1853; m., in 1874, Edna
Fuller; lived in Underbill, Vt. ; no children (1880).
George' was a millwright and lived in Jericho, Vt. (1880).
Mary' [427], (Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Joshua and Amey (Brown) Bicknell; b. in
Barrington, R. I., Nov. 19, 1784; m. Rev. Seth Chapin, of
Mendon, Mass., May 21, 1810, by Rev. Samuel Watson, of
Barrington. Seth Chapin d. April 18, 1850. Mary (Bick-
nell) Chapin d. in Barrington July 19, 1866.
Allin Bicknell.
1787-1870.
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Children.
1. Joshua Bicknell; b. Aug. 19, 1812, at Hillsboro, N. H.
2. Moses Thompson; b. April 14, 1814, at Hillsboro; d.
at Irvington, Ala., Sept. 11, 1836.
Seth Chapin was born in Mendon, Mass. ; graduated from
Brown University, Providence, R. I., in 1808, receiving the de-
gree of A. B. Studied theology at Andover Seminary, and was
ordained and settled as pastor of the Congregational Church,
Hillsboro, N. H., in 1812; minister of Congregational Church at
Rowley, Mass., 1816-1819; minister at Hanover, Mass., 1819-
1824; at Hunter, N. Y., 1825-1827; at Attleboro and West Gran-
ville, Mass., 1827-1835. Resided in Providence, R, I., where he
died April 19, 1850.
His widow, Mary, died in the home of her son, Joshua, Bar-
rington, R. I., July 19, 1866.
Moses^ was a young man of great promise, and on leaving
Williams College he studied law one year with Gen. Albert C.
Greene, of Providence. Admitted to the bar, he commenced legal
practice at Columbus, Ga. He died of bilious fever at Irvington,
Ala., Sept. II, 1836, and was buried there.
Alun'^ [428], (Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), son of Joshua and Amey (Brown) Bicknell; b. April
13' ^7'^7\ "1- Harriet Byron Kinnicutt, dau. of Josiah and
Rebecca (Townsend) Kinnicutt (b. Sept. i, 1791), Dec. 23,
181 7, by Rev. Luther Wright.
Children.
857 — 1. Joshua; b. Oct. 29, 1818.
858 — 2. George Augustus; b. June 30, 1822.
859 — 3. Daniel Kinnicutt; b. Sept. 24, 1829; d. at Halifax, Vt.,
Aug. 26, 1851; unmarried.
860 — 4. Thomas Williams ; b. Sept. 6, 1834.
Harriet B. (Kinnicutt) Bicknell died Dec. 15, 1837, and /Vllin
m.2 Elizabeth Waldron Allin, daughter of Gen. Thomas and
Amey Allin, b. June 9, 1787. No children.
Allin Bicknell was a farmer, and until his second marriage
cultivated a part of the original Bicknell estate, adjoining Princes
Pond. This property was sold to Ebenezer Tiffany about 1844,
and the family removed to the Gen. Thomas Allin homestead at
West Barrington, the property of his second wife.
He was Ensign of the Barrington Infantry in 1812, and elected
Captain in 1813. In 1814-15 he was chosen as Major of the
174 BiCKNELL Ge;nealogy
Bristol County Regiment, and in 1816 Lieutenant-Colonel. With
about seventy others he united with the Congregational Church,
Barrington, in 1820, following what was known as "The Great
Revival," which spread over New England at that time. He
succeeded his honored father, Judge Joshua Bicknell, as deacon
of the church in 1839, holding the office until his death in 1870;
was a member of the Town Council of Barrington several years ;
was elected as Representative in the General Assembly 1842-6-9,
and Senator 1850-1-2-3. Mr. Bicknell was a Whig in politics
until the birth of the Republican party, when he adopted its prin-
ciples and maintained them by voice and vote. He was a strong
temperance man, a friend of the slave and the oppressed, a gener-
ous supporter of all good enterprises, cordial, sympathetic, Chris-
tian in his thought and life. He never for a day, in his long life,
omitted saying grace before every meal, and reading the Bible
and daily prayer with the family before the day's work began.
Elizabeth W. Bicknell died at the home of her son, Thomas W.,
in West Barrington, Oct. 16, 1868. Allin died in the same house
Aug. 16, 1870, age 83 years and 4 months. His last words were,
"With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."
Harriet Byron (Kinnicutt) Bicknell, wife of Allin Bicknell,
was the daughter of Josiah and Rebecca (Townsend) Kinnicutt,
and granddaughter of Rev. Solomon Townsend, b. in Boston,
Mass., in 1716, graduated at Harvard College in 1735, and the
minister of the Congregational Church in Barrington, R. I., from
1743 to Dec. 25, 1796. Mrs. Bicknell was a woman of unusual
ability and excellence of character. Her home was made happy
by a joyous, hopeful, loving spirit. She was very orderly and
systematic in household affairs, was an hospitable host, enter-
taining her many friends by bright and witty conversation, most
agreeable manners, as well as a generous table. Of a deeply re-
ligious spirit, she was a close student of the Bible, and a ready
conversationalist on doctrinal subjects, which were in her day the
topics of daily discussion. Her favorite subject was Free Will
as opposed to Predestination, and in debate the Scriptures were
freely quoted in defense of her belief. On Sunday at noon her
home was the meeting place of many members of the church, who
came from a distance and remained for the afternoon sermon.
A review of the morning sermon and a survey of the religious
conditions at home and abroad were mingled with the social tea,
cake and doughnuts of the noon lunch. During her last years
troublous times came to the Congregational Church, concerning
which she had great spiritual anxiety, as letters of hers, still pre-
Elizai!i:tii W. (Ai,i.inj Ijicknell.
1787-1868.
Daugliter of Amy (Bicknell) Allin.
Seventh Generation 175
served, testify. Mrs. Bicknell lived a sweet, motherly, beautiful
life, was the ruling spirit of her family in love and obedience to
truth as revealed to her, and at the early age of forty-three passed
on to fulfill the incompleteness of a short but truly consecrated
life. She was beloved in life and sorely lamented in death.
Joshua'^ [431]. (Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), son of Joshua and Amey (Brown) Bicknell; b. at Bar-
rington, R. I., Nov. 19, 1792; m.. May 21, 1817, Elizabeth
Marchant Sessions, of Newport, R. I. ; b. at Newport Aug. 5,
1792.
Children.
861 — I. Zachariah; b. May 4, 1818, at Providence, R. I.; d. in
infancy.
862 — 2. Edward Joshua; b. Oct. 13, 1819.
863 — 3. Amey Elizabeth; b. March 30, 1821 ; d. Jan. 12, 1841.
Joshua'^ left home at the age of sixteen, as a clerk for Deacon
Walter Paine, of Providence, and was made a partner at twenty-
one. He soon formed a business connection with Darius Ses-
sions, under the firm name of Bicknell & Sessions. A portion
of the business was trade with the Spanish Main, and on one of
the trips in their trading vessel he was seized with yellow fever
and died at Balize. His widow lived to the age of ninety. Her
paternal grandfather was the last Colonial Governor of Rhode
Island, and her maternal grandfather was Hon. Henry Marchant,
of Newport, R. I., an eminent lawyer and the first District Judge
of Rhode Island, appointed by President Washington.
The Providence, R. I., Gazette of April 4, 1821, had the fol-
lowing obituary of Joshua Bicknell, Jr. :
"The deceased was the son of the Hon. Joshua Bicknell, of
Barrington, and a partner in the mercantile house of Bicknell &
Sessions. He was a gentleman highly esteemed for his amiable
disposition and honorable deportment; in the relations of a son,
a husband, a father and a brother he was deservedly dear, for
he was fair in his dealings with the world, and respected most by
those who knew him best. While engaged in his mercantile pur-
suits on the Spanish Main he was arrested in his promising career
by the yellow fever, which, after a few days, terminated his vir-
tuous life; and a bereaved wife and other near connections are
left to mourn his early and unexpected departure."
176 BicKNELL Genealogy
James' [432], (Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), son of Joshua and Amey (Brown) Bicknell ; b. in Bar-
rington, R. I., Nov. 4, 1795; m., Dec, 21, 1829, Elizabeth
Scott Short; b. Jan. 25, 1808.
Children.
864 — I. Olive Humphrey; b. July 27, 1831 ; m., Oct. 13, 1849,
Lyman Hayward, b. Oct. 23, 1825. Residence,
Providence, R. I.
865 — 2. Harriet Atwood; b. Jan. 11, 1836; m. Thompson Mur-
dock April 11, 1861 ; b. Aug. 10, 1826.
Elizabeth Scott (Short) Bicknell died in East Providence.
James Bicknell m.^ Fanny Maria Daggett, of Seekonk, Mass.,
April 15, 1858; b. Oct. 16, 1815; no children. James BicknelF
died in East Providence, R. I., Nov. 23, 1891, age 96, o, 19.
Fanny Maria (Daggett) Bicknell died in East Providence.
James BicknelP spent the early part of his life on the sea
on trans-Atlantic merchantmen, and rose to the position of first
mate. After his marriage with Miss Short he settled on a farm
in East Providence, about a mile west of the Newman Congre-
gational meeting house. The village of Phillipsdale, on the east
bank of the Pawtucket River, occupies a part of his farm. The
following notice of his death appeared in a Boston paper:
"a long-lived family.
"The Providence Journal announced on Monday the death of
Mr. James Bicknell, of East Providence, R. I., at the advanced
age of ninety-six years and nineteen days. As the last member
of a family noted for its longevity, it will interest others than the
family to read the record of the ages of the children of Joshua
and Amey Bicknell, of Barrington, R. I.
"Hon. Joshua Bicknell^, revolutionary patriot. Senator and
Judge of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, died in 1837, aged
seventy-nine years. His widow, Amey Bicknell, died in 1846,
aged eighty-four years. Their children, of whom James was one,
lived to the following ages :
"Joshua died of yellow fever at the Balize, age 29.
"Jerusha died in 1857, age 74, 6, 20.
"Mary died in 1866, age 82, 4.
"Allin died in 1870, age 83, 4, 9.
"Amey died in 1877, age 87, ii, 20.
"Elizabeth died in 1883, age 84, 7, 21.
"Joseph Peck died in 1885, age 84, 5, 29.
"James died in 1891, age 96, o, 19.
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"Excepting Joshua'^, who died of yellow fever, an accidental
death, the average of the seven other children was 84 years, 9
months and 8 days, and the average age of the seven children
and their father and mother, Joshua** and Amey, was 84 years, 7
months and 24 days. This is the age record of a family in the
sixth and seventh generations from the planting of the Bicknell
family in Weymouth, Mass., by Zachary and Agnes BicknelP,
in 1635."
Elizabeth"^ [433] > (Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of Joshua and Amey (Brown) Bicknell; b.
in Barrington, R. I., Feb. 22, 1799; m., March 29, 1832,
Anson, son of Nathaniel Viall, of Seekonk, Mass., now East
Providence, R. I.; b. April 9, 1795.
Children.
1. Mary; b. Feb. 13, 1833.
2. Richmond; b. Dec. 16, 1834.
3. Amey; b. March 13, 1836; d. in 191 1; unmarried.
4. Elizabeth Bicknell; b. Sept. 29, 1842; unmarried.
5. Nathaniel; b. April i, 1838; d. June 10, 1856.
Anson Viall died in East Providence Nov. 3, 1866.
Elizabeth (BicknelF) Viall died in East Providence Oct. 13,
1883. Both were buried in Little Neck Cemetery.
Joseph Peck'^ [434] » (Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Joshua and Amey (Brown) Bicknell; b. in
Barrington April 19, 1801 ; m., Dec. 5, 1827, Louisa Allen
(b. Aug. 15, 1801), dau. of Capt. Samuel Allen, of See-
konk, Mass.
Children.
866 — I. Henry; b. Aug. 30, 1828, in Seekonk.
867 — 2. George Freeman ; b. May 4, 1830, in Seekonk.
868 — 3. Louisa Allen ; b. March 2, 1836, in Barrington.
Joseph Peck BicknelF spent most of his married life on the
Bicknell estate, in the house built by his father, Judge Joshua
Bicknell, in 1788, now the headquarters of St. Andrew's Indus-
trial School.
Joseph P. Bicknell"^ died Nov. 18, 1885.
Louisa (Allen) Bicknell died Jan. 23, 1882.
Both were buried at Princes Hill Cemetery.
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Martha'^ [440], (James, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of James and Deborah (Welch) Bicknell; b. Sept.
9, 1801 ; m. Thomas P. Knapp, Aug. 12, 1828, at Dix, N. Y.
Children.
1. Moses B. ; b. in 1829; m. in 1857. Residence, Ridge
Road, Niagara County, N. Y.
2. Sarah J.; b. in 1830; m., in 1853, Mr. Law. Resi-
dence, Dix, N. Y.
3. OHver P.; b. in 1832; m. in 1856. Residence, Buffalo,
Erie County, N. Y.
4. Deborah; b. in 1835; m., in 1867, Mr. Dwelly.
5. William H. ; b. in 1836; served in the Union Army in
the Civil War four years ; was promoted to Cap-
tain; d. in 1865;.
6. Ezra A.; b. in 1841, at Dix, N. Y. ; m. in 1879.
7. Charles S. ; b. in 1842; d. ; unmarried.
Martha (Bicknell) Knapp died in Dix, N. Y.
Hannah'^ [442], (James, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of James and Deborah (Welch) Bicknell; b. Aug
16, 1809; m.. July 15, 1831, Frederick Smith.
Children.
1. James Bicknell^ ; b. Aug. 8, 1835; m., May 6, 1863,
Jennie Burrows; he died March 31, 1910.
2. Julius G.^ ; b. May 12, 1840; m., May 7, 1863. Sarah
Ring.
Children.
1. Ida; b. March 29, 1864; m., Nov. 20, 1883, E. F.
Curtis. Children : William F., Maynard and
Eugenia.
2. Myrtice; b. Jan. 21, 1866; m., Sept. 9, 1884, Oscar
Lang. Children : Rena, b. April 5, 1887, and
Ola, b. June 17, 1894.
Clarissa'^ [443]. (Calvin, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Calvin and Chloe (Seymour) Bicknell; b. Jan.
19, 1804; m. Roger Orton about 1822.
Children.
1. Pierpont; b. . Lived in California.
2. Amos; b. ; d. young.
Jane A. (Buknelt,,) Young.
Died 1913, in 99th year of her age.
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3. Almira; b. ; m. Mr. Wright. Lived in California.
4. Robert; b. . Lived in California.
5. John; b. . Lived in California.
Roger Orton died in Iowa.
Julia Ann^ [445] » (Calvin, Moses, James, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of Calvin and Chloe (Seymour) Bicknell;
b. Jan. 21, 1808; m., about 1828, Lester Johnson, of Avon,
Livingston County, N. Y.
Children.
1. Seymour; b. .
2. Lester; b. .
3. Matilda; b. .
4. Julius ; b.
Lester Johnson died at Avon in 1874.
Julia Ann (Bicknell) Johnson died in 1876.
They were buried on their own farm.
Jane A.^ [446], (Calvin, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Calvin and Chloe (Seymour) Bicknell; b.
Aug. 14, 1814; m. Joseph, son of John and Nabby (Howe)
Young, Feb. 18, 1834, by Rev. John Murdock. Joseph
Young was born April 7, 1797, in Hopkinton, Mass.
Children,
1. Jane Adelaide; b. Dec. 17, 1834.
2. Joseph; b. Feb. 5, 1836; d. May 7, 1858; unmarried.
3. Seymour Bicknell; b. Oct. 3, 1837.
4. Marcus Le Grand; b. Dec. 27, 1840.
5. John Calvin; b. Nov. — , 1842; d. Sept. — , 1843.
6. Mary Lucretia; b. Oct. — , 1844; d. same day.
7. Vilate; b. Oct. 22, 1845.
8. Chloe E.; b. Sept. i, 1848.
9. Rhoda; b. June 19, 185 1.
ID. Henrietta; b. Dec. 5, 1854.
II. Brigham Bicknell; b. April 23, 1856.
Julius*^ [449] > (Calvin, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), son of Calvin and Chloe (Seymour) Bicknell; b. in
Utica, N. Y., July 23, 1822; m.,* March 4, 1846, Eleanor
Brown, of Ohio. Residence, Ohio.
i8o BiCKNELL, Genealogy
Children.
869 — I. Augusta^; b. May 19, 1847; d. Sept. i, 1849.
870 — 2. Adelia; b. May 5, 1850; m., Dec. 7, 1869, John A.
Foster, of Lovington, 111. ; daughter, Mertie L.^, b.
Aug. 2, 1871. Adelia died July 21, 1876. Mertie
L.^ m., March 8, 1891, James Chandler Woodbury,
of Danville, 111. ; son, Bicknell James Woodbury, b.
May 10, 1896.
871 — 3. Lina B. ; b. Oct. 6, 1853; d. Sept. 26, 1865.
Eleanor (Brown) Bicknell died June 25, 1855.
Julius'^ Bicknell m.,2 Jan. 15, 1857, Sarah Hopkins,
of Washington Court House, O.
Children.
872 — 4. Eleanor; b. Nov. i, 1857.
873 — 5. Nancy; b. March 25, 1859; m., Sept. i, 1881, Philip
M. Letch, of Lovington, 111. No issue.
874 — 6. James Scott; b. Dec. 31, 1862; minister in M. E.
Church, Sidney, 111.
875 — 7. Mary; b. May 22, 1865; m., March 21, 1893, Edward
Grimsley, of Sweet Water, 111. ; she died July 13,
1898. No issue.
876 — 8. Gertie; b. July 27; d. Dec. 6, 1866.
877 — 9. Fannie E. ; b. June 5, 1873.
Julius BicknelF died at his home, near Lovington, 111., Oct. 6,
1905, age 83. His biographer writes:
"While yet in his teens he was led to accept Christ as his per-
sonal Savior, and for nearly seventy years has lived a faithful
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which he has served
in various ways as class leader, steward, trustee and local
preacher. For forty-four years his membership has been in the
society at Lovington.
"He was a man of strong convictions. When once the de-
cision was made that a thing was right, nothing could swerve him
from following the course he believed to be right. His wonder-
ful vitality never seemed to wane, either physically or mentally,
until about the middle of last July, when signs of physical weak-
ness first made their appearance.
"Last Thursday was a particularly pleasant day for him and
the members of the home. He walked about the place and re-
marked how well he felt. Lingering at the supper table for an
hour, he engaged in a lively conversation, no thought entering the
mind of any that so shortly the summons would come.
Julius Bicknell.
James S. Bicknell.
Fannie E. Bicknell.
Seventh Generation i8i
"He was ready. Early in life he thoughtfully, carefully pre-
pared for that hour. About eleven o'clock he called the family
to his bedside, and in a few minutes his earthly career ceased,
at the ripe old age of 83 years."
Sarah (Hopkins) Bicknell died Jan. 12, 1907,
Moses" [453], (Bennett, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), son of Bennett and Lucinda (Grain) Bicknell; b. Feb.
2, 1805; m., March 30, 1826, Laura Thompson; b. in 1804.
GhIIvDREN.
878—1. Arvilla G. ; b. Oct. 23, 1827.
879 — 2. Jefferson Bennett; b. Nov. 24, 1829.
880 — 3. Gharles Thompson; b. Sept. 15, 1836.
881 — 4. Laura Melissa; b. March 6, 1840.
Moses BicknelF died in Eaton, Madison Gounty, N. Y., June
2, 1869, age 64, 4.
Laura Thompson Bicknell died .
Moses BicknelF was a merchant, and spent his business life
in Morrisville, Madison Gounty, N. Y.
Moses Bicknell's will was dated May 27, 1869. He gave to
his wife, Laura, $3,000 and the use of the house in Morrisville,
with all the furniture, for and during her natural life'; gave to
his sons, J. Bennett and Gharles Thompson, his gold watch and
chain. Directed his executors, Laura T. Bicknell and Lucius P.
Glark, to convert all his property into money, and after paying
legacies to divide the remainder equally with his children, namely,
J. Bennett, Arvilla G. Richards, Charles T. and Laura M. Goman.
Of the four children of Moses, one, Gharles Thompson, is
living (1913).
Harrison CJ [455], (Bennett, Moses, James, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Bennett and Lucinda (Grain) Bicknell;
b. Dec. 4, 1808; m. Miss Cleveland.
Children.
882 — I. Byron J.; b. at Morrisville. Lived at Memphis, Tenn.
883 — 2. Mary ; b. at Morrisville ; m. James Derby ; d. .
Mrs. Harrison (Cleveland) Bicknell died .
Harrison C. m.^ Eliza Ann Cloyes July 8, 1839; b.
at Morrisville, N. Y., Aug. 26, 1814.
182 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Children.
884 — 3. Otis C; b. May 11, 1840; d. Dec. 31, 1843, at Mor-
risville.
885 — 4. Evelyn L. ; b. Oct. 25, 1841 ; m., at Morrisville, N. Y.,
Delos W. Conant, of Mansfield, Conn., Oct. 8, 1886;
d. at Willimantic, Conn., Jan. 24, 1890. One child,
Emily Louise Conant, b. at Mansfield, Conn., Dec.
5, 1872.
886 — 5. Annie E. ; b. July 6, 1844; m., at Morrisville, N. Y,,
William Orlo Atwood, of Mansfield, Conn., Dec. 24,
1864. He died at Paris, France, Oct. 7, 1896. Chil-
dren : Clarence Bicknell Atwood, b. at Mansfield,
Conn., Feb. 21, 1866; Aliston William Atwood, b.
at Brooklyn, Conn., Dec. 14, 1869.
887 — 6. Harrison C. ; b. Oct. 20, 1846, at Morrisville.
888—7. Otis C; b. April i, 1849, at Morrisville.
Harrison C. BicknelF died Dec. i, 1849, at Morrisville.
Eliza A. (Cloyes) Bicknell died Nov. 28, 1873, at Madison,
New York.
Harrison C. BicknelF was the editor of The Madison Ob-
server, published at Morrisville, 111.
Harriet*^ [456], (Bennett, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Bennett and Lucinda (Crane) Bicknell; b. at
Madison, N. Y., Jan. 21, 181 1; m. Julius L. Hatch about
1830.
He was born in Sherburne, Chenango County, N. Y. ; grad-
uated at Hamilton College in 1828; taught at Morrisville, N. Y.,
where he became acquainted with and married Harriet Bick-
nell, daughter of Hon. Bennett Bicknell, an active politician of
Madison County, N. Y., and a member of the United States
House of Representatives. Professor Hatch was an able and
successful teacher and lecturer on astronomical subjects. From
1861 to 1865 he was postmaster at Madison, N. Y., when he
resigned and moved to Bay City, Mich., making his home with
his son, Hon. H. H. Hatch, until his death, June 28, 1882, in the
eighty-second year of his age. He was survived by his widow
and son.
The Bay City Tribune said of Professor Hatch : "He was
a thorough student of theology, a fine classical scholar, deeply
learned in mathematics and astronomy, and possessed of great
general information. He took a profound interest in all the
moral and political topics of the day, belonging to the liberal and
Seventh Generation 183
progressive school. He was an ardent supporter of the AboHtion
cause when it demanded courage to be a friend of the slave. He
was a man of the highest character and of the purest morals."
His son, Hon. Henry H. Hatch, was a prominent citizen of
Bay City, Mich., and was elected, in 1884. a member of the
United States House of Representatives.
Benjamin Cutler"^ [459]. (Peter, Peter, Peter, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Peter and ( ) Bicknell; b. in
Providence, R. I., in 1795; m. Susan, dau. of Dr. Elias and
Susannah ( ) Parkman, certified Aug. — , 1823; she was
born in South Mil ford, Mass., Feb. 25, 1796.
Child.
889 — I. Elias Parkman^; b. March 13, 1831, in South Milford;
m. Louisa Blake, dau. of George W. and Lavinia
(Bates) Blake, in 1855. Issue, two childreh; both
died before 1882.
Rev. Adin Ballou, the historian of Milford, and a distin-
guished leader in the founding of the liberal Universalist denomi-
nation, wrote thus of Benjamin C. Bicknell and wife:
"I numbered among my personal and steadfast friends Ben-
jamin C. and Susan P. Bicknell. They lived a Hfe of plain,
substantial usefulness, with little wealth and display, in good
will, justice and kindness to all within their social sphere. They
long dwelt in a wing of the Parkman domicile on his estate, at
South Milford. I ministered at both their funerals."
Benjamin C. BicknelF was a carpenter by trade.
Elias Parkman Bicknell^ was an express agent of the Boston
and Albany Railroad at Worcester, Mass., in 1882.
Simon Peter*^ [460], (Peter, Peter, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), son of Peter and ( ) Bicknell; b. in Providence,
R. I., June 10, 1803 ; m., Feb. 28, 1828, Rebecca Bates, dau.
of Joseph and Martha (Chilson) Bates, by Rev. Simeon
Daggett ; she was born in East Mendon, Mass., Dec. 18,
1788. No issue.
Dr. Adin Ballou, of Milford, Mass., historian and Universalist
minister, writes of him : "He was drawn to this general vicinity
in 1824 in consequence of his brother Benjamin's example, who,
some years before his marriage, found pleasant employment and
abode with Dr. Daniel Thurber, then the benignant cynosure of
that neighborhood. Plain, homespun, worthy people. Mr. Bick-
184 BlCKNDI,!, GeINEALOGY
nell has distinguished himself by Hberally endowing what was
formerly known as the Dr. Thurber Burying Place, which he has
worthily resolved into the Bicknell Cemetery, and will leave it
as a lasting monument to his charity."
His first wife, Rebecca, died June i, 1872, and he m.,2 at
Hopedale, Jan. 23, 1873, Mary H. Burdick, born in Voluntown,
Conn., in 1833, daughter of Roland and Anna Burdick. No issue.
JoHN^ [461] (Kent, Peter, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son
of Kent and Mary (Faulkner) Bicknell; b. Nov. 12, 1801, in
Chelsea, Vt. ; m. Lucretia Bean, of West Fairlee, Vt, ;
b. June 21, 1802.
Children.
890 — I. Sarah Ann; b. in 1825, at West Fairlee, Vt. ; m. Mr.
Slayton; d. . No issue.
891 — 2. Harvey; b. in 1827, at West Fairlee, Vt.
892 — 3. Abel C. ; b. June — , 1830, at West Fairlee, Vt.
893 — 4. William; b. July 27, 1835, at Stowe, Vt.
John BicknelF moved from West Fairlee, Vt., to Stowe, Vt.,
while young, and from there to Norwich, Vt., in 1844, where he
died April 14, 1869.
Lucretia (Bean) Bicknell died May 9, 1887.
Mary^ [462], (Kent, Peter, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
dau. of Kent and Mary (Faulkner) Bicknell; b. Dec. 6,
1803; m., Jan. 13, 1825, James Robinson, of West Fairlee,
Vt. ; b. June 26, 1800.
Children.
1. Mary A. ; b. Aug. 24, 1825 ; d. Feb. 9, 1894; unmarried.
Residence, North Tunbridge, Vt.
2. Martha T. ; b. Sept. 23, 1827; m. Mr. Perkins Dec. 6,
1864; d. without issue April 5. 1874.
3. Charles K. ; b. April 19, 1829; d. Dec. 6, 1907; farmer.
Residence, North Tunbridge, Vt.
4. James T. ; b. April 6, 183 1; d. in 1897; unmarried.
5. Alma ; b. Nov. 4, 1833 ; m. Seth Noyes, of Tunbridge,
Vt., April 9, 1862 ; d. April 16, 1902. No children.
6. Susan; b. Oct. i, 1835; m. James Miller. Three chil-
dren, Frank, Mary and Ina.
7. Cynthia; b. Dec. 10, 1840; d. Feb. 11, 1842.
James Robinson died in North Tunbridge, Vt., Oct. 29, 1878.
Mary (Bicknell) Robinson died Oct. 9, 1867.
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Elra^ [463], (Hezekiah, Peter, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), son of Hezekiah and Hannah (Carpenter) Bicknell;
b. in Tunbridge, Vt., Feb. 22, 1814; m., March 26, 1843,
Louisa, dau. of John and Sarah Bean ; b. in Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt., April 6. 1824.
Chiedren.
894 — I. Hannah Louisa; b. Jan. 24, 1844, in Tunbridge, Vt. ;
m., Dec. 10, 1872, Daniel Smith, son of Stoddard
and Eliza (Smith) Hunt, of Chelsea, Vt.
895 — 2. Esther Orlana; b. July 6, 1845, in Tunbridge; m.,
Jan. 6, 1866, William F., son of Major and Alma
(Andrew) Smith, of Tunbridge.
896 — 3. Almond Bean; b. July 11; 1847; m., Oct. 6, 1872,
Tabitha Clarissa, dau. of John and Tabitha Morgan,
of Springfield, 111. .
897 — 4. Frank Huntington; b. July 31, 1852; m., Dec. — , 1879,
Lizzie A. Noyes, of Tunbridge, Vt. He died June
15, 1880. She died Nov. i, 1880. No issue.
Eira was deeply interested in the history of the family and
collected a large amount of material for preservation of the
family connections. He journeyed from his home in Vermont
several times to the family reunions at Boston and Weymouth.
Louisa (Bean) Bicknell died Dec. 28, 1879.
Elra BicknelF died April 18, 1887.
George Wilson'^ [466], (John Wilson, Asa, Peter, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), son of John Wilson and Keziah (Paine)
Bicknell; b. at Barrington, R. L, Nov. 7, 1807; m., Oct. 26,
1842, Abigail, dau. of Simon and Abigail (Wood) Rawson,
of Mendon, Mass. ; b. June 9, 1813.
Children.
898 — I. George Wilson; b. Aug. 17. 1843, at Potosi, Wis.; d.
unmarried.
8qP — 2. John Francis ; b. Nov, 8. 1846, at Potosi, Wis. ; m.
Hattie M. Spring in 1875.
900 — 3. Maria ; b. , at Beloit, Wis. ; d. in infancy.
goi — 4. Hattie; b. , at Beloit, Wis.; d. in infancy.
902 — 5. Fredrick ; b. , at Beloit, Wis. ; d. at two years old.
903 — 6. Mary Augusta; b. May 4, 1858; m. Hon. Richard
Burdge.
i86 BiCKNEi,!. Genealogy
George Wilson and Abigail first met at the home of Judge
Joseph Rawson, in Barrington, R. L, while Mr. Bicknell was
working at the trade of a jeweler in Providence, and at the same
time studying medicine with his uncle, Dr. Jacob Fuller, of that
city. After securing his medical education, he went to Vermont
and joined the Bicknell family in their Western venture. As the
little settlement of Beloit, Wis., seemed insufficient to support
two physicians during its infant days, and as Dr. White, the agent
for the colony, was the senior in practice, Dr. Bicknell selected a
new field, going one hundred miles further west, to Potosi, Grant
County, Wis.
As soon as the doctor felt reasonably sure that he might be
successful, he wrote to Miss Rawson, at her home in Mendon,
saying if she was willing to join him in establishing a home at
the West and would make the journey to Chicago he would
meet her there and accompany her to the home of R. P. Crane
in Beloit, where the marriage ceremony would take place. She
promptly accepted the proposition, the program was carried out
and they made their home in Potosi a few years ; when at the
death of Dr. White, a general desire was expressed by the people
of Beloit that Dr. Bicknell should come to take the place made
vacant by the death of Dr. White. Having many relatives and
friends in Beloit was a strong inducement and about 1845 the
family settled there, and he soon acquired a generous practice.
In 1849 he went overland to California, but returned two years
later, entering upon a larger patronage than before, and came to
enjoy the confidence of all who were fortunate enough to know
him as their family physician, gaining for himself a wide repu-
tation as a very skillful practitioner. When the Civil War came
on he enlisted, receiving a commission as Surgeon in the Twenty-
second Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, which position he filled
acceptably to all till failing health from the exposure of camp
life compelled him to resign his commission and return home.
There followed him, however, almost immediately a commission
as A. A. Surgeon, U. S. A., at Camp Douglas, Chicago, 111. Here
he remained until that camp was about to be deserted, when
again resigning his commission he returned to private practice at
Beloit, where he died June 16, 1870. His wife died at Beloit,
Dec. 26, 1867.
Amanda'^ [467], (John Wilson, Asa, Peter, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of John Wilson and Keziah (Paine) Bick-
nell; b. at Barrington, R. I., Nov. 18, 1809; m. Samuel B.
Cooper, in Canaan, Vt., Dec. 6, 1832.
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Children.
1. Sarah Amanda; b. Dec. 26, 1833, at Canaan, Vt. ; m.
D. A. Rogers.
2. Mary Augusta; b. Jan. 9, 1836, at Canaan, Vt.; m.
Rev. W. W. Adams, D.D. ; settled in Fall River,
Mass.; she died Sept. 2, 1891. No children.
3. Edwin Bicknell; b. Sept. 21, 1838; d. in Beloit Nov. i,
1856.
4. Charles Jesse; b. Jan. 19, 1843; m. Evelyn Thomas
Jan. 3, 1883, in Chicago; settled in Moline, 111.,
where she died. No children.
5. Herbert Warren ; b. May 7, 1845 ; m. Clara B. Mills
Jan. II, 1888.
6. Clara Dillingham; b. Feb. 15, 1851. Lives with Wil-
liam W. Adams, D.D., Fall River, Mass.
7. Hattie; b. May 9, 1853; d. Sept. 24, 1854, in Beloit.
The Coopers removed West with the Bicknell family and
settled in Beloit, Wis., in June, 1838. Mr. Cooper's occupation
was farming, Justice of the Peace, Judge of Probate and con-
ducted a stone quarry, supplying stone for buildings and other
uses. He was well versed in the law and drew many legal papers.
He died June 7, 1874, at the home of his eldest daughter, Mrs.
D. Allen Rogers, in Wells River, Vt., whither he went after the
breaking up of his home in Beloit after the death of his wife,
Aug. 2, 1874.
Otis Pains'^ [468], (John Wilson, Asa, Peter, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of John Wilson and Keziah (Paine) Bicknell;
b. June 10, 1812, at Barrington, R. I.
Otis Paine went West and reached Beloit, Wis., March 9,
1837, with his brother-in-law, Robert P. Crane. The country
there, at that date, was but a wild West, but soon, through the
intervention of the New England Emigrating Company, began to
take on the semblance of a village. Mr. Bicknell was a farmer
and hotel keeper, and was twice married. His first wife was
Sophia Foster; she died, and he married Cornelia Wells, by whom
he had a son, who died from a gunshot wound, accidentally re-
ceived while gunning, when about sixteen years of age. Mr.
Bicknell enlisted at the time of the Civil War, serving in the
Twenty-second Regiment, Company B, Wisconsin Volunteers.
He was captured with others during an engagement and taken to
Libby Prison, with his nephew, Charles Jesse Cooper, who was
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in the same company. They were soon exchanged and returned
to their regiment. At the expiration of his service he resided in
St. Louis, Mo., for a time; purchased a farm in or near Salina,
Kan,, where he resided at the time of his death, Aug. 14, 1891.
Edwin'^ [469], (John Wilson, Asa, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), son of John Wilson and Keziah (Paine) Bicknell; b.
July 18, 1814.
Edwin Bicknell joined his father's family in their Western
venture, becoming an active assistant in helping to establish the
new settlement of Beloit, Wis., where he married, Sept. 26, 1842,
Miss Jane A. Fisher, a native of Derby Line, Vt., born in 1816,
whose parents were among those stricken at that period with the
Western fever. Mr. Bicknell was an enterprising man, having
been engaged in various branches of trade as a merchant, and
for some years as a popular hotel keeper in Beloit and also at
La Crosse, Wis. He died Dec. 28, 1889, in Chicago, 111., where
for a number of years he was a dealer in real estate. His wife
died there July 25, 1871.
Children,
904 — I. Mary Boardman; b. June 27, 1843, at Beloit.
905 — 2. Andrew; b. April — , 1846; m. Lila Murray; had a
son, died in infancy.
906 — 3. Louis Clary; b. Feb. — , 1852. Lives in New Mexico.
Almira Paine'^ [470], (John Wilson, Asa, Peter, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), dau. of John Wilson and Keziah (Paine)
Bicknell; b. in Barrington, R. L, June i, 1816; m., Feb. 25,
1836, Robert Prudden Crane, of Colebrook, Coos County,
N. H. Before her marriage she removed from Rhode Island,
with her father's family, to Canterbury, Conn., and from
there to Canaan, Vt.
Child.
I. Ellery Bicknell Crane; b. Nov. 12, 1836, who for forty-
five years has been a resident of Worcester, Mass.
In the winter of 1836-7, the year after their marriage, Mr.
Crane, in company with his brother-in-law, Otis P. Bicknell. made
a trip to the States of Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin Terri-
tory, for the purpose of locating homes in the Western country.
A place on Rock River, at the mouth of Turtle Creek, now known
as Beloit, was selected, and in the early part of the summer of
1837 Mrs. Crane, with her babe, Ellery B., left Colebrook in com-
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pany with her father-in-law, Eleazer Crane, his wife and daugh-
ter, bound for their Western home, which the husband, Robert
Prudden, had prepared for their reception. The journey was
made with private team, the assistance of the Erie Canal boat and
a steamboat on Lake Erie. Mrs. Crane, with her nine months'
babe, Ellery B., arrived at the settlement, now Beloit, Wis., Aug.
7, 1837. During the first year the family lived in a rough board
shanty while the frame house that was to be the home was being
built. Here she passed the remaining years of her life. She was
a thoroughly competent housekeeper, a devoted wife and mother,
a Christian woman. Her death came all too soon, hastened by
exposures and trials incident to establishing a home in a wild,
unreclaimed country. She died at Beloit Jan. 6, 1854, aged 37
years and 7 months, leaving but one child.
ChareES H.'^ [471 ]» (John Wilson, Asa, Peter, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of John Wilson and Keziah (Paine) Bicknell;
b. in Canterbury, Conn., March 7, 1818.
Charles H. Bicknell was twenty years old when he arrived at
Beloit, Wis., where the early years of manhood were passed in
farming and assisting his brother, Otis, in conducting the "Beloit
House." a popular hotel in its day. It was the stage house
from whence there went out daily four coaches, each drawn by
four horses, loaded with passengers bound in various directions
through the West. In addition, the house was filled with regular
boarders and other transients. Sept. 12, 1848, he married Eliz-
abeth Goodhue, and soon began the study of medicine with his
brother. Dr. George W. Bicknell, of Beloit, and with Dr. Good-
hue, at Rockford, 111., taking courses of lectures in Chicago. He
practiced his profession with success in Beloit, Wis., where he
made his home and where he died in January, 1888. His widow
also died there, leaving two children.
Children.
1. Charles H. ; b. Nov. 3, 1849, in Beloit.
2. Elizabeth ; b. in Beloit, who married Hon. E. A. Howell
in Beloit.
Jabez^ [489], (John Stark, Amos, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), son of John Stark and Priscilla ( ) Bicknell; b. in
1816; m. ; d. at Bridgeport, Vt., in 1847.
Child.
I. John Stark; b. .
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Andrew'^ [423], (Nathan, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Nathan and (Huntington) Bicknell;
b. at Underhill, Vt. ; m. .
Children.
1. Alzina M. ; b. May 24, 1847.
2. Ann Eliza; b. June 9, 1850.
3. Lansing W. ; b. June i, 1852.
Andrew BicknelF was accidentally killed at Underhill Flats,
Vt., Oct. 12, 1852.
Nancy Eliza^, (Elijah, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of Elijah and Diana (Becker) Bicknell; m.
Chauncey Foote; b. Jan. 5, 1800. Residence, Lafayette, O.
Children.
1. Chester L. ; b. in 1825; a Methodist minister in Ohio.
2. Marcus B. ; b. in 1828; a blacksmith at Medina, O.
3. Lucy D. ; b. in 1830; m. Mr. Coy; was murdered at
Medina, O.
4. Hiram C. ; b. in 1832.
5. George W. ; b. in 1838; an architect in Atlanta, Ga.
6. John F. ; b. in 1840.
7. Francis M.; b. in 1844.
Jonathan'^, (Pamelia, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
son of Pamelia (Bicknell) and Roger Gurley; b. March i,
1793 ; m. Phila, dau. of Simeon Allen.
1. Phila; b. ; m. Rev. Mr. Wells.
Phila (Allen) Gurley died April 11, 1825.
Jonathan Gurley'^ m.,2 Oct. 26, 1825, Mary P., dau. of Seth
Dunham, of Mansfield, Conn.
Children.
2. George B. ; b. .
3. Henry H. ; b. .
4. Harriet; b. .
5. Ellen; b. .
6. Agnes; b. .
Jonathan Gurley died in Morrisville, N. Y.
Mary P. (Dunham) Gurley died .
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Pamelia"^, (Pamelia, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
dau. of Pamelia (Bicknell) and Roger Gurley; b. July 31,
1794; m., Feb. 17, 1816, Samuel Storrs Dimock.
Children.
1. Edwin; b. .
2. Almira Gurley; b. ; m. Weston Holt.
3. Pamelia; b. ; m. Mr. Porter.
4. Julia Ann; b. ; m. Daniel Chapman.
5. George ; b. .
6. Sarah; b. ; m. Rev, Samuel Dimock.
JosEPHUs"^, (Pamelia, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
son of Pamelia (Bicknell) and Roger Gurley; b. March 26,
1796: m., Oct. 2, 1819, Dorothy Farrell, of Mansfield, Conn.
Children.
1. Josephus; b. .
2. Child; b. .
Dorothy (Farrell) Gurley died March 4, 1823.
Josephus Gurley"^ m.,2 March — , 1825, Cornelia Royce.
Children.
3. Jonathan ; b. .
4. Frances ; b. .
5. Miranda; b. .
6. Eunice; b. .
Josephus Gurley^ died Jan. 24, 1837.
Almira'^, (Pamelia, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
dau. of Pamelia (Bicknell) and Roger Gurley; b. Oct. 10,
1797; m.. May 6, 1829, Joseph, son of Othniel and Selenda
(Reed) Woodward; b. in Leicester, Vt., Dec. 19, 1795.
Children.
1. Harriet Louisa; b. Aug. 22, 1830; d. Aug. 21, 1834.
2. Joseph Gurley; b. July 26, 1836.
3. Henry Skinner; b. Aug. 9, 1841.
Joseph Woodward died in Willimantic, Conn., July 5, 1854.
Almira (Gurley) Woodward died Aug. 5, 1878.
Sally'^, (Pamelia, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau.
of Pamelia (Bicknell) and Roger Gurley; b. May 28, 1802;
m., Sept. 24. 1838, Ona Carpenter.
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Children.
1. Harrison; b. in 184 — ; d. in childhood.
2. Arthur Bicknell ; b. in 184 — ; m. Alice Hall. They
lived in Willimantic, Conn.
Harriet"^, (Pamelia, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
dau. of Pamelia (Bicknell) and Roger Gurley; b. Aug. 11,
1804; m. Charles, son of Joseph Lyon, of Lisbon, Conn.;
b. in 1802.
Children.
1. Mary Elizabeth; b. April 27, 1831 ; m.,^ Julius Harvey;
two children; m.,2 Charles H. Dunham; one child.
2. Charles Bicknell; b. June 7, 1833; d. Aug. 2, 1834.
3. Julia; b. Jan. 9, 1838; m. Eugene Clark, of Brooklyn,
N. Y. ; three children.
4. Pamelia Bicknell; b. Nov. 2, 1842; d. Dec. 18, 1847.
Charles Lyon died April 25, 1862.
Harriet (Gurley) Lyon died April 8, 1876.
Julia"^, (Pamelia, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau.
of Pamelia (Bicknell) and Roger Gurley; b. Jan. 20, 1807;
m., April 25, 1828, Marcus Cossett ; no children.
Marcus Cossett died Nov. 16, 1830.
Julia (Gurley) Cossett m.^ Lorenzo T. Skinner, of Vernon
Center, Oneida County, N. Y. He died Sept. 11, 1883. She died
Jan. 4, 1887; no children.
Harrison"^, (Pamelia, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
son of Pamelia (Bicknell) and Roger Gurley; b. Jan. 14,
1815; m. Isabella Milliken, of Hamilton, Sept. 10, 1846;
three children, one of whom was Royal. They lived in New
Hampton, Chickasaw County, la., in 1889.
Stephen', (Hannah, James, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
son of Hannah (Bicknell) and John Freeman; b. ; m.
Miss Thompson.
Children.
1. Abby; b. , at Mansfield; m. Enoch Hovey.
2. Clarissa ; b. , at Mansfield ; m. Eliphalet Wheeler.
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3. Edwin ; b. Jan. 17, 1807; m. Tryphena Orcutt, Sept. 24,
1833, of Madison, N. Y.
4. Albert Dwight; b. ; m. Sarah Ann Brockaway, of
Lisle, N. Y.
5. Charles; b. ; m. Charlotte Brockaway.
6. Olive; b. ; m. Alfred Thurston, of Lisle, N. Y.
7. George; b. ; m. Georgia Seymour, of Lisle, N. Y.
8. Maria; b. ; m. Franklin Hyde, of Hyde Settle-
ment, N. Y.
Stephen Freeman died in Chenango County, N. Y., about 1830.
Huldah"^, (Hannah, James, James, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
dau. of Hannah (Bicknell) and John Freeman; b. ; m.
Stephen Brigham, of Mansfield, Conn.
Children.
1. Hannah; b. , in Mansfield.
2. Elizabeth; b. ; m. Mr. Nye, of Willington, Conn.
3. JuHa; b. ; m. Mr. Sweet, of Mansfield, Conn.
4. John ; b. . Was a merchant in Boston, of the firm
of Orson, Brigham & Pratt.
5. William Pitt; b. .
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SEVENTH GENERATION OF THOMAS 3
Hannah"^ [491], (Nathan, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Nathan and Phebe (Peters) Bicknell; b. in
1798; m. John Campbell.
Children.
1. Thomas.
2. A. B.
3. Benjamin Franklin,
4. R. E.
5. Matilda; b. ; m. Mr. Arnold.
And others.
John and Hannah (Bicknell) Campbell lived at Whitby, on
Lake Erie, near Ontario, Canada, where he became wealthy in
mercantile business and was elected to Parliament for Upper
Canada. They had six boys and two girls, who have settled at
Whitby and vicinity.
Ai^pred'^ [494]) (Nathan, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zach-
ary), son of Nathan and Phebe (Peters) Bicknell; b. in
Canada in 1804; m. Eliza Jane Bond, dau. of Isaac Bond,
who came from England to America in the eighteenth cen-
tury and settled in Albany, N. Y., removing to Storrington,
north of Kingston, Canada, before the Revolutionary War,
where he married Elizabeth Lattimore, to whom was born
ten children, four boys and six girls, of whom Eliza Jane
was next to the youngest by birth. Residence, Ernestown,
Canada.
Children.
907 — I. William Henry; b. ; d. in infancy.
908 — 2. John ; b. ; m. . Settled in Austin, Nev. Both
are dead, leaving no children (1912).
909 — 3. Harriet; b. Aug. 19, 1831 ; m. Dr. James Grange.
910 — 4. Nathan; b. ; m. Matilda Mulyneu Oct. 10, 1863;
issue, four children. Addie m. Herbert Williams;
residence, Oswego, N. Y. ; Addie died. Emma m.
Mr. Rose ; they live near Bath, Canada. Two sons,
telegraph operators at or near Buffalo, N. Y.
Seventh Generation 195
911 — 5. Elizabeth; b. Nov. 10, 1836; m., July 12, i860, Rev.
James Ash, a minister of the M. E. Church. They
had two sons, who died in infancy, and the parents
are now dead. Elizabeth died Feb. 7, 1864.
912 — 6. Orinda; b. ; m. James L. P. Gordanier, of Mor-
ven, Canada, June 7, 1865. They had two sons,
Lewis and Alfred. Lewis Gordanier married; is
dead, leaving one child. Alfred is married and
lives on a part of the Bicknell farm at Bicknell Cor-
ners, near Napanee Mills, Canada. He has several
children.
Alfred BicknelF died Jan. 3, 1868, at Ernestown, Ontario,
Canada.
His wife, Eliza Jane Bond, afterward married Michael Amey.
She died Jan. 17, 1889, aged 79 years, at Napanee.
Both Alfred Bicknell and his wife are buried at Camden East,
near Napanee, Canada.
Richard'^ [495], (Nathan, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zach-
ary), son of Nathan and Phebe (Peters) Bicknell; b. in
Canada Dec. 20, 1806; m., Oct. 24, 1833, Ann Maria Empy,
of Ernestown, Canada.
Children.
913 — I. Phebe; b. April 3, 1837.
914 — 2. Newton; b. Jan. 4, 1839; m. Eliza Johnston; no chil-
dren.
915 — 3. Henry; b, Sept. 10, 1840; m. Ida Wartman; no chil-
dren.
916 — 4. Maria; b. March 25, 1843; m., Sept. 11, 1861, W. C.
Shorey; two children.
Ann Maria (Empy) Bicknell died in 1842,
Richard BicknelF m.^ Electa, daughter of Jonathan
Parrott, May — , 1854. Electa was born in 1836,
Children.
917—5. Richard F. ; b. Oct. 11, 1863; m., July 26, 1883, May
Nettie Storer.
918 — 6. Alfred James; b. June 23, 1867; d. in 1877.
919 — 7. Charles; b. March 24, 1870.
920—8. Albert E. ; b. July 15, 1877.
Richard BicknelF died at Napanee, Ontario, Nov. 4, 1884.
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ISAAC^ [497]. (Nathan, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
son of Nathan and Phebe (Peters) Bicknell; b. in Canada
in 1815; m. Lucinda Williams. Residence, San Jose, Cal.
Owns a ranch.
Children.
921 — I. David; b. .
922 — 2. Charles; b. ; m. in 1883,
923 — 3- Almira; b. Feb. 26, 1847,
924 — 4. John Williams; b. April 8, 1850.
925 — 5. Bertha A.; b. Feb. 27, 1852; m. Daniel Fenton Oct.
22, 1881 ; no issue. Residence, 1883, 923 Harrison
Street, San Francisco, Cal.
Lucinda (Williams) Bicknell died Dec. — , 1854, age 31.
Isaac BicknelF m.2 Mrs. Esther Park, born in California.
Esther (Park) Bicknell died .
Isaac BicknelF m.^ Mrs. Sarah (Austin) Austin, Nov. 28,
1878. Family moved to California in 1866.
Nathan"^ [498], (Nathan, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zach-
ary), son of Nathan and Phebe (Peters) Bicknell; m., about
1840, Hannah Lockwood, dau. of Capt. J. B. Lockwood,
Children.
926 — I. Nathan; b. . Residence, Michigan (1883).
927 — 2. Allen Richard; b. . Residence, Michigan (1883).
928 — 3. Hannah Abigail ; b. . Residence, Michigan ( 1883).
929 — 4. Joseph Alfred; b. in 1857. Residence at Byng, Ontario
(1883).
930 — 5. William Henry; b. in i86t. -"
Nathan BicknelF was a physician, educated at Magill College,
Montreal.
The sons, Joseph Alfred and William Henry, were engaged
in teaching in Ontario in 1883.
Anna Augusta'^ [501], (Thomas W. T., Thomas, Japhet,
Thomas, John, Zachary), dau. of Thomas W. T. and Ann
(Baker) Bicknell; b. ; m. Edward Atterbury, of New
York, N. Y.
Children.
1. Franks ; ^ . j^-, Adela H. Barry; three children,
Benjamin F., Vera and Mary.
2. Frederick; b. ; m. Louisa Braun; one child.
Gf.orgk Aucusirs F'ickni^ll,
New Albany, hid.
Judge and U. S. C.
Skvunth Generation 197
3. Marie; b. ; m. Arnold Cheever; one child.
4. Rose; b. .
5. Lucy ; b. .
Edward Atterbnry died .
Anna A. (Bicknell) Atterbury m.2 Frank Babcock, a banker,
and lived near Liverpool, England (1883).
George Augustus''' [507], (George A., Thomas, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of George Augustus and Emeline V. P.
(Inglis) Bicknell; b. Feb. 6, 1815; m.. May 29, 1840, Eliz-
abeth Haskins, dau. of Jesse and Sarah Ennalls (Haskins)
Richards; b. Nov. 13, 1816.
Children.
931 — I. Martha Haskins; b. April 10, 1842, in New York City.
932 — 2. Emma V. P.; b. Dec. 12, 1843, i" New York City.
933 — 3- George Augustus; b. May 15, 1846.
934 — 4. Jesse Richards; b. Nov. 13, 1848, at Lexington, Scott
County, Ind. ; graduate of L^niversity of Indiana,
1868, B.A.; 1870, B.L.; 1871, M.A.; Nashotah The-
ological Seminary, B.D. 1874; ordained deacon in
the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1874, and priest
in 1875, by the Right Rev. Joseph C. Talbot, D.D.,
Bishop of Indiana. Held charges as assistant mis-
sionary or rector in the Episcopal Dioceses of In-
diana, Florida, Georgia, Maryland and District of
Columbia ; was Archdeacon of West Florida, 1895-7 ;
Chaplain of Ancon Hospital, Canal Zone, Panama,
191 1 ; now (1913) Curate of St. Paul's Chapel, Bal-
timore, Md.
George Augustus BicknelF was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in
the house on South Front Street (his father, Bicknell & Bick-
nell, was in business on Market Street), where it was supposed
that Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. It was
later changed into a bank building. His early education was ob-
tained in Philadelphia, and he graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania as B.A. July 30, 1831, he and W. T. Otto being
honor men of the class. He studied in the Yale Law School from
October, 1831. to October, 1832, and then, for a year, in the law
office of Samuel Watson, in Nashville, Tenn. From 1833 to 1836
he studied law and languages in New York, in the law office of
Seth P. Staples, when he began the practice of law. In March,
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1836, he was admitted to the bar, and in 1839 was admitted as a
counselor in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and
became attorney for the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company.
He married in 1840 and lived in New York City five years,
when, having a call to Indiana to farm some lands in Scott
County, he was drawn into legal practice in that State, and was
admitted to the Indiana courts in October, 1846. In 1848 Mr.
Bicknell was made Prosecutor for Scott County for three years,
and in 185 1 was commissioned as Prosecutor for the Second
Judicial District of Indiana, comprising eight counties. About
this time a home was made at New Albany, Ind., where he con-
tinued to live until his death, April 11, 1891.
In October, 1852, he was commissioned as Circuit Judge of
the Second Judicial District for six years. In October, 1858, he
was commissioned President Judge of the Second Judicial Dis-
trict, holding that place until 1870, when he was commissioned
Circuit Judge of the Second District Court for six years.
In July, 1864, Mr. Bicknell received the degree of LL.D. from
Indiana University, and in July, 1873, was for a second time
chosen Professor of Law and Lecturer at the University.
In 1876 he was elected to the Plouse of Representatives,
United States Congress, holding the position during the Forty-
fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses. In Congress, Mr. Bicknell was
an active and influential member of the Democratic party, served
on important committees, and made able speeches in many impor-
tant debates. Reference is made to the Congressional Record for
his work as a statesman. One of the most important matters
introduced by Mr. Bicknell, in which he had the full support of
his party, was the Bicknell amendment to the Constitution for
counting the electoral vote in Presidential elections.
Failing in a reelection to Congress in 1880, he was appointed
Commissioner of the Supreme Court for Appealed Cases, the
services ending in 1885. From this time till his death he acted
as City Attorney and County Judge, maintaining the high rank
he had attained by native ability, reinforced by an excellent edu-
cational training and legal and judicial experience.
Mr. Bicknell was a member of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, and held the office of Senior Warden of St. Paul's Epis-
copal Church of New Albany, succeeding to the office held by
his father, George Augustus^, and succeeded by his son, George
Augustus^, Rear Admiral U. S. N.
Mr. Bicknell was five feet, eleven and three-quarter inches
in height, of an erect and handsome figure, in face resembling
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Gen. John C. Fremont or Garibaldi, He was an athlete in games,
and his son, George, says of him: "The most attractive man I
ever knew. I mean attractive to men, in crowds or individually.
Few men are both."
He was the author of "Bicknell's Civil Practice" and "Bick-
nell's Criminal Practice." His address before the Bicknell Family
Association at Weymouth, Mass., was published in the Family
Reunion, 1880. Some of his Congressional speeches are pre-
served in the Bicknell Archives, and his name will always be
held in high esteem by the Bicknell Family as well as by all who
knew him.
Mr. Bicknell's mother, Emeline Inglis, was the daughter of
Joseph Lansing and Mary (Pintard) Inglis, married in Shrews-
bury, N. J., about 1790. Mary was a daughter of John Pintard.
Joseph L. Inglis was a prominent member of the Fourth Street
Methodist Church of Philadelphia. His remains rest in Wood-
land Cemetery, Philadelphia.
George Augustus BicknelF died at New Albany, Ind., April
II, 1891.
Elizabeth Haskins (Richards) Bicknell died in Washington,
D. C, June 30, 1909. Both are entombed in Fairview Cemetery,
New Albany, Ind.
Joseph Ingi^is" [509], (George A., Thomas, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of George Augustus and Emeline V. P.
(Inglis) Bicknell; b. Dec. 7, 1818; m.. May 14, 1848, Maria
Theresa Pierrepont, of New York; b. in 1823.
Children.
935— I. Henry P.; b. May 15, 1849.
936 — 2. Josephine T. ; b. July 18, 1850.
937 — 3. Emeline I.; b. July 18, 1851.
938 — 4. Pierrepont C. ; b. July 17, 1852.
939 — 5. George Augustus; b. Aug. 27, 1854.
940 — 6. Joseph I.; b. May 2, 1856.
941 — 7. Evelyn M.; b. Aug. 14, 1857.
942 — 8. Eugene P. ; b. Sept. 23, 1859.
943 — 9- Maria Theresa P.; b. July 23, 1861.
944 — 10. Mary Isabel; b. Feb. 21, 1863.
945 — II. William Alfred P.; b. Dec. 5, 1866.
200 BICKNEI.L Gene;alogy
Mary Pintard'^ [511], (George A., Thomas, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), dau. of George Augustus and Emeline V. P.
(IngHs) Bicknell ; b. in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1822; m., in
1853, John C. Culbertson, of Chambersburg, Pa. Residence,
New Albany, Ind.
Children.
1. Emma V. P.; b. in 1854, at New Albany; A.B. and
A.M., Vassar College; M.D., Women's Medical Col-
lege of Pennsylvania. Residence (1913), 33 New-
bury Street, Boston, Mass.
2. Florence Stuart; b. in 1856; died young.
3. George Augustus; b. in 1861. Residence, California.
Mary (Pintard) Culbertson, after years of travel, died in
California in 1895.
Caroline A.'^ [513], (Daniel Dexter, Thomas, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), dau. of Daniel D. and Ellen (Charden)
Bicknell; b. Aug. 28, 1823; m., Oct. — , 1841, John B.
Schenck, of Matteawan, Dutchess County, N. Y.
Children,
1. Henry Bicknell; b. in 1842.
2. William T. Y.; b. in 1843.
3. John B.; b. in 1845; d. in infancy.
Ellen Sabre'^ [514]. (Daniel D., Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John,.
Zachary), dau. of Daniel D. and Ellen (Chardon) Bicknell;
b. June 12, 1825; m. William O. Chilton.
Children.
1. William Vopel; b. Sept. 5, 1846; d. Aug. — , 1848.
2. Alfred Harrison; b. March 31, 1848.
3. Matthew Watson; b. July 8, 1850.
4. Ellen Sarah; b. Dec. 3, 1852; d. July — , 1863.
5. Caroline; b. Oct. 13, 1855.
Polly' [515], (Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
dau. of Jesse and Elizabeth (Austin) Bicknell; b. Feb. 11,
1794; m., Dec. I, 1811, Mumford Kenyon ; b. Nov. 27, 1775.
Children.
I, Elizabeth; b. ; m. A. G. Re3molds, of Pawtucket,
Rhode Island.
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2. Abby Marcena; b. Oct. 16, 1815; m. John Martin, of
PavvtLicket, R. I.
3. Charles E. ; b. May 15, 1817.
4. Sally A.; b. May 30, 1819.
5. Mary E. ; b. March 22, 1823.
Mnmford Kenyon died Dec. i, 1827.
Polly (Bicknell) Kenyon m.^ Joseph Howard.
Child.
6. Mary; b. ; d. at age of 15.
William''' [516], (Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zach-
ary), son of Jesse and Elizabeth (Austin) Bicknell; b. Feb. i,
1796; m.i Isabella Hunt, Aug. 31, 1815; b. Aug. 2, 1792; she
died in 1816; no issue; m.2 Diana Nichols, Dec. 13, 1818;
b. March 28, 1793.
Children.
946 — I. Emeline Amanda; b. Oct. i, 1821 ; m. George H. Olney,
Aug. II, 1846.
947 — 2. Louisa A. ; b. Oct. 25, 1824; m. Elias T. Burdick, Sept.
8, 1846.
948 — 3. Albert N.; b. Oct. 15, 1819; m. Ruth Arnold, of Hop-
kinton, in 1843.
949 — 4. William Gardner; b. .
William BicknelF died Feb. 17, 1826.
Japhet'^ [517] > (Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
son of Jesse and Elizabeth (Austin) Bicknell; b. Oct. 27,
1797; m., Feb. 6, 1820, Amey Bennett, dau. of Asa Bennett,
of Warwick, R. I.
Children.
950 — I. Joseph Bennett ; b. July 28, 1821 ; m. Laura A. Jefferds.
951 — 2. Mary Elizabeth; b. in 1826.
952 — 3. Japhet D. ; b. in 1829; m. Julia A. Holbrook.
953 — 4. William A. ; b. in 1836; m. Eliza H., daughter of Harry
F. and Sally Macomber, June 27, 1858. She was
born at Raynham, Mass., in 1841. They lived at
Pontiac, R. L
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202 BlCKNJei,L GKNEALOGY
Benjamin^ [518], (Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zach-
ary), son of Jesse and Elizabeth (Austin) Bicknell; b. Dec.
II, 1799, in North Kingstown, R. I. ; m., June 13, 1817, Eliz-
abeth Wells, dau. of John and Mary (Whitford) Wells, of
South Kingstown, R. I.; b. July 13, 1798.
Chii,dre:n,
954 — I. John Wells; b. Sept. 23, 1819; m.^ Mary Wells; m.*
Flora Tracey.
955 — 2. Arnold; b. May 7, 1823; m. Emeline Himes; d. Sept.
22, 1866.
956 — 3. Mary Elizabeth; b. Aug. 13, 1826; m.i George Reed;
m.2 Benjamin Potter.
957 — 4- Almira; b. Feb. 23, 1829; m. Robert Gardner in 1849.
958 — 5. Lillias Turner ; b. Jan. 24, 183 1 ; m. Joseph Matthewson.
959 — 6. William; b. July 24, 1833; m. Harriet Place, of West-
erly.
960 — 7. Alanson; b. Feb. 29, 1836; m. Katharine Sweet.
961 — 8. Benjamin; b. Nov. 15, 1838; m. Harriet C. Havens.
962 — 9. James Burrill ; b. Feb. 18, 1842; m. Abby Francis Ca-
hoone; son, James B., Jr., b. and d. May 25, 1868,
Benjamin BicknelF was a farmer and lived near Hamilton,
North Kingstown. He died Aug. 22, 1893, age 93, 3, 19.
Elizabeth (Wells) Bicknell died Nov. 30, 1868.
Jesse'' [519]? (Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
son of Jesse and Elizabeth (Austin) Bicknell; b. Feb. 16,
1802; m., Jan. 28, 1821, Susannah Tourjee, of North Kings-
town, R. I.; b. Aug. 24, 1803.
Children.
963 — I. Thomas W. ; b. in 1822; d. in East Greenwich, March
20, 1894.
964 — 2. Ann Isabella; b. Jan. 30, 1824; m. Albro Kingsley.
965 — 3. Nehemiah; b. May 6, 1826; m. vSusan A. Gardiner,
Dec. 23, 1849.
966 — 4. Elizabeth ; b. ; m. David Carpenter.
967 — 5. Mumford K. ; b. Feb. 24, 1829; m. Jane Harris, July
26, 1847.
968 — 6. Jesse; b. Feb. 23, 1832.
969 — 7. Andrew K. ; b. Sept. 6, 1834; d. .
970 — 8. John Henry ; b. ; d. .
971 — 9. Alfred ; b. .
972 — 10. Susan A.; b. May 7, 1840; m. George Warren.
Seventh Generation 203
Hosea"^ [520], (Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
son of Jesse and EHzabeth (Austin) Bicknell ; b. March 8,
1804; m., July 27, 1823, Charlotte Ives Spencer, dau. of
Henry and Abigail Mitchell Spencer, b. Jan. 17, 1805, of
East Greenwich, R. I. Residence, Warwick, R. I.
ClIIIvDREN.
973 — I. William Henry; b. Oct. 27, 1824; m. Nancy E. John-
son, July 4, 1844; d. Dec. 22, 1905.
974 — 2. Jesse Wanton; b. Nov. 25, 1826; m. Harriet Inman,
March 14, 1847; child, Charlotte Louisa; d. Dec. 2,
1853-
975 — 3. Mary Anna; b. Sept. 2^, 1828; m., Feb. 8, 1848, John
Thurber; three children, Eveline, Charlotte and
Esther; d. April — , 1855.
976 — 4. Ruth Spencer; b. Nov. 27, 1830; m.,^ June 2, 1849,
Russell Card; m.2 Mr. Loud.
977 — 5. Abby Eliza; b. Aug. 8, 1832; m., Dec. 23, 1851, James
L. Williams; d. May 31, 1865.
978 — 6. John Hosea; b. Oct. 29, 1834; d. Oct. 17, 1853.
979 — 7- Beriah Gardiner; b. Jan. 13, 1837; m. Oct. 9, 1857.
980 — 8. James Leonard ; b. Feb. 20, 1839 ; m. Elizabeth West-
ervelt, April 28, 1865; d. June 15, 1865. James L.
Bicknell served in the Civil War from Oct. 17,
1 86 1, to Nov. 20, 1864, when he was mustered out
at Newberne, N. C. He was Corporal in the Fifth
Regiment of Rhode Island Heavy Artillery. Resi-
dence, Providence, R. I.
981 — 9. Charlotte Elizabeth; b. July 5, 1841 ; d. Jan. 11, 1844.
982 — 10. Lydia Elizabeth; b. Feb. 7, 1844; m. April 26, 1865.
Charlotte Ives (Spencer) Bicknell died in 1865.
Hosea Bicknell'^ died in 1888. age 84.
Euzabeth"'' [522], (Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas. John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Jesse and Elizabeth (Austin) Bicknell; b.
May 23, 1809; m., Aug. 17, 1828. Jabez Champlin Gardner.
Residence, Westerly, R. I.
Children.
1. William B. ; b. Jan. 18; d. Feb. 2, 1829.
2. Lucinda; b. May 14, 1830.
3. Dorcas; b. May 30, 1832.
4. George; b. Feb. 2, 1835.
204 BiCKNELL GKNEALOGY
5. Mary; b.
6. William Henry; b. Sept. 24, 1839; d. Jan. 11, 1842.
7. Mary; b. .
8. Sarah ; b. .
9. Jabez Champlin; b. .
Varnum"^ [523], (Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zach-
ary), son of Jesse and Elizabeth (Austin) Bicknell ; b.
March 7, 1812; m., Nov. 8, 1832, Sophronia Sweet; b. Jan.
14, 1805. Residence, Belleville, R. I. Installer of cotton
machinery.
Children.
Ann Eliza; b. July 22, 1833.
James B. ; b. June i, 1835; d. April 6, 1836.
Alonzo Sweet; b. June 11, 1837.
Melissa S. ; b. April 7, d. Aug. 2, 1839.
William F. ; b. April 8, 1841; d. Sept. 8, 1842.
Ruth Ann; b. Aug. 29, 1844.
Sophronia (Sweet) Bicknell died April 8, 1879.
Varnum Bicknell m.^ Mary Frances Lyon, Feb. 26,
1882.
Child.
989 — 7. Abbie F. ; b. April i, 1885; m. ; daughter, Mary.
Varnum BicknelF died March 9, 1887.
983-1
984 — 2
985-3
986—4
987-5
988—6
Alfred'^ [524], (Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
son of Jesse and Elizabeth (Austin) Bicknell; b. March 11,
1815; m.. May 7, 1835, Sally, dau. of Samuel and Sally
(Northrop) Potter; b. June 10, 1817. Home, Westerly.
Children.
990 — I. Hannah; b. July 8, 1837; m. Edward Nicholas; two
children, Alphonso and George.
991 — 2. Harriet; b. ; d. ; unmarried.
992 — 3. Charles ; b. Jan. 20, 1841 ; d. in Civil War.
993 — 4. George P.; b. Nov. 24, 1842; d, in Civil War Aug. 17,
1863. Private Company A, Second Regiment Rhode
Island Cavalry, Westerly, R. I. ; enrolled Oct. 29,
1862; mustered in Nov. 21, 1862; died of disease at
Baton Rouge, La.
Seventh Generation 205
994 — 5. Varnum A. ; b. June 8, 1845.
995 — 6. Horace A.; b. Feb. 17, 1848; d. April 23, 1868.
996 — 7. Zimrhoda Ann; b. Jan. 12, 1850; m. George Marden.
997 — 8. James Benjamin; b. Feb. 15, 1855; d. young.
Alfred BicknelF died Oct. i, 1857.
Emeline L."^ [533] > (Nehemiah, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), dau. of Nehemiah and Julia (Larkin) Bicknell ;
b. Feb. 19, 1827; m. Isaac A. Cowdery July — , 1846.
Children.
1. A son, dying at three months.
2. Ella Frances ; b. in 1852 ; d. Oct. 10, i860.
Emeline was divorced June — , 1853, and her name restored
to Emeline L. Bicknell. She began teaching in a country school
when sixteen years of age ; attended the Chester Academy, and
afterward taught in the public schools in the country and later
in town. She was married in 1846, and had two children, but
was obliged to obtain a divorce from her husband. The court
restored her name to Emeline L. Bicknell. Her children died.
She resumed teaching in public schools in the towns of Racine
and Pomeroy, and later conducted a private school in her own
home. In 1873-4-5-6 she was Secretary of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church for two
districts in two Conferences, the Ohio Conference and West Vir-
ginia Conference. After the death of her father she came into
possession of one hundred acres of the farm and of the home-
stead, which she carried on four years profitably. But her sister,
Mrs. Mary B. Cross, dying, the old home lost its charm. She
sold her property and took the superintendency of a children's
home for dependent children, where she zealously labored for
six years, hopefully seeking to make good citizens. In 1889 she
was engaged as matron in the Methodist Home for the Aged in
Brooklyn, N. Y., where she continued fourteen and a half years,
making twenty years in institution life.
In literary effort, her first article was a story sent to Graham's
Magazine, Philadelphia, in 1845, which was printed without the
change of a word. Another story sent to The Cincinnati Gazette
was printed immediately. A poem sent to The Ladies' Reposi-
tory, Cincinnati, O., was put in the first number of the magazine
after reaching the editor. She contributed articles of prose and
poetry to that periodical for twenty years, always by "Mrs. E. L.
2o6 BiCKNELL Gi;ne;ai,ogy
Bicknell." Many short stories and poems have appeared in church
papers, also in local sheets. A collection of some of her poems
was published in a book, "Violets," in 1897, designed as souvenirs
chiefly. After returning to Pomeroy she revised a manuscript
history, left unfinished by a relative at his death. She carried
on all correspondence for lacking data and for obtaining esti-
mates, re-writing and arranging the work, correcting printer's
proofs, and placing the finished book on the market after passing
her eighty-first year of age.
She is spending the sunset days of life in retirement from
active participation in the world's work, contented and happy.
Mary S.'^ [538], (Nehemiah, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), dau. of Nehemiah and Julia (Larkin) Bicknell;
b. March 7, 1842 ; m. Rev. George J. Connor, Oct. — , 1869.
Chii^d.
I. Charles Cookman; b. Dec. 19, 1872; d. Nov. 19, 1876.
Rev. George J. Connor died in 1873.
Mrs. Mary S. (Bicknell) Connor m.2 David B. Cross in Jan-
uary, 1879.
Child.
I. WilHam Bicknell; b. in November, 1879. W. B. Cross
is known as a mechanic of unusual ability and skill.
He is married. Both are Sunday-school and church
workers.
She died March 7, 1882. She was a member of the Meth-
odist Episcopal Church from early womanhood to the last days of
her life. Her first husband. Rev. G. J. Connor, was an alumnus
of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., and an itinerant Methodist
preacher in the Cincinnati (O.) Conference. Mr. David Barber
Cross, her second husband, is a large farmer, a Methodist, and
son of a prominent family in Meigs County, O.
Isaiah^, (Japhet, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), son
of Japhet and Julia (Carpenter) Bicknell; b. in 1829; m., in
1854, Mary Gaynor, of South Kingstown, dau. of William
Holden and Sarah (Cook) Gaynor. William H. Gaynor
came from Dublin, Ireland, was educated in Trinity College,
and taught in South Kingstown, R. I.
Seventh Generation 207
Children.
998—1. ; b. =-; d. at Pawtucket, R. I.
999 — 2. John F. ; b. in 1858, at Pawtucket, R. I.
1000 — 3. Leander William; b. Feb. 15, i860, at Pawtucket, R. I.
looi — 4. Mary Ellen; b. in 1862, at Pawtucket, R. I.
1002 — 5. Angella; b. in 1867; d. in infancy, at Pawtucket, R. I.
Isaiah Bicknell died Jan. 25, 1868, age 39.
Matthew^, (Martha T., Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zach-
ary), son of Martha Turpin (Bicknell) and Rev. Samuel
Watson; b. at Barrington, R. I., Sept. 2, 1800; m., March 7,
1825, Rebecca AUibone, dau. of Thomas Allibone, of Phila-
delphia, Pa. Seven children were born of this marriage, two
only of whom were living in 1880.
Children of Matthew Watson, born Sept, 2, 1800; died Feb. — ,
1884:
1. Jennie Watson^ ; b. Nov. 30, 1831 ; d. Oct. 2, 1912; m.,
Oct. 5, 1857, to Bergondy La Pici de Bergondy;
b. March 4, 1828; d. Nov. 20, 1904. She died in
1912.
Children.
1. Eugene B.; b. Feb. 20, 1859; m. Nellie W. West, of
Minneapolis, July 14, 1896; child, John West;
b. Feb. 14, 1899.
2. Marie Florence; b. Aug. 2, i860; d. Sept. 15, 1887.
The Commercial-Germania Trust and Savings Bank,
New Orleans, La., Nov. 26, 1912.
Mr. Thomas IV. Bicknell.
Dear Sir: My beautiful, blessed mother (nee Jennie Wat-
son) had gone to a better world when your letter reached here.
I am inclosing as much data as I can collect from memory. Later
on I will try and supply what is missing. We sold Lauderdale
Plantation after the death of my father, and m.other since resided
with me. I am an officer of the above institution, where you can
address me.
With best wishes, believe me,
Very truly yours,
E. B. La Pici.
2. Samuel Eugene; b. in 1850; d. Feb. — , 1904; m. Mar-
guerite Bagley, of Clarksville, Tex., in 1876.
2o8 BicKNEiyi, Genealogy
Children.
Matthew.
Jennie.
Harry.
Samuel.
Marguerite.
The above are the only two children of Matthew Watson who
left issue. He had three other children, all dying without issue.
Samuel'^, (Martha T., Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
son of Martha Turpin (Bicknell) and Rev. Samuel Watson;
b. in Barrington July i6, 1807; m. Charlotte, dau. of Hon.
Marcus Morton, of Taunton, Mass., Governor of the State
of Massachusetts.
Children.
1. Samuel; b. .
2. William; b. .
3. Rebecca ; b. .
Sabra', (Martha T., Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
dau. of Martha Turpin (Bicknell) and Rev. Samuel Watson;
b. in Barrington, R. I., Jan. 24, 1810; m. William Parsons,
of Boston.
Children.
1. William; b. . Lived in New York City (1881).
2. Mattie; b. ; m. Lewis Stackpole, of Boston.
3. Miriam; b. ; unmarried.
4. Alice; b. ; unmarried.
5. Emma; b. ; unmarried.
Harriet^, (Zimrhoda, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
dau. of Zimrhoda (Bicknell) and Harley Carter; b. in Dover,
O., Sept. 30, 1822; m., Dec. i, 1844, William Grayum; b.
Sept. 3, 1821. Residence, Gallipolis, O.
Children.
1. Zimrhoda Bicknell ; b. Oct. 26, 1845 ; unmarried. Resi-
" dence, Gallipolis, O.
2. John Lewis; b. March 9, 1848; d. Nov. 30, 1849.
3. Joseph Henry; b. March 9, 1848; d. July 8, 1848.
Seventh Generation 209
4. Albert Harley; b. Sept. 30, 1850: m. Laura Gilman in
1885; a farmer. Residence, Falls City, Ore.
5. Elizabeth ; b. Oct. 7, 1853 ; m. Charles A. Watts Jan. — ,
1881 ; a farmer. Residence, Grove City, O.
6. Charles William; b. Sept. 3, 1861 ; m. Ora Hubbard
Nov. — , 1887; carrier R. F. D., Jones, Okla.
William Grayum was an engineer at Gallipolis, O. His grand-
father was a soldier in the War of the American Revolution, and,
following his patriotic example, William enlisted for the defense
of the Union in the Civil War, in the Fourth Regiment, West
Virginia Volunteers, Dec. i, 1861, and was assigned the office
of Sergeant, and spent a year in scout and guard duty in the
mountains of Virginia.
Being an expert engineer and sawyer and owning a portable
sawmill, he was detailed to saw lumber for the Government at
the head of the Kanawha River. He joined his regiment at Mil-
liken's Bend in April, 1863, and was promoted to Second Lieu-
tenant and later to Captain, and was in command of his company
during the siege of Vicksburg. The Fourth West Virginia Regi-
ment belonged to Sherman's Fifteenth Army Corps, and went up
the Yazoo River with him to the rear of Vicksburg, and were in
many severe charges on the works.
Among our relics of the war is a little pocket diary, and the
only entry for July is this: "July 3, 1863. Vicksburg surren-
dered to-day and we will march in to-morrow," written in the
enthusiasm of the victory. Captain Grayum was in camp, sick,
during the fight at Missionary Ridge, and was very low, with
hardly a chance for life, when an old boyhood friend, a surgeon,
found him, and under his directions he recovered. He wintered
in Alabama, and reenlisted to serve until the close of the war.
He spent April, 1864, on a veteran's furlough, and was ordered
to the Shenandoah Valley, where he was in many battles.
During the winter of 1864-5 Captain Grayum commanded the
Provost Guard in winter quarters at Cumberland, Md. He was
ordered to Parkersburg, W. Va., with his guards in the spring,
with orders to close all saloons, arrest all saloon men who dis-
obeyed orders and hold them under arrest, while Sherman's army
passed through to take steamboats for Louisville, Ky., to be mus-
tered out; also all straggler soldiers were arrested and sent on
to their commands, that they might be mustered out at the same
time.
Captain Grayum, a strict temperance man always, obeyed
these orders to the letter, even arresting women who sold from
210 BiCKNEi.1* Genealogy
their residences. Nothing escaped him, and he felt that he was
doing the greatest temperance work of his life.
Captain Grayum was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., in 1865,
having served his country bravely for nearly four years, or the
war. He died at GalHpolis, O., July 16, 1875.
Harriet (Carter"^) Grayum died Dec. 3, 1910.
Sarah'', (Zimrhoda, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
dau. of Zimrhoda (Bicknell) and Harley Carter; b. in Dover,
O., June 30, 1825; m., Nov. i, 1849, Julius C. Stedman; b.
in 1824. Residence, Athens, O.
Children.
1. Ebenezer; b. Aug. 3, 1850; m. Martha Dobson Sept. i,
1872, at Fort Dodge, la.
2. Abel; b. June 26, 1852; d. Sept. 17, 1854.
3. George A.; b. July 10, 1854; d. July 27, 1855.
4. Lewis; b. in 1856; unmarried. Residence, Denver, Col,
5. Emma Zimrhoda; b. Oct. 20, 1858; m.,i May 12, 1887,
John M. Hibbard, of Cherokee, la. He died in
1889. Emma Z. (Carter) Hibbard''' m.,^ Dec. 14,
1892, William L Dobson.
6. Nehemiah B. ; b. ; d. age 9.
Julius C. Stedman served as a soldier in the Mexican War,
1846-48, also in the Civil War, 1861-65 ; was Captain of Com-
pany G, Eighteenth Ohio Volunteers ; was a prisoner in Confed-
erate prison; released, and mustered out at close of the war, 1865.
Zimrhoda Bicknell'', (Zimrhoda, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), dau. of Zimrhoda (Bicknell) and Harley Carter;
b. in Dover, O., March 6, 1839; m., Aug. 5, 1857, William
B. Foster; b. July 11, 1830.
Children.
1. Cora F. ; b. Aug. 24, 1858; m., April 13, 1881, Wil-
Ham Ring; she died Dec. 30, 1881. Child, John,
of Lake Mary, Fla.
2. Harriet; b. June — , i860; m., April 4, 1888, Albert
H. Carr, of Athens, O. ; she died Feb. — , 1891.
Children : Walter, of Page, W. Va., and Alberta,
of Athens, O.
3. James D. ; b. March 21, 1862; m., March 9, 1889,
Mary F. Fletcher. Daughter, Margaret,
Seventh Generation 211
4. George; b. Nov. 10, 1864; m., Oct. 14, 1890, Grace
Baird, of Charleston, W. Va. No issue.
5. Maria; b. Dec. 11, 1866; m., May 6, 1886, Edward E.
Reeves ; she died Nov. 20, 1908. Children : Wil-
liam E. and George.
6. Zimrhoda Bicknell ; b. Oct. 28, 1868; m., Oct. 23, 1890,
J. Chauncey Robinson, a newsdealer. Residence,
Caldwell, O. Children : Philip and Bicknell.
7. Elizabeth ; b. Nov. 16, 1871 ; m., Oct. 30, 1894, Shep-
pard S. Humphrey. Residence, Coolville, O. Chil-
dren: Alice, Marion Bicknell and Emily.
8. Bertha; b. Sept. 10, 1873; m., May 2, 1894, Dr.
W. Bert Dailey, a dentist, of Athens, O. Chil-
dren : Floyd and Margaret.
9. Frederick; b. May 2.'], 1875; a hotel keeper, Frank-
fort, Ky.
ID. Daisy; b. July 22, 1877; m., April 28, 1912, James A.
Brown, of Athens, O.
William B. Foster was a farmer and printer. Residence,
Athens, O. He died Nov. 15, 1908.
Zimrhoda Bicknell (Carter'^) Foster died Oct. 5, 1903.
Horace", (Zimrhoda, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
son of Zimrhoda (Bicknell) and Harley Carter; b. May 25,
1845; m., Oct. 4, 1871, Ann Harper; b. Nov. 18, 1853.
Children.
1. Lida Carter; b. Jan. 16, 1874; m., Jan. 16, 1897, R. L.
Brand. Son, died Aug. 4, 1912, age 14.
2. Charles; b. June 4, 1876; d. April 19, 1877.
3. Vena; b. March 8, 1885; d. Dec. 6, 1891.
Horace Carter is a farmer near Omega, Okla.
Zimrhoda A.,'^ (Nehemiah, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Nehemiah and Julia (Larkin) Bicknell; b. in
Ohio Dec. 29, 1835 ; m., May 16, 1855, John Roberts, son of
John Roberts, of Swansea, Wales.
Chil,dre:n.
1. Arthur Bicknell; b. Dec. 20, 1856.
2. Zimrhoda Ella; b. Sept. 8, 1863; m., in 1885, Fletcher
Jaques. Lives in Owensville, Ind. Six children.
212 BiCKNEivL Genealogy
3. Albert John; b. Oct. 12, 1866; m. Katharine Gifford.
Residence, Vinton, la.
Mrs. Zimrhoda A. (BicknelF) Roberts joined the Methodist
Episcopal Church at the age of seven years, and always main-
tained her religious zeal and activity in the church in all its
departments of work. She was a woman of great force of char-
acter, and her strong influence for temperance and right living
was felt by all who knew her. She died Dec. 10, 1870, at Great
Bend, O.
John Roberts died at Noble, 111., in 1898.
Her son, Arthur Bicknell Roberts, was educated for the law
and admitted to the bar from the Chicago Law School. He prac-
ticed law in St. Paul, Minn., but later gave it up and became a
traveler. He married Kate Rowland, daughter of Dr. Rowland,
of Olney, 111.
Albert J. Roberts has been in the city directory business with
R. L. Polk for more than twenty-seven years, and is highly
esteemed as a business man and citizen.
Albert John has one child, Dorothy Adelaide, born in 1896.
Mrs. A. J. Roberts is an active member of the First Presbyterian
Church in Vinton, and Secretary of the Sunshine Mission.
Charlotte'^, (Almira, Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
dau. of Almira (Bicknell) and Samuel G. Wheeler; m.
Howell Pratt, of Philadelphia. Children: i. Emma. 2.
George. 3. Ida. 4. Mabel.
Samuel G.,"^ (Almira, Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
son of Almira (Bicknell) and Samuel G. Wheeler; m.^
Anista Caroline Crabbe.
Children.
1. John Charles; b. April 7, 1859.
2. Robert Claude; b. Jan. 10, 1863.
3. Anaba Caroline; b. Aug. 8, 1864.
Anista C. (Crabbe) Wheeler died .
Samuel G. Wheeler m.^ Isabella Sloane.
Children.
4. Frederick James; b. June 25, 1870.
5. Arthur George; b. Feb. .
Seventh Generation 213
George Minor"^, (Almira, Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zach-
ary), son of Ahnira (Bicknell) and Samuel G. Wheeler; m.
Maria Langaf, of Boston, Mass.
Children.
1. William; b. Nov. 15, 1854.
2. Mabel; b. June 25, 1856.
3. Fanny; b. Nov. 11, 1858.
4. Anna; b. in i860.
5. Caroline; b. Aug. 8, 1861.
6. Virginia; b. Oct. 30, 1863.
7. Susan ; b. .
8. Rosalind; b. Nov. i, 1868,
James Monroe'^, (Almira, Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zach-
ary), son of Almira (Bicknell) and Samuel G. Wheeler; m.
Elizabeth Porter.
Children.
I. Monroe; b. •
2. Josephine ; b. .
Elizabeth (Porter) Wheeler died .
James M. Wheeler'^ m.^ Miss Cheyney.
Thomas MacaulEy'^, (Almira, Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), son of Almira (Bicknell) and Samuel G. Wheeler;
m. Fanny Holdridge.
Children.
1. Elizabeth; b. .
2. Margaret; b. .
3. Katharine; b. in 1878.
Katharine'^, (Almira, Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Almira (Bicknell) and Samuel G. Wheeler;
m. George Dudley Hall, of Boston, Mass.
Children.
1. Arthur Dudley; b. .
2. Hephzibah ; b. .
3. George Dudley ; b. .
4. William B. ; b. .
214 BiCKNEivi, Gene;ai,ogy
5. Katharine; b. Dec. 31, 1859.
6. Bicknell; b. .
7. Margaret Gordon; b. .
The Hall family lived in Med ford, Mass., in 1883.
Ida Ruth"^, (Almira, Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
dau. of Almira (Bicknell) and Samuel G. Wheeler; m. The-
odore Malleby.
Children.
1. James; b. .
2. Robert; b. .
3. Theodore; b. .
Eliza', (Charlotte, Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
dau. of Charlotte (Bicknell) and Henry P. Franklin; m.
James Dawes. Children: i. Sarah. 2. Henry. 3. Edward.
4. Olive. 5. Dexter.
Almira'^, (Almira, Thomas, Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary),
dau. of Almira (Bicknell) and Samuel G. Wheeler; m.i Her-
man Meyner; d. ; m.^ Mr. Bellon. Children: i. Alice.
2. Frank. 3. Tiney.
Eighth Generation 215
EIGHTH GENERATION— ZACHARYi, JOHN2
Abigail^ [539]. (John, John, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of John and Shuah (Small) Bicknell ; b. at Hebron, Me.,
Aug. I, 1794; m.. May 4, 1817, James Bowker, of Paris, Me.
Children.
1. Whitmore W. ; b. Nov. 18, 1817, at Buckfield, Me.
2. Abigail B. ; b. May 12, 1819; d. Dec. 14, 1872, at Paris;
unmarried.
3. Caroline Augusta; b. Dec. i, 1820.
4. Mary P. ; b. Sept. 29, 1822 ; m. James Hilborn, of Paris.
5. Ordessa M.; b. May 13, 1828, at Paris, Me.
6. Aravesta B. ; b. Feb. 23, 1831 ; m. Mellen Colburn, of
Paris.
7. Delphinus P.; b. Oct. 7, 1835; d. April 28, 1841.
James Bowker died May 16, 1847, at Paris.
Abigail (Bicknell^) Bowker died Nov. i, 1879.
JOHN^ [540], (John, John, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of John and Shuah (Small) Bicknell; b. at Hebron, Me.,
April 6, 1796; m., Nov. 25, 1819, Marcena Churchill, dau. of
Jabez and Maria (Benson) Churchill, of Buckfield; b. June
22, 1800.
Children.
1003 — I. John; b. April 15, 1821.
1004 — 2. Joseph; b. Sept. 17, 1823.
1005 — 3. Emily; b. April 10, 1826.
1006 — 4. Wilham S.; b. March 6, 1830.
John Bicknell^ was a farmer, but kept a hotel at New Glouces-
ter, Me., from 1842 to 1850, and then removed to Paris, Me. He
died at Woodstock, Me., in 1880, age 84. He kept the Bicknell
Bible until his death, which was then given to his son, John^, to
be kept in the John line.
Marcena (Churchill) Bicknell died Nov. 17, 1877.
PoLivY^ [541]) (John, John, John, John, John. John, Zachary),
dau. of John and Shuah (Small) Bicknell; b. at Hebron,
Me., May 21, 1798; m., May 4, 1817, Daniel Tracey; b. at
Durham, Me., April 6, 1796.
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Children.
1. Hannah G. ; b. Aug. 29, 1818, at Durham.
2. Belinda B. ; b. Aug. 2, 1820, at Durham.
3. James B. ; b. Aug. 11, 1822; merchant; d. at Lewiston,
Me., Dec. 24, 1872.
4. Mary; b. Jan. 6, 1825.
5. Anna B. ; b. Nov. 11, 1827.
Polly (Bicknell^) Tracey died April 22, 1830, at
Durham. .
Daniel Tracey m.2 Theresa Bicknell^ Dec. 19, 1830,
b. Aug. 8, 1804, sister of Polly.^
Children.
6. Averline B. ; b. June 14, 1832, at Durham.
7. Margaretta; b. June 27, 1834, at Durham.
Daniel Tracey died at Durham March 23, 1875.
Theresa (Bicknelis) Tracey died at Bath Dec. 16, 1880.
Deborah^ [542], (John, John, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of John and Shuah (Small) Bicknell ; b. at Hebron,
Me., May 16, 1800.; m., Jan. i, 1826, Nathaniel Gatchell;
b. at Durham, Me., March 20, 1797.
Children.
1. Shuah B. ; b. Nov. 30, 1827; d. Oct. 23, 1829.
2. Nathaniel; b. Sept. 27, 1830; d. Sept. 23, 1854.
3. Caroline; b. Dec. 18, 1832; d. Aug. i, 1863; unmarried.
4. Mark C. ; b. May 20, 1835 ; m. Amelia A. Goodall,
Feb. 5, 1866, at Dunedin, New Zealand. Lived in
New Zealand.
5. Addie M. ; b. Feb. i, 1838.
Nathaniel Gatchell died Dec. 30, 1868, at Durham.
Deborah (Bicknell^) Gatchell died March 24, 1869.
James^ [543]' (John, John, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of John and Shuah (Small) Bicknell; b. at Buckfield,
Me., May 9, 1802; m., July 11, 1824, Judith Chase Bowker,
' of Paris, Me. ; b. at Buckfield May 18, 1802.
Children.
1007 — I. Arabella R. ; b. Oct. 2, 1825, at Buckfield.
J008 — 2. James Francis; b. May 7, 1827, at Buckfield.
1009 — 3. Rosetta J. ; b. Sept. 10, 1829, at Buckfield.
Eighth Generation 217
. Virgil D. P.; b. March 24, 1833, at Buckfiekl.
. Columbia P.; b. May 30, 1835, at Buckfield.
. Levi P.; b. Aug. 24, 1837, at Biickfield.
. Emeline A.; b. Sept. 24, 1839; d. Feb. 17, 1842.
. Georgiana H, ; b. Feb. 15, 1843, at Buckfield.
. Isabella R. ; b. Feb. 24, '1845, at Buckfield.
. Julietta E. ; b. Feb. 27, 1847, at Buckfield.
James was a farmer at Buckfield, and died Oct. 27, 1869.
Judith C. (Bowker) Bicknell died .
lOIO —
4-
ion —
5-
1012 —
6.
1013—
7-
1014 —
8.
1015—
9-
1016 —
10.
George^ [545] » (John, John, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of John and Shuah (Small) Bicknell; b. at Buckfield,
Me., April 22, 1808; m., Aug. 26, 1827, Eleanor Rowe, of
Hebron. She was born at Hebron Nov. 8, 1809.
Children.
1017-7-1. Freeman; b. April 28, 1829, at Poland; unmarried.
1018 — 2. Ferenton ; b. Jan. 26, 1834. at Sumner, Me.; m. Louisa
Campbell, of Minot, Me., Dec. 25, 1856. In rail-
road service in Columbus, O., in 1882.
1019 — -3. Fayette; b. Aug. 16, 1836, in Buckfield; m., June — ,
1862, Imogene Hackett, of Oxford, Me. Served in
the Civil War two years in the Tenth Maine Bat-
tery ; later was in the United States Police Service
at Peperell, Mass.
1020 — 4. Delphinus B. ; b. April 28, 1841. Served in the Civil
War; was employed on the Grand Trunk Railroad
at Poland, Me.
1021 — 5. James B. ; b. April 4, 1844. Served in tbe Civil War.
1022 — 6. Cora E. ; b. Sept. 26. 1851, at Minot; unmarried.
George Bicknell^ died Jan. 18, 1882, at Poland, Me. He was
a farmer and lived at Poland.
Eleanor (Rowe) Bicl<nell died .
Elbridge G.^ [546], (John, John, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of John and Shuah (Small) Bicknell; b. at Buck-
field, Me., Nov. 28, 1810; m., Dec. 28, 1830, Emeline Briggs,
of South Paris, Me.; b. April 9, 1807.
Children.
1023 — I. Vesta; b. Dec. 15, 1834, at Paris; d. Aug. 25, 1867.
1024 — 2. Jeannette; b. in 1835; d. in 1862; unmarried.
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1025 — 3. Emery O. ; b. March 30, 1837; m.^ Maria M. Tracy in
1869; she died in 1892; m.^ May Carlton in 1895;
son, b. in 1896; Emory O.® d. in 1904.
1026 — 4. Mary E.; b. in 1843; d. in 1910; unmarried,
1027 — 5. James Edwin; b. in 1846; d. in 1849.
1028 — 6. Emeline; b. and d. in 1851.
1029 — 7. Elbridge K. ; b. in 1849 ; m. Helen A. Jones. Resi-
dence, Newark, N. J. (1912).
Samuel S.* [547]^ (John, John, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of John and Shuah (Small) Bicknell; b. at Buck-
field, Me., Oct. 28, 1814; m., April 14, 1837, Fear M. De
Costa; b. at Hebron, Me., June 9, 1818.
Child.
1030 — I. Adelbert D. ; b. Oct. 19, 1838, at Buckfield.
Samuel S. Bicknell^ was a farmer and lived at Minot, Me.
He died there Sept. 4, 1841.
Fear M. (De Costa) Bicknell m.2 Charles Goss, of Paris, Me.
Shuah^ [548]. (John, John, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of John and Shuah (Small) Bicknell; b. at Buckfield,
Me., June 13, 1817; m., Jan. i. 1835, Hiram Andrews; b. at
Buckfield.
Children.
1. Melvin M. ; b. Oct. 5, 1839.
2. Rodolphus S. ; b. Feb. 26, 1842 ; d. in Auburn, Me.
3. Sarah ; b. Oct. 3, 1846.
4. Charles; b. Oct. — , 1854.
Hiram Andrews resided in Lynn, Mass.
Eveline^ [549]. (John, John, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of John and Shuah (Small) Bicknell; b. at Buckfield,
Me., July — , 1821 ; m., July 14, 1839, Gideon Cushman; b.
at Buckfield, June 5, 181 6.
Children.
1. Amanda F. ; b. April 8, 1840.
2. Samuel B. ; b. Dec. 27, 1841.
3. Juha F. ; b. Dec. 28, 1843.
4. Rosabel C. ; b. June 14, 1847.
Eighth Generation 219
5. Cephas H. ; b. Nov. 21, 1854.
6. Charles F. ; b. March 20, 1856; d. at Buckfield.
Eveline (Bicknell) Cushman died at Auburn, Me.
Gideon Cushman was a farmer and lived at Auburn, Me. ; he
died .
Sally^ [550] > (Simeon, John, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Simeon and Rebecca Bicknell; b. in Buckfield, Me.,
April 23, 1796; m. Elijah Hawes, of Buckfield.
Children.
I. David; b. in 1825.
Amanda; b. .
Charles ; b. ; drowned at sea.
Almira ; b. .
Augustus; b. . Residence, Hallowell, Me. (1880).
Elijah Hawes was a sea captain, and with his son, Charles,
was lost at sea.
David* [551]. (Simeon, John, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Simeon and Rebecca (Nash) Bicknell; b. Sept. 15,
1797; m., in 1823, Parnel, dau. of Jacob and Susanna
(Morse) De Costa, of Middleboro, Mass.; b. Nov. 14, 1802.
Children.
1031 — I. Simeon; b. May 20, 1823, at Hebron, Me.
1032 — 2. William; b. Nov. 14, 1824, at Buckfield, Me.
David Bicknell^ was a mason by trade ; he died Dec. 9, 1825.
Parnel (De Costa) Bicknell m.2 Orrin Irish, March 22, 1835,
at Hebron, Me.
Harriet* [553], (Simeon, John, John. John, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Simeon and Rebecca Bicknell; b. at Buckfield,
Me., June 19, 1805; m., in 1830, George De Costa; b. at
Hebron, Me., Sept. 23, 1805.
Children.
1. Almira B. ; b. March 27, 1832, at Buckfield, Me.
2. Parnel; b. June 16, 1833, at Canton, Me.
3. Rebecca A.; b. Jan. i, 1835; m., in 1866, George F.
Towle. Child, George D., b. in 1869.
4. George; b. June 14, 1836; d. Aug. 12, 1838, at Canton,
Maine.
220 BicKNEi^L Genealogy
5. Augustus; b. May 2, 1838; d. March li, 1839, at Can-
ton, Me.
6. Flora J.; b. July 20, 1839; m., in 1866, Henry A.
Noyes, of Canton.
7. William K. ; b. Dec. 8, 1845 ; m., June 6, 1868, Emily
N. Coolidge, of Canton. Child, Edward C, b. Jan.
21, 1872. Emily N. C. De Costa died March 8,
1879. William K. De Costa^ m.2 Widow Millie H.
Ripley Sept. 12, 1873. Child, Clytie W., b. June 17,
1877.
George De Costa died at his home at Canton, Me., Oct. 21,
1879.
AivMiRA^ [554] > (Simeon, John, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Simeon and Rebecca Bicknell ; b. at Buckfield,
Me., Sept. 15, 1806; m., in 1828, Orrin Irish, of Turner,
Me. ; b. Feb. 21, 1801.
Children.
1. Cephas W. ; b. June 23, 1829, at Buckfield.
2. Marcena; b. Aug. 30, 1831, at Buckfield.
Almira (Bicknell^) Irish died Sept. 9, 1832.
Orrin Irish m.2 Parnel (De Costa) Bicknell, widow
of David Bicknell, at Hebron, Me., March 22, 1835.
Child.
3. Samuel C. ; b. April 22, 1842, at Hebron.
Orrin Irish died Feb. 12, 1869.
Lucius^ [555] j (Simeon, John, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Simeon and Rebecca Bicknell; b. at Buckfield,
Me.,, Oct. 24, 1808; m.-Mary Pompilly.
Children.
1033 — I. George B. ; b. ; d. .
1034 — 2. Lucy A.; b. ; d. .
Lucius Bicknell^ died July — , i860.
Mary (Pompilly) Bicknell died July — , i860.
Rebecca^ [556], (Simeon, John, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Simeon and Rebecca Bicknell; b. in 1810; m.,
in 1829, Samuel Hutchinson, who was drowned in 183 1.
Rebecca m.,2 af Vassalboro, Me., Jonathan Austin in 1834.
Deacon John Bicknell.
Madison, Me.
EiCHTPi Generation 221
Children.
1. Samuel.
2. William.
Nancy^ [565], (Jacob, Jacob, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
dau, of Jacob and Mehitabel (White) Bicknell ; b. Sept. 3,
1808; m. William Nash, of Abington, Dec. 24, 1829. .
Children.
1. Jacob Bicknell.
2. Mary L.
3. Nancy M.
Nancy (Bicknell^) Nash died prior to 1850.
John^ [566], (Samuel, Jacob, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Samuel and Polly (Dawes) Bicknell; b. in Abington,
Mass., May 18, 1802; m., June 23, 1833, Eliza Hobart. of
Solon, Me. Residence, Madison, Me.
Children.
1035 — I. Eliza H. ; b. June 30, 1834,* in Madison, Me. ; m. Cleve-
land C. Wade.
1036 — 2. Adaline; b. June 14, 1836; unmarried.
1037 — 3. John Randall; b. June 16, 1839.
1038 — 4. Mary Dawes; b. Aug. 23, 1847; m. George F. H. Paul,
of Solon, Me.
1039 — 5. Samuel; b. Jan. 17, 1850; d. Oct. 13, 1868.
1040 — 6. Hannah H. ; b. Nov. 29, 1851; m. Almond Paul, of
Solon, Me.
1041 — 7. Martha A.; b. June 9, 1856; m., Sept. 19, 1882, Rev.
Nathan Hunt, once pastor of the Baptist Church
at Neponset, Mass.. and later home missionary in
Maine. She died in Dorchester, Mass., Feb. 11,
1890.
In the year 1823 John Bicknell^ moved with his father's
family from Abington, Mass., to Bloomfield, now Skowhegan,
Me., where his father settled, made a farm in the midst of the
Maine virgin forest, lived his life and died. John^ followed the
Kennebec River north to the town of Madison, where he pur-
chased and cleared the land of a forest growth and brought to
his new home, in 1833, his bride, Eliza Hobart. By their united
labors and sacrifices a family of seven sons and daughters were
222 Bickne;i.l Geneai^ogy
reared, a competency in property was secured, and through the
strength of Christian principle their lives were made most service-
able to society and bright with faith and hope. He united with
the Congregational Church at South Solon, Me., and was elected
deacon in 1833.
A Congregational Church was established at East Madison,
Me., of which John Bicknell was a deacon from 1864 until his
death. He was a generous contributor to the support of the
gospel of Christ at home and abroad. He was strictly a tem-
perate man in all his relations in life. He was a Christian, not
only by profession, but by practice in every-day life, and was a
member of and a constant attendant at the services of the Con-
gregational Church in Madison, Me. In politics he was a staunch
Abolitionist and a real friend of the negro slave as long as he
lived, and at his death bequeathed five hundred dollars for the
benefit of liberated slaves. He cast the first vote in his town for
the Abolition ticket, standing alone and writing his ballot. On
account of his political opinions he was derided, laughed at, pelted
with mud, snow and rotten eggs, showing always moral and phys-
ical courage to stand true to principle. At his death he gave five
hundred dollars to the American Missionary Association to aid
in the education of the negro race, just released from slavery.
When death came it found him with his house set in order and
himself waiting the call. He died in Madison, Me., Sept. 17, 1868.
Mary DawES^ [567], (Samuel, Jacob, John, John, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Samuel and Polly (Dawes) Bicknell; b.
in Abington, Mass., May 28, 1804; m., April 17, 1823, Jesse
Blanchard, of Abington. Residence, Madison, Me.
Children.
1. Betsey Dawes; b. March 24, 1825; m., June i, 1849,
Sheldon Reed, of Madison; d. Aug. 24, i860.
2. Mary; b. July 15, 1827; d. June 6, 1859.
3. Jesse; b. May 9, 1829; d. July 17, 1833.
4. Abigail; b. Feb. 25, 1831 ; d. Aug. 8, 1847.
5. Julia; b. Oct. 14, 1833; m., in 1868, George W. Little-
field, of Portland, Me.; d. May 16, 1871.
6. John Ouincy; b. May 9, 1834; d. Jan. 23, 1854.
7. Maria Thaxter; b. June 24, 1836; d. Aug. 3, 1847.
8. Ann Harding; b. June 10, 1838; m. John F. Chad-
bourne, of Madison.
9. Harriet W. ; b. June i, 1840; d. Dec. 23, 1853.
Eighth Generation 223
10. Hester Adelia ; b. July 16, 1842; d. Dec. 26, 1853.
11. George Hathaway; b. Dec. 4, 1845; d. Sept. 12, 1846.
12. George Edwin; b. Oct. 18, 1848; m. Ida L. Newbegin,
of Cornville, Me.
Mary Dawes (Bicknell) Blanchard died in Madison, Me.,
Nov. 14, 1848.
Abigail White^ [568], (Samuel, Jacob, John, John, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Samuel and Polly (Dawes) Bicknell; b. in
Abington, Mass., Sept. 28, 1807; m. Josiah Reed, of Abing-
ton. Residence, Madison, Me.
Child.
I. Abbie; b. in Madison, Me.; m. Albert Lowell, of Con-
cord, Me.
Clarissa Gannett^ [569], (Samuel, Jacob, John John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Samuel and Polly (Dawes) Bick-
nell; b. in Abington, Mass., March 6, 1810; m., Nov. 13,
1830, John Harvey White, of Skowhegan, Me.
Children.
1. Henry K. ;'' b. Aug. 18, 183 1 ; m. Jane B. Parker, of
Skowhegan, Aug. 29, 1858; d. Jan. 12. 1908. Chil-
dren: J. Harvey,^'' b. in 1871, living in Skowhegan;
Lillian, b. , d. .
2. John H. ; b. Dec. 24, 1832 ; d. in California June 25,
1889.
3. Clara; b. March 26, 1835; d. in Skowhegan March 11,
1882.
4. Samuel: b. May 28, 1844; d. in California May 26,
1883.
Clarissa Gannett (Bicknell^) White died at Skowhegan May
19, 1893.
JuLiA^ [570], (Samuel, Jacob, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Samuel and Polly (Dawes) Bicknell; b. in Abington,
Mass., Feb. 26, 1813; m.. March 3, 1836, Asher Davis, of
Solon, Me. Residence, Solon ; occupation, a farmer.
Children.
I. Josiah L. ; b. in 1836; m., Nov. — , 1858, Eliza W.
Fargo ; no issue ; he died Dec. — , 1902.
224 BiCKNEI,!. GENEAI^OGY
2. Nathan D. ; b. April 25, 1842 ; m, Dora Boothby. Resi-
dence, Solon, Me.
3. Selden A.; b. July i, 1844; m. Ida C. Drury. Six chil-
dren : Lilla, b. in 1871 ; Charles D., b. in 1873 ; Julia,
b. in 1874; Florence, b. in 1876; Arab, b. in 1881 ;
Lois, b. in 1886; Fred., b. in 1889. Residence, New
York.
4. Mary; b. Nov. i, 1846. Residence, Skowhegan, Me.
Julia (Bicknell^) Davis died in Solon, Me., Nov. 29, 1892.
Asher Davis died Aug. — , 1897.
Samuei.^ [571]. (Samuel, Jacob, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Samuel and Polly (Dawes) Bicknell; b. in
Abington, Mass., Jan. 22, 1816; m., in 1847, Mary Ann
Weeks, of Fairfield, Me. Residence, Skowhegan, Me., since
1823.
Children.
1042 — I. Elvira; b. ; m. Alonzo Varney, of Fairfield.
1043 — 2. Abbie; b. ; m. George Brawn, of Fairfield.
1044 — 3. Minnie O. ; b. May 5, 1857; d. Nov. 30, 1904; un-
married.
Samuel Bicknell^ was a successful farmer and breeder of fine
cattle, horses and sheep in Skowhegan, and was a man held in
high esteem in Maine as one of earth's noblemen. In his last
year he gave attention to orcharding and to small fruits. He died
at his farm home March 12, 1898. His wife, Mary Ann, died
Oct. 15, 1878, age 53. Both were buried at Skowhegan, Me.
Lebbeus^ [579]* (James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of James and Hannah (Marshall) Bicknell; b. in
Lunenburg, Worcester County, Mass., Aug. 18, 1799; m.,
Jan. 18, 1821, Betsey Clay; b. in Buckfield, Cumberland
County, Me., Nov. 24, 1794.
Children.
1045 — I. Sylvia Whitney; b. Jan. 19, 1822, in Belmont, Waldo
Co., Me.; m. May 9, 1840.
1046 — 2. Nancy; b. July 18, 1824; m. Francis F. Allenwood July
18, 1846; d. in Cedarville, Cal., April 18, 1902.
1047 — 3. Rebecca C. ; b. Sept. 20, 1826.
Lebbeus Bicknell^ was a farmer and a brickmason at Belmont,
Me. He died Feb. 5, 1839, at Belfast, Me.
Betsey (Clay) Bicknell died Jan. 4, 1882.
Eighth Generation 225
Edmund^ [580], (James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of James and Hannah (Marshall) Bicknell; b.
Sept. 27, 1802, at Lunenburg, Mass.; m., March 10, 1825,
Nancy Gardner, in Northport, Me. ; b. in Lunenburg, Mass.,
Sept. 2"], 1802.
Children.
1048 — I. James Marshall; b. May 14, 1827, at Belfast, Me.; m.
Sarah S. Stevens Sept. 21, 1851; b. Nov. 21, 1829.
1049 — 2. Stephen Giddings ; b. Oct. 29, 1828; m.. May 14, 1854,
Sarah W. Spratt; b. Oct. 4, 1834.
1050 — 3. Abbie Sarah; b. May 25, 1835; m., Nov. 19, 1857,
Joseph Ellis, Jr. ; b. Oct. 20, 1835.
Edmund BicknelP died at Belfast, Me., Feb. 28, 1866; he was
a farmer and brickmaker.
Nancy (Gardner) Bicknell died at Belfast Aug. 17, 1871.
Nancy^ [581], (James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John, Zacli-
ary), dau. of James and Hannah (Marshall) Bicknell; b. at
Belfast, Me., April 27, 1805; m., May 19, 1825, Otis Gush-
man, of Monroe, Me.
Children.
1. Judson ; b, ; d. about 26 years of age.
2. William; b. ; d. about 25 years of age,
3. Frank; b. ; d. about 24 years of age.
4. Helen; b. ; m. Samuel Clark, of Monroe, Me.
Nancy (Bicknell) Cushman died in Maine in 1867.
Hannah* [582], (James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of James and Hannah (Marshall) Bicknell; b.
at Belmont, Me., Aug. 8, 1808; m., Oct. 30, 1831, Samuel
Fletcher; b. at Lincolnville, Me., Sept. 10, 1803.
Children.
1. Augustus A.; b. Nov. 10, 1832, at Belmont, Me.
2. Alonzo E. ; b. June 5, 1834, at Belmont, Me.; m. Mel-
vina Knowlton.
3. Sarah E. ; b. Oct. 14, 1836, at Belmont, Me.
4. Helen A.; b. Oct. 12, 1841, at Belmont, Me.
5. Harriet; b. Feb. 14, 1843, at Belmont, Me.; unmarried.
6. Francis; b. Jan. 27, 1845, at Belmont, Me.
7. Arnaldo; b. June 12, 1848, at Belmont, Me.; unmarried.
226 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Hannah (Bicknell) Fletcher died at Behnont between 1878
and 1888.
James^ [583], (James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of James and Sarah (Marshall) Bicknell; b. at
Belmont, Me., June 16, 1810; m.,i May 7, 1837, Hannah P.
McKeen at Belfast, Me.; b. in 1809.
Child.
1051 — I. Mary L. ; b. Feb. 2, 1840, at Belmont.
Hannah P. (McKeen) Bicknell died Jan. 15, 1841.
James Bicknell^ m.,2 Sept. 26, 1842, Elvira Pitcher;
b. at Belfast, Me., April i, 1818. She died at Law-
rence, Mass., Jan. 14, 1892. He died at Lawrence,
Mass., Jan. 4, 1895.
Children.
1052 — 2. James; b. Jan. 4, 1844, at Belmont, Me.
1053 — 3. Edmund; b. July 23, 1846, at Belmont, Me,
1054 — 4. Ephraim P. ; b. Oct. 23, 1849; d. Jan. 31, 1850, at Bel-
mont, Me.
1055 — 5. William P.; b. Jan. 14, 1853, at Belmont, Me.
1056 — 6. Annette E. ; b. May 28, 1855 ; d. at Pasadena, Cal., in
1893 ; unmarried.
James^ was a well-to-do farmer, owning a farm of two hun-
dred atres, on which he was born, and which he cultivated for
seventy-six years, until his death in 1895. His son, Edmund, says
of his father : "He was always a farmer, exceedingly industrious
and thoroughly honest. I was with him for twenty-six years, and
am proud to say that I never discovered in him a dishonest act.
He was one of the few farmers who could not be tempted to
'deacon' his produce in preparing it for market. His sincerity
and honesty will ever remain in my memory as truly admirable.
The same compliment is due my mother. She was a daughter of
William Pitcher, of Belfast, Me., whose large family of girls and
boys were all school teachers, and all lived such lives as cause us
to be proud to call them our own."
Abigail* [584], (James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of James and Hannah (Marshall) Bicknell; b. at
Belmont, Me., March 21, 1812; m. Warren Chandler Cun-
ningham, Oct. 8, 1839, at Belmont.
Eighth Generation 227
Children.
1. Edward; b. Aug. 13, 1840, at Searsmont, Me.
2. Rachel Cobb; b. Dec. 11, 1842, in Searsmont, Me.
Abigail (Bicknell) Cunningham died Jan. 2, 1844, at Belmont,
Maine.
Alden^ [588], (Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Joseph and Abigail (Everett) Bicknell; b. at
Sharon, Mass.. Feb. 14, 1824; m., Dec. 24, 1845, Esther
Harkness, of Pelham, Mass. ; b. in 1826.
Esther (Harkness) Bicknell died Feb. — , 1850; no issue.
Alden Bicknell^ m.^ Betsey H. Munroe, of Somerset, Mass.;
born in 1820.
Child.
1057 — I. William M.; b. July 9, 1857; d. March 7, 1865.
Betsey H. (Munroe) Bicknell died at Foxboro, Mass., May
18, 1879.
Alden Bicknell was a straw manufacturer at Foxboro, Mass.,
and was deeply interested in our family life and history. He
died in Taunton, Mass., Jan. 16, 1900.
Benjamin* [590] j (Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Joseph and Abigail (Everett) Bicknell; b.
at Sharon, Mass., Sept. i, 1827; m., Nov. 27, 1850, Emily
O. Hanover; b. at Wellington, Conn.
Children.
1058 — I. George Reville; b. Aug. 14, 1853, at Stafford Springs.
He was a United States musician at Cairo, 111., six
months ; was a clerk in the Union Station, St. Louis,
Missouri.
1059 — 2. Katie Evorilla; b. May 10, 1855, at Amherst, Mass.
1060 — 3. Frank Everett; b. May 11, 1861, at Lamoille, 111.
Benjamin Bicknell^ served six months in the Civil War. in the
139th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry; held the office of
Corporation Clerk at Lamoille, 111., 1S74-1878; was a watchmaker
by trade.
George E.* [591], (Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Joseph and Abigail (Everett) Bicknell; b.
in 1829; m., Oct. 12, 1856, Clara A., dau. of Thomas and
Rachel Barden, of Wrentham, Mass.; b. Sept. 14, 1829.
228 BiCKNELi. Genealogy
Children.
1061 — I. George A.
1062 — 2. Anna L.
1063 — 3. ; d. at Attleboro, Mass., July 31, 1864.
Clara A. (Barden) Bicknell died Sept. 21, 1875, at Attle-
boro, Mass.
George E. was a member of a grocery firm at North Attle-
boro, Mass.
James Turner^ [593] j (Jetson, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Jetson and Sophia (Haskell) Bicknell; b.
at Lunenburg, Mass., Aug. 9, 1813; m. Caroline Newell May
23, 1841 ; b. at Roxbury, Mass., Sept. 28, 1815.
Children.
1064 — I. Caroline Louisa^; b. March 25, 1846, at Roxbury; m.,
Jan. 14, 1874, William Alden Blossom, son of Waldo
A. and Susan (Cary) Blossom; b. at Mount Ver-
non, Me., Sept. 20, 1850. Child, Irving Alden,i" b.
at Roxbury Sept. — , 1874. W. A. Blossom was an
officer of the court in Boston in 1881.
1065 — 2. Anna Theresa; b. April 2, 1848; m., May i, 1878,
Charles H. Davis ; b. in Chelsea, Mass., Aug. 26,
1849. Child, Alma Mabel, b. March 30, 1879, at
Concord, Mass.
1066 — 3. James Frederick b. Sept. 18, 1853 ; unmarried.
1067 — 4. George Herbert; b. Aug. 28, 1856; unmarried.
James T. Bicknell^ was a bookbinder by trade, and in 1847
kept a bookstore in Roxbury, Mass. He was a soldier in the
Civil War, in the Twenty-second Regiment Massachusetts Vol-
unteers, and lost an arm in the service. He was subsequently a
letter carrier in Boston. He died in Roxbury April 13, 1880.
Joseph G.^ [594], (Jetson, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Jetson and Sophia (Haskell) Bicknell; b. at
Chesterfield, N. H., Nov. 26, 1815; m., Sept. 2, 1837, Betsey
Orrell ; b. in Bolton, England, Aug. 30, 1816.
Children.
1068— I. William Henry; b. May 26, 1838; d. Feb. 16, 1848.
1069 — 2. EHzabeth Maria; b. July 14, 1842; d. Sept. 28, 1843.
1070 — 3. George Francis; b. May 30, 1845; m. Mary Jane Will-
son Dec. 21, 1872; she was born in Boston Aug. 12,
Eighth Generation 229
185 1. Child, Oscar Clarence, b. July 25, 1875; d.
Sept. 9, 1875.
Betsey (Orrell) Bicknell died Sept. 28, 1846.
Joseph G. BicknelF m.2 Amanda Melvina Leeman
May II, 1847, widow ; b. at Wiscasset, Me., Sept. 6, 1821,
Child.
1071 — 4. William Henry; b. Feb. 15, 1849; d. Aug. 22, 1849.
Amanda M. L. Bicknell died Feb. 21, 1849.
Joseph G. Bicknell^ m.-^ Caroline Elizabeth Jennings,
of Boston, July 14, 1850. Se was born in Boston June
18, 1825.
Children.
1072 — 5. Edward Irving; b. July 12, 1854; d. Jan. 29, 1855.
1073—6. Edith Eltitia; b. Oct. 26, 1858; m. Frank E. Randall
July 9, 1885.
Mr. Bicknell was a cabinet maker, with business at Cambridge-
port, Mass., in 1880. He was deeply interested in our family and
its history, and with his whole family took a deep and active
interest in the meetings and work of the Bicknell Family Asso-
ciation. He contributed a short poem at the exercises of the
Family Reunion at East Weymouth, Mass., Sept. 22, 1880, which
is printed on page 87 of the pamphlet of that meeting. The first
stanza reads :
"In sixteen hundred thirty-five or that time near
Our grandfather's grandfather settled here.
We know not for certain, but believe 'tis the spot
Where our grandfather's grandfather built him his cot."
Joseph R.^ [598], (Daniel, Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Daniel and Mary (Russell) Bicknell; b.
June 20, 181 5; m., Nov. 21, 1840, Harriet N. White; b.
May 17, 1818.
Children.
1074 — I. Joseph A.; b. May 4, 1846.
1075 — 2. Harriet A.; b. April 14, 1848.
1076 — 3. Isaac R. ; b. Jan. 24, d. Sept. 22, 1855.
Joseph R. Bicknell^ died Oct. 20, 1870.
Harriet N. (White) Bicknell died April 13, 1878.
230 BicKNELL Geni;ai,ogy
Benjamin R.^ [599]. (Daniel, Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Daniel and Mary (Russell) Bicknell; b.
Feb. 12, 1817; m., Oct. 25, 1838, Loantha Coburn.
Children.
1077 — I. B. Frank; b. Sept. 6, 1839. Killed in battle of Civil
War, at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864.
1078 — 2. Charles E. ; b. April 23, 1844. Killed in battle of Civil
War, at Norfolk, N. C, Dec. 15, 1862.
1079 — 3. Fred. J. ; b. July 6, 1850 ; m. Helen M. Crowell Sept. — ,
1875. She was born Jan. 11, 1852. Fred. J. Bick-
nell was a clergyman.
1080 — 4. Mary Loantha; b. April 3; d. April 21, 1853.
Loantha (Coburn) Bicknell died April 24, 1853.
Benjamin R. Bicknell* m.,^ June 12, 1855, Rebecca P.
Hawes.
Children.
1081 — 5. Clara Helena; b. March 15, 1858; d. May 28, 1869.
1082 — 6. Ruth Francena; b. Sept. 4, i860.
1083 — 7. Sidney Reade; b. March i, 1867; d. May 27, 1869.
William Martin* [606], (Thomas Reed, Daniel, Joseph, John,
John, John, Zachary), son of Thomas R. and Lavoy (Favor)
Bicknell; b. at Newport, Me., Jan. 24, 1820; m., Aug. 24,
1852, Lydia M. Tobey, of Norridgewock, Me.
Children.
1084 — I. Frank M. ; b. Jan. 24, 1854, in Melrose, Mass.
1085 — 2. Florence; b. .
1086 — 3. Percy; b. .
William M. was a Unitarian minister; graduated at Water-
ville College, Me., in 1844.
Martha Favors [607], (Thomas Reed, Daniel, Joseph, John,
John, John, Zachary), dau, of Thomas R. and Lavoy (Favor)
Bicknell; b. in Dexter, Me., Aug. 16, 1821 ; m,, Oct. 11, 1844,
at Nashua, N. H., Eldridge Gerry Reed, of Groton, Mass.,
son of Leonard and Lucy (Powers) Reed; b. in Chelmsford,
Mass., May 4, 1813.
Children.
I. Frederick Donald; b. Dec. 17, 1845, at Lowell; d. Jan.
5, 1851-
Eighth Generation 231
2. Sarah Alice; b. Aug. 27, 1852; a school teacher.
3. Mary Grace; b. Oct. 5, 1854, at Lowell.
4. Martha Gertrude; b. Oct. 26, 1863.
Elbridge G. Reed was a farmer in Groton, Mass., in 1882.
Nancy Jane^ [611], (.Thomas Reed, Daniel, Joseph, John, John,
John, Zachary), b. at Dexter, Me., April 17, 183 1 ; m., March
10, 1853, at Melrose, Mass., Robert B. Brown; b. at Glas-
gow, Scotland, Dec. 14, 1825.
Children.
1. James Frederick; b. Sept. 18, 1854, at Melrose, Mass.
2. Charles Rogers; b. March 26, 1857, at Boston, Mass.
Walter Favor^ [613], (Thomas Reed, Daniel, Joseph, John,
John, John, Zachary), son of Thomas Reed and Lavoy
(Favor) Bicknell; b. at Dexter, Me., Dec. 28, 1827; m., Jan.
17, 1864, Mary Susie Gertz at Boston; b. at Portland, Me.,
Feb. 25, 1840.
Child.
1087 — I. Nona Henderson; b. Aug. 15, 1865, at Jamaica Plains.
Mary Susie (Gertz) Bicknell died at Boston April 9, 1878.
William F.^ [615], (Henry, Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Henry and Betsey S. (Foster) Bicknell;
b, at Newport, Me., Aug. 4, 1828.
Children.
1088— I. William; b. .
1089 — 2. Thaoline; b. . Resided at Sandwich, Mass., in
1880.
William F. Bicknell^ died Sept. 15, 1868, at Carson City, Nev.
Susan F.^ [616], (Henry, Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Henry and Betsey S. (Foster) Bicknell;
b. at Newport, Me., Oct. 31, 1830; m., March 24, 1849, Fran-
cis A. Fisher at Newport.
Children.
1. Clara M. ;^ b. June 20, 1851; d. Jan. 25, 1854.
2. Clara E. f b. Dec. 23, 1853, at Corinne, Me.; m., March
22, 1869, William G. Fuller. Children: Fred. M.
232 BiCKNEi/L Gene;ai.ogy
Fuller/o b. Sept. 3, 1872, at Unity, Me.; Caroline
B./o b. Feb. 20, 1876, at Newport, Me.
3. Ada F. ;« b. Feb. 28, 1855 ; m., Dec. 16, 1875, Orville
H. Judkins. Child: Nina F./o b. Nov. 21, 1878,
at Newport, Me.
William^ [622], (Nathaniel, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Nathaniel and Betsey (Ramsdell) Bicknell;
b. May 12, 1799; m., March 2, 1821, Christina Hayford; b. in
Hartford, Me., April 12, 1804, daughter of Arvida Hayford.
Children.
1090 — I. Axel Hayford; b. Dec. 26, 1822.
1091— 2. WilHam Martin; b. May 8, d. Oct. 8, 1824.
1092 — 3. James Harvey; b. Sept. 8, 1826; d. Jan. 18, 1827.
William Bicknell^ died at Pensacola, Fla., Feb. 28,
1829. He resided in Belfast, Me.
Christina (Hayford) Bicknell m.,2 Sept. 3, 1829,
WilHam R. Lowney; born in 1786, died in 1850.
Child.
1093 — 4. Oscar Lowney; b. July 18, ,1850.
Axel Hayford BicknelP married Julia Simpson in 1845. He
died in Minneapolis, Minn., leaving a widow, a daughter, Mrs.
Christina Bigelow,^*^ and a son.^"
Oscar Lowney,^ born July 18, 1850, married, July 18, 1887,
Fannie A. Emerson, born Nov. 21, 1854.
Mrs. Christina (Hayford) (Bicknell) Lowney was a woman
of unusual character and endowments, and was blessed with a
bright and sunny temperament, that made her a delightful com-
panion and friend, and enabled her to bear sorrow with sweet
composure. Her beautiful and completed life came to a peaceful
close in August, 1886.
Olive^ [624], (Nathaniel, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Capt. Nathaniel and Betsey (Ramsdell)
Bicknell; b. Feb. 15, 1804; m., in 1829, Daniel Hayford, of
Hartford, Me., b. in 1799, son of William, Jr.
Children.
1. Samuel; b. Nov. 24, 1824; m. Mary F. Hayford.
2. Olive Bicknell; b. July 10, 1829; m. Cyrus P. Hayford.
Eighth Gicneration 233
Daniel moved from Hartford, Me., to Parkman, Me. ; from
there to Michigan ; thence to Ohio, and then to Texas, where he
lived during the Civil War, with his son, Samuel. He returned
to Ohio, where he died Jan. i, 1874. Was a justice in Maine and
a judge in Texas.
Olive (Bicknell^) Hay ford died at the home of her son,
Samuel, in Texas, Sept. 17, 1882.
Nathaniel^ [625], (Nathaniel, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of Nathaniel and Betsey (Randall)
Bicknell ; b. Feb. 25, 1806; m., April 15, 1836, Julia Blake,
daughter of Thatcher and Sarah (Evans) Blake; b. at Fox-
croft, Me., Jan. 22, 1808.
ChHvDREN.
1094 — I. Anna Maria; b. July 28, 1838, at Rockford, 111.; m.,
Sept. 7, 1865, by Rev. Robert Collyer, Rev. Fred-
erick May Holland, of Marietta, O., son of Rev.
Frederick W. Holland, of Cambridge, Mass. He
graduated from Harvard University in the class of
1859; graduated from Harvard Divinity School in
1862. Rev. Frederick May Holland died May 18,
1908. He was a Unitarian clergyman and the au-
thor of several denominational books and a biog-
raphy of Frederick Douglass. No children.
1095 — 2. William Evans; b. Jan. 11, 1841, at Rockford, 111.;
died there March 13, 1861.
Nathaniel Bicknell^ died at Rockford, 111., Aug. 7. 1855.
Julia (Blake) Bicknell died Nov. 28, 1876.
Mrs. Holland graduated from the Boston School of Modeling,
connected with the Museum of Fine Arts, and has taught model-
ing since the death of her husband in 1908.
Bela ThaxterS [626], (Nathaniel, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of Capt. Nathaniel and Betsey (Rams-
dell) Bicknell; b. at Abington, Mass., Dec. 12, 1810; m.,
Oct. 4, 1836, Abigail Cobb Waters; b. at Livermore, Me.,
Feb. 24, 1814, daughter of Capt. Simon and Betsey Waters.
Children.
1096 — I. George Waters; b. Nov. 2, 1837, at Topsham, Me.
1097 — 2. Charles F. ; b. May 22, 1840.
1098 — 3. Abbie Elizabeth ; b. Feb. 24, 1842, at Topsham, Me. ; d.
234 BicKNELL Ge:ne;ai,ogy
at Bath, Me., Feb. 24, i860. She was a fine scholar,
had remarkable musical ability and was beautiful in
person.
Bela T. Bicknell was a carriage maker ; he died at Bath, Me.,
Nov. 20, 1876.
Elizabeth Lincoln^ [627], (Nathaniel, Luke, Nathaniel, John,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Nathaniel and Betsey (Rams-
dell) Bicknell; b. at Abington, Mass., Sept. 20, 1814; m.,
Jan. 30, 1837, Axel Hayford, son of Gad. Hayford; b. in
Hartford, Me., April 20, 1814.
Child.
I. Olive H. ; b. Jan. 12, 1839; m., July 16, 1864, Marcellus
R. Cooper. Mr. Cooper was a successful business
man of Belfast, Me., acquiring a fine property, while
leading an industrious, useful and honored life. He
died at Belfast Oct. 18, 1893.
Elizabeth Lincoln (Bicknell) Hayford died at Belfast. Me.,
in 1844.
Axel Hayford m.2 Mary A. Cottrell, widow of Capt. Cottrell,
of Belfast, Me., to whom were born two children, Arvida and
William L.
Axel Hayford was first a farmer at Belfast in 1840, then a
contractor for support of the poor, then deputy sheriff. In 1849
he became a flour and grain merchant in Belfast; then a con-
tractor to build batteries and barracks at Belfast ; then he engaged
in the lumber business, and was a ship owner. He was a trustee
and President of the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad, and
from 1867 to 1870 was Mayor of Belfast. Mr. Hayford had a
social and generous nature, was energetic and successful in busi-
ness, and a liberal supporter of all worthy charities. He died at
St. John, N. B., Oct. 25, 1900.
William^ [628], (William, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John. John,
Zachary), son of William and Martha (Bosson) Bicknell;
b. in Boston, Mass., May 23, 1804; m., Sept. 28, 1828, at
Hartford, Me., Hannah Bearce Briggs, a descendant of Clem-
ent Briggs, who came in the ship Fortune in 1621 ; b. at
Abington, Mass., Aug. 11, 1805.
Children.
1099 — I. William Emery; b. March 11, 1829, at Hartford, Me.
Eighth Gkneration 235
1 100 — 2. Turner; b. .
iioi — 3. Julia Columbia; b. March 24, 1832, at Hartford, Me.
1102 — 4. Henry Augustus; b. Oct. 10, 1843; m., in 1874, Abby
M. Mason, of Buckfield, Me.
1103 — 5. Harriet Augusta; b. Oct. 10, 1843; m. William L. Mor-
rill Oct. 31, 1874; no issue; a farmer at East Buck-
field, Me.
1 104 — 6. Edward Everett; b. March 27, 1847; d. Aug. 13, 1848.
William Bicknell^ resided at Hartford, Me., during his mar-
ried life; was a farmer, and also for many years a public school
teacher. He held the office of Town Clerk and Supervisor of
Schools of Hartford for many years, and was Justice of the Quo-
rum from i860 to 1874; was author of a series of geographical
charts for schools. He was a man of strong religious character,
an advocate of strict temperance principles, deeply interested in
local and general politics, active in social progress and alert to all
progressive views in social, industrial or civil life. He was wont
to express himself in original w^ays and withal had a strong poetic
temperament, quite common to the Bicknell brotherhood. Mr.
Bicknell was deeply interested in our family history and was a
frequent contributor in prose and verse at our family meetings.
See published proceedings of our Family Reunion at Weymouth.
Mass., in 1880.
Nehemiah B.s [630], (William, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of William and Martha (Bosson) Bick-
nell; b. at Foxboro, Mass., Dec. 7, 1807; m. Louise Drew.
Residence, Turner, Me.
Child.
1104a — I. Albion H.f b. March 18, 1837; m., July 20, 1875,
Margaret Elizabeth Peabody, of Somerville, Mass.
Albion H. Bicknell^ is an artist of wide reputation. He re-
ceived a public-school education and began the study of art in
1855 at the Lowell Institute, Boston; he also studied in Paris
under Thomas Conture and in Ecole des Beaux Arts, 1860-3;
opened a studio in Boston in 1864; painter of marine scenes,
flowers, still life, genre, landscape, cattle, portraits and historical
compositions ; a full-length portrait of Abraham Lincoln hangs
in the State House, Boston, Mass.; his large painting of Lincoln
at Gettysburg is in the Public Library at Maiden, Mass. ; he also
painted the large canvas of the "Battle of Lexington," etc. ; he
is well known as an etcher and illustrator ; he is a charter member
of the Alston Club. Residence, Maiden, Mass.
236 BicKNEivL Genealogy
BrowneIvL M.s [631], (William, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of William and Martha (Bosson) Bick-
nell ; b. Dec. 7, 1810; m. Philena Hay ford Churchill, of Hart-
ford, Me., Dec. 7, 1834. She was a daughter of Joab and
Philena (Hayford) Churchill; b. in 1812. Residence, Tur-
ner, Me.
Chii^dren.
1 105 — I. Olive G. ; b. Dec. 17, 1835; m. Edwin Thurston in
i860; d. in 1880.
1 106 — 2. Philena H. ; b. June i, 1838.
Philena H. (Churchill) Bicknell died at Hartford
Feb. 28, 1840.
Brownell M. Bicknell^ m.^ Elizabeth Eustis; b. in
Jay, Me., May 21, 1818.
Children.
1 107 — 3. Jane E. ; b. Nov. 22, 1844, in Boston, Mass.
1 108 — 4. George B. ; b. April 2, 1846, in Boston, Mass.
1 109 — 5. Charles A.; b. May 21, 1849, in Boston, Mass.
mo — 6. Florence E. ; b. April 6, 1853, in Sidney, Me.
Elizabeth (Eustis) Biclaiell died April — , 1859.
Brownell M. Bicknell^ m.^ Elvira Reynolds; born in Sidney,
Me., Oct. 8, 1816.
Brownell M. Bicknell^ was a bricklayer and resided, in 1881,
in Minneapolis, Minn.
James Austin^ [638], (Noah, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Noah and Nancy (Brown) Bicknell; b. in
Abington, Mass., Nov. 3, 1813; m.^ Octavia Sampson. Resi-
dence, Augusta, Me.
Child.
nil — I. Henry Sampson; b. Feb. 7, 185 1, in Augusta, Me.
Octavia (Sampson) Bicknell died .
James Austin Bicknell^ m.,^ about 1856, Clara Smith
Peterson, daughter of Allen Peterson, of Lewiston, Me.
Children.
1 1 12 — 2. James Edward; b. about 1857; d. in the far West.
1113 — 3- Frank Alfred; b. Feb. 17, 1866, at Augusta, Me.; god-
father, James G. Blaine.
James Austin Bicknell died at Brockton, Mass., Jan. t.j, 1881.
Alfred Bicknell.
In Paul Revere Chair, Boston, Mass., 1895.
Eighth Gunrration 237
Henry Sampson Bicknell writes as follows concerning his
father; "Our father, James Austin Bicknell, was born at Abing-
ton, Mass., Nov. 3, 1813; died at Brockton, Mass., Jan. 27, 1881 ;
son of Noah Bicknell and Nancy (Brown). The family migrated
to Maine, where Noah engaged in the mason's trade. James soon
entered the retail merchant business, and later on was publisher
of The Gospel Banner, a Universalist weekly. He afterward
served in both branches of the State government, and while in
the Senate he was the direct means of saving the seat of gov-
ernment to Augusta, Me., by marshaling enough absent members
during an attempt to vote on removing the capital to Portland,
Me. He was appointed Postmaster of Augusta in 1861 by Abra-
ham Lincoln, and held that position nine years. He was an inti-
mate friend and co-worker with James G. Blaine in the early days
of the Republican party, and furnished the capital whereby Mr.
Blaine acquired an interest in The Kennebec Journal. This was
the vital start of his (Blaine's) great career. James A. Bick-nell
was widely known throughout the State as one of its notable
citizens of those stirring times."
Mr. Frank A. Bicknell has his father's commission as Post-
master of Augusta, signed TDy Abraham Lincoln and William H,
Seward, Secretary of State.
Alfred^ [642], (Noah, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Noah and Nancy (Brown) Bicknell; b. at
Hartford, Me., Aug. 12, 1824; m. Sarah Jane Pillsbury, of
Augusta, Me., Nov. 23, 1847.
Children.
1 1 14 — I. Kate Stanwood; b. hng. 23, 1848, at Augusta, iMe. ; d.
Oct. 14, 1863.
1 1 15— 2. Albert Pillsbury ; b. Oct. 2y, 1854, at Wakefield, Mass. ;
m. Katharine A. Healey Feb. — . 1881 ; she died
Jan. 10, 1913.
1 1 16 — 3. Maude Alargaret; b. Feb. 14, 1857, at Middleboro,
Mass.; expert bookkeeper and accountant; unmar-
ried.
1117 — 4. Lizzie Kimball; b. March 29, 1859; d. May 31, 1877.
1 118— 5. Mary Hardy; b. Oct. 13, 1867; d. Oct. 21, 1876.
Alfred Bicknell^ was born on the twelfth day of August, 1824,
in the little town of Hartford, Me. Here his father, Noah, had
migrated some years before, believing that the life of a farmer
was preferable to that of a shoemaker — a favorite saying being,
238 BiCKNELiv Genealogy
"A farmer is a king; his crops grow while he sleeps," which
would indicate that work was not especially congenial to him.
From his mother, Nancy Brown (of Abington, I think), Alfred
must have inherited his indomitable and never-ending capacity
for work, if not of one kind, then of another. When freed from
the day's or week's routine work, his way of finding rest was to
engage in doing some of the many things in the home, which
otherwise would have made necessary the services of artisans of
all kinds.
At the age of twelve his family moved from Hartford to
Augusta, Me., where he found occupation, sometimes with his
brother, James (afterward Postmaster of Augusta under Lin-
coln), or with townsmen, engaging in his "trade," as he proudly
spoke of his carpentering and mason work. School teaching also
formed a part of his occupation. In November. 1847, he married
Sarah Jane Pillsbury, daughter of a neighbor, the two families,
one of nine and the other of ten children, always having lived
most amicably and affectionately side by side for years.
With the outbreak of the "gold fever," he was among those
to sail in 1849 on the "good ship Sweden" around the Horn, and
of that experience, from which he came back poorer and perhaps
wiser, he always had some cheerful reminiscence to relate, in his
later years becoming identified with the Society of Forty-Niners.
A two years' absence, during which time his wife and baby daugh-
ter stayed at Grandma Bicknell's, was followed by return, and
then their removal to Massachusetts, employment having been
found and a home made a few miles to the north of Boston.
With the Joseph F. Paul woodworking concern he was identified
many years as confidential man and head bookkeeper. A few
years before the Boston fire he became part of the inspecting force
of the Mechanics' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, that position
being wiped out, with the company, through the losses sustained,
but mostly paid, without recourse to failure.
A brief period was then spent in Vermont, managing marble
quarries near Rutland, but here again no success attended him,
and on returning to Boston he was asked to head the revived
Mechanics' Insurance Company. Never to his liking, the man-
aging of finances, he realized his inability to "make good" where
dividend paying was concerned, and relinquished the office of
President with relief. Then followed about five years in insur-
ance business in partnership with John H. Robinson.
Removing to Maiden in 1869, in order to have suitable schools
for the children (four of them then living), he took an active
Eighth Generation 239
part in all affairs of the Universalist Church, and was elected
Sunday-school superintendent. Later in life, when living at Mel-
rose, Mass., he and his wife became members of the Universalist
Society there. His belief was to put in practice all Scriptural
injunctions to further the spread of the "Golden Rule," and, so
far as lay in his power, he gave of his time and means, often with
little gratitude in return.
As a young man his education had been limited to the country
schools of that date, and his ambition that his children should
have every opportunity for benefit in that direction knew no limit.
But he believed that a good, technical education was of vastly
more importance than an extended course in branches which fur-
nished theoretical rather than practical knowledge.
Of a nature that found pleasure and expression in hymns and
choruses, he laid stress on that part of church worship, having as
a young man sung in the church choir, and in middle life taught
himself to play that form of music on the piano.
Having been a member of the Massachusetts Charitable Me-
chanic Association for a number of years, he was elected to the
ofiice of Secretary in 1886 or 1887, which position he faithfully
filled and held until his death on the first day of February, 1903.
Faithful performance of duty was a source of pride with him,
preferring to know that work was "well done," even if at an
expense of personal comfort; his reluctance to take vacations till
so very late in his business career that such benefit as he might
have had came too late.
Of strong feeling on all subjects, he was an earnest Repub-
lican until the campaign when Horace Greeley became the Inde-
pendent candidate, and at that time he took a stand and combatted
adverse opinions of friends by voting independently.
Always reading with a view of improvement rather than
merely for amusement, he of late years seriously undertook the
study of astronomy, spending all favorable evenings with his well-
mounted glass, where he could observe, if not chronicle, the move-
ments of the planets and the myriads of stars, the mathematics
of astronomy having deepest interest for him.
During the year in which he superintended the marble works
near Rutland, the men employed, in testimonial of their esteem,
cut for him the stone and monument for a burial lot in Wyoming,
Mass., which he always seemed to regard as a second home, giving
much personal time to its care. There he was laid to rest, fol-
lowing the services in Russell Hall, at the Mechanics' Building,
Huntington Avenue, his associates asking that he be buried from
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the room where he had faithfully worked for so many years, the
family yielding their personal preference, with the belief that was
as he would have wished it. Maude Margaret Bicknell.
The above truthful and beautiful tribute to Alfred Bicknell
was written by his devoted daughter, at the request of the editor.
All who knew him well will heartily agree with us in placing
Alfred Bicknell, as an upright citizen, a true man and a sincere
Christian, in the front rank of our noble family. He was loyal to
all the best Bicknell traditions and ideals. He loved the family,
because he believed it to be a race of good men and pure and
noble women. From the formation of the Family Association in
1879 till the hour of his death he was a member of the Executive
Committee and Corresponding Secretary, and to him is due in
unusual measure the success of all our family undertakings. He
rejoiced in all our joys and shared in all our sorrows. All can
indorse the sentiment of his daughter, who writes : "His large-
hearted unselfishness in the giving of his time, his money and his
best efforts, often where they were not appreciated, was a factor,
I believe, in bringing to a close a life which had its mainsprings
in the very best and most generous motives."
In the course of a long and active life, among many men, in
all walks, the editor can sincerely say that Alfred Bicloiel! stands
among the foremost for unselfish generosity, for constant and
cheerful activity, and for constant obedience to the high ideals
of a refined and spiritual nature.
He had a poet's sensitive nature and his many verses have
made our family gatherings a literary feast. At our Family Re-
union of 1882, at Weymouth, Mass., the following hymn was
sung, composed by Mr. Bicknell :
HYMN.
"O Thou, of all the race the sire.
Whose hand has set the stars of heaven ;
Thyself their all-sustaining fire;
Thy bounty every good has given.
"We praise Thee that in days of old
Our fathers to these shores were brought;
For all Thy blessings, manifold.
For all Thy words with wisdom fraught.
"For power to serve Thee, by our deeds
Of mercy unto others shown ;
For thankful hearts that all our needs
Turn for relief to Thee alone.
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"For these our grateful thanks we give,
To Thee our fervent prayers ascend;
In Thy blest favor may we live,
Thy laws obey. Thy courts attend.
"In this our 'Pilgrim Fathers' home
Once more our band fraternal meet;
To this our 'Mecca' do we come
With happy hearts and willing feet.
"And when at last these scenes of cheer
To us here gathered cease to be,
May we in heaven's celestial sphere
Find our united family."
David Corbett* [647], (Luke, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Luke and Deborah (Corbett) Bicknell ; b.
July 5, 1826; m., in 1847, Emily Randall, of Vassalboro, Me.
Children.
1 119 — I. Emma Amelia; b. April 22, 1848; m., in 1866, Wil-
liam Libby, of Wales, Me.; d. April 20, 1867; no
children.
1 120 — 2. Frank; b. Nov. 24, 185 1.
David Corbett Bicknell^ died April 15, 1863.
Olive Ann Maria^ [651], (Luke, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Luke and Deborah (Corbett) Bick-
nell; b. Aug. 19, 1834; m., in 1861, William D. Orcutt, of
Cohassett, Mass.
Children.
T. Alvah Warren; b. July 19, 1863.
2. Willie; b. June — , 1867.
Olive A. M.8 Orcutt died July 7, 1867.
Mary Louisa^ [662], (Humphrey, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Humphrey and Asenath (Raymond)
Bicknell; b. April 24, 1832; m. Frank Warren, of Hinsdale,
Mass., a farmer in that town.
Children.
I. Inez C. ; b. .
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2. Harriet E.; b. .
Frank Warren died
Mary Louisa (Bicknell) Warren m.^ Luther McCoy,
of Troy, N. Y.
Children.
3. John; b. ; d. .
4. Joseph ; b. ; d. .
5. Frederick Warren; b. July i, 1868.
Luther McCoy kept a hotel in Troy, N. Y.
SoPHRONiA A.8 [665], (Humphrey, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Humphrey and Asenath (Raymond)
Bicknell; b. Aug. i, 1841 ; m., June 22, 1862, J. Wesley
Morse, of Monterey, Mass. No children ; divorced.
Sophronia A. Bicknell m.^ John Cline, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Children.
1. Mary; b. May 24, 1875.
2. Maud; b. March 10, 1877.
Alice M.* [666], (Humphrey, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Humphrey and Asenath (Raymond) Bick-
nell; b. July 16, 1850; m., Jan. i, 1877, James W., son of
Abiel and Octavia (Parsons) Nichols; b. in Windsor, Mass.,
Oct. 10, 1848.
Children,
1. Walter Bicknell; b. June 9, 1879, at Windsor,
2. Mary Inez ; b. Sept. 13, 1880, at Windsor,
3. Raymond Parsons ; b. May 3, 1882, at Windsor.
4. Daisy Irene; b. May 26, 1885, at Windsor.
Walter Bicknell^ married, July 5, 1905, Vera A. Warren, of
Dalton. Children: Alice,!** b. in 1906; Doris,!** b. in 1910. Resi-
dence, Phillipsburg, Pa.
Mary I.^ resides in New York City.
Alice M. (Bicknell) Nichols and son, Raymond, and daughter,
Daisy, reside at Dalton, Mass. (1912).
James W. Nichols was a blacksmith. His ancestors were from
Berkeley, Mass. He died at Windsor May 5, 1897.
Luke Emerson^ [668], (Loring, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of Loring and Mary Ann (Abbott)
Bicknell; b. at Windsor, Mass.. Oct. 27, 1839; m., Feb. 4,
Eighth Generation 243
1863, Lucretia T. Pierce; b. June 15, 1843. Residence, West
Cummington, Mass.
Children.
1 121 — I. Clara Eugenie; b. Feb. 15, 1865.
1 122 — 2. Mabel Marion; b. Jan, 22, 1866; d. Jan. 27, 1900.
1 123 — 3. Fred. Orlando; b. March 6, 1868.
1124 — 4. Charles; b. April 15, 1869; d. Aug. 30, 1869.
1125 — 5. Harry Emerson; b. Dec. 26, 1870.
II 26 — 6. Ben Humphrey; b. Aug. 8. 1873.
1127 — 7. Gertrude Sarah; b. March 19, 1876; drowned May 17,
1879.
1 128 — 8. John; b. May 26, 1877.
1129 — 9. Raymond Eugene; b. June 22, 1880.
Luke Emerson Bicknell died April 19, 1888.
MerriEL^ [670], (Ephraim, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Ephraim and Eunice H. (Rhodes) Bick-
nell; b. at Dalton, Mass., Nov. 11, 1842; m., Dec. 20, 1863,
Liberty L. Burnett, at Windsor, Mass. ; b. at Florida, Mass.,
June 10, 1839.
Children.
1. Homer H. ; b. Oct. 16, 1864, at Windsor, Mass.
2. Mary L. ; b. Nov. 17, 1866, at Savoy, Mass.
Liberty L. Burnett vi^as a farmer and lived at Savoy Center,
Mass. He served in the Civil War for two years in Louisiana.
Homer H.^ [671], (Ephraim, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Ephraim and Eunice H. (Rhodes) Bick-
nell ; b. at Windsor, Mass., July 3, 1845 > ^-^ Sept. 25, 1872,
Julia L., daughter of Ellison and Lina (Converse) Axtell;
b. at Windsor June 11, 1852.
Children.
1130 — I. Arthur H. ; b. March 31, 1873, at Windsor.
Julia L. (Axtell) Bicknell died April 14, 1873.
Homer H. Bicknell^ m.,2 March 17, 1875, Emma G.,
daughter of George and Aurelia (Tower) Cleaveland;
b. at Dalton, Mass., Aug. 11, 1852.
Children.
1131 — 2. Martha Carlotta ; b. Aug. 15, 1876, at Dalton.
1132 — 3. Mertice L; b. July i, 1878, at Dalton.
1133 — 4. George C. ; b. Dec. 23, 1880, at Dalton.
1 134 — 5. Kate R. ; b. Nov. 27, 1882, at Dalton.
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Homer Bicknell worked in the paper mill of Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Weston at Dalton. Both wives taught school before mar-
riage, Julia in Windsor and Emma in Dalton.
Sumner H.^ [672], (Ephraim, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Ephraim and Eunice H. (Rhodes) Bicknell;
b. at Windsor, Mass., July 6, 1848; m., Sept. 29, 1874, at
Windsor, Idella E. Hathaway; b. at Windsor Sept. 29, 1855.
Children.
1135 — I. Agatha S. ;^ b. Oct. 19, 1878, at Windsor; m., March
24, 1904, at Windsor, Mass., Rudolf Brinkmann, b.
at Berlin, Germany, Nov. 7, 1862. Children: i.
Rudolf H.,^0 b. Aug. i, 1905, at Dalton, Mass. 2.
Esther B.,i° b. Feb. i, 1909, at Dalton. 3. Idella
P.,1^ b. Jan. 6, 1912, at Dalton.
1 136 — 2. Luke O. ;^ b. Dec. 13, 1884, at Savoy, Mass.; m., Sept.
27, 191 1, at Dalton, Mass., Bessie A. Torrey; b. at
Cummington Sept. 27, 1885.
Stephen^ [681], (Stephen, Ezra, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), son of Stephen and Lydia (Loud) Bicknell;
b. Feb. 27, 1806; m., in 1829, Rebecca Hunt; b. in 1810.
Residence, Weymouth, Mass.
Children.
1137 — I. Stephen A.; b. May 17, 1830; unmarried; was nearly
blind; d. Dec. 28, 191 1.
1138 — 2. Frances; b. Feb. 12, 1832; m., in 1850, Stephen Bates.
Residence, Washington, D. C.
1139 — 3. Pauline B. ; b. Sept. 11, 1834; m., in 1859, George
Osgood. Residence, North Weymouth, Mass.
1140 — 4. John Q.; b. Sept. 10, 1836; served in the Civil War,
Company B, Forty-third Regiment Massachusetts
Volunteers ; unmarried ; died at Weymouth Heights
Sept. II, 1899.
1141 — 5. Mary Anna; b. Jan. 4, 1840; m., in 1858, Mr. Blanch-
ard. Home at North Weymouth.
1142 — 6. Anson F. ; b. Sept. 3, 1845; served in the Civil War,
Company B, Forty-third Massachusetts Volunteers.
1143 — 7. Roger W. ; b. March 28, 1848; blind.
1144— 8. William W. ; b. Oct. 25, d. , 1853.
Eighth Generation 245
Stephen Bicknell^ was a mechanic, and also engaged in freight-
ing and stonemason work, Hving on his father's homestead in
Weymouth.
EzRA^ [682], (Stephen, Ezra, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), son of Stephen and Lydia (Loud) Bicknell; b.
Nov. 17, 1807; m. Mary Ann L.
Children.
1145 — I. Mary Ann; b. Oct. 2"], 1833.
1146 — 2. George H. ; b. July 17, 1836; d. Sept. — , 1912.
1147 — 3. Charles L. ; b. Dec. 14, 1840.
Harrison^ [685], (Stephen, Ezra, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), son of Stephen and Lydia (Loud) Bicknell;
b. in Weymouth, Mass., Sept, 2, 1812; m., Feb. 19, 1835,
Jane L. Blanchard ; b. Oct. 14, 1814.
Children.
1148 — I. Jane Amanda; b. March 31, 1837.
1 149 — 2. Emily R. ; b. April 24, 1840; d. March 4, 1908; un-
married.
II 50 — 3. Fred. T. ; b. April 24, 1840; d. in 1865.
1151 — 4. Francis A.; b. Oct. 28, 1844.
1152 — 5. Augustus M.; b. Aug. 18, 1848.
II 53 — 6. Augusta M. ; b. Aug. 18, 1848.
Harrison Bicknell^ died Sept. 7. 1886.
Jane (Blanchard) Bicknell died Jan. 23, 1891.
James^ [691], (James, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), son of James and Nancy (Wilder) Bick-
nell; b. Dec. 2.J, 1802; m. (int. April 6, 1822) Lydia Pratt.
Children.
1 1 54 — I. James Q. ; b. ; m. ; d. ; no children.
1155 — 2. Harriet N.; b. June 6, 1825; m. Nathan Goodspeed.
II 56 — 3. Lydia A.; b. ; m. Edmund L. Nickerson.
1 1 57 — 4. Harriet; b. Oct. — , 1823; d. April 27, 1825.
James Bicknell^ died at Weymouth in 1849.
Lydia (Pratt) Bicknell m.2 Joshua Randall, of Weymouth,
Massachusetts.
James Bicknell^ was a shoemaker by trade and spent the
earlier part of his life at East Weymouth. On the establishment
of the Methodist Church in that village he became personally
246 BiCKNELi, Genealogy
interested in religion, joined the Methodist Church, fitted him-
self for a class leader, and later preached in various parts of
Plymouth and Barnstable Counties. He had in a large measure
the impulsive energy characteristic of that branch of the family,
and his work in the ministry always bore evidences of the great
zeal and devotion he had for the advancement of the Christian
faith. At East Harwich, Mass., the faithful ones struggled for
a long time against adversity until 1837, when, during the pas-
torate of Rev. James Bicknell, the most famous revival of South-
eastern Massachusetts occurred here. It is related that men and
women of all ages came from all parts of the cape to these meet-
ings; that the meetings were kept up until long after midnight,
and that during the excitement men and women jumped up and
walked around on the railings of the pews, while others rolled
over on the floor, others also shouting until their vocal organs
failed to respond. There were several hundred converts, of
whom one hundred and thirty were baptized and joined the
church. A few years prior to his death he engaged in trade at
East Weymouth.
EzRA^ [693], (James, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), son of James and Nancy (Wilder) Bick-
nell; b. Feb. 2, 1805; m., Nov. 28, 1826, Priscilla (Stoddard)
Cain ; b. Sept. 18, 1808.
Children.
1 158 — I. Lucy Ann^; b. Dec. 14, 1827; m. Eben Stoddard.
Daughter, Lucy E.,i" b. Oct. 3, 1850; m., March 18,
1871, Thomas O. Crawford, b. Nov. 6, 1846; daugh-
ter, Eva Ella.^i b. Dec. 31, 1872. Thomas O. Craw-
ford was Principal of the Lincoln School, Oakland,
Cal., in 1883, and his wife was a teacher in the
Tompkins School in the same city.
1 159 — 2. Lilleyous; b. Oct. 26, 1830; m. Charles Campbell.
1 160 — 3. Ezra Leonidas; b, Feb. 8, 1833; m. Mary L. Sprague.
1 161 — 4. Nancy Wilder; b. Oct. 31, 1839; m.i Samuel Williams;
m.2 Stephen P. Gould.
Nancy S.* [694] , (James, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of James and Nancy (Wilder) Bick-
nell; b. April 29, 1810; m., Aug. i, 1826, at North Wey-
mouth, Mass., Lemuel, son of James and Hannah Torrey:
b. Oct. 30, 1806.
Eighth Generation 247
Children.
1. Lemuel; b. in 1826.
2. Alexis; b. in 1828.
3. Matilda; b. in 1830; m.^ Mr. Holmes; two children;
m.2 Quincy Burrill.
4. Daniel Webster; b. in 1832; m. Abby L. Barnes.
5. James Henry; b. in 1844; m. Martha J. Stevens.
6. Emily F. ; b. in 1847; m. Elias F. Beal.
7. Nancy M. ; b. in 1849; m. Francis A. Bicknell.
Nancy S. (Bicknell) Torrey* died Jan. 5, 1864, after a pain-
ful illness of more than ten years, enduring all with Christian
patience and fortitude.
Quincy LovELL^ [695], (James, Zachariah,Zachanah,Zachariah,
John, John, Zachary), son of James and Nancy (Wilder)
Bicknell; b. April 21, 1812; m., Dec. 17, 1834, Deborah,
daughter of Laban and Deborah (Thompson) Porter.
Children.
1162 — I. John Quincy; b. July 5, 1835; m. Ellen F. Jones, a
descendant of Commodore John Paul Jones; b. in
1833; d. Jan. 6, 191 1; no issue. John Q. died in
1911.
1163—2. Jane B.; b. Nov. 11, 1837; m. Edmund G. Bates; two
children, Arthur and Adalinc.
1 164 — 3. Harriet M. ; b. ; m. Matthew G. Reed, of Wey-
mouth ; three children, Frank, Jennie and Anna.
Quincy L. Bicknell^ died in Weymouth June 5, 1896, age
84, I, 15.
Deborah (Porter) Bicknell died Nov. 6, 1897.
There may have been two other children, Frank and Charles.
Henry* [696], (James, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), son of James and Nancy (Wilder) Bick-
nell ; b. March 26, 1824; m. Betsey, daughter of William and
Betsey (Cain) Our, of Hingham, Mass.
Children.
1165— I. Clara Ella; b. May i, 1848; m., Nov. 7, 1867, Peter
W. French, son of Samuel and (Whitmarsh)
French. Child: Betsey, b. June 30, 1871.
1166 — 2. Isabella Frances; b. in 1851 ; m., June — , 1868, N. Au-
gustus Reed, of Abington, Mass. Children : Henry,
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b. July 14, 1869; Edith H., b. Oct. 19, 1870; George,
b. Nov. 26, 1872.
Almira P.s [700], (John, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), dau, of John and Lucy (Warren) Bicknell ;
b. Sept. 30, 1817; m., Dec. 21, 1837, Henry F. Forbes, son
of Ruel and Sibyl Forbes ; b. in Bridgewater, Mass., May 27,
1809. Residence, Neponset, Mass.
Children.
1. John H. ; b. March 18, 1839; m. at Boston in 1875.
2. Lucy Ann; b. Aug. 30, 1840; m., Aug. 30, 1863, Mr.
Sargent, of Weymouth, Mass.
3. Harriet S. ; b. April 16, 1842; m. in Quincv Aug. 11,
1866.
4. Robert B. ; b. June 12, 1844; d. May 20, 1849.
5. Jason B. ; b. Aug. 6, 1846; d. Aug. 30, 1847.
6. Willard T. ; b. May 15, 1849.
7. George Howard; b. Oct. 19, 1851.
8. Franklin B. ; b. Dec. 17, 1855; d. Aug. 31, 1856.
Henry F. Forbes was a mason by trade; he died in Bridge-
water, Mass., March 29, 1877.
RoxANA^ [701], (John, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of John and Lucy (Warren) Bicknell;
b. Aug. II, 1819; m., Dec. 21, 1841, Clarendon Bowles, son
of Nathan and Sarah Bowles; b. at Livermore, Me., March
19, 1816.
Children.
1. Rachael A.; b. Feb. 9, 1843, at South Boston, Mass.;
m., Jan. 14, 1864, Mr. Bass, of South Weymouth.
2. George H. ; b. Feb. 28, 1844; d. March 2, 1845.
3. Sarah E. ; b. March 4, 1845; d. Sept. 9, i860.
4. George H. ; b. Nov. 25, 1848, at Neponset ; m., Sept. 2,
1 87 1, Miss Smith; d. May 7. 1879.
5. Charles E. ; b. Oct. 8, 1851, at South Boston; d, Jan.
25, 1881 ; unmarried.
6. Martha M. ; b. Jan. 29, 1855, at Hanover, Mass. ; m.,
Jan. 27, 1876, at South Weymouth. Mass.
Eighth Generation 249
Hannah Lincoln'^ [710]. (Quincy, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zach-
ariah, John, John, Zachary), clau. of Quincy and Hannah
(Lincohi) Bicknell ; b. Dec 4, 1813; m., Dec. 18, 1831,
Nathan, son of Alpheus and Elizabeth (Pratt) Bates; b.
Sept. 23, 1799. Residence, Weymouth, Mass,
Children.
1. David Perkins; b. Oct. 28, 1833; d. Dec. 11, 1838.
2. Alfred Leavitt; b. July i, 1835.
3. John Wesley; b. June 2, 1838.
4. Harriet Eliza ; b. Jan. 23, 1843.
Hannah Lincoln (Bicknell) Bates died April 26, 1870.
Nathan Bates died in Weymouth Sept. 11, 1884.
Quincy^ [7ii]> (Quincy, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), son of Quincy and Hannah (Lincoln) Bick-
nell; b. Dec. 23, 1815; m., Nov. 2, 1842, Rachael Lincoln,
daughter of Lincoln and Betsey (Elms) Barnes; b. Feb. i,
1822. Residence, Hingham, Mass.
Children.
1167 — I. Lincoln Barnes; b. May 18, 1843.
1 168 — 2. Hannah Quincy; b. July 17, 1848.
1169— 3. Quincy; b. Aug. 17, 1850.
Rachael L. (Barnes) Bicknell died in Hingham Dec. 7, 1882.
Quincy Bicknell died in Hingham.
Leavitt Lincoln^ [712], (Quincy, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zach-
ariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Quincy and. Hannah
(Lincoln) Bicknell; b. Nov. 8, 1817; m., July 30, 1840, Har-
riet E., daughter of Willard and Lura (Hitchcock) Bicknell;
b. June 14, 1823.
Children.
I170 — I. George; b. May 4, 1842. Served in the Civil War as
Sergeant of Company F, New York Heavy Artil-
lery.
Harriet (Bicknell) Bicknell died Sept. 16, 1842.
Leavitt L. Bicknell m.,2 Dec. 10, 1846, Elizabeth Jones,
widow of David Stoddard, Jr., and daughter of Isaac
and Mary Whiting; b. Sept. i, 1826.
2SO BiCKNEI,!. GENEAIvOGY
Children.
1171 — 2, Edward Quincy; b. Aug. 29, 1847.
1172 — 3. Mary Jones; b. Aug. 28, 1849; d. April 30, 1852.
I173 — 4. Leavitt; b. May i, 1854; d. Sept. 4, 1857.
Elizabeth J. (Whiting) (Stoddard) Bicknell died April 22,
187 1.
Leavitt L. BicknelP died April 21, 1875, at the Bloomingdale
Asylum, New York City, and buried in Greenwood Cemetery,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Rebecca J.^ [713], (Q"incy, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Quincy and Hannah (Lincoln)
Bicknell ; b. Oct. 20, 1823 ; m., April 8, 1847, Joel B., son of
Joel and Mary (Whiting) Seymour; b. June 30, 1824.
Children.
1. Almira; b. Nov. 28, 1848; m., Oct. 25, 1868, Joseph G.
Haley. Child, Walter Seymour^" ; b. in 1874.
2. Richard; b. Feb. 28, 1852; d. May 27, 1853.
3. Mary; b. May 20, 1857.
4. Robert; b. Sept. 12, 1859; married.
5. Ellsworth; b. Jan. 27, 1861 ; d. March 5, 1863.
Joel B. Seymour died at Willetts Point, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1894.
Rebecca J. (Bicknell) Seymour died at Willetts Point Jan. 7,
1894.
Mary L.* [714]) (Lovell, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Lovell and Rebecca (Dyer) Bick-
nell; b. Dec. 19, 1816; m., Nov. 20, 1835, Daniel, son of
Daniel and Sarah Tower Bates; b. Dec. 3, 181 1.
Children.
1. Lucy Ann Bicknell; b. Sept. 13, 1836; m., July 12,
1859, George Turner, son of William and Rebecca
Hewes; b. March 13, 1835; she died Nov. 8, i860;
no issue.
2. Mary Rebecca; b. Nov. i, 1843; m. Charles H., son of
Henry and Jane Newton; b. Oct. 29, 1842; she died
Jan. — , 1871 ; no issue.
3. Lovell Bicknell; b. Aug. 2, 1852.
Mary L. (Bicknell) Bates died Sept. 10, 1852.
Daniel Bates died as the result of an injury received in the
building of the Weymouth Iron Works, at East Weymouth, Mass.
LOVELL BiCKNELL.
ZaCHAKIAH L. BlCKNELIv.
Jacob N. L. Bicknetj,.
Robekt Thaxter Bicknell.
Eighth Geineration 251
Zachariah LovElIv^ [715]. (Lovell, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zach-
ariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Lovell and Rebecca
(Dyer) Bicknell ; b. Jan. 28, 1820, at East Weymouth, Mass.;
m., May 3, 1843, Abby L., daughter of Ebenezer and Kath-
arine (Thompson) Perry ;b. Nov. 10, 1819. Residence, East
Weymouth, Mass.
Children.
1 1 74 — I. Lovell; b. April 23, 1844; d. Oct. 3, 1847.
1 175 — 2. Marinda Dow; b. June 6, 1846.
1176 — 3. Ruth Lincoln; b. June i, 1850.
1177 — 4, Mary Lovell; b. Dec. 21, 1855; d. Aug. 28, 1856.
1178 — 5. Mary Lovell; b. June 15, 1857.
Abby L. (Perry) Bicknell died in East Weymouth May i,
1882.
Zachariah L. Bicknell^ m.,2 May 22, 1883, Sarah Gushing
(Baker) Barker, widow of Warren W. Barker.
Zachariah L. Bicknell died May 18, 1899.
Z. L. Bicknell.
Mr. Bicknell was one of the men who helped to make Wey-
mouth. After completing the course of study in the local schools,
he attended Welland Academy, at Hingham. When seventeen
years of age he went to work at carpentry and followed that trade
until 1850, when he took a clerk's position in the grocery store of
Henry Loud, where he remained fourteen years, and then went
into the business for himself. After thirty years of success his
store was burned and he retired.
Politically, Mr. Bicknell was an ardent Democrat, and although
Weymouth was strongly Republican, his personal character and
untiring efforts toward good town government enabled him to win
in the contests for public office, for he was the type of man who
was more than willing to work for the public good. "Deeds, not
words," characterized his entire public life.
In 1857 he was elected a member of the Board of Selectmen
and served continuously for twenty years. As a member of the
"War Board," during the war of the rebellion, his work for the
men at the front as well as for their families at home is remem-
bered with words of grateful praise for "Zach" Bicknell.
In 1862 he represented his district in the Massachusetts Legis-
lature, and again after an interim of nearly thirty years, and
toward the end of his political activity he was again sent by a
strong Republican district to the scene of his former lawmaking.
In town affairs he was always a leader and was usually found
252 BiCKNEivL Genealogy
on boards and committees where work was required. He served
on the Democratic Town Committee for many years, was a mem-
ber of the Building Committee of the Tufts Library, and after-
ward served as chairman of the Board of Trustees for twenty
years.
At different times he was a member of the Board of Select-
men for seventeen years, also of the School Committee, the Board
of Assessors, the Town Board of Auditors, the Appropriation
Committee, the Board of Engineers, and Chief of the Fire De-
partment. He served on the War Board from 1861 to 1865, in
the interests of the soldiers and their families in the Civil War.
He served as postmaster at East Weymouth as an appointee of
President Buchanan, and later during Cleveland's first term.
He was an active member of the Methodist Church, was chair-
man of the trustees, steward and superintendent of the Sunday
school for twenty-four years.
He was a prominent figure in the Masonic fraternity. As the
oldest Past Master of Orphans' Hope Lodge, the first Com-
mander of South Shore Commandery, Knights Templar, of Wey-
mouth, as well as Past Commander of Old Colony Commandery
of Arlington, a Past High Priest of Pentalpha Chapter, Royal
Arch Masons, the standard bearer of the Grand Lodge of Massa-
chusetts and a member of the thirty-second degree, Scottish Rite,
he was well known throughout the State. Oddfellowship also
claimed him as brother. The last surviving charter member of
Crescent Lodge, No. 82, he had passed through the chairs and
was Past Grand Master. His name was also in the roll of Wom-
patuck Encampment, No. 18.
One of the oldest existing commissions as Justice of the Peace
bore his name, which was on the membership lists of the New
England Grocers' Association and the old Weymouth Club as
director. He was at one time President of the Weymouth Sav-
ings Bank, and was one of the founders of the Bicknell Family
Association, a Vice-President and a member of the Executive
Committee.
His summers were spent at Martha's Vineyard, where he was
a director of the Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association.
Jacob N. L.^ [716], (Lovell, Zachariah. Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, John, Zachary), son of Lovell and Rebecca (Dyer)
Bicknell; b. Nov. 12, 1826; m. Eliza J., daughter of Asa and
Betsey (Pratt) Dyer; b. Aug. 5, 1829. Residence, East Wey-
mouth, Mass.
Eighth Generation 253
Children.
1179 — I. Elizabeth Plummer ; b. Sept. i, 1850; m., in 1868,
Leonard Cain.
1180—2. Zachariah Lovell ; b. July i, d. Aug. 30. 1853.
1 181— 3. Zachariah Lovell; b. Oct. 19, d. Nov. 28, 1857.
1182 — 4. Wilbur L. ; b. Jan. 11, d. Aug. 10, 1861.
1183— 5. Lucy Ann; b. Oct. 28, 1862; d. Feb. 22, 1863.
Jacob N. L. Bicknelis lived at East Weymouth. He died Oct.
3. 1885.
Peter* [718]. (Charles, Peter, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), son of Charles and Sophia (Torrey) Bicknell ; b.
Jan. 6, 1802; m. Susanna B. Packard.
Children.
11S4 — I. Charles; b. in 1826; m. Susan Hanis, of Hingham, in
1850; son, Charles P., b. Oct. — , 185 1. Charles
d. . Susan d. Aug. 15, 1867.
1 185 — 2. Robert T. ; b. in 1829; m. ; child, Henry T., b.
Dec. 8, 1852.
1 186 — 3. Child; b. July — , 1830; d. Jan. 27, 1833.
1 187 — 4. Susan; b. in 1833; married.
Peter Bicknell* died Aug. 28, 1833.
Susanna B. (Packard) Bicknell m.2 Hazen Lougee, of Quincy,
Jan. 3, 1836.
Robert Thaxter* [720], (Charles, Peter, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, John, Zachary), son of Charles and Sophia (Torrey)
Bicknell; b. Jan. i, 1807, in Quincy, Mass.; m. Marinda
Amelia Miller, eldest daughter of William and Mary Miller,
of Philadelphia, Pa., by Hon. George M. Dallas, Mayor of
Philadelphia, March 22, 1829. Marinda w^as born in Phila-
delphia, Pa., Aug. 20, 1810.
Children.
1188 — I. Robert Morris; b. at Philadelphia, Feb. 16, 1831 ; d.
May 3, 1849, ^t Philadelphia.
1 189 — 2. Charles Peter; b. Aug. 16, 1833, at Philadelphia; m.,
July 4, 1855, at Lexington, Tenn. ; d. April 26, 1904.
1 190 — 3. Clara Eliza; b. March 9, 1835, at Philadelphia, Pa.; d.
April 26, 1840.
1 191 — 4. Mary Marinda; b. June 13, 1837, at Philadelphia.
Robert Thaxter Bicknell was a broker in Philadelphia, where
he died May 9, 1839, and was buried in his vault in the Church
of the Epiphany, at the northwest corner of Fifteenth and Chest-
nut Streets.
254 BiCKNELi, Genealogy
Marinda A. (Miller) Bicknell m.,2 Jan. 20, 1847, Dr. Joseph
Hawley Dorr, who died, without issue, April 13, 1855, ^^ Phila-
delphia.
Joseph Palmer^ [722], (Charles, Peter, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, John, Zachary), son of Charles and Hannah (Linfield)
Bicknell; b. Dec. 17, 1810; m.. May 7, 1835, Lois S., daugh-
ter of VVyatt and Lois (Allen) Dickerman; b. Dec. 28, 1815,
in Stoughton, Mass.
Chied.
1192 — I. Joseph Linfield; b. July 31, 1840.
Joseph Palmer Bicknell^ died in Randolph, Mass., April 27,
1846. Farm valued at $2,400 in United States Census of 1850.
Lois S. (Dickerman) Bicknell died at Maiden, Mass., Nov. 4,
1897, age 81, 10, 7.
Larkin T.^ [727], (Louis T., Samuel, David, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), son of Louis T. and Jane (Phelps) Bick-
nell; b. in Wilkes County, N. C. ; m., Jan. i, 1852, Lavinia
Keffle, of Westminster County, Pa.
Child.
1 193 — I. Lavinia A.; b. April — , 1858, in Marion County, Ind.
Laura (Keffie) Bicknell died at Augusta, Ind., July — , 1866.
Larkin T. Bicknell^ m.,2 Sept. 12, 1867, Mary Y. Phillips;
born in Scott County, Ind.
Rev. Larkin T. Bicknell was a Baptist minister. He served
in the Civil War, in the Union Army of the Cumberland, 1864-5.
He lived at Watseka, 111., in 1881.
Ila J.8 [736], (Louis T., Samuel, David, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), son of Louis T. and Jane (Phelps) Bicknell; b. in
Rush County, Ind., June 13, 1841 ; m., April 18, 1854, Philena
A. Sample, of Hancock County, Ind.
Children.
1194 — I. Athi M.; b. May i, 1871, in Hancock County, Ind,
1195 — 2. Rose Ella; b. Dec. 12, 1872, in Hamilton County, Ind.
1 196 — 3. Willis W. ; b. Jan. 18, 1875, in Hamilton County, Ind.
1197 — 4. Orville O. ; b. Feb. 7, 1877, in Indianapolis, Ind.
1198 — 5. Philena P.; b. Jan. 3, 1879, in Indianapolis, Ind.
Rev. Ila J. Bicknell^ was a Methodist preacher of Indiana,
and wrote concerning his own and his father's family in 1882.
He knew nothing of his New England ancestry, as all family
records had been lost.
Eighth Generation 255
John James^ [743], (James, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of James and Lucy (Cady) Bicknell ; b. at
Hinsdale, Mass., Jan. 2, 1825 ; m., July 4, 1850, Caroline M.
Chesley, daughter of Nathaniel and Phebe Chesley; b. at
Eagle, Wyoming County, N. Y., Jan. 9, 1831.
Children.
1199 — I. Otis Chester; b. Feb. 4, 1854, at Winfield, 111.
1200 — 2. Milo Cady; b. March 27, i860, at New Albion, la.
1201 — 3. Lucy Jane; b. Aug. 24, 1863, at New Albion, la.
1202 — 4. Minnie Caroline ; b. Aug. 4, 1870, at Patterson, Madi-
son County, la.
John James Bicknell was an extensive farmer at Patterson.
Lucy A.^ [744], (James, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of James and Lucy (Cady) Bicknell; b. in 1828;
m. Charles Oldfield, April 22, 1857, at Waterloo, la.
Children.
1. Carson J.; b. in 1864; d. in 1904 from an accident.
2. William Carey; b. in 1872.
Rev. Charles Oldfield died at Cedar Springs, Mich., Dec. i,
1909.
Charles Oldfield was born at West Walton, Northrup County,
England, April 6, 1834; with his parents he came to America in
1846, landing at New Orleans, and going up the Mississippi River
and overland by stage to Chicago; the next year they went to
Dupage County, 111. Mr. Oldfield received part of his education
at Wheaton College, Illinois; he was converted when seventeen,
and was ordained at Adel, la., on Sept. 23, 1859; his first pas-
torate was at Sac City, la., where he preached three years, then
four years in charge of the Baptist Church at his old home. Down-
ers Grove, 111. In 1866 he was called to the Baptist Church at
Cedar Springs, serving four years, when he was called to the
Baptist Church at Lowell, remaining there two years, and then
returning to the Cedar Springs Church for a pastorate lasting
eight years. In 1880 he again took charge of the Lowell Church
for four years, and in 1884 became a permanent resident of Cedar
Springs. In the interim he supplied the following churches : Ada,
seven years ; Howard City, four years ; Spencer Mills, three years ;
Burchtown, eleven years. During this time Mr. Oldfield per-
formed two hundred and seventy-nine baptisms (one hundred and
twenty-nine at Cedar Springs) and one hundred and seventy-eight
marriages.
256 BiCKNEi^L Genealogy
Mr. Oldfield possessed in marked degree the confidence of the
community, and was honored with several terms in the School
Board, where he served from 1873 to 1876 and from 1891 to
1906. He was prominent in prohibition work, and was several
times the nominee of that party for State Senator and once for
Congressman.
In all his relations with others Mr. Oldfield exemplified the
highest integrity, a fine sense of honor, and a conscientious, faith-
ful Christian living that was ideal. Beneath his unassuming man-
ner lay a ripe scholarship, a fertile mind, kindly sympathies, and a
devotion to duty that knew no reserve. His character was of the
rugged pioneer type, strong and sincere ; as a pastor he was faith-
ful to every charge, and he gave to his work every resource of
mind and heart. His life is a splendid example, and his memory
a noble heritage.
At his death the local paper said: "Mrs. Oldfield and her son
have the united sympathy of an unusually wide circle of friends
in their loss, and that sympathy is merged with gratitude for the
usefulness and nobility of the life that left its influence to endure
among the next generations."
Chester Cady^ [745], (James, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of James and Lucy (Cady) Bicknell ; b. in
Dalton, Mass., April 30, 1831; m., in 1852, Wealthy McRee^
of Warrenville, 111.
Children.
1203 — I. Emily C. Judson: b. .
1204 — 2. Frederick E. ; b. .
1205 — 3. Mary L. ; b. .
Chester C. Bicknell was born in Western Massachusetts April
30, 183 1. He was reared on a farm and completed his schooling
at Oberlin College, Oberlin, O. Later he taught school at War-
renville, 111., and one of his students was Wealthy McRee, to
whom he was united in marriage in 1852. During the war, Mr.
Bicknell was general agent for' the Freedmen's Aid Society in the
Northwest and took an efifective part in their activities. In 1865
Mr. and Mrs. Bicknell went to Cedar Springs, Mich.. locating on
his father's farm, which has since been their home. They became
teachers of the Cedar Springs school, Mr. Bicknell being the first
principal. The school was held in various buildings about town
until a suitable edifice was erected in 1872. Mr. Bicknell was
then a member of the School Board, and much of the credit for
securing this substantial building is due to his energy and interest
Eighth Generation 257
in educational matters. In 1866 he was elected the first County
Superintendent of Public Schools in Kent County, holding the
office three years. During this time he edited and published a
paper called The Common School Gazette, devoted to educational
topics. For a long period of years Mr. Bicknell was identified
with the field work of the American Sunday-school Union. Dur-
ing this time he organized over four hundred Sunday schools, and
in an interesting reminiscent article in The Christian Herald in
1901, concerning pioneer Sunday schools, Mr. Bicknell states:
"I have organized Sunday schools in church buildings, in
school houses, in private houses, in dance halls, in depot buildings,
in blacksmith shops, in log cabins, in lumber camps, in the 'men's
shanty' in big sawmills, in the grand old woods, in sod houses, in
'dugouts' and in prairie groves."
All through his long life Mr. Bicknell was an earnest Chris-
tian. He was a member of the Burchville Baptist Church since
its organization. His religion was one essential element of his
daily life, and he lived it sincerely and simply. Never a seeker
after great material advantage, his hand was ever open to any
need that appealed in the name of righteousness. His mood was
ever optimistic ; he believed in his fellow men and their possibili-
ties, and ever sought for the best in them. Possessed of a gra-
ciousness of manner and warmth of heart that made all humanity
his kin, Mr. Bicknell has won a warm regard from a circle of
friends that is limited only by the range of his activities during
a busy life. On July 4, 1902, Mr. and Mrs. Bicknell celebrated
their golden wedding, and the tributes from friends far and near
were spontaneous and cordial to a degree that spoke eloquently
of their useful lives.
Mr. Bicknell had an attack of paralysis and died at his home
Sunday. Jan. 4, 1908. At his funeral, Jan. 8, Rev. K. O. Thomp-
son conducted the service, assisted by Rev. B. F. Callaway, who
spoke of Mr. Bicknell's Sunday-school work, Rev. W. P. Manning
of his citizenship, Rev. T. T. George of his missionary work, and
Mrs. M. E. Bodwell, of Grand Rapids, of his temperance activi-
ties. The body was laid to its last rest in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mr. Bicknell was survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs.
A. C. Glidden; a sister, Mrs. Charles Oldfield, and a brother
residing in Illinois.
The Cedar Springs Liberal said of Mr. Bicknell: "So ends
one of the noblest lives that Cedar Springs has known, and the
good deeds, the kind words and the upright example that marked
that life will live long in the community."
258 BlCKNE^LL Ge^NEALOGY
Mary JanE^ [746], (James, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of James and Lucy (Cady) Bicknell ; b. in
Dalton, Mass., July 11, 1838; m. John A. Kirchner, Septem-
ber, 1857.
Children.
1. Ella J.; b. Sept. i, 1858.
2. Charles Elbridge ; b. April 4, 1862.
3. Ida May; b. Feb. 12, 1865; d. April 11, 1873.
4. Rose Ann ; b. May 12, 1868.
Mary Jane B. Kirchner died July 28th, 1870.
LoAMMi C.^ [749], (Ira, Lemuel, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), son of Ira and Martha (Dadmun) Bicknell; b. at
Westford, Mass., May 21, 1839; m.. Nov. 12, 1867, Maria A.,
daughter of Oliver and Rachael Pollard, of Hillsboro, N. H. ;
b. Sept. 24, 1840.
Children.
1206 — I. George O. ; b. Nov. 10, 1869, at Westford, Mass.
1207 — 2. Rachael Rosanna; b. Feb. 9, 1871, at Westford, Mass.
Maria A. (Pollard) Bicknell died March 7, 1871.
Loammi C. Bicknell^ m.,2 Dec. 12, 1871, Jane, daughter of
Creighton and Margaret Wilson Hutchinson, born in Ireland in
183 1, who died without issue.
Loammi C. Bicknell* m.,^ July 11, 1880, Jennie Pacy, born at
Norton, England.
Loammi C. Bicknell^ was a farmer at Westford, Mass. He
was a graduate of Westford Academy, when Governor John D.
Long, of Massachusetts, was a teacher in the school.
Martha M.^ [750], (Ira, Lemuel, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Ira and Martha (Dadmun) Bicknell; b. at
Westford, Mass., April 21, 1841 ; m., Aug. 22, 1864, Charles
]., son of Joseph and Priscilla R. Searles, of Townsend,
Mass.; b. 1837.
Children.
I. Martha E. ; b. June 16, 1865.
Ira B. ; b. Dec. 20, 1866.
Charles J.; b. Feb. 2, 1868.
George H. ; b. Aug. 19, 1870.
Erasmus B. ; b. Nov. 20, 1872 ; d. July 10, 1875.
Ella ; b. Jan. 3, 1874.
Frederick; b. Sept. 14. 1875; d. Nov. 5, 1875.
Alfred; b. Sept. 14, 1875.
Herbert A.; b. .
Eighth Generation 259
Charles J. Searles served in the Civil War, in the Sixteenth
Massachusetts Volunteers; was a teamster in Lowell in 1875.
Ai® [751]. (Ira, Lemuel, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Ira and Martha (Dadmun) Bicknell ; b. March
21, 1843, at Westford, Mass.; m.. Feb. 19, 1865, Mary F.
(Hurd), daughter of George W. and Mary E. Rolfe, of
Sharon, N. H. ; b. at Jeffrey, N. H., in 1843.
Mary F. (Rolfe) (Hurd) Bicknell died Dec. 21, 1866.
Ai BicknelF m.^ Sarah F., daughter of Nathaniel and Susan
Whitney, of Westford, July 13, 1868; she was born in 1847.
Child.
1208 — I. Mary Blanche; b. Nov. 22, 1874.
Mary J.^ [754] > (Ira, Lemuel, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Ira and Martha (Dadmun) Bicknell; b. at
Westford, Mass., Aug. 22, 1849; "i-- April 21, 1870, Leon-
ard S., son of Joseph and Priscilla R. Searles, of Townsend,
Mass.; b. in 1847. Residence, Townsend.
Children.
1. Joseph N.; b. April i, 1877.
2. Minnie L. ; b. Jan. 5, 1880.
Betsey D.^ [756]. (Ira, Lemuel, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Ira and Martha (Dadmun) Bicknell; b. at
Westford. Mass., June 5, 1854; m., June 26, 1872. George H.
Searles.
Child.
I. Walter E. ; b. July 31, 1875.
George H. Searles died at Townsend, Mass., June 17, 1876.
Martha Jane^ [760], (Zimri H., Lemuel, Lemuel, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), dau. of Zimri H. and Lucinda (Ham) Bick-
nell ; b. Nov. 4, 1833; m. Erastus Kenney Clarke, of Tops-
field, Mass., in Georgetown, Mass., Jan. 7, 1849.
Children.
Melvin Warren; b. Oct. 17, 1849; ^- 1863.
Ellen Maria ; b. Jan. 7, 1852 ; d. Oct. 11, 1853.
Mary Ella; b. June 12, 1854; unmarried.
Harriet Jane; b. Oct. 14, 1856.
Susan Addie ) ^ . ,1.4- o^
Sarah Abbie \ '''''''' ^- ^^^ ^3, i860.
26o BiCKN^LL Genealogy
Eliza C.^ [769], (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Benjamin and Betsey (Con-
verse) Bicknell; b. Sept. 15, 1836; m. James B. Hervey, son
of James and Hannah Hervey, Oct. 11, 1855. Residence,
4343 Smith Avenue, South Norwood, O.
Children.
1. Hattie B. ; b. Oct. 25, 1858; m. W. B. Hays.
2. Clifford C. ; b. June 3, 1864; d. Sept. 17, 1892.
3. Clara E. ; b. Feb. i, 1866.
4. Bessie F. ; b. Feb. 22, 1871.
5. Flora M.; b. May 17, 1878.
Benjamin^ [770] » (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin,
John, John, Zachary), son of Benjamin and Betsey (Con-
verse) Bicknell; b. March 9, 1838, at Cheshire, Mass.;
m. Fidelia Jane Edwards, daughter of Joseph and Lydia
(Grover) Edwards, March 8, i860. She was born Nov. 20,
1838, at Rising Sun, Ind. Benjamin died Sept. 6, 1871, and
Fidelia, his wife, died April 9, 1904, both from accidental
causes.
Children.
1209 — I. Benjamin Edwards ; b. March 14, 1861 ; d. July 4, 1861.
1210 — 2. Laura H. ; b. July 9, 1862; d. Aug. 18, 1864.
121 1 — 3. Bessie Lydia; b. June 17, 1865.
1212— 4. William Newton ; b. July 27, 1868.
1213 — 5. Alice Franklin ; b. July 4, 1871 ; d. June 23, 1906.
Benjamin- was a millwright by trade, and lived in Cincinnati
until the time of his death, which occurred in a strange manner.
He was lying in bed asleep with his three months' old child, Alice,
when the mosquito bar took fire from the lamp. In his frantic
effort to save the child he inhaled the flames, which caused his
death.
He was buried at Mount Washington Cemetery, near Cincin-
nati, O.
Harriet^ [771], (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin,
John, John. Zachary), dau. of Benjamin and Betsy (Con-
verse) Bicknell; b. Oct. 7, 1839; m., Feb. 18, 1857, to Oscar
F. Shepherd, son of Leonard and Helen Shepherd ; b. May
25, 1829.
Eighth Generation 261
Children.
1. Alice M.; b. March 31, 1858; d. Nov. 19, 1874.
2. Infant son; b. Sept. 24, i860; d. Oct. 28, i860.
3. Jennie E. ; b. March 11, 1863 ; m. W. E. Meserole April
26, 1882; d. Aug. II, 1887.
4. Nellie C. ; b. May 10, 1869; d. Feb. 19, 1884.
5. Oscar F. ; b. Dec. 23, 1873 ; m., Sept. 3, 1902, Georgiana
C. Eyre.
6. Hattie; b. Dec. 19, 1876; m., June 17, 1903, Louis E.
Bogen.
Harriet Bicknell Shepherd died at her residence at Madeira,
O., March 25, 1912. Buried at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincin-
nati, O.
Charles^ [772], (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin,
John, John, Zachary), son of Benjamin and Betsey (Con-
verse) Bicknell; b. May 25, 1841 ; m. Miss Mary Singer; no
children.
Charles was born in Weymouth, Mass. When a boy he moved
with his parents to Cincinnati, where he lived until his death.
Walter S.^ [775] > (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin,
John, John, Zachary), son of Benjamin and Betsey (Con-
verse) Bicknell; b. Jan. 2, 1849; m. Clarissa A. Looker.
Children.
1214— I. Clara M. ; b. Nov. 12, 1873.
1215 — 2. William; b. July 20, 1876.
Walter S.^ m.2 Elizabeth Fruitty.
Child.
1216 — 3. LeRoy Fruitty; b. Dec. 8, 1883; m. Lyda E. Parsons
Jan. II, 1908.
Walter S.^ m.^ Alice .
Child.
1217 — 4. Florence; b. ; m. Mr. Brennen.
Edgar Brickett^ [776], (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, Ben-
jamin, John, John, Zachary), son of Benjamin and Loretta
(Brickett) Bicknell; b. Aug. 29, 1857; d. Feb. i, 1903.
Child.
1218 — I. Hattie.
262 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Abbie Loretta^ [777]^ (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, Ben-
jamin, John, John Zachary), dau. of Benjamin and Loretta
(Brickett) Bicknell ; b. Aug. 9, 1865; ^- Addison Cole June
19, 1895.
Mr. Cole is President of the Hill Top Laundry Company,
Cincinnati, O., and resides at Walnut Hills.
WiNEiELD Eeeis^ [778], (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, Ben-
jamin, John, John, Zachary), son of Benjamin and Loretta
(Brickett) Bicknell; b. March 19, 1867; m. Margaret Ella
McCarthy June i, 1903.
Winfield Ellis Bicknell is at present in the engraving business
at Chicago, 111.
Alice Edwina^ [779]. (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, Ben-
jamin, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Benjamin and Loretta
(Brickett) Bicknell; b. Aug. 6, 1870; m. Adolph Frahm June
12, 1895.
Children.
1. Esther Kathryn ; b. March 25, 1897.
2. Helen Loretta ; b. Sept. 14, 1900.
Mr. Frahm is at present with The Woman's Home Companion
of Springfield, O.
Ira AdelbeRT^ [784], (Ira, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, John,
John, Zachary), son of Ira and Nancy (Watson) Bicknell;
b. Oct. 8, 185 1 ; m. Helen Barber Oct. 8, 1872, daughter of
W. J. and Elizabeth Barber, of Cincinnati, O. Residence,
Madisonville, Cincinnati, O.
Children.
Ira A. ; b. July 22, 1873 ; d. Dec. 30, 1880.
Hattie; b. March 16, 1875; d. June 26, 1877.
William; b. May 17, 1877; d. Dec. 23, 1880.
Nellie; b. Sept. 29, 1880; m. Allen Hopper.
Arthur; b. Sept. 30, 1883.
Ralph; b. Jan. 12, 1886.
1219 — I
1220 — 2
1221 — 3
1222 — 4
1223—5
1224 — 6
Walter Ai*' [787], (Ira, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, John,
John, Zachary). son of Ira and Fannie (Cox) Bicknell; b.
June II, 1858; m. Frances Seipel July 6, 1880; d. Aug. 13,
1896.
Eighth Generation 263
Children.
1225 — I. Alice; b. April 29, 1882; d. Feb. — , 1883.
1226 — 2. Walter John; b. Feb. 15, 1884; d. March 23, 1908.
1227 — 3. Stella; b. May 7, 1886; m. William Connelly May i,
1907.
1228 — 4. Alfred George; b. Feb. 2, 1888; m. Genevieve Warren
Sept. 23, 1912.
Residence of Mrs. Frances (Seipel) Bicknell, Cincinnati, O.
LoTT A.^ [788], (Ira, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), son of Ira and Fannie (Cox) Bicknell ; b. Aug. — ,
1859; m. Emma Smith, daughter of Henry and Rose Smith.
Residence, Cincinnati, O.
Children.
1229 — I. Clifford; b. July 12, 1886.
1230 — 2. Delia; b. Aug. 29, 1889.
1231 — 3. Lotta; b. Sept. 21, 1893.
Etta M.^ [789], (Ira, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Ira and Fannie (Cox) Bicknell;
b. May 18, 1862; m. George Washington. Residence, Cin-
cinnati, O.
Children.
1. Fannie E. ; b. Feb. 20, 1885 ; m., July 27, 1912, Charles
Williams.
2. Phoebe Alice; b. Nov. 8, 1887; m. George Knell June
8, 1909.
3. Mary Ruth; b. July 6, 1889.
LuKE^ (Noah [256], John, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Noah Bicknell ; b. ; m. .
Children.
1232 — I
1233—2
1234—3
1235—4
1236—5
1237—6
Eliza ; b. .
Noah; b. .
Albinus; b. ; m. ; two children.
John; b. ; m. ; one son.
Justin ; b. .
Eliza ; b. ; m. ; one daughter.
Otis^ (Noah [256], John, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
son oi Noah Bicknell; b. in 1801 ; m. .
Children.
1238 — I. Jeanette; b. .
1239 — 2. Charles; b. ; m. ; child.
264 BiCKNEivL Ge:ne:ai:.ogy
1240 — 3. Citoyenne ; b.
1241 — 4. Mary; b.
1242 — 5. Ellen; b.
1243 — 6. Martha; b. ; m. ; child.
Tristram^ (Noah [256], John, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Noah and Bicknell ; b. ; m. .
Childre;n.
12/14 — I. Emily; b. ; m. ; one child.
1245—2
1246—3
1247—4
1248—5
1249 — 6
Sarah; b. ; m. ; one child.
Carroll; b. ; m. ; one child.
Oscar ; b. .
Edith; b. .
Frederick; b. .
Residence, Buckfield, Me., 1880.
Cyrus^ (Noah [256], John, John, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Noah Bicknell; b. ; m. .
Children.
1250 — I. Azor; b. .
125 1— 2
1252—3
1253—4
1254—5
Calista ; b. ; m. ; child.
Zilpha ; b. . :
Columbus ; b. .
Americus ; b. .
Hannah R.,^ (Nancy, Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Nancy (Bicknell) and Thomas Steward; b. at
Skowhegan, Me., July 22, 1805 ; m. at Newport, Me., Jan. 26,
1826, Moses Ranney.
Chiedrkn.
1. Thomas S. ; b. July 12, 1827, at Newport, Me.; d. at
Stetson, Me., April 23, 1877.
2. Nancy; b. Jan. 30, 1830.
3. Moses H. ; b. June 27, 1832; m. Emma E. Church,
Sept. 28, 1870, in New Hampshire. Children :
Glenie C.i^ and Stephen. 10
4. Stephen S.; b. Oct. 4, 1836; m. Anna J. Nye, Sept. 2'j,
1863, at Stetson, Me.
5. Hannah J.; b. July 26, 1839; m. Henry H. Johnson,
April 18, 1861, at Stetson, Me.; she died Dec. 22,
1870, at Stetson, Me.
6. Laura A.; b. March 12, 1846; m. Charles H. Crockett,
Oct, 27, 1870, in Stetson, Me. Child, Effie.^o
Eighth Generation 265
Abiah B.,^ (Nancy, Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Nancy (Bicknell) and Thomas Steward; b. Jan 12,
1809; m., Jan. 26, 1830, OHve R. Burrill at Corinna, Me.
Children.
1. Stephen E. ; b. July 15, 1831, at Newport, Me.; m.
Anna Rowe, at Newport, Me., Oct. 8, 1854; he died
May 23, i860.
2. Mary A. ; b. Feb. 14, 1822, at Newport, Me. ; m.
Samuel I. Potter, Oct. 29, 1850, at Newport.
3. Jacob H. ; b. May 24, 1838; m. Frances L. Pratt, Jan.
29, i860, at Newport.
4. Frank M. ; b. May 2, 1848; m. Mathe A. Cook Nov.
29, 1866.
Stephen^, (Nancy, Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Nancy (Bicknell) and Thomas Steward; b. Feb. 14,
1814; m., Dec. 9, 1834, Lydia Foster, of Newport, Me.
Children.
1. Albion; b. Aug. 7, 1835; was killed by the falling of
a tree March 18, 1842.
2. Harriet F. ; b. March 24, 1839; m. Alpheus Smith
June 7, 1859; she died July 9, 1859.
3. Stephen A.; b. May 11, 1843; m. Arazina Pratt June
20, 1864; he died Oct. 31, 1864.
4. Lydia M.; b. June 3, 1845; m. Freeman U. Whiting.
Children, Mary F.i» and Hattie M. She died Oct.
6, 1873.
Thomas B.,^ (Nancy, Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Nancy (Bicknell) and Thomas Steward; b.
Oct. 30, 1815; m., at Skowhegan, Me., Feb. 14, 1839, Han-
nah R., daughter of Mary (Bicknell) and Elijah Wyman, of
Skowhegan.
Children.
1. Charles E. ; b. Oct. 14, 1841 ; m. Mary E. Norton Nov.
20, 1863. Child, Levi W.^o ; b. Dec. 13, 1864.
2. Albert M.; b. Nov. 27, 1846; d. Jan. 16, 1847.
Hannah R. (Wyman) Steward died at Newport, Me., Feb. 4,
1879.
Daniel^, (Nancy, Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Nancy (Bicknell) and Thomas Steward; b. Dec. 14,
1817; m., Nov. 3, 1842, at Newport, Me., Betsey L. Dexter.
266 BicKNELL Ge;nealogy
Children.
1. Florana E. ; b. May 7/1843; d. Sept. 8, 1851.
2. George B. ; b. Dec. 30, 1848; m., Oct. 31, 1869, Millis
Burrill. Children, Josiahi<^ 3^^ j^gi ^^ 10
Daniel Steward was a prominent citizen of Newport, occu-
pying many town offices, and represented the town in the Legis-
lature of Maine.
Albert^, (Mary, Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary), son
of Mary (Bicknell) and Elijah Wyman; b. in Bloomfield,
Me., Nov. 20, 1809; m., April 7, 1840, Maria T. Judkins in
Palmyra, Me.
Children.
1. Eliza A.'^; b. March 30, 1841 ; d. Dec. 19, 1855.
2. Harriet F.^ ; b. April 24, 1844; m., April 11, 1865,
Frank Brackett. Child, William, b. in 1866. Har-
riet F.^ died Oct. 26, 1879.
3. Charles A.; b. July 12, 1846; m., June 8, 1874, Livonia
Lowry.
Charles^, (Mary, Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Mary (Bicknell) and Elijah Wyman; b. April 18,
1823; m., Nov. 28, 1849, Mary B. Swift, at Norridgewock,
Maine.
Children.
1. Charles Arthur; b. May 17, 1851 ; d. Dec. 16, 1874.
2. Walter Allen; b. July 20, 1853; d. March 30, 1877.
3. William or Allen Henry; b. Nov. 28, 1857; d. April
25, 1879.
4. Edwin Richard ; b. Nov. 16, 1865.
Mary B. (Swift) Wyman died.
Charles Wyman^ m.^ Widow Williams.
Nancy S.,^ (Mary, Daniel, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Mary (Bicknell) and Elijah Wyman; b. at Skow-
hegan, Me., March 22, 1825; m., July 14. 1847, Amaziah D.
Murray, of Skowhegan.
Children.
1. Mary Louisa; b. Feb. 23, 1850; d. Nov. — , 1863.
2. Henry Albert; b. April 13, 1853; d. Nov. — , 1863.
3. George W. ; b. July 25, 1869.
Eighth Generation 267
Edwin A.,^ (Mary, Daniel. Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Mary (Bicknell) and EHjah Wyman ; b. April 15,
1834, at Skowhegan ; m., Sept. 12, 1866, Abbie S. Walker,
of Leominster, Mass. No children.
Rev. Edwin A. Wyman, D.D., was a settled pastor in New
York. He was afterward a Professor in Louisiana College. He
was the author of a book, entitled "Acquaintance with God," a
work highly commended by Rev. Dr. Neale, of Boston. Dr.
Wyman resided, the last years of his life, at Leominster, Mass.,
and his interest in the family history led him to collect much of
the matter relating to the descendants of Daniel Bicknell^, of
Lunenberg, Mass.
JOHN^, (Rachael, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zachary),
son of Rachael (Bicknell) and John Noyes ; b. at Abington,
Mass., Sept. 5. 1808; m., Oct. 3, 1831, Rebecca H. Bates;
b. at Plymouth, Mass., Sept. 27. 1807.
Children (all born in Abington).
1. Ann Elizabeth; b. April 13, 1833; m. Dec. 25, 1853.
2. Rachael Bicknell; b. April 18, 1835; m. April 8, 1859.
3. Maria Frances; b. June 17, 1837; d. March 27, 1842.
4. Rebecca Harlow; b. July 5. 1839; m. Feb. — , 1867.
5. Maria Frances; b. June 17, 1842; d. Feb. 11, 1875;
unmarried.
6. Mehitabel Gushing; b. June 23, 1846; d. April 7, 1847.
Rebecca (Bates) Noyes died Dec. 17, 1850.
John Noyes^ m.2 Louisa Wright Nov. 9, 1862; b. in Wood-
stock, Vt., Oct. 29, 1 84 1. No issue.
Louisa (Wright) Noyes died in Abington Dec. 30, 1866.
Luke Bicknell^, (Rachael, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Rachael (Bicknell) and John Noyes; b. at
Abington, Mass., Feb. 11, 1811; m., June 25, 1833, Susan
Nash Cox; b. in Hanson, Mass., April 15, 1810.
Children (all born in Abington).
1. Josiah; b. June 29, d. July 5, 1834.
2. Lucius Gilbert; b. Aug. 6, 1835.
3. Luke Bicknell; b. May 13, 1837.
4. Josiah Torrey; b. June 18, 1839.
5. Susan Maria; b. June 23, 1846; d. Aug. 7, 1869; un-
married.
6. Sarah Mehitabel; b. Aug. 29, 1850.
268 BiCKNE^LL Genealogy
Holland Weeks^, (Rachael, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Rachael (Bicknell) and John Noyes ; b. at
Abington, Mass., March 2, 1816; m., Sept. 2, 1841, Deborah
Torrey, daughter of Noah and Olive (Gurney) Bicknell, of
Augusta, Me.; b. Aug. 7, 1819.
Children.
1. Octavia Bicknell; b. Oct. 8, 1845.
2. Edward Bicknell ; b. June 19, 1850.
Nathaniel^, (Rachael, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Rachael (Bicknell) and John Noyes; b. in
Abington, Mass., June 27, 1824; m., in Abington, Nov. 27,
1847, Mary H. Whiting; b. in Can^ton, Mass., Oct. — , 1827.
Children.
1. Walter; b. Oct. 22, 1848, in Abington; a farmer in
California; unmarried in 1882.
2. Elmer W. ; b. Nov. 27, 1850; m. Feb. 9, 1875; was a
grocer in South Abington in 1882.
Mary H. (Whiting) Noyes died in Abington Dec. 11, 1850.
Nathaniel Noyes^ was a trader and lived in South Abington.
William Emery^, (Rachael, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Rachael (Bicknell) and John Noyes; b. at
Abington, Mass., Feb. 20, 1828; m. Charlotte A. Brown;
b. at Abington. No issue.
Charlotte A. (Brown) Noyes died at Abington Jan. 28, 1859.
William Emery^ m.,2 Oct. 23, i860, Alice J. Wood ; b. at
Stetson, Me.
Children.
1. Lottie A.; b. Sept. 2, 1861, at Carmel, Me.; was a
music teacher; m. at Stetson, Me., Sept. 2, 1880.
2. Lizzie S. ; b. May 25, 1863, at Lewiston, Me.
3. Lulu H. ; b. Nov. 8, 1864, at Greene, Me.
4. Charles W. ; b. March 31, 1869, at Milo, Me.
5. William Bicknell; b. Nov. 6, 1871, at Guilford, Me.
William E. Noyes^ was a school teacher and clergyman ; held
the office of Supervisor of Schools at Stetson in 1877 and 1878 ;
was a census taker in 1880.
Nancy B.,^ (Nancy, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John.
Zachary). dau. of Nancy (Bicknell) and Caleb Lincoln; b.
Oct. 7, 1807; m., May 11, 1828, Rufus Wells Dickinson, of
Whately, Mass.; b. in 1800.
Eighth Generation 269
Children.
1. Nancy Bicknell; b. March 6, 1829, at Watertown, Mass.
2. Rufus Wells; b. Oct. i, 1831, at VVinchendon, Mass.;
m. Lucy M. Pratt Sept. 7, 1855. No issue.
3. Sally Adams ; b. Aug. 22, 1833, at Williamsburg, Mass. ;
d. unmarried.
4. Emeline Corbett; b. Oct. 17, 1835, at Webster, Mass.
5. William Greene; b. June 10, 1837, at East Greenwich,
R. I. ; m., in 1864. Lizzie De Forest. Child, Willie
Chester, b. in 1866. William G.^ was a Sergeant
in the Eleventh Connecticut Volunteers in the Civil
War for three months.
6. Eliza Lincoln ; b. Jan. 10, 1839, at East Greenwich, R. L
7. Lucy Ashley ; b. Nov. 24, 1840, at East Greenwich, R. I.
8. Mary Fitch; b. May 11, 1843, ^t East Greenwich, R. L
Rufus W. Dickinson died March 18, 1863.
Nancy Bicknell (Lincoln) Dickinson died at Yonkers, N. Y.,
Jan. 9, 1889. She had spent her life very happily, and had reached
a serene and beautiful age when the call came for her to enter
on the higher life. Her daughter, Eliza, in whose home she died,
wrote: "Mother passed away without a struggle; her last mo-
ments were as peaceful as a child going to sleep. There was a
smile almost on her face. I never knew a person of her age to
look as lovely. When I found she was going, I said 'Good-bye,'
and she opened her eyes, smiled, and gave me a look such as
only a loving mother could give. * * * There was never an
hour so dark but that mother could find a ray of comfort. A
lovely life and a peaceful death were granted her."
Thomas^, (Nancy, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), son of Nancy (Bicknell) and Caleb Lincoln; b.
Nov. II, 1809; m., Dec. 3, 1835, Lucy C. Stone, of Water-
town, Mass.; b. July 8, 1815. Residence, Providence, R. L
Children.
1. Francis Stone; b. Sept. 11, 1836; m. Mary E. Cottrell,
of Newport, R. L ; b. July 28. 1839.
2. George H. ; b. Nov. 18, 1838; m. Clarissa E. Green-
wood; b. April 15, 1842.
3. Emma Bicknell ; b. Sept. 19, 1841 ; unmarried.
4. Thomas M. ; b. Dec. 29, 1843; m. Eugenia Augusta
Prentiss, of Providence, R. L
5. Lydia Maria; b. Sept. 19, 1846; m. Herbert M. Kim-
ball April 28, 1869.
270 Bickne;ll Ge:neai,ogy
6. Richmond Jackson; b. Jan. 3, 1849; d. in 1907 at
Providence; unmarried.
7. Charles Edward; b. March 10, 1853.
Samuel^, (Nancy, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), son of Nancy (Bicknell) and Caleb Lincoln; b.
Dec. 5, 181 1 ; m., April 16, 1835, Hannah P. Perry, of Provi-
dence, R. I.; b. March 13, 181 1.
Childre;n.
1. Sarah E. ; b. Jan. 29, 1837; d. Sept. 17, 1838.
Hannah (Perry) Lincoln died July 31, 1837.
Samuel Lincoln^ m.2 Olive, daughter of Amos and
Olive Cook, of Cumberland, R. L, Nov. i, 1838; she
was born Jan. 4, 1815.
Chii.dre;n.
2. William P.; b. Sept. 17, 1839; d. Sept. 27, 1861.
3. Charles E. ; b. Sept. 3, 1844; d. July 23, 1845.
4. Samuel Darling J b. Sept. 19, 1846; m. Laura
A. Arnold Feb. 12, 1865; d. P'eb. 17, 1865.
5. Lovell Bicknell; b. March 16, 1850; d. July 9, 1867.
6. Clarence Henry; b. Dec. 2, 1853.
7. Levi Cook; b. April 15, 1858.
Samuel Lincoln^ died in Providence Dec. 21, 1859.
OHve (Cook) Lincoln died May 3, 1862.
Nancy*, (Patience, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Patience (Bicknell) and Charles Bates;
b. June 2, 1804; m., June 3, 1823, Joshua Holbrook; b.
May II, 1799.
Children.
1. Nancy; b. Nov. 20, 1825; d. June 5, 1826.
2. Harriet Newell; b. Aug. 18, 1827; d. May 5, 1856.
3. Almira; b. Nov. 16, 1832; unmarried.
Charles Bates^, (Patience, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, John, Zachary), son of Patience (Bicknell) and Charles
Bates; b. Sept. 17, 1806; m.. May 31, 1829, Hannah D.,
daughter of Athanasius and Hannah (Dyer) Stoddard; b.
Sept. 20, 1814.
Children.
I. Son; b. June 16, d. June 17, 1831.
Eighth Generation 271
2. Mary Frances; b. Aug. 24. 1834; m., March 25, 1851,
Alex. B. Rosey. Child, Angelina, b. July i, 1852.
3. Daughter; b. June 5, d. June 6, 1837.
4. Lucinda; b. Oct. 6, 1838; d. Sept. 15, 1839.
5. Daniel Webster; b. March 27, 1843.
6. Son; b. Aug. 15, 1846; d. Sept. 6, 1846.
Charles Bates^, Jr., died May 23, 1847.
Hannah (Stoddard) Bates died Jan. 12. 1847.
LuCY^, (Patience, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Patience (Bicknell) and Charles Bates;
b. Nov. 13, 1808; m.. May 23, 1826, Edward Blanchard ;
b. Dec. 22, 1802.
Children.
1. Theodore; b. March 26, 1827.
2. Roxana; b. Aug. 9, 1828; m., Aug. 24, 1854, John J.
^ Redman.
3. Lucy Augusta ; b. June 16, d. Sept. 5, 1830.
Lucy (Bates^) Blanchard died .
Patience^. (Patience, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Patience (Bicknell) and Charles
Bates; b. March 10, 181 1; m.. May 13, 1828, Alvah Ray-
mond; b. March 18, 1799.
Children.
1. Alvah; b. May 6, 1829; m. Abigail White in 1849;
children, Melvin S., b. in 1849 ; Adolphus P., b. in
185 1 ; m.2 Mary A. Capen ; children, Almond B.,
b. in 1858; Charles R., b. in 1858, d. in 1863.
2. Susan Bates; b. Jan. 4, 1831 ; m. George D. Raymond
Nov. 26, 1846; d. March 13, 1851.
3. Francis Blake; b. May 16, 1834; d. Sept. 23, 1837.
Francis Tudor; b. Dec. 18, 1838; m. .
Henry Blake; b. Jan. 11, 1841 ; m. .
4
5
6. Abby Augusta; b. Nov. 15, 1842; d. Sept. 7, 1845.
7. Benjamin Taft ; b. Feb. 27. 1852 : m. Leona Parker ; dau.
of William Gray Gushing, of Hingham, Mass., April
29, 1877; line, Leona P.,^ William Gray,'^ Jona-
than,6 David,5 Abel," Theophilus,"* Daniel,^ Matthew
Cushing.i
Alvah Raymond died in Weymouth June 15, 1882.
Patience (Bates'^) Raymond died March i, 1885.
272 BicKNEivL Genealogy
Francis B.,^ (Patience, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), son of Patience (Bicknell) and Charles
Bates; b. July 7, 1816; m., Nov. 15, 1836, Mary Harding,
daughter of Lewis and Sarah (Harding) Beals; b. Dec. 17,
1816.
ChIIvDREN.
1. Henry Francis; b. July 16, 1837; d. Aug. 4, 1845.
2. Lewis Alpheus; b. July 11, d. Nov. 7, 1839.
3. George Lewis; b. Sept. 25, 1840; d. Oct. 6, 1849.
4. Twins, sons ; b. and d. May 20, 1842.
5. Alpheus ; b. June 6, 1843 ; m., Jan. 9, 1862, Hannah
M. Smith; child, Mary A., b. July 21, 1862.
6. Francis Henry; b. Dec. 17, 1846; d. Sept. 15, 1849.
7. Lucy Blanchard; b. Dec. 27, 1847; d. Sept. 14, 1849.
8. Son; b. and d. Oct. 31, 1850.
9. Sidney Perkins; b. March 22. 1852.
Mary H. (Beals) Bates died June 27, 1857.
Francis B. Bates^ m.,2 July 29, 1858, Lydia Ann Bradford,
of Duxbury; b. March 18, 1822.
Harriet Nash^, (Sabrina, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of David and Sabrina (Bicknell) Nash;
b. Feb. 17, 1818; m. Charles Clapp, son of Increase and
Sarah (Holbrook) Clapp; b. April 20, 1813.
Children.
1. Henry; b. April 28, 1836; m. Lydia A. Dawes, of
Hingham, Mass.
2. Eleanor; b. July 23, 1840; m. Herbert Ingell, of Taun-
ton, Mass. Children : Harriet, stenographer for
the courts of Plymouth County, Mass. ; Homer ;
Blanche ; died.
3. Charles Preston; b. Sept. 3, 1841 ; d. April 14, 1865.
4. Sarah; b. Feb. 12, 1844; m. David J. Pierce, of Wey-
mouth, Mass. Residence, Toledo, O.
5. Horace; b. Oct. 7, 1850; m. Mary Early, of Brockton,
Mass. Children: Charles, Fred., Elmer, Ralph,
Horace. Residence, Taunton, Mass.
Sabrina N.,^ (Sabrina, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah. John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Sabrina (Bicknell) and David Nash;
b. July 3, 1820; m., in 1840, Francis Howland, son of Balch
and (Bates) Cowing; b. in 1813.
Eighth Generation 273
Children.
1. Anna; b. ; m. Wallace Bates, of Jacob.,
2. Frank; b. ; m. .
Francis H. Cowing died.
Sabrina (Bicknell^) Nash Cowing m.- Joseph H.
Whitehotise.
Child.
3. Mary Ann ; b. March — , 1822 ; m. Waldo French. Chil-
dren: Abby Caroline, b. Nov. 23, 1843, m. Ben-
jamin F. Thomas; Frank Waldo, b. , d. .
Waldo French died in Weymouth, Mass., May 6, 1899, age
83, 4, 13-
Temperance^, (Temperance, Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Temperance (Bicknell) and Nathan
Whiting; b. at Weymouth, Mass.; m. Warren, son of Jacob
Dyer, of North Weymouth.
Children.
I. Henry W. ; b. ; m. Lizzie A. Dunbar.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Sarah B. ; b. .
Emily M. ; b. .
Mary W. ; b. .
Hattie W. ; b. .
Hannah F. ; b.
Merilla A. ; b. .
Charles Willard ; b.
Leonidas F.,^ (Mary, Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), son of Mary (Bicknell) and Peter Pratt; b. in
Weymouth, Mass., Nov. 5, 1826; m. Bertha Bates, daughter
of Joseph and Rebecca (Cushing) Bates.
Children.
1. Wilfred S. ; b. ; m. Emma F. Huntress; daugh-
ter, Marion Pratt,^'' m. Carl Judson Thayer; son,
Donald.ii
2. Mary E. ; b. ; m. John H. Franklin ; daughter.
Bertha C.,^^ m. Thomas Asquith ; daughter, Ruth.^i
3. Joseph W. ; b. ; m. Belle F. Nichols; no issue.
Caroline A.,^ (Mary, Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary). dau. of Mary (Bicknell) and Peter Pratt; b. at
Weymouth, Mass., March 30, 1829; m., Jan. 4, 1849, Nelson,
274 BiCKNELL Genealogy
son of James and Abigail D. (Pratt) Thomas; b. at Wey-
mouth Dec. lo, 1826.
Children.
1. John W. ; b. ; m. Ellie E. F. Dorell April 12, 1900.
2. Ellen Reeves; b. ; m. John O'Neil, of Taunton,
Mass., Dec. 7, 1873.
Nelson Thomas lived in Taunton in 1881.
Celia A.,^ (Mary, Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Mary (Bicknell) (Pratt) and John White;
b. at North Weymouth, Mass., Dec. 5, 1842; m., in 1866,
Charles F. Glynn, of Taunton, Mass.; b. Feb. 26, 1846.
Child.
I. Ethel W. ; b. 22, 1880, at Taunton.
Charles F. Glynn served in the Civil War, doing guard duty
at Fort McHenry, Monacy Junction and Harpers Ferry, Va.
Mary Ann^, (Benjamin, Mary, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Benjamin and Oriens (Turner) Hum-
phrey; b. March 22, 1814; m. Francis W. Welch, of Brook-
line, Mass., in 1882.
Children.
1. Mary Ann; b. July 15, 1840; m. Charles Dvvight Oct.
18, 1865 ; child, Wilder, b. April 20, 1868.
2. Margaret C. ; b. Feb. 10, 1843; m., Nov. 5, 1879, Roy
de le Cluse, of France, at Paris.
3. Francis; b. Aug. i, 1848; m., May — , 1870, Jane Wil-
son; five children (1882).
Caroline Amelia^, (Benjamin, Mary, Benjamin, Benjamin,
John, John. Zachary), dau. of Benjamin and Oriens (Tur-
ner) Humphrey; b. Dec. 15, 1821 ; m. Joseph Dow, of Boston.
Children.
1. Benjamin.
2. Caroline L.
3. Joseph.
Elizabeth Louisa^, (Benjamin, Mary, Benjamin, Benjamin,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Benjamin and Oriens (Tur-
ner) Humphrey; b. March 23, 183 1 ; m. Frederick S. Nichols,
of Boston. Children : Frederick, Arthur. Oriens, Humphrey.
Eighth Generation 275
Henry^, (Deborah, Lydia, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John, Zach-
ary). son of Jonathan and Deborah (Parker) Treat; b. in
Frankfort, Me., Sept. 22, 1817; m.. May i, 1840. Abigail
Treat, of Frankfort.
Mary J.,^ (Urban, Hannah, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Urban and Jane T. (Kingman) Bates; b.
at Hingham, Mass., July 2, 1833; m., Nov. 25, 1858, Richard
V. Marchant, of Weymouth, Mass.; b. Dec. 11, 1832.
Children.
1. Frances I.; b. March 10, i860, at East Weymouth.
2. Clayton B. ; b. Sept. 20, 1864, at East Weymouth.
3. Charles E. ; b. Dec. 16, 1866, at East Weymouth.
R. V. Marchant lived at East Weymouth and was a tailor by
occupation.
Harriet E.,^ (Urban, Hannah, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Urban and Jane T. (Kingman) Bates; b.
at Hingham, Mass., Sept. 3, 1836; m. Charles W. Eddy at
Hingham.
Children.
1. Walter B. ; b. .
2. Martin K. ; b. .
3. Winnifred ; b. .
Timothy P.,^ (Simeon, Ruth, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), son of Simeon and Harriet (Prescott) Hildreth ;
b. at Westford, Mass., Aug. 22. 1823; m., Nov. i, 1852, at
Cohoes. N. Y.
Children.
1. Sarah Jane ; b. June — and d. Aug. — , 1853, at Cohoes.
2. Prescott; b. Oct. 16, 1854; m., Aug. — , 1879, at Cohoes.
3. Nellie; b. May 15, 1859, at South Deerfield, N. H. ;
m. at Cohoes, N. Y., Feb. — , 1878.
4. Albert; b. Dec. 11, 1861, at South Deerfield.
Timothy P. Hildreth was a furniture dealer at Cohoes, N. Y.
Henry A..^ (Simeon, Ruth, Lemuel, Zachariah, John. John, Zach-
ary), son of Simeon and Harriet (Prescott) Hildreth; b. at
Westford, Mass., Jan. 14, 1828: m. May 19, 1864.
Children.
I. Walter H. ; b. June 19, 1866, at Lowell ; d. Dec. 4. 1871.
276 BiCKNELiv Ge;neai,ogy
2. Henry Arthur; b. Sept. 7, 1871, at Lowell.
3. Alma Estelle; b. Feb. 24, 1874.
Sherman F.,^ (Simeon, Ruth, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), son of Simeon and Harriet (Prescott) Hildreth;
b. at Westford, Mass., Aug. 26, 1836; m. in May, 1874.
Child.
I. Florence; b. June — , 1880, at Cohoes, N. Y.
Sherman F. Hildreth served in the Civil War, enlisting in the
Eleventh New Hampshire Regiment Aug. 13, 1862, for three
years, and was honorably discharged Jan. 4, 1865. The bloody
battle of Fredericksburg, Va., was one of the engagements he
was in.
Mary M.,^ (Maria H., Ruth, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Maria H. and Charles Tuttle; b. Dec. 16,
1836; m., Aug. I, 1862, Thomas K. Chase at Thetford, Vt. ;
b. at West Newbury, Mass., July 18, 1838.
Children.
1. Mary Chase; b. Aug. 12, 1863, at Acton, Mass.; a stu-
dent at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass., in 1880.
2. John Hildreth; b. Oct. 25, 1874, at Atlanta, Ga. ; d. at
Jonesboro, Tenn., July 13, 1876.
3. Frank Paul; b. Oct. 18, 1875, at Atlanta, Ga.
Thomas H. Chase was a graduate of Dartmouth College, Han-
over, N. H.. in 1862, and in 1881 a Professor of the Greek lan-
guage at Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga.
Sarah Jane^, (Maria H., Ruth, Lemuel, Zachariah, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Maria H. (Wright) (Hildreth) and
Charles Tuttle; b. at Acton, Mass., April 11, 1842; m., Aug.
2, 1 861, Rev. Gustavus D. Pike, of Topsfield, Mass.
Children.
1. Jennie Maria; b. July 9, 1863, at Nashua, N. H.
2. Gertrude Dolly; b. Dec. 14, 1870, at Brooklyn, N. Y.
3. Arethusa Alace; b. July 3, 1876, at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Gustavus D. Pike prepared for college at Thetford Academy,
Thetford, Vt., under the priricipalship of Rev. Hiram Orcutt, the
distingTiished educator and author. Young Pike was very poor,
and was obliged to work his way through school, and college, and
seminary. He tells the story that he rang the academy bell at
Thetford for his tuition, and earned his food and clothing by
Eighth Generation 277
sawing wood, blacking boots and doing odd jobs of every sort,
his living not costing over one dollar a week. Mr. Pike gradu-
ated at Dartmouth College with good rank, teaching school in
the winter to pay his college bills. His theology was taught and
studied at Andover, Mass., after which he preached in Congre-
gational pulpits at Nashua, N. H., and at Brooklyn, N. Y. His
unusual ability as a zealous worker and preacher led to his selec-
tion as District Secretary of the American Missionary Associa-
tion, and in that capacity he conducted the Fiske Jubilee Singers
(negro) across the Atlantic in the spring of 1873, and introduced
the negro musical talent and the old plantation melodies to the
people of England, Scotland, France and Germany, often being
honored by members of the royalty and nobility in his audiences
and receptions. The tour was a great success financially as well
as artistically, and Mr. Pike received great consideration for his
wise and diplomatic management of this remarkable campaign of
negro songs and melodies.
Mr. Pike received the honorary title of D.D. and held posi-
tions of trusteeship and editorship, through which he wrought a
good work for education, for social order and Christian living, the
highest and best products of consecrated and energized manhood.
Elias^, (Jacob, Nathaniel, James, Benjamin, Ruth, John, Zach-
ary), son of Jacob and Lydia (Colson) Richards; b. June 23,
1802; m. Elizabeth Hunt in Weymouth Nov. 10, 1822; she
was born in Weymouth June 12, 1804, and was the daughter
of Ebenezer and Betsey (Nash) Hunt.
Children (born in Weymouth).
I. Jane Elizabeth; b. Jan. 15, 1825.
Lydia Loud ; b. Feb. 2'j, 1828.
Charles Austin; b. June 29, 1831.
Eleanor Frances; b. June i, 1836.
Louise Caroline; b. May 6, 1839.
Susan Hunt; b. Oct. 16, 1842.
Elias Richards^ died in Weymouth.
Elizabeth (Hunt) Richards died in Weymouth.
278 BiCKNELL Genealogy
EIGHTH GENERATION-ZACHARIAH \
Julia Maria^ [79o]> (Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zacha-
riah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Zachariah and
Sally (Taylord) Bicknell ; b. in Ashford, Conn., Jan. 20,
1828; m., Oct. 28, 1846, William Dow Carpenter, of Ash-
ford.
Children.
1. Ellen Dow; b. Aug. 20, 1847; m. M, Mathewson.
2. George Edward; b. June 25, 1849; d. April 24, 1871.
3. Carrie Lois; b. Sept. 10, 1859.
4. Martha Bicknell; b. Aug. 4, 1862; m., Nov. 18, 1905,
Ladru Royal ; no issue.
Charles Henry^ [792], (Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Zachariah and
Abigail Wales (Chandler) Bicknell; b. in Ashford, Conn.,
Aug. 4, 1834; m., Sept. 10, i860, Sarah Jane Shippey.
Children.
1255 — I. Henrietta Eliza; b. Nov. 8, 1863; m., Sept. 9, 1886,
Edwin A. Wilbur.
1256 — 2. Zachariah Burdette; b. Sept. 30, 1867.
Emily L.^ [793] » (Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Zachariah and Abigail
Wales (Chandler) Bicknell; b. in Ashford, Conn., Sept. 16,
1838; m., Nov. 13, 1853, Peter Piatt. Residence, Ashford,
Connecticut.
Children.
1. Mary Louisa; b. Aug. 9, 1854; d. Aug. 4, i860.
2. Martha Josephine; b. June 16, 1856.
3. Frank Herbert; b. April, 1858; d. June 3, i860.
4. Mary Adella; b. Feb. 22, 1862.
5. Frank Everett; b. June 7, 1875; m., Sept. 9, 1903,
Mary Whitford; b. May 30, 1876; ch. Floyd Everett;
b. and d. March 26, 1906; Flossie Estella; b. March
26, d. March 29, 1906.
Emily L. (BicknelP) Piatt died at her home in Ashford,
Conn., Saturday, March 9, 191 2, and was buried in Ashford
Cemetery.
Eighth Generation 279
Sarah Maria^ [799], (Erastus, Samuel, Samuel, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Erastus and Katharine
(Works) Bicknell; b. in West Woodstock, Conn., Dec. 9,
1838; m. Stephen Randall Hopkins Dec. 20, 1859; he was
born in Warwick, R. I., Jan. 28, 1837. Residence, West
Woodstock.
Children.
1. Phebe Imogene; b. March 14, 1862.
2. Arthur B. ; b. Feb. 8, 1876; died unmarried.
3. Charles Francis; b. July 3, 1878; m. Mary Eunice Al-
drich, Dec. 2, 191 1, of North Woodstock, Conn.
Sarah Maria (Bicknell^) Hopkins died May 25, 1904.
Arthur Watson^ [800], (Erastus, Samuel, Samuel, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Erastus and Katharine
(Works) Bicknell; b. March 10, 1841; m., May 11, 1864,
Lucy Jane Davis, dau. of Olney and Olive (Cole) Davis.
Children.
1257 — I. Charles Edward; b. July 31, 1865; d. Sept, 9, 1866.
1258 — 2. Fannie Helen; b. June 15, 1867; d. July 5, 1868.
Arthur Watson Bicknell* died at West Woodstock, Conn.,
March 9, 1900.
Sarah Esther* [801], (Samuel, Samuel, Samuel, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Samuel and Esther
(Freeman) Bicknell; b. Feb. 12, 1850; m., Oct. 3, 1877,
Samuel Whitman, of West Hartford, Conn.
Children.
1. Katie Esther; b. Sept. 8, 1878.
2. Helen Howard; b. Nov. 16, 1883.
Katie E. and Helen are graduates of the Hartford High
School. Helen is also a graduate of the New Britain (Conn.)
Normal School, and is a teacher in the public schools of West
Hartford. Her sister, Katie, is employed as copyist in the office
of the Town Clerk and Treasurer of West Hartford.
Sarah Esther* is a woman of excellent education, culture and
refinement, and is deeply interested in the Bicknell family his-
tory, having contributed much valuable material for this volume.
Before her marriage she was a successful teacher.
Mr. Samuel Whitman was born in West Hartford, Conn.,
and was a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Howard) Whitman,
being one of a family of eight children, and was of the seventh
generation from John Whitman and Ruth , of Weymouth,
Mass., who came from England some time prior to 1638.
28o BiCKNEivL Genealogy
Mr. Whitman received his education in the public schools
and at several preparatory schools. He entered Yale College,
with the intention of entering the ministry, but was compelled
to abandon this plan on account of trouble with his eyes and
poor health.
After leaving college he taught school in West Hartford,
Yonkers, N. Y., and in Fairfax County, Va.
He was especially interested in the study of the languages.
The larger part of his life has been passed as a farmer in his
native town and in the public service. Mr. Whitman served as
Treasurer of the town of West Hartford for about eleven years.
He was also a member of the School Board, and for a time was
Acting School Visitor. He represented the town in the Legis-
lature of 1877. Shortly after 1890 Mr. Whitman's gradually
failing eye sight became total blindness, since which time he
has lived a closely retired life.
Mary Frances^ [803] > (Samuel, Samuel, Samuel, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zacliary), dau. of Samuel and Esther
(Freeman) Bicknell ; b. Feb. 27, 1855; m. Charles S. Deans,
of West Woodstock, Conn., Nov. 4, 1880.
Child.
I. Hattie Luthera; b. March 29, 1883, graduated from
Springfield City Hospital as nurse, 1909. Residence,
Springfield, Mass.
Maria Penelope® [806], (Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Ralph and Parna M.
(Hibbard) Bicknell; b. in Canaan, N. H., Aug. 14, 1814;
m., Dec. 25, 1832, George Crandall, of Pierpont, N. Y. ; b.
Nov. 27,1812. Residence, Parishville, N. Y.
Children.
1. Shubael B. ; b. Oct. 3, 1836, at Canton, N. Y.; m.
at Cass, 111., 1858. He was a surveyor and civil en-
gineer, residing at Pottsdam, N. Y. He was a grad-
uate of the St. Lawrence Academy, and served three
years in the Civil War; d. .
2. Ellen M.; b. Aug. 11, 1847, at Pierpont, N. Y.; m.,
Feb., 1867, m. Squire. Residence, Elm Street,
Potsdam, N. Y. (1912).
3. Levi P.; b. May 11, 1848; m. at Potsdam, N. Y., Feb.,
1 87 1. Residence, Humboldt, Iowa. A telegraph
operator.
Maria P. (BicknelF) Crandall died Jan. 31, 1899. George
Crandall died Sept. 20, 1885.
Eighth Generation 281
Rai,ph a.® [807], (Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zachari^, Zacha-
riah, John, Zachary), son of Ralph and Parna M. (Hibbard)
Bicknell ; b. in Canaan, N. H., Oct. 14, 1815; m. Barbara
Ann Taylor at Parishville, N. Y., June 5, 1842; b. at Peru,
N. Y., April 5, 1822. Pie died Nov. 9, 1882.
Children.
1259 — I. George S.; b. May 22, 1845, at Colton, N. Y.
1260 — 2. Marietta; b. April, 1846; m. Mr. Taylor. Children,
Daniel; Millie, m. Mr. DeCarr.
1261 — 3. Malvina; b. about 1848; m. Mr. Welch. Child, Edna;
m. Mr. Ames.
1262 — 4. John S. ; b. Feb. 25, 1850. Children, Ralph, Denver,
Col. ; Agnes, Denver, Col.
Marrietta, Malvina and John S. are dead (1912).
Barbara Ann (Taylor) Bicknell died.
Ralph A. Bicknell® ni. Emily Irish Nov. i, 1853; b. in
Wilton Vt., April 5, 1816.
Children.
1263 — 5. Blanchard A.; b. Oct. 27, 1854; d. July 8, 1900.
1264 — 6. Cora Bicknell; b. Aug. 16, 1856; m., Oct. 7, 1878, Mr.
Webster. Child, Frank; b. March 18, 1880; mother
died March 18, 1880.
1265—7. Frank M. ; b. Feb. 27, 1858; m., July 7, 1884, Mary M.
Pelton. Residence, Potsdam, N. Y. Children, Ralph
F. ; b. June 29, 1885; m. farmer; Elizabeth M. ; b.
April 27, 1888; m. Mr. Young, Little Falls, N. Y.
1266 — 8. William L. ; b. Nov. 14, i860; m., Aug. 2, 1892, Ar-
villa Strader. Residence, South Colton, N. Y.
Children, Emily May; b. Oct. 19, 1893; John W. ;
b. Jan. 6, 1899.
Emily (Irish) Bicknell died at Parishville, N. Y., Sept. 25,
1886.
Hibbard Abijah^ [808], (Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Ralph and Parna Maria
(Hibbard) Bicknell; b. at Stoddard, Vt., April 24, 1818; m.
Jan. 9, 1848, Sarah Gates; b. in Canaan, N. H., March 10,
1826; d. in West Parishville, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1866.
Children.
1267— I. Herbert G.; b. in West Parishville, N. Y., Oct. i,
1849; d. in West Parishville April 23, 1868. Edu-
cation, academic. Religion, Baptist.
1268 — 2. Eunice E. ; b. in West Parishville, N. Y., Aug. 15,
282 BlCKNELL GenEAI^OGY
1851 ; d. in West Parishville Sept. 30, 1863. Educa-
tion, district school. Religion, Baptist.
1269 — 3. Horatio E.; b. in West Parishville, N. Y., April 23,
1861 ; m., March 5, 1885, Sarah E. Christy; b. in
Parishville, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1862. Occupation,
farmer and mechanic. Education, district school.
Church relation, M. E. Church.
Hibbard A.; m., Jan. 31, 1867, Sarah L. Carpenter
Jenkins; b. May 15, 1829; d. Sept. 6, 1891.
1270 — 4. Harry B. ; b. March 6, 1868. Residence, Leominster,
Mass.
Parna Melvina^ [809], (Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Ralph and Parna M.
Hibbard Bicknell ; b. in Norwich, Vt., Aug. i, 1819; m.
William Hudson Irish; b. in Milton, Vt., Nov. 3, 1810.
Children.
1. Wallace; b. Sept. 4, 1849; "^- Melinda Wright; d.
Dec. II, 1900.
2. Elisha; b. April 22, 185 1 ; m. Clarinda Preston; resi-
dence, Colton, N. Y.
3. Reddington; b. Nov. 4, 1853; m. Sarah Martin; d.
July 9, 1878.
4. Rosetta; b. April 3, 1856; m. Walter Perkins; resi-
dence, Boston, Mass.
5. Rosalie; b. Feb. 2, 1859; m. Hosea Perkins; resi-
dence, Colton, N. Y.
6. William; b. Jan. 5, 1862; m. Augusta Wright; resi-
dence, Colton, N. Y.
7. Oscar; b. March 30, 1864; m. Clara Loucks; resi-
dence, Colton, N. Y.
William H. Irish died Feb. 15, 1887.
Parna Melvina (BicknelP) Irish died March 28, 191 1.
JosiAH Orvili^e^ [810], (Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Ralph and Parna M.
(Hibbard) Bicknell; b. at Canaan, N. Y., Aug. i, 1819; m.
Lucia Woodward; no issue; she died.
Josiah O.^ m.- ; issue, two sons.
Josiah^ went West and but little is known of his history or
family except that he married twice and had two sons by the
second marriage. Their residence seems to have been in or
near Lyons, Iowa.
Eighth Generation 283
Thomas Miner® [811], (Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Ralph and Parna M.
(Hibbard) Bicknell ; b. at Norwich, Vt., Dec. 20, 1822; m.
Sept. 23, 1868, Mary Spear; b. Oct. 21, 1842. He died
April 10, 1905; she died Feb. 14, 1911. Residence, West
Parishville, N. Y.
Children.
1271 — I. Rosa Maria; b. July 7, 1869; d. Sept. 26, 1902.
1272 — 2. Adah Belle; b. Nov. 6, 1876; unmarried.
Miss Adah B. Bicknell" lives on the Bicknell homestead,
owned by her father and grandfather, Ralph, the latter remov-
ing from Vermont about 1828, and buying this farm in Parish-
ville, N. Y. The family records were lost in a fire that de-
stroyed the house, and until recently, the family has not known
its connection with our New England history, holding only the
tradition of a Connecticut origin. Even our thorough historian,
Quincy Bicknell, could not restore the missing links in this family
chain and had placed the whole of Ralph's^ family in the "un-
classified list." The present editor, in ransacking the town
records of Enfield, Conn., found a Josiah Bicknell" of Ebenezer^,
who married Penelope Abbe, of that town, and had a son, Ralph,
born at Enfield Nov. 18, 1790. Later, in another connection, he
found that this Ralph moved North with the great Connecticut
migration into New Hampshire and Vermont, settled in Canaan,
N. H., and married Parna Maria Hibbard, Dec. 25, 1813. The
missing link, Josiah, was found in the very voluminous records
of that ancient and honorable town of Enfield, Conn., to which
he refers all students of our Bicknell family history. Miss
Adah B. Bicknell has been a valuable assistant in completing the
records of this remarkable branch of our family.
Carlos B.® [812], (Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zachariah, Zacha-
riah, John, Zachary), son of Ralph and Parna M. (Hib-
bard) Bicknell; b. Aug. 30, 1825, at Norwich, Vt. ; m., Oct.
5, 1849, Louisa A. Carpenter; b. at Potsdam, Sept. 10, 1831.
Children.
1273 — I. Ella L. ; b. July 22, 1853, at Parishville, N. Y. ; m.,
July 22, 1874, Henry A. Welch, of South Colton,
St. L. Co., N. Y. Home there.
1274 — 2. William Clarence; b. June 28, 1855; graduated at the
State Normal School, Potsdam, N. Y., 1880.
1275 — 3. Sylvia L. ; b. Jan. 9, 1858; m. James D. Benham, of
Norwood, N. Y., May, 1876.
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Mr. Benham; b. June i, 1855, is a mechanic at South
CoUon, N. Y.
Louisa A. (Carpenter) Bicknell died at Parishville,
N. Y., Oct. I, 1873.
Carlos B. Bicknell* m.^ Mrs. Dora E. Palmer, at Nor-
folk, St. L. Co., N. Y., May 23, 1875; b. 1851.
1276 — 4. Kittie Maud; b. March 7, 1880.
1277 — 5. Effa J.; b. June 12, 1891, at Ogdensburg, N, Y.
Carlos Benjamin Bicknell* died in Norwood, N. Y., Oct. 8,
19 10, aged 86.
Mrs. Dora E. (Palmer) Bicknell died in 1899.
IvAURA Isabel* [813], (Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Ralph and Parna M.
(Hibbard) Bicknell; b. in Norwich, Vt., April 20, 1826; m.,
Oct. 4, 1847, Morris MacDonald ; b. in Parishville, N. Y.,
Oct. 4, 1824.
Children.
1. Medora Celestia; b. Aug. 10, 1848; d. Dec. 14, 1853.
2. Agnes Lavora; b. Aug. 12, 1851; m. Burton Bancroft
Feb. II, 1871.
Burton Bancroft (farmer) died Jan. 31, 1883.
Agnes Lavora Bancroft married William Vebber
(farmer) Nov. 2^, 1892.
Her Children.
1. Ernest E. ; b. May 3, 1872.
2. Laura L; b. June 18, 1877.
3. Alfarata Josephine; b. Nov. 26, 1854; d. May 24,
191 1 ; grad. of Potsdam Normal School; m. Charles
R. Moore (farmer), Feb. 8, 1882; Methodist.
4. Alfonso Eugene; b. Nov. 26, 1854; d. March 29, 191 1 ;
Presbyterian; m. Sarah J. Holmes Nov. 27, 1879;
grad. of Potsdam Normal School; teacher in Chi-
cago, 1 88 1.
5. Isabel Inez; b. Nov. 30, 1856; m. Allen E. Day (mer-
chant tailor) Aug. 20, 1878; Methodist.
6. Erwin Wesley; b. Dec. 31, 1861; d. Oct. 11, 1895;
Methodist ; grad. of Potsdam Normal School ; m. Ina
Lucia, May 3, 1884.
His Children.
1. Erwin Frederick; b. April 14, 1886.
2. Morris Alfonso; b. Nov. 6, 1888.
Eighth Generation 285
Adaune Harriet* [814], (Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Ralph and Parna M.
(Hibbard) Bicknell ; b. at Norwich, Vt., Aug. 2, 1828; m.
March 14. 1854, Moses S. Olmstead; b. Sept. 7, 1831. Res-
idence, Parishville, N. Y.
Children.
1. Alfred; b. ; d. .
2. Harry; b. . Residence, Potsdam, N. Y. (1912).
3. Charles; b. June 29, 1862; d. .
4. Ada Bell (Olmstead) Schellinger; b. . Resi-
dence, Potsdam, N. Y., 1912.
5. George Asa; b. April 7, 1872; m. Oct. 22, 1893, Etta
Louise Young.
Child.
Bernard Butler; b. Dec. i, 1896.
George Asa^ was educated at the State Normal School, Pots
dam, N. Y. ; occupation, farmer. Residence, Potsdam, N. Y.
6. Frank ; b. ; d. .
Moses S. Olmstead ; d. Feb. 27, 1907.
Adaline Harriet (Bicknell) Olmstead; d. Feb. 17,
191 1, age 83.
Marshaune Caroline* [815] > (Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Ralph and Parna
M. (Hibbard) Bicknell; b. at West Parishville, N. Y., Dec..
15, 1829; m., 1849, Jobn Call Smith, of Parishville, N. Y. ;
b. at Bangor, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1825 (farmer).
Children.
1. Lucy Ada; b. Aug. 20, 1852; m., July 4, 1880, James
Burwell, a farmer. Residence, West Parishville,
New York.
Children.
Rollin Homer and Robert Franklin, twins ; b. May 26,
1 88 1 ; Rollin Homer is a farmer at Ogdensburg, N. Y. ;
Robert is a teacher in a High School in North Dakota ;
is a graduate of a State Normal School (1912).
Lucy Ada (Smith) Burwell; d. Sept. 3, 191 1.
2. Carrie Eva; b. Nov. 18, 1855; "!•> Nov. 18, 1873,
Albert Elkanah Phillips, a farmer. Residence, Col-
ton, N. Y.
Children.
Almond Smith; b. Sept. 12, 1874.
Maude Marshaline; b. Aug. 8, 1877; m. Mr. Hawley.
Estella Julia; b. Oct. 6, 1879; m. Mr. Cook.
286 BicKNELL Ge;ne;ai,ogy
John G.; b. Sept. 28, 1878.
Lettice H. ; b. Dec. 23, 1888; m. Mr. Parmenter.
Earle; b. April 9, 1890.
Georgia Ursula; b. April 14, 1897. Sons are all
farmers.
3. Theoda Lenora; b. June 3, 1864; m., June 3, 1893,
Cassius M. Parmenter, a farmer; b. Potsdam, N. Y.
Child.
Theoda Marshaline; b. Feb. 26, 1905.
Theoda L. (Smith) Parmenter died Feb. 26, 1905.
4. Homer Henry; b. Aug. 28, 1868; m., Oct. 14, 1891,
Mary Alzina Christy; a farmer. Residence, West
Parishville, N. Y.
Child.
Mavis Lettie; b. Oct. 4, 1897.
John Call Smith died March, 1882, at West Parishville, N. Y.
Eliza Arvilla^ [816], (Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Ralph and Parna M.
(Hibbard) Bicknell ; b. in Parishville, St. Lawrence Co.,
N. Y., Jan. 25; m., Sept. 18, 1850, Henry T. Carpenter; b.
April 24, 1827. He died July 4, 1887.
Eliza A.^ died in Hannawa Falls, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1903.
After marriage, they resided in Potsdam, N. Y., for a few
years, then moved on a farm, and at the opening of the Civil
War, during the winter of 1861-62, he enlisted in Co. D, Scott's
900, U. S. V. Cavalry, being promoted to Corporal in the com-
pany. He served through the war. After the war they lived
in St. Paul, Minn., for a few years. Then they returned to
Hannawa Falls, N. Y., and Mr. Carpenter died there. After
his death, Mrs. Carpenter bought a general store in Hannawa
Falls, kept the store and was Postmistress there for a number of
years. She also built one large double tenement house and
another store, in which she was engaged at the time of her
death. She was a firm believer in the Universalist doctrines, but
was very liberal in giving to the orthodox church in that place
and she always contributed to all charitable works and worthy
societies, being a member of the W. R. C. and the L. H. W.
Lewis Chapin^ [819], (Simeon S., Nathaniel, Nathan, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Simeon S. and
Lydia S. (Sherman) Bicknell; b. at Jericho, Vt., Jan. 21,
1828; m., Jan., 1850, at Fort Atkinson, Wis., Katharine, dau.
of Jesse and Abigail Dodge.
Eighth GExNEration 287
Child.
1278 — I. Sidney; b. ; d. young.
Dr. Lewis Chapin Bicknell** was acting physician and surgeon
in the United States Army. He died at Fort Atkinspn, Wis.,
Aug. 26, 1888.
Mary Dustin^ [820], (Simeon S., Nathaniel, Nathan, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Simeon S. and
Lydia S. (Sherman) Bicknell; b. at Jericho, Vt., Aug. 28,
1829; m., Dec. 9, 1847, Aaron B. Smith, of Lake Mills, Wis.
Children.
Arthur Jay; b. Aug. 27, 1848, at Lake Mills.
Ellen N. ; b. June 4, 1850; m. A. G. Bernard; no
issue; divorced.
Frederic C. ; b. Aug. 15, 1852.
Cornelia; b. June 18, 1858; m. Henry James. She
died at Watertown ; no issue.
Robert Anderson; b. Sept. 15, i860.
Bertha Tancre ; b. June 28, 1864 ; m., 1883, Will Willis ;
no issue.
Jessife; b. Dec. 28, 1866; m. Bert Alley, Chicago, 111.;
no issue.
Norman Hopkins; b. Jan. 24, 1870.
Almira Field^ [821], (Simeon S., Nathaniel, Nathan, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John Zachary), dau. of Simeon S. and
Lydia S. (Sherman) Bicknell; b. at Jericho, Vt., March 7,
183 1 ; m., 1849, Ferdinand Eleazer Ring, at Milton, Wis.
Children.
1. Merritt C. ; b. Oct. 30, 1850, at Cooksville, Wis.
2. Llewellyn Bicknell; b. March, 1854; m., Sept. 30, 1886,
Frances Langford; b. at Durham, England, 1859.
Child.
Avis; b. at Neillsville, Wis., Aug. 11, 1890. Resi-
dence, Neillsville.
3. Mina Gertrude; b. Sept. 11, 1866, at Sparta, Wis.;
m., 1887, G. Lionel Prescott, Carlisle, England; no
issue. Residence, Milwaukee, Wis.
Elizabeth*^ [822], (Simeon S., Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah.
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Simeon S. and Lydia S.
(Sherman) Bicknell; b. at Malone, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1832; m.,
1854, John Trux, at Jefferson, Wis.
288 BiCKNELiv Genealogy
Children.
1. Melville Eugene; b. Sept. i8, 1858, at Sparta, Wis.
2. Charles Paine; b. July 6, 1864.
3. Lewis BicknelP; b. Oct. 7, 1868; m. Cora P. Bliss at
Racine, Wis.
Child.
Helen^° ; b. 1894 at Racine.
Dr. Lewis B. Trux died at Barron, Wis., Oct. 7, 1894.
Lydia Matilda^ [823], (Simeon S., Nathaniel, Nathan, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Simeon S. and
Lydia S. (Sherman) Bicknell ; b. at Malone, N. Y., June 12,
1834; m., Nov. 15, 1854, Norman Fox Hopkins, son of
Benjamin and Charity Lee Hopkins, at Jefferson, Wis.
Children.
1. Avis Eliza; b. Feb. 24 at Cold Spring, Wis.; d. March
5, 1856.
2. Harriet Eleanor; b. April 12, 1857, at Fort Atkin-
son, Wis. Unmarried.
3. Jessie Bicknell ; b. Aug. 23, 1863.
4. George Phillips Marston; b. Jan. 22, d. Sept. 11, 1865.
. 5. Norman Marston; b. Oct. 7, 1866.
Norman F. Hopkins died at Fort Atkinson.
Emeline Kellogg^ [824], (Simeon S., Nathaniel, Nathan,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Simeon S.
and Lydia S. (Sherman) Bicknell; b. at Malone, N, Y., Dec.
19, 1836; m., June 14, 1854, Anthony Wayne Dodge, at Jef-
ferson, Wis.
Children.
1. Lewis Luther; b. May 14, 1855; m. Celia Riley, 1885;
no issue.
2. Clara Elizabeth; b. Dec. 6, 1863.
Anthony Wayne Dodge served as a soldier in the Civil War
as a private in Co. E, First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery ; died .
Emeline Kellogg (Bicknell) Dodge m.^ Benjamin K. Pratt.
Jane Avis Waterman^ [825], (Simeon S., Nathaniel, Nathan,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary) ; b. at Gouverneur,
N. Y., Dec. 13, 1838; m., 1859, at Fort Atkinson, Wis., Wil-
liam B. Tancre; b. at Schwedt, Prussia, July 6, 1833.
Children.
1. William Simeon; b. June 4, i860, at Fort Atkinson.
2. Katharine Bicknell ; b. at Huntsville, Ala. Mrs. J. A.
W. Tauen, address Jacksonville, Fla. (191 2).
Mary Ellen (Bicknell) Entwistle.
Eighth Generation 289
Mary Ellen^ [^27], (Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Nathaniel and Fanny
(Thompson) Bicknell ; b. in Jericho, Vt., Jan. 9, 1835; m. in
Lake Mills, Wis., 1857, James Entwistle; b. in County
Antrim. Ireland, 1830; son of William and Nancy (Taylor)
Entwistle.
Children.
1. Frederick Bion; b. Lake Mills, Wis., Jan. 4, 1858; d.
Sept. 4, 1859.
2. Lula Nevada; b. March 15, 1861 ; d. in Sierra Madre,
Cal., April 22, 191 1.
3. Frederick Thompson; b. June 30, 1864; d. March 30,
1870.
James Entwistle died at Los Angeles, Cal., June, 1901.
Mrs. Mary Ellen (Bicknell) Entwistle.
Mary Ellen Bicknell, the daughter of Nathaniel and Fanny
(Thompson) Bicknell, in whose veins also coursed the red blood
of Hannah Dustin, was born January 9th, 1835, i" ol^ Vermont,
near the little town of Jericho, in Chittenden County. Much of
her education was gotten at the district school, with a few terms
at the village academy.
She was nearly 18 when she moved with her people to Wis-
consin and settled near Lake Mills, in Jefferson County. In
1857 she married James Entwistle, and to them were born three
children, the two sons dying in childhood.
In 1873 she came with her husband and daughter to Los
Angeles, Cal., which was then little more than a Spanish Pueblo,
and bought a ranch south of the town, where she resided until
the death of her husband, in 1901, Avhen she went to live with
her daughter, Mrs. Lula (Entwistle) Hinton, in Los Angeles,
until 1906, when she again moved with her daughter, who was
then Mrs. Lula (Entwistle) Hinton-Letteau, to Sierra Madre,
Cal., where she still resides with her son-in-law and grandchil-
dren, since the death of her daughter, in 191 1.
A woman of strong personality and great ability, her path-
way has been mostly through the hedges, and marked by deeds
of charity and kindness, rather than by public acts and club work.
Many a disheartened soul, many a discouraged heart, has
found in her a stimulus that has enabled them to again face life
bravely.
Always just in her judgments, she has also possessed the
courage to point out a weakness or a fault and to suggest the
remedy. Big-hearted, generous, she has ever been anxious to
divide of her best with friend or acquaintance (foes she has
290 BiCKNELL Genealogy
none). When in her own home, as also in that of her daughter's,
no one ever came who went away empty-handed. Filled to the
brim with the old-time hospitality, and making a recreation and
pleasure out of work, no guest has ever felt unwelcome.
Never telling of her charities, only those who have received
of her bounty have realized her magnanimity.
To the sick she has ever been a true "Mother in Israel," as
was her mother before her. Always appreciative of the beauty
and blessings of life, she has found happiness where another
would have seen only a dreary waste.
Good books have been her constant companions, and the Book
of Nature second only to her Bible.
She has borne her crosses and her sorrows like a Spartan,
and only when the weight has pressed too heavily in her old age
have her steps sometimes faltered under the burden.
Going about her duties uncomplainingly, with the crown of
three score and ten well-spent years resting upon her whitened
locks, she cheerfully awaits the final summons with the same
unudaunted courage and true faith with which she has met life.
John Dustin^ [828], (Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Nathan, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Nathaniel and
Fanny (Thompson) Bicknell; b. in Jericho, Vt., June 25,
1838; m., in Jericho Center, Vt., Maria Hatch, Feb., 1868.
Maria (Hatch) Bicknell died in Lake Mills, Wis., April, 1868.
John Dustin BicknelP m.,^ Nov., 1871, Nancy (Christian)
Dobbins, dau. of Alexander and Jane Christian, of Neosho, Mo.
Children.
1279 — I. Mary Ellen; b., Dec. 3, 1872, in Los Angeles, Cal.
1280 — 2. Edna Jane; b., Feb. 5, 1874, in Los Angeles, Cal.
1281 — 3. John Dustin; b. July 21, 1876; d. 1880.
1282 — 4. Fanny; b. March and d. May, 1878.
John Dustin Bicknell.
John Dustin Bicknell was born June 25th, 1838, in Jericho,
Chittenden County, Vt., and was the elder son of Nathaniel and
Fanny (Thompson) Bicknell, and a direct descendant of Hannah
Dustin. His parents were frugal and industrious farmers, and
he was early taught the value of economy and labor. His
childhood was passed upon his father's farm and in attending the
district school.
When he was 15 years old he moved with his parents to
JeflFerson County, Wisconsin, and settled upon a farm five miles
west of Lake Mills, where the summers were spent helping to
IlllIX ISlTK Nh'I.l.,
Eighth Generation 291
plow the virgin soil with an ox team, (and it was then he sol-
emnly vowed he would never be a farmer), and the winters in
attending or teaching school.
He received his academic education at Albion Academy, in
Dane County, Wisconsin.
At the age of 20 he went to Missouri, where he taught school
for two years, when he undertook the task of piloting a wagon
train of 70 people from Missouri across the plains to Northern
California. He was six months making the trip with ox teams
to Knight's Landing Cal., where the company disbanded. He
taught school there and made the acquaintance of General "J'"''"
Lane, who was his first California friend and benefactor. He
remained at Knight's Landing one year, when he was seized with
the gold fever and went to Montana, but, not realizing his dream,
soc«i returned to Sacramento. Never relinquishing the desire
and determination for an education, he returned to Wisconsin
early in 1863. and entered the State University at Madison, tak-
ing a three-year literary course, after which he read law with
the then famous firm of Teney & Teney, of Madison, Wis., and
was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin in
1865 and engaged in practice in Greenfield, Mo. In February,
1868, he married Maria Hatch, of Jericho, Vt., but she died of
pneumonia within two months at his father's home in Wis-
consin.
He returned to his practice in Greenfield, Mo., and in 1871
married Mrs. Nancy (Christian) Dobbins, of that city. To
them were born four children, two of whom are living — Mrs.
Mary (Bicknell) Gates and Mrs. Edna (Bicknell) Bagg — and
both reside in Los Angeles, Cal.
In 1872 he again sought the Western Coast and located in
Los Angeles, Cal., where he engaged in the practice of his pro-
fession. He helped to organize the law firm of McConnel,
Bicknell & Rothschild, which firm existed until 1875, when he
was associated with Stephen M. White, as Bicknell & White,
until 1886, when Mr. White retired to take an active part in
the politics of the state, having been elected United States Sena-
tor of California, and the firm became Bicknell & Denis. In
1890 he formed a partnership with Walter D. Trask, under the
name of Bicknell & Trask, and later as Bicknell, Trask & Gibson,
and at the time he retired from active practice, in 1908, the
firm was known as Bicknell, Gibson, Trask & Crutcher, one of
the ablest and strongest law firms of the West. As an investi-
gator of land titles and in corporation matters, he had few, if
any, peers among the members of the California bar. He was
292 BiCKNELL GUNEAIvOGY
the original attorney for the defense in the legal fight of General
Rosecrans to establish title to a large tract south of Los Angeles,
which was one of the old Mexican grants. The case was one
of the most important of its kind ever tried in the courts in the
West, and Rosecrans' claim was established through Bicknell's
brilliant work. For many years he was the attorney for the
Southern Pacific Railroad, leaving them to incorporate and take
charge of the Los Angeles interurban lines for Howard E. Hunt-
ington. He conducted both this and the Southern Pacific busi-
ness with such ability that he made for himself a notable record.
He was Vice-President of the First National Bank for years,
until failing health compelled him to relinquish many of his
responsible positions.
He was one of the incorporators and the President of the
Hollenbeck Home for the Aged, and was always very proud of
the active part he had been privileged to take in bringing that
institution into existence.
He was also one of the incorporators and the President of the
Western Union Oil Company, and was the builder and owner of
the Bicknell Block on Broadway, and the owner of other large
realty interests in the city and county of Los Angeles, Cal.
He was a Mason and Knight Templar and a member of the
Jonathan and California Clubs. Besides being for thirty-seven
years one of the most prominent lawyers in Los Angeles, he
also ranked among the foremost business men of the city.
He died July 7th, 191 1, after a sickness of many months'
duration, in the city of his adoption, and was mourned by a host
of loyal friends and business associates, as well as by his imme-
diate family and relatives.
As a man, in his home, a citizen or lawyer, he stood "four
square to every wind that blew," so that in all his private and
public life there was no occasion for a breath of suspicion or
scandal.
Frederick Thompson^ [829], (Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Nathan,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Nathaniel and
Fanny (Thom.pson) Bicknell; b. in Jericho, Vt., April 20,
1842. m., June, 1872, in Lake Mills, Wis., Henrietta Cooper;
b. Aug. 2, 1849, ^^ Lake Mills, dau. of Lucius B. and Phoebe
(Salts) Cooper.
Child.
1283 — I. Etta Florence; b. May 4, 1873, at Neosho, Mo.
Henrietta (Cooper) Bicknell died at Neosho, Mo., June 26,
1873.
FkKnKRICK T. BiCKNELL.
Eighth GivMvRation 293
Frederick (Thompson) Bicknell, M. D., m.^ Dec. 6, 1882,
Carrie Elizabeth Fargo, dau. of Lorenzo Dow and Sarah (Rich)
Fargo; b. at Lake Mills, Wis., May 17, 1853; no children.
Frederick Thompson Bicknele.
On a farm, near the little town of Jericho, Chittenden County,
Vt., at the foot of old Mansfield Mountain, Frederick Thompson
Bicknell. the second son of Nathaniel and Fanny (Thompson)
Bicknell, was born April 20th, 1842.
In the spring of 1852 he moved with his parents to Jefferson
County, Wisconsin, and settled upon a farm near Lake Mills,
where he continued his education at the district school, remain-
ing at home during the summer, however, to assist with the
work upon the farm.
From 17 years of age until he was 18, he attended Albion
Academy, Dane County, Wis., during the spring and fall terms,
but taught school winters to earn money with which to continue
his education.
On the 15th of August, 1862, he enlisted at Madison, Wis.,
in Co. A, Twenty-third Wisconsin Volunteers, with Captain
Vilas commanding the company.
His service was in the Department of the Mississippi, first
under General U. S. Grant, from the beginning to the end of the
\'icksburg campaign ; then through the Red River campaign
under General Banks and General A. J. Smith ; then the
Mobile-Alabama campaign under General Canby. He fought in
thirteen pitched battles — Chickasaw Bayou, Champion Hills,
Black River Bridge, Vicksburg, Jackson, Mansfield, Pleasant
Hill, Bayou Teche, Spanish Fort, and Mobile — besides innumer-
able skirmishes. He was in active duty from the time he
enlisted until the close of the great Rebellion, being mustered
out of service July 4th, 1865, at Mobile, Ala. He was never
wounded; never sick enough to be off duty for a day; never
asked for a furlough, and was never taken prisoner, though many
times he narrowly escaped being captured by the enemy, and
many times had the bullets whizz too close to feel comfortable,
one grazing the top of his head, one shattering the stock of his
gun, and one cutting a hole through his coat sleeve, and the
exploding of a shell knocking him senseless, but he returned
'^ome unscathed and with his health unimpaired, and in 1866 he
entered the State University at Madison, Wis., to resume his
education, then studied medicine in the office of Dr. John Faville,
of Madison, who at that time was considered one of the ablest
physicians of that city. In the fall of 1868 he entered Rush
Medical College in Chicago, 111., from which he graduated in
294 BiCKNEi,!, Genealogy
1870, and went to Neosho, Mo., and became a partner of Dr.
Louis Wills, where he practiced his profession for three years.
In May, 1872, he married Henrietta Cooper, of Lake Mills, Wis.,
who died in June, 1873, leaving an infant daughter — now Mrs.
Etta Bicknell Zombro, of Los Angeles, Cal. He closed his prac-
tice there, and, accompanied by his former preceptor. Dr. John
Faville, of Madison, Wis., spent the following winter in New
York City, taking a post-graduate course at Bellevue College,
attending selected lectures at the College of Physicians and Sur-
geons and the New York Medical College and the clinics of the
Woman's Hospital.
He was thus under the instruction of the then famous physi-
cians and surgeons, Doctors Marion Symms, Peasley, Flint, Gay-
lord Thomas, Post, Van Buren, Marks, Mott, Alonzo Clark,
Loomis, Janeway and other noted men of that day. In 1874 he
went to Panamint, Cal., as physician and surgeon of the Pana-
mint Mining and Milling Company, owned by Senators Jones
and Stewart, of Nevada.
On the close of the camp he served in the same capacity at
the Caso Mine at Darwin, Cal., then went to Independence, Inyo
County, where he had charge of the County Hospital. He later
went to Bishop Creek, a larger town in the valley, but, wishing
for a still larger field, and the zest that comes only with strong
competition, he moved to Los Angeles, Cal., after a short trip to
Wisconsin for his little daughter, Etta, who had been cared for
by her grandmother after the mother's death.
In 1882 he married Carrie E. Fargo, of Lake Mills, Wis.,
and proceeded to make a home and to build an enviable reputa-
tion as physician, surgeon and citizen.
During these succeeding years he has made frequent trips to
the great centers of medical and surgical knowledge and has kept
in close touch with and abreast of the wonderful and rapid devel-
opment and advancement of medicine and surgery.
He helped to organize and was made President of Gynecology
of the Medical College which was established in Los Angeles in
1884, and now ranks among the highest in the West.
He has been President of the Southern California Medical
Society ; was one of the charter members and the President of
the Los Angeles Medical Society ; was one of the founders and
the President for the first ten years of the California Hospital in
Los Angeles, which, under his leadership, has grown from a small
beginning into a great institution.
Pie has for many years been a member of the State Medical
Society of California and the American Medical Association,
Eighth Generation 295
the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and the Masonic Order,
Southern California Lodge 278, F. and A.
He is one of the charter members of the Stanton Post of the
G. A. R. and the University Club of Los Angeles.
His strict attention to his profession and his naturally retir-
ing disposition have alone prevented him from occupying promi-
nent and public positions which have been offered him.
Being eminently fitted for his chosen field of labor by a nat-
urally quiet, gentle manner and an absorbing love for the science
and practice of his profession, and possessing 10 a marked
degree an inherent intuition as diagnostician, and a courage
and faith undaunted, he has succeeded where others might have
become disheartened. He has been a friend as well as physician
to the sick, and a friend as well as advisor and instructor to the
medical student, and has given freely of his time, strength and
skill to the deserving poor without recompense. By the profes-
sion he has been tenderly named the "Father of Surgery," which
sobriquet they feel he richly deserves, not alone because he was
the pioneer of surgery in Los Angeles, but also because he has
ever been free and generous of his knowledge and skill in medi-
cine and surgery with his colleagues, and especially so to the
students and the young practitioners, many of whom affection-
ately call him "Dad" Bicknell.
Not for financial gain, but for the love of the work, the
honor of the profession and the relief of suffering humanity, has
he toiled and sacrificed. Well does he deserve the reward of a
clear conscience, the respect of his fellow-associates, and the hon-
orable place he fills in the profession and in the hearts of his
patients and friends, and the devoted love of his immediate
family.
DusTiN Dana^ [833], (Dana, Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Dana and Emma L.
(French) Bicknell; b. in Jericho Center, Vt., Aug. 15, 1842;
m., Aug. 8, 1867, C. Eudora Weaver, dau. of John L. and
Katharine (Lohe) Weaver.
Child.
1284— I. Katharine Beulah-' ; b. Nov., 1869, at Providence, R. L;
m. Newton L. Isham, Feb., 1899.
Child.
I. Dana B. Isham^°; b. Dec. 9, 1902, at Jericho
Center, Vt.-
Newton L. Isham died June, 1904.
296 BicKNULL Ge;ne;alogy
Ai,LEN P.^ [834], (Dana, Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), son of Dana and Emma L. (French)
Bicknell ; b. in Jericho Center, Vt., Aug. 6, 1844; "^-^ Nov.
12, 1865, Lorinda Martin, dau. of Alva and Electa (Joy)
Martin.
Children.
1285— I. Abbie L."* ; b. Feb. 3, 1867, at Jericho Center. Vt. ; m.,
Sept. 25, 1896, William M. McDermott; no issue
(1912).
1286 — 2. Jennie A.; b. Aug. 14, 1868, at Jericho Center, Vt.
1287 — 3. Dana E. ; b. Aug. 2, 1870, at Underbill, Vt.
1288—4. Cynthia M. ; b. Oct. 20, 1873; d. Sept. 17, 1874.
1289 — 5. Guy Z.; b. April 29, 1879; unm. 1912.
Josephine L.^ [842], (Leonard, Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Leonard and Emeline
Lawrence (Kellogg) Bicknell) ; b. at Malone, N. Y., April
12, 1854; m., Dec. 6, 1880, John Vaupell. Residence, Seat-
tle, Wash.
Children.
1. Leonard John; b. Jan. 2, 1882; m., Oct. 22, 1912, Edna
Towsley, of Seattle, Wash.
2. Helen Kate; b. Dec. 20, 1883; graduate of the Uni-
versity of Washington.
Franklin Wallace^ [843], (Alfred, Nathaniel, Nathan, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Alfred and Theresa
M. (Woodworth) Bicknell; b. at Underbill, Vt., June 27,
1838; m., Oct. 27, 1864, at Chicago, 111., Mary E. Wells,
dau. of William and Belinda (Goodhue) Wells.
Children.
1290 — I. William Wallace; b. Aug. 9, 1866, Underbill, Vt.
1291— 2. Nellie Bradley; b. May 4, 1868, Chicago, 111.
1292 — 3. May Alice; b. March 23, 1871, Chicago, 111.
1293 — 4. Edwin Dean; b. June 18, 1873, Chicago, 111.; m. — -.
Child.
Ruth" ; -boy.
1294 — 5. Grace; b. and d. 1875.
Mary E. (Wells) Bicknell died at Oak Park, 111., Feb. i,
1895-
Henry O.® [844], (Alfred, Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachery), son of Alfred and Theresa M.
(Woodworth) Bicknell; b. Oct. 28, 1839, at Underbill Cen-
Eighth Generation 297
ter, Vt. ; m., Oct. 14, 1863, Emma S. Pierce, of Chicago, 111.,
dau. of W. J. and E. E. (Follansbee) Pierce; b. at Utica,
N. Y., Jan. 7, 1844.
ChHvDREN.
1295 — I. Miriam E. ; b. Feb. 9, 1865, Chicago, 111.
1296 — 2. Alfred H.; b. March 17, 1867, Chicago, 111.
1297 — 3. Byron C. ; b. Sept. i, 1871, Northfield, Minn. ; m., Sept.
15, 1896, Florence Thropp.
1298 — 4. George A. ; b. May 26, 1873, Greenwood, Mich.
1299 — 5. Charlie; b. Aug. i, d. Oct. 13, 1874, Greenwood, Mich.
1300 — 6. Isabel E. ; Aug. 29, 1878, Los Angeles, Cal.
Byron C.^ m., Sept. 15, 1896, Florence Thorpp.
Orlando Lane® [845]. (Alfred, Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Alfred and Theresa
(Woodworth) Bicknell ; b. Aug. 31, 1841, at Underbill, Vt. ;
m., Nov. 13, 1865, at Juneau, Wis., Susan Maria Bingham,
dau. of Rev. Moore and Lucy (Barber) Bingham.
Children.
1301 — I. Theresa Josephine ; b. Sept. 27, 1867, Northfield, Minn.
1302 — 2. Jane Bingham; b. Aug. 17, 1868, Jericho, Vt. ; m.,
April 26, 1898, Frank H. Lander; he d. Dec. i, 1907;
m.,- July 27, 1 912, Martin E. Wood.
^30^ — 3- Ellen Eunice; b. May 29, 1870, Northfield, Minn.;
d. Aug. 19, 1871.
1304 — 4. Lucy Barber; b. June 29, 1874, Chicago, 111.; m., Dec.
30, 1903, F. L. Pitkin; d. March 11, 1904.
1305 — 5. Orlando Moore; b. Dec. i, 1878; m., July 4, 1902,
Marian Gibney.
1306 — 6. Ralph Maurice; b. Sept. 19, 1884, Oak Park, 111.;
d. June 19, 1887.
1307 — 7. .Harold Lewis; b. Feb. 15, 1891, Oak Park, 111.
Orlando L. Bicknell died Oct. 21, 1906.
Orlando L. Bicknell* served during the Civil War with the
Nine Months' Volunteers from Vermont, in 1862. In 188 1 he
was a salesman and collector for Hurst & Bradley, of Chicago,
and later was a partner and officer of a large manufacturing com-
pany, with a residence at Oak Park, 111.
Byron H.^ [846], (Alfred, Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), son of Alfred and Theresa (Wood-
worth) Bicknell ; b. May 30, 1844, at Underbill, Vt.; m., Dec.
25, 1870, Deborah S. Baker, dau. of John and Mary Jane
(Roberts) Baker, of Plattsburg, N. Y.
298 BicKNEi^L Ge;neai,ogy
ChIIvDREN.
1308 — I. Byron H., Jr.; b. May 12, 1872, at Marquette, Mich.
1309 — 2. Roy H.; b. Oct. 18, 1873, Clarksburg, Mich.; d. 1875.
1310 — 3. Bess C; b. June 13, 1877, Kearney, Neb.; m. Mr.
Myers, Chicago, 111. ; one boy.
Byron H.^ served one year in the Civil War.
Sidney Weles* [847], (Nathan, Isaac, Nathan, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Nathan and Roxana
(Oilman) Bicknell ; b. in Vermont, Feb. 4, 1832; m., March
12, 1866, Eliza J. Palmer, in New Orleans, La.
Children.
131 1 — I. Walter Sidney; b. Jan. 14, 1867, in Chicago, 111.;
d. July 26, 1888, in Minneapolis, Minn.
1312 — 2. Louise Emma; b. Feb. 16, 1872, in Boston, Mass.
1313 — 3. Edna May; b. July 14, 1879, ^^ St. Paul, Minn.
Sidney Wells Bicknell died at Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 16,
1886. His business was life insurance.
Dennis Hawley^ [852], (George, Isaac, Nathan, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of George and Laura
(Whiton) Bicknell; b. at Underbill, Vt., Dec. 9, 1837; m.,
Jan. I, 1869, Naomi Abercrombie; b. at Kingsey, P. I., May
9, 1838; no issue.
Rev. Dennis H. Bicknell was a Methodist minister. He
received his education at the University of Vermont. He served
in the Civil War in the Second Vermont Volunteers and the
Seventeenth United States Infantry ; was Sergeant-Major of
the Thirteenth Reg. V. R. C. ; was under General McClellan 14
months and took part in five important battles. He has served
as Superintendent of Schools in Colchester and Hyde Park, Vt.
Dennis H. Bicknell® died Jan. 10, 1897, in Houghton, Wash.
George Clinton* [854], (George, Isaac, Nathan, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of George and Laura
(Whiton) Bicknell; b. at Underbill, Vt., Dec. 29, 1843; ^f
April 20, 1869, Adelia Lucia Rice; b. 1844.
Children.
1314 — I. Charles Rice; b. March 20, 1870; m. Aug. 31, 1895;
d. April 23, 1907.
1315 — 2. Chauncey Clinton; b. Sept. 27, 1875 '> ""i- i" Jericho, Vt.,
Feb. 24, 1905.
1316 — 3. Florence Emily; b. Aug. 30, 1885, in Jericho, Vt.
Teacher in Latin School, Chicago, 111.
(
Joshua Ricknei.l,
E'ghtli (jeneration.
1818-1883.
Esther Peck (VrALi,) Bicknell.
Eighth Generation 299
Joshua^ [857], (Allin, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Allin and Harriet Byron (Kinnicutt)
Bicknell; b. in Harrington, R. I., Oct. 29, 1818; m., Nov. 28,
1844, Esther Peck Viall, dau. of Benjamin and Hannah
Baker (Kinnicutt) Viall; b. in Seekonk, Mass., March 29,
1819.
Children.
131 7 — I. Harriet Kinnicutt; b. May 2, 1846.
1318 — 2. Walter Joshua; b. Jan. 27, 1848.
1319 — 3. Daniel; b. Aug. 10, 1851; d. Sept. 24, 1853.
Joshua Bicknell^ learned the carpenter's trade. Owing to
an injury, occasioned by a fall from a building, he turned his
attention to the market business, to which he devoted his life,
in the city of Providence. He was active in the militia and in
the fire department service until the accident. Both he and his
wife were members of the Baptist church, Providence, R. I. It
is said that in his features, color of eyes and hair, and the expres-
sion of the face, Joshua resembled his mother, Harriet (Kinni-
cutt) Bicknell.
Joshua^ died Feb. 4, 1883.
Esther P. (Viall) Bicknell died May 19, 1903.
Both were buried in the Bicknell plat at Princes Hill Cemetery.
Barrington, R. I.
George Augustus* [858], (Allin, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), son of Allin and Harriet Byron (Kin-
nicutt) Bicknell; b. in Barrington, R. I., June 30, 1822; m. in
Springfield, Mass., Sept. 24, 1848, Margaret Jane Thomp-
son; b. at Wales, Mass., July 15, 1829. Residence, Spring-
field, Mass.
Children.
1320 — I. George A.; b. Oct. 11, 185 1 ; d. Dec. 3, 1853.
1321 — 2. George Henry; b. Feb. i, 1853; died in Kansas City,
Mo., 1903 ; occupation, traveling salesman.
1322 — 3. Emma Elizabeth; b. May 14, 1855; ^- Albert H.
Smith at Kansas City about 1880.
Emma became a Christian Science healer, was reader in the
Christian Science Church at Kansas City, Mo., and about 1903
took up a residence in New York City, where she practiced as a
healer. She died in New York City, N. Y., May 24, 191 1, and is
buried by the side of her brother and near her father and mother
at Springfield, Mass.
Margaret J. (Thompson) Bicknell died Oct. 5, 1856, at
Springfield.
300 BlCKNELI, GENEAIvOGY
George A. Bicknell^ m.- Elizabeth Oliver, of Springfield; b.
May i6, 1827.
Children.
1323 — 4. Harriet Jane; b. May 26, 1858; d. Nov. 16, 1879.
1324 — 5. Annette Louisa; b. May 13, d. Aug. 6, 1859.
1325 — 6. Ella Amey; b. Oct. 26, i860.
1326 — 7. Frederick Augustus; b. Feb. 2y, 1862.
George A. Bicknell^ was a very energetic business man, devot-
ing his life to farming, stock buying and selling and a public mar-
ket at Springfield. He died from the effects of a sunstroke, July
21, 1861. He was six feet three inches in height, weighing about
200 pounds ; was a man of generous nature, social, devoted to his
family and friends, and honest in all his business relations.
Thomas Williams* [860], (Allin, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Allin and Harriet Byron
(Kinnicutt) ; b. in Barrington, R. I., Sept 6, 1834; m., Sept.
5, i860, Amelia Davie Blanding, dau. of Christopher and
Chloe (Carpenter) Blanding, of Rehoboth, Mass.; b. Oct. 3,
1830.
Child.
1327 — I. Martha Elizabeth; b. at Bristol, R. I., Oct. 10, 1862;
d. Sept. 17, 1867, at Barrington. Two others, a son
and daughter, died at birth.
Amelia Davie (Blanding) Bicknell v/as in direct descent from
William Blanding, who came to Boston, Mass., before 1650, and
whose family settled in Rehoboth before 1675. O" ^^^^ mother's
side she was a lineal descendant of William Carpenter, who set-
tled in Rehoboth before 1650. She was educated in the com-
mon schools of Rehoboth, at Attleboro Academy, and Norton
Female Seminary, and became a successful teacher by service in
Norton and Rehoboth. She joined the Congregational Church
in Rehoboth about 1850, and became an active worker in the
church and Sunday school. After her marriage her home was in
Bristol, R. I., where Mr. Bicknell was Principal of the High
School for four years. Here she was active in social, church
and Sunday-school work. In 1864 Mr. Bicknell accepted the
Principalship of the Arnold Street Grammar School, Providence,
R. I., and the family removed to Providence, remaining there
until 1867, when the family removed to West Barrington. Here
Mrs. Bicknell exercised her talents as a social and church worker
and a teacher in the Sunday school, for nine years, until the
removal to Dorchester District, Boston, Mass., in 1875. Here
Thomas W. I'k 1sXi:i.i..
liior).
Amki.ia D. (Blaxdinc;) Riiknelt.,
Wife of Thomas VV. Bxknell
1831-1896.
Eighth Generation 301
Mrs. Bicknell took her usual place as a leader in religious and
social work, but enlarged her field to include active missionary
work. The home was the gathering place of material and the
packing and expressing of boxes of clothing, literature and medi-
cines for missionaries in home and foreign fields, notably Africa,
Asia Minor and China. This service involved a large home
and foreign correspondence, which was a source of great satis-
faction to the worker. In order to cultivate the home fields,
Mrs. Bicknell organized classes of young ladies, who met fort-
nightly at her home for several years for the study of mission
fields, correspondence with missionaries in the field, and work on
articles for their use and distribution. She was elected Presi-
dent of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Second Church, Dorches-
ter, and was also an officer of and a constant attendant on the
rrteetings of the Woman's Board, A. B. C. F. M., at Boston.
Mrs. Bicknell was one of the foremost women in the build-
ing of the meeting house of the Harvard Congregational Church,
Dorchester, and subscribed liberally for its construction and sup-
port. Her work in the Sunday school was constant, peculiar in
interest and remarkably successful. The rose window in the
south end of the church was contributed by Mrs. Bicknell as a
memorial to her little daughter, Mattie, who died in Barrington
in 1867. As a memorial to her father and mother, Mrs. Bick-
nell gave $500 as the nucleus of a public library in the Goflf
Memorial Building at Rehoboth, to be known as the Christopher
and Chloe Blanding Library. In her letter of gift, April i, 1884,
she wrote: "We shall be glad to have the library become so
valuable that all the people of the town may seek its benefits and
the inspiration which may come from it. We would have it
free as air and water to all. We hope that many a boy and girl,
possibly it may be with a few books or encouragement at home,
will find help, cheer and hope on the shelves of the library, and
that the character of the future men and women of Rehoboth
may be stronger, manlier and more truly Christian for its exist-
ence." In 1880 Mrs. Bicknell, with her husband, crossed the
Atlantic to attend the Raikes Sunday School Centennial in
London. On this journey she visited cities in France, Belgium
and Holland, with interesting tours in England and among the
hills and dales of Scotland. In 1883 she spent several months in
a trip to California, entering the State by the Southern Pacific,
visiting Los Angeles, Monterey, the Yosemite, Santa Cruz and
San Francisco, returning by the Central Pacific Railroad. In
1884 and in 1893 she enjoyed a trip to the Central West. From
1892 her summer home was at Boothbay, Maine, where she
302 BiCKNELI. GENEALOGY'
enjoyed all that friends and a delightful cottage near the ocean
could furnish. Here she finished her life work, surrounded by
many loved ones, on the 13th of August, 1896. Many testimon-
ials as to her notable life of Christian service followed her death.
A single wording is chosen from many. Dr. James C. Green-
ough, Principal of the Rhode Island State Normal School, wrote :
"Mrs. Bicknell has been one of the most worthy women whom
it has been my good fortune to meet during my life. Her intel-
ligence, her broad interests, and her abounding good cheer were
always helpful to all who met her. She was a fine type of an
earnest Christian woman, a daily benediction and a constant
blessing in the family circle."
k
The early light was purpling Eastern hills,
And the sweet gleam of morning tinged the sky;
The pilgrim now saw visions of delight;
The hills delectable stood full in view,
And Beulah lancf "shone bright with purest gold;
Sweet fields, bright streams, the trees of Life appeared.
And companies of sweet-voiced ransomed souls.
"Am I in heaven?" and, "Has rest come so soon?"
Were answered by her Guide, "This is your heavenly rest."
We seemed to see the golden gates ajar,
And hear the welcomes of those loved in life.
Our tears were stayed— the Father's home was reached ;
The Mansion now received the welcomed child.
— T. W. B.
Edward J.^ [862], (Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), son of Joshua and Elizabeth Marchant
(Sissions) Bicknell; b. in Providence, R. I., Oct. 13, 1819;
m. Oct. 18, 1840, Eleanor Proctor Najac; b. at Providence,
April 25, 1821.
Children.
1328 — I. Edward; b. March 18, 1842, Providence; m., 1900,
EfTie B. Taylor; no issue. Residence, Providence.
1329 — 2. Frank Joshua; b. Feb. 14, 1845, Providence; m. Eliza
Fenner; no issue; she died Feb. 4, 1886. Residence,
Providence.
Eleanor Proctor (Najac) Bicknell died Dec. 26, 1888.
Edward J.,® on the death of his father, in 1821, spent his boy-
hood at Barrington, R. I., in the home of his grandfather. Judge
Joshua Bicknell. At 15 he entered the store of Seth Adams, in
Providence, where he obtained a good business education. Later
Martha Elizabeth Bici<.\i£i,i., Dauc.hter of Thomas W. Bicknell.
Eighth Generation 303
he was clerk and general manager in the commission house of
C. C. Mowry, until, in 185 1, he formed a partnership with Darius
S. Skinner, with the firm name of Bicknell & Skinner. This
firm did a successful Southern and Eastern trade until reverses,
caused by the memorable financial panic, swept away in a few
days the results' of all their labors. After that Mr. Bicknell
devoted his time to real estate and mercantile transactions. Dur-
ing his whole life he carried the highest love and veneration for
his grandfather, adopting the spelling of his name, Bicknall,
"because Grandfather Bicknall spelled it so."
Olive H.^ [864], (James, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), dau. of James Elizabeth Scott (Short) Bick-
nell ; b. in Seekonk, Mass., July 27, 1831 ; m., Oct. 13,
1849, Lyman Hayward; b. Oct. 23, 1835. Residence, Provi-
dence, R. I. No issue. He d. March 18, 1911.
Harriet A.^ [865], (James, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), dau. of James and Elizabeth Scott (Short)
Bicknell; b. in Seekonk, Mass., Jan. 11, 1836; m., April 11,
1861, Thompson Murdock ; b. Aug. 10, 1826. Residence,
Providence, R. I. He d. Sept. 16, 1907.
Children.
1. Infant son ; b. July 26, d. July 29, 1867.
2. Willard Chase; b. April 11, 1873; ^n- Sept. 15, 1897,
Lillian Kent Field.
Child.
I. Ernest Lawrence; b. July 20, 1898. Residence,
Norwood, R. L
Henry^ [866], (Joseph L., Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), son, of Joseph and Louisa (Allen) Bicknell;
b. in Seekonk, Mass., Aug. 30, 1828; m. at Springfield,
Mass., Nov. 29, i860, Louisa Oliver, of Springfield; b. July,
12, 1839, at Troy, N. Y. Residence, Barrington and Provi-
dence, R. L
Child.
1330 — I. Mary Eleanor; b. Jan. 4, 1862, in Springfield, Mass.
She was educated in the public schools and the Normal School
of Rhode Island, and is a successful teacher in Providence. She
holds the position of Principal of the Arnold Street Primary,
and a critic teacher of the first grade.
304 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Henry Bicknell was a jeweler by trade, working in shops in
Attleboro, Mass., and Providence, R. I. He died in Providence
Sept. 16, 1904.
George Freeman^ [867], (Joseph Peck, Joshua, Joshua, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), son of Joseph Peck and Louisa
(Allen) Bicknell; b. in Seekonk, Mass., May 4, 1830; m.
Dec. 31, 1854, Ann Jeanette, dau. of EHsha and Lydia Wil-
marth, of Attleboro, Mass.
Child.
1331 — I. Emily; b. July 18, 1859, in Attleboro. Mass.; m. Jos-
eph B. Shaw, of Attleboro; dau. Mabel Wilmarth
Shaw; b. Oct. 24, 1878; m., Nov. 15, 1899, Ernest
John Quarnstrom, a manufacturing jeweler of
Attleboro; children, Ernest Eugene, b. July 28, 1907,
and Ruth Bicknell, b. April 26, 1910.
George F.* was a gold-plater by trade, but later in life devoted
his labors to real estate and insurance. He enlisted as a private
in the Civil War and was commissioned as First Lieutenant in
the Twelfth R. L Infantry, Oct. 13, 1862, and was promoted to a
Captaincy in the Third R. L Cavalry; served in defense of
Baltimore, Md., during the battle of Gettysburg; recruiting offi-
cer of Third R. L Cavalry; served in camp at Conanicut Island,
R. I., and at New Orleans ; was in Red River campaign in com-
mand of a detachment, which advanced General Franklin's lines
to the extreme point on the Texas road ; engaged in guerilla hunt-
ing at Bayou La Forche to end of war ; was on court-martial
duty at New Orleans and Provost Marshal in Louisiana until
his resignation from the army, June 29, 1865.
His record in the report of the Adjutant General of Rhode
Island is as follows : George F. Bicknell, Capt. Co. C, 3rd Reg.
R. I. C. ; Sept. 29, 1863, commissioned; Sept. 30, 1863, mustered
in; originally served as 1st Lieut. Co. B; commissioned Capt.;
Dec. 28, 1863, discharged to accept promotion and mustered in
as Capt. Co. C; Oct., 1864, on special duty on G. C. M. at
Thibodeaux, La., and so borne until Jan. 24, 1865 ; March, 1865,
Acting Provest Marshal; June 29, 1865, discharged by order."
George F.^ was Junior and Senior Warden and Master of
Ezekiel Bates Lodge of F. and A. M., of Attleboro, Mass. ; was
a Director in the Co-operative Bank of Attleboro, and held vari-
ous town offices ;was a Democrat in politics ; was a Vice President
of the Bicknell Family Association and deeply interested in all
that related to the family history. He died at his home in Attle-
Eighth Generation 305
boro, Nov. 26, 1906, and was buried in Attleboro. His widow,
Ann Jeanette, died Dec. 24, 1910.
Louisa A." [868], (Joseph, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), dau. of Joseph and Louisa (Allen) Bick-
nell; b. in Barrington, R. L, March 2, 1836; m., Nov. 21,
1855, Otis Greene Harris ; b. in Providence, R. L, Aug. 21,
1828; son of Edwin Harris, of Barrington. Residence,
Barrington.
Children.
1. Charles Frederick; I). Sept. 2t„ 1856; m., Jan. 3, 1883,
Esther Maria Whitcomb, of East Providence, R. L ;
no issue; divorced; m.- Josephine Marie Lorenz,
April 4, 1902 ; no issue.
2. Annie Louise; b. Oct. 16, 1858.
3. Mary Dexter; b. Oct. 19, i860; d. May 7, 1884.
4. Caroline Allen; b. July 19, 1863.
Otis G. Harris died Jan. 6, 1895.
Eeeanor® [872], (Julius, Calvin, Moses, James, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of Julius and Sarah (Hopkins) Bicknell ; b.
in Ohio, Nov. i, 1857; m., Feb. 22, 1877, Milton Clark Fos-
ter, of Lovington, 111.
Child.
I. Roland Clyde; b. July 2, 1881 ; m., June 12, 1907, Zil-
lah G. Dodds, of Chicago, 111.
Children.
1. Mary Eleanor; b. March 16, 1908.
2. Ethel ; b. Sept. 26, 1910.
3. Pearl; b. July 25, 1912.
James Scott^ [874], (Julius, Calvin, Moses, James, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), son of Julius and Sarah (Hopkins) Bick-
nell; b. Dec. 31, 1862; m., March 26, 1886, Jane Elizabeth
Woodbury, of Danville, 111.
Children.
1332— I. Ruth; b. May 5, 1887; m., Oct. 21, 1908, Edgar
McClelland Walker, of Decatur, 111. ; son, Edgar
Bicknell; b. Aug. 3, 1909.
1333—2. Helen; b. July 21, 1891.
1334—3- Julius Woodbury; b. Feb. 4, 1889; d. Nov. 24, 1895.
1335 — 4- Herbert Powell; b. Oct. 11, 1904.
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Arvilla Crane^ [878], (Moses, Bennett, Moses, James, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Moses and Laura (Thomp-
son) Bicknell; b. Oct. 23, 1827; m., Aug. 28, 1856, James G.
Richards, son of James and Parthenia L. (Shepard) Rich-
ards; b. April 28, 1830. Children all born at Morrisville,
New York.
1. William Moses; b. Nov. 12, 1857. Residence, 2198
East Eighty-sixth street, Cleveland, O.
2. Charles Hinckley; b. March 11, 1859. Residence, 64
Garfield road, East Cleveland, O.
3. George Richards; b. Nov. 25, 1861 ; d. .
James G. Richards was a tinsmith in Morrisville, N. Y. He
was a Loan Commissioner of Madison County, New York, by the
appointment of Governor Hoffman.
Jee'b'ERSon Bennett^ [879], (Moses, Bennett, Moses, James,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Moses and Laura
(Thompson) Bicknell; b. Nov. 24, 1829; m. Hannah W.
Wagner, May 12, 1857. Children all born at Morrisville,
New York.
1336 — I. John Edward; b. Sept. 10, 1863. Residence, Findlay,
Ohio.
1337 — 2. Frank Byron; b. March 21, 1865, Oneida, N. Y. ; m.,
Oct. 23, 1888, Mary Louise Toman, dau. of William
Toman, of Independence, Iowa.
Child.
I. Gladys Louise.
1338 — 3. George Arthur; b. Sept. 16, 1870. Residence, Cleve-
land, O.
Charles Thompson^ [880], (Moses, Bennett, Moses, James,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Moses and Laura
(Thompson) Bicknell; b. Sept. 15, 1836, at Morrisville, N.
Y. ; m., 1858, Susan M. Payne. Children all born at Mor-
risville, N. Y.
1339— I. Anna Laura; b. July 22, 1859.
1340—2. Alice Hannah; b. March 16, 1865; m., Dec. 15, 1886,
Stephen A. De Lamater; no issue. Residence,
Cleveland, O.
1341 — 3. Warren Moses; b. Feb. 19, 1868.
1342—4. Charles Newton; b. March 3, 1871 ; m., Aug. 12, 1908
Lula Ann Johnston.
Susan M. (Payne) Bicknell died March 18, 1871.
Charles T. BicknelP m.- Mary Gostling, May 13, 1875.
Charles T. BicKNEr.i..
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Laura Meussa^ [881], (Moses, Bennett, Moses, James, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Moses and Laura (Thomp-
son) Bicknell; b. March 6, 1840; m. Charles H. Coman,
i860.
Child.
I. Louis Bicknell; b. . Residence, Fremont, Neb.
d. Aug. 28, 1912.
Laura Melissa (Bicknell) Coman died at Fremont, Neb.,
Sept. 13, 1912.
Evelyn L.^ [885], (Harrison G. Bennett, Moses, James, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Harrison C. and Eliza Ann
(Cloyes) Bicknell; b. at Morrisville, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1841 ;
m., Oct. 8, 1866, Delos W. Conant; b. at Mansfield, Conn.,
Jan. 12, 1842,
Children.
I. Emily L. ; b. Dec. 5, 1872, at Mansfield ; m. J. L. Wake-
field, of Danbury, Conn.
Evelyn L. (Bicknell) Conant died Jan., 1890, at Willimantic,
Connecticut.
Anna E.^ [886], (Harrison C, Bennett, Moses, James, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Harrison C. and Eliza A.
(Cloyes) Bicknell; b. at Morrisville, N. Y., July 6, 1844;
m., Dec. 25, 1864, at Morrisville, William O. Atwood; b. at
Mansfield, Conn., Dec. 4, 1844. Residence, 1881, Newton,
Massachusetts.
Children.
1. Clarence Bicknell; b. .
2. Aliston W. ; b. .
Harrison C.^ [887], (Harrison C, Bennett, Moses, James, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), son of Harrison C. and Eliza Ann
(Cloyes) Bicknell; b. at Morrisville, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1846;
m., Jan 8, 1873, Mary E. Messinger, of Madison, N. Y. ; b. at
Madison, Nov. 20, 1856.
Child.
1343 — I- E. Annie; b. April 16, 1875, at Madison.
Harrison C.^ served during the years 1862 and 1863 in the
Union Army in the Civil War. Later he united with his brother
under the name of Bicknell as merchants in Madison, N. Y.
He died May 30th, 1899, at Yankton Agency, South Dakota.
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Otis C* [888], (Harrison C, Bennett, Moses, James, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), son of Harrison C. and Eliza Ann (Cloyes)
Bicknell; b. at Morrisville, N. Y., April i, 1849; m., Oct. 16,
1873, Josephine M. Curtis; b. at Madison, N. Y., Oct. 16,
1850.
Children.
1344 — I. F. Hyatt; b. June 18, 1875, ^t Madison; m. Jan. 15,
1903, Florence Ella Wright ; b. at Cleveland, O., Nov.
10, 1877; d. at Madison, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1907.
Children.
1. Gertrude Louise; b. Oct. 4, 1905, at Madison,
New York.
2. Harrison Grain; b. Dec. 24, 1906, at Madison,
New York.
1345 — 2. Stanley L. ; b. April 23, 1880; d. Feb. 16, 1882.
1346 — 3. Allen Curtis; b. March 6, 1883, at Madison, N. Y.
1347 — 4. Blanche; b. Jan. 22, 1886, at Madison, N. Y. ; m. John
Leo Lewis, of Madison, N. Y., July 2, 1910; son,
William Bicknell; b. Sept. 20, 1911.
1348 — 5. Harold Cloyes; b. Aug. 6, 1893, at Madison.
Abel C.® [892], (John, Kent, Peter, Peter, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of John and Lucretia (Bean) Bicknell; b. in
West Fairlee, V^t., June 2, 1830; m., Nov. 24, 1857, Charlotte
A. Cummings; b. in Thetford, Vt., Jan. 17, 1840.
Children.
1349 — I. Julia E. ; b. Sept. 24, 1858, in Norwich, Vt.
1350 — 2. Henry W. ; b. Sept. 26, 1863, in Norwich, Vt.
Abel C. was a farmer at West Fairlee, going to Stowe, Vt., in
1839, and moving to Norwich in 1844, living on his farm until
1906, when he moved to the village of Norwich, his present
home (1912).
William^ [893], (John, Kent, Peter, Peter, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of John and Lucretia (Bean) Bicknell; b. in
West Fairlee, Vt., July 27, 1835; "i-» Sept. 20, 1867, Martha
Holton; b. July 11, 1842; d. July 9, 1872.
Children,
1351 — I. Harlan A.; b. June 18, 1872, in Norwich, Vt. ; d. Aug.
II, 1890.
William BicknelP m.,^ March 11, 1874, Mrs. Sarah Carpen-
ter; b, June 12, 1844, in Stafford, Vt.
1352 — 2. Hattie; b. Feb. 11, 1875.
Eighth Generation 309
William Bicknell's'* occupation was a farmer; now retired
from active work. Residence, Norwich, Vt.
Hannah Louisa^ [894], (Elra, Hezekiah, Peter, Peter, Zach-
ariah. John. Zachary), dau. of Elra and Louisa (Bean) Bick-
nell ; b. in Tunbridge, Vt., Jan. 24, 1844; m., Dec. 10, 1872,
Daniel, son of Stoddard and Eliza (Smith) Hunt, of Chel-
sea, Vt.
Children.
1. Fanny Eliza; b. Sept. 16, 1876, at Tunbridge, Vt. ; m.
Knight ; lives at Taunton, Mass. ; no issue.
2. Charles E. Hunt ; m. ; has one child, Hannah A. ; lives
at Waltham, Mass.
Hannah Louisa (Bicknell^) Hunt died Sept. 6, 1902.
Esther Orlana^ [895]. (Elra, Hezekiah, Peter, Peter, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Elra and Louisa (Bean)
Bicknell ; b. in Tunbridge, Vt., July 6, 1845 5 rn., Jan. 6, 1866,
Walter Folsom, son of Major and Alma (Andrew) Smith,
of Tunbridge, Vt.
Children.
1. Charles Herbert; b. March 22, 1867; was killed at
Lowell, Mass., May 25, 1895. -^^ electric car struck
the bicycle on which he was riding and threw him off
with such violence that he lived but a few hours.
2, George Wilbur; b. Oct. 20, 1868; unm. ; is a farmer
and lives with his mother on the Smith farm in
Tunbridge.
Almond Bean^ [896], (Elra, Hezekiah, Peter, Peter, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), son of Elra and Louisa (Bean) Bick-
nell; b. at Tunbridge, Vt., July 11, 1847; m., Oct. 6, 1872,
Tabitha Clarissa, dau. of John and Tabitha Morgan, of Wat-
son, Mo.
1353 — I. Elra O.; b. Jan. 18, 1875; '"n-, Sept. 5, 1901, Katharine
E. Laird; son, Robert A.; b. June 26, 1908.
Elra O. Bicknell is a farmer in Tunbridge, Vt. Has been
Treasurer of the Tunbridge Creamery Company since 1903
(1912).
1354 — 2. Carrie L. ; b. Jan. 24, 1878, at Gaylord, Kan.
1355—3- Frank A.; b. May 18, 1881, at Tunbridge, Vt.
1356 — 4. John M. ; b. Aug. 29, 1884; m. Florence Burgess. Res-
idence, Tunbridge, Vt. Associated with his father in
farming and dairy business. A part of this farm has
been in the Bicknell name since 1806.
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Tabitha C. (Morgan) Bicknell died June 14, 1889, aged 33.
Almond B. BicknelP m.^ Lendie Ardell Allen, of Chelsea, Vt. ;
no issue.
Almond Bean BicknelF carries on a dairy farm on the old
Bicknell farm on Bicknell Hill, Tunbridge, Vt. He also is a pro-
ducer and dealer of fine-grade maple syrup and sugar. His
address is Tunbridge, Vt. (1913). His son, Elra O.,^ is Treas-
urer of the creamery company at Tunbridge.
John Francis^ [899], (George W., John W., Asa, Peter, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), son of Dr. George Wilson and Abi-
gail (Rawson) Bicknell; b. at Potosi, Wis., Nov. 8, 1846;
m., June 16, 1875, Hattie M. Spring, dau. of Joseph W. and
Nancy Harrington (Gibbs) Spring.
Child.
1357 — I. Roscoe Gibbs; b. Dec. 11, 1881.
John Francis received his early education in the public schools
of Beloit, Wis., and the Preparatory Department of Beloit Col-
lege. About the time of his contemplated graduation from this
department the Civil War came on, and he, with many of his
classmates, enlisted in a company of nine-months men; at the
close of that service he served as clerk in a hardware establish-
ment in Chicago, 111. He came to Worcester, Mass., during the
summer of 1872, entering the employ of Ellery B. Crane, who at
that time was engaged in the lumber business. In 1879 Mr.
Bicknell was given an interest in the business, but retired in 1882
to engage in the lumber trade on his own account. That busi-
ness he continued up to the time of his decease, Nov. 15, 1899.
Roscoe Gibbs BicknelP ; b. Dec. 11, 1881 ; son of John Francis
and Hattie M. (Spring) Bicknell; acquired his early education
in the public schools of Worcester, Mass., the Worcester Academy
and Dean Academy at Franklin, Mass., graduating with the class
of 1900, and soon succeeded to the business left by his father,
which he now continues. He married, Jan. 25, 1905, Harriet
West Kellough, of Boston. Residence, Worcester. They have
a son.
John Francis ; b. .
Mary Boardman^ [904], (Edwin, John Wilson, Asa, Peter,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Edwin and Jane A.
(Fisher) Bicknell; b. in Beloit, Wis., June 27, 1843; "^-j ^^c.
22, 1868, Edward De Lamater Murray, Jr.
He was also a native of Beloit and a soldier in the Civil War,
gaining the rank of Major for active and meritorious service.
Eighth Generation 311
At the close of the war he was a merchant in Chicago for many
years, where his family resided. Having acquired a competency,
he retired from active business, and, with his family, removed
from Chicago about 1902, establishing a residence at Mount
Vernon, N. Y., to be near the homes of their children, who had
turned their faces eastward from Chicago.
Children.
1. Edward Bicknell ; b. Sept. 16, 1869.
2. Andrew Bicknell; b. Jan. 31, 1871; died Feb. 16, 1893.
3. Jane Fisher; b. April 29, 1873; "^-j J^^Y i7» i907> Wil-
liam C. Bates.
4. James Lynch; b. Sept. 2, 1879.
Edward Bicknell Murray^ m., June 30, 1900, Kathleen Groen-
nap. Mr. Murray holds a prominent position with the Union
Bag and Paper Company.
Child.
1. Edward Groennap; b. Nov. i, 1901.
2. John Groennap; b. July 9, 1906.
Joshua B.,^ (Mary, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Mary (Bicknell) and Seth Chapin;
b. at Hillsboro, N. H., Aug. 19, 1812; m., May 16, 1842, Jane
Catherine Louise Value; b. Sept. 10, 1814. Residence,
Providence, R. L
Children.
1. Marie Louise; b. April 16, 1843; d. Oct. 5, 1897; unm.
2. Charles Value; b. Jan. 16, 1856.
3. Virginia Kensett ; b. Dec. 27, 1858; m. Abert Anson
Viall (of Richmond and Eliza), June 12, 1897; no
issue.
Joshua Bicknell Chapin® fitted for college at Wrentham
(Mass.) Academy and graduated from Brown University
Providence, R. L, in 1835 ; received degree of A. B. 1838. He
graduated from the Berkshire Medical College at Pittsfield,
Mass, with the degree of M. D., in 1838; physician. Providence,
1838-43; druggist. Providence, Chapin and Thurber, 1843-54;
photographer. Providence, Manchester and Chapin, 1854-59;
Commissioner of Public Schools, R. L, i860, 1863-69; Editor
Rhode Island Schoolmaster; member of Central Congregational
Church, Providence.
Dr. Joshua Bicknell Chapin® was a man of keen intellect, of
fine reasoning powers, a large reader, a good scholar and an able
speaker. His reports as State Commissioner of Public Schools
312 BiCKNELL Genealogy
show a clear understanding of educational work of his time and
a progressive spirit. As a debater he was intense, clear, forceful
and always instructive. He spent ten years of his life at West
Barrington, where he devoted much of his time to fruit and
flower culture.
Mrs. Chapin was a talented painter in oil, and her work adorns
many cultivated homes of Providence. Her daughter, Marie
Louise, was also a talented and successful artist. Dr. Chapin
died at Providence, June 7, 188 1. Mrs. Chapin died at Provi-
dence, Nov. 29, 1890.
Sarepta A.^ (Amanda, Isaac, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), dau. of Amanda (Bicknell) and Samuel
Wells; b. at Underbill, Vt., Feb. 23, 1822; m., March 31,
1844, H. H. Dixon; b. at Jericho, Vt., June 13, 1818.
Children.
1. Hiram E. Dixon; b. Feb. i, 1845, ^t Jericho; a grad.
of Beloit College, Wis. ; profession, a lawyer at Chi-
cago; m., Oct. 25, 1876.
2. George M. ; b. March 29, 1848, at Underbill, Vt. ; grad.
; of Homeopathic Medical College, New York City;
profession, a homeopathic physician at Sacramento,
California.
3. Clara A.; b. Dec. 19, 1851, at Johnson, Wis.
Rev. Hiram H. Dixon was a Congregational minister and was
settled at Ripon, Wis., in 1881. Was a member of the Legisla-
ture of Vermont two years.
Franklin,^ (Katharine. Isaac, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), son of Katharine (Bicknell) and Ashbel
Mead; b. at Underbill, Vt., May 3, 1828; m., Nov. 20,
1848, Mary Cadwell; b. at Salisbury, Addison County, Vt.,
March 20, 1828.
Children.
1. George C. ; b. April 30, 1863; d. April 10, 1873
2. Hattie A. ; b. Feb. 4, 1868.
Franklin Mead^ was a farmer at Johnson, Vt.
James Y.^ [868a] (James, James, Moses, James, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of James and Rebecca R. (Brooks) Bick-
nell; b. Jan. 27, 1835; ^- ^^^ Eliza Townsend, March
18, 1856, in Westmoreland, Oneida Co., N. Y. ; b. in Phila-
delphia, Jefferson Co., N. Y., May 18, 1837. See James.^
Jamks Y. Bicknfxl.
Ann Eltza (Tovvnsend) Bicknell.
Eighth Generation 313
Children.
1358 — 1. Flora E. ; b. April 7, 1857. in Westmoreland, N. Y. ; a
nurse in Buffalo General Hospital Training School
for Nurses.
1359 — 2. Julia H.; b. July 4, 1858; m. Arthur H. Sheldon,
March 16, 1881.
1360 — 3. Martha A.; b. Oct. 20, 1859; was index clerk in Erie
County Clerk's office, 1880 to 1894.
Anson D.* [868b], (James, James, Moses, James, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), son of James and Rebecca Ruth (Brooks)
Bicknell ; b. at Westmoreland, Oneida Co., N. Y., Dec. 30,
1838; m., Dec. 30, 1864, Sarah Ann Mills, at Westmoreland,
N. Y. ; b. April 9, 1843. See James," page 327.
Children.
1361 — I. Frank Wade; b. March 20, 1866, at Fort Dodge Iowa.
1362 — 2. Clara Rebecca; b. Dec. 30, 1870, at Rutland, Iowa.
1363 — 3. Charles Mills; b. March 22, 1875, at Rutland, Iowa.
1363a — 4. George J., b. 1885, Humboldt, Iowa; d. Aug. 5, 1900.
Anson D. BicknelP is an attorney-at-law at Humboldt, Iowa.
He has held many offices in that State, among which was Super-
intendent of Schools at Humboldt, 1872 and '73, and a Repre-
sentative to the Iowa Legislature for the terms 1880 and '81.
Charles Mills Bicknell was a young man of unusual intellect-
ual strength and high ideals. His life was that of a student,
entering Iowa State College at Ames from the public schools of
Humboldt, Iowa. Leaving college in the Junior year, he taught
several terms of county schools, and, on completing a course in
stenography, obtained a position as stenographer for the State
Board of Control. Ambitious to complete his college studies,
Charles entered the University of Chicago in the autumn of
1898. At the close of the year he found himself ill with nervous
prostration, due to overstudy, and returned to the quiet of his
home to rest and restoration. The task of recovery proved too
great for his overworked body and brain, and on an acute attack
of typhoid fever, accompanied by bronchial pneumonia, his death
ensued, Aug. 5, 1900.
Following his desires, his body was incinerated at Davenport,
Iowa, and the ashes were taken by Rev. Elinor E. Gordon and
Rev. Marion Murdock, his lifelong friends, and cast on the
waters of the Mississippi from the great bridge at Davenport.
The following description of the beautiful and significant service
is made by Rev. Miss Gordon :
"The majesty of the summer evening sky w-as above us, the
314 BiCKNEi.1. Genealogy
lights of the city were on either side, the deep, onward-flowing
current of the Mississippi was beneath. Upon this mighty cur-
rent we were to cast the handful of ashes. How slight the act,
and yet how great its significance !
" 'Great are the symbols of being,
But that which is symboled is greater.'
"Who may determine the onward-flowing influence of a sin-
gle human life that was devoted to noble thinking and pure liv-
ing? Who will dare to limit the power of that life to adjust itself
to new conditions and in some other home to win the good
dreamed of here?
"I once saw a trained musician try to play upon an old piano.
The soul of music was there, the skilled fingers, the strong desire
for self-expression, but the tool through which this soul must
express itself was ill-adjusted, broken down, worn out, and the
effort was all in vain. So it was with Charley Bicknell. His
was the soul of music, seeking ever to express itself in the divine
harmonies of a beautiful life, but the organ on which his soul
must needs play was ill-adjusted, too weak for its message, too
frail to bear the strain upon it, and only too soon yielded and
broke under the burden of his intense life.
"All too soon, we say, but, measured by spiritual standards, a
richer harvest was gathered by this boy's soul than by many a
one who has lived to work for four score years ; for —
"'We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths;
In feelings, not in figures on the dial,
We should count time by heart throbs ; he most lives
Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.' "
A beautiful memorial volume of testimonials to his life was
published after his death.
EllERY BicknelIv^ (Almira P., John Wilson, Asa, Peter, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), son of Almira Paine (Bicknell) and
Robert P. Crane; b. at Colebrook, Cass Co., N. H., Nov. 12.
1836; m.. May 13, 1859, Salona Aldrich Rawson, at the home
of his uncle, Samuel B. Cooper, Esq., in Beloit, Wis., by
Rev. C. P. Brush.
Childi .
Morton R. ; b. Feb. 25, 1870.
Mr. Crane, while an infant, was carried in his mother's arms
as she made the journey from Colebrook, N. H., to Beloit, Wis.,
the summer of 1837, arriving at the new Western home August
'j.-i^t.s T^ublishing
J:A.Sh'uc7cl-.0faKC-& A
Eighth Generation 315
9th, after a long, tedious trip across the country by private team,
canal boat, steamboat on Lake Erie, and private team again from
Detroit, Mich., to Beloit, Wis. In the latter place he grew to^
manhood; was educated in the common and select schools of
Beloit, and the Preparatory Department of Beloit College, sub-
sequently taking a course and graduating at a commercial col-
lege. For some time was employed as an accountant, but in the
year i860 he made an overland trip to California on business for
his uncle. Dr. George W. Bicknell, and after spending little more
than two years in California and Oregon, he returned via the
Isthmus to New York City, intending to continue on to Beloit,
Wis., but was persuaded by the parents and friends of his wife,
who were then living at Mendon, Mass., to locate in the East.
Going to Boston, he obtained a position as accountant for William
S. Perry, a large dealer in the lumber trade. In April, 1867, he
removed to Worcester, where he located a lumber yard and estab-
lished himself in that business, which he continued for more than
thirty years, and until his stock in trade, with buildings, were
destroyed by fire, and, as the city ordinances prohibited the
rebuilding of the same with wood, he was forced to lose not only
heavily in property, but the advantage of his business location,
since which time Mr. Crane has devoted his time chiefly to his-
torical and genealogical research work, although more or less of
his time has been given, through the influence of friends, to pub-
lic service. He served as a member of the Worcester Republican
City Committee for nine years, also two terms in the City Coun-
cil, two terms in the Board of Aldermen, two terms in the State
Legislature, lower branch, and two terms in the State Senate.
Mr. Crane is deeply interested in historical work, and has
compiled and published a genealogy of the descendants of
Edward Rawson, who for many years was Secretary of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony. He has compiled two volumes of
Crane family records, including descendants of Benjamin and
Henry Crane (brothers), also John Crane of Coventry, of Con-
necticut, and descendants of Jasper and Stephen Crane, of New
Jersey, making five lines of Cranes. Mr. Crane is a charter
member of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, its President sev-
enteen years, Vice President four years, and Librarian ten years,
an office which he holds at present writing. Mr. Crane is a life
member of the Worcester County Mechanics' Association, and as
its President delivered the address at the fifth anniversary of its
organization.
Mrs. Crane deceased in Worcester, April 4, 1900, leaving a
son, Morton R. Crane, born February 25, 1870, who is married
and a resident of Worcester.
3i6 BicKNELL Genealogy
Joseph G.,^ (Almira, Pamela, Moses, James, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Almira (Turley) and Joseph Wood-
ward; b. July 26, 1836; m., May 15, 1879, Mary Williams
Hooker; b. in Hartford, Conn., May 28, 1852, dau. of Bryan
Edward and Maria Robbins (Williams) Hooker, of Hart-
ford, Conn.
Child.
I. Joseph Hooker; b. March 7, 1882, in Hartford.
Mary Williams Hooker is a descendant in the eighth genera-
tion of the Rev. Thomas Hooker, the leader of the Hartford Col-
onists of 1636 ; also, a descendant in the eighth generation of
Thomas Williams, of Wethersfield, Conn., 1661.
On the 31st of May, 1638, some eight months before the
adoption of the Constitution by the Colony of Connecticut, Rev.
Thomas Hooker, the minister at Hartford, preached a remark-
able sermon, which, says Prof. Johnson in his History of Con-
necticut, contained the germ of the idea of the American Com-
monwealth, and it was developed by his hearers into the Consti-
tution of the Colony, framed in 1639. "It was on the banks of
the Connecticut River, under the mighty preaching of Rev.
Thomas Hooker, and in the Constitution to which he gave life,
if not form, that we draw the first breath of that atmosphere
which is now so familiar to us. The birthplace of American
Democracy is Hartford" (p. 73).
John Fiske, in his "Beginnings of New England," writing of
the Connecticut Constitution of 1639, says: "It was the first
written Constitution known to history that created a govern-
ment, and it marked the beginning of American democracy, of
which Thomas Hooker deserves more than any other man to be
called the father. The Government of the United States is
to-day in lineal descent more nearly related to that of Connecti-
cut than to that of any of the other thirteen States" (p. 127).
The world's knowledge of the famous discourse of Rev. Mr.
Hooker is derived solely from shorthand notes taken by Mr.
Henry Wolcott, of Windsor, for many years a Magistrate of the
Colony. Mrs. Mary Williams (Hooker) Woodward was, on
her mother's side, a descendant of Henry Wolcott, and on her
father's side of Rev. Thomas Hooker, so that in her the blood
of Hooker, who preached, and that of Wolcott, the recorder who
preserved this epoch-making sermon, were united. Her son,
Joseph Hooker Woodward, is the only known male person who
can claim the honor of descent from these two men.
Eighth Gexkration 317
Henry S.,^ (Almira, Pamela, Moses, James, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), son of Almira (Gurley) and Joseph Woodward;
b. Aug. 9, 1841 ; m., Sept. 2. 1867, Hannah Alice Ham-
ilton, dau. of Dr. Horatio Arnold and Hannah (Watson)
Hamilton.
Children.
1. Harry Hamilton; b. Feb. 25, 1869, Enfield, Conn.
2. Alice Atlee; b; Nov. i, 1872, Enfield, Conn.
3. Ernest Watson; b. Sept. 20, 1875, Enfield, Conn.
4. Horatio Arnold ; b. March 24, 1880, Enfield, Conn.
Leonard Smallev^ (Louisa, Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Louisa (Bicknell) and
Truman Thompson; b. at Richmond, Vt., Aug. 26, 1842; m.,
Jan. I, 1866; Jennie Atwood, of Stowe, Vt.
Children.
1. Edwin Atwood; b. Dec. 29, 1869, at Irasburg, Vt. ; m.,
Oct. 23, 1898, Margaret May, dau. of William and
Jane (Bulkley) Tell.
2. Alice May; b. May 23, 1872; m., April 2, 1896, Robert
Channing Hearne, of Dennison, Tex.
Child.
Edith Alice; b. Oct. 22, 1897.
Leonard Smalley® m.^ Ella E. Mixer ; no issue.
Susan,® (Mary, Kent, Peter, Peter, Zachariah, John, Zachary),
dau. of Mary (Bicknell) and James Robinson; b. Oct. i,
1835; m., June 22, 1862, James Miller, in East Randolph,
Vt. ; b. in Acworth, N. H., Oct. 21, 1812.
Children.
1. Frank E. D. ; b. April 17, 1863, in East Randolph.
2. Mary P.; b. March 12, 1868, in East Randolph.
3. Ina L ; b. May 22, 1871, in Hartford, Vt.
J. Ames Miller was a farmer and resided in Chelsea, Vt.,
in 1881.
Sarah M.® (John, Hannah, James, James, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of John and Lois (Atwood) Freeman;
m. Nelson Grant, of Mansfield, Conn.
Children.
I. Hannah N. ; b. Sept. 28, 1832.
. 2. Harrison; b. Oct. 25, 1834.
3. Delia M.; b. Jan. 7, 1837.
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Mary G.; b. May 20, 1839.
Emily R. ; b. July 13, 1841.
Sarah Ann; b. Aug. 26, 1843.
Albert F. ; b. April i, 1846.
Martha J. ; b. May 16, 1847.
William A.; b. March 17, 1850.
Harriet ; b. May 28, 1852.
From the Freeman Genealogy.
Mary^ (Elizabeth, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of Elizabeth (Bicknell) and Anson Viall;
b. Feb. 13, 1833; "^v ]^^^ 3> 1858, Edward Robinson
Wheeler ; b. in Seekonk, Mass., now East Providence, R. I.,
Jan. 10, 1827.
Children.
1. Edward Bicknell; b. April 16, 1859, in Providence;
unmarried.
2. Annie Maria; b. Oct. 8, i860, in Providence.
3. Mary Chapin ; b. Sept. 30, 1861 ; d. Aug. 4, 191 1.
4. Frances Mason; b. Feb. 13, 1863.
5. Marion Elizabeth; b. June 6, 1868.
6. Horace Viall; b. May 11, 1872; d. June 25, 1874.
7. Emma Louise; b. May 9, 1873.
Edward R. Wheeler was a house builder and contractor in
Providence. He died Sept. i, 1893.
Mary (VialP) Wheeler is a woman of fine intellectual and
moral endowments, had a good common school and high school
training, and taught successfully for several years. At the age
of 80 her mental powers are as vigorous as in middle life, and
her interest in social, church and public afifairs is strong. She
has been a member of the Congregational Church of which all
her Bicknell ancestors were members since her girlhood.
Richmond^ (Elizabeth, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), son of Elizabeth (Bicknell) and
Anson Viall; b. Dec. 16, 1834, on Bullock's Neck, Seekonk,
Mass., now Riverside, East Providence, R. I.; m., June i,
1859, Eliza Nelson Cole, of Attleboro, Mass. ; Jan. 14, 1842.
Children.
1. William Angel 1 ; b. Oct. 26, 1861, in Providence, R. I.
2. Richmond Irwin; b. Nov. 6, 1863; d. June 10, 1875.
3. Abert Anson; b. Sept. 5, 1871 ; m., June 12, 1897, Vir-
ginia Kensett Chapin, dau. of Dr. Joshua (Bicknell)
and Jane Catherine Louise (Value) Chapin; b. in
Barrington, R. L, Dec. 2y, 1858; no issue.
Eighth Generation 319
Richmond Viall® died Nov. 16, 1911, and was buried at Riv-
erside Cemetery, Providence, R. I.
Richmond VialF attended the district school at Wannamoi-
sett, now Riverside, R. I., until he left home and the farm on
Bullock's Neck, at the age of 17, to learn the jeweler's trade at
Attleboro, Mass. Here he became acquainted with Miss Cole,
whom he married in 1859, and on Jan. 6, 1863, he entered the
employ of Brown & Sharpe, at that time manufacturing the
Wheeler & Gibbs sewing machine, in a small building on the west
side of South Main street. Providence, south of Crawford street.
He became foreman of the work in the screw machine depart-
ment, Jan. I, 1864, having 37 men under him. When, in 1872,
the plant was moved from its location on South Main street to its
present place of business, Mr. Viall was given complete charge
of the sewing machine work. On February 16, 1878, he was
made Superintendent of the whole business, a position which he
held until his death.
While the growth of the Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing
Company has been attributed to numerous factors, including the
inventive genius of Joseph R. Brown and the high standard
which he established, and also the keen, far-sighted business pol-
icy consistently adhered to by Lucian Sharpe, Mr. Viall's person-
ality is considered to have been a weighty factor in bringing
about the notable success of the big enterprise.
His associates point out that he was not only fitted to super-
intend the practical operations of a large shop, but that his demo-
cratic spirit, his keen insight into human nature, his loyalty and
his integrity combined to make him the figure he was in the
business he helped to expand.
Mr. Viall was not to those who knew him a great mechanic,
but his ability to appreciate the value of mechanical design was
pointed out as one of the assets in his business success. His
executive ability and integrity are declared to have been the
attributes of his successful business career.
His friends recalled him as a just man, primarily, and his
business associates testify to his love for ''square dealings." The
unflinching determination to be honest with all, a reputation
which he bore, was ever a characteristic of his life to those who
were related to him in a business way.
During the first year of his employment by the firm, his rec-
ord showed that he was a man who could be depended upon, and
it was primarily as a result of this trait that he was raised degree
by degree to be Superintendent.
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His reputation was that of one who governed the shop by
well-defined rules, but, recognizing that their interpretation could
not apply to each and every one, he applied the rules accordingly,
and was quick to remedy any falling in the standard of workman-
ship or any other wrong working against economy.
VALUE OF CO-OPERATION.
To him was attributed the foresight of realizing the value of
the co-operation of several individuals rather than the labor of
one, and in this respect it is said that there was no more striking
example of the willingness of a man who is at the head of a grow-
ing establishment to w^ork with his foreman and give each man
credit for his work than in the case of Mr. ^^iall. Furthermore,
in this connection, he had the reputation of not suffering petty
jealousies to disturb him, nor to allow them to arise among his
men.
His asserted characteristic of insisting upon honesty and
dependableness was reflected in his choice of foremen, all of
whom he chose upon the basis of these attributes.
Mr. Viall's reputation for giving full directions as to the
manner in which his instructions were to be carried out was such
that there was never any doubt in the mind of the recipient of his
orders as to the right course to follow.
Men who knew Mr. Viall well declare that no record of his
life would be complete without mention of what they term his
kind and sympathetic nature. It is asserted that he was ever so
thoughtful of the welfare of his men that he often visited them,
searching out among them those he thought might need his help.
It has been said that he was imposed upon many times, but in this
respect it is asserted that he preferred to be imposed upon rather
than injure anyone.
Another characteristic which his former acquaintances say
was his, was that when he made a mistake and found that by his
erring somebody had suffered, he sought out the injured person
that he might apologize.
As to loyalty to both the company and the men he would
say: "There are two sides to a question, and I cannot pass judg-
ment until I have heard both."
The men who were his associates in business and the hun-
dreds of men who were under his command remember him as
one who was not impulsive or hasty in his judgments exercised
in his position of authority.
To them all he was a man.
In national politics Mr. Viall was a Republican ; in local poli-
tics he was an Independent.
Eighth Generation 321
On the day of the funeral services the great estabHshment
was closed and 4,000 employees contributed to the floral designs.
Rev. Gains G. Atkins, D. D., minister of the Central Congrega-
tional Church of Providence, of which Mr. and Mrs. Viall had
been members for many years, conducted the services at the
church, on Angell street, November 21.
Sarah Amanda^ (Amanda, John Wilson, Asa, Peter, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), dau. of Amanda (Bicknell) and Samuel B.
Cooper; b. at Canaan, Vt., Dec. 26, 1833; m., Nov. 29, 1855,
Daniel Allen Rogers, at Columbia, N. H. He was son of
Rev. Daniel and Phebe (Tibbitts) Rogers; b. at Columbia,
Sept. II, 1828.
Mr. Rogers was educated in the local schools, taught school
several winters, read law and was admitted to the New Hamp-
shire bar in 1853, beginning his practice in Colebrook, N. H.
He removed to St. Johnsbury, Vt., in 1858, and to Wells River,
Vt., in i860, where he won an unquestioned reputation as a relia-
ble and successful lawyer, and a highly respected and honored
citizen. He died at Wells River, Vt., July 11, 1881. After his
death the family removed to Chicago, 111.
Children.
1. Edwin Louis; b. at Colebrook, N. H., Oct. 7, 1856; d.
in Beloit, Wis., May 21, 1898.
2. Phoebe Amanda; b. April i, 1859.
3. Charles Herbert; b. Aug. 5, 1862.
4. Sarah Helen; b. Nov. 18, 1865; m. Nelson Herbert
Bailey, July 7, 1910. Residence, Wells River, Vt.
Herbert Warren^ (Amanda, John Wilson, Asa, Peter, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), son of Amanda (Bicknell) and Sam-
uel B. Cooper; b. May 7, 1845, at Beloit, Wis.; m., Jan. 11,
1888, Clara Burnham Mills, dau. of Judge R. H. Mills, of
Beloit.
Mr. Cooper located in Moline, 111., where he engaged in the
manufacture of saddlery hardware on an extensive scale.
Mrs. Cooper was educated in the public schools of her native
city, Beloit, and at Oxford, O. She taught school in Beloit a
few years. At Moline she became prominent in all movements
to advance the religious, social and educational life of the com-
munity. She started the kindergarten movement; was a charter
member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, of the
Woman's Club, the Fortnightly Club, President of the Benevo-
322 BiCKNEIvL GenEAI^OGY
lent Society of the First Congregational Church, and a member
of the Woman's Missoinary Society, etc.
Children.
1. Harriet; b. March 9, 1889.
2. Herbert Warren; b. Feb. 8, 1890.
3. Roger Samuel; b. May 2, 1891 ; d. Aug. 16, 1891.
4. Cora Augusta; b. March 12, 1894.
5. Clarissa Burnham ; b. April 20, 1897.
6. Allan Mills; b. June 14, 1901.
Clara Burnham (Mills) Cooper died at Moline, 111., Nov. 7,
1910.
P. Henry^ (Emeline, Samuel, Samuel, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), son of Emeline (Bicknell) and Dr. Ashbel
Woodward; b. March 19, 1833; m., Sept. 11, 1867, Mary,
dau. of Charles Smith, of South Windham, Conn., Feb. 20,
1842.
Children.
1. Helen; b. June 29, 1868; m., Nov. 16, 1892, Rev. Ste-
phen H. Cranberry, of Newark, N. J.
2. Charles Guilford; b. Dec. 15, 1876; grad. Trinity Col-
lege, 1898; took post-grad, course at Columbia Uni-
versity, and is now Financial Secretary of Connecti-
cut General Life Insurance Company.
"Who's Who in America," Vol VII., p. 2336, has the fol-
lowing summary of Mr. Woodward's life: "Banker; b. Frank-
lin, Conn., March 19, 1833; s. Ashbel (distinguished physician
and antiquarian) and Emmeline (Bicknell) Woodward; graduate
Yale, 1855; (hon. A. M. Trinity, 1896) ; m. Mary Smith, of
South Windham, Conn., Sept. 11, 1867; Editor Hartford Cour-
ant, 1862-5; sp'l agt. P. O. Dept. 1865-76; Chief Special Agent,
1874-6 ; reorganized mail service in Georgia and later had charge
of Railway Mail Service from Ohio River to Gulf, 1865-9; had
charge of preparation of evidence for U. S. Gov't in "Star Route"
cases, 1881-5; elected Secretary of Board or Trade of Hartford
on its organization ; now President of Dime Savings Bank, Hart-
ford; Vice President Conn. General Life Insurance Co., Hart-
ford; Secretary Board of Trustees of Trinity College, Author;
'Guarding the Mails,' 1876 (later edition entitled 'Secret Service
of the Post Office Department') 'Hartford, Its Institutions and
Industries,' 1889; 'One Hundred Years of the Hartford Bank,'
1892; 'Insurance in Connecticut,' 1897; 'Manufacturers in Hart-
ford,' 1897; also historical addresses, etc,"
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Richard W.® (Emeline, Samuel, Samuel, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), son of Emeline (Bicknell) and Dr. Ashbel
Woodward; b. Dec. 8, 1846; m. Sarah C. Day, dau. of Hor-
ace Day, March 5, 1878. She was born in New Haven,
Conn., July 10, 1855. Home, New Haven, Conn.
Child.
I. Henrietta Emeline; b. Sept. 20, 1879; d. Dec. 14, 1879.
Richard W.* graduated from Yale College in 1867.
Richard William Woodward, graduate of Yale College, 1867;
studied at University of Heidelberg and at the Royal Prussian
School of Mines, 1873-6; Chief Chemist of the United States
Geological Survey of the Fortieth Parallel. His researches are
to be found in the volumes of the Survey, published by the
United States War Department. In 1878 he removed to Colo-
rado. In 1884 he returned to Connecticut. Permaneftt address,
Yantic, Conn.
Jane Adelaide^ (Jane A. Calvin, Moses, James, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of Jane A. (Bicknell) and Joseph Young; b.
Dec. 17, 1834; m., Dec. 1856, Charles Robbins, of Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Cpiiedren.
Charlotte ; b. .
John.
Alice.
Charles.
Joseph.
Seymour.
Le Grand.
George.
Seymour Bicknell^ (Jane A., Calvin, Moses, James, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), son of Jane A. (Bicknell) and Joseph
Young; b. Oct. 3, 1837; m., April 14, 1867, by Brigham
Young, at Salt Lake City, Utah, Ann Elizabeth, dau. of Levi
E. and Rebecca W. (Dilworth) Riter; b. in Pennsylvania,
June I, 1847.
Children.
1. Seymour B.; b. Jan. 11, 1868, at Salt Lake City.
2. Elizabeth R. ; b. Oct. 29, 1870, at Salt Lake City.
3. Florence B. ; b. Oct. 30, 1871, at Salt Lake City.
4. Levi E. ; b. Feb. 2, 1874, at Salt Lake City.
5. Joseph Bayard; b. Sept. 5, d. Sept. 8, 1876.
324 BICKNEI.L Genealogy
6. Ada Lucilla; b. Aug. 11, 1878.
7. Elma; b. Aug. 5, 1880.
8. Lewis C. ; b. Oct. 20, d. Oct. 23, 1882.
Seymour B. Young* is a practicing physician at Salt Lake
City. In obtaining his medical education he studied and prac-
ticed in the best institutions of Europe, thereby qualifying him-
self to take a leading place in his profession in Utah. He has
been a prominent officer in the Mormon Church. Mr. Quincy
Bicknell was hospitably entertained by Dr. Young at his home in
Salt Lake City, April 5, 1883, and obtained the family records of
Jane A. (Bicknell) Young and her family at that time. The
writer enjoyed a social evening with Mrs. Young and her family
in Salt Lake City in June, 1883, and was charmed with the cul-
ture, grace and hospitality of the family.
Jane A. (Bicknell) Young, widow of Joseph Young, a brother
of Brigham Young, died Jan. 19, 1913, aged 98 years. For
thirty years she had been a follower of Mary Baker Eddy's
teachings. One son, Bicknell Young, is a leader in the Christian
Science Church. Joseph H. Young, her grandson, is President
of the North Bank Railway and Hill Railroads in Oregon. Until
within a few weeks of her death Mrs. Young was active as any
woman of 60.
Marcus Le Grand* (Jane A., Calvin, Moses, James, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), son of Jane A. (Bicknell) and Joseph
Young; b. Dec. 27, 1840; m. Grace Harding. Home, Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Children.
Joseph H.
Grace.
Lucile.
Afton.
Le Grand.
Jasmine.
Rhoda® (Jane A., Calvin, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Jane A. (Bicknell) and Joseph Young; b. June
19, 1851; m., Jan. 19, 1874, Thomas J. Mackintosh, of Salt
Lake City, Utah. Residence, Salt Lake City.
Children.
1. Jennie; b. .
2. Thomas D. ; b. ; d. aged 1 1 days.
3. Benton B. ; b. .
Eighth Generation 325
Chloe,^ (Jane A., Calvin, Moses, James, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Jane A. (Bicknell) and Joseph Young; b. Sept.
I, 1848; m., April 23, 1873, F. D. Benedict, of Salt Lake City,
their home; no issue; F. D. Benedict was a physician and
died in that city May 11, 1882.
Alzina M.^ (Andrew, Nathan, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), dau. of Andrew and Bicknell; b. at
Underbill, Vt., May 24. 1847; m., Feb. 9, 1867, Wilbur A.
Hall.
Children.
1. Frank I. ; b. .
2. Frederick C. ; b. .
Mrs. Hall writes that her grandfather's family, Nathan (185),
were born in the following order :
1. Andrew, her father.
2. Emily; m. Elisha Sheldon; no children; died,
1866, in Westford, Vt.
3. Adaline; m. Charles Mead, of Fort Edward,
N. Y. ; had three sons.
4. Julia Ann ; m. and d. in Fairfax, Vt., between
1 880- 1 890.
5. Lansing; m. and settled in Omro, Wis.; had a
family of eight children.
Charles H.® (p. 189), (Charles H., John Wilson, Asa, Peter,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Charles H. and Elizabeth
(Goodhue) Bicknell; b. in Beloit, Wis., Nov. 3, 1849; rn.,
1870, Ella Louise Weed, at Binghamton, N. Y.
Child.
1364 — I. H. E. Bicknell; b. 1871 ; died Feb., 1907.
Ella Louise (Weed) Bicknell died Jan., 1894.
Charles H. Bicknell* m.^ in 1898 Cora Hathaway.
Mr. C. H. BicknelP was educated in the public schools of
Beloit, Wis., and for several years was clerk and accountant in
one of the banks. His residence is South Minneapolis, Minn.
Elizabeth^ (p. 189), Charles H., John Wilson, Asa, Peter,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Charles H. and Elizabeth
(Goodhue) Bicknell; b. in Beloit, Wis.; m. Edgar A. How-
ell, Nov. 28, 1876.
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Children.
Robert Bicknell ; b. Aug. 21, 1878; d. Dec. 5, 1878.
Edgar Le Roy; b. Sept. 3, 1879.
Clara Louisa; b. June 28, 1881 ; d. March 4, 1907.
John Bicknell; b. Sept. 8 and d. Nov. 11, 1889.
Mr. Howell is a man highly esteemed in Beloit, and has served
as Mayor of the city. He has been for many years agent for
the Chicago & N. W. Railroad in that city.
I.
2.
3-
4-
John Stark^ (p. 189), (Jabez, John Stark, Amos, Peter, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), son of Jabez and Helen (Dyer) Bick-
nell ; b. at Bridgeport, Vt., 1847; m. Anna Bean.
Child.
1365 —I- Fred Grant; b. Dec. 22, 1873, at Johnson, Vt.
1365^—2. Ernest; b. April 12, 1876; d. 1904.
For Elizabeth^ see No. (163), page 33; also, as follows:
Bicknell-Carpenter, Sixth Generation.
Elizabeth^ [163], (Ebenezer, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Ebenezer and Mary ( ) Bicknell; b. Nov.
18, 1762; m., Nov. 25, 1779, Lemuel Clark, of Ashford,
Connecticut.
Children.
Alfred.
David.
Betsey.
Polly.
Orin.
Olive.
Almira.
Seventh Generation.
Almira^ (Elizabeth, Ebenezer, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
Zachary), dau. of Elizabeth (Bicknell) and Lemuel Clark;
m. Asaph H. Carpenter; b. 1800.
Children.
Helen Marr; b. 1828; d. 1870.
Francis Bicknell; b. Aug. 6, 1830.
Clement De Witt; b. 1832.
Henrietta L. ; b. 1834; d. 1875.
William W.; b. 1836; d. 1863.
Mary E. ; b. 1838; d. 1881.
Daniel Webster; b. 1840 ^ f • jo
Henry Clay; b. 1840
Eighth Generation 327
Seventh Generation of James.''
James" [435], (James, Moses, James, Zachariah, John Zachary),
son of James and Deborali (Welch) Bicknell ; b. at Paris,
N. Y., Oct. 23, 1795 ; d. Jan. 24, 1884.
Children.
f868o] I. James Y. ; b. 1834.
[S68b] 2. Anson D.;b. 1838.
[868r] 3. Jane E. ; b. 1844;" now (1912) Mrs. Jane E. Coats,
Detroit, Mich.
Rev. James Bicknell was a Baptist minister, and lived at
Stamwix, N. Y.
Francis Bickneel^ (Almira, Elizabeth, Ebenezer, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Almira (Bicknell) Clark
and Asaph H. Carpenter; b. in Homer, N. Y., 1830; m.
Augusta H. Prentiss, Aug. 4, 1852.
Children.
1. Florence Trumbull; b. March 18, 1854; m. Albert C.
Ives, May 12, 1877; child, Emerson.
2. Eliott Lloyd; b. May 13, i860.
3. Herbert Sanford; b. May 22, 1862; m. Cora Anderson,
Louisville, Ky. Residence, New York.
Francis Bicknell Carpenter, portrait painter, was self-taught
in art, except for six months' instruction in Syracuse, N. Y., in
1844, in the studio of Sanford Thayer. After painting portraits
in Homer, Mr. Carpenter went to New York City, in 1851, where
he was elected an associate member of the New York Academy
of Art in 1852. Among the men of national fame whose por-
traits Mr. Carpenter has painted may be named Presidents Mil-
lard Fillmore, John Tyler, Franklin Pierce and Abraham Lin-
coln; concerning the latter he wrote "Six Months in the White
House with Abraham Lincoln." Among others of high repute
may be named William H. Seward, Charles Sumner, George Wil-
liam Curtis, James Russell Lowell, Henry Ward Beecher, Schuy-
ler Colfax and John C. Fremont. In 1864 Mr. Carpenter painted
a large historical picture representing President Abraham Lin-
coln signing the Proclamation of the Emancipation of Slaves
in the United States, with the members of his Cabinet as wit-
nesses of the historic act. After its exhibition in the principal
cities of the Northern States, in 1865, it was purchased by Mrs.
Elizabeth Thompson for $25,000 and presented to the United
States Government. It now hangs on the main wall over the
staircase of the House of Representatives in the Capitol at Wash-
328 BiCKNELL GENEAI.OGY
ington, D. C. Mr. Carpenter painted another national picture,
which was presented to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, by Mrs.
W. W. Carson, and entitled "International Arbitration," known
in history as the Treaty of Washington. Mr. Carpenter said his
signature was hardly dry on "The Proclamation of Emancipa-
tion" when he conceived the idea of painting a companion picture
to commemorate the great peace movement of the foremost
nations of the earth. The ideal of the picture was the tri-
urrtph of reason and statesmanship over brute force. Mr. Car-
penter died in New York City in 1900.
Mary Jane (Mary, Dan'l, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary),
dau. of Mary (BickneU) and Elijah Wyman; b. at Skow-
hegan, Me., Jan. 3, 1819; m. May 2, 1844, Palmer White,
of Skowhegan; b. Aug. 22, 1815; d. Oct. 21, 1894.
Children.
1. Ellen A.; b. June 25, 1845; d. at Skowhegan, Feb.
4, 1864.
2. George E. ; b. June 13, 1849. He is a physician and
surgeon at Sandwich, Mass. ; m. Jeannette (Howes)
Matthews, Oct. 15, 1903; no issue. She is a de-
scendent of Thomas and Mary Howes, who came
to Massachusetts in 1637, and is also in direct
descent from Elder Brewster of Plymouth.
Eighth Generation 329
EIGHTH GENERATION— THOMAS \
Harriet^ [909], (Alfred, Nathan, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), dan. of Alfred and Eliza Jane (Bond) Bicknell ;
b. at Bicknell's Corners, near Camden, Ontario, Canada,
Aug. 19, 1831 ; m., Dec. 24, 1851, Dr. James Grange, of Nap-
anee, Canada; b. Feb. 8, 1827. .
Children.
1. Mary Adelaide; b. Sept. 27, 1852; m., March 27, 1872,
Casey Trull, of Darlington, Ontario. They have a
large family and live on the Trull farm ; one son,
Frederick, married Sybil Jewell, dau. of a Methodist
minister. Mr. Trull is the manager of a large brick
and tile works in Oshawa, Canada.
2. Martha Ann. ; b. Dec. 26, 1854; m. George Reid, of St.
Nicholas, Duval Co., Fla. ; no issue; he died in 1910;
Martha died April 23, 1912. Mr. Reid was a retired
merchant and resided on the St. Johns River, two
miles from Jacksonville, Fla.
3. Alfred James ; b. Oct. 2, 1856 ; d. in early manhood,
aged 30, as he was completing his medical studies at
Queen's Medical College, Kingston, Ontario.
4. Helen Jane; b. Feb. 22, 1858, at Coburg, Canada; m.,
Sept. 26, 1887, J. D. Merritt, a lawyer. Residence.
Oakland, Cal. ; one daughter, Marjorie.
5. Lydia Maria; b. 1861, at Napanee; d. in infancy.
6. William ; b. 1863, at Napanee ; d. at age of 7.
7. Emma Orinda; b. Sept. 30, 1865, at Napanee; m., Sept.
10, 1890, A. E. Tucker, of the firm of Lowe &
Tucker, proprietors of the Chattanooga Paint Co. ;
she died April 3, 1909; no children.
8. Nancy Lamphier; b. March 6, 1867, at Napanee; m.,
Nov. 17, 1897, F. F. Andrews, owner of Andrews
Book and Stationery Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. ; two
children, Martindale, aged 9, and Stewart, aged 6
(1912). Mr. Andrews died in March, 1910.
9. Harriet Marcella; b. July 14, 1869, at Napanee. Resi-
dence, Chattanooga, Tenn. (1913).
330 BicKNELi. Genealogy
10. Frederick John Bicknell ; b. March 17, 1872, at Nap-
anee ; m. Blanche Gifford, of Jacksonville, Fla. ; two
children, Martha, aged 9, and Gifford, aged 6. Resi-
dence, Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Grange is stock man
for the Merrill-Stevens Ship Building Co., Jackson-
ville.
11. Alice Gertrude; b. June 16, 1874, at Petrolia, Canada;
m., April, 1898, Frank Mulford, of Jacksonville,
Fla., a commercial traveler.
12. Mabel Margaret; b. Feb. 4, 1876, at Napanee. Resi-
dence, California.
Harriet (Bicknell) Grange is a woman of strong personality,
of fine intellectual powers, with unusual social qualities and a
strongly religious character. Withal, she was, as a young
woman, beautiful in form, face and feature, and in her later
years she is a very handsome old lady, bright and cheerful and
interested in all the events of the day. It is said that Harriet
Bicknell was one of the prettiest girls in Ontario before her
marriage, and that she and Dr. Grange were a very handsome
couple. The Grange family moved from Napanee, Ontario, to
Chattanooga about 1890. There is a fine bit of romance in the
love-making of James Grange and Harriet Bicknell which will
help to give flesh and life to the dry bones of genealogical facts
and figures. One Hallowe'en, having a friend spending the
night with her, Harriet Bicknell decided, with her companion,
to do all the Hallowe'en stunts, such as eating a teaspoonful of
salt, going down cellar backwards with a mirror in one hand
and a lighted candle in the other, naming the bedposts, etc., etc.,
after which each was supposed to dream of her future husband.
In the morning, on awakening, Harriet was in high glee, and
said : "Whom do you suppose I dreamed of last night ? Jimmie
Grange." She thought that she drove into Napanee with her
father and drew up in front of Grange's drug store ; that Jimmie,
the son of the proprietor, was standing near the door, and, see-
ing Mr. Bicknell's carriage, came out and asked Mr. B. what he
could do for him. Mr. B. introduced James to his daughter, and
all went into the store together. So much for the Hallowe'en
dream. The girls laughed over the dream, as neither knew
"Jimmie Grange," save by name.
A few days after Mr. Bicknell had occasion to go to Napa-
nee for some paint for his barn, and asked Harriet if she would
like to ride in with him, an invitation which she gladly accepted.
At the town Mr. B. stopped in front of Grange's drug store and
the Hallowe'en dream was literally fulfilled. James and Harriet
Eighth Generation 331
again met, and a few days after he got a friend to show him
the way to Bicknell's Corners, and thereafter Jimmie had no
need of a guide or companion to the Bicknell mansion, the scene
of the Hallowe'en dream.
James Grange and Harriet Bicknell were married Dec. 24,
185 1. Soon after Mr. Grange decided to study medicine, sold
his store at Napanee to his cousins, moved to Coburg, Canada,
and attended Victoria College. Afterwards he completed his
medical studies at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New
York City. He was a successful practitioner at Napanee, Onta-
rio, and at Chattanooga, Tenn., where he died, in 1906, at the
age of 80.
It is not a matter of surprise that the fine physical charms
and excellences of character should be transmitted to succeeding
generations. Nature's gifts are distributed by natural laws.
Phoebe® [913], (Richard, Nathan, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), dau. of Richard and Ann Maria (Empy) Bick-
nell; b. April 3, 1837, at Napanee, Ontario; m., i860, Datus
E. Dennison.
Children.
1. Annetta; b. ; m. W. Miles; issue, three children.
2. Emma ;b. ; m. George Hambly ; no issue.
3. Robert; b. ; m. ; three children.
Richard F.* [917], (Richard, Nathan, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of Richard and Electa (Parrott) Bick-
nell; b. at Napanee, Ontario, Oct. 11, 1863; m., July 26,
1883, Mary Nettie Storer; b. July 16, 1863. Residence,
Boise, Ida.
Children.
1366 — I. Lillian; b. Feb. 25, 1885; m., Feb. 26, 1908, Henry
Howard Harvey, in Boise, Idaho. ; dau. Margaret
Burville Harvey; b. April 12, 1910.
1367 — 2. Reginald Lewis; b. May 31, 1887; d. Aug. 15, 1899.
1367a — 3. Myrtle May; b. Feb. 25, 1890.
Charles'^ [919]- (Richard, Nathan, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of Richard and Electa (Parrott) Bick-
nell; b. at Napanee, Ontario, March 24, 1870; m. Leonora
English. Residence, Toronto, Canada.
Children.
1368 — I. Russell James; b. July 16, 1892.
1369 — 2. Charles Arthur; b. May 13, 1894.
332 BiCKNELiv Genealogy
1370 — 3. Leslie Newton; b. March 11, 1899.
1371 — 4. Isabel Electa; b. Aug. 15, 1901.
Albert E.® [920], (Richard, Nathan, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of Richard and Electa (Parrott) Bick-
nell; b. July 15, 1877, at Napanee, Ontario; m., Sept. 29,
1897, Charlotte A. Lane. Residence, Rochester, N. Y.
Children.
1372 — I. Harold Albert; b. Sept. 24, 1898.
1373 — 2. George Raymond; b. Sept. 14, 1901.
1374 — 3. Margaret Ella; b. Sept. 16, 1905.
Albert E. BicknelF died at Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1907.
David^ [921], (Isaac, Nathan, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), son of Isaac and Lucinda (Williams) Bicknell;
b. : m. .
1375 I
Nelson Clayton.
1376—2
Mary Lucinda.
1377—3
Fred.
1378 4
Albertus.
I37SH-5
Alfred.
i38c^-6
Bertha.
David Bicknell lived at Chilliwack, British Columbia, in 1883.
Almira^ [923], (Isaac, Nathan, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), dau. of Isaac and Lucinda (Williams) Bicknell;
b. Feb. 26, 1847; m. John Beach.
Children.
1. Arthur.
2. Olive.
3. Charles.
John Beach lived at Palouse, Wash., 1883.
John W.® [924], (Isaac, Nathan, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), son of Isaac and Lucinda (Williams) Bicknell;
b. April 8, 1850; m. Mary Scott at San Jose, Cal.
Children.
1381 — I. Royal.
1382 — 2. Clyde.
Eighth Generation ^ 333
Emma V. P.*' [932], (George A.. George A., Thomas. Japhet,
Thomas, John, Zachary), dau. of George Augustus and
Ehzabeth Hawkins (Richards) Bicknell ; b. in New York
City, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1843; "i-* June 27, 1878, Rev. George
Madden Love, in St. Paul's Church, New Albany, Ind., by
the Rev. Francis Dunham, assisted by the Rev. Jesse R.
Bicknell, brother of the bride, then of Pensacola, Fla.
Children.
1. Anna Grace; b. May 9, 1879, ^^ Hopewell, Cape
Albert County, Canada.
2. Josephine Inglis ; b. Sept. 29, 1880, at Hopewell; m. in
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 11, 1912, Mr. Edward Earle Ful-
ler, by the Rev. C. B. Wilmer.
3. Elizabeth Haskins IMadden ; b. Aug. 24, 1882, in New
Albany, Ind. ; m. in Atlanta, Ga., by Bishop Nelson,
Nov. 28, 1904, Mr. Joseph McMiller Barnes, of
Charlotte, N. C.
Children.
1. Joseph McMiller; b. Oct. 3, 1906, in Atlanta,
Georgia.
2. George Washington; b. March 28, 1912, at
Charlotte, N. C.
4. George Bicknell; b. May 27, 1884, at Beaverton,
Ontario, Canada; m., Aug. 22, 1906, Hattie Vaugh,
of Sanford, Fla., at Deland, Fla., by a clergyman of
the Episcopal Church.
Children.
1. Anna Love; b. June 22, 1907, in Sanford, Fla.,
at their own home.
2. Valeria Kathleen ; b. March 22, at grandmoth-
er's, in Jacksonville, Fla.
George Love, son of George Love, of Liverpool, England, one
of the Queen's Counsellors, his mother's maiden name Elizabeth
Madden, was born in Liverpool, May 27, 1846, and died at his
own home, April, 1886, at Beaverton, Nova Scotia. Had he
lived a few months longer he would have inherited the title of
Lord from his father's side.
George Augustus^ [933] » (George A., George A., Thomas,
Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), son of George Augustus
and Elizabeth Haskins (Richards) Bicknell; b. May 15,
1846, at Batsto, N. J.; m., May 22, 1878, Annie Sloan, dau.
of Dr. John and Caroline (Hunt) Sloan, of New Albany,
Ind. Residence, New Albany, Ind.
334 BiCKNEiviv Genealogy
Child.
1383 — I. George Augustus; b. and d. Nov., 1879.
George Augustus Bicknell^ was born at Batsto, N. J.; early
education in private schools ; appointed acting midshipman from
Indiana, Dec. 3, 1861 ; served as First Lieutenant U. S. V. I.
during Morgan raid in Indiana until regiment was mustered out ;
grad. U. S. Naval Academy, 1866; Naval Torpedo School, 1874
and 1896; served on Asiatic fleet, ship Iroquois, 1867-70; was at
opening of ports of Kobe and Osaka, Japan, to trade in 1868; in
landing party in repelling attack of Prince Hizen, and later sec-
ond in command of marines protecting Yokohama until order
was restored.
Promoted Ensign, April, 1868; Master Mar., 1869; Lieuten-
ant, March 21, 1870; Lieutenant Commander, May, 1886; Com-
mander, Jan. 6, 1896; Captain, May 12, 1901 ; Rear Admiral,
Feb. 8, 1907.
Served on numerous vessels and stations ; Navigator of
Marion, 1880-2; cruised from Montevideo to Heard's Islands
7,000 miles, and rescued 30 survivors of shipwrecked bark Trin-
ity; Commander of U. S. S. Niagara in Spanish-American War
and in other service in Cuban and Porto Rican waters, until
September, 1898; Commander of Monocacy, at Shanghai, China,
December, 1899; cruised with Hon. E. H. Conger, American
Minister to China, and suite, to Han Kow and river ports, visit-
ing two Viceroys of river provinces, etc. ; Commandant Naval
Station, Key West, Fla., 1902-4; Commander battleship Texas,
flagship U. S. Coast Squadron, 1904-6; Commandant Pensacola
Navy Yard, July i, 1906, to Feb. 13, 1907; Commandant Navy
Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1907-8; retired May 15, 1908; life
member U. S. Naval Institute ; Episcopalian ; Democrat ; clubs,
Army and Navy, New York and Washington.
Josephine Theresa^ [936], (Joseph I., George A., Thomas,
Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), dau. of Joseph I. and Maria
Theresa (Pierrepont) Bicknell; b. at Riverdale, N. Y., July
18, 1850; m. July I, 1875, Dr. J. P. C. Foster, of New Haven,
Conn., who was born March 2, 1847, ^^^ died April i, 19 10.
Children.
1. Margaret Coddrington ; b. June 6, 1876.
2. John Pierrepont Coddrington; b. Dec. 5, 1877; d. Aug.
30, 1882.
3. Josephine Bicknell; b. Feb. 28, 1883. •
4. Allen Evarts ; b. Feb. 18, 1885.
5. William Edward; b. April 22, 1887.
George Augustls Bickxell,
Rear Admiral U. S. Navy.
New Albany, Ind.
Eighth Generation 335
George Augustus^ [939,] (Joseph I., George A., Thomas,
Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), son of Joseph IngHs and
Maria Theresa (Pierrepont) Bicknell; b. at Riverdale, N. Y.,
Aug. 27, 1854; m., Feb. 28, 1889, Sadie Leoboltdi ; b. May
24, 1863.
Children.
1384— ij. Theresa Pierrepont; b. Jan. 12, 1890; m., Feb. 3, 1910,
Frederick Conklin Zabriskie, of Hackensack, N. J. ;
daughter, Constance Pierrepont; b. Feb. 28, 191 1;
second daughter, Georgie Bicknell, b. May 20, 1913.
1385 — 2. Fannie Constable; b. April 9, 1892; m. Oct. 12, 1910,
John McKeon Hecker, of New York; dau., Neva;
b. Oct. 15, 191 1 ; dau., Jeannette Marie; b. Dec. 25,
1912.
Eugene Pintard^ [942], (Joseph I., George A., Thomas,
Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), son of Joseph Inglis and
Maria Theresa (Pierrepont) Bicknell; b. at Riverdale, N.
Y., Sept. 23, 1859; m., Oct. 9, 1901, Edith Babcock.
Children.
1386 — I. Elinor Franklin; b. Aug. 28, 1903.
1387 — 2. Edith Evelyn; b. Sept. 11, 1906.
George Augustus^ (Mary P., George A., Thomas, Japhet,
Thomas, John, Zachary), son of Mary Pintard (Bicknell)
and John C. Culbertson; b. in New Albany, Ind., 1861 ; m.
Margaret Moore, of Santa Barbara, Cal., 1883. Residence,
Santa Barbara.
Children.
1. George Augustus; b. 1884, at Santa Barbara.
2. Mary Pintard; b. 1886; died young.
3. John Thomas ; b. 1888.
4. Henry Joseph; b. 1890.
5. Emma Valeria Pintard Bicknell; b. 1893.
6. Francis Barnabe; b. 1898. Resides in Boston.
Joseph B.^ [950], (Japhet, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), son of Japhet and Amy (Bennett) Bicknell; b.
July 28, 182 1 ; m. Laura A. Jefferds.
Children.
1388— Mary B. ; b. ; m. Sharpies.
336 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Greenwood, Aug. 24, 1885.
Mr. Alfred Bicknell :
Dear Sir: — My uncle, William A. Bicknell, of Pontiac, R. I.,
received a letter of sympathy for the loss of their infant, also
inquiring what family they belong to, and as I am a descendant
by name and birth, I write to get a little more information about
the Bicknells. The letter was from Thomas W. Bicknell. My
father's name was Joseph B. Bicknell, my grandfather's name
was Japheth Bicknell, and my great-grandfather's name was Jesse
Bicknell. My grandfather has three brothers living. Hosea
lives in Olneyville at present with his daughter, Mrs. Lydia
Spencer. I see you have Varnum's name on the list. Benjamin
Bicknell lives at Hamilton. His postoffice address it Allenton,
R. I. My grandfather has a brother's widow living at White
Rock. She is the widow of Alfred Bicknell. Her name is Sally
Bicknell. She has a son living in Westerly, R. I. Tiis name is
Alfred Bicknell, and her daughter and grandson live with her.
Her name is Mrs. Hannah Nicholas. Her son's name is Alfonzo
Nichols, White Rock, R. I. My father has two brothers living —
Japeth D. Bicknell, Manton, R. I., and William A. Bicknell, Pon-
tiac, R. I. There is a Mrs. Abby Reynolds, and her sister, Mrs.
Marcina Martin. They both live in Pawtucket. Mrs. Martin
has a son by her first husband. His name is Charles D. Nichols,
and he keeps a livery stable. I can give better information after
I have heard from you. My name is Mrs. Mary B. Sharpies,
formerly Miss Mary B. Bicknell. I will give you my family
names. I am all that is left of my father's family. My mother
lives with me. My mother's name is Mrs. Laura A. Bicknell.
Mrs. Mary B. Sharpies, Mr. Thomas Sharpies, L. May Sharpies,
Laura B. Sharpies, Preston J. Sharpies.
I remain respectfully yours,
Mrs. Mary B. Sharples.
Postoffice address, Pontiac, R. L
Japhet D.^ [952], (Japhet, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), son of Japhet and Amy (Bennett) Bicknell; b.
1829; m. Julia A. Holbrook.
John W.^ [954], (Benjamin, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Wells)
Bicknell; b. Sept. 23, 1819, in North Kingstown; m., Feb. 8,
1840, Mary, dau. of James and Hannah (Smith) Wells, of
South Kingston; b. Feb. 11, 1813.
Eighth Generation 337
Child.
1389 — I. Infant dau. ; b. July 4, d. July 9, 1842.
Mary (Wells) Bicknell died July 9, 1842.
John Wells BicknelP m.-, April 13, 1870, Mrs. Flora (Tracy)
Gowing, of Gouldsboro, Maine, dau. of David and Lucy Ann
(Guptil) Tracy, of Gouldsboro, Maine.
Child.
1390 — 2. John Wells, Jr.^ ; b. April 3, 1878, Hamilton, North
Kingstown, R. I.
John W.* and son John" are farmers at Hamilton, R. I.
Arnold^ [955] > (Benjamin, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Wells)
Bicknell) ; b. in North Kingstown, R. I., May 7, 1823; m.
Emeline Hines, dau. of Palmer and Harriet Bates Hines, of
North Kingstown, Dec. 23, 1849. Home, Hamilton, R. I.
Children.
1391— I
1392—2
1393—3
1394—4
1395—5
Melissa; b. .
Mary Jane, b. ; d. — — .
Harriet Ann ; b. ; d. .
John Arnold; b. ; d. Jan. 13, 1870, aged 10 years.
Charles Albert ; b. ; d.
Arnold Bicknell* died Sept. 22, 1866.
Mary E.* [956], (Benjamin, Jesse, 'japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Wells)
Bicknell; b. Aug. 13, 1826; m. George W. Read, son of
Lyman and Jeannette (Douglas) Read, of North Kingstown,
Rhode Island.
Children.
1. Jeanette ; b. ; m. Charles Fuller, Wyoming, R. I.
2. George ; b. .
George W. Read died.
Mary E. (Bicknell*) Read m^ Benjamin Potter, son of Ben-
jamin and Elizabeth Clarke Potter, of South Kingstown, R. I.
Children.
3. Benjamin; b. .
4. Sarah Elizabeth ; b. .
The family lived at Narragansett Mills, North Kingstown.
Almira* [957], (Benjamin, Jesse. Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Wells) Bicknell;
b. at North Kingstown, R. I., Feb. 23, 1829; m., Nov. 4, 1849,
338 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Robert W. Gardiner, of South Kingstown. Home at Anna-
quatuckett Mills, North Kingstown.
Children.
1. Almira Matilda ; b. .
2. William ; b. .
3. Elizabeth Wells, b. .
4. Lucy Ardella ; b. .
LiUviAS I.^ [958], (Benjamin, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Wells)
Bicknell; b. Jan. 24, 183 1 ; m. Joseph, son of Philip and
Sarah (Sweet) Matteson, of West Greenwich, R. I. Resi-
dence, Hamilton, R. I.
Children.
1. Mary Frances; b. March 9, 1849; m., Dec. 25, 1869,
Frank H. Wilson.
Children,
Philip Halliday; b. 1870; m., 1902, Alice May
Ingraham.
Jessie Pearl; b. 1876; d. 1904.
Carrie May ; b. 1874 ; m., Albertus W. Hazard.
Fannie Blanche; b. 1879; d. 1880.
2. Sarah Elizabeth; b. March 21, 1850; m., Dec. 25, 1871,
James R. Wilson.
Children.
Edna Earle; b. and d. 1874.
Grace Ellen; b. 1877; m., 1901, William F. Harley.
Joseph Robert; b. 1880.
Sarah Edna; b. 1881 ; m., 1907, John W. Kelley.
3. Lillian Bicknell ; b. May 22, 1852.
4. Byron Diman; b. May 17, 1854.
5. Joseph; b. Feb. 9, 1856.
6. Benjamin; b. June 28, 1858.
7. William Wallace; b. March 30, 1862.
William® [959] > (Benjamin, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Wells)
Bicknell; b. in North Kingstown, R. L, July 24, 1833; m.
Harriet Place, dau. of Edward and Susan (Mott) Place, of
Exeter, R. I. Home, Belleville, R. L
Children.
1396 — I. William Edward; b. .
1397 — 2. Elizabeth, b. .
Eighth Generation 339
1398 — 3. Estella; b. .
1399—4- Ida; b. ; d. Dec. 23, 1873, aged 11, 8, 19.
1400 — 5. Susan; b. .
1401 — 6. Henry W. ; b. ; d. Jan. 25, 1870, aged i, 10, 6.
1402— Infant; b. Oct. 16, d. Oct. 28, 1863.
Alanson^ [960], (Benjamin, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Wells)
Bicknell ; b. in North Kingstown, R. I., Feb. 29, 1836; m,
Katharine Sweet, dau. of Eldred and Phoebe (Champlain)
Sweet, of Exeter, R. I. Home, Shady Lea, R. I.
Children.
1403 — I. Edward; b. ; d. Aug. 15, 1862, aged 8 weeks.
1404 — 2. Benjamin Adelbert; b. ; unm.
1405 — 3. James Burrill ; b. ; d. Aug. i, 1868, aged 7 weeks.
1406 — 4. James Burrill-; b. ; d. Dec. 17, 1869, aged 7
months.
Alanson Bicknell^ died Oct. 30, 1871.
Benjamin- [961], (Benjamin, Jesse, Japhet-, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Wells)
Bicknell; b. Nov. 15, 1838; m. Harriet C, dau. of and
Dorcas Havens, of North Kingstown, R. I.; b. 1841.
Children.
1407 — I. Elizabeth Austin; b. Aug. 16, 1859; d. June 7, 1862.
1408 — 2. Clara Frances ; b. Oct. 3, 1861 ; m. Marcus Maglone ;
no issue. Live at Belleville, R. I. (1912).
1409 — 3. Avis Ann; b. May i, 1864; m. William E., son of John
P. Proctor, of Westerly, R. I. ; b. May 3, 1853.
1410 — 4. Harriet; b. Jan. 17, d. Jan. 30, 1867.
1411 — 5. Benjamin, Jr. ; b. Sept. 20, 1869; m. Katharine Rourke.
1412 — 6. Lester; b. June 26, 1880; m. Nellie Heoffle, of Ohio,
Sept. 3, 1910.
Benjamin^ lives at Hamilton, R. I. (1912).
Thomas W.^ [963], (Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of Jesse and Susannah (Tourjee) Bick-
nell; b. in East Greenwich, 1822; m. about 1846, Betsy
Lawton Tennant.
Child.
1412— (a). Mary ;^ b. Oct. 31, 1850; m. Oct. 1868, William Sam-
uel Loomis. Residence, East Greenwich.
340 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Children.
1. Nellie Marie ;^" b. April 20, 1869; m. Oct.,
1893, James H. Robinson. Children, Ethel
Louise; b. Aug. 11, 1894. Herbert F. ; b.
March 2, 1896. James, April, 1899.
2. Mary Elizabeth; b. Jan. 2, 1870; m. June i,
1889, George H. Davis. Children, Nellie Flor-
ence ; b. Feb. 22, 1898. Florence Louise; b.
Feb. 12, 1903. George Howard; b. Sept. 24,
1904.
3. William Thomas; b. Aug. 25, 1872; m. 1895,
Annie Bammelie. Children, Ida Annie; b.
Feb. 15, 1896. Pauline, 191 1.
4. James Samuel ; b. Jan. 25, 1882 ; m. Feb. 12,
1903. Child, Lloyd; b., 1903.
5. John Arthur; b. May 13, 1883; ni. Julia Kas-
sell, Jan., 1903; no issue.
Thomas W.^ enlisted as private in Company H, Seventh
Regiment, R. L Vol.; Aug. 12, 1862, enrolled; Sept. 4, 1862,
mustered in; Jan. 15, 1865, transferred to the V. R. C. ; July 24,
1865, mustered out as of 12th Reg. V. R. C. ; was wounded in
battle of Fredericksburg, Va., 1862.
Thomas W.^ died in East Greenwich, R. L, 1894.
Nehemiah^ [965], (Jesse, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), son of Jesse and Susan (Tourjee) Bicknell ; b. in
Exeter, R. L, May 6, 1826; m. Oct. 26, 1856, Abby Elizabeth
Payne, dau. of George A. Payne; b. in Providence, R. L,
Aug. 23, 1837; overseer in Spinning Department in Knight's
Mills, Natick, R. L
Children.
1413 — I. Ida Frances; b. April 13, 1858, in East Greenwich, R.
I. ; m. William H. Church, of East Greenwich, June
20, 1878. Residence, East Greenwich.
1414 — 2. Harriet Maria; b. Nov. 9, 1868; m. Herbert G. Boss,
May 27, 1886; divorced.
1415 — 3. George Payne; b. April 20, 1865; m. Susan Loretta
(Brown) York, of Milltown, Conn., June 16, 1896.
Residence, Providence, R. I. Agent Freight Depart-
ment N. Y. & N. H. Railroad.
Nehemiah Bicknell* died at Natick, R. I., May 23, 1894.
Abby Elizabeth (Payne) Bicknell died at Pontiac, R. I., April
24, 1907.
Eighth Generation 341
MuMFORD. K.** [967], (Jesse, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary,), son of Jesse and Susannah (Tourjee)
Bicknell; b., Feb. 24, 1829; m., July 26, 1847, Mary Jane
Harvey, of Charlestown, R. I.
Children.
1415a — I. Amy EHzabeth; b. July 6, 1849.
1415b — 2. Sarah Marcena ; b. Sept. 11, 1851.
1415c — 3. LilHas Josephine; b. Oct. 3, 1853.
I4i5d — 4. Mary Ida; b. March 11, 1855.
I4i5e — 5. Ellen Sophronia; b. April, 1857.
I4i5f — 6. Everett Alonzo; b. Jan. 30, 1867.
Mumford K. Bicknell was an overseer in cotton mills in the
Pavvtuxet V^alley. He died at the age of 68. His widow, Mary
J. (Harvey) Bicknell died at the home of her oldest daughter,
in East Providence, R. I., May 13, 1913, in her 89th year.
James Leonard® [980], (Hosea, Jesse, Japhet, Thomas, John
Zachary), son of Hosea and Charlotte Ives (Spencer) Bick-
nell ; b. in Warwick, R. I., Feb. 20, 1839.
James L.** m.^ 1867. Alice Forte, who died in 1869.
James L.^ m.^ June 22, 1871, Elizabeth, dau. of Dr. Westervelt,
of Providence.
Child.
1416 — I. Emma L. ; b. July 4, 1877, in Providence; m., 1899,
Thomas W. Fiske.
Child, Eva Madeleine ; b. March 26, 1900.
James Leonard Bicknell^ received his early education in Prov-
idence, at the age of 10 going to a small town in Indiana, where
he learned the printer's trade, and for many years was engaged
as a compositor on the old Providence Press, later working in
the same capacity on the Providence Journal, Telegram and
News.
He gave four years of his life to the service of the Govern-
ment, having enlisted in the Fifth Rhode Island Volunteers at the
beginning of the Civil War.
This veteran of the Civil War had the distinction of being one
of the oldest Odd Fellows in the State, joining Roger Williams
Lodge, No. 3, of that organization some 40 years ago. Although
this was the only society he belonged to of recent years, he was
up to a few years ago a member of Prescott Post, No. i, G. A. R. ;
Independent Order of Good Templars, of Rhode Island ; Union
Council, American Mechanics, and the Sons of Temperance.
342 BiCKNELL Genealogy
James L. Bicknell died in Providence, April 28, 1906.
Mrs. Elizabeth (Brown) Bicknell died Oct. 16, 1912.
Lydia E.^ [982], (Hosea, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), dau. of Hosea and Charlotte (Spencer) Bicknell;
b. Feb. 7, 1844, in Warwick, R. I. ; m., April 26, 1865, Alfred
Bowen Spencer; b. April 25, 1843, at Olneyville, R. I.
Children.
1. Charlotte Florence; b. July i, 1868, in Scituate, R. I.;
m., April 24, 191 1, Cyril R. Redmond.
2. Jessie Erminie ; b. July 25, 1870; m. Oct. 3, 1902, Frank
A. Blanchard.
3. Gertrude Helena; b. June 5, 1873, in Scituate, R .1.
4. Alfred Hosea; b. June 5, 1873, i" Scituate; m., Feb. 17,
1898, Clara Leona Battey ; son, Alfred James ; b. Nov.
25, 1898.
5. Winthrop Ray (adopted) ; b. Nov., 1885, in Scituate,
R. I.; m., Nov. 27, 1907, Hattie Rose Nichols; b.
1890; machinist. Residence, Melrose Highlands,
Mass. (1912).
Alfred Bowen Spencer served in the Civil War as a private
in Battery F, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery. He
was enrolled April 3, 1862; mustered in April 3, 1862; dis-
charged at Richmond, Va., April 4, 1865 ; occupation, dresser
tender in cotton mill.
Ann Eliza^ [983]. (Varnum, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), dau. of Varnum and Sophronia (Sweet)
Bicknell ; b. at Belleville, R. I., July 22, 1833 ; m., Feb. 26,
1855, John Flavel Greene, of Providence, R. I. Mr. Greene
was founder of the John F. Greene & Co. Printing House,
Pine street. Providence. She died Jan. i, 1900.
Children.
1. Lucy S.®; b. Feb. 2, 1858, Providence; m., Oct. 15,
1879, Clinton F. Stevens, Assistant Treasurer Union
Trust Company, Providence (1913) ; daughter, Bes-
sie White; b. May 10, 1880; m. Prof. Herbert Alden
Kenyon, University of Michigan, Jan. i, 1908. Res-
idence, Ann Arbor, Mich.
2. Caroline E.^ ; b. May 5, 1869 ; grad. Providence High
School, Wheaton Female Seminary, Norton, Mass.,
Eighth Generation 343
and Vassar College; studied also at Radcliffe, Cam-
bridge, Mass., and in Europe; m. Howard G. Scar-
borough, of Providence; business, banking and book
selling. He died at Tucson, Ariz., about 1905. She
died at Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 5, 191 1.
Alonzo Sweet* [985], (Varnum, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of Varnum and Sophronia (Sweet)
Bicknell; b. at Belleville, R. I., June 11, 1837; m., Dec. 31,
1865, Lucy Alfreda Smart; b. at Tamworth, N. H., Feb. 27,
1844. Residence, Waltham, Mass.
Children.
1417 — I. Harry Varnum^; b. March 9, 1871, at Chelsea, Mass.;
m., June 12, 1900, at Salem, Mass., Fannie Isabelle
White; b. at Peabody, Mass., Oct. 21, 1869. Harry
V. BicknelP is a^newspaper writer and an advertis-
ing man ; lives at Waltham, Mass. ; he is Recording
Secretary of The Bicknell Family Association;
1911 .
1418 — 2. Raymond Smart®; b, Oct. 2, 1881, at Waltham, Mass.;
m., July 29, 1907, Pauline Lucile Nolle; b. Chelsea,
Mass., July 29, 1880.
Raymond Smart BicknelF is an expert watchmaker and pro-
prietor of a watchmaking school at Waltham, Mass.
Child.
I. Norman Varnum; b. Nov. 17, 1908, at Waltham.
Ruth Ann® [988], (Varnum, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), dau. of Varnum and Sophronia (Sweet)
Bicknell; b. at Belleville, R. L, Aug. 29, 1844; m-> Dec. 25,
1867, Adfer G. Smith, of Providence, R. L
Child.
I. Lincoln G. Smith; b. March 4, 1869. Works at
Brown & Sharpe's (1913).
Ruth Ann (Bicknell'^) Smith died March i, 1901.
Adfer G. Smith died about 1910.
Harriet Abbey* [989], (Varnum, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), dau. of Varnum and Mary (Lyon) Bick-
nell, b. April I, 1885, at Belleville, R. L; m., Sept. 5, 1910,
Wesley Kenney; b. East Knox, Me., Oct. 8, 1876.
344 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Child.
I. Maryon Seville; b. June 15, 191 1, at Sockanossett,
R. I.
Mr. Kenney is Superintendent of the Sockanossett Reservoir
and Farm, with a residence near the Reservoir (1913).
Varnum BicknelP m.^ Mary Lyon, of East Greenwich, R. I.,
Feb. 26, 1881. He was a member of the Allentown, R. I., Baptist
Church fifty-four years, and a deacon eighteen years.
John F.^ [999], (Isaiah, Japhet, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), son of Isaiah and Julia (Carpenter) Bicknell ; b.
1858; m. Isabel Hicks, of Attleboro, Mass. Residence,
Providence, R. I. Business, Domestic Bakery.
Child.
1419 — Ernest ; b. .
Leander W.'* [iooo], (Isaiah. Japhet, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of Isaiah and Julia (Carpenter) Bick-
nell; b. Feb. 15, i860; m., Jan. 23, 1901, at Providence, R. I.,
Josephine M. Rossignal ; no issue. Residence, Attleboro,
Massachusetts.
Mary E.^ [1001], (Isaiah, Japhet, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), dau. of Isaiah and Sarah (Gaynor) Bicknell; b. in
Pawtucket, R. I., 1862; m. Joseph Mason, of Pawtucket.
Residence, Greene, R. I.
Children.
Earl ; b. ; m. ; two children.
Mary; b. ; m. Dawley.
Elsie ; b. at Shepard's.
Curtis ; b.
Harry; b.
Bessie; b.
Albert H.^ (Harriet, Zimrhoda, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary). son of Harriet Bicknell (Carter) and William
Grayum; b. at Gallipolis, O., Sept. 30, 1850; m., 1885, Laura
Gilman. Residence, Falls City, Ore. Business, a farmer.
Children.
1. Charles, a civil engineer.
2. Harriet ; m. James Farmer, of Falls City, Ore.
3. Harley, grocer's clerk. Falls City.
4. William, plumber. Falls City (1912).
Eighth Generation 345
Elizabeth^ (Harriet, Zimrhoda, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), dau. of Harriet Bicknell (Carter) and William
Grayum; b. in Gallipolis, O., Oct. 7, 1853; m., Jan., 1881,
Charles A. Watts, a farmer. Grove City, O.
Children.
1. Ross A., a farmer, Orient, O.
2. Harriet Zimrhoda; m. James Logan, railroad con-
ductor.
3. Mary T., principal of graded school. Grove City.
4. Grayum, dairyman. Grove City.
5. Harley Bicknell, High School student. Grove City, O.
Charles William^ (Harriet, Zimrhoda, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of Harriet Bicknell (Carter) and Wil-
liam Grayum ; b. in Gallipolis, O., Sept. 3, 1861 ; m. Nov.,
1887, Ora Hubbard.
Children.
1. William, a student in State Normal School, Emporia,
Kansas.
2. Eva H. ; m. Boone Willmott, farmer, Jones, Okla.
3. Edna M. ; m. Charles Kountz, farmer, Edmond, Okla.
4. Hazel A., Jones, Okla.
Charles William^ is a letter carrier at Jones, Okla.
Ebenezer^ (Sarah, Zimrhoda, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas, John,
Zachary), son of Sarah Bicknell (Carter) and Julius C.
Stedman; b .in Athens, O., Aug. 3, 1850; m., Sept. i, 1872,
Martha Dobson, at Ft. Dodge, Iowa.
Children.
1. Harold Ambrose; b. Ft. Dodge.
2. Emmett W. ; b. Ft. Dodge ; now a carpenter in Daven-
port, Iowa.
3. Delia A.; b. ; m. Frank Bergner; d. 1896.
4. Myra A. S. ; b. ; m. Charles E. Medd, clerk in post-
office. Ft. Dodge, Iowa.
5. Nina M. ; b. Ft. Dodge, Iowa.
Emma Zimrhoda^ (Sarah, Zimrhoda, Japhet, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), dau. of Sarah Bicknell (Carter) and Julius
C. Stedman; b. at Athens, O., Oct. 20, 1858; m., May 12,
1887, John M. Hibbard, of Cherokee, Iowa.
346 BiCKNKLiv Gknealogy
Children.
1. Amos P. Hibbard; b, ; d. in infancy.
2. Ariel Hibbard ; b. .
John M. Hibbard died in 1889.
Emma Zimrhoda (Stedman^) Hibbard m.,^ Dec. 14, 1892,
William I. Dobson.
Children.
3. Eliza M. ; b. , Cherokee, Iowa.
4. Alfaretta; b. , Cherokee, Iowa.
5. Florence; b. , Cherokee, Iowa.
6. Wilbur O. ; b. , Cherokee, Iowa.
7. Harry O. ; b. , Cherokee, Iowa.
Matthew W.^ (Ellen Sabra, Daniel D., Thomas, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), son of Ellen S. (Bicknell) and William O.
Chilton; b. July 8, 1850; m. Oct., 1875, Eleanor Scott
McCune, of Texas.
Children.
1. Blake.
2. Scott.
3. Helen.
Caroline^ (Ellen Sabra, Daniel D., Thomas, Japhet, Thomas,
John, Zachary), dau. of Ellen Sabra (Bicknell) and William
O. Chilton; b. Oct. 30, 1855 ; m. Oct. 13, 1874, John C. Mont-
gomery, of Denver, Colo. ; b. in Bentonsport, Iowa.
Children.
1. Marguerite; b. July 17, 1875.
2. John Calvin; b. Feb. 22, 1878; d. Feb. 6, 1883.
Should have appeared on page 268
Sally Lincoln® (Nancy, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Nancy (Bicknell) and Caleb Lin-
coln; b., 1805; m., 1826, Jared, son of Abner and Nancy
(Pratt) Pratt, of Weymouth, Mass.
Child.
Caleb; b., 1827. After the death of his parents, Caleb
spent his boyhood at Abner Pratt's, and on reaching
his majority he left Weymouth, and has not been
heard of since.
Sally (Lincoln) Pratt died 1828.
Jared Pratt died about 1830.
Eighth Generation 347
Leonidas F.^ (Mary, Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), son of Mary BicknelF and Peter Pratt; b. Nov.
5, 1826; m. Nov. 14, 1849, Bertha Bates.
ChIIvDREN.
1. Wilfred S.;^ b. Oct. 24, 1851 ; m. May 31, 1876, Emma
F. Huntress. Child, Marion W.;'° b. Aug. 11, 1880;
m. Earl J. Thayers, June 30, 1903. Child, Donald
F. ;" b. Jan. 18, 1904.
2. Mary E. ;** b. July 22, 1854; m. June 15, 1876, John
H. Franklin. Child, Bertha C. ; b. April 6, 1889;
m. Sept. 27, 1910, Thomas Asquith. Child, Ruth
F. ;^^ b. July 7, 1912.
3. Joseph W. ;^ b. Aug. 24, 1856; m. Dec. 27, 1881, Belle
F. Nichols ; no issue.
Caroline A.^ (Mary, Thomas, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Mary BicknelF and Peter Pratt; b. March
30, 1829; m. Nelson Thomas, Jan. 4, 1849.
Children. >
1. John W. f b. Aug. 7, 1850; m. Ellie E. F. Dorell, April
12, 1900. Residence, North Weymouth. No issue.
2. Ellen R.f h. Jan. 13, 1852; m. Dec. 7, 1873, John
O'Neil. Residence, North Weymouth. No issue.
348 BicKNELL Genealogy
NINTH GENERATION— JOHN 3,
JoHN^ [1003], (John, John, John, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of John and Marcena (Churchill) Bicknell ; b,
April 15, 1821 ; m., July 19, 1858, at Parisville, Me., Eveline
B. Cushman, of Buckfield, Me. ; b. May 28, 1840.
Children.
1420 — I. Nellie; b. May 25, i860, at Paris, Me.
1421 — 2. Agnes; b. Jan. 6, 1866, at Paris, Me.
1422 — 3. John; b. June 14, 1868, at Paris, Me.
1423 — 4. Eveline; b. May 25, 1873, ^t Paris, Me.
John BicknelP is a farmer, of West, Paris, Me. He has the
custody of the old family Bible, "The Breeches Bible," printed in
England, 1613-14, and was probably brought from Old to New-
England by Zachary, in 1635. It has been carefully preserved
in the John Bicknell line, and the present possessor is the eighth
John, in the ninth generation of Bicknells in America, and has
a son John in the tenth generation.
Joseph® [1004], (John, John, John, John, John, John, John.
Zachary), son of John and Marcena (Churchill) Bicknell;
b. Sept. 17, 1823; m. Aug. 10, 1853, Adeline Woodman, of
Hollis, Me., at Boston, Mass. She died at Boston, Jan.
26, 1854; no issue.
Joseph® m.- Mrs. Rosetta J. (Bicknell) Hall, Nov. 10, 1862,
dau. of James and Judith C. (Bowker) Bicknell; b. at Buck-
field Me., Sept. 10, 1829; no issue.
Joseph® was a machinist, residing and doing business in South
Boston, Mass. He was a public spirited citizen and deeply inter-
ested in our family history.
Emily® [1005], (John, John, John, John, John, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of John and Marcena (Churchill) Bicknell;
b. April 10, 1826; m. Aug. 10, 1845, Benjamin C. Lurvey;
b. at Paris, Me., Sept. 2, 1818. A farmer at Woodstock, Me.
Children.
1424 — I. Frances A.; b. Aug. 9, 1846, at Woodstock, Me., d.
Aug. 24, 1853.
Ninth Generation 349
1425 — 2. Isabella; b. March 18, 1848, at Woodstock, Me.; d.
Aug. 29, 1866.
1426 — 3. John B. ; b. June 6, 1850, at Woodstock, Me.
1427 — 4. Adeline B. ; b. Nov. 17, 1852, at Woodstock, Me.
1428 — 5. Eva; b. Dec. 23, 1855, at Woodstock, Me.
1429 — 6. Emma A.; b. Oct. 30, 1859, at Woodstock, Me.; d.
Dec. 24, 1866.
1430 — 7 Olive; b. March 24, 1863. at Woodstock, Me.; m.
Frank Andrews, of Woodstock, Sept. 28, 1881.
1431 — 8. Ezra ; b. July 30, 1864, at Woodstock, Me.
1432 — 9. Annie M. ; b. June 30, 1866, at Woodstock, Me.
1433 — 10. Fannie F. ; b. June 9, 1868, at Woodstock, Me.
1434 — II. Inez I.; b. Sept. 14, 1872.
William S.® [1006], (John, John, John, John, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of John and Marcena (Churchill) Bicknell;
b. March 6, 1830; m. Oct. 17, 1858, Mary Whitman, of
Woodstock, Me.; b. Nov. 15, 1829. Farmer at Woodstock.
. Children.
1435 — I. Viola E. ; b. Sept. 15, 1859, at Woodstock.
1436 — 2. Viella E. ; b. March 31, 1864, at Woodstock.
1437 — 3. Virginia E. ; b. Nov. 17, 1866, at Woodstock.
1438 — 4. Victor E. ; b. Dec. 18, 1869, at Woodstock.
1439 — 5. Viabella E. ; b. Sept. 29, 1872, at Woodstock.
Arabella R. [1007], (James, John, John, John, John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of James and Judith C. (Bowker)
Bicknell; b. at Buckfield, Me., Oct. 2, 1825; m. Nov. 16,
1846, Merritt Farrar, of Buckfield, a farmer of that town.
Children.
1. Mary A.; b. June i, 1851, at Buckfield.
2. Clara L. ; b. May, 1861, at Buckfield.
3. Hattie M. ; b. Nov. 7, 1865, at Buckfield.
James Francis® [1008], (James, John, John, John, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of James and Judith C. (Bowker)
Bicknell; b. at Buckfield, Me., May 7, 1827; m. May 9,
1852, Gorham, Me., Rebecca S. Fletcher, of Buckfield;
b. Sept. 16, 1833.
James F." was a carpenter and lived at Norway, Me., 1882.
Children.
1440 — I. Everett F. ; b. April 4, at Buckfield, Me.; m. Lizzie
A. Bennett, April 15, 1878; child., Grace B. ; b.
35° BiCKNELi. Genealogy
Aug. lo, 1880, at Paris, Me. E. F. Bicknell^" was
a carpenter at Norway, Me.
1441 — 2. Isabella A.; b. June 7, 1858.
RosETTA J.» [1009], (James, John, John, John, John. John, John,
Zachary), dau. of James and Judith C. (Bowker) Bicknell;
b. at Buckfield, Me., Sept. 10, 1829; m. May 4, 1848, Charles
B. Hall, of Buckfield, Me.; b. at Parkham, Me., Oct. 29,
1826.
Children.
1. Eudora B. ; b. Jan. 18, 1855, at Buckfield, Me.; m.
John B. Cobb, at Bangor, Me., July 9, 1879. Mr.
Cobb was a boot-cutter by occupation, at Holbrook,
Mass., 1882.
2. Ella B.; b. April 16, i860, at Auburn, N. Y. ; d. at
Boston, Mass., Dec. 16, 1867.
Charles B. Hall died at Buckfield, Me., April 12,
1861. He was a shoe-pattern cutter by trade and was
employed at the State's Prison at Auburn, N. Y., having
charge of a portion of the convicts. One of them struck
him several severe blows on the chest and neck with an
iron bar, aggravating the tendency to tuberculosis, with
which he was afflicted, to such a degree, that his death
took place in about one year from the time of receiving
the injuries.
Rosetta J. (BicknelP) Hall, m.- Nov. 10, 1862, her
cousin, Joseph Bicknell, and lived on Dorchester Street,
South Boston, Mass.
Virgil D. P.^ [igig], (James, John, John, John, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of James and Judith C. (Bowker) Bick-
nell ; b. at Buckfield, Me., March 24, 1833 ; m. Jan. 22, 1858,
Frances M. Warren, of Buckfield. He was a farmer at
Buckfield.
Children.
1442 — I. Eudora F. ; b. April 20, 1858, at Buckfield.
1443 — 2. James E. ; b. April 27, i860, at Buckfield.
1444 — 3. Florence W. ; b. Feb. i, 1862, at Buckfield; d. Mar.
1445—4. Nellie; b. Feb. 18, 1864, at Buckfield.
13, 1880.
1446 — 5. Minnie; b. July 17, 1868, at Buckfield.
Columbia P.® [loii], (James, John, John, John, John, John,
John, Zachary). dau. of James and Judith C. (Bowker)
Bicknell; b. at Buckfield, Me., May 30, 1835; ^- J^"- 6»
Ninth Generation 351
1854, Levi Turner, of Buckfield. He was a boot-maker at
Buckfield.
Children.
1. James Frank; b. July ly, 1854.
2. Rosetta J. ; b. Dec. 26, 1858.
Levi P. [1012], (James, John, John, John, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of James and Judith C. (Bowker) Bicknell;
b. at Buckfield, Me., Aug. 24, 1837; m. Jan. i, 1863, Mannie
S. Jordan, at Lewiston, Me. ; b. at Norway, Me., Aug. 24,
1837.
Chii.d.
I. Fannie S. ; b. April i, 1864, at Buckfield. The
mother, Fannie S. Jordan Bicknell, died April 10,
1846, at Buckfield.
Levi P. Bicknell went to California, and at last ac-
counts, was an engineer, residing at Volcano, Cal.
Georgiana H. [1014], (James, John, John, John, John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of James and Judith C. (Bowker)
Bicknell-; b. at Buckfield, Me., Feb. 15, 1843; "i- Nov. 29,
i860, James Arcadus Warren, of Buckfield, Me., a farmer
at Buckfield.
Children.
1. Charles A.; b. Feb. 10, 1862; m. Feb. 12, 1882, Rosetta
J. Turner; b. at Buckfield, ec. 26, 1858, dau. of
Columbia P. (Bicknell) and Levi Turner.
2. James Wilbour; b. May 10, 1865; d. Sept. 16, 1871.
3. Katie E. ; b. May 22, 1867.
4. Ormsbee B.. ; b. April 17, 1871,
5. Merton A.; b. Sept. 25, 1873.
Isabella R.« [1015], (James, John, John, John, John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of James and Judith C. (Bowker)
Bicknell; b. at Buckfield, Me., Feb. 24, 1845; m. Jan. 9,
1868, Cyrus De Coster, of Holbrook, Mass., at Randolph,
Mass. He was a son of Chandler and Tryphena (Hall) De
Coster; b. May 18, 1842.
Cyrus De Coster was a soldier in the Civil War, serv-
ing as a private in Company E, 32nd Maine Vol., 1864-5.
Was a clerk in Southworth's store in Holbrook, Mass.,
in 1882; no children.
352 BicKNELL Genealogy
JuuETTE E." [1016], (James, John, John, John, John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of James and Judith C. (Bowker)
Bicknell; b. Feb. 27, 1847; m. Jan. 20, 1868, J. Edwin May-
hew, of Buckfield, Me : ; no children. He was a boot-maker
at Buckfield, Me., in 1882.
Whitmore W.^ (Abigail, John, John, John, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of Abigail (Bicknell) and James Bow-
ker; b. at Buckfield, Me., Nov. 18, 1817; m. Dec, 1858, at
Paris, Me.. Mary S. .
Children.
1. Delphinus F. ; b. Dec. 3, 1859, at Paris, Me.
2. Charles N. ; b. July 19, 1861, at Paris, Me.
Whitmore W. Bowker was a farmer at Paris, Me.
Caroline Augusta^ (Abigail, John. John, John, John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Abigail (Bicknell) and James Bow-
ker; b. at Buckfield, Me., Dec. i, 1820; m. Horatio Downer,
of Buckfield.
Children.
Grace, Lillie and John.
Horatio Downer was killed in battle in the Civil War, in
1882. The family lived at Norway, Me.
Ordessa M." (Abigail, John, John, John, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Abigail (Bicknell) and James Bowker; b.
at Buckfield, Me., May 13, 1828; m. Aug. 27, 1856, Mary
L. Jordan, of Norway, Me.
Children.
1. Cora;^° b. May 27, 1858, at Paris, Me. ; m. Sidney San-
born, of Paris, April 9, 1877; Ph. Nellie M., b.
Jan. 23, 1879, at Norway.
2. James E. ; b. Oct. 8, 1859; m. Gilbert Abbott, of Paris,
Oct. 18, 1880.
3. Fanny E. ; b. July 7, 1861,
Ordessa M. Bowker was a farmer at Paris, Me.
Samuel^ (Olive, Nathaniel, Luke, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zashary), son of Olive (Bicknell) and Daniel Hay ford; b.
Nov. 24, 1824; m. June 12, 1846, Mary French Hayford,
dau. of Samuel; b. April 8, 1826.
Ninth Generation 353
Children.
I. Aurora; b. Nov. 27; d. Nov. 28, 1848.
Daniel; b. Sept. 6, 1850; d. July 2, 1856.
Samuel; b. Aug. 28, 1852.
Eva; b. March 26, 1857; d. March 3, 1881.
George Johnson; b. Dec. 28, 1861, at Belleville, Texas.
Kirby ; b. Nov. 5, 1864, at Belleville, Texas.
Samuel Hayford was first a school teacher in his life work;
then a surveyor at Cincinnati ; then a maker of mathematical
instruments. From 1847 to 1858 he lived in Cincinnati, when
he went to Texas for the recovery of his health.
He was County Surveyor of Austin County two terms;
served iil the Confederate Army one year, and being crippled in
one foot, was honorably discharged.
Mrs. Mary French Hayford lost her life in "The Great
Galveston Flood," in 1900. Her son George J. wrote, "The
great tidal wave and hurricane tore our house to pieces and
drowned mother. We found her two days after tangled in a
wire fence. I managed to pick up a few or our family relics,
but we have only an armful left. Mother was 74 last April."
The descendants of Olive Bicknell and Samuel Hayford
will be found in full in the History of the Hayford Family, iioo
A. D.-1900, by Otis Hayford, Canton, Me., 1901.
Theodore B.^ (Lucy, Patience, Zachary, Zachary, Zachary, John,
John, Zachary), son of Edward and Lucy (Bates) Blanch-
ard; b. March 26, 1827; m. Oct. 10, 1847, Mary Ann Dun-
bar; b. Sept. 27, 1826.
Children.
1. Edward Ray; b. Aug. 27, 1848; m. 1871, Sarah, dau.
of Henry Sider, Hingham, Mass,
2. Cornelius Franklin; b. Feb, 17, 1851.
3. Fletcher Gray; b. June 6, 1857.
4. Wilfred Abbott; b. Nov. 25, i860.
Alexis Torrey^ (Nancy S., James, Zachary, Zachary, Zach-
ary, John, John, John, Zachary), son of Lemuel and
Nancy S. (Bicknell) Torrey; b. Sept. 4, 1828; m. Sept. 23,
1852, Lucena H. Yeaton; b. in Ridge, N. H., 1832. Resi-
dence, Weymouth, Mass.
Children.
1. Frank Herbert; b. Jan. 24, 1854.
2. Emerson W. ; b. Oct, 12, 1857,
3. William Grant; b. June i, 1864; d. July 11, 1872.
354 BiCKNELIv GENEAIvOGY
OuvE Bicknei.l'' (Olive, Nathaniel, Luke, Nathaniel, John,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Olive (Bicknell) and Daniel
Hayford; b. July lo, 1829; m. July 5, 1846, Cyrus P. Hay-
ford, son of Samuel; b. in Ohio, Nov. 19, 1821 ; d. Dec.
18, 1899.
Chii^dren.
1. Charlotte O. ; b. April 15, 1847; ^- John J. Warren,
April 9, 1882, of Van Buren, Ark.
2. Celia D. ; b. May i, 1857; m. T. A. Pinkham, April
9, 1882.
3. Fred Harmon; b. July 8, 1861 ; m. Hattie Kirkpatrick,
March 18, 1891, Clermont, O.
Life work of Cyrus P. Hayford, education and teaching;
flat-boating on the Mississippi ; traveling salesman ; general mer-
chant; farmer. In the Spring of 1864, he enlisted in the 153rd
Ohio Vol. Infantry, serving till the war closed.
Nancy B.^ (Nancy B., Nancy, Zachary, Zachary, Zachary, John,
John, Zachary). dau, of Rufus W. and Nancy Bicknell
(Lincoln) Dickinson; b. March 6, 1829; m. March 6, 1848,
at Clayville, N. Y., Chauncey Mosier.
Children.
1. Mary Elizabeth; b. ; d. Jan. 7, 1852.
Chauncey Mosier died March 11, 1850.
Nancy B. (Dickinson) Mosier m.^ Charles C. Wicks,
of Paris, Oneida County, N. Y., Nov. 13, 1852.
Children.
2. Kate C. ; b. Feb. 14, 1854.
3. Mary Alice; b. Dec. 10, 1855.
4. Sarah Bell; b.^ Sept. 8, 1857; d. .
5. Lottie Steele; b. May 4, i860; d. .
6. Charles Wells; b. March 5, 1862.
7. Cora S. ; b. Sept. 21, 1864.
8. Bessie French ; b. July 8, 1867.
9. Lillian; b. June, 1869.
10. Grace Osborne; b. Sept., 1870.
11. Clara Louise; b. Jan., 1872.
12. Maude Bicknell; b. March, 1873; ^- •
Emeline C." (Nancy B., Nancy, Zachary, Zachary, Zachary,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Rufus W. and Nancy Bick-
nell (Lincoln) Dickinson; b. Oct. 17, 1835; m. Oct. 14,
1855, Ambrose Lockwood, of Ballston, Saratoga Co., N. Y.
Ninth Generation 355
Children.
1. Jennie Wells; b. Aug. 15, 1856, at Ballston, N. Y.
2. Frederick Sampson ; b. March 7, i860, at Ballston,
N. Y.
3. Charles Grant; b. May i, 1864, at Ballston, N. Y.
Ambrose Lock wood died at Fonda, N. Y., Oct. 8, 1877.
Eeiza L,.^ (Nancy Bicknell, Nancy Zachary, Zachary, Zachary,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Rufus W. and Nancy Bick-
nell (Lincoln) Dickinson; b. Jan. 10, 1839; m. Nov. 21,
1857, William H. Chapman, of Westerly, R. L ; b. 1832.
Children.
1. Eliza Lincoln; b. Feb. 7, 1859, at Westerly, R. L
2. William Wells; b. July 11, 1863, at Westerly, R. L
3. Horatio Campbell; b. Nov. 23, 1867, at Westerly, R. L
William H. Chapman died at Westerly, Oct. 3, 1879.
Mary F.^ (Nancy Bicknell, Nancy, Zachary, Zachary, Zachary,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Rufus W. and Nancy Bick-
nell (Lincoln) Dickinson; b. May 11, 1843; ^- June 6, 1862,
Clark H. Chapman, of Westerly, R. L
Children.
Mary Nancy Bicknell; b. Sept. 2, 1863, ^^ Westerly,
R. L
Lucy Ashley^ (Nancy Bicknell, Nancy, Zachary, Zachary, Zach-
ary, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Rufus W. and Nancy
Bicknell (Lincoln) Dickinson; b. Nov. 24, 1840; m. Feb. 22,
1866, Charles A. Tappan.
Children.
Eliza Lincoln; b. Dec. 7, 1867.
Elizabeth Love; b. June 24, 1870; d. Sept. 20, 1873.
Mary A.^ (Abiah B., Nancy, Daniel, Joseph, John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Abiah B. and Olive R. (Burrill)
Steward; b. Feb. 4, 1832; m. at Newport, Me., Oct. 29, 1850,
Samuel L Patten.
Children.
1. Albert B. ; b. Dec. 24, 1850; m. Luther Clark.
2. Charles S. ; b. Oct. 24, 1858.
3. Byron P.; b. Sept. 10, 1865.
356 BicKNEivL Genealogy
Jacob H.^ (Abiah B., Nancy, Daniel, Joseph, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of Abiah B. and Ohve R. (Burrill)
Steward; b. May 24, 1838; m. Jan. 29, i860, Frances L.
Pratt, of Newport, Me.
Children.
1. Anna J. ; b. Oct. 21, i860.
2. WilHam M. ; b. Sept. 13, 1864.
3. Mary F. ; b. April 11, 1871.
4. Stanley; b. Dec. 21, 1873.
Augustus A.^ (Hannah, James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of Hannah (Bicknell) and Samuel
Fletcher; b. at Belmont, Me., Nov. 10, 1832; m.^ Helen M.
Knowlton, of Northport, Me.
Child.
I. Lizzie S. ; b. ,
Helen M. (Knowlton) Bicknell died. Augustus A. Fletcher
m.^ Alice Crehore, of Lincolnville, Me.
Sarah E.^ (Hannah, James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Hannah (Bicknell) and Samuel Fletcher;
Zachary), son of Hannah (Bicknell) and Samuel Fletcher;
b. Oct. 14, 1836; m. Alonzo Wilson, of Belmont, Me.
Child.
Frank I. Wilson.
Helen A.^ (Hannah, James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Hannah (Bicknell) and Samuel Fletcher;
b. at Belmont, Me., Oct. 12, 1841 ; m. Solomon Jordan, of
Belmont, Me.
Children.
1. Harriet M. ; b. .
2. Charles O. ; b. .
3. Sarah E. ; b. .
4. Frank; b. .
Francis^ (Hannah, James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Hannah (Bicknell) and Samuel Fletcher;
b. at Belmont, Me., Jan. 27, 1845 I "^- Kezia F. Knowles, of
Belfast, Me.
Children.
1. Edward S. ; b. .
2. Henry H. ; b. .
Ninth Generation 357
3. Alonzo E. ; b.
4. Frank, Jr. ; b.
5. Allen S. ; b. -
6. Alice M. ; b. -
7. Ralph M.; b.
8. James B. ; b. -
9. Joseph G. ; b. ■
AivMiRA B.*^ (Harriet, Simeon, John, John, John, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Harriet (Bicknell) and George De Coster;
b. March 27, 1832; m. January i, 1852, Samuel Lucas, at
Hartford, Me.
Children.
1. Lilly; b. Nov. 5, 1852; m. Nov. 27, 1873, Monroe Pea-
body; child, George M. ; b. Aug. 12, 1874.
2. William A.; b. Jan. 16, 1855; m., 1878, Elizabeth
Davis, of Hartford, Me. ; no issue.
3. Flora; b. Sept. 15, 1858; m., 1878, Lucius Allen, of
Canton, Me. ; child, Perley ; b. .
4. Infant; b. ; d., 1868.
5. Perley; b. Oct. 4, 1870.
Parnee,^ (Harriet, Simeon, John, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Harriet (Bicknell) and George De Coster; b.
June 16, 1833; m., 1851, James B. Russell.
Children.
1. Samuel A.; b., 1851 ; m. Ella A. Holland, of Canton
Point, Me.; children, i, Elizabeth M. ; b., 1876;
2, Charles H. ; b., 1878.
2. Elsie H.; b., 1852; m., 1871, George Mason, Au-
burn, Me. ; child, F. Matel ; m., 1873.
3. Issa B.; b., 1855; m.. 1876, James M. Fardy, Auburn,
Me.; child, Arthur; b., 1876.
4. G. Clinton; b., 1856; m. Tenie E. Hutchinson, of Can-
ton, Me.; child, b., 1879.
5. J. Burney; b., 1858.
6. Ellen; b., 1859.
7. Helen; b. ; d. .
8. Susan E. ; b. ; d. .
Alfred L.® (Hannah L., Quincy, Zachary, Zachary, Zachary,
John, John, Zachary), son of Hannah L. (Bicknell) and
Nathan Bates; b. July i, 1835; ^- Sept. i, 1864, Katharine
Ellen, dau. of Stephen and Mary (Derby) Stowell, of
Hingham.
358 BicKNELL Ge;nealogy
Children.
1. Effie Clifton; b. July 4, 1865.
2. Grace Lincoln; b. March 15, 1868; m., 1896, Rev
McElwain, of New Britain, Conn.
3. Nathan; b, Feb. 27, 1872; d. Oct. 17, 1873.
Alfred L. Bates^ was a soldier in the Civil War, in Company
H, I2th Mass. Vol., 1861 ; served three years and was honorably
discharged.
John Wesley^ (Hannah L., Quincy, Zachary, Zachary, Zachary,
John, John, Zachary), son of Hannah Lincoln (Bicknell)
and Nathan Bates; b. June 2, 1838; m. Dec. 31, 1865, Nancy,
dau. of Minot and Caroline (Richards) Harrington.
Children.
1. Edward Nelson; b. April, 1867.
2. Agnes Marion; b. Aug. 5, 1870; m. Fred J. Clark,
of Lawrence, Mass. ; child, Orsmond Wesley ; b.
May 14, 1898.
John Wesley Bates'* was a soldier in the Civil War, serving
as Second Lieutenant, Company 9, 4th Mass. Heavy Artillery,
1864.
Harriet E. (Hannah L., Quincy, Zachary, Zachary, Zachary,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Hannah Lincoln (Bicknell)
and Nathan Bates; b. Jan. 23, 1843; m. Oct., 1871, Alvin
Stickney, of Springfield, Mass.
Children.
1. Frederic Herbert; b. Nov. 14, 1872.
2. Emma Caroline; b. Oct., 1874.
3. Estelle Graves; b. May ; d. June 27, 1876.
Henry C.^ (Harriet N., Sabrina, Zachary, Zachary, Zachary,
John, John, Zachary), son of Charles and Harriet (Nash)
Clapp; b. April 28, 1836; m., 1857, Lydia A. Dawes, dau. of
John P. and Juliette (Lincoln) Dawes, of Hingham, Mass.
Children.
1. Melville Preston;" b. May 7, 1859; m. Melvina Bates,
dau. of John and Helen Tirrell Bates; ch., Mil-
dred ; b., 1888 ; Henry, b., 1892.
Melville P." died in Lynn, Mass., Dec, 1898.
2. Juliette Amelia; b. Oct. 2, 1863, at St. Johns, N. B.
Addie M.^ (Deborah, John, John, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Deborah (Bicknell) and Nathaniel Getchell;
b. at Sumner, Me., Feb. 7, 1838; m. Oct. 30, 1859, Thomas
L. Philbrook, of Durham, Me. ; b. at Brunswick, Me., May
5. 1831.
Ninth Generation 359
Children.
1. Lillian B. ; b. Sept. i6, 1864, at Durham.
2. Eva M.; b. April 27, 1866, at Durham.
3. Idella A.; b. Aug. 15, 1867, at Durham.
Thomas L. Philbrook was a carpenter, and lived at Dur-
ham, Me.
Sarah B.** (Temperance, Temperance, Thomas, Benjamin,
Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Temperance
(Whiting) and Warren Dyer; b. ; m. Herbert A. Miller,
of No. Weymouth, Mass.
Children.
I. Edward W. ; b. .
8. Ethel; b. .
3. Arthur; b.
4. Maud ; b. -
Edward^ (Abigail, James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John,
Zachary,) son of Abigail (Bicknell) and Warren Chandler
Cunningham; b. at Searsmont, Me., Aug. 13, 1840; m. June
21, 1871, in Searsmont, Me., Mary Eleanor Moody; b. in
Searsmont, Jan. 17, 1842.
Children.
1. Melville Elliott; b. April 3, 1872, in Sitapur, Oudh,
India.
2. Joseph Atwood; b. Sept. 11, 1875, i" Naini Tal, Ku-
maon, India.
3. Edward Warren Chandler; b. Oct. 22, 1877, in Naini
Tal Kumaon, India.
Edward Cunningham, son of Abigail Bicknell, born Aug. 13,
1840, Searsmont, Maine ; educated at East Maine Conference
Seminary and Wilbraham Academy ; was graduated at Wes-
leyan University, Middletown, Conn., class of '67, A. B. ; received
degree of A. M. from Alma Mater in 1869; entered New York
East Conference, April, 1867; ordained deacon by Bishop Scott,
April, 1869, and elder by Bishop Thomson in April, 1S71 ; sailed
with wife for India, October, 1871. Was presiding elder of
the Oudh District, of the North India Conference, 1876 and
1877, and of the Rohelkund District, 1878 and 1879; delegate to
the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church of
1880; was one year on sick furlough in Belfast, Maine. Since
1882 have served several churches in the New York East Con-
360 BiCKNELIv GenEAI^OGY
ference; am in excellent health and purpose taking charge of
another church at our next Conference in April, 191 3.
Mary Eleanor (Moody) Cunningham, wife of Edward, born
Jan. 17, 1842, Searsmont, Maine; educated at East Maine Con-
ference Seminary, Bucksport, Maine ; employed for some years
as school teacher; went with husband to India in 1871 ; had
charge of native schools in Lucknow, India; since return home
has been occupied with the duties and work of pastor's wife in
different churches.
Melville Elliott Cunningham, son of Edward, born Sitapur,
Oudh, India, April 3, 1872; educated at the Polytechnic Insti-
tute, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; graduated from the New York Univer-
sity in class of 1895, •^- B. Later was graduated from Dover
Theological Seminary, B. D. ; united with the Ohio Conference,
M. E. Church, in September, 1904. He is now pastor of the
M. E. Church in Piketon, Ohio.
Joseph Atwood Cunningham, M. D., son of Edward Cun-
ningham, was born in Naini Tal, India, Sept. 11, 1875; came
to U. S. with parents in 1880; received education in public schools
of Connecticut and New York ; graduated from The College of
the City of New York with B. A. degree in 1896; graduated from
The College of Physicians and Surgeons (Medical Department
of Columbia University), 1901. Member Kings County, New
York State and American Medical Associations, and in general
practice in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Edward Warren Chandler Cunningham, son of Edward Cun-
ningham, was born October 22, 1877, at Naini Tal, India; edu-
cated in the United States in public schools — Brooklyn High
School and College of City of New York ; received degree of
L. L. B. from New York Law School, 1901, and was admitted
to Bar of State of New York in the same year; was admitted
to Fairfield County Bar, Connecticut, 1902, and now practices
law at 371 Fulton street, Brooklyn, New York City. Member
of Fremont Club, Kings County Republican General Committtee,
Superintendent of York Street M. E. Church Sunday School,
and manager Brooklyn Church Society of M. E. Church.
Rachael Cobb,^ (Abigail, James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Abigail (Bicknell) and Warren
Chandler Cunningham; b. at Searsmont, Me., Dec, 11, 1842;
m. Sept. 18, 1866, Abner Weed, of Dixmont, Me.; b. Sept.
18, 1842.
Ninth Generation 361
Children.
1. Abbie; b. July 12, 1867, at Belmont, Me.
2. Edward Chandler; b. Dec. 31, 1872, Truckee, Cal., ;
d. Feb. 5, 191 1.
3. Eleanor May; b. March 25, 1878, Truckee, Cal.; d.
July 8.
4. Horace Atwood; b. March 2, 1880, Truckee, Cal.
Abner Weed served in the Civil War, enlisting in Company
E, 8th Maine Vol., entering the service Sept. 7, 1863, and was
mustered out Jan. 8, 1866. The family moved to Iowa in 1868,
and from there to California in 1869. Mr. Weed engaged in
lumbering, and founded the town of Weed, where he built and
owned large lumber mills. He later sold his mills and lumber
interests in California and invested his lumber fortune in agri-
cultural and grazing lands in Oregon, owning over 21,000 acres,
several hundred of which are under grain cultivation.
Mr. Weed was elected County Superviser of Siskiyoue County,
Cal., in 1898, serving two terms, until 1906, when he was elected
State Senator, serving till 1910.
Amanda F.^ (Eveline, John, John, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Eveline (Bicknell) and Gideon Cushman; b.
April 8, 1840; m. Oct. 15, i860, Thomas H. B. Bensen, of
Sumner, Me.
Children.
1. Nellie M.; b. Dec. 20, 1874, Sumner, Me.
2. Anna B.; b. Aug. i, 1879, Sumner, Me.
Samuel B.^ (Eveline, John, John, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Eveline (Bicknell) and Gideon Cushman; b.
Dec. 2.^, 1841 ; m. Jan. i, 1863, Sarah L. Whitman, at
Paris Me.
Children.
1. Charles G. ; b. April 22, 1867, ^t Rockland, Mass.
2. Alice C. S. ; b. May 23, 1872, at Rockland, Mass.
Mr. Cushman was a provision dealer at Rockland, Mass.,
in 1882.
Julia F.^ (Eveline, John, John, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Eveline (Bicknell) and Gideon Cushman; b.
Dec. 28, 1843; n^-> ^'^7y Augustine Patterson, of Abington,
Mass., at Auburn, Me.
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Children.
Eveline C. ; b. Aug. 8, 1868, at Abington, Mass.
Agnes; b. Sept. 14, 1872, at Abington, Mass.
James; b. June 9, 1875, ^t Abington, Mass.
Isabella; b. Nov. 18, 1879, ^^ Abington, Mass.
Florence; b. Sept. 18, 1881, at Abington, Mass.
Residence, Abington, Mass.
Rosabel C.^ (Eveline, John, John, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), dau. of Eveline (Bicknell) and Gideon Cushman; b.
June 14, 1847; m. June 5, 1864, at Auburn, Me., Calvin B.
Benson; b. at Hartford, Me., and residing in Abington,
Mass.
Children.
1. Fred. F. ; b. Jan. 9, 1867, at Abington, Mass.
2. Ernest A.; b. July 17, 1870, at Abington, Mass.
3. George A.; b. March 30, 1871, at Abington, Mass.
Cephas H.^ (Eveline, John, John, John, John, John, John, Zach-
ary), son of Eveline (Bicknell) and Gideon Cushman; b.
Nov. 21, 1854; m. May 30, 1874, Corinne L. Bacon, of
Auburn, Me.
Children.
1. Gracie E. ; b. April 10, 1875, at Auburn, Me.
2. Blanche M. ; b. May 5, 1877, at Auburn, Me.
3. Bertha L.; b. Oct. 31, 1879, at Auburn, Me.
Harriet Jane,^ (Martha J., Zimri H., Lemuel, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Erastus K. and Martha J. (Bick-
nell) Clarke; b. Oct. 14, 1856; m. John H. Gustin, of Dan-
vers, Mass., Dec. 24, 1885. He died July 23, 1899.
Children.
1. John Vinton; b. Aug. 10, 1887, at Danvers.
2. Ednah Lillian; b. Oct. 18, 1888; m. George B. Mac-
Kenna of Lynn, July 21, 1906. Children: Armanella
Beatrice, b., Aug. i, 1907; Roscoe Bernard, b., Sept.
8, 1898.
Sarah Abbie,^ (Martha J., Zimri H., Lemuel, Lemuel, Zachariah,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Erastus K. and Martha J.
(Bicknell) Clarke; b. May 23, i860; m. George Henry
Wright, of Wolcott, Vt., Jan. 9, 1881.
Ninth Generation 363
Children.
1. Warren H. ; b. April 8, 1833; m. Grace M. Cree; b.,
1884. Children: Lois Grace, b., Nov. 14, 1905; Ina
Abbie, b., Nov. i, 1907.
2. Mary Abbie; b. Aug. 28, 1884; m. Hiram H. Pike,
Oct. 10, 1906. Child: Rachael Elizabeth, b., June 11,
1909.
Susan Addie,^ (Martha Jane, Zimri H., Lemuel, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Erastus K. and Martha J. (Bick-
nell) Clarke; b. May 23, 1861 ; m. Charles H. Chesley, of
Topsfield, Mass., Nov. 21, 1880.
Children.
1. Lillian; b. May 13, 1882; m. Silas H. Holbrook, of
Lynn, April 11, 1800. Children; Albert, b. and d.,
Sept. 2, 1901 ; Alice Florence, b., Sept. 2, 1903 ; Clar-
ence Ernest, b., Jan. 10, 1905; Mabel Lillian, b.. May
8, 1906.
2. Sarah Lizzie; b. Sept. 2^, 1884; d. Aug. 21, 1885.
3. Alice Adelaide; b. Aug. 9, 1888; m. Thomas J, Carson,
of Lynn, Mass., Jan. 9, 1911.
4. Louis Albert; b. July 27, 1893.
Charles Edward,^ (Thomas, Nancy, Zachariah, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Thomas and Nancy
C. (Stone) Lincoln; b. March 10, 1863; m. Julia W. Ross,
of Providence, R. L, March 29, 1875.
Children.
1. Frank Boynton; b., 1876, at Providence.
2. William Crowell; b., 1876; d., 1884.
3. Ralph; b., 1880; d., 1884.
Julia W. Ross (Lincoln) died.
Charles E. Lincoln'' m.^ Adah Maude McLaughlin, of
Boston, Mass., July 12, 1886.
4. Hope Kirby; b. Oct. 17, 1890, at Providence.
Mr. Lincoln has been connected with the Providence Journal
in reportorial and editorial work for many years (1913).
Homer H.^ (Merriel, Ephraim, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of Merriel (Bicknell) and Liberty L. Bur-
nett; b. Oct. 16, 1864, at Windsor, Mass.; m. at Savoy, Mass.,
May 23, 1886, Nellie L Bliss; b. Dec. 22, 1869, ^t Savoy.
364 BicKNELL Genealogy
Children.
1. Clifton H. Burnett; b. Jan. 14, 1887, at Savoy, Mass.
Clifton H. Burnett^" m. at Cheshire, Mass, Dec. 31,
1907, Ginevra C. Cain; b. at Savoy, Feb. 16, 1889.
Child: Doris E. Burnett ;^^ b. at Savoy, Mass, Dec. 4,
1910.
2. Russell H. Burnett ;^° b. May 27, 1889, at Savoy, Mass.
3. Grace E. Burnett;^" b. Feb. 26, 1893, at Savoy, Mass.
4. Stanley H. Burnett;^'' b. Nov. 11, 1904, at Savoy, Mass.
Mary L.^ (Merriel, Ephraim, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Merriel (Bicknell) and Liberty L. Bur-
nett; b. at Savoy, Mass., Nov. 17, 1866; m. at Florida, Mass.,
Nov. 25, 1884, Gurden J. Walker; b. at Savoy, Oct. 24, 1861.
Children.
1. Nina E. ;'° b. at Savoy, Feb. 4, 1888.
2. Rena L. ;^° b. at Savoy, May 23, 1890.
3. Elbert L. ;^° b. at Savoy, Dec. 4, 1892.
4. Helen M. ;^° b. at Savoy, Jan. 12, 1902.
5. Virginia L. ;^° b. at Savoy, July 6, 1907.
Elbridge K.^ [1029], (Ebridge G., John, John, John, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of Elbridge G, and Emeline (Briggs)
Bicknell ; b. at Paris, Me., 1849 ! ^- Helen A. Jones.
Children.
1448 — I. Helen Gertrude; b. Nov. 14, 1871 ; m. Frank M. Pem-
berton. Children : Gertrude, Gladys and Dorothy.
1449 — 2. Beatrice Vesta; b., 1885; m. William Wright, of New-
ark, N. J. Child: Beatrice Helen; b. Sept. 10, 1910.
The mother died Oct. 23, 1910.
Elbridge K." is doing a successful insurance business (1912)
in Newark, N. J. He has an ivory headed cane, having a silver
ferule, on which is engraved the following:
John Bicknell, born in Abington, Mass, May 3, 1772.
Married Shure Small, Jan. 15, 1793.
Removed to Buckfield, Maine, 1802.
Cut this stick, 1832.
Adelbert D.^ [1030], (Samuel S., John, John, John, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of Samuel S. and Fear M. (De Coster)
Bicknell; b. at Buckfield, Me., Oct. 19, 1838; m. July 15,
1859, Elmira J. Doughty, of Greenwood, Me.
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Children.
1450 — I. Josephine F. ; b. at Paris, Me., June 23, 1863; m. June
23, 1880, Clinton A. Harriman, of Norwood, Me.
145 1 — 2. Linnie M. ; b. May 26, 1868.
1452 — 3. Samuel C. ; b. July 17, 1870.
1453 — 4. Sarah E. ; b. Aug. 14, 1874.
1454 — 5. George F. ; b. April 21, 1877.
Simeon^ [1031], (David, Simeon, John, John, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of David and Parnell (Morse) Bicknell;
b. May 20, 1823; m. Sept. 19, 1847, Alvira Jane Hayford,
dau. of Gustavus Hayford, Jr. ; b. at Canton, Me., Oct. 30,
1829.
Children.
1455 — I. Harriet A. ; b. Feb. 4, 1848 ; m. C. O. Holt, 1866 ; school
teacher and millinery and fancy goods, with fine busi-
ness ability.
1456 — 2. Abbie C. ; b. July 18, 1850; unmarried.
1457 — 3. Frank E. ; b.'July 26, 1852; m. Rose A. Ellis; one son,
Albert S., b., March 3, 1878.
1458 — 4. James W. ; b. Jan. 19, i860; m. Lilly M. Wentworth.
Simeon,^ a fatherless boy, went to Canton, Me., to live with
his uncle, George De Coster, who, for many years, carried on
a large carriage factory and was one of the early settlers of the
town. Here he learned carriage making and spent the larger
part of his life in that business. At one time he manufactured
on a large scale farming tools for Boston and other markets. He
continued active work at Canton till the close of his life.
Simeon Bicknell died May 31, 1906.
Alvira J. Hayford Bicknell died April 20, 1910.
William^ [1032], (David, Simeon, John, John, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of David and Parnell (De Coster) Bicknell;
b. in Buckfield, Me., Nov. 14, 1824; m. Oct. 24, 1849, Ange-
lina M. Norton, of Abington, Mass.; b. at Abington, Sept.
20, 1829, dau. of Benjamin and Mehitabel Norton.
Children.
1459 — I- Lillian M.; b. Dec. 8, 1850, in Abington; m. May 3,
1 87 1. Residence, South Boston, Mass.
T460— 2. Millietta G. ; b. March i, 1853; m. Feb. 19, 1878.
1461— 3. Clifford; b. Oct. 15, 1855, at Worcester, Mass.
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1462 — 4. Amey G. ; b. July -o, 1858, at Abington.
1463 — 5. Florence M. ; b. July 28, 1870, at South Boston.
William Bicknell was a boot and shoe cutter and lived in
South Boston, Mass.
Eliza Hobart,^ (John, Samuel, Jacob, John, John, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Deacon John and Eliza (Hobart) Bick-
nell; b. June 30, 1834; m. Jan. 20, 1858, Cleveland C. Wade,
of Madison, Me.
Children.
1. Frank S. ;^° b. in Madison, Me.; m. Sarah Hight of
Athens, Me. Now an M. D. in New Richmond, Wis.
2. Mary E. ;" b. in Madison, Me. ; m. Chester C. Wade,
of Athens. Now resides in Seattle, Wash.
3. Carrie ;^° b. in Madison, Me. ; m. Sherman Hathover,
of Athens. Now resides in Waukegan, 111.
4. Addie B. ;^<' b. in Madison, Me. ; m. Morrill Phillips, of
South Hanover, Mass.
5. George C. ;^'^ born in Athens, Me. At present in Idaho.
6. Nellie;^'' b. in Athens, Me.; m. J. Howard Haley, of
Cornville. Now resides in Hartland, Me.
John Randall,'' [1037], (John, Samuel, Jacob, John, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of Deacon John and Eliza (Hobart)
Bicknell; b. in Madison, Me., June 16, 1839; m. Nov. 10,
1868, Mary L. Moulton, of Embden, Me., by Rev. Thomas
G. Mitchell.
Children.
1464 — I. Nellie Mae; b. June 9; d. Oct. 9, 1869, at Madison.
1465 — 2. John Carlton; b. May 28, 1871.
1466 — 3. Lester Hunt; b. June 10, 1877.
1467 — 4. Edward Alton; b. Sept. 15, 1886; m. Beatrice W.
Easier, of Portland, Me., June 9, 1908. Residence,
Portland, Me.
John Randall, wife Mary, son Lester, and grandson Ivan,
live at the Deacon John Bicknell Homestead on Bicknell Hill,
Madison, Me.
HISTORICAL SKETCH.
John'' Randall, a Civil War veteran, son of Deacon John^ and
Eliza Hobart Bicknell, was born in Madison, Maine, June 16,
1839. He w^as early taught the principles of industry and econ-
omy. Was faithful and industrious during all the years of his
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minority. Sept. 10, 1862, he enlisted in Company H, 24th Me.
Regiment Vol., a strong, robust young man, but during his serv-
ice in the army contracted a complication of diseases — malarial
poisoning, fever and ague — which led to many others, and at the
expiration of his term of service, eleven and one-half months,
was mustered out and returned home a physical wreck, so ema-
ciated that for many months his life was despaired of. The only
battle in which he participated was at the siege of Port Hudson.
With the partial return of health he went West to seek and
locate a home for himself and the lady to whom he was engaged,
teaching school being his chosen vocation, but at his father's
urgent request, he returned home to assume the duties and respon-
sibilities of caring for his father's family. Nov. 10, 1868, was
married by Rev. Thomas G. Mitchell, to Miss Mary L. Moulton,
of Embden, Maine, a lady of noble Christian character. To
gether they have bravely fought life's battles and raised a family
of high and sterling principles, a blessing to their parents and
friends, and an honor to their noble ancestors. Mr. and Mrs.
Bicknell have always been actively engaged in all good work — the
church, Sunday School, Christian Endeavor, Sunshine and Lit-
erary Societies — he filling very acceptably the office of Sunday
School Superintendent thirteen consecutive years. They are still
living upon the homestead farm, but he has nearly lost his eye-
sight.
Martha Ann,^ [1041], (John, Samuel, Jacob, John, John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of John and Eliza (Hobart) Bicknell;
b. at Madison, Me., June 9, 1856; m. Sept. 19, 1882, Rev.
Nathan Hunt, of Dorchester, Mass.
Children.
1. Milton B. Hunt; b. March 21, 1884; at home mis-
sionary work in Chicago, 111.
2. Marian; b. Feb. 25, 1885; a trained nurse.
3. Hilda May; b. Jan. 23, 1890; at home with parents at
Charleston, Me. (1912).
Martha Ann (Bicknell) Hunt died in Dorchester, Mass., Feb.
II, 1890.
Elvira,^ [1042], (Samuel, Samuel, Jacob, John, John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Samuel and Mary Ann (Weeks)
Bicknell ; b. in Skowhegan, Me. ; m. Alonzo Varney, of
Fairfield, Me.
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Children.
1. Allen; b. ; Postoffice address, Skowhegan, Me.,
R. F. D. 3.
2. Ethel ; b.
3. Eleanor; b. ; a teacher in Massachosetts.
4, Mildred; b. ; a dressmaker in Massachhsetts.
Rebecca Clay,^ [1047], (Lebbeus, James, Joseph, Joseph, John,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Lebbeus and Betsey (Clay)
Bicknell; b. in Belmont, Me., Sept. 20, 1826; m. March 9,
1846, William C. Poor, of Belmont, Me.
Children.
1. Rosannah ; b. Dec. 29, 1846.
2. Isabella; b. Jan. 27, 1849.
3. Alzina; b. March 31, 1851 ; d., Belfast, Me., April 20,
1887.
4. Lizzie Annett; b. June 22, 1857.
William C. Poor died at Belmont, Me., Nov. 10, 1863.
Rebecca Clay (Bicknell) Poor died at Belfast, Me., March
14, 1894.
James Marshall^ [1048], (Edmund, James, Joseph, Joseph,
John, John, John, Zachary), son of Edmund and Nancy
(Gardner) Bicknell; b. May 14, 1827; m. Sept, 21, 1851,
Sarah S. Stevens, of Belfast, Me. ; b. Nov. 2, 1829, Resi-
dence, Belfast.
Children.
1468 — I. Henry Gardner; b. Nov. 10, 1852. Residence, Belfast,
Me. ; died March 3, 1910.
1469 — 2. Charles Edmund; b. Jan. 18, 1855. Residence, Rock-
land, Me.
1470 — 3. George E. ; b. Nov. 25, 1861. Residence, West Meri-
den. Conn.
James M.^ was a cabinet maker by trade; died March 9, 1863,
in Belfast.
Stephen Giddings^ [1049], (Edmund, James, Joseph, Joseph,
John, John, John, Zachary), son of Edmund and Nancy
(Gardner) Bicknell ; b. Oct. 29, 1828; m. Sarah Ward Spratt,
May 14, 1854, in Etna, Me. She was born in China, Me.,
Sept. 4, 1833.
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Children.
1471 — I. Alice; b. April 10, i860, in Belfast, Me.
1472 — 2. Minnie; b. July 4; d. July 22, 1863.
1473 — 3. Arthur Eugene; b. Feb. 7^ 1868.
Stephen G. Bicknell was a mason by trade, and lived in Bel-
fast. Alice studied at Boston Concervatory of Music in 1882.
He died about 19 10, in Belfast, Me.
Abbie Sarah° [1050], Edmund, James, Joseph, Joseph, John,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Edmund and Nancy (Gard-
ner) Bicknell; b. May 25, 1835; "i- March 19, 1857, Joseph
Ellis, of Brooks, Me., their home.
Children.
1. Herbert Otis; b. Dec. 6, i860; m. ; son, Joseph
Harold; b. Aug. 10, 1894, in Colorado.
2. Joseph Edmund; b. July 3, 1866; m. Esther Clements,
1894; son, Frank B. ; b. in Waldo, Me,, Dec. 20, 1894.
3. Alfred Lunette; b. Nov. 28, 1869; m. Fred L. Page,
1892.
4. Percy David; b. May 29, 1877.
Abbie Sarah Bicknell Ellis died at Brooks, Me., Sept. 8, 1896.
Mary L.® [1051], (James, James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of James and Hannah P. (McKeen)
Bicknell; b. in Belmont, Me., Feb. 2, 1840; m. James Bar-
ker in Belmont, Me. Residence, Pasadena, Cal. (1912).
Children.
1. Elvira C. ;^*' b. June 22, 1874, in Searsmont, Me.; m.
Jan, 8, 1904, Newton Stanger Leithead, in Pasadena,
Cal.; a son, Donald Barker;" b. Nov. 8, 1895.
2. James Edmund ;^° b. Sept. 14, 1878, in Searsmont, Me. ;
m. July 8, 1903, Grace Helena Farnsworth, in Los
Angeles, Cal. Children, Edmund Farnsworth,'^^ b.
June 13, 1906; Mary Beatrice," b. April i, 1911.
James® [1052], (James, James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John, John,
Zachary), son of James and Elvira (Pitcher) Bicknell; b,
at Belmont, Me., Jan. 4, 1844; m. Josephine Neal, of Bel-
mont, Me., 1870.
Child.
1474 — I. Adelaide L. ; b. .
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James® spent his early life on the farm at Belmont, until, at
the age of twenty-five, becoming tired of farm life, he left Maine
for a clerkship in a Boston clothing store, and after six months'
experience in learning the salesman's art, he set up a clothing
store, "a little ten-footer," in Lawrence, Mass. Here he worked
hard for three years before the business became large enough
to require the aid of his brother, Edmund, who, at the age of
twenty-six, had decided not to be a granger.
About 1852, the little clothing house of James Bicknell, Jr.,
took on larger proportions, more goods, and the firm name of
Bicknell Brothers. Success followed success, and larger stores
followed until in the Autumn of 1879, Bicknell Brothers opened
in Lawrence one of the largest and best appointed clothing houses
in New England, outside of Boston. The Bicknell firm felt a
justifiable pride in the fact that it had never borrowed a dollar
to pay for a bill of goods, and that it had never paid for a bill
of merchandise with a promissory note. With success, came
reasonable and well used wealth, and the honorable names of
the house of Bicknell Brothers, of Lawrence, Mass., will long
outlive its enterprising founders.
Edmund^ [io53]> James, James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of James and Elvira (Pitcher) Bick-
nell; b. at Belmont, Me., July 23, 1846; m. Dec. 4, 1874, Su-
san Bennett Dyer, dau. of George and Ruth (Boardman)
Dyer; b. at Searsmont, Me., April 21, 1856. Residence,
Lawrence, Mass.
Children.
1475 — I- Ralph E. ; b. Oct. 31, 1881, Lawrence, Mass.; died at
Colorado Springs, Colo., March 31, 1904.
1476 — 2. Paul R. ; b. Dec. i, 1886; d. May 6, 1894.
1477 — 3. Phil. D. ; b. Nov. 30, 1895 ; d. in Pasadena, Cal., Sept.
4, 1896.
Edmund Bicknell is a typical Bicknell of "The Down East"
type, and in his business life at Lawrence, Mass., in partnership
with his older brother, James,^ he well illustrated what the Bick-
nells can do when they set out. Edmund had a good home on
the farm at Belmont, with a good father and mother to make
farm and home life interesting, but Edmund did not take to
farm life any more joyfully than did his brother, James. What
Edmund has to say about his early life is interesting reading,
and it is inserted here, in part, to show some other boy how
he got on. He writes: "I inherited his (Brother James') stock
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of discontent, which, added to my own, (for I had then been
wearing long trousers a good spell), made me a discontented
farmer of no small proportions. We both stuck to the farm
until old enough to vote in town meeting.
"The liberality of our parents, coupled with our own dis-
taste for unprofitable manual labor, enabled us to so far educate
ourselves as to squeeze through an examination for a country
pedagogue. A vacation in our case meant work, and, boys, you
can be sure we didn't listen with delight to the sound of the
'no session' bell. An opportunity to go to school was a 'snap.'
"In connection with the farm was what was known as a
'cooper's' shop, in which were made lime and mackerel barrels.
This was our muscle-developing headquarters between hoeing
and haying, to prevent undue hilarity. It was a sort of substi-
tute for modern baseball and football, which were not then
included in our list of amusements. Thus the last years of our
time before leaving home were divided, in summer between
farming and coopering, and in winter between coopering and
pedagoguing. When my senior partner left home I grasped the
coopering in earnest. To get my stock from first hands, and to
drive the middle man out of business, I bought my lumber on
the stump, cut and drew it to the mill in winter, where it was
sawed into staves and headings. The barrel stock thus pre-
pared in winter was made into barrels and marketed during the
spring and summer months. The market for lime barrels was
Rockland, Me., a distance of twenty-two miles. One of the bright
features of barrel-making was the custom of working in the
shop as many hours as the sun would furnish light, and drawing
the barrels to market in the night time. This custom was estab-
lished because the profits of the business, working sixteen hours
a day, were too small for the accumulation of a circus fund. In
those days, a young man in the country with no circus fund was
not allowed to occupy any position in aristocratic society."
This is not the whole of the story, but this much will sufifice
to show that the boys of Edmund's land and day, were made
of good stuff to fight and overcome in the struggle of young
manhood.
Three years after James left home, our younger brother, then
twenty-six, left home for Lawrence, Mass., where his brother
had opened his little clothing shop. Edmund says that at that
time he couldn't tell the difference between a seven-dollar broad-
cloth and a printed satinet that sells for thirty-seven and a half
cents a yard. Slowly and steadily the business of Bicknell
Brothers grew, until in 1879, they conducted the largest clothing
372 BicKNELi, Geni;ai,ogy
house in New England, outside of Boston. And these were the
Bicknell boys from the old Belmont farm in Maine.
Edmund Bicknell® is not only a successful business man, but
has also done a fine piece of work as an editor and author in
Ralph's Scrap Book, containing his writings and illustrated stories
of travel, published in memory of his son Ralph.
Ralph Edmund was a brilliant boy • and young man, and in
his youth showed remarkable literary ability as well as artistic
talent. He was "a bright particular flower" of good promise,
and the memorial volume is a tribute to Ralph's "purity, bril-
liancy and manliness." Mr. Bicknell has made a work of great
beauty as well as value, and is a book in the highest style of the
printer's art, beautifully illustrated. In it he has published a
large amount of Ralph's writings in prose and verse. The book
is a quarto, bound in leather, 452 pp., and expresses, so far as it
may, the idealism of the talented son as interpreted, through
thought and material, by most devoted parents.
Edmund® died May 15, 191 3.
Mass.; m. June 9, 1869, Nancy M. Torrey.
Harrison,*^ father of Francis A., died Sept. 7, 1886.
Jane A. (Blanchard) Bicknell died Jan. 23, 1891.
Joseph A.'' [1074], (Joseph R., Daniel, Daniel, Joseph, John,
John, John, Zachary), son of Joseph "R. and Harriet N.
(White) Bicknell; b. May 4, 1846; m. Oct. 24, 1869, Ella
M. Pierce; b. Oct. 22, 185 1.
Children.
1478 — I. Henry A. ; b. May 3, 1871.
1479 — 2. Martha L. ; b. Nov. 3, 1873.
1480—3. Ralph N. ; b. Oct. 9, 1879.
Harriet A." [1075], (Joseph R., Daniel, Daniel, Joseph, John,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Joseph R. and Harriet N.
(White) Bicknell; b. April 10, 1848; m. April 20, 1871,
F. W. Lincoln; b. July 11, 1848.
Children.
1. Florence V.; b. Aug. 26, 1872; d, Sept. 20, 1877.
2. Harry M. ; b. June 5, 1876.
Axel. Hayeord^ [1090], (William, Nathaniel, Luke, Nathaniel,
John, John, John, Zachary), son of William and Christina
(Hayford) Bicknell; b. Dec. 26, 1822; m., 1845, J"li^ A.
Simpson, of Gardner, Me.; b. May 17, 1823.
Rev. Geokgk W. Bickxki.i,, i). D.,
Chaplain \\. F. A.
1879.
Ninth Generation 373
Children.
1481 — 1. Ella C. ; b. June 23, 1847; '"• W. S. Bigelow. Resi-
dence, Minneapolis, Minn. (1912).
1482 — 2. George S. ; b. May 19, 1850.
Axel. Hayford Bicknell died in Minneapolis, Minn., Dec.
7, 1889.
Julia A. (Simpson) Bicknell died Jan. i, 1900.
George Waters^ [1096], (Bela T., Nathaniel, Luke, Nathaniel,
John, John, John, Zachary), son of Bela Thaxter and Abigail
C. (Waters) Bicknell; b. at Topsham, Me., Nov. 2, 1837;
m. Ella Howard, of Westbrook, Me.
Children.
1483 — I. George Edward; b. June 4, i860, at Westbrook; m.
Blanche G. Richardson, of Lowell. Residence, Low-
ell, Mass.
1484 — 2. Son; b. in 1861, and died in infancy.
Ella (Howard) Bicknell died in 1865.
George Waters BicknelP m.^ in 1866, Emma F. Hath-
orne, of Charlestown, Mass. Emma F. (Hathorne) Bick-
nell died in 1877; no issue.
George Waters Bicknell" m.^ in 1878, Hannah Eliza-
beth Colesworthy, of Portland, Me.
Child.
1485 — 3. A. Ingham Bicknell; b. Feb. 11, 1883; a graduate of
Harvard University and Law School, and now prac-
ticing law in Boston ; has been State President of
the Young People's Christian Union of Massachu-
setts ; National Secretary and National President of
the Young Peoples' Christian Union of the United
States.
A. Ingham Bicknell; m. April 21, 1908, Gladys M.
Blunt, of Livermore Falls, Me.
George Waters BicknelF was the oldest of three children of
Bela Thaxter and Abigail C. Bicknell. He graduated from the
public schools of Bath, Me., and fitted for college at Westbrook
Seminary, although he did not matriculate. Instead of entering
college, he remained at home, and at the outbreak of the Civil
War he enlisted as a private in the fifth regiment of Maine vol-
unteers. He served as a private for four months, and then he
was made acting orderly sergeant of his company, later being
promoted to second lieutenant.
374 BicKNELL Genealogy
He became first lieutenant in due season, and also adjutant
of the regiment, which position he held for almost two years.
His service took him into many engagements, among them the
first Bull Run, the Seven Days fight, the second Bull Run,
Crampson Pass, Antietam, Fredericksburg, both engagements,
Chancellorsville, Rappahannock station, Mile Run campaign, and
the Battle of the Wilderness. He was severely wounded at the
second Battle of Fredericksburg and in the Battle of the Wilder-
ness. In March, 1864, after two years and nine months of serv-
ice, he was honorably discharged.
Upon his return from the war, in 1866, he entered the divinity
school at Canton, N. Y., being ordained two years later to the
Universalist ministry. During his ministry of over 45 years,
there was only one Sunday that he was v/ithout an active pastor-
ate. His first pastorate was at South Strafford and West Fair-
lee, Vermont, his duties taking him to each place on alternate
Sundays. He afterwards went to Skowhegan, Maine, shortly
afterward receiving a call from the Universalist church in Ports-
mouth, N. H., where a large parish was put under his charge.
He received the honorary degree of D. D. from St. Lawrence
University, Canton, N. Y., in 1893.
Later pastorates included the Church of the Messiah, at
Portland, where he served seven years, Philadelphia and Lowell,
where he remained until his call to the First Universalist Church
of Cambridge, Mass., where he has ministered with remarkable
ability and success, resigning his active pastorate over that
church at the end of a ministry of twenty years, closing Oct. 29,
1910. This resignation was not accepted, the parish insisting on
its recall, and he is now as active as ever as pastor.
The Cambridge Tribune voiced the sentiment of the whole
city in saying:
"Dr. Bicknell, during his twenty years' incumbency of this
pastorate, has occupied no small place in the community. He
has become personally known to a far wider constituency than
that embraced within the limits of his own church membership.
For marriages and for funeral services no clergyman has been
more in requisition, for Dr. Bicknell possesses a fund of human
comradeship and human sympathy that makes his prsence at
either occasion especially appropriate. His own church he has
served with unceasing care and attention, while not unmindful
of his obligations to those beyond its walls. It is a source of sat-
isfaction to know that by his resignation Dr. Bicknell is not to
sever all connection with our city, but that he is to continue to
make his home here and to place his services as clergyman or
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friend at the disposal of those by whom they may be required.
To the First Universahst church he will still stand ready to give
such assistance or counsel as it may ask, while as regards the
city, he will be able to fill to a larger degree than ever the place
which has long been his."
Unlike most Bicknells, Dr. Bicknell has distinguished him-
self in many departments of work. As a soldier in the Civil
War, he won a high rank for brave and persistent leadership;
in his chosen profession, the Gospel ministry, he has been an
able and eloquent preacher and defender of a liberal faith ;
as a lecturer, he has few equals on the public platform, and as
an author he has made permanent record of his comrades in
arms in the "History of the Fifth Regiment Maine Infantry."
His lectures on "War Experiences," and "Travels," have been
popular and widely patronized. For eleven years he was a mem-
ber of the School Board of Cambridge, and he has been the
chosen orator for many public celebrations and occasions.
Charles Freeman^ [io97]> ^ela T., Nathaniel, Luke, Nathaniel,
John, John, John, Zachary), son of Bela Thaxter and Abi-
gail Cobb (Waters) Bicknell; b. at Topsham, Me., May 22,
1840; m. April 10, 1872, Annie G. Davis, of Carson, Nevada;
b. at Dexter, Me., May 22, 1845.
Child.
i486. Walter Herbert;" b. June 19, 1873, at Carson, Nev.
Charles Freeman Bicknell was clerk of the Supreme Court
of Nevada and Reporter of Court Decisions in 1881, having held
the office since Jan., 1875. ^'S present residence is Los Angeles,
Cal. (1913).
William Emery'* [^o99]> (William, William, Luke, Nathaniel,
John, John, John, Zachary), son of William and Hannah
B. (Briggs) Bicknell; b. at Hartford, Me., March 11, 1829;
m. Rebecca Jane Richmond ; b. in Turnin, Me., Feb. 29,
1828.
Children.
1487 — I. Edward; b. Oct. 22, 1855; educated in the public
schools of Boston and graduated from Harvard Uni-
versity, A. B., 1876; L. L. B., 1878; A. M., 1879;
admitted to Massachusetts Bar, 1880; practiced in
Massachusetts courts for about fifteen years, when
he removed to Lewiston, Me., where he is now in
office work. Edward m. June 20, 1887, Elizabeth
Raymond Healey ; no issue.
376 BicKNELL Geneai^ogy
1488 — 2. William Harry Warren; b. July 12, i860. He is an
artist and etcher ; residence, Winchester, Mass. ; is
married ; no issue.
WiUiam Emery Bicknell came to Boston in 1846; was the
proprietor of a grocery store at the corner of Howard and
Somerset streets, Boston. Mass., formerly the store of his uncle,
N. B. Bicknell. He had a Weymouth residence at King Oak
Hill, East Weymouth, Mass., and owned land in Middle street,
directly opposite the place where Zachary BicknelP built his
house in 1635, and which was sold at his death to William
Read.
William E.^ was a Democrat in politics ; was for several years
(1860-62 and 1870-3) a member of the Common Council of
Boston, and was for a brief period, acting Mayor, by reason of
his seniority in office. He was Vice-President of the Bicknell
Family Association and the Association came into existence and
was organized in his house, at the corner of Howard and Somer-
set streets, Boston, on Thursday evening, Dec. 11, 1879, seven-
teen persons uniting in the organization. He was a member of
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery, Boston, from 1859.
Mr. and Mrs. Bicknell spent the last years of their lives on
the Bicknell farm at Hartford, Me., where she died Oct. 11, 1907,
and he died May 22, 1910.
JuuA Columbia^ [iioi], (William, William, Luke, Nathaniel,
John, John, John, Zachary), dau. of William and Hannah
B. (Briggs) Bicknell; b. at Turner, Me., March 24, 1832;
m. July 3, 1854, Melander G. Forbes, at Buckfield, Me.
Children.
1. Aroline R. ;" b. Aug. 24, 1855; a teacher.
2. Eleanor B. ; b. Nov, 11, i860; graduate of Bates Col-
lege, 1881 ; a minister of the Methodist Church in
Maine.
Melander G. Forbes was a farmer at Buckfield, Me., where
he died March 27, 1873.
Clara E.^ [1121], (Luke E., Loring, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Luke Emerson and Lucretia T.
(Pierce) Bicknell; b. at West Cummingtoh, Mass., Feb.
15, 1865; m. July 3, 1887, Alpheus H. Allen.
Children.
I. Marguerite Lucretia; b. April 20, 1888.
Ninth Generation 377
2. Windom Alpheus ; b. Feb. 22, 1891.
3. Bunnie Bicknell ; b. July 3, 1894; d. April 3, 1895.
Alpheus H. Allen died July 2, 1898.
Mabel M." [1122], (Luke E., Loring, Otis. Nathaniel, John,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Luke Emerson and Lucretia
T. (Pierce) Bicknell; b. in West Cummington, Mass., Jan.
22, 1866; m. July 3, 1887, Albert M. Belden, M. D.
Children.
1. Roxanna Leonard; b. Feb. 21, 1892; d. Feb. i, 1899.
2. Marion Asenath; b. March 10; died Dec, 1897.
Dr. Albert M. Belden died Aug. 4, 1912.
Fred Orlando [1123], (Luke E., Loring, Otis, Nathaniel, John,
John, John, Zachary), son of Luke Emerson and Lucretia
T. (Pierce) Bicknell; b. in West Cummington, Mass., March
6, 1868; m. April 15, 1890, Julia Croley.
Children.
1489 — I. Gertrude; b. Sept. 15, 1891.
1490 — 2. Clara Frances ; b. March 29, 1893.
1491 — 3. Luke Emerson ; b. Feb. 8, 1895.
1492 — 4. Alberta May; b. March 8, 1897.
1493 — 5. Mabel Marion; b. Dec. 26, 1900.
Harry E." [1125] Luke E., Loring, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of Luke Emerson and Lucretia T.
(Pierce) Bicknell; b. at West Cummington, Mass., Dec. 26,
1870; m. Oct. 9, 1891, Cora Bush.
Children.
1494 — I. Gwen; b. June 15, 1892.
1495 — 2. Gladys; b. June 15, 1892.
1496 — 3. Alice Marion; b. May 31, 1895.
Ben H.» [1126], (Luke E., Loring, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of Luke Emerson and Lucretia T.
(Pierce) Bicknell; b. at West Cummington, Mass., Aug. 8,
1873; m. Dec. 12, 1894, Marion E. Dawes.
Children.
1497 — I. Helen Dawes; b. Dec. 21, 1909.
1498 — 2. Natalie Pierce; b. Aug. 25, 1912.
JoHN^ [1127], (Luke E., Loring, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John,
John, Zachary), son of Luke Emerson and Lucretia T.
(Pierce) Bicknell; b. at West Cummington, Mass., May 26,
1877; m. June 5, 1902, Nellie L. Smith.
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Child.
1499 — I- John Walter; b. Jan. 22, 1913, at Mansfield, Mass.
Rev. John BicknelP is the minister of the Congregational
Church at Mansfield, Mass. (1913).
Arthur H.» [1130], (Homer H., Ephraim, Otis, Nathaniel,
John, John, John, Zachary), son of Homer H. and Julia
L. (Axtell), Bicknell; b. in Windsor, Mass., March 31, 1873;
m. May 2, 1894, at Hinsdale, Mass., Delphina M. Des
Roches; b. in Montreal, Canada, Jan. 21, 1878.
Child.
1500 — I. Gladys S. ;^° b. March 9; d. Aug. 2, 1895.
Representative Arthur H. Bicknell died on Monday, Dec. 29,
1912, at his home in Dalton of an acute attack of heart trouble.
He was for fifteen years employed by the Dalton Shoe Company,
and later was an accountant in the office of the Eaton, Crane &
Pike Co. plant in Pittsfield. In 191 1 he was elected representa-
tive from the fourth Berkshire district and was re-elected to
the General Court of Massachusetts in November, 1912. He
was a member of Unity Lodge of Masons, of Onota Lodge of
Perfection of Pittsfield, the Dalton Club, the Grange and the
Congregational Church.
Martha Carlotta [1131], (Homer H., Ephraim, Otis, Nathan-
iel, John, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Homer H. and
Emma G. (Cleveland) Bicknell; b. at Dalton, Mass., Aug.
15, 1876; m. Sept. 27, 1900, at Dalton, Frank Wallace Strong;
b. in Hinsdale, Mass., June 25, 1878.
Children.
1. Homer Bicknell;^" b. at Albany N. Y., Oct. 30, 1901.
2. Wallace P. ;^° b. and d. Albany, N. Y., April 22, 1903.
3. Aida;" b. at Pittsfield, Mass., March 28, 1911.
George® [ii33]j (Homer H., Ephraim, Otis, Nathaniel, John,
John, John, Zachary), son of Homer H. and Emma G.
(Cleveland) Bicknell; b. Dec. 23, 1880; m. at Colvin Run,
Va., April 22, 1903, Lillian Millard; b. at Colvin Run, Va.,
Jan. 22, 1883.
Children.
1501 — I. Ruth E. ; b. at Colvin Run, Va., Feb. 14, 1905.
1502 — 2. Hazel M.; b. at Pisgah, Md., Sept. 14, 1906.
1503 — 3. George M. ; b. at Pisgah, Md., Sept. 20, 1907; d. Jan.
8, 1911.
George H. Bicknet.l,
Wevmoutli, Mass.
Ninth Generation 379
George Henry [1146], (Ezra, Stephen, Ezra, Zachariah, Zacha-
riah, John, John, Zachary), son of Ezra and Mary Ann Lee
(Hunt) Bicknell; b. July 17, 1836; m. 1857, Adaline Maria
Curtis; b. June 30, 1839.
Children .
1503a — I. Grace Lee; b. June 30, 1859; m. Joseph D. Sargent,
May 25, 1878. Children, Percy Dwight, b. June
21, 1881 ; Florence Bicknell, b. June 14, 1883; m.
Mr. Nash.
1503b — 2. George Edwin; b. June 20, 1864.
1503c — 3. Wallace Henry; b. March 18, 1867.
1503d — 4. John Otis; b. April 17, 1869.
I503e — 5. Percy Lincoln; b. June 18, 1873.
I503f — 6. Frank Lawrence; b. Feb. 25, 1877.
I503g — 7. Bessie Flora; b. March 26, 1883; m. Thomas C.
Vinton, June 24, 1903. Child, Plenry Carleton ;
b. Aug. II, 1905.
Adelaide M. (Curtis) Bicknell died April 28, 1904.
George H. Bicknell^ died Sept. 28, 191 1 (1912, Error,
P- 245)-
Geo. H. Bicknell was born in North Weymouth, Mass., in
the Loud House, on East Street, from which the family removed
to house in Cook's Lane, at Weymouth Landing. After death
of his mother, he lived in five or six different houses, most of
the time with Moses Faxon, from whose house he went to his
marriage in 1857, when he went to housekeeping in his own house
on Washington Street. In 1881, he bought the Chipman house,
corner of Front and Federal Streets, and there lived until his
death in 191 1.
From a boot-maker, he built a small shop and employed sev-
eral men crimping boot and shoe vamps till 1872, when he com-
menced making boot counters from sole leather, which continued,
with incidental changes, until death. For two years he served
the town as Selectman, Overseer of the Poor and Assessor, and
was also for a number of years a prominent officer of the Union
National Saving and Co-Operative Banks.
His credit and business standing is illustrated by the fact that
when Thomas E. Procter, of Boston, was asked as to same,
replied: "That if Mr. Bicknell wanted to buy what leather you
can see," (pointing to the room full), "he would ship it to him
as fast as wanted."
At time of his death, four of the sons were conducting the
business, and one was in the automobile business ; both daughters
380 BicKNELL Genealogy
were married and all living in their own homes, with sixteen
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
His estate at death, wholy unencumbered, was $200,000.00,
which was divided to all the children in a very equitable manner.
Jane Amanda® [1148], (Harrison, Stephen, Ezra, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Harrison and Jane
L. (Blanchard) Bicknell; b. in Weymouth, Mass., March
31, 1837; m. April 4, 1857, Albert Spear.
Children.
Henry Austin ; b. .
Walter A.; b. .
Nellie G.; b. .
Harry Preston ; b.
Albert W. ; b.
Jennie Gertrude ; b.
Francis A." [1151], (Harrison, Stephen, Ezra, Zachariah, Zach-
ariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Harrison and Jane L.
(Blanchard) Bicknell; b. Oct. 28, 1844, in Weymouth,
Mass. ; m. June 9, 1869, Nancy M. Torrey.
Child.
1504 — I. Ralph Emerson;^" b. at W^eymouth, Mass., Feb. 5,
1878; m. Blanche Bowler Pitman, Oct. 10, 1906;
son, Francis Pitman; b. May 16, 1909.
Ralph Emerson Bicknell^° is a physician at Swampscott, Mass.
(1913). Graduate of Harvard Medical School, 1900, degree
M. D.
Harrison®, father of Francis A., died Sept. 7, 1886.
Jane A. (Blanchard) Bicknell, died Jan. 23, 1891.
Augustus M.® [1152], (Harrison, Stephen, Ezra, Zachariali,
Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Harrison and Jane
L. (Blanchard) Bicknell; b. at Weymouth, Mass., Aug. 18,
1848; m. Aug. 18, 1869, Helen E. Harris.
Child.
1505 — I. Alvah H. ;^*' b. ; m. Ann Carmichael. Residence,
Somerville, Mass.
Augustus M.® died May 12, 189 1.
Augusta M.'' [ii53]j (Harrison, Stephen, Ezra, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Harrison
and Jane L. (Blanchard) Bicknell; m. George L. Newton,
Nov. 24, 1868.
Ninth Generation 381
Children.
1. Clarence G. i^" b.
2. Bertha ;i° b.
Harriet N. ° [1155], (James, James, Zachariah, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau. of James and Lydia
(Pratt) Bicknell; b. June 6, 1825; m. Jan. 8, 1843, Nathan
Goodspeed ; b. April 16, 1819.
Children,
1. Harriet M. ; b. Nov. 3, 1843; d. March 29, 1844.
2. Harriet M,; b. June 3, 1845.
3. Ella E. ; b. Jan. 16, 1849; d. Sept. 8, 1849.
4. Nathan Herbert; b. Feb. 8, 1850; m. Alice J. Nash,
Dec. 21, 1881 ; no children.
5. Wallace B. ; b. Oct. 16, 1852; d. Aug. 9, 1853.
6. Laura A.; b. April 23, 1854; m. Wallace C. Sherman,
Nov., 1886; no children.
7. James Q. Bicknell; b. May 25, 1857; m. Jennie M.
Torrey, June 25, 1879.
8. Lydia Bicknell; b. May 29, 1859; m. Harry A. Taber,
Nov. 22, 1882.
9. Idalette S. ; b. Oct. 17, 1861 ; d. Nov. 12, 1865.
Harriet N. (BicknelP) Goodspeed died Aug. 29, 1903.
Capt. Nathan Goodspeed died at East Weymouth, Mass.,
April 25, 1906, at the ripe age of 87 years.
Capt. Goodspeed was of Cape Cod stock, son of Thomas
and Martha, a sturdy son of the sea. He was born in Marston's
Mills, Barnstable, Mass., April 16, 1819, and, receiving his
education in the district schools, he followed a seafaring life
until 1848, during which time he was engaged in the coasting
trade, running from Boston to Baltimore, Albany, New Haven
and Philadelphia.
On Jan. 8, 1843, he was married to Harriet N., daughter of
Rev. James Bicknell, of East Weymouth, the ceremony taking
place at Orleans, where Mr. Bicknell was then stationed. Sixty
years of married life were theirs, the blessed union being sev-
ered by the death of Mrs. Goodspeed, Aug. 29, 1903. Nine
children were born to them, five of whom are still living; Har-
riet M., wife of Charles H. Whittier, of Haverhill ; N. Herbert,
of South Weymouth ; Laura, wife of Wallace C. Sherman, of
Hyannis ; J. Quincy and Lydia B., wife of Harry Taber, both
of East Weymouth.
In 1848, Mr. Goodspeed and his wife took up their abode in
East Weymouth, where they lived n'^arly sixty years, endearing
382 BICKNEI.L Genealogy
themselves more and more to a large circle of friends. In 1893,
Mr. and Mrs. Goodspeed celebrated their golden wedding, re-
ceiving many gifts of love and regard. During all these years
Mr. Goodspeed was a loyal Methodist, serving the local church
in the capacity of trustee and steward and teaching in the Sun-
day School for over fifty years. Active in every good work,
he early identified himself with the temperance cause, and was
especially interested in work for the children. He was one of
those kindly, appreciative souls, never forgetting a kindness, and
quick to acknowledge the least attention. Everybody loved him,
for he loved everybody. He was a loving husband, a kind
father, a faithful friend, a consistent Christian man, and he
leaves to his children a blessed heritage ; for "A good name is
rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather
than silver or gold."
Lydia a. [1156], (James, James, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zacha-
riah, John, John, Zachary), dau. of James and Lydia (Pratt)
Bicknell ; b. Sept. 16, 1831, at Scituate, Mass.; m. Dec. 13,
1848, Edward L. Nickerson, son of Henry and Betsy (Long)
Nickerson; b. at Chatham, Mass., Aug. 18, 1825.
Children.
1. James Henry B. ; b. May 21, 1849; m. Miss Tower;
divorced; m.^ Miss Stevenson.
2. C. Lewis ; b. .
3. Ella G.; b. Aug. 25, 1853.
4. Arthur W. ; b. Sept. 15, 1855.
5. Etta H. ; b. .
6. Nellie M.
Lucy Ann^ [1158], (Ezra, James, Zachariah, Zachariah, John,
John, Zachary), dau. of Ezra and Lucy (Cain) Bicknell;
b. Dec. 14, 1827; m. Jan. 6, 1848, Eben Stoddar, son of
David and Joannas (Stowell) Stoddar; b. April 13, 1823.
Chied.
I. Lucy Ella; b. Oct 3, 1850; m. Eben Stoddar, and
family lived at Stockton, Cal., 1883.
Ezra Leonidas^ [1160], (Ezra, James, Zachariah, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Ezra and Lucy
(Cain) Bicknell; b. Feb. 8, 1833; m. April 26. 1855, Mary
L., dau. of Luther and Polly (Leavitt) Sprague; b. July
30. 1835.
Ninth Generation 3^3
Children.
1506 — I. James; b. Jan. 10; d. Dec. 17, 1857.
1507 — 2. Marion Lincoln; b. July 8, 1859.
1508 — 3. Charles Leavitt ; b. July 23, 1864.
1509 — 4. Carrie Jane; b. Aug., 1869.
Nancy Wilder^ [1161], (Ezra, James, Zachariah, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Ezra and Lucy
(Cain) Bicknell; b. Oct. 31, 1839; m. Aug. 27, 1861, Samuel
Williams; b. July 29, 1832.
Children.
1. Frank Lyman; b. July 22, 1862; d. Oct. 7, 1865.
2. Caroline L. ; b. Dec. 18, 1864; d. March 27, 1865.
Samuel Williams died Dec. 16, 1864.
Nancy W. (Bicknell) Williams m.^ Oct. 17, 1869, Stephen
P. Gould, a descendant in the female line of the Rev. Peter
Hobart, of Hingham, Mass. Have not been able to obtain record
of their children.
Hannah Quincy'' [1168], (Quincy, Quincy, Zachariah, Zacha-
riah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Quincy and
Rachael L. (Barnes) Bicknell; b. July 17, 1848; m. Dec.
9, 1869, Charles H. Fletcher, son of Henry L. and Isabella
(Our) Fletcher; b. Oct. 13, 1848.
Children.
1. Grace Carleton; b. Nov. 27, 1870.
2. Olive Lincoln; b. March 13, 1872; d. May 27, 1876.
3. Arthur Bicknell; b. April 22, 1875; ^- ^^eb. 22, 1880.
Charles H. Fletcher died June i, 1876.
George^ [1170], Leavitt L., Quincy, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zach-
ariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Leavitt L. and Harriet
E. (Bicknell) Bicknell; b. at Hingham, May 4, 1842; m.
July 3, 1878, Justina Cecial, dau. of Frederick and Elizabeth
E. (Petre) Lahr; b. in New York City, Sept. 29, 1861.
Children.
1510 — I. George Leavitt; b. May 29, 1879, at New York City.
151 1 — 2. Justina; b., 1882.
George Bicknell was a soldier in the Civil War, enlisting
in the Second Regiment N. Y. Vol. Infantry, where his name
was written as George Beekman. He was wounded in the first
battle of Bull Run, Va., by a musket ball passing through the
fleshy part of the arm ; was taken prisoner and confined at
Salisbury, N. C, and other southern prisons for ten months,
384 BicKNEivL Genealogy
until exchanged, when he returned to New York City, and
enlisted in a New York Regiment of Heavy Artillery, in which
and in the Invalid Corps he served till the end of the war. He
was on guard duty in Washington, D. C, on the night of Presi-
dent Lincoln's assassination, and subsequently did guard duty for
the Military Commission during the trial of the conspirators.
He afterwards served in the Regular Army for three years, and
subsequently in the Signal Service Corps, under an enlistment
for five years, from which service he was discharged by order
of President Ulysses S. Grant. In 1880, he was a member of
the mounted squad police of the City of New York.
The following is copied from a New York paper, Sept., 1882:
BRAVE OEEICER BICKNELL.
How He Stopped a Runaway Horse and Saved a
Child's Life.
An opportunity was presented to Officer Bicknell of the
Mounted Squad yesterday morning of exhibiting at once his
vigilance, activity and courage, and which he did not fail to
embrace on the spur of the moment. Miss Reid, who resides
at No. 113 East ii6th Street, started out in a village cart in
company with a little child of 5 years, yesterday morning to take
a drive in the park. When near Seventh Avenue and 126th
Street she stepped out of the wagon to adjust some portion of
the harness that had become disarranged, leaving the child in
the cart, when the horse became fractious, broke and ran away
from her. Officer Bicknell being in that vicinity and on horse-
back, took in the situation at a glance, and putting spurs to his
animal, followed quickly in the wake of the runaway. The child,
in the meantime, became greatly frightened, and as the officer
approached the wagon the double effort devolved upon him of
endeavoring to catch the runaway horse while he prevented the
affrighted child from leaping from the wagon. By a few sooth-
ing words he managed to calm the child's excitement riding close
to the wagon, and then without losing a minute and quickening
his horse's pace, he came instantly along side the runaway, caught
hold of the reins and checked the animal. He then turned the
vehicle over to the lady, who was greatly rejoiced at the narrow
escape of the little one.
Several gentlemen who witnessed the officer's sympathy,
activity and bravery immediately united in sending a letter to
the Police Commissioners calling attention to the exemplary
conduct of Mr. Bicknell and recommended him for promotion.
Ninth Gp:neration 385
brave officer bicknell.
His Heroism Rewarded.
At a meeting of the Police Commissioners yesterday, a letter
was received from Hon. John Kelly, eulogizing the bravery of
Officer George Bicknell, of the Mounted Squad, for his conduct
in stopping a runaway horse attached to a village cart in which
was seated Miss Annie Reid and a little girl. Mr. Kelley, who
witnessed the runaway, which occurred on Wednesday afternoon
on Seventh Avenue and 127th Street, spoke highly of the con-
duct of the policeman, who, at the risk of his life, succeeded
in stopping the horse and averted what might have been an acci-
dent fatal to the occupant of the vehicle. Upon the reading of
the letter it was unanimously resolved to place the name of
Officer Bicknell upon the roll of honor and to present him with
a set of engrossed resolutions, handsomely framed, reciting his
meritorious conduct, with the appreciation of the Board of Police.
Edward Quincy^ [1171], (Leavitt L., Quincy, Zachariah, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Leavitt L.
and Elizabeth J. (Whiting Stoddard) Bicknell; b. Aug. 29,
1847; m. dau. of George Mellish in New York City.
Children.
1512 — I. Leavitt George; b. July, 1873.
15 13 — 2. Edward Arthur; b. Aug., 1874.
Miranda D.^'^ [ii75], (Zachariah L., Lovell, Zachariah, Zacha-
riah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Zachariah
Lovell and Abby L. (Perry) Bicknell; b. at East Weymouth,
Mass., Jan 6, 1846; m. Dec. 4, 1865, Samuel Chittenden
Denton; b. Nov. 7, 1846. Residence, East Weymouth.
Children.
1. Clara Parker; b. June 14, 1866; d. Oct. 17, 1893.
2. Grace Newton; b. July 7, 1868; d. Jan. 12, 1869.
3. Alida Mary; b. Sept. 8, 1876.
Samuel C. Denton is a traveling salesman.
Ruth Lincoln [1176], (Zachariah L., Lovell, Zachariah, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Zachariah
Lovell and Abby L. (Perry) Bicknell; b. at East Weymouth,
Mass., June i, 1850; m. Dec. 6. 1874, Charles Harrington;
b. at Marshfield, March 6, 1850. Residence, East Wey-
mouth.
Children.
I. Charles Bicknell; b. Nov. 5, 1876; m. June 8, 1902,
Mattie Gertrude Corthell ; b. April 11,' 1878. Chil-
386 BicKNELL Genealogy
dren, Earle Bicknell, b., Dec. 21, 1903; Charles Nel-
son, b., July 16, 1910. Charles Bicknell Harrington
is a salesman.
2. Edward Lyman; b. March 28, 1880; d. April 7, 1881.
3. Helen; b. April 9, 1889; d. Nov. 5, 1890. Charles
Harrington is a dry goods merchant.
Mary Loveee® [1178], (Zachariah L., Lovell, Zachariah, Zacha-
riah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dati. of Zachariah
Lovell and Abby L. (Perry) Bicknell; b. at East Weymouth,
Mass., June 15, 1857 ; m. June 4, 1879, George Arthur Miles ;
b. June 18, 1856. Residence, East Weymouth.
Children.
1. Warren Barker; b. Nov. 28, 1879; m. Oct. 11, 1905,
Marian Emma Mann; b. July 23, 1880; dau. Kata-
rine, b. July 19, 1907. Warren B. Miles is a sales
manager.
2. Gladys; b. Oct. i, 1887; d. Aug. 24, 1888.
George Arthur Miles was a hotel keeper ; he died
Dec. 28, 1909.
Elizabeth Plummer [1179], (Jacob N. L., Lovell, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, John, Zachary) ; b. Sept. i, 1850; m. Leon-
ard Cain, 1868.
Children.
1513a — I. Marion L. ; m. C. R. Denbrorde.
1513b — 2. Walter B. ; m. Daisy Little, of Claremont, N. H.
Fred. N.^ [1183a], (Jacob N. L., Lovell, Zachariah, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Jacob N. L. and
Eliza J. (Dyer) Bicknell; m. Abigail F. Perry, of Bridge-
water, Mass.
Child.
1513c — 1. Arthur C. ; m. Edith G. MacKinnon, of Summerside,
P. E. L, June 19, 1912. Residence, East Wey-
mouth, Mass.
Charles Peter^ [1189], (Robert T., Charles, Peter, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Robert Thaxter
and Marinda A. (Miller) Bicknell; b. Aug. 16, 1833; m.
Frances Warner Tuttle, of Burlington, Vt., July 4, 1855.
Residence, Philadelphia, Pa.
Joseph L. Bicknell.
Ninth Generation 387
Children.
1514 — I. Joseph Hawley; b. March 14, 1857; b. Katharine
CHfford, June i, 1898; died April 29, 191 1.
1515— 2. Edith; b. Aug. 25, 1858; d. Sept. 17, 1858.
1516 — 3. Clara Frances; b. March 16, 1861 ; d. March 22, 1862,
15 17 — 4. Robert Thaxter; b. May 9, 1863.
Frances Warner (Tuttle) Bicknell was born in Burlington,
Vt., Feb. 14, 1833; died in Philadelphia, June 5, 1899.
Charles Peter BicknelF was a successful banker ; he died
in Philadelphia, April 26, 1904.
Mary M. [1191], (Robert T., Charles, Peter, Zachariah, Zacha-
riah, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Robert Thaxter and
Marinda A. (Miller) Bicknell; b. June 13, 1837; m. April
t 2, 1856, Albert Carpenter Gorgas, U. S. Navy. Residence,
* Philadelphia, Pa.
Children.
1. Miles Carpenter; b. June 23, 1861.
2. Albert Carpenter; b. Oct. 6, 1863; d. July 17, 1864.
3. Henry Bowen; b. March 13, 1865.
4. Mabel; b. Oct. 22, 1869, at Kittery, Me., Naval Sta-
tion.
Dr. Albert C. Gorgas was born May 29, 1834; was a Medical
Director of the United States Navy; he died in Germantown,
Pa., June 29, 1895.
Joseph LinfiEld^ [1192], (Joseph Palmer, Charles, Peter,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Joseph
Palmer and Lois S. (Dickerman) Bicknell; b. July i, 1840;
m. Feb. .10, 1869, Louisa, dau. of John and Rebecca (Barnes)
Beal, of Shediac, New Brunswick. Residence, Maiden,
Mass.
Children.
1518 — I. Joseph Harry; b. Sept. 10, 1870, at Maiden, Mass.
1519 — 2. Charles Richards; b. July 5, 1874; m. Frances L.
Given, of Moncton, N. B., Oct. 21, 1902; no chil-
dren.
1520 — 3. John Warren; b. Dec. 5, 1886.
Joseph L. BicknelF conducts a large business as a manu-
facturer of paper boxes at 42-50 Chardon Street, Boston, Mass.
His residence is at Maiden, Mass. Mr. Bicknell and his family
hold a high social rank in the City of Maiden, and all are
deeply interested in our family history.
He has been treasurer of Maiden Masonic Association since
1886.
388 BicKNELL Genealogy
Hattie B.^ (Eliza C, Benjamin, Benjamin/ Benjamin, Benja-
min, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Eliza C. (Bicknell) and
James Hervey; b. Oct. 25, 1858; m. W. B. Hays, April 15,
1886. Residence, Wyoming, Cincinnati, O.
Children :
1. Hervey; b. March 11, 1887; d. Feb. 28, 1909.
2. Ruth; b. July 8, 1891 ; d. Jan. 20, 1900.
3. Dorothy ; b. June 29, 1900.
William Newton^ [1212], (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin,
Benjamin, Benjamin, John John, Zachary), son of Benjamin
and Fidelia J. (Edwards) Bicknell; b. July 27, 1868, at
Cincinnati, O. ; m. Feb. 27, 1890, by Rev. L. F. Van Cleve, at
Cincinnati, to Alice Snyder,^ (dau. of Peter and Ann
(Goff) Snyder), of Mt. Carmel, O. She was born Feb.
14, 1866.
William Newton^ has lived in Cincinnati all of his life. His
present residence is Pleasant Ridge, Cincinnati, O. He is treas-
urer of The Higbee-Bicknell Company, treasurer of the Pleasant
Ridge M. E. Church, treasurer of Cincinnati Castle No. 2 Knights
of the Golden Eagle, and member of Supreme Lodge.
Children :
1521 — I. Alma Hattie; b. Nov. 23, 1890; m. H. M. Smith, Sept.
14, 1910.
1522 — 2. Arthur Bradley; b. March i, 1892.
1523 — 3. Warren Franklin; b. March 31, 1894; d. Feb. i, 1897.
I
Alice Franklin^ [1213] (Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, Ben-
jamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Benjamin
and Fidelia J. (Edwards) Bicknell; b. July 4, 1871, at Cin-
cinnati; m. Nov. 9, 1901, August Ulmer; no issue.
Alice Franklin Bicknell died June 23, 1906.
Jennie E.^ (Harriet, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Oscar F. and Harriet (Bick-
nell) Shepherd; b. March 11, 1863; m. April 26, 1882, W. E.
Meserole.
Child:
I. Helen; b. May 8, 1884; m. Oct. 7, 1908, Homer D.
Martindale.
Jennie E. died Aug. 11, 1887.
WiLLTAM Newton Bicknkll."
Cincinnati, Ohio.
1913.
Ninth Generation 3S9
Oscar F.^ (Harriet, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin,
John, John, Zachary), son of Oscar F. and Harriet (Bick-
nell) Shepherd; b. Dec. 23, 1873; ^i^- Sept. 3, 1902, Geor-
gina C. Eyre. Resdence, CHfton, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Child.
Ruth Dunham; b. June 17, 1903.
Hattie" (Harriet, Benjamin. Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Oscar F. and Harriet (Bick-
nell) Shepherd; b. Dec. 19, 1876; m. June 17, 1903, Louis
E. Bogen. Residence, Milwaukee. Wis.
Clara M.^ [1214], (Walter S., Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin,
Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Walter S. and
Clarisso A. (Looker) Bicknell ; b. Nov. 12, 1873; m. Michael
Maxwell, who d. Dec. 19, 191 1. Six children: Michael, Her-
bert, Edgar, Alice, Willie, Lester.
LeRoy Fruitty,^ [1216], (Walter S., Benjamin, Benjamin, Ben-
jamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), son of Walter S.
and Elizabeth (Fruitty), Bicknell; b. Dec. 8, 1883; m. Jan.
II, 1908, Lydia E. Parsons. Residence, 3712 Meade Avenue,
Cincinnati, O.
Children :
1524 — I. Verdi Charlotte; b. Nov. i, 1909.
1525 — 2. Violet Hazel; b. July 5, 191 1.
Nellie [1222], (Ira Adelbert, Ira, Benjamin, Benjamin, Ben-
jamin, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Ira Adelbert and Helen
(Barber) Bicknell; b. Sept. 29, 1880; m. Edward A. Hop-
per, June 10, 1903.
Children :
1. Allen B.; b. Sept. 27, 1904.
2. Ruth; b. March 31, 1906.
3. Ira A.; b. April 16, 1910; d. Oct. 20, 1911.
Ralph® [1224], (Ira, Adelbert, Ira, Benjamin, Benjamin, Ben-
jamin, John, John, Zachary), son of Ira and Helen (Barber)
Bicknell; b. Jan. 12, 1886; m. May Hanck, Sept. 2, 1905.
Children :
1. Russell; b. July 22, 1906.
2. Helen; b. June 3, 1908.
3. Harold; b. Jan. 24, 191 1.
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Stella^ [1227], (Walter A., Benjamin, Benjamin, Benjamin,
Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Walter
A, and Francis (Seipel) Bicknell; b. May 7, 1886; m. May
I, 1907, Wm. Connelly, son of James and Anna Connelly.
Residence, 904 Richmond Street, Cincinnati, O.
Child.
I. Ruth; b. Jan. 28, 1908.
Ella J.^ (Mary J., James, Otis, Nathaniel, John, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Mary Jane Bicknell and John Kirchner;
b. Sept. I, 1858, at Peterson, Iowa; m. Oct. 26, 1879, Ed-
ward J. Sitz.
Children.
1. Robert E. ; b- July 8, 1880; m. Grace Elwood, June
25, 1908.
2. Louis A. ; b. March 30, 1882; m. Emma Gettman,
April 3, 1907.
3. Ida J.; b. Feb. 16, 1886; m. Clyde Martin, May 24,
1905. Children: Leila Maud, b. Jan. 11, 1906; Clara,
b. Aug. 8, 1907; Beulah A., b. April 7, 1909.
Horace A.^ (Rachel, Abigail, James, Joseph, Joseph, John,
John, Zachary), son of Rachael C. and Abner Weed; b. in
Truckee, Cal., March 2, 1880; m. in San Francisco, Jan. i.
1904, Pearl Bessie Payne; b. in Phenix, Ore., Oct. 14, 1884.
Children.
1. Pauline Eleanor; b. Sept. 22, 1904, at Dunsmuir, Cal.
2. Abner Edward; b. Feb. 2, 1910, at Dunsmuir, Cal.
Frank Alfred " (James A., Noah, Luke, Nathaniel, John,
John, John, Zachary), son of James Austin and Clara Smith
(Peterson) Bicknell; b. Feb. 17, 1866, at Augusta, Me.
Frank Alfred Bicknell, landscape painter, studied under Al-
bion H. Bicknell, of Maiden, Mass., afterwards at the Academic
Julian, Paris, France, under Bouguereau, Robert Tony Fleury,
Gabriel Ferrier, Alfred Bramlot, and others. Liven seven years
abroad, traveling extensively over Europe and in Egypt and
Japan. Member of the American Art Association of Paris,
France, Society of American Sculptors, Salmagundi Club
(N. Y.) Chicago Water Color Club, McDowell Club (N. Y.),
and honorary life member of the Lotos Club (N. Y.), also of
Ninth Generation 391
the National Arts Club (N. Y.), with the National Arts Club
medal. Represented by works in the National Gallery (Wash-
ington, D. C), the Montclair Museum (N. J.), and in the per-
manent collections of the National Arts Club, the Lotos Club,
Boston Art Club and in the private collections of Wm. T. Evans,
Esq., Edward Holbrook, Esq. ; H. G. Tobey, Esq. ; Mrs. C. L.
Frink, Mrs. N. M. Pond, A. J. Secor, Woodrow Wilson and
others. He belongs to what is known as the Artist's Colony of
Old Lynne, Conn., and makes his headquarters there from April
until November, with the months of July and August on the
Maine Coast. Permanent address is 58 West 57th Street, New
York City.
Mr. Bicknell has been elected an Associate of the National
Academy, and bears the title A. N. A.
392 BicKNELL Genealogy
NINTH GENERATION OF ZACHARIAH 3
Zachariah B.9 [1256], (Charles H., Zachariah, Zachariah, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Charles
H. and Sarah Jane (Shippey) Bicknell; b. in Ashford, Conn.,
Sept. 30, 1867; m. March 12, 1890, Adelle Abigail Chisholm.
Children :
1526 — I. Genevieve Claire; b. April 2'], 1891.
1527—2. Harold Newton; b. Feb. 28, 1893; d. Feb. 7, 1896.
1528 — 3. Laura Blanche Henrietta; b. Dec. 6. 1896.
1529 — ^4. Maurice Burdette; b. Sept. 20, 1899.
Zachariah Burdette BicknelP is the proprietor of the Rocky
Farm Poultry Farm at Westford, Conn. (1912).
George S.^ [1259], (Ralph A., Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Ralph A. and Bar-
bara A. (Taylor) Bicknell; b. May 22, 1845, at Colton, N.
Y. ; m. Feb. 6, 1866, Millie Anderson, of Parishville, N- Y.
Children :
1530 — I. Henry J. Bicknell, Colton. N. Y. ; b. in West Parish-
ville, N. Y., on Feb. 15, 1870. Occupation, farmer.
1531 — 2. Burton N. Bicknell, Colton, N. Y. ; b- in West Parish-
ville, N. Y., on Oct. 19. 1872. Occupation, butter-
maker.
1532 — 3. Lorena Bicknell Champney, Potsdam, N. Y., R. F. D.
4; born in West Parishville. N. Y., in 1875-
1533 — 4. Herbert B. Bicknell, 2051 Fifth Avenue, New York
Citv ; b. in West Parishville. N. Y., on April 17,
1878.
1534 — 5. Malvina Bicknell Robinson. Ogdensburg, N. Y., R. F.
D. no. 3 ; b. in West Parishville, N. Y-, on June
3- 1882.
George S. Bicknell ^ was a farmer at Parishville, N. Y., 1880.
The following statement of Mr. Geo. S. Bicknell is so thor-
oughly flavored with truthfulness of confession and with much
common experience that it will be read with interest by Bicknells :
'T, George S. Bicknell, was born in the town of Colton, Coun-
ty of St. Lawrence, State of New York, and lived with my par-
ents until the age of fourteen years, when I went for myself.
Ninth Generation 393
The next four years I worked out on a farm summers and went
to school winters and succeeded in getting a common district
school education. Besides clothing myself, I laid by $100 in
money. At the age of eighteen, I enlisted in the Eleventh New
York Cavalry, and served as a volunteer in the Union army two
years of the Civil War, at the end of which time the war closed
and I received an honorable discharge and returned home. I
married Amelia J. Anderson and commenced farming on a rented
farm, which I worked three years, when I purchased a small
farm of my own. At the age of twenty-five I had accumulated
$4,000. I invested in a mercantile business, continuing it three
years, was unsuccessful and lost it all. Since that time I have
been digging into hard work as a farmer to maintain my wife
and flock of little children, which I have been fortunate enough
to raise. This is the principal part of my record for the past.
The future is yet to come."
John A. R.^ [1262], (Ralph A., Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Ralph A. and Bar-
bara Ann (Taylor) Bicknell ; b. at Parishville, N. Y., Feb.
25, 1850; m. Lizzie Jane Alexander, at Troy, N. Y., Oct.,
I, 1874; b. in Toronto, Canada, Jan. 6. 1851.
Children :
1535 — I- Ralph Archibald; b. Sept. 13, 1875, at Albany, N. Y.
1536 — 2. Agnes Alexander; b. Sept. 28, 1877, at Toronto, Can.
John A. R. BicknelP was a hair dresser at Albany, N. Y., in
1880.
Blanchard A.^ [1263], (Ralph A., Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Ralph A. and
Emily (Irish) Bicknell; b. in Parishville, N. Y., Oct. 27,
1854; m. Oct. I, 1874, in Stoddard, N. H., Mary A. Dow.
Child.
1537 — I. Mabel G. ; b. May 8, 1875; ^- Mr. Snyder, Lenox,
N. H.
Blanchard A. and Mary A. (Dow) Bicknell were divorced.
Blanchard A. BicknelP m.^ April 3, 1885, Cora Brownell.
Children :
1538—2. Jay E. ; b. May 19, 1886, at Syracuse, N. Y.
1539—3- Maude; b. Aug. 6, 1888.
Blanchard A. BicknelP died July 8, 1900.
394 BicKNELL Genealogy
Horatio E.^ [1269], (Hibbard A., Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Hibbard Abijah
and Sarah (Gates) Bicknell ; b. in West Parishville, N. Y.,
April 23, 1861 ; m. March 5, 1885, Sarah E. Christy; b. in
Parishville, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1862. Residence, West Parish-
ville, N. Y.
Children :
1540 — I. Herbert R. ; b. in West Parishville, N. Y., Sept. 2,
1886; married; occupation. Civil Service Clerk;
church relation, M. E. Church; education. Graded
School. Residence, Potsdam, N. Y.
1 541— 2. Charles H. ; b. in West Parishville, N. Y., Oct. 3, 1888;
unmarried ; education. Graded School ; church rela-
tion, M. E. Church; occupation, Hotel Clerk. Resi-
dence, Potsdam, N. Y,
Harry B.^ [1270], (Hibbard A., Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Hibbard Abijah
and Sarah L. Carpenter (Jenkins) Bicknell; b. at Hannawa
Falls, N. Y., March 6, 1868; m. in Leominster, Mass.,
Oct. 18, 1892, Ora L. Reed. Residence, Leominster, Mass.
Children :
1542 — I. Sarah Rolina; b. Oct. 13, 1895.
1543 — 2. Arthur Reed; b. March 22; d. July 20, 1900.
1544 — 3. Butler Kendall; b. Oct. 27, 1901.
Education at Potsdam (N. Y.) Normal School; occupation,
a merchant ; church, Methodist, are leading facts as to Harry
B. Bicknell.»
William C.^ [1274], (Carlos B., Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Carlos Benjamin
and Louisa Carpenter Bicknell ; b. June 28, 1855, in the town
of Parishville, St. Lawrence County, N. Y. ; m. June 2"],
1888, Nellie M. Finney, at Red Wing, Minnesota. Resi-
dence, Morris, Minnesota, from July, 1885, to September,
1911, and Caldwell, Idaho, from September, 1911, to the
present time.
Children :
1545 — I. Clarence W. ; b. June 29, 1889; d. June 30, 191 1.
1546 — 2. Agnes Louisa; b. Nov. 25, 1890.
1547—3- Ira E.; b. Feb. 6, 1893; d. Dec. 30, 1893.
1548 — 4. Ezra Finney; b. Dec. 3, 1894.
William C. Bicknell.
Mrs. Nellie M. Bicknet.l.
Helen E. Bicknell.
HzK A F. BicKNEf.r.,
Clarexce W. Bicknell.
Ninth Generation 395
1549 — 5. Helen E. ; b. Feb. 14, 1897.
1550 — 6. Horace D. ; b. April 25, 1903; d. March 13, 1904.
Occupation, lawyer; was County Superintendent of Schools
of Stevens County, Minnesota, from 1886 to 1890; was County
Attorney of Stevens County from 1895 to 1907, and was a mem-
ber of the Legislature of Minnesota from January 1907, to Jan-
uary, 1911.
Mr. Bicknell was Chairman of the Committee on Crimes and
Punishments in 1907, and Chairman of the Judiciary Committee
in the session of 1909. He was characterized as an insurgent
leader and one of the strongest reformers in the House, favor-
ing and framing bills relating to a reform in the roles, direct leg-
islative work, equitable tax legislation, equitable freight rates on
railroads, and many other progressive measures. Several of these
bills became the laws of the State.
When Mr. Bicknell left Minnesota for Idaho, he was given
a reception by the Masons of Stevens County, and was presented
with a Past Eminent Commander's Jewel by Judge Brown, who
spoke of him, in part, as follows :
"While here he has been one of the most prominent citizens
of the city, not uproarious in proclaiming his virtues or promi-
nence, but in his own modest way taking part in public affairs
and exercising a wholesome influence for public good. He has
been entrusted with public office, and the charge of dereliction
of duty is yet to be made against him. During all his years in
Morris his character as a man and a citizen has never been as-
sailed.
His integrity has never been questioned, and his friendship
has always been and still is loyal and true. In fact, we find
in him a living example of the Masonic character, moral and
upright before God and of good repute before the world.
"He discharged his duties as county attorney with ability and
fairness, without enmity or ill will toward an accused per-
son, which a public prosecutor must exercise in the discharge of
his duties. He served his clients, and protected their rights with
clear head, and no one has claimed that he ever took as fees all
that he recovered for his client, and then sent in a bill for the
balance due him for services rendered in the cause. In the dis-
charge of his legislative duties he established the reputation of
being able, clear-headed and a square man, always to be depended
upon and absolutely reliable."
Mr. Bicknell is a graduate of the State Normal School, Pots-
dam, N. Y., 1880; also University of Michigan, 1885, Law De-
partment, Degree, L. L. B., and is now a practitioner at Caldwell,
Idaho, 1913. Attends the Congregational Church.
396 BicKNEivL Genealogy
Sylvia Louisa^ [1275], (Carlos B., Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John (Zachary), dau. of Carlos Ben-
jamin and Louisa (Carpenter) Bicknell ; b. in Parishville,
N. Y., Jan. 9, 1858; m. at West Stockholm. N. Y., on July
7, 1875, James Darius Benham
Children :
I. Grace Louise; b. at South Colton, N. Y., May 20,
1874; m. at St. Mary's Rectory in Brooklyn, N. Y.,
on January 22, 1894, John Thomas Wood.
Children :
Basil Benham; b. in New York City, March 15,
1896.
Florence Bicknell; b. in New York City, Oct. 5,
1907.
KiTTiE Maud'^ [1276], (Carlos B., Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Carlos B.
and Dora E. (Palmer) Bicknell; b. March 7, 1880; m. Jan.
5, 1900, Leslie E. Haggett, of Norwood, N. Y.
Children :
1. Dora M. ; b. Nov. 23, 1900; d. March 6, 1902.
2. Marion G. ; b. Nov. 12, 1902.
3. Reuben C. ; b. March 5, 1904.
4. Dorothy M. ; b. June 27, 1905.
5. Charles W. ; b. March 3, 1909.
6. Leo B. ; b. Aug. 18, 1910; d. Aug. 21, 1910.
7. Rollin R. ; b. Aug. 2, 1912.
Ellen M.^ (Maria P., Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zachariah, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Maria Penelope (Bicknell;
and George Crandall ; b. in Pierpont, N. Y., Aug. 11. 1847;
m. Feb. 6, 1867, John Benjamin Squire.
Children :
1. Nellie; b. Dec. 28, 1870, in Potsdam, N. Y.
2. Mattie; b. Aug. 6, 1872, in Pierpont, N. Y.
3. Mabel; b. July 12, 1875, i" Pierpont, N. Y.
4. Grace M. ; b. Sept. 6, 1882, in Pierpont, N. Y. ; m. Mr.
Babbitt, Potsdam, N. Y.
5. Elizabeth M.; b. May 26, 1884, in Pierpont, N. Y. ; d.
at North Lawrence, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1904.
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M-\Ry Ellen^ [1279], (John Dustin, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Na-
than, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of John
Dustin and Nancy (Dobbins) Bicknell ; b. in Los Angeles,
Cal., Dec. 3, 1872; m. in Los Angeles, June 13, 1895, Dr.
Horace G. Gates; b. in Maine, May 22, 1863.
Children :
1. Mildred Nancy; b. Oct. 30, 1896, at Los Angeles.
2. Horace Bicknell; b. Sept. 20, 1903, at Los Angeles.
3. Mary Edna; b. June 12, 1908, at Los Angeles.
4. Barker Trask ; b. April 24, 1910, at Los Angeles.
Edna Jane^ [1280], (John Dustin, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Nathan,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of John Dustin
and Nancy (Dobbins) Bicknell; b. in Los Angeles, Cal.,
Feb. 5, 1874; m. in Los Angeles, Dec. 3, 1902, Dr. Charles
Perry Bagg, U. S. N. ; b. in Massachusetts, March 23, 1866,
son of Dr. Henry and Marion Bagg.
Children :
1. John Bicknell; b. March 14. 1904, at Mare Island Navy
Yard, California.
2. Marion Nancy; b. June 10, 1909, at Bremmerton,
Washington.
3. Charles Perry, Jr. ; b. Oct. 8, 1910, at Los Angeles.
Etta Florence^ [1283], (Frederick Thompson, Nathaniel, Na-
thaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau.
of Frederick Thompson and Henrietta (Cooper) Bicknell;
b. at Neosho, Mo., May 4, 1873; m. at Los Angeles, Cal.,
Feb. II, 1902, Sumpter F. Zombro; b. at London, Ohio,
April 28, 1865, son of Abraham and Mrs. Emily (Colliver)
Downs Zombro.
Child.
I. Frederick Bicknell; b. Sept. 20, 1907, at Los Angeles.
Jennie A." [1286], (Allen P., Dana, Nathaniel, Nathan, Zacha-
riah, Zachariah, John Zachary), dau. of Allen P. and Lorinda
(Martin) Bicknell; b. in Jericho Center, Vt., Aug. 14, 1868;
m. June 30, 1897, Arthur E. Goodrich, son of Eugene and
Mary (Brown) Goodrich. Residence, Essex Center, Vt.
Children :
1. Dana B. ;io b. Oct. 10, 1898.
2. Eugene A.; b. April 3, 1901.
3. Leonard R. ; b. May 26, 1903.
398 BicKNEivi. Geneai^ogy
Dana E.' [1287], (Allen P. Dana, Nathaniel, Nathan, Zacha-
riah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Allen P. and Lorinda
(Martin) Bicknell ; b. at Underhill, Vt, Aug. 2, 1870; m.
May 3, 1902, Martha, dau. of Ernest J. and Charlotte
Knauer) Lowenthal; no issue, 1912. Residence. Oak
Park, Illinois.
Theresa J.^ [1301], (Orlando L., Alfred, Nathaniel, Nathan,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Orlando L.
and Susan Maria (Bingham) Bicknell; b. at Northfield,
Minn., Sept. 27, 1867; m. May 28, 1891, Frederick H. Watt,
son of Hugh and Annie (McGowan) Watt.
Children :
1. Ralph Maurice; b. June 6, 1892, at Oak Park, 111.
2. Lucy Jeannette; b. March 20, 1896, at Oak Park, 111.
3. Susan Marie; b. March 25, 1905, at Oak Park, 111.
4. Frederick Hugh ; b. Jan. 25, 1907, at Oak Park, 111.
Louise Emma^ [1312], (Sidney W., Nathan, Isaac, Nathan,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Sidney Wells
and Eliza J. (Palmer), Bicknell; b. in Boston, Mass., Feb.
16, 1872; m. Albert F. Helliwell.
Children :
1. Mary Helen; b. .
2. Ethel Louise; b. Feb. 6, 1906.
3. Genevieve Frances ; b. Nov. 30, 1907.
Mr. Helliwell was engaged in the fur and wool business ; is
now a fruit grower at Houghstone Park, White Salmon, Wash-
ington, 1913.
Harriet K.^ [1317], (Joshua, Allin, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Joshua and Esther Peck
(Viall) Bicknell; b. in Providence, R. I., May 2, 1846; m.
Nov. 17, 1868, Asher Huntington Young. Residence, Prov-
idence, R. I.
Children :
I. Walter H. ; b. Aug. 16, 1869; d. May 8, 1870.
Asher H. Young was a commercial traveler. He died Jan.
II, 1880.
Harriet K. (Bicknell) Young died Aug. 11, 1885, in Provi-
dence.
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Walter Joshua'' [1318], (Joshua. AUin, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Joshua and Esther Peck
(Viall) Bicknell; b. in Providence, R. I., Jan. 27, 1848; m.
June 5, 1872, Mary E. Blackburn; b. March 17, 1848. Resi-
dence, Providence, R. I.
Children :
155 1 — I. Anna Isabella; b. March 25, 1874.
1552 — 2. Edith May; b. June 2y, 1876.
1553 — 3- Grace Louise; b. March 29, 1878; m. Sept. 15, 1906,
Walter French Buck, son of William E. and Har-
riet M. Buck, of Manchester, N. H. ; b. Jan. 3, 1876.
Child.
I. William Morris; b. Sept. 2, 1907.
Walter F. Buck is a graduate of Dartmouth College, Hanover,
N. H., and is a successful teacher of Physics. He was an asso-
ciate in the Pawtucket, R. I. High School for several years, and
is now (1913) teaching in Brockton, Mass.
Frederick Augustus^ [1326], (George Augustus, Allin, Joshua,
Joshua, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of George Augustus
and Elizabeth (Oliver) Bicknell; b. at Spring^field, Mass..
Feb. 27, 1862; m. June 29, 1892, Nellie S. Gilbert; b. Feb.
II, 1870, dau. of Waldo Thomas and Martha (Swan) Gil-
bert, of Newington, Conn.
Child.
1554 — I. George Waldo; b. May 11, 1893. The only male de-
scendant of Joshua® to perpetuate the Bicknell name.
John Edward^ [1336], (Jefferson B., Moses, Bennett, Moses,
James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Jeft'erson B. and
Hannah W. (Wagner) Bicknell; b. at Morrisville, N. Y.,
Sept. 10, 1863; m. Ida M. Grove, at Findlay, Ohio, Oct.
22, 1890.
Child.
I. Helen G. ; b. Nov. 16, 1896, at Findlay, Ohio.
Anna Laura'' [1339], (Charles T., Moses, Bennett, Moses,
James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Charles Thomp-
son and Susan M (Payne) Bicknell; b. July 22, 1859; m.
Aug. 31, 1 88 1, Adrian Hamilton Todd. Residence, Needles,
California.
400 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Children :
1. Harold Bicknell;i° b. June 28, 1886, at Cleveland, O.;
m. Dec. 24, 1908, Johanna Hanlon.
2. Lester Adrian;" b. Oct. 31, 1888; m. June, 1909, Mary
Scott. Children : Adrian,^^ b. May, 1910, and Laura
Scott," b. March, 1912, at Needles, Cal.
Warren Moses^ [i34i]> Charles T., Moses, Bennett, Moses,
James, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Charles Thompson
and Susan M. (Payne) Bicknell ; b. Feb. 19, 1868; m. Feb.
19, 1900, Anne S. Guthrie. Residence, Cleveland, Ohio.
Children :
1555 — I. Frances Louise; b. Nov. 14, 1900, at Hamilton, O.
1556 — 2. Warren M. Jr.; b. Sept. 5, 1902, at Wheaton, 111.
1557 — 3. Elizabeth; b. Feb. 19, 1904, at Cleveland, O.
Julia E.^ [1349], Abel C, John, Kent, Peter, Peter, Zachariah,.
John, Zachary), dau. of Abel C. and Charlotte A. (Cum-
mings) Bicknell; b. in Norwich, Vt., Sept. 24, 1858; m.
Sept. 24, 1878, Myron S. Pierce; b. in Norwich, Vt., Jan.
I, 1852. Occupation, farmer.
Children :
1. Mildred W. ; b. July 13, 1888; graduated Thetford
Academy, Thetford, Vt., 1907 ; graduated State Nor-
mal School, Plymouth, N. H., 1912; teacher at Dur-
ham, N. H. (1912).
2. J. Raymond; b. Oct. 7, 1892; graduate of Thetford
Academy, 1911.
3. Sybil C. ; b. May 20, 1897.
Henry W.^ [1350], (Abel C, John, Kent, Peter, Peter, Zacha-
riah, John, Zachary), son of Abel C. and Charlotte (Cum-
mings) Bicknell; b. at Norwich, Vt., Sept. 26, 1863; m.
Gertrude M. Slack, June 21, 1887; b. at Royalton, Vt., April
15, 1865. Residence, Norwich, Vt., a farmer.
Children :
1558 — I. Helen E. ; b. 1892, at Norwich; graduate of Han-
over (N. H.) High School; now a student in New
Hampshire Normal School at Plymouth (1912).
1559 — 2. Maurice S. ; b. 1897, at Norwich; member of Hanover
(N. H.) High School.
Charles X. Bicknell.
Ninth Generation 401
Hattie^ [1352], (William, John, Kent, Peter, Peter, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), dan. of William and Sarah (Carpenter)
Bicknell; b. in Norwich, Vt., Feb. 11, 1875; "i- Oct. 17,
1894, Clayton E. Sargent; b. in Norwich, Vt., April 14, 1871.
Chiedren :
1. Glen B. ; b. Nov. 3, 1904.
2, Wendell H. ; b. Oct. 31, 1910.
Clayton E. Sargent is an insurance agent and commercial
traveler. Residence, Hanover, N. H.
Carrie L.^ [13541- (Almond B-. Elra. Hezekiah, Peter, Peter,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau, of Almond B. and Tabitha
C. (Morgan) Bicknell; b. in Gaylord, Kansas, Jan. 24, 1878;
m. Feb. 2, 1904, at Tunbridge, Vt., Fred F. Moxley. Resi-
dence, Laws, Cal. Occupation, ranchman.
Children :
1. Almond B. ; b. Nov. 30, 1904, at Laws, Cal.
2. Jennie A.; b. April 18, 1906, at Laws, Cal.
3. Robert F. ; b. Sept. 11, 1909, at Laws, Cal.
4. Maurice J.; b. Sept. 15, 1912, at Laws, Cal.
Frank A.^ [i355]> Almond B., Elra, Hezekiah, Peter, Peter,
Zachariah, John, ZaChary), son of Almond B. and Tabitha
C. Morgan) Bicknell; b. in Gaylord, Kansas, May 8, 1881 ;
m. May 26, 1906, Emily J. Green. Residence, Greenfield,
Mass.
Children :
1560 — I. William Kenneth; b. April i, 1907, at Greenfield.
1561 — 2. Dorris M. ; b. March 31, 1909, at Greenfield.
1562 — 3. Myrtice; b. Sept. 5, 1910, at Greenfield.
Frank A. Bicknell*^ is a machinist and a manufacturer of
machines and tools under the firm name of Bicknell, Thomas &
Co., at Greenfield, Mass.
Julia H." [1359], (James Y., James, James, Moses, James, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), dau. of James Y. and Ann Eliza
(Townsend) Bicknell; b. July 4, 1858; m. Arthur Hervy
Sheldon, March 16, 1881. Mr. Sheldon is a lawyer at Syra-
cuse, N. Y.
402 bicknell genealogy
Children.
1. Arthur James; b. March 4, 1882; chemist, Syracuse
University, Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Residence,
Syracuse.
2. Robert Kingman; b. July 5, 1883; Civil Engineer,
Syracuse University, Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Resi-
dence, Syracuse ; m. Jessica M. Manz, of Syracuse,
Oct. 28, 1908.
3. Raymond Bicknell ; b. Jan. 4, 1885 ; d. of scarlet fever,
Jan. 6, 1898.
4. Allan Daniel; b. Aug. 7, 1889; d. of scarlet fever,
March 9, 1903.
Martha A.^ [1360], (James Y., James, James, Moses, James,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau of James Y. and Ann Eliza
(Townsend) Bicknell; b. Oct. 20, 1859; m. John A. Stein,
■ Oct. 24, 1894. Residence, Rochester, N. Y.
Children :
1. Ruth Bicknell; b. Sept. 17, 1895; d. July 25, 1896.
2. James Y. ; b. Dec. 26, 1898.
3. Harold Bicknell ; b. June 5, 1908.
John A. Stein's occupation was that of real estate and insur-
ance in the city of Rochester. He was instantly killed by a
trolley car, Nov. 5, 1907.
Clara Rebecca^ [1362], (Anson D., James, James, Moses, James.
Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Anson D. and Sarah
Ann (Mills) Bicknell; b. near Rutland, Iowa, Dec. 30, 1870;
M. Nov. 12, 1901, Rev. Edwin Stanton Hodgin, at Humboldt,
Iowa.
Clara Rebecca (Bicknell) Hodgin died at Helena, Montana,
Jan, 14, 1905. Mrs. Hodgin was a remarkable child, a beautiful
youth, an excellent and beautiful type of womanhood. Her life,
brief in years, was long in high ideals and in noble service spring-
ing from them. Her ancestry on both sides belonged to the
orthodox Pilgrim faith and for seven generations had held fast
to its teachings. In the eighth generation, the separation had
come to a more liberal and reasonable spiritual thought, and the
daughter had known none of the struggle, but was born into
the dawn of a sweeter and holier faith and life, so well fitted
to the aspirations of her own nature. Nature and life were her
teachers. She drew her inspiration from all that was true, beau-
Ninth Gp;nkrat[on 403
tiful and good in the world around and above her. Her school
education was obtained at Humboldt, Iowa, and Chicago Uni-
versity, and at Des Moines she took training as a kindergarten
teacher. She chose teaching — no, teaching chose her — for she
so loved children that necessity was laid upon her to be a teacher
of youth, and at Humboldt she spent eight beautiful years in
leading children to higher levels of life as well as thought.
On November 12, 1901, she was married to Rev. Edwin Stan-
ton Hodgin, whose first pastorate was at Humboldt, and second
at Helena, Montana. Here Mrs. Hodgin taught as a minister's
wife for two years, passing out and up on Jan. 14, 1905. Work
and worship were one to her, and from her birth to her dying
hour, her life seems to have been an epistle of love and loving
service. Clara's body was cremated, and on April 9, 1905, the
ashes were committed to the swift current of the Des Moines
River, as her brother Charles' ashes had been consigned to the
bosom of the Father of Waters five years before.
"What is excellent, as God lives is permanent."
EivLEN Dow^ (Julia Maria, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Julia Maria
(Bicknell) and William Dow Carpenter; b. in Ashford,
Conn., Aug. 20, 1847; m. Dec. 24, 1868, John Mathewson
Children :
1. George Carpenter ;^° b. Oct. 7, 1873; ^- Dec. 15, 1908,
Maud Kenerson ; son, Claude, b. May 6, 1909.
2. Dora Bicknell; b. June 4, 1876; m. Arod M. Ormsbee;
son, Arthur M., b. ; d. ; age, i month.
3. Bernice Eva; b. Jan. 29, 1882; m. April 4, 1898, Ste-
phen L. Case. Children: George Burton, b. Nov. 2,
1898; Marjorie Ellen, b. March 17, 1901 ; Ruth
Agnes, b. Dec. 23, 1905.
Carrie Lois^ (Julia Maria, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah,
Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of
Julia Maria (Bicknell) and W. Dow Carpenter; b. in Ashford,
Conn., Sept. 10, 1859; m. June 16, 1887, Willis I. Copeland.
Children :
1. Alice Elizabeth; b. Dec. 3, 1892.
2. Ruth Ervine; b. March 21, 1896.
Carrie Lois (Carpenter) Copeland died June 20, 1902.
404 BicKNEivi. Genealogy
Arthur J.^ (Mary Diistin, Simeon S., Nathaniel, Nathan, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Mary Dustin
(Bicknell) and Aaron B. Smith; b. at Lake Mills, Wis., Aug.
2.J, 1848; m. May 10, 1880, Henrietta Vail, dau. of Albert
and Katharine (Vail) Stevens. Residence, Minneapolis,
Minn.
Children :
1. Mary Cynthia; b. May 8, 1882, at Flandreau, Dakota.
2. Albert Bicknell; b. Jan- i, 1884, at Flandreau, Dakota.
Fred C.^ (Mary Dustin, Simeon S., Nathaniel, Nathan, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Mary Dustin (Bicknell)
and Aaron B. Smith; b. Aug. 15, 1852; m. Dec. 9, 1879, Etta,
dau. of John and Jeannette (Neff) Young. Residence,
Minneapolis, Minn.
Children :
1. Gertrude; b. Aug. 20, 1881, at Lake Mills, Wis.
2. Anna Cornelia; b. May 12, 1885; d. June, 1892, at
Duluth, Minn.
Robert Anderson^ (Mary Dustin, Simeon S., Nathaniel, Nathan,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Mary Dustin
(Bicknell) and Aaron B. Smith; b. at Lake Mills, Wis.,
Sept. 15, i860; m. at Minneapolis, Minn., Anna O'Neil.
Children :
1. Lewis Bicknell; b. June 8, 1884, at Edgerton, Dakota.
2. Leon Williams ; b. , at Edgerton, Dakota.
Merritt C.^ (Almira F., Simeon S., Nathaniel, Nathan, Zacha-
riah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Almira Field (Bick-
nell) and Ferdinand E. Ring; b. at Cooksville, Wis., Oct.
30, 1850; m. Ida May, dau. of George and Meribah (Kim-
ball) Austin, Sept. 13, 1877, at Neillsville, Wis. Residence,
Neillsville.
Children:
1. Blanche; b. May 10, 1878.
2. Ethel Agnes; b. Sept. 13, 1881.
3. Alice Van Hise; b. Oct., 1883.
Ninth Generation 405
Charles V.^ (Joshua B., Mary, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zacha-
riah, John, Zachary), son of Joshua Bicknell and Jane C. L.
(Value) Chapin; b. in Providence, R. I., Jan. 16, 1856; m.
May 6, 1886, Anna Augusta Balch, dau. of Edward Augus-
tus and Anna Louisa Comstock; b. Oct. 22, 1858. Residence,
Providence, R. I.
Child.
I. Howard Miller Chapin;^'' b. May 11, 1887, in Provi-
dence; m. April 10, 1912, Hope Caroline Brown, dau.
of D. Russell and Isabel (Barrows) Brown; b. Jan.
20, 1885.
Howard Miller Chapin is the Librarian and Secretary of the
Rhode Island Historical Society; graduate University (English
and Classical) School, 1904; A. B. Brown University, 1908;
author of "Life of Deacon Samuel Chapin, of Springfield,"
"Marthy's Cottage," "How to Enamel," etc. He is the fourth
in consecutive male direct line to have printed works in the Bos-
ton Public Library.
1. Seth Chapin, ^A. B. Brown, 1808. ("Duty and Degree of
Sin," and "Likeness to Christ").
2. J. B. Chapin, ^A. B., Brown, 1837. ("Asthma, its Na-
ture," etc., "Tenetomy"). (i)
3. Charles V. Chapin, ^A. B. Brown, 1872. ("Municipal
Sanitation," etc.)
4. Howard M. Chapin, A. B. Brown, 1908. ("Life of Dea-
con Samuel Chapin," etc.)
There are few such instances either of literary (perhaps the
Adamses, Darwins and a few others) or of collegiate succession.
(^) Both are Fiske Fund prize Essays; printed.
Charles Value Chapin^ graduated from the English and Clas-
sical High School, Providence, 1872; graduated Brown Univer-
sity, 1876, A. B. ; Bellevue Hospital Medical College, N. Y., 1879,
M. D. : house physician at Bellevue Hospital, 1879-80; practiced
medicine in Providence, 1880-4; professor of physiology, Brown
University, 1886-1896; Superintendent of Health for city of
Providence since 1884; Registrar of Birth, Marriages and Deaths
since 1889; Lecturer on Hygiene at Harvard University, 1909;
Degree of Sc. D. at Brown University, 1909; author "Municipal
Sanitation in the United States," "Sources and Modes of In-
fection," and numerous articles and addresses on public health.
Dr. Chapin is now recognized as a leading authority on matters
relating to health and sanitation (1912).
4o6 BicKNELi, Genralogy
Martha J.^ (Emily L., Zachariah, Zachariah, Zachariah, Zacha-
riah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Emily L. (Bick-
nell) and Peter Piatt; b. June i6, 1856; m. May 30, 1876,
Herbert Dawley.
Chii.dre;n :
1. Everett Burton; b. Aug. 29, 1878; m. Sept. 12, 1902,
Jennie Elizabeth Ailing. Child, Kenneth Ailing b.
and d. July 23, 191 1.
2. Winifred Raymond; b. Aug. 14, 1880; m. June 6, 191 1,
Maud Kinney.
3. Herbert Myron; b. Feb. 26, 1889; m. Oct. 12, 191 1,
Ethel Lenora Barber.
4. Clifton Leslie; b. Sept. 26, 1891.
5. Mary Louisa; b. May 17, 1894.
6. Lena Bertha; b. Oct. 16, 1896.
MelviIvLE E.^ (Elizabeth, Simeon S., Nathaniel, Nathan, Zacha-
riah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Elizabeth Bicknell
and John Trux ; I3. at Sparta, Wis., Sept. 18, 1858; m. 1886,
at Cincinnati, O., Jeannette Baldwin. Residence, Sparta.
ChiIvD.
I. Elizabeth Bicknell; b. May 2, 1887, at Sparta.
Charles Payne" (Elizabeth, Simeon S., Nathaniel, Nathan,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Elizabeth
Bicknell and John Trux; b. at Sparta, Wis., July 6, 1864; m.
Ida Longstreet, at Duluth, Minn.
Children :
1. John Harris; b. Oct. 5, 1886, Duluth, Minn.
2. Elwell ; b. 1889, Sparta, Wis. Residence, Sparta, Wis.
William Simeon" (Jane A. W., Simeon S., Nathaniel, Nathan,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Jane Avis
Waterman (Bicknell) and William Tancre; b. at Fort At-
kinson, Wis., June 4, i860; m. June 26, 1888, in Florida,
Hester Mahala West.
Children :
1. Bertha Marguerite; b. Aug. 11, 1889, at Melbourne,
Florida.
2. William West; b. Nov. 30, 1891, in Florida.
3. Hester Mildred; b. April 13, 1894, in Florida. Ad-
dress, Washington, D. C.
LULA ( EnTWISTLK) H!NT(J\-LKTTEAU.
Ninth Generation 407
Annie L.'' (Louisa A., Joseph, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zacha-
riah, John, Zachary), dau, of Louisa A. (Bicknell) and
Otis G. Harris; b. in Harrington, R. L, Oct. 16, 1858; m.
Nov. 17, 1885, John Carver Greene, of Providence, R. L
Residence, Barrington.
Children :
1. Louise Harris; b. April 18, 1895; ^- ^^b. 8, 1897.
2. Russell Harris ; b. Feb. 28, 1898.
3. Elizabeth Harris ; b. Aug. 24, 1900.
Caroline A." (Louisa A., Joseph, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Louisa A. (Bicknell) and
Otis G. Harris; b. in Barrington, R. L, Oct. 19, i860; m,
Oct. 26, 1886, Charles Allen Hoar, of Warren, R. L Resi-
dence, Warren, R. I.
Children :
1. Marion Louise; b. Feb, 24, 1888; d. March 22, 1896.
2. Allen Harris; b. April 4, 1890; d. Aug. 25, 1891.
Caroline Allen (Harris) Hoar died May 7, 1891.
LuLA Nevada^ (Mary Ellen, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Nathan, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Mary Ellen (Bick-
nell) and James Entwistle; b. in Lake Mills, Wis., March
15, 1861 ; m. Feb., 1883, in Los Angeles, Cal., John W, Hin-
ton ; b. in Detroit, Mich, 1849.
Children :
1. Bessie Entwistle; b. Nov. 30, 1883, Los Angeles, Cal.
2. Alice Dustin; b. Feb., 1886; d. June i, 1888.
3. John Bicknell; b. Sept. 27, 1887.
4. Frederick Thompson; b. June 30, 1893.
5. Elinor Fargo ; b. Feb. 26, 1900.
John W. Hinton died Oct. 25, 1903.
Lula Nevada^ (Entwistle) Hinton m.- George H. Letteau,
at Oakland, Cal., July, 1906; no children.
Lula Nevada-' (Entwistle) (Hinton) Latteau died at Sierra
Madre, Cal., April 22, 191 1. 1
MRS- LULA (ENTWISTLE) (HINTON) LATTEAU.' '
Lula Entwistle was the daughter of James and Mary (Bick-
nell) Entwistle and granddaughter of Nathaniel and Fanny
(Thompson) Bicknell. She was born at Lake Mills, Jeff. Co.,
Wis., March 15, 186 1.
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4o8 BiCKNELL Genealogy
She moved with her parents to Los Angeles, Cal., in the fall
of 1873, ^^^ settled on a ranch south of the city, where she at-
tended district school. Later she attended the Los Angeles High
School, from which she graduated in 1881, when she taught in
the country and also the city.
In 1883, she was married to John W. Hinton, County Superin-
tendent of Schools of Los Angeles, in which city they made
their home. To them were born five children, Bessie, Alice, John,
Frederick and Elinor, and as a devoted mother and homemaker,
she had no peer.
After her husband's death in 1903, she assumed charge of
his real estate business and office and successfully conducted her
interests for three years, when she married George H. Letteau
and moved with her family to Sierra Madre, Cal., where she be-
came very active in civic matters and club work.
As President of the Sierra Madre Woman's Club, as Presi-
dent of the Building Association which erected their beautiful
club house, and as an officer of the District Federation of Wo-
man's Clubs, she gave generously of her time and of her great
ability. In addition to the local clubs, she was a member and a
worker in the Friday Morning Literary Club and the Badger
Club of Los Angeles.
She did much work which was unseen by the public or even
by intimate associates, and was ever a helpful friend to the sick
and needy. Her gracious personality won hosts of friends, and
her marked ability and executive power won merited praise from
both friends and acquaintances.
She possessed rare tact and was an ideal hostess, gracious,
hospitable and with a quiet dignity and composure of manner
that attracted all, and easily made her the center of social func-
tions.
During the Sierra Madre Floral Carnival on April 22, 191 1,
when in the midst of the beautiful flowers of which she was so
fond, she was suddenly stricken with apoplexy, and within an
hour had answered the quick summons.
Always prompt in life, she was no less in death, and went
home with a smile upon her face.
Her work for the Club and for the improvement of Sierra
Madre will ever remain her monument, while her memory will
never fade from the hearts of her co-workers and friends !
Besides her husband and mother, she leaves four children:
Mrs. Bessie (Hinton) Munger, of Chicago, 111.; Mr. John B.
Hinton, of Los Angeles, Cal. ; Mr. Fred T. Hinton, of Los. An-
geles, Cal. ; Miss Eleanor Hinton, of Sierra Madre, Cal.
Ninth Generation 409
W1L1.1AM A." (Richmond, Elizabeth, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua,
Zachariah, John, Zachary), son of Richmond and EHza Nel-
son (Cole) Viall; b. in Providence, R. I., Oct. 26, 1861 ;
m. at Medina, O., June 10, 1891, Harriet Elizabeth, dau. of
Carlos J. and Nancy Caroline (Loring) Warner; b. at Me-
dina, May 23, 1863.
Children :
1. Katharine; b. Dec. i, 1892; d. July 22, 1893.
2. Virginia; b. Nov. 12, 1894.
3. Richmond; b. June 26, 1896.
Mrs. Harriet E. Viall was educated at Oberlin College, O.,
and Cornell University, N. Y., graduating from the latter in
1890. She spent a year in European travel in 1888-89. Mr. and
Mrs. Viall are members of Grace Church, Providence.
William Angell VialP received his primary education in the
public schools of Providence, R. I. ; special student in chemistry
in Brown University, 1880-81; student at Leipsic 1886-7-8;
Tubingen, 1887; instructor in pharmacy Cornell University,
1888-90; assistant professor at Cornell, 1890; with Brown &
Sharpe Mfg. Co., Providence, since 1890. Residence, Provi-
dence, R. I.
Annie Maria (Mary, Elizabeth, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zacha-
riah, John, Zachary), dau. of Mary (Viall) and Edward R.
Wheeler; b. in Providence, R. I., Oct. 8, i860; m. Oct. 27,
1885, James Savage House, son of Rev. William House, of
Providence, R. I. ; b. Aug. 14, i860.
Children :
1. Frances Wheeler; b. Sept. 16, 1887; d. May 13, 1889.
2. Mary Savage; b. Sept. 10, 1888.
3. Elizabeth Morris; b. Jan. 14, 1891.
James S. House is a commercial traveler. Residence, Allston,
Mass.
Marion E.® (Mary, Elizabeth, Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zacha-
riah, John, Zachary), dau. of Mary (Viall) and Edward R.
Wheeler; b. in Providence, R. I., June 6, 1868; m. May 28,
1902, Austin Blunt Morse; b. June 30, 1857. Residence,
Minneapolis, Minn.
Chied.
I. Wheeler Ellsworth; b. Aug. 19, 1904.
Austin B. Morse is in banking business (1912).
4IO Bickni;ll Genealogy
Katharine Bicknell® (Jane Avis Waterman, Simeon S., Na-
thaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau.
of Jane Avis Waterman (Bicknell) and William Tancre;
b. at Huntsville, Ala. ; m. June 26, 1888, in Florida, Joseph
Wenzel Schuberth. Residence, Jacksonville, Fla.
Children :
Wenzel; b. Oct. 10, 1888, at Montgomery, Fla.
Marie; b. July 23, 1890, at Jacksonville, Fla.
Karl Otto ; b. ; d. 1894, at Jacksonville, Fla.
Oscar Ludwig; b. April 4, 1894, at Jacksonville, Fla.
Katharine; b. Feb. 20, 1896, at Ankona, Fla.
Walter Mitchell; b. Dec. 17, 1898, at Tallapoosa, Fla.
Charles^ (Adeline H., Ralph, Josiah, Ebenezer, Zachariah, Zach-
ariah, John, Zachary), son of Adeline Harriet (Bicknell)
and Moses S.Olmstead; b. in Parishville, N. Y., June 29,
1862; m. June 10, 1891, May Maria Potter, of Colton, N. Y.
Children :
1. Ruth Mary; b. April 29, 1893.
2. Charles Potter; b. Jan. 5, 1898.
3. Barbara Adaline; b. May 14, 1901.
Charles Olmstead was educated at the Potsdam State Normal
School. Occupation, school teacher, and later, merchant in Col-
ton, N. Y.
Phoebe Imogene^ (Sarah Maria, Erastus, Samuel, Samuel,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Sarah Maria
(Bicknell) and Stephen Randall Hopkins; b. in West Wood-
stock, Conn., March 14, 1862; m. Jan.. i, 1885, Holden Ar-
nold. Residence, Willimantic, Conn.
Children :
1. Dora Imogene;" b. April 18, 1887, in Stoughton,
Mass.; m. Oct. 13, 1906, Ernest Kibbe Manning; b.
Oct. 13, 1884. Children: (i) Rowland Arnold," b.
Lebanon, Conn., June 21, 1907; (2) Imogene Hop-
kins, b. Windham, Conn., Dec. 30, 1908; (3) Harriet
Pember, b. Norwich, Conn., Sept. 2, 1910.
2. Maud Esther; b. March i, 1889, in Eastford, Conn.;
m. Feb. 22, 1909, Reuben Taylor Manning; b. July
21, 1887. Children: (i) Arnold Pember," b. Aug.
23, 1910, at Franklin, Conn; (2) Mildred Esther, b.
April 17, 1912.
3. Ezra Holden;^" b. July 10, 1892.
4. Arthur Hopkins;^" b. Sept. 12, 1894.
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Ninth Generation 411
Holden Arnold, the husband of Imogene,^ is a descendant
from Roger Williams on two lines, and their two sonsinlaw, Man-
nings, are brothers and sons of Deacon Nathaniel Pember Man-
ning, of Lebanon, Conn. The Mannings are an old Massachu-
setts family and hold an annual family reunion at Boston, Mass.,
in June.
C1.ARA EivizABETii^ (Emeline Kellogg, Simeon S., Nathaniel, Na-
than, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Emelin
Kellogg (Bicknell) and Anthony Wayne Dodge; b. Dec. 6,
1863 ; m. March 21, 1883, Arthur R. Keddell ; b. at Frederck-
ton, N. B., July 12, 1857.
Children :
1. Harriet Myr;" b. June 26, 1884, at Wausau, Wis.
2. Arthur Bruce ;^" b. March 23, 1887, at Minneapolis,
Minn.
3. Mark Anthony;^" b. July 23, 1893, at Maple Island,
Minn.
4. Walter James;" b. April 24, 1893; ^- Sept. 3, 1910.
Arthur R. Keddell died.
Clara E. (Dodge) Keddell m.^ Jan. 28, 1903, at Seattle
Washington, George S. Armstrong; b. May 12, 1867, at
Pawtucket, R, I.
Children :
5. Ruth Carolyn; b. Nov. 23, 1903, at Bremerton, Wash.
6. Scott Banfield; b. April 11, 1907, at Seattle, Wash.
Harriet Myr ;" m. Aug. 25, 1902, John Elisha Leggett,
at Seattle, Washington. Child, Howard Dana," b. Aug.
25, 1902.
Arthur Bruce/" m. Aug. 7, 1909, Edith Barnes, of
Victoria, B. C.
Mark Anthony,^" m. Sept. 20, 1908, Ethel May San-
some, at San Francisco, Cal. Child, Irene Mary,^^ b.
Feb. 18, 1910.
Clara E. (Dodge) (Keddell) Armstrong, died in Providence,
R. I., 1913.
Jessie Bicknell^ (Lydia Matilda, Simeon S., Nathaniel Nathan,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau. of Lydia Matilda
(Bicknell) and Norman F. Hopkins; b. at Fort Atkinson,
Wis., Aug. 23, 1863; m. at Fort Atkinson, 1883, Charles W.,
son of Walter and Louisa (Smith) Smith.
Children :
1. Hattie Lou; b. Oct. 13, 1884, at Fort Atkinson.
2. Avis Waterman ; b. Oct. 23, 1886, at Fort Atkinson.
3. Sidney Hopkins ; b. March 5, 1893, ^^ Fort Atkinson.
4. Marion Leigh; b. April 9, 1894, at Fort Atkinson.
412 BicKNELL Genealogy
NINTH GENERATION OF THOMAS '
Avis Ann^ [1409], Benjamin, Benjamin, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet,
Thomas, John, Zachary), dau. of Benjamin and Harriet
(Havens) Bicknell; b. at North Kingston, R. L, May i,
1864; m. William E., son of John P. Proctor, of Westerly,
R. I, May 3, 1853.
Chied.
I. Howard Spencer;" b. March 14, 1886; m. July 2, 1907,
Anna Idella Tingley; b. Sept. 19, 1886. Child (i),
Ruth Bicknell," b. Dec. 17, 1908.
Howard Spencer Proctor^^ is clerk in the Elmwood Dept. of
the Providence Postoffice ; has been financial secretary of the
James Wood Lodge I. O. O. F. His pastime is the search for
Indian relics in Naragansett County, of which he has a very
valuable collection and assortment.
Byron Diman® (Lillias T., Benjamin, Jesse, Japhet, Japhet,
Thomas, John, Zachary), son of Lillias T. (Bicknell) and
Philip Mateson; b. in Hamilton, R. L, May 17, 1854; m.
April 15, 1887, Ann Rourke; b. Aug. 28, 1867.
Children :
1. Mary Lillias; b. March 22, 1888; married. Children,
Arthur Augustus Smith, b. April 19, 1910; Theresa
Smith, b. June 7, 191 1.
2. John Joseph; b. April 7, 1890; married. Children,
Henry Lee, B. July 28, 1907; Mildred Ann, b. Feb.
9, 1911.
3. Jane Louise ; b. July 10, 1893.
4. Alice Frances ; b. July 5, 1897.
5. Ellen; b. Jan. 27, 1902.
Amey Elizabeth^ [1415a], (Mumford K., Jesse, Jesse, Japhet,
Japhet, Thomas, John, Zachary), dau. of Mumford K. and
Mary J. (Harvey) Bicknell; b. in East Greenwich, July 6,
1849; 111- Oct. 6, 1873, Albert S. Lummis; b. July 7, 1849.
Children :
1. Sarah Evelyn; b. July 10. 1874, in Johnston, R. L
2. Jennie Mabel; b- Nov. 7, 1876; ra. Aug. 8, 1899. James
E. Ryan; no issue.
Mr. Ryan is agent for the Texas Oil Co., Providence, R. I.
(1913)-
Tenth Generation 413
TENTH GENERATION OF JOHN 3
Charles P." Charees [11S4]. (Peter, Charles, Peter, Zaclia-
riah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Charles and
Susan (Harris) Bicknell; b. October, 185 1 ; m. Ida V.
Parker, Aug. 24, 1873.
Child.
1563 — I- Harry Llewellyn; b. June 7, 1874; m. June 17, 1895,
Fannie L. Mead, of Hingham. Mass. He died in
Hingham, Sept. 6, 1897; "o issue.
Fannie L. .(Mead) Bicknell m.- A. Otis Wing, of East Wey-
mouth, Aug. 30, 1899.
Charles P. BicknelP" resided in Hingham, and was a brake-
man on the old Colony and Newport R. R. He died Jan. 25, 1876,
as the result of mortal injuries received at Ouincy, Mass., in train
service, dying only a few hours after the accident.
Abbie,^ (Rachael, Abigail, James, Joseph, Joseph, John, John,
Zachary), dau. of Rachael C. and Abner Weed; b. at Bel-
mont, Me., July 12, 1867; m. May 10. 1892, at Sisson, Cal.
Alexander Albee; b. at Sierraville, Cal., Jan. 2, 1862.
Children.
1. Ralph ;io b. March 30, 1894, at Sisson, Cal.
2. Camille; b. Oct. 28, 1896, at Sisson, Cal.
3. Cecil ; b. June 30, 1900, at Sisson, Cal.
ViABELLA^" [1439], (William. John, John. John, John, John, John
John, Zachary), dau. of William and Mary (Whitman) Bick-
nell ; b. Sept. 29, 1872; m. Aug. 16, 1893, Fred C. Verrill,
of Bryant's Pond, Me.
Children.
1. LaForest G. ; born June 2, 1894; d. Sept. 12, 1894.
2. Gertrude H. ; b. Feb. 3, 1896.
3. Lenwood A. ; b. May 29, 1899.
4. Evelyn E. ; b. June 26, 1902; d. Jan. 11, 1906.
5. Lewis O. ; b. Sept. 5, 1904.
6. Florence C. ; b. June 25, 1906.
414 BicKNELL Ge;neai,ogy
7. Bernice E. ; b. April 2, 1909.
8. Bertha A.; b. Feb. 22, 1912.
Viabella writes that her mother died Sept. 23, 1892, and her
father, Feb. 19, 1895.
Viola E. [1440], m. Charles H. Rose; died, no issue.
Vietta E. [1441] and Victor E. [1442], have not married.
Virginia E. [1443], m. J. Otis Estees ; no issue.
Harriet A.^°[i455], (Simeon, David, Simeon, John, John, John,
John, John, Zachary), dau. of Simeon and Alvira J. (Hay-
ford) Bicknell ; b. at Canton, Me., Feb. 14, 1848; m. 1865,
Charles O. Holt, son of Erastus and Lucinda (Packard)
Holt; b. at Peru, Me., Jan. 17, 1844.
Children.
1. Victor E. ; b. Dec. 6, 1869, at Canton, Me.; d. July
10, 1892.
2. G. Myrtle; b. July 12, 1879; m. June, 1888, Angie
Turner ; twins ; d. infants.
3. Winnifred; b. June 2, 1884.
Charles O. Holt was born in Peru, Me., and is a brother of
Dr. E. E. Holt, of Portland, Me. He learned the trade of car-
penter and carriage maker at Canton. At the breaking out of the
Civil War he enlisted in Fifth Regiment Maine I. V. as a pri-
vate ; he re-enlisted in the Twenty-third Regiment, and again in
the Twenty-ninth Regiment. At the close of the war he married
Harriet A. Bicknell and made his home in Canton, Me., worked
at his trade several years, went into mercantile business and later
was appointed postmaster by President Harrison. In 1897 he
moved to Portland, Me., and is employed as superintendent of
buildings of the Ear and Eye Infirmary, and Mrs. Holt is matron
of the institution of which Dr. E. E. Holt was chief promoter
and executive officer.
Frank E.^" [i457]» (Simeon, David, Simeon, John, John. John.
John, John, Zachary), son of Simeon and Alvira J. (Hay-
ford) Bicknell; b. at Canton, Me., July 26, 1852; m. Dec.
15, 1875, Rose A. Ellis, of Canton; b. June 14, 1859.
Child.
1566 — I. Albert Stanwood; b. March 3, 1878, at Canton, Me.
Frank E. BicknelP" is a carpenter and carriage maker in Can-
ton ; was postmaster during the second Cleveland Administration ;
is now in mercantile business.
Tknth Generation 415
James W." [1458], (Simeon, David, Simeon, John, John, John,
John, Job.n, Zachary), son of Simeon and Alvira J. (Hay-
ford) Bicknell; b. at Canton, Me.. Jan. 19. i860; m. Dec. 16,
1882, at Canton, Lilly M. Wentwortii ; b. May, 1867.
Children.
1567— I. Ralph W. : b. Oct. 18, 1886, at Canton.
1568—2. J. Clyde; b. April 28, 1888.
James W. BicknelP*' has conducted a successful mercantile
business at Canton from early manhood, and holds a high place
for business ability and integrity.
John Carleton" [1465], (John R., John, Samuel, Jacob, John,
John, John. John, Zachary), son of John R. and Mary
(Moulton) Bicknell; b. in Madison, Me., May 28, 1871 ; m.
Aug. 16, 1899, Alice H. Coffin, of South Beddington, Me.,
dau. of Augustus and Ruth Coffin.
Child.
1569 — I. John Alfred; b. July i, 1910, at Portland, Me.
At the age of seven John Carleton came near losing his life,
by the falling of a tree, which cost him his right arm. His busi-
ness education was gained at Skowhegan High School. Somer-
set Academy. Athens, Me., and Shaw's Business College, Port-
land. Me. He was first an accountant, and later established the
Bicknell Mfg. Co.. of Portland. Me.., in which he and his brother
Edward have won merited success as honorable and reliable busi-
ness men. His home is at Portland. Me.
Lester H." [1466], (John R, John. Samuel, Jacob, John, John,
John, John. Zachary). son of John Randall and Mary
(Moulton) Bicknell; b. at Madison, Me.. June 10. 1877; m.
Jennie M. Rollins, of Albion. Me.
Child.
1570 — I. Ivan Edward; b. March 26, 1900, at Albion.
Lester H. BicknelP'^ is a man of excellent character and stand-
ing, and is now managing the Deac. John Bicknell farm on Bick-
nell Hill in Madison. He has studied fruit culture and with the
possibilities for fruit, agricultural and dairy products on the large
farm, the success in life of this energetic, honorable and reputable
young man is assured.
4i6 BicKNELi, Geneai^ogy
Henry Gardner" [1468], (James M., Edmund, James. Joseph,
Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary), son of James M. and
Sarah S. (Stevens) Bicknell ; b. in Belfast, Me., Nov. 10,
1852; m. Luella M. Brown, of Appleton, Me. One child,
Louisa Bicknell, m. Clarence C. Brooks, Feb. 3, 1902, at
Belfast, who died August, 1909.
Henry G.^° was a carriage painter of the firm of Wales &
Bicknell, Belfast, Me. He died March 3, 1910, and Luella, his
widow, died a few months later.
Charles Edmund^° [1469], (James M., Edmund, James, Jo-
seph, Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary), son of James
M. and Sarah S. (Stevens) Bicknell; b. in Belfast, Me.,
Jan. 18, 1855 ; m. Dec. 31, 1879, Aldana F. Wilson, of Rock-
land, Me.
Children.
1571 — I. Alfreda; b. Nov. 7, 1880; m. Blanchard Boynton Smith,
of Rockland, Me., Aug. 7, 1907, dau. Jeanette Smith ;
b. March 4, 1909.
1572 — 2. Frank Wilson ; b. April 26, 1883; d. Sept. 2, 1895.
1573—3- Esley; b. Nov. 7, 1884.
1574. 4. Robert Crockett; b. Oct. 15, 1889; m. Oct. 30. 191 1,
Frances Lenore Bartlett, of Rockland, Me.
Charles E.^** is a lumber merchant and shipping master of
Rockland, Me.
George Edward" [1470], (James M., Edmund, James, Joseph,
Joseph, John, John, John, Zachary), son of James Marshall
and Sarah (Stevens) Bicknell; b. in Belfast. Me., Nov. 25,
1861 ; m. April 29, 1886, Eleanor Dora Stanley, of Meriden,
Conn.; b. in North Attleboro, Mass., Oct. 25, 1863; dau. of
J. E. and Hattie M. Stanley.
Children.
1575 — I. Charles Roscoe ; b. April 3, 1901, Meriden, Conn.
1576 — 2. Corinne; b. Jan. 6, 1903.
George Edward" removed from Belfast, Me., to Meriden,
Conn., in 1880; is secretary, treasurer and general manager of
The Meriden Machine Tool Co. ; president of the Meriden Per-
manent Building and Loan Association, the largest co-operative
bank in the State, and is Past Master of Meriden Lodge. No. yj,
A. F. & A. M.
Mr. Bicknell was elected from the city of Meriden to the
House of Representatives of Connecticut in 1901-2-3-4, and to
George E. Bicknell.
Eleanor D. S. Bicknell.
Charles Roscoe and Corinna.
Tenth Generation 417
the Senate of the State from his senatorial district in 1905-6.
Politics, a Republican. He was chairman of the Committee on
Banks and Banking for a portion of the time he was in the
Legislature.
Harriet M.^° (Harriet N., James, James, Zachariah, Zachariah,
Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Harriet N. Bick-
nell and Nathan Goodspeed ; b. June 3, 1845; "i- -^"g- ^9'
1871, Charles H. Whittier. He died April 12, 1904.
Children.
I. Idalette W." ; b. June 3, 1872; died Nov. 7, 1874.
2 Caroline A."; b. July 27, 1874; m. Arthur H. Knipe
Aug. 29, 1902; children, Virginia^^ ; b. July 6, 1904;
Hazen W.,^" b. Sept. 11, 1906; Arthur H., Jr.,^^ i,
Oct. 9, 1909.
3. Fred H." ; b. Feb. 3, 1877; m. Malvina Short, Dec. 24,
1906; children, Fred H., Jr.,^^ b. Oct. 2, 1909; Ken-
neth S}^ h. July 13, 1911.
Charles H. Whittier was born at Chester, N. H., Dec. 12, 1843,
and when he was a small boy his family moved to West Roxbury,
where he was educated in the public schools. He enlisted in the
volunteer service Feb. 18, 1862, in Co. A. First Battalion Heavy
Artillery, stationed at Fort Warren. On May 16, 1863, he was
commissioned, second lieutenant of the same company, and on
May 29 the following year he received the commission first lieu-
tenant. He resigned on May 13, 1865, but in June of the same
year he re-enlisted in the Nineteenth U. S. Infantry and served
three years under General Hancock in his expedition against the
Indians. In 1869 ^^^- Whittier returned to West Roxbury and
on Aug. 19, 1871 was married to Harriet M., eldest daughter of
Capt. Nathan Goodspeed of East W^eymouth. In the winter of
1873 h^ moved to Fremont, N. H., and engaged in the manufac-
tre of carriage wheels under the firm name of Chas. H. and C. E.
Whittier. About 1889 he entered the employ of E. P. Wentworth
in the leather business until he retired and then he was employed
by W. H. Johnson in the leather business, remaining with him
for a number of years.
Mr. Whittier was a staunch Republican and for years was a
member of the Republican city committee. He was a charter
member of the Joe Hooker post of Fremont, being the first senior
vice commander of the post. Although he has been in poor health
for the past three years he received no bounty or pension. He
leaves a widow, one daughter, Mrs. Arthur H. Knipe, of Ward
Hill, a son, Fred H. Whittier of this city, and a sister, Mrs. J. M.
Brown, of Nashua, N. H.
4i8 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Ella C.^" [1481] (Axel H., William, Nathaniel, Luke, Nathaniel,
John, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Axel H. and Julia A.
(Simpson) Bicknell ; b. June 23, 1847; m. 1868, George H.
Morrison, son of Dorilus and Harriet (Putnam) Morrison;
b. at Bangor, Me., Nov. 28, 1844. He died Jan. 29, 1882 in
New York City ; no issue.
Ella C. ( Bicknell) 1° (Morrison) m. ^, 1885, William Law-
rence Bigelow, son of Samuel and Anna Jane (Brooks) Bigelow ;
b. in Boston, Sept. 6, 1846; no issue.
George S.'° [1482], Axel H., William, Nathaniel, Luke, Nathan-
iel, John, John, John, Zachary), son of Axel Hayford and
Julia A. (Simpson) Bicknell; b. May 19, 1850; m. 1871,
Genevieve Button. Genevieve (Button) Bicknell died.
George S. Bicknell,^" m.^ Alice B. White.
Children.
1577 — I. Thomas Whidden ; b. June 23, 1874; a farmer at Hun-
ter, N. D., (1912).
1578 — 2. Lewis Williams; b. Dec. 14 ,1855; a lawyer at Web-
ster, S. D., (1912).
1579 — 3. George Morrison; b. April 11, 1887; in automobile
business, Indianapolis, Ind. ; m. June 11, 1910,
Queenie T. Barry, at Windsor, Canada.
Axel H. BicknelP died Dec. 7, 1889.
Julia A. (Simpson) Bicknell died Jan. i, 1900. .
Carrie Ames, dau. of Achsah H. (Bicknell) Ames; m. Benj. H.
Lanning, July 11, 1888. Residence, Westville, N. J.
Children.
1. Benjamin A.; b. May 15, 1889.
2. Amy M. ; b. Sept. 20, 1890.
3. Alfred H. ; b. May 11, 1893.
Mrs. Achsah H. (Bicknell) Ames was borne in Maine. She
was the poet of the reunion at Weymouth, Mass., 1880.
Miles C.^« (Mary, Robert T. Charles, Peter. Zachariah, Zacha-
riah, John, John, Zachary), son of Mary (Bicknell) and Al-
bert C. Gorgas ; b. at Philadelphia, Pa., June 22,, 1861 ; m. at
Mare Island, Cal., Katharine A. McDougal.
Child.
I. Mary; b. Sept. 10, 1897, at Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Md.
Tenth Generation 419
GnoRGE Edwin^*^ [1503b], George H., Ezra, Stephen, Ezra, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of George Henry
and Adaline Maria (Curtis) Bicknell ; b. at Weymouth,
Mass., June 20, 1864; m. Areanna E. Hatch, Nov. 23, 1884.
Children.
1580 — I. George Warren; b. March 10, 1890.
1581— 2. Adaline Mott; b. Oct. 26, 1891 ; m. Mr. Clark.
1582 — 3. Jessie Seltina, b. Feb. 22, 1894.
Areanna E. (Hatch) Bicknell died.
George Edwin Bicknell,^" m.^, Lillian Statham, Jan. 5, 1901.
Wallace Henry^" [1503c], (George H., Ezra, Stephen, Ezra,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of George
Henry and Adaline Maria (Curtis) Bicknell; b. at Wey-
mouth, Mass., March 18, 1867; m. Edith P. Simmons, June
20, 1888.
Children.
1583 — I. Charles Simmons; b. April 23, 1889.
1584 — 2. Harry Irving; b. July 19, 1890.
1585 — 3. Esther Wallace; b. Sept. 19, 1892.
1586 — 4. Edith Gushing; b. March 16, 1895.
1587—5- George Henry; b. Aug. 5, 1903.
1588 — 6. Helen Curtis; b. June 25, 1906.
John Otis^" [1503d], George H.. Ezra, Stephen, Ezra, Zach-
ariah, Zachariah. John, John, Zachary), son of George Henry
and Adaline Maria (Curtis) Bicknell; b. at Weymouth,
Mass., April 17, 1869; m. Mabel R. South, Jan. 20, 1889.
Children.
1589 — I. John Leonard; b. Oct. 20, 1890.
1590 — 2. Grace Mildred; b. June 17, 1892.
Percy Lincoln" [i503e], (George H., Ezra, Stephen, Ezra,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of George
Henry and Adaline Maria (Curtis) Bicknell; b. at Wey-
mouth, Mass., June 18, 1873; m. Sept. 14, 1907, Sarah B.
Harris.
Child.
1591 — I. Barbara; b. July 4, 1908.
Frank Lawrence'" [i503f], (George Henry, Ezra, Stephen,
Ezra, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of
George Henry and Adaline Maria (Curtis) Bicknell; b. at
Weymouth, Mass., Feb. 25, 1877; m. Mary L. Connor, Nov.
21, 1905.
420 BiCKNELL GENEALOGY
Children.
1592— I, Edwin D. ; b. March 26, 1907.
1593—2. Joseph; b. May 14, 1912.
Marion Lincoln^° [1507], (Ezra L., Ezra, James, Zachariah,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), dau. of Ezra L.
and Mary L. (Sprague) Bicknell ; b. at Hingham, Mass.,
July 8, 1859; m. Oct. 9, 1878, Walter P. Jones, son of
Thomas Jones, of Hingham ; two children.
Robert Thaxter'" [1517], (Charles P., Robert T., Charles,
Peter, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of
Charles Peter and Frances Warner (Tuttle) Bicknell; b. in
Philadelphia, Pa., May 9, 1863; m. June 6, 1902, Eliza M.
Bryan; residence Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa.
Children.
1594 — I- Frances Warner; b. Jan. 19, 1904.
1595—2. Robert Thaxter, Jr. ; b. Nov. 8, 1905.
Joseph Harry^" [1518], (Joseph L., Joseph P., Charles, Peter,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Joseph
Linfield and Rebecca B. (Beals) Bicknell; b. at Maiden,
Mass., Sept. 10, 1870; m. Oct. 27, 1891, Samantha Caroline
Pitcher, of Anamosa, Iowa; b. Aug. 13, 1872.
Child.
1596 — I. Miriam Louise'^ ; b. Aug. 3, 1892.
John Warren'" [15 19], Joseph L., Joseph P., Charles, Peter,
Zachariah, Zachariah, John, John, Zachary), son of Joseph
Linfield and Rebecca B. (Beals) Bicknell; m. Oct. 19, 1910,
Florence O. Macdonald, of Maiden, Mass.; b. Aug. 17, 1887.
Child.
1597 — I. Samuel Macdonald; b. May 15, 1912, Singapore,
Straits Settlements.
Alma Hattie'" [1521], (William, Benjamin, Benjamin, Benja-
min, Benjamin, Benjamin, John, John Zachary) ; b. Nov.
22,, 1890; dau. of William N. and Alice (Snyder) Bicknell;
m. Hume Maxwell Smith, son of Michael A. and Martha
Smith, Sept. 14, 1910. Residence 3732 Fern Ave., Kennedy,
Ohio. He is a building contractor.
Children.
1. William Michael; b. Aug. i, 191 1.
2. Florence Ester; b. June 28, 1913.
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TENTH GENERATION OF ZACHARIAH 3
Bessie Entwistle/" (Lula Nevada, Mary Ellen, Nathaniel, Na-
thaniel, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah, John, Zachary), dau.
of Lula Nevada (Entwistle) and John N. Hinton; b. in Los
Angeles, Cal., Nov. 30, 1883; m. in Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 4.
1905, Georgfe Edward Munger, son of Orett L. and Marcia
(Booth) Munger; b. in Mercer, Pa., Dec. 25, 1880.
Child.
I. Edward Entwistle Munger; b. Oct. 29, 191 1, in Chi-
cago, 111.
Ralph F.^° Frank M. [1265], Ralph A., Ralph, Josiah, Eben-
ezer, Zachariah, Zachariah, John Zachary), son of Frank M.
and Mary M. (Pelton) Bicknell ; b. June 29, 1885, at Pots-
dam, N. Y. ; m. Dec. 16, 1907, Laura E. Phillips.
Children.
1564 — I. Ralph Eben; b. Aug. i, 1909.
1565 — 2. Frank Henry; b. Sept. 13, 191 1.
Elizabeth M.^" dau. of Frank M. [1265] and May M. (Pelton)
Bicknell; b. April 27, 1888; m. John Alfred Young, April
29, 191 1, at Potsdam, N. Y.
422 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Ann EivIZAbeth^ [397], (Elijah, Nathan, Zachariah, Zachariah,
John, Zachary), dau. of EHjah and Dinah (Becker) Bick-
nell; b. about 1800; m. Chauncey Foote, near Lafayette,
Ohio.
Children.
1. Chester L. ; b. 1825.
2. Marcus B. ; b. 1828.
3. Lucy D. ; b. 1830.
4. Hiram C. ; b. 1832.
5. George W. ; b. 1838.
6. John F. ; b. 1890.
7. Francis M. ; b. 1844.
Chester L. was a Methodist minister in Ohio.
Marcus B. was a blacksmith at Medina, O.
George W. was an architect at Atlanta, Ga.
Lucy D. ; b. 1830; m. Shubael Coy, of Medina, O. They had
one son b. 1856. Mr. Coy was a dealer in cattle.
Mr. Coy, 36 years of age, his wife and little son, Ferdinand,
seven years of age, were murdered on the night of July i, 1863,
by Frederick F. Streeter. The murderer set fire to the house
after cutting the throat of Mr. Coy and the little boy and stabbing
Mrs. Coy to death after a terrible struggle. The county and town
offered a reward of $3,500 for the capture of the murderer or
murderers. A citizens' committee was formed that worked un-
ceasingly two months in tracing down the perpetrator of the
crime. Streeter was arrested at or near Kenosha, Wis., about
September ist of the same year. Streeter was a dandy fop, aged
a little less than 23 years at the time of the murder. He was a
native of Brattleboro, Vt., and was a bad lot from his early youth
up. He represented himself in Medina as a recruiting officer
and had served in that capacity in Vermont, having been a de-
serted from the army earlier in the war. He came to Medina
in 1862, his mother living in Chatham Township of this county,
where she had come from Vermont. She was a good woman,
but spoiled this wayward boy by over indulgence. Before the
murder he married one of Medina's prettiest and most respectable
young ladies while she was yet only 16 years old. The purpose
of the murder was a large sum of money known to Streeter to
be in the possession of Coy, the murderer being on intimate
terms with his victim. A remarkable clue convicted Streeter of
the murder ; in the trial, which began in Medina November 24,
1863, and lasted four days, with the most noted criminal lawyers
of Northern Ohio engaged on both sides. When the murderer
was arrested there were found on him blood-stained currency
BiCKNELL Genealogy 423
bills and these blood stains, mark for mark, fitted to the blood
stain on the edge of the fatal envelope made by the murderer's
fingers in taking it from the envelope and which envelope he
threw away and left in the Coy bedroom after committing the
crime. Streeter was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging,
but on Christmas eve following, escaped from the jail by sawing
out and for five days was at liberty. He was re-captured by
Medina officers in the barn of a relative in Richfield, Summit
County, Ohio, and returned to the Medina jail. Streeter was
hanged in Medina village, Feb. 26, 1864, the spectacle being
witnessed by thousands of people, some of whom the night before
had torn down a high fence erected about the gallows. Streeter
rode from the jail to the scaffold on his coffin guarded by a com-
pany of militia. His last words (and believed by many people
here) were directed to Mr. Foote, the father of Mrs. Coy, say-
ing that he himself did not murder Mr. Foote's daughter. Streeter
was a small man physically, while both Mr. and Mrs. Coy were
large, and it has always been thought that Streeter had help in
the crime.
Mr. and Mrs. Coy and their little boy are buried in a country
cemetery in Lafayette township, Medina County, marked by a
monument.
GERTRUDE M. BREHAUT.
Lydia Bicknell married Oliver Parker.
Their daughter, Lydia Parker, married, first, James Treat.
Their daughter, Maria Treat, married Colonel Levi Hamblen.
Their daughter, Maria T. Hamblen, married Byron H. Nourse.
Their daughter, Gertrude M., married James H. Brehaut.
Their son, Henry Nourse Brehaut, born 1890; graduated from
Harvard College in 191 1; chemical engineer with the Dupont
Powder Co.
424 BiCKNELL Genealogy
SAMUEL BICKNELL AND SOME DESCENDANTS.
Notes of Robert C. BIcknell. M. D., of Chatanooga. Tenn . (1913).
Dr. Bicknell traces his family to William Bicknell,*' probably
son of Samuel,^ and brother of John," as related by Mrs. Ernest
P. Bicknell.
William Bicknell* begins the record of the southern branch
of the family, believed to be the son of Samuel."' He came to
Tennessee and settled on the Chucky River in Jefferson County,
in 1783. He married about 1786, a lady from Washington county,
whose family name v^as Landrom ; the family consisted of five
sons ; William® died in 1808.
Children :
I. Samuel;" b. February 17. 1788.
n. James ;^ b.
HI. Daniel;^ b.
IV. Nelson ;' b.
V. Young Landrom;' b. Jan. 9, 1802; d. Feb. 8, 1845.
L Samuel Bicknell ;' born in Jefferson County, Tenn., Feb.
17, 1788, living there until married, when he became a
merchant at Madisonville, Tenn. He married Margaret
Fain. The children were :
1. William.*
2. James W.f b. Oct. 21, 1813; went to California in
early manhood. He was a lawyer there, became
a judge. Residence, Redwood, Cal. ; d. about
1884.
3. Mary Ann f married Dr. Guilford Cannon, at Mad-
isonville, Tenn. Died 1843, while still a young
woman no children. Dr. Cannon married a sec-
ond time.
4. John Young f was a graduate of West Point, in the
U. S. Navy. Died at Maryville, Tenn., at close
of Mexican War.
5. Charles C. f went to California. Died there, at
Modesta, Stanislaus County.
6. Margaret Elizabeth f m. W. C. Dale ; also died in
California.
BicKNELL Genealogy 425
7. Samuel Temple f lived at Columbia, Tennessee.
While a member of the State Legislature, he
died at Nashville, Tenn., during the session. He
had two daughters, Laura, who married Samuel
Thorne, and Margaret, who married
IL James Bicknell;" born in Jefferson County, Tenn. Lived
at Dandridge ; married Miss Hoskins and moved to West
Tennessee ; no further records.
in. Daniel Bicknell;' born in Jefferson County, and later
lived at Dandridge; married Miss Fain.
IV. Nelson Bicknell;' b. 1799; d. July 27, 1829. Born in
Jefferson County about 1799; married May 27, 1821,
Mary Ann Fain; b. Sept., 1797. He died July 27, 1829.
His widow lived until June 22, 1847.
Children :
1. William Newton;^ b. Sept. 3, 1822.
2. Sarah Margaret.*
3. Phoebe Ann.*
William Newton Bicknell;* born at Dandridge, Tenn.,
Sept. 3, 1822. His father died when he was 7 years old, so that
the support of his mother and sisters devolved upon him. He
was employed until 20 years old in the store of Dr. Guilford
Cannon at Madisonville, Tenn. While here he studied medicine
and attended first. Transylvania University at Bowling Green,
Ky., afterward the Medical Department of the University of
Nashville, graduating from this school in 1844. He was in active
practice at Madisonville until his death there in 1893. He was
married x\ug. 24, 1848, to Maria Ann Moore, who was a school
teacher, sent South from Massachusetts. She was born in Maine.
The children were :
1. Anne
2. Mary
3. Louise
All died in infancy.
4. William Newton, Jr.**; b. July 19, 1856.
5. Guilford Osias ;» b. Dec. 9, 1858.
6. Nelson Young ;^ b. Aug. 8, i860.
7. Robert Cooke ;^ b. Aug. 14, 1862.
8. Hannah Adela;" b. Aug. 29, 1865.
William Newton Bicknell, Jr." born at Madisonville,
Tenn., July 19, 1856. Lived there until 1896, when he went to
Texas, locating at Estacado. He later moved to Emma, and
now lives at Crosbyton, Texas ; unmarried.
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Guilford Osias Bicknell;*^ born at Madisonville, Tenn.,
Dec. 9, 1858. He attended Vanderbilt University at Nashville,
Tenn., and graduated from the Medical Department in 1882. He
practiced mostly at Madisonville, and v^^as some years at Knox-
ville, where he was one of the founders of the Knoxville City
Hospital. He was prominent in local affairs, being several times
mayor and for many years city and county physician. For twelve
years he was division surgeon for the L. & N. Railway, a portion
of this time being stationed at Etowah, Tenn. He died Aug.
12, 1910, at Danville, Va., while on a business trip to New York.
He was married Oct. 4, 1882, to Mary Elmina Hale. She now
lives at Maryville, Tenn.
There were seven children :
1. Annie;" b. Sept. 4, 1883. On Nov. 23, 1905, she was
married to John Godwin, of Knoxville, Tenn. Aug.
25, 1906, was born to them a son, John Bicknell God-
win.** They now live at Muskogee, Okla.
2. Adele;" b. Sept., 1886. In 1906 she was married to I.
Omar W. Bonham, an accountant, of Knoxville,
Tenn. In 1908, there was born to them a son, Wil-
liam,® and in 191 o, a daughter, Margaret.* They
live at Knoxville.
3. Elmina; " b. Nov. 10, 1892.
4. Guilford O., Jr. ;" b. Aug. 11, 1895.
5. Robert Cooke;" b. Sept. 18, 1897.
6. Hale;" b. Dec. 13, 1899.
7. Dorothy;" b. June 18, 1902.
Nelson Young Bicknell;'' born at Madisonville, Tenn., Aug.
8, i860. Went to the Pacific coast in 1883, remaining there two
years in the vicinity of Seattle, Wash. Settled in Estacado, Tex.,
in 1886, and has lived in that vicinity ever since. Now at Crosby-
ton, the county seat of Crosby County. About 1890 he married
Jennie Bumpus, and they have one child, lona," b. about 1900.
He is farmer, ranchman and dealer in real estate.
Robert Cooke Bicknell f born at Madisonville, Tenn., Aug.
14, 1862. Lived there until 1884. Attended E. T. W. University
Athens, Tenn., afterwards Vanderbilt University at Nashville.
Studied chemistry at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, and
graduated in medicine from the Jefferson Medical College of
Philadelphia, Vanderbilt University and the University of Nash-
ville. He was for a time instructor in the faculty of the latter
school. He founded and was editor of the Southern Journal of
Pharmacy. He does chiefly scientific and general literary work.
BiCKNELL GENKALOGY 427
Jan. 25, 1887, he was married to Sallie Elizabeth Gillespie, at
Athens, Tenn. They now live at St. Elmo, a suburb of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
Children.
1. Annie Marion ;^° b. Dec. 6, 1892, in Brooklyn, N. Y. ;
now a teacher of primary methods in the county
schools.
2. Franklin ;^° b. Feb. 6, 1898, in New York City.
3. Robin Hood;" b. Feb. 6, 1903, in St. Elmo. Called
"Jack."
4. ) Twin boys," Nell Young and Will Cleage ; b. in 1890,
5. \ at Marion, Ala. ; died in infancy.
Hannah Adela Bicknele f born at Madisonville, Tenn.,
Aug. 29, 1865. Aug. 10, 1887, was married to Hugh M. Magill,
at Madisonville. They lived there until her death, March 17, 1896.
Children.
1. Ella Moore;" b. Aug. 2, 1888. In 1906, she was mar-
ried to Mr. Kinser, and they live near Madisonville.
2. Newton Bicknell ;" b. Oct. 6, 1889; lives in Texas.
3. Frank Nelson;" b. Sept. 11, 1891.
4. Charles Rankin;" b. May 5, 1893.
5. Annie Maria;" b. June 20, 1895; d. March 18, 1896.
H. M. Magill married again and now lives near Maryville,
Tenn.
Sarah Margaret Bicknell;® b. Jan. 6, 1824; d. about 1885;
married Montgomery Hoss, Oct. 5, 1846.
Children.
1. Foster;^ b. about 1856; lives at Johnson City, Tenn.
2. Ida; b. about 1863; married W. S. Hodge, at John-
son City, 1881. They have one child, Clyde, b. about
188^. W. S. Hodge is now an employe of the P. O.
Department at Memphis, Tenn.
Phoebe Ann Bicknell;^ b. Aug. 10, 1827; married Wm.
Creswell, Nov. 19, 185 1. They moved to Texas where they have
been lost sight of.
V. Young Landrom Bicknell;^ born in Jefferson County,
Tenn., Jan 9, 1802; d. Feb. 8, 1845; married Barbara Moore
Blackburn, Jan. 4, 1825. To them were born eleven children :
1. Margaret Jane.^
2. Mary Elizabeth.^
3. Nancy Amanda.^
4. Phoebe Ann Eliza.®
428 Bickne;l,i, Ge;ne;au)gy
5
Flora Albina.^
6. Samuel Nelson.^
7. Guilford Cannon.®
8. Sarah Louvenia.^
9. William Harrison.®
10. Rhoda Adelaide.®
11. George Eagleton.®
Margaret Jane Bicknell;® born Feb. i, 1826; married John
H. Norwood, Jan. 29, 185 1 ; died ; two older children died
in infancy; the third, Barbara Elizabeth,® married William Alex-
ander, of Brainard, Butler County, Kansas. There is a large
family.
Mary Elizabeth Bicknell;® b. July 25, 1827. Sept. i, 1842,
she was married to Rev. Wm. B. Brown, a Presbyterian minister,
at Madisonville, Tenn. He died at Maryville, in February, 1879,
and his widow still lives there.
Children.
1. J. M. Brown® was a surgeon, for many years with the
Pennsylvania Railroad, located at Harrisburg. Pa.
He died there Nov., 1894.
2. W. B. Brown® is a Presbyterian minister, having charge
of a church at Hayes, Kansas.
3. Ella Brown® married R. H. Coulter, a Presbyterian
minister. She died in Ohio where her husband had
charge of a church. She leaves three children.
4. Emma Brown® married T. T. Alexander, D. D., a Pres-
byterian minister, and went with him as missionaries
to Japan, where they remained twenty-five years. Mr.
Alexander afterwards died in Honolulu, and a daugh-
ter, also a missionary, died there later.
5. Thomas Nelson Brown® is a lawyer at Maryville.
6. J. F. Brown® was educated as a physician, but owing
to failing health, turned farmer. Lives near Mary-
ville.
7. Lizzie Brown^ married H. H. Hewitt, a merchant and
lives at Williamsburg, Pa.
8. Erie J. Brown® married M. M. Rankin, a Presbyterian
minister, and they live in Indiana.
9. Ethel Brown® lives with her mother at Maryville.
Nancy Amanda Bicknell;® b. Aug. 15, 1829; d. 1900.
Jan. 30, 1845, was married to Dr. John C. Abernethy, of Rhea
Springs, Tenn.
BiCKNELL Genealogy 429
, Children,
1. Young Landrom Bicknell Abernethy^ is a physician,
and now lives in Hill City Tenn. He married Miss
Wasson, and has a numerous family. The oldest
son, John C..^ is also a physician.
2. John C. Abernethy^ is a physician at Rhea Springs.
3. Adelaide,^ who married Robt. Davidson, of Chatta-
nooga. Tenn.
Phoebe Ann Eliza Bicknell;* b. July 9, 1831. Lives with
her brother, Geo. E.. in Syracuse, Kansas.
Flora Albina Bicknell;* b. May 11, 1833; m. i85i, to
John W. Craig; d. Dec. 11, 1897.
Children.
1. Mary Jane."
2. Effie E.
3. William B.
Samuel Nelson Bicknell;* b. May 11, 1835; ^- ^^^- i5>
1862. He was married May 25, 1853, to Susan Jane McFarland.
Child.
I. William Oscar Bicknell.® Is married and has family
but no records.
Guilford Cannon Bicknell;* b. Apr. 13, 1837; d. Oct. 11,
1838.
Sarah Louvenia Bicknell;* b. April 25, 1839; d. June 27,
1839.
William Harrison Bicknell;* b. April 17. 1840; married
Nancy E. Alexander, May 5, 1858. Have two sons and three
daughters living at Willard, Green County, Missouri (records not
received).
Rhoda Adelaide Bicknell;* b. Mav 27. 1842; d. Sept. 17,
1843-
George Eagleton Bicknell;* b. March 11, 1844. Married
Buena Vista Williams at Madisonville, Tenn, July 13, 1876. He
attended school at Maryville, Tenn., and studying for the min-
istry, took a theological course at Lane Seminary, Cincinnati, O.,
later moving to Kansas. Was elected superintendent of public in-
struction of Hamilton county, Kansas, in 1900, and again in 1902
and 1904. Lives at Syracuse, Kan.
Children.
1. George Erskine;^ b. May 2, 1879.
2. Joseph Thornton;" b. May 8, 1881.
3. Edward Dodge; b. Oct. 22, 1882.
4. Luther Moore; b. Oct. 7, 1884.
Three children died in infancy.
430 BiCKNELL Gbindalogy
Fain. A family of Huegenots leaving France in 1685 to es-
cape the Inquisition Court, to Ireland. Nicholas Fain, one of the
family, in 1752 married Elizabeth Taylor an English lady. In
1753 they emigrated to North America. They came first to
Pennsylvania, afterwards to Washington County, Tennessee, near
Jonesboro. Their descendants are to-day very nu'/'ierous in tha*:
vicinity. They had eight children, seven sons and one daughter.
Of the sons five were in the American Army and took part in
the battle of Kings Mountain, the youngest being at the time only
16 years old. The Fains have largely intermarried with the Bick-
nells, at least five instances being on record.
Mr. A. B. Bicknell writes from Pendleton, Ky. :
My Bicknell ancestor settled on the James River, Virginia,
about 1740 or 1750. We do not know his name ; one of his sons,
Thomas, left his father in Virginia and came to this State, set-
tling in Madison County, between the years 1760 and 1770; mar-
ried first Miss Mathuson. They had three sons :
1. Samuel;
2. Martin;
3. John.
Thomas married a second wife by whom he had three sons :
4. Thomas ;
5. William;
6. Sylvester.
Samuel, the oldest, married in Madison County and moved
to Henry County, Kentucky, where he died. He had four sons :
1. Simpson;
2. Nelson ; resided in Illinois.
3. Martin ; resided in Illinois.
4. Christopher; resided in Boone County, Missouri.
Simpson married and had two sons :
1. E. S. Bicknell;
2. A. B. Bicknell.
There was also one who was a great uncle of my father,
whose name was Lynn.
Samuel Bicknell ^ and some descendants. It is probable
that Samuel was in the fifth generation of the Bicknells, through
Zachariah,* Zachariah,^ John,^ Zachary,^ and, if so, was born in
Ashford, Conn., July 10, 1729, and is No. 57, on page 17.
He is found in Virginia and North Carolina prior to the War
of the Revolution and is said to have owned a plantation with
slaves. He had sons, Thomas, John and Micajah, and probably
a son William. It is said that three other sons were killed in the
battle of Kings Mountains, N. C.
BicKNEivL Genealogy 431
The following notes are furnished by Mrs. Ernest Bicknell,
Washington, D. C— (Ed.) :
Samuel Bicknell;^ b. between years 1729-1752; lived in
North Carolina (some say Virginia). He owned a plantation
and slaves.
MiCAjAH,*' son of Samuel;^ b. in Virginia; m.
Children :
1. Samuel;^ b. February 17, 1778, in Amherst County, Va.
2. Nelson ;^ b. in Tennessee.
Micajah removed from Virginia to Tennessee where he died.
John/ son of Samuel Bicknell, was a short, slender, dark-
eyed man, weighing about 115 pounds. He was a cabinet-maker
and farmer. Moved from North Carolina to Kentucky and then
to Knox County, Indiana, in 1804. John was born October 3,
1770, in North Carolina; m. Polly Hulen, who was born June
30, 1775. They were both members of the Baptist Church. John
died near Bicknell, Ind., March 9, 1845. His wife, Polly, died
July 24, 1842.
They had thirteen children :
1. Alfred; b. Nov. 17, 1794.
2. Winifred; b. Aug. 27, 1796.
3. Micajah; b. Sept. 18, 1798.
4. Sarah; b. Oct. i, 1800.
5. John; b. Sept. 29, 1802; d. young.
6. Polly; b. Sept. 20, 1804.
7. Nan^y; b. June 24, 1806.
8. Samuel; b. June 22, 1809; d. Jan. 9. 1864.
9. Melinda; b. April 15, 181 1.
10. William; b. Feb. 24, 1814; d. young.
11. Milly; b. Aug. 18, 1815.
12. James; b. Aug. 26, 1817; d. 1835.
13. John; b. Dec. 20, 1827.
1. Alfred Bicknell lived in Davis County, Indiana.
2. Winifred Bicknell; b. Aug. ly. 1796; m. Nancy Ashby,
b. Jan. II, 1800; d. Oct. 6, 1876. They lived in Knox County.
Indiana, where Winifred died Feb. 23. 1853.
Children.
1. James; b. March 6, 1820; d. Sept. 19, 1873.
2. Christian (daughter) ; b. Feb. 22, 1821 ; d. unmarried
summer of 1873.
432 BicKNELL Genealogy
3. John (founder of Bicknell, Ind.) ; b. May 22, 1823;
m. Eliza A. Chansler; lived in La Bette County,
Kansas ; d. .
Children.
(i) Winifred.
(2) Mary.
(3) Nancy.
(4) John.
(5) Carrie.
(6) Ellen.
(7) William.
(8) Lincoln.
(9) Florence.
4. Josephus ; b. March 27, 1825 ; d. about 1909; lived near
Bicknell, Ind. A son, Charles F., lives near Bick-
nell ; m. ; had six children ; two living.
5. Samuel; b. July 10, 1827; lived near Bicknell, Ind.
6. Alfred; b, Feb. 17, 1829; lived in La Bette County,
Kansas.
7. Polly Ann; b. Jan. 12, 1831 ; d. March 5, 1853.
8. Hibbard; b. Nov. 2, 1832; died young.
9. Winifred A.; b. August 5, 1835; d. Sept. 22, 1866.
10. Austin; b. June 10, 1837; m. China Anne Hooker;
lives in Gas, Kansas. Austin Bicknell enlisted in
1861, served as a private in the 26th Volunteer In-
fantry through Mississippi and x\rkansas. He was
with Grant at Vicksburg ; was captured shortly after
the fall of Vicksburg and held prisoner for six
months in Louisiana and Texas ; made three attempts
to escape and the last time was successful in get-
ting back to his command. Was mustered out at
New Orleans.
Children of Austin and China Anne (Hooker) Bick-
nell were ten in number, six of whom were not living in
1913:
(a) Stella; m. B. A. Duval and had three daugh-
ters, Thelma, Alice and China. Stella died
in 1910 and B. A. Duval in January, 19 13.
The children are living with their grand-
parents.
(&) O. G. Bicknell, of Hannon, Mo. ; m. Ina
Sleeth. They have three children, Fra,
Fern and Hazel.
Hknkst p. Rick NELL.
Xatinnal Director Anu-rican J\c'(l Cross,
Wasliin-tnn, 1). C.
BicKNELL Genealogy 433
(c) Emma; m. Rev. j. D. Johnson. They Hve in
Gas, Kansas, and have four children, Ora,
Cleo, Roy and Leola.
(d) Delia; m. Charles Herrell and they have four
children. Grace, Gordon, Fern and China.
(c) Grace; unmarried.
11. George W. ; b. Aug. 29. 1839; d. young.
12. David; b. Aug. 22, 1842; d. in Kentucky in the Union
Army, Dec. 2, 1862.
3. MicAjAH BicKNKLU. SOU of John and Polly (Hulen)
Bicknell, was born in North Carolina, Sept. 18, 1798; m. Per-
melia Willis, daughter of Joseph Willis, who was born in Vir-
ginia, July II, 1778. and died in Knox County, Indiana, May 2,
1849. Permelia (Willis) Bicknell was born Dec. 22, 1808, and
died February 11, 1880 in Knox County, Indiana. Micajah Bick-
ness died near Freelandville, Ind., Aug. 2, 1882.
Children of Micajah and Permelia (W^illis) Bicknell
were :
1. Jane, v/ho married Clinton Elliott and lived in Stuart,
Iowa, Left a number of children.
2. Melinda ; m. Wm. Ridgeway. A daughter, Mrs. The-
resa Cleveland, lives in Bicknell. Ind. Other chil-
dren are John, of Nebraska, a grain dealer, and Har-
riet, of Bicknell, Ind.
3. William ; m. Mary Cawood, of Knox County, Indiana.
Their children are : Maggie, who married and died
in Nebraska ; Emmet, who lives in Elk Creek, Neb. ;
Schuyler and Welborn.
4. Margaret ; m. Wm. Lemon, of Bruceville, Ind., and
died, leaving no children.
5. Nancy ; m. Thomas Couchman ; lived in Freelandville,
Ind. Children were: Alva (called Dick); Thomas,
who lives in Iowa, and May, who married Ellis
Hammack, and died leaving several children. Nancy
married second Cal Thompson, and lived in Par-
sons. Kan. Their children are Lilbert and Frank,
who live in Florida.
6. Eli P. was born Nov. 7, 1837, i" Widner. Knox County,
Indiana; married April 14, 1861, to Charlotte Amelia
(daughter of Sylvester and Pamela Hand Ford), b.
Dec. 21, 1839, at Peninsula, Summit County, Ohio.
Eli Bicknell enlisted Aug. 15, 1863, as a private in
Company C, 80th Regiment Indiana Volunteer In-
434 BicKNELL Genealogy
fantry, and served until the close of the Civil War,
rising to the rank of first lieutenant. He reached
home July 7, 1865, broken in health, but though
frail, was spared to his family twelve years, serving
as postmaster and justice of the peace until a short
time before his death, Feb. 18, 1877. Charlotte
(Ford) Bicknell, wife of Eli P., was married second
to Rev. George W. Terry, who was born Dec. 6,
1825.
Children of EH P. and Charlotte (Ford) Bicknell:
1. Ernest Percy.
2. Clarence Ford.
3. Vesta Idelle.
( I ) Ernest P. Bicknell was born near Bicknell,
Knox County, Indiana, Feb. 23, 1862. He gradu-
ated at the University of Indiana in 1887, the
same year taking a position as reporter on the
Indianapolis News. He remained with the News
until 1893, when he bought the Gas City Journal.
Six months later he was elected secretary of the
Board of State Charities of Indiana. In five years
he resigned to accept the position of general su-
perintendent of the Bureau of Charities of Chi-
cago, which place he held for eleven years, resign-
ing to accept the position of national director of
the American Red Cross, with headquarters at
\\'ashington, D. C. This place he still holds.
Ernst P. Bicknell was married first Dec. 25,
1886 to Cora Scott, of Freelandville, Ind., who
was born Nov. 17, 1864, and died Jan. i, 1888,
leaving a son Clarence Scott.
(a) Clarence Scott Bicknell was born in In-
dianapolis, Ind., Dec. 27, 1887. He attended
school at Lewis Institute, Chicago, afterwards
spending one year in George Washington Univer-
sity, Washington, D. C, and two years at Harvard.
He was married June 29, 191 1, in Indianapolis to
Anna Katharine Quick, daughter of Walter J. and
Anna Laura (Foster) Quick, who was born at
Columbus, Ind., Oct. i, 1889. A child, Ernest P.
Bicknell II, was born Sept. 13. 1912. Scott Bick-
nell is working upon the Fort \\'ayne News and
lives in Fort Wayne, Ind.
BiCKNELL GENEALOGV 435
( 1 ) Ernest P. Dicknell was married second on
Jan. 2, 1 89 1, to Grace \''a\vter, daughter of
Achilles J. and Elizabeth (Richeson) Vawter, who
was born April 20, 1864, in LaFayette, Ind.
Children.
(fl) Ernestine ; b. in Indianapolis, Oct. 29, 1893 ;
d. March 26, 1894.
(b) Charlotte ; b. in Indianapolis. Dec. 29, 1895 '>
d. in Chicago \ov. 15. 1904.
{c) Grace Constance; b. in Indianapolis, May
17, 1897.
(d) Alberta; b. in Chicago. March 29, 1899.
(2) Clarence Ford Bicknell was born near Free-
landville, Knox County, Indiana. Dec. 26, 1865.
He attended the University of Indiana at Bloom-
ington, going from there to Lincoln, Neb., where
he accepted a position in the office of the General
Superintendent of the Burlington Route. He re-
mained there from 1885 to 1S89, then going to
Omaha, where he was employed in the office of
the General Passenger Agent from 1889 to 1893.
This position he resigned in order to take control
of the Gas City Journal in Gas City, Ind. He
sold this paper in 1896. buying the Terre Haute
Tribune. Sold the Tribune in 1901 and bought
the Fort Wayne News in 1902. He has been
living since 1902 in Fort Wayne. Ind., the paper
having grown to be one of the influential ones of
the State.
Clarence F. Bicknell was married in Blooming-
ton. Ind., Aug. 21, 1889, to Clara Sluss, daughter
of Ellis Edward and Bathelieba (Labertew) Sluss,
who was born in Bloomington, Ind., Oct. 28, 1865.
Children.
(a) Ruth E. ; b. in Omaha. Neb., June 13. 1890;
is attending Smoth College.
(b) Marguerite; b. at Gas City, Ind., Jan. ir,
1894; is attending Smith College.
(c) Winifred; b. at Terre Haute, Ind., April 2.
1898.
(3) Vesta Tdelle, daughter of Eli P. and Char-
lotte (Ford) Bicknell, was born near Freelandville,
Knox County, Indiana, April 29, 1867. She grad-
436 BicKNELL Genealogy
uated at the University of Indiana and taught
school in Bloomington for a short time. She was
married Aug. 20. 1890, to Samuel J. Miller, b.
Feb. 18, [860, son of August J. and Wilhelmine
(Wollermann) Miller (Miiller). August J. Mil-
ler came to this country from Hammerstein, Ger-
many, in 1857 and settled in Knox County, In-
diana.
Children of Samuel J. and Idelle (Bicknell)
Miller.
(a) Robert; b. near Bicknell. Ind., Sept. 13,
i8q2; graduated in 191 1 from the Bick-
nell High School.
{b) Evangeline; b. near Bicknell. Ind.. Dec. 15,
1894; graduated in 1913 from the Bick-
nell High School,
(f ) Ernest Bicknell ; b. near Bicknell. Ind.. Oct.
7, 1907.
7. Henry; b. 1839;; 'i^- Mary A. Robertson; d. Oct. 7,
1869, in Knox County. Indiana. A child, John H.,
lives in Nebraska. Henry's widow married John
Kieth and has three children.
8. Joseph ; married Flora Phillipi, of Freelandville, Ind. ;
died soon after marriage leaving no children.
9. Thomas ; b. Jan. i. 1845 ; m. Josephine Hill. A daugh-
ter. Mrs. AUie Freeman, lives in Bicknell, Ind. A
son, Lawrence, unmarried, lives in Bicknell, Ind.
10. Dunn; married; had no children.
S.ARAii Bicknell married first Robert Buckles ; married, sec-
ond, ; lived in Knox County, Indiana.
John Bicknell died in youth.
Polly Bicknell married John Goodwin ; lived in Knox
County, Indiana.
Nancy Bicknell married John Patrick ; lived in Knox
County, Indiana.
Samuel Bicknell died Jan. 9, 1864. A son, Wm. S., lives
at Vincennes, Ind. '
Melinda Bicknell probably died young.
Wm. Bicknell died single; killed by a falling tree.
MiLLY Bicknell married first — Black ; married second,
James Little ; lived at Vincennes, Ind.
James Bicknell died when eighteen years old.
John Bicknell- married Polly Goodman; lived in Knox
County, Indiana.
BicKNULL Genealogy
437
UNCLASw^IFIED.
A.
George (son of William, of Berkshire County, Massachusetts,
in 1830; m. Panielia Gilbert and settled near Rossville, Ver-
million County, Illinois.
Children.
1. Timothy Rice; b. 1836; first white child born in Grant
Township.
2. Solomon Gilbert ; b. Feb. 6, 1845.
George Bicknell died 1858.
Pamelia (Gilbert) Bicknell died 1859.
Solomon Gilbert^ (George,- William^), son of George and
Pamelia (Gilbert) Bicknell; b. near Rossville, 111., Feb. 6,
1845; "i- Harriet Ross, of Rantoul. 111., Dec. 20, 1868; res-
idence Paxton, 111.
Children.
Minnie; b. Jan. 3, 1870; m. Mr. Wascher.
Edith; b. Sept. 11, 1873.
Daisy; b. June 25, 1875; '^^- Wm. Canover.
Lillian; b. Nov. 2, 1878; m. Mr. Witherspoon.
Albert Glenn; b. July 8, 1884; a physician.
Bernice; b. Dec. 11, 1888.
Timothy Rice "^ (of George, - of William ^), son of George and
Pamelia (Gilbert) Bicknell; b. 1836; m. Susan Owens; res-
idence near Rossville, Ind.
1. George; b. Jan. 16, 1864; d. Nov. 24, 1909; he was a
physician.
2. Lydia ; b. Sept. 20, 1866; m. Mr. Salisbury.
3. Frank; b. Aug. 2. 1870.
4. Othniel;b. Dec. 11, 1871.
5. Alvin; b. Dec. 17, 1873.
6. Mattie; b. April 19, 1876; m. Air. Keiser.
7. Townsend Palmer; b. May 19, 1878.
Timothy Rice Bicknell died Feb. 25, 1913.
It is probable that the ancestor William is in the sixth gen-
eration from Zachary,^ through the John ^ line.
438 BiCKNELL Genealogy
B.
Levi Bicknell;^ m. Clarissa Barrett, June 3, 1803.
Children.
I. Alonzo; b. June 9, 1804; d. .
Alonzo; b. March 8, 1806.
Stillman; b. March 21, 1808.
Clarissa; b. Jan. 2, 1812.
Francis; b. July 16, 1813.
Jane; b. March 18, 1818.
Samuel Barrett ; b. April 4, 1822.
This family had its home in Hopkinton, Mass.
Samuel B. Bicknell; [7] m. Nancy M. Gross, June i, 1843.
Children.
8. Enmia Francis; b. Jan. 15, 1847.
9. Clarissa; b. Jan. 4, 1849.
10. Alfred; b. July 26, 1851.
11. Amasa Frederick; b. July 15, 1855.
Three others died in infancy.
Amasa Frederick; [ii] m. Eliza Ann Cook, of Woonsocket,
R. I., April 4, 1877.
Children.
12. Samuel F. ; b. ]\Iarch 20, 1878.
13. Irene May; b. April 16, 1882; d. April 12, 1905.
14. Herbert Smith; b. April 9, 1884.
Amasa F. Bicknell, of Woonsocket, R. I., has been interested
in fraternal orders from young manhood. He is a charter mem-
ber of Roger Williams Council of Woonsocket and has held the
chief offices in the council and also in the State organization.
He has also been national councillor of Jr. O. U. A. M. He is
also a member of the Junior Mechanics, is a Past Master Work-
man of Ames Lodge, A. O. U. W., and was one of the founders
and is an officer in the State organization of New England Wood-
men. He is also a member of Rhody Camp, Modern Woodmen
of Woonsocket.
Samuel Frederick Bicknell; [12] m. Lertha Josephine Koer-
ner, of Woonsocket, R. L, Aug. 23, 1899, at Woonsocket.
Children.
15. Doris Evelyn; b. Aug. 2S,, ^900.
16. Harold Locke; b. Aug ^, 1902.
17. Abigail May; b. No v. 10, 1907.
18. Marion Eliza; b Nov. i, 1907.
19. Ella Violet; b ^eo. 6, 1912.
BicKNELL Genealogy 439
Herbert Smith Bicknell; [14] m. Sept. 23, 1903, Dora Eliza-
beth Claris, of Woonsocket, R. I.
Children.
20. Anidsa Stillman ; b. July 8, 1904.
21. Irene May, b. May 12, 1907.
22. Clarence Elijah; b. Aug. 25, 1909.
23. Herbert /\rthur; b. July 29, 191 1.
24. Hazel Ruth; b. Oct. 7, 1912.
C.
George J., son of William Bicknell, of England, a sea captain;
b. in Boston, Sept. 3, 1851 ; m. Jan. 30, 1875, Georgia A.
Stevens ; b. in Boston, Nov. 2"], 1855.
Children.
1. Carrie May; b. July 3, 1876, in Boston.
2. Georgia G. ; b. July 3, 1878, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
P. O. Melrose, Mass., 1882.
D.
Hiram Bicknell'' was born at Stephentown, N. Y., about 1880.
He had four children John,^ b. Feb. 21, 1829; Hiram,'=
Maria,*^ and Anna."^
Hiram* died in the fall of 1868; Ani]a ^" died May
15, 1900; Hiram *= died Sept. 10, 1908.
John "^ m. and had five children :
1. Wilbur J.; b. March 20, 1851 ; m. 1873. Jennie Carr,
at Pierson, Mich., and engaged in farming and lum-
bering at Cedar Springs, Mich. He was a very ac-
tive Sunday School worker in the Methodist Church
and a very useful man in society.
2. F. J.; b. Jan. 21, 1854; m., has six children: Minnie,
Lewis, Jennie, Ben, Arthur and Winnie.
3. G. E. ; b. March 4, 1859; lives in Bucklin, Kansas.
4. J. C; b. Aug. u, 1867.
5. F. E. ; b. April 10, 1869.
All were born at jN'Iansville, JefYerson County, New
York.
J. C. Bicknell * has three children : John, M. J. and
Clyde.
F. E."' has six children: Grace, Ernest, Homer, John,
Erwin and 11. Russell.
J. C. Bicknell,* of Chillicothe, Mo., has a pair of silver
sleeve buttons, said to have been brought to America by
440 BicKNELL Genealogy
his ancestors and were to be handed down through the
John Hne.
John ^ was a private in the 20th New York Volunteer
Cavah-y ; served three years in the Civil War. His regi-
ment was the first white body of soldiers to enter Rich-
mond after Lee's surrender. John '' died March i, 1895;
age 66.
Hiram ''' was probably of the Jolin ■' line and of Nathaniel,'''
Otis " stock of Dalton, Mass.
E.
David C. Bicknele; m. Emily Ramsdell. of Vassalboro, Me.,
1847.
Children.
1. Emma Amelia;^" m. Wm. Libby. of Wales, Mo.; d.
April 20, 1867.
2. Frank.^
David C. Bicknell died April 15. 1863.
F.
James Otis Bicknell f m. Martha Goaly( ?), of Gallatin, Tenn. ;
no children. vShe died 1865. J. O. Bicknell m." Mary Wood,
of South Boston ; no children.
G.
Olive A. M. Bicknell;^ m. William D. r)rcutt. of Cohasset,
Mass., 1861.
Children.
1. Alvah Warren;^ b. July 19, 1863.
2. Willie;^ b. June, 1867.
She died July 7, 1867.
H.
Elizabeth B. Bicknell;^ m. Wm. C. Woodbury, 1859.
Child.
I. Deboras Claribel Bicknell; b. June 30, 1877.
I.
Joseph Edmund, of Weathersfield, Conn.; b. Feb. 9, 1812, at
Rocky Hill; bap. May 23, 1819; m. Mary Lawrence Bick-
nell, dau. of John Lawrence Bicknell, Oct. 23. 1837; issue
six children.
BiCKNELiv Genealogy 441
Joseph Edmund was a successful leather dealer in New York,
going to that city to work at the age of 12. He died about 1884.
J.
John James Bicknell; b. Hinsdale, Mass.. Jan. 24, 1825; m.
July 4, 1850, Caroline M. Chesley, b. Eagle, N. Y., Jan. 19,
183 1, at Pittsfield, Ohio.
Children.
1. Otis Chester Bicknell; b. Junction, 111.. Feb. 4, 1854;
m. July 2, 1884, Nisha Wando Carveth, b. ShuUs-
burg. Wis.. Dec. 11, 1863, at Peterson, Iowa; living
at Mooresville, Mo.
2. Milo Cady Bicknell; b. New Albin. la., March 27,
i860; m. May 20, 1896. Belle Elizabeth Bates, at
De Sota, Iowa ; now living at Bronson, Kan.
3. Lucy Jane Bicknell; b. New Albin, la., Aug. 24, 1863;
ni. Sept. 5. 1906, Charles McCorniack. at Sioux City.
Iowa; lived at Peterson, Iowa.
4. Minnie Caroline Bicknell ; b. Peterson, Iowa, Aug. 4.
1870; m. March 14, 1894, Arthur Darwin Hurbert, b.
Broadhead, Wis., Aug. 25, 1870, at Peterson. Iowa.
Caroline (Chesley) Bicknell died Sept. 27, 1909.
Lucy (Bicknell) McCormack died Aug. 20, 1910.
Otis C. Bicknell's children :
Lorrain Otis Bicknell; b. Peterson, Iowa, June 28, 1886;
m. Oct. 26, 19 10, Gladys True Overton, b. Chillicothe,
Mo., Feb. 19. 1892, at Mooresville, Mo.; now living at
Mooresville, Mo.
Lester Carveth Bicknell; b. Peterson, Iowa.. April 9, 1889;
m. Sept. 2y, 1911, Nellie Martin, b. Monticello, Town-
ship, Wisconsin. April 23, 1887, at Galena. 111.; now
living at Shullsburg. Wis.
Milo C. Bicknell's children:
John Wesley Bicknell; b. Peterson, Iowa, Nov. 24, 1900.
Goldie May Bicknell; b. Peterson. Iowa, Aug. i, 1903.
Lulu Bird Bicknell; b. Peterson, Iowa, aug. 23, 1906.
Chester Cady Bicknell ; b. Peterson, Iowa, March 20, 1908.
Minnie C. Hurbert's only child :
Ruth Caroline Hurbert; b. Peterson, Iowa, June 15. 1897.
442 BicKNELiv Genealogy
K.
George W. Bicknell was born in Harrison, Me., Oct. 25, 1837.
His parents were William and Mary Bicknell, the former being
a native of Hiram, and the latter of Eaton, N. H. There was a
large family, of which only three now survive, Mr. Bicknell hav-
ing a brother. Major, who resides in Saco, and a brother, Mau-
rice, living in Stoneham. Twin brothers gave up their lives in
the Civil War. Indeed, this family can trace an unusual war
record, as Mr. Bicknell had a grandfather who served his coun-
try in the Revolutionary War, and Mrs. Bicknell had a grand-
father and great-grandfather in the same war.
December 8, i860, Mr. Bicknell married Mary Augusta Tur-
ner, who was born in Otisfield, Sept. 19, 1841. He is a farmer,
owning an estate of 100 acres, with a fine residence, both in-
ternally and externally, made in the finest style. Few farm
houses possess the attractions which this displays. Here are also
found furnishings rare and ancient, old silver spoons, ancient
ware, brass candlesticks, and many other treasures. Mrs. Bick-
nell wears gold beads over 80 years old.
George J. Bicknell, son of William H. and Caroline (Hu-
band) Bicknell; b. in Boston, Sept. 8, 1851 ; m. Georgia A. Ste-
vens, in Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 30, 1875. Children: Carrie May,
b. July 3, 1876, in Boston, and Georgia Gertrude, b. July 3, 1878,
in Grand Rapids, Mich. William H. Bicknell was born in Eng-
land, was a sea captain and died in Calcutta, India, October, 1852.
Caroline H. Bicknell died in Grand Rapids, November, 1878.
George J. was a salesman in a carpet store, P. O. Melrose,
Mass., 1882.
James W. Bicknell was a judge in the courts of California
in 1882; residence. Redwood. See Samuel line.
Isaac T. Bicknell, of New York, m. Abigail H. Bradford,
1824.
Bicknell-Buck — In Brockton, Mass., on the 30th of Octo-
ber, William Morris Buck, son of Walter French and Grace Bick-
nell Buck, died aged 6 years, i month and 28 days.
William Bicknell, whose picture appears an another page,
was an old-time schoolmaster in England. He belonged to the
Somersetshire Bicknells, his ancestry living in Taunton. Surry
Hall Academy, Tooting, is shown with a brief statement of the
BicKNELL Genealogy 443
studies taught "young gentlemen." Mr. Bicknell was born in
1749 and died 1825.
Elhanan Bicknell, the son of William Bicknell, schoolmaster,
was born in 1788, and died in London, 1861. He was the father
of Herman, b. 1829, d. 1875, and A. Sidney, b. 1832. d. 1912.
Lieut. Colonel N. M. Bicknell, of the English Artillery, is the
son of A. Sidney Bicknell. His home is on his father's estate,
Barcombe House, Barcombe Mills, near Lewes, Sussex, England.
David Bicknell was the son of William Isaacs Bicknell, grand-
son of William, schoolmaster, and one of seventeen children. His
uncle, Elhanan. was married four times and was the father of
fourteen children. No race .suicide in that family of Bicknells.
Allan B. Bicknell, son of William H. Bicknell, of Provi-
dence, R. I. Brown University, A. M. 1897; Ph.D. 1899;
curator Albert Harkness Seminary 1897-98; instructor Latin
Brown University 1897-97, 1898-99; teacher Milton Academy,
Baltimore. Md., 1901-03; West Jersey Academy. Bridgeton, N. J.,
1903-04 ; Wenonah Military Academy 1904; Wenonah, N. J., now
1913; Professor of French and German, Bridgevvater College,
Bridgewater, Va.
Nathaniel Bicknell was a student in Brown University,
Providence, R. L, 1810-13, from Roxbury, Mass.
444 BicKNEiviv Genealogy
APPENDIX
CHAPTER V.
THE BICKNELL FAMILY ASSOCIATION.
This Association was a timely birth, when the Bicknells of
Boston, Weymouth and certain of the Rhode Island tribe had
strong men and women to impart to it a vigorous life and to
devote much time, energy and money to give it a good advent
among the forces of the world-workers. Of the John" descent
were Zachariah L. and Robert of Weymouth, Francis of North
Weymouth, Quincy of Hingham, Rev. George W. then of Low-
ell, Alfred and William Ey of Boston. Of the Zachariah' line
were Thomas W. of Boston, George F. of Attleboro, Edward J.
of Providence, R. I., and Ellery Bicknell Crane of Worcester.
Of the Thomas' line were William H. of Providence, George
Augustus of New Albany, Ind., and William S. Bicknell of In-
diana, with honorable women not a few.
The organization was made on Thursday evening, December
II, 1879, at the house of William Ellery Bicknell, No. 43 Somer-
set Street Boston, ]\Iass. In the "Plan of Association," its ob-
jects were "to promote social relations and larger acquaintance-
ship among the lineal descendants of Zachary Bicknell. of Wey-
mouth, Mass. (1635), ^^^ ^^1 other lines of the same name; to
collect material for a complete genealogy and history of the
family ;. and to make such plans for family reunions, publication
of historic matter and other purposes as may be decided upon
by the Association." "Any person of the Bicknell name or
descent may become a member of the Association."
Provisions were made for officers, meetings, etc.. and the fol-
lowing persons were elected officers :
President — Thomas W. Bicknell. Boston.
Recording Secretary and Treasurer — Robert T. Bicknell,
Weymouth.
Corresponding Secretary — Alfred Bicknell, Boston.
Historian — Quincy Bicknell, Hingham.
Executive Committee — The President. vSecretaries and Wil-
liam E. Bicknell, Boston; George F. Bicknell. Attleboro; Ellery
Bicknell Crane, Worcester; George W. Bicknell, Lowell; Clara
BiCKXELL Family .Mo.numkxt,
Weymouth, Mass.
BicKNELL Genealogy 445
Bicknell Walker, Lynn ; Z. L. Bicknell, Weymouth, with a vice-
president in each of twenty-four States.
The first meeting of the family was held at East Weymouth,
Mass., in the Methodist Church, on September 22, 1880. About
three hundred and fifty of the family, by name or descent, re-
sponded to the invitation. All of the New England States were
well represented, with delegations from New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Mr. David Bicknell. of New York,
formerly of London, England, represented the English Bicknells
of Somersetshire. The day was perfect and the occasion was
one of great interest. An address of welcome was given by the
President. Ouincy Bicknell read "A Brief Family Story." The
principal address was made by Hon. George Augustus Bicknell,
of New Albany, Ind. An original poem was read by Mrs. Ach-
sah H. (Bicknell) Ames, of Columbia, Pa., and an original hymn
written by Alfred Bicknell was sung. A special Bicknell choir
furnished the music, and Rev. George W. Bicknell, D. D., acted
as chaplain.
A dinner was served at the close of the exercises, after which
letters were read from absent members of the family, and ad-
dresses made in response to toasts, read by the toastmaster, Z. L.
Bicknell, of Weymouth. The addresses, poems and speeches
were printed in a book of 96 pages, with a beautiful Bicknell
coat-of-arms fronting the title page. But few more interesting
historical events have ever been celebrated in New England.
In 1882 the Association held a second large meeting at East
Weymouth, the occasion being the dedication of a marble monu-
ment, erected by the family, to its founders, Zachary, Agnes and
John Bicknell. The exercises occupied two days, September 20
and 21, and the addresses were printed in "the Second Family
Reunion," a small pamphlet of 56 pages.
The monument, erected at Burial Hill, Weymouth, is eleven
feet, three inches high. It has three bases, die and cap, sur-
mounted by a bowl-shaped, fluted urn. Its weight is about five
tons. The picture may be seen on another page.
Inscriptions.
On the Front — In memory and honor of Zachary and Agnes
Bicknell. This monument is erected by a grateful posterity,
September, 1882.
On the West Side — In memory of John, son of Zachary and
Agnes, and his sons, John, Zachariah and Thomas; founders of
the family in America.
0« the North Side- — Zachary Bicknell died in Weymouth,
A. D. 1636, aged 45 years.
446 BicKNELL Genealogy
On the East Side — Zachary iJioknell, his wife Agnes, their
son John and servant John Kitchen, left Weymouth, England,
in Rev. Joseph Hull's company, settling near this spot July, 1635.
In September, 1885, the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary
of the coming of Zachary, Agnes and John to Weymouth, was
celebrated at Boston, when interesting and historical addresses
were made by several members of the family. Since that time
several annual meetings have been held in Boston. Weymouth
and Nahant. The last meeting of the Association was held in
the hall of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, Bos-
ton, February 20. 1913, when the following ofticers were elected:
President^Thomas W. Bicknell, Providence, R. I.
Vice-Presidents — George A. Bicknell, New York, N. Y. ; Er-
nest P. Bicknell, Washington, D. C. ; Francis A. Bicknell, State
House, Boston; Mrs. Emeline L. Bicknell, Pomeroy, ().; Dr.
Frederick T. Bicknell, Los Angeles, Cal. ; Frank A. Bates, South
Braintree, Mass. ; George E. Bicknell, Meriden, Conn. ; Warren
Bicknell, Cleveland, O. ; Ellis B. Noyes, Portsmouth, \'a. ; Miss
Harriet M. Grange, Chattanooga, Tenn. ; Rear Admiral George
A. Bicknell, New Albany, Ind. ; Dr. Seymour Bicknell Young,
Salt Lake City, Utah; Mrs. Charles Harrington, East Weymouth,
Mass.; John W. Thomas, North Weymouth, Mass.; Mrs. L. AL
Hopkins, Ft. Atkinson, Wis. ; William N. Bicknell, Cincinnati,
Ohio ; Robert Thaxter Bicknell, Philadelphia. Pa. ; Charles F.
Bicknell, Los Angeles, Cal.* ; William C. Bicknell, Caldwell, Ida. ;
James Y. Bicknell, Buft'alo, N. Y. ; Fannie E. Bicknell. Chicago,
N. Y.; Clara Bicknell Walker, Lynn, Mass.; Mrs. E. R. O'Neil,
North Weymouth, Mass. ; John R. Bicknell, Madison, Me. ;
Miss Gail Treat, East Orange, N. J.; William A. Viall, Provi-
dence, R. I. ; Rev. John Bicknell, Mansfield, Mass. ; Frank A.
Bicknell, New York! N. Y. ; H. M. Bicknell, New York. N. Y. ;
F. B. Seabury, North Weymouth, Mass.; A. B. Bicknell, North
Tunbridge, Vt. ; Miss Adah B. Bicknell. Potsdam, N. Y. ; Ellery
B. Crane, Worcester. Mass. ; Otis C. Bicknell, Madison, N. Y. ;
Mrs. Electra Bicknell Grange. Napanee. Canada; Edmund Bick-
nell, Lawrence, Mass.*
Recording Secretary — Harry V. Bicknell, Waltham. Mass.
Corresponding Secretary — Miss Margaret Maude Bicknell.
Winthrop. Mass.
Treasurer — Arthur C. Bicknell. East Weymouth.
Historian — Thom.as W. Bicknell, Providence. R. T.
*Deceased.
BicKNELL Genealogy 447
Chaplain — Rev. George W. Bicknell, D.D., Cainbridge, Mass.
Executive Committee — President, Secretaries, Treasurer, His-
torian and Chaplain ; Joseph L. Bicknell, Maiden, Mass. ; Miss
Anna L. Newton, Winthrop, Mass.; Howard M. Chapin, Prov-
idence, R. I.; Dr. Emma B. Culbertson, Boston, Mass.; Geo. E.
Bicknell, Weymouth.
The Association has been of great value in acquaintance, in
fellowship, in the creation of a family spirit, in the study of
family life and connections, in frequent reunions, in memorial
celebrations, and, most valuable of all, in the production of this
memorial volume of History and Genealogy to perpetuate the
name of a family of the early New England immigration, thereby
stamping on the common folk of English birth the honorable
title of pioneers and founders of a new world.
WILL OF JOHN BICKNELL-^ OF WEYMOUTH.
Suffolk Probate 6-447
John Bicknell of \\'eymouth being sick & weake & minding
his mortality, though at the present of Sound understanding &
memory & of a disposeing minde, doth make this to be his last
will & testament.
First, I doth give my soule to God that gave it & after my
decease doth appoint my body to be decently buryed and my
funeral Expenses to be discharged and my just debts honestly
paid and for all the rest of my world Estate I dispose as fol-
io weth :
I doth appoint my loving wife Mary Bicknell and my Son
John Bicknell to be Executors of this my last will & testament.
I doth give to my wife all my housing & land in Weymouth,
except one parcell of land of about Twenty acres, be it more or
lesse, all that parcell of land lying in the father end of the "Reng"
(Range) field and also one parcell of Salt Meadow that was
formerly Fearnot Shaw's about one acre & a quarter be it more
or less, and all the rest of my Estate, I leave in my wife Mary
Bickiiell's hands for the bringing up of the children until they
are all of age. the boyes Twenty-one yeares & the girles Eigh-
teen yeares old, and then my will is that my whole estate should
be divided, only the land & meadow that is above Excepted, and
then my will is. that if my wife Mary Bicknell doth not remain
a widdow but doth marry to any other man, that then she shall
have but one quarter to one third of my whole estate & that only
448 BiCKNELL Gl$NEALOGY *
for her life, and that at her decease, that quarter or third of my
estate, as she hath it. shall all be returned to my children, but
as long as my wife shall abide unmarryed & my widdow, she
shall live in the house and have one third part of the Estate
made good to her, provided always at her decease it shall all be
returned unto my Children.
And, further, it is my will that my son John Bicknell shall
have that parcell of land that is above excepted of Twenty acres,
be it more or lesse lying at the further end of the "Reng" (Range)
Field, and also the meadow that was formerly Fearnot Shaw's,
about one acre & a quarter be it more or lesse that peece as is
above Excepted at my decease and further when my Children
are all of the age aforesaid, then my son John Bicknell shall
have one-half e of my whole estate as shall be then left after my
Legacies are paid away to my daughters & Grandchildren as I
doth appoint by this my last will ; and further I doth appoint
my son John Bicknell to looke after the Sawmill and also to be
paid for his time, paines & Charges about it, and what profitt
there is by the mill more then (than) to pay him for his labour,
time & Charge is to be returned for to help bring up the Chil-
dren, further it is my will that all my daughters shall liave
fifteene pounds Sterling in Currant pay each of them, and to be
paid when my youngest child is of age as above said and further
at that time my two youngest sons shall have the remainder of
my Estate.
Further it is my will that John Dyers three children shall
have fifteene pounds equally divided betwene them, five pounds
to John Dyer, & five pounds to Thomas Dyer, & five pounds to
Benjamin Dyer, and if either of these my grandchildren shall
dye before they have received this Legacie then it shall be divided
to those that doth survive.
And, further, if any of my owne Children shall dye before
the youngest is of age abovesaid, then his or her part or por-
tion shall be equally divided to those of them as doth Survive
or outlive them, and my legacies shall all be paid when my
children all of them are of age abovesaid or when the youngest
of them are of age.
And, further, my will is that my son John Bicknell shall have
liberty to Cutt any timber upon any of my land for his owne
use providing he shall pay to the valine of it, for the bringing up
of the Children.
And, further, I doth desire & Impower John Dyer & Stephen
French to be my overseers to See this mv will fulfilled and by
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this my last will 1 tlolh make null & void all my former will.-^
& Testaments of this nature and that this is my last will &
testament.
I doth for the ratificalion & Confirmation hereof Sett to my
hand & Seale and puhlish this to be my last will & Testament
this Sixth day of November, One Thousand Six hundred Sev-
enty Eiglit.
Further, before Signing & Sealing it is Entered that it is
my will that none of my land shall be sold but it shall be
entailed from those of my Children as hath it to their Children
after them, if they are males and if they dye without any male
of the Seede of their owne body, then it shall fall to the next
of kin.
The mark of JonN( 0)P>icknell
& a seale
Signed, sealed »S: delivered
in the presence of us.
Witness : John Dyer,
Joseph Shaw,
Joseph Dyer.
John Dyer & Joseph Shaw made Oath in Court 30th January,
1678, that they was present & did see John Eicknell Signe and
Seale and heard him ])ublish this Instrument to be his last will,
and that when he so did he was of disposing minde to their best
understanding.
As Attests a
Is — Addington, Clerk.
INVENTORY OE ESTATE OE JOHN BICKNEEE OF VS^EYMOUTlI.
Suff. Probate, 12-296
Abstract mentions : April 15, 1679.
New House
Old House
Lands :
Houseing, Lands (S: meadows at home £190
Land & meadow lying by James Luddens 60
More land lying by James Nashes 20
" " John Taylors 10
" at foot of Carpenter's plain. ..... 5
" in the 2nd Division 8
" " " in the 2nd Division 4
" " by Serg Whitmarshes 5
2 acres meadow lying by the Great River 5
a
a
It (<
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2 " of pine swamp 2
2 " " cedar swamp 2
Land in Plimouth pattent 2
lying on the western Neck. 10
in the Range 60
^ of a saw-mill 24
^ of a sloop ID
Total of entire inventory was £645-6-4.
Jonas Humphrey,
Ephraim Hunt,
Joseph Dyer,
' Appraisers.
INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF MARY BICKNELL.
Suff. Prob. 13-301
Nov. 25, 1693.
Zachariah Bickneee,
Thomas Bicknell, ■
Sons & administrators.
Abstract includes lands as follows :
House, barn & lands lately purchased of Remember Briggs by
widow Mary Bicknell.
Several parcels land purchased of Rev. Mr. Samuel Torrey.
Six acres Salt Marsh at Brantry.
Administration was granted Sept. 7, 1693. ^3-219
QUINCY BICKNELL. FIRST FAMILY HISTORIAN.
QuiNCV Bicknell, son of Quincy and Hannah (Lincoln)
Bicknell, was born in Hingham, Mass., Dec. 23, 1815. His early
education was obtained in the public schools of Hingham and in
two private schools of the town — the Derby Academy and the
Willard Academy. He was very proficient in mathematics and
later took up the higher branches, fitting himself for surveying
and civil engineering. Later still he took up the study of law,
especially that relating to probate work, and the settlement of
estates. Although self-taught in many ways, he read largely and
possessed a wonderful fund of general information.
His .employments were varied. He began as a teacher very
early in life in the schools of Hingham and taught in the towns
of Weymouth, Quincy, Dorchester and New Bedford, being very
successful in all these places. While in Dorchester his health
failed ; he abandoned teaching, returned to Hingham and took
BicKNRLL Genealogy 451
up farming. It was in the intervals of farm work, while health
and strength were returning, that he prepared himself for the
practice of law, as related to property, the settlement of estates,
the writing of wills and other work, which he took up gradually.
This employment he was engaged in largely throughout his life.
He was considered an ahle counsellor and was constantly con-
sulted by the younger lawyers in town. For a few years, be-
ginning about 1870, he was largely occupied with surveying, in
the interests of Mr. Samuel Downer, who had bought a large
tract of land at Crow Point, which he developed as a summer
resort. It was work which he thoroughly enjoyed. At about
the same time he began, for Mr. Charlemagne Tower, of Phila-
delphia, the work of collecting material for a genealogy of the
Tower family. This work he carried on for many years, at first
only giving part of his time to it, but afterwards devoting more
and traveling through a great deal of the country to gather the
needed information. This work Mr. Tower wished to have very
full and complete, but died before it was ready for publication.
His son was not as much interested, and the work was finally
published, in one large volume, instead of probably three, had
Mr. Tower's original plan been followed.
It was while Mr. Bicknell was occupied with the Tower
Genealogy that the Bicknell Family Association was formed and
he was chosen our historian. He had a tremendous capacity for
work, and a true love for genealogical studies and between 1880
and 1890 he collected and collated more than half of the material
of a genealogic character in this volume, especially that part
relating to the John"^ line of New England, to which he belonged.
His enthusiasm was contagious and set everybody at work to
enlarge the body of family knowledge. Like a great family
magnet, Quincy Bicknell seemed to draw into his possession data
from many and unexpected sources, and had it not been for the
quantity and quality of his manuscript, the present editor would
never have dared the completion of the work. Too much hotior
and credit cannot be bestowed on our noble, gifted and sweet-
hearted historian, Quincy Bicknell. He delighted in the record
of a pure and noble Pilgrim family, but he was denied the
privilege of knowing the facts of our English and Norman his-
tory. If his spirit takes note of human affairs, he may now see,
face to face, what then was an obscured vision. Our thought,
our reverence, our love go out into the great unknown for our
first historian, Quincy Bicknell, of Hingham, Mass.
As to the offices he held : He was for many years on the
Board of Selectmen for the town of Hingham. surveyor of the
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highways, for many years chairman of the school board, one of
the directors of Ilingham Insurance Co., and one of the trustees
of the Public Library.
As to his church relations : when a very young man the Uni-
versalist Society was formed in Hingham. His father was much
interested in its formation and Quincy, who had been much at-
tracted, while in Boston for a few years, by the preaching of
"Father Ballou," joined the society in Hingham. But the society
was small, and after a few years, conditions having changed some-
what, and still holding liberal views, he united with the I'nitarian
Church, worship])ing in the Old Meeting House. He was a
valued member of this church as long as he lived, serving for
many years on the parish committees. When the ancient building
was remodeled, in 1869, the needed repairs were largely under
his supervision, and it was largely owing to his earnestness that
the interior of the church was kept as much as possible in its
old-time simplicity.
He was not fond of any of the prevailing organizations. In
his early years he joined an order of Odd Fellows. He was a
member for many years of the New England Historic-Genealog-
ical Society.
The only work published by him was the "Genealogy of the
Tower Family," although he assisted largely in the genealogical
part of the "History of Hingham," and also gave a great deal
of assistance in the "History of Cohasset."
BICKNELL BURIALS IN WEST CEMETERY, WAR REN S-
VILLE, ASHFORD, CONN.
Here lies ye body of Mr. Zachariah Bicknell, husband of Mrs.
Hannah Bicknell; died March i, 1748. in ye 81 year of his age.
Here lies ye body of Mrs. Hannah Bicknell ; died in ye 74
year of her age, Sept. 17, 1743.
The headstones are wedge-shaped slate and in excellent pres-
ervation (June, 1913).
Zachariah Bicknell-^ is No. 9, pp. 10, 11 and 12, and is the
second in age of the three brothers from whom the Bicknells have
descended. He probably emigrated to Ash ford, Conn., with his
sons, Zachariah, and James, in the year 1734. I visited these
graves for the first time, June 17, 1913. — Thomas W. Bickxki.i..
OTHER BURIALS IN ASHFORD.
Mr. Zachariah Bicknell'' (No. 53), died at Ashford, April 6.
1798; age 75.
IlKKxrvij, Genkalogv 453
Catherine Slorrs, relict of Dea. L\;rdcil Sicrrs, and lurnierly
wife of Capt. Zachariah Dicknell, died April 3, 1789. in the 91st
year of her age.
Mr. Samuel Bicknell died Nov. 22, 1812; age 88.
Deborah Bicknell, wife of Sanuiel JJicknell, died June 2"], 1791.
Mrs. Mary IJicknell, relict of Mr. Samuel Bicknell, died March
15, i860.
vSamuel Bicknell, died April jo, 185O ; aeg 83.
Sally Bicknell, wife of Samuel, died July 20, 1853; age 76.
Mrs. Ruth L'.ickncll. wife of Mr. James Bicknell, died Jan. 1 1.
1740; age 34.
Capt. Samuel Bicknell; b. June 5, 1814; died Jan. 9, 1892.
Esther Freeman Bicknell died January 2, 1866 ; age 40.
Samuel F., son of Sanuiel and Esther F. Bicknell, died Feb.
16, 1862; age 2 years and 10 months.
(Copied June 17, 19 13.
A BICKNELL HOME A CENTURY AGO.
By Mrs. Lucy Anna (Bicknell) Payne,
Oldest daughter of Simeon S. Bicknell.
My father, as you already know, was the oldest son of Na-
thaniel Bicknell and was born in Enfield, N. H., Nov. 6, 1794.
His mother's name was Betsey Dustin, of Haverhill, Mass., a
most excellent and -a'ortlty woman "whose price was far above
rubies."
It is said of her that when my father was a child he fell
into the well, and as there w^ere no men about the premises, she
actually descended into the well, caught him by the hair of his
head just as he was about to sink for the last time, and brought
him up in her arms, and, giving him to a woman who was with
her. fainted. This little incident is an illustration of her char-
acter. I know very little of my father's early life, except what
I gather from a very meager diary which he kept. Here are a
few items which I copy: "Entered Andover Academy 1817, stud-
ied until 1820; entered college August, 1820. The following
winter taught school in Portsmouth, N. H., for $60 per month."
Here he became acquainted witli Miss Olive V. Morse, whom he
married March 31, 1822. I am the only child of this marriage.
My mother died March, 1824, of consumi)tion, leaving me an
infant of four months. His diary says "closed my school in
Marblehead, July 7th, and commenced my school in Salem, July
8, 1824. October 11, 1824. my mother took Lucy A. to Under-
bill. Vt. In August. 1825, was examined and received my di-
454 BicKNELL Genkalogy
ploma and Nov. 22, 1825 was married to Lydia Sherman, of
New Bedford, Mass. The next year moved to Jericho, Vt., was
principal of the Academy there until 1831." when he went to
Malone and taught there I think six years. Here he buried his
oldest son John S., a very bright boy and a scholar after his own
heart, and although less than ten years of age had developed a
taste for Latin, which was very gratifying to father. After this,
the schoolroom lost in a measure its attraction for him, and
as he designed when he commenced his studies to devote him-
self to the ministry he regarded this affliction as a special call
to pay his vows unto the Lord. During the year 1837 he read
theology with Rev. Ashbel Parmalee, his pastor, and in order to
support his large family in the meantime, accepted an agency
of the New York State Temperance Society for the four Northern
counties of the State. In 1838 he was examined by the Champlain
Presbytery, licensed and ordained, and commenced his labors as
pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Gouverneur, N. Y., where
he preached with acceptance until 1842, when he was recalled
to Jericho, Vt., to take charge again of the Academy and the
pastorate of the Congregational Church there, for although or-
dained by the Presbytery, he was a strong Congregationalist in
faith and practice, but at that time the "Plan of union" system
had nearly annihilated Congregationalism in this State. I was
married while living in Gouverneur, Dec. 22, 1841, consequently
did not return to Vermont with the family, where they stayed
but a short time before going to Wisconsin. Since then I have
known but little of the family except occasional visits and through
correspondence. The winter of 1865 and '66 my father and
mother spent with us in Homer. Father had become quite deaf,
but retained all his mental faculties remarkably for a man of 72
years of age. For this reason he gave up preaching (only as a
supply and on special occasions) about this time. As a teacher
he was said to excel in Latin and Greek and in preparing young
men for college.
In personal appearance father was tall and dignified, gov-
erned his school and family with perfect ease ; but in a quiet way,
required strict obedience. He seemed to care little for society (so-
called) ; perhaps this was because he was naturally bashful; yet
he was always cheerful, hospitable and kind to all. In short, he
was a Christian gentleman after the Bible pattern, and ruled his
own spirit so well that we never saw him angry. He did not
accumulate property, like his brothers, although he was indus-
trious to the last degree, both in work and study. He never
seemed solicitous that his children should become rich in this
BicKNELL Genealogy 455
world's goods, but he gave us line upon line in regard to seeking
the true riches, and in writing us letters if he filled his sheet with
family news he always added a slip for this, like the one I send
you a sample of many,
I was exceedingly interested in your description of the old
Bicknell home in Weymouth, and also in its photograph, because
it seemed so like my grandfather's home in Underbill, Vt. The
houses were alike, except that grandfather's had no wing and
only one chimney in center, and at the risk of wearying your pa-
tience I will tell you a little about it, for it was my home until
I was about five years of age, and after that I spent a part
of each year until I was nine or ten. My grandmother, with her
son Nathaniel, went from Underbill to Salem in a one horse
wagon (for there were no buggies or phaetons in those days),
and took me, a motherless child of eleven months to her home
and heart, and the pleasantest recollections of my childhood are
associated with that dear old home and its loving inmates. How
well I remember the house. It had three rooms. The spare
room with its white sanded floor, its high feather bed in one
corner and chest of drawers or bureau in another, which con-
tained all the best of the family wardrobe, including hats and
bonnets ; a modest looking glass hung between the two front win-
dows, and under this a "light stand" upon which laid the
family Bible, a hymn book, "Pilgrim's Progress," and I think
"Book of Martyrs." The walls were plastered, but guiltless of
any ornaments except two small "profiles" which hung under the
looking glass. This was the south room. Grandmother's room
was on the opposite side of the house and looked towards Mans-
field Mountain, and many an hour I have stood at the window
and watched the fires, lit by some hunter or tourist on the sides
of the mountain, or traced the outlines of the "man's face" which
the peaks of the mountain are said to form. But the kitchen was
the family room. This had its huge fireplace, with its long crane
and hooks of various lengths, which took enormous logs to fill,
but made such a cheerful fire that every part of the room was
lighted without the aid of a tallow dip. It had also its large
oven, which poured forth weekly its loaves of "rye and Indian"
bread, baked to a beautiful brown, its dish of baked beans and
pork and in the season, pumpkin pies, sweetened with maple
syrup and their tops shining like a mirror. This baking often
had to be supplemented by "Johnny cake" or biscuit baked in the
"bake kettle." I was there when grandmother got the first "tin
baker" that was introduced into the neighborhood, and excited
almost as much curiosity as the telephone of to-day, and was
456 BicKNELL Genkalogy
considered such an improvement on the old bake kettle as to
throw it quite in the shade. This was before the age of friction
matches, and the fire, although carefully covered at night would
sometimes go out. then if flint or steel failed, some one was sent
to the nearest neighbor, perhaps a half mile distant to borrow
a little fire, then with the aid of the bellows, which always hung
in the chimney corner, we soon had a blazing fire. The wool
and flax were always worked up at home, and from this was
made the wearing app;irel and bedding for the family and some-
times two large spinning wheels and a loom would be going at
the same time. Grandmother spun linen on the little wheel, and
I thought I made myself very useful, becatise she let me keep
the gourd supplied with water when she dipped her fingers in
spinning.
This, too, was before cornshellers were invented and grand-
father used to shell his by hand before the kitchen fire, and
while doing so would entertain me by singing. His tunes were
generally at such times of a patriotic order or military marches,
and he improvised the words or syllables as he went along to
suit the metre. It used to be a great treat to me while spending
my vacations there to be allowed to go to the district school
with the younger members of the family, who always attended
winters. The school house was in a remote corner of the dis-
trict, a mile or more from grandfather's, and, of course, too far
to walk. Grandfather had no horses at that time, but the one
thing he 7coiild have was a good yoke of oxen, and I have known
him to walk miles against the earnest remonstrance of his family,
to suit himself in this respect. So every morning when we went
to school the oxen and sled were brought to the door with some
clean straw for our seats, and in this way, with Rover, the
farm dog, in high glee on ahead, we rode to school, taking up
all the scholars on the way who wished to ride. Our dinner
baskets were not forgotten, and when after a session of three
hours the teacher said, "School's dismissed," we eagerly sought
them. Our dinner usually consisted of sweet brown bread and
butter, sandwiched with ham or sausage left from the morning
meal ; and if for dessert we had a doughnut or a "turn over," we
had a lunch fit for a princess.
The winters were cold and long, but 1 enjoyed hearing the
wintry wind "howl throvigh the casement dreamily," for there was
always comfort and good cheer within ; the fire on the hearth
was kept blazing day and night.
In the fall a load of hemlock boughs was carried into the
cellar, and there served the double purpose of keeping the frost
from the potato bins and furnishing winter brooms for family
Wll.I.lAM I'llCKNKM.. Kn'GI.AXI).
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BicKNELL Genealogy 457
use. Grandfather fitted me out with a small specimen of the
same variety, and with this I took my first drill in the "broom
brigade."
But time fails me to tell of the "babbling" trout brook a few
yards from the back door; the kitchen garden which not only
supplied vegetables, but medicinal herbs, for a doctor was only
called in extreme cases, and its caraway and coriander and also
its gorgeous sunflowers, sweet Williams and pinks, the merry-
making when we sugared ofl^" over the fireplace, the "paring
bees" and the Thanksgiving reunion, with its roast goose and
spareribs. This is only the same old story of pioneer life in New-
England, but I love to tell it, because I knozv it's true.
BICKNELL APPLES AND PEARS.
The Bicknells are not only fond of fruits of all kinds, but
have also become successful fruit growers. An orchard of ap-
ples and pears was an essential feature of the Bicknell farm when
most were farmers or mechanics. The apple crop not only found
a market in town, but also in the winter store of the Bicknell
homestead, while a barrel or two of cider found its way down the
cellar stairs for vinegar or on tap for evening entertainments,
mince pies, or the noon lunch.
Eastern Massachusetts, south of Boston, had favorite apples
and pears grown on trees bearing the Bicknell name, and some
of the old trees are still standing in Weymouth and adjoining
towns. The writer has eaten the fruit of Bicknell apple and
pear trees, and can testify to the good quality. The origin of
the trees is unknown to the editor.
THE BICKNELL FAMILY
HINTON, ST. GEORGE, SOMERSET, ENGLAND.
N. B. — The oldest known register of this parish commenced
1636, the same year Zachary Bicknell sailed from England ; all
records previous to that time are supposed to have been de-
stroyed during the Commonwealth.
The following is extracted from the register kept in the
parish vestry from that date ( 1636) to the baptisms of Bicknells
remembered by the present inhabitants :
1637 — May 28. Baptism of Magdalen, dau. of John and Mag-
<lalen Bicknell.
1638 — Jan. . . John Bicknell was church warden for this
year only.
458 BiCKNELL Geneai^ogy
1639 — May I. Burial of Bridget Bicknell, widow.
1641 — Feb. I. Burial of Magdalen Bicknell.
1694-5 — Feb. . . Marriage of John Bicknell and Mary Self
at Puckington.
1695 — May 28. John Bicknell died and was buried June 2.
1696 — Nov. 22. Baptism of Mary, dau. of John Bicknell.
1 701 — Mar. 28. Baptism of Ann, dau. of John and Mary
Bicknell.
^7^Z — Jan- 22. Baptism of John, son of John and Mary
Bicknell.
1705 — June 28. Burial of John Bicknell.
1706 — May 2. Baptism of John, son of John and Mary
Bicknell.
1707 — July 22). Burial of Mary Bicknell.
1708 — Nov. 21. Burial of Mary Bicknell.
1708 — Mar. 20. Burial of Anne Bicknell.
1709 — May 26. Burial of Richard Bicknell.
1 710 — May 24. Baptism of Mary, dau. of John and Mary
Bicknell.
171 1 — Feb. I. Baptism of Richard, son of Joseph and Mary
Bicknell.
1714 — May 18. Baptism of Grace, dau. of Joseph and Mary
Bicknell.
1715 — Mar. 13. Baptism of Joseph, son of Joseph and Mary
Bicknell.
1 71 7 — July 24. Baptism of William, son of Joseph and Mary
Bicknell.
1718 — Oct. 15. Burial of John Bicknell.
1720 — Jan. 6. Baptism of John, son of Joseph and Mary
Bicknell.
1724 — April 7. Baptism of Christopher, son of Joseph and
Mary Bicknell.
1739 — Jan. 16. Burial of Joseph Bicknell.
1750 — Sept. 23. Burial of William Bicknell.
1757 — Feb. 23. Burial of Christopher Bicknell.
1764 — Nov. I. Baptism of Mary, dau. of Richard and Abigail
Bicknell.
1769 — Jan. 6. Baptism of William, son of Richard and Abi-
gail picknell.
1769 — May 31. Burial of Mary Bicknell, widow.
1770 — Feb. 24. Baptism of Jane, dau. of Richard and Abigail
Bicknell.
1771 — Nov. 5. Burial of John, son of Richard and Abigail
Bicknell.
BiCKNEu, Genealogy 459
1772 — Nov. 5. Burial of Joseph, son of Richard and Abigail
Bicknell.
1773 — Feb. 16. Burial of Joseph, infant son of Richard and
Abigail Bicknell.
1773 — Dec. 2. Baptism of Joseph, son of Richard and Abi-
gail Bicknell.
1774 — June 2. Burial of Joseph, son of Richard and Abigail
Bicknell.
1776 — Feb. 2. Baptism of Joseph, son of Richard and Abigail
Bicknell.
1777 — March 6. Baptism of Henrietta, dau. of 'Richard and
Abigail Bicknell.
1783 — July 20. Baptism of John, son of Richard and Abigail
Bicknell.
1795 — July 5. Burial of Mary Bicknell, aged 83.
1797 — Aug. 21. Baptist of Joanna, dau. of Richard and Eliza-
beth Bicknell.
1797 — Aug. 21. Burial of Elizabeth, wife of Richard Bicknell.
1800 — Jan. 28. Burial of Abigail, wife of Richard Bicknell.
1802 — June 10. Baptism of Mary Elizabeth, dau. of Wm.
and Mary Bicknell.
1802 — Sept. 19. Baptism of Elizabeth Tett, dau. of Richard
and Joanna Bicknell.
1804 — July 2. Baptism of VVm. C, son of Wm. and Mary
Bicknell.
1804 — Sept. 19. Baptism of Jane Tett, dau. of Richard and
Joanna Bicknell.
1805 — July 22. Baptism of Abigail, dau. of Wm. and Mary
Bicknell.
1805 — Dec. 23. Baptism of Richard, son of Wm. and Mary
Bicknell.
1816 — Baptism of John Bicknell, son of Joseph and Sarah
Bicknell.
It will be noted there is a space of fifty-three years between
1641 and 1694 without any mention of the name on the register,
which is rather extraordinary considering it is in the same book.
Ages are not mentioned on the register.
William Downe Bicknell,
Son of the last named John Bicknell and Grandson
of Joseph Bicknell, born in the year 1776.
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BICKNELL SLAVES, BARRINGTON, R. I.
Cuff Bicknell, slave of Peter, value £20.
Curry Bicknell.
Dick Bicknell, slave of Joshua.
Dinah Bicknell.
Jenny (Bosvvorth) Bicknell, wife of Pomp.
Merea or Maria Bicknell, slave of Peter, value £35.
Pero Bicknell.
Pomp Bicknell.
Pomp Bicknell, Jr., slave boy of Peter, value £3.
Rose Bicknell, slave of Joshua.
Caesar Bicknell and Lucy Bicknell, children of Pomp and
Jenny Bicknell.
THE JOHN BICKNELL FAMILY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
John Bicknell was born in England, Nov. 5, 1782. He married,
March 28, 18 m, Mary Parrott. born in England June 2,
1790.
Children.
I. Samuel P.; b. Sept. 19, 181 1; m. Elizabeth Sproston ;
he died Sept. 26, 1883.
II. John Howard; b. Nov. 24, 1812; d. June 14, 1896.
III. Mary Ann; b. Feb. 19, 1815 ; d. Oct. 5, 1883.
IV. William Prawl ; b. April 9, 1816; d. in California,
Jan. 30, 1850.
V. Isaac; b. March 22, 1818.
VI. Gardner; b. March 28. 1820; d. July 11, 1825.
VII. Martha; b. June i, 1822; d. Aug. 10, 1824.
VIII. Sarah Adelaide; b. Feb. 26, 1824; m. William Gregg.
Jan. 25, 1844.
IX. Martha; b. March i, 1827; d. Aug. [O, 1841.
X. Anna Maria; b. April 15. 1830; d. November 23, 1885.
XI. Walter Franklin; b. Dec. 24, 1832; served three years
in Civil War with Company B, 99th Pennsylvania
\^olunteers. All the rest of his life being spent on
old homestead in Fulton Tp., Lane County, Penn-
sylvania, as a farmer; died July 10, 1906.
John and Mary (Parrot) Bicknell, on coming to the United
States, settled first in Germanlown, Pa., then in Fulton Town-
ship, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, engaging in the manu-
BlCKNKLL GENKALOGY 461
facture of woolen fabrics in both places. He died Oct. 2, 1864;
she died Jan. 11, 1877.
Isaac V, son of John and Mary (Parrot) Bicknell ; b. March
22. 1818; m. Pamelia Webster, b. Aug. 16. 1820; d. June
24, 1884.
Children.
1. Rebecca M.; b. March 21, 1846; d. Aug. 20, 1875.
2. John Thomas ; b. June 6, 1849.
3. William Web.ster ; b. Nov. 28, 1853.
Isaac y died July 22, 1875. Residence, Fulton, Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania.
John Thomas; b. June 6, 1849; occupation, farming; res-
idence, Fulton Type Lane County, Pennsylvanit ; m. Jennie
Walton, Feb. 28, 1878.
Children.
1. Harold S. ; b. Jan. 14, 1879.
2. Lillian P.; b. March 29, 1881 ; d. Sept. 24, 1912.
3. Elizabeth R. ; b. Jan. 14, 1883.
4. Alice; b. Jan. 14, 1884.
5. Maude L. ; b. May 10, 1885 ; d. Sept. 10, 1885.
W^iLLiAM Webster son of Isaac and Pamelia (Webster)
Bicknell; b. Nov. 28, 1853; m. Feb. 22, 1877 Alice Rey-
nolds, dau. of Joseph and Edith (King) Reynolds .
Children.
1. Ella Rebecca; b. Feb. 8, 1878.
2. Clarence Walter; b. Nov. 11, 1879.
3. Joseph Orville; b. Nov. 21, 1881 ; d. Dec. r6. 1883.
4. Ralph; b. May i, 1884.
5. Linda Edith; b. Nov. 2, 1885.
William Webster died July 7, 1907.
Clarence Walter; m. Feb. 20, 1907, Emma E. Trout, dau. of
David H. and Elizabeth Trout.
Children.
1. Emma Irene; b. Jan. 22, 1908.
2. Orville Clarence; b. Jan. 13, 1910.
3. David W'illiam; b. May 28, 1912.
Ralph ; m. Margaret Sellers, dau. of Alfred L. and Alice Powell
Sellers, Nov. 16, 191 1.
462 BicKNELL Genealogy
Alice Bicknell; b. Jan. 14, 1884; m. May 22, 1907, Clyde Dor-
sey Ambler.
Child.
I. Thomas Roland; b. Feb. 4, 1910; residence, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Anna Maria; b. April 15, 1830; m. Oct. 9, 1856, Thomas J.
Janney.
Children.
1. Mary Janney Hilton.
2. Francis Irene Finley.
Anna Maria died Nov. 23, 1885.
Walter Franlin XI; b. Dec. 24, 1832; m. Oct. 18, 1856, Re-
becca Thomas, dau. of Caleb and Mary (Hevves) Thomas;
22, 1837.
Children.
1. Howard William; b. June 28, 1868; residence. Fulton
Township, Lancasted County, Pennsylvania, on part
of the old homestead ; farmer and sawmill owner ; m.
Nov. 26, 1890, Luella Rebecca Finkbiner, b. Sept.
14, 1868.
Child.
Edgar Harrison Bicknell; b. Nov. 11, 1896.
2. Frederic Caleb; b. Dec. 29, 1870; m. Dec. 25, 1894, to
Elizabeth Townsend, b. Aug. 5, 1871.
Child.
Lena; b. Sept. 25, 1895.
Own and reside on old homestead in Fulton Township,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ; farmer.
3. George Harrison; b. Oct. 15, 1874; m. Oct. 16, 1902,
to Mary Etta Townsend, b. Oct. 10, 1878.
Children.
(a) Wallie Elwood ; b. June 2, 1905.
(b) Mercy Rebecca; b. Dec. 16, 1907.
Residence, East Nottingham, Chester County, Penn-
sylvania ; engaged in farming.
It is an interesting fact that Walter and Isaac Bicknell mar-
ried women who were members of the Society of Friends, and
the descendants of Isaac are still of that body, except the chil-
dren of Clarence W.
All the data I can get so far in regard to our English connec-
tion is contained in a memorial of the family of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Roflfey, whose eldest son, George RofFey, married Maria
u "5.
-~ 9
■r.
BicKNf:LL Genealogy 463
Bicknell, daughter of Thomas Bicknell, of Crediton, Devonshire.
England; born Jan. 10, 1796.
True to the characteristics of the Bicknell family, according
to "Good News," our branch has never known of a divorce, no
one became wealthy, no one an inmate of an alms-house ; mostly
engaged in the occupation of farming, making their word their
bond.
No one of our branch took any active part in public life, espe-
cially in a political way.
Nearly all of the men identified themselves with the Grange.
My uncle, John H., was W. Chaplain of Fulton Grange until
he became unable to attend, and father was elected in his place,
holding the office until his death.
This is merely to show the humble positions in which they
were placed and at the same time showing the esteem with which
they were held among their fellow-members.
As a veteran of the Civil War, father never reached an office
higher than sergeant. F. C. B.
EDWIN BICKNELL.
Mr. Edwin Bicknell, of the John line, was one of the best
microscopists of his time, and his talents were recognized by
scientific men in other lands.
He had the finest eye in the world. Its power of penetration
and definition were admitted by every one to be unrivaled, and
this, joined to a mechanical skill, at once instinctive and highly
cultured, gave him both a knowledge of his favorite instrument,
the microscope, and a success in all its working that were at-
tained by few, if any, in that department of science.
Mr. Bicknell, to the eye of his friends, did not seem to be a
man of ambition in the ordinary sense of the term. That he was
enthusiastic and eager always in the pursuit and elucidation of
all microscopical problems was constantly evident, but it seemed
nearly as plain that his anxiety was always for science and truth
and not for his own fame or special advancement. Naturally,
therefore, since few find honors who do not seek them actively,
he was not observed in positions above that of any diligent and
particular worker in the train of liberal knowledge, yet the fine
results he not infrequently brought out were not lost upon the
world. He was known and praised more extensively than he was
honored, and this, no doubt, was quite as much to his satisfac-
tion. By his efforts in conjunction with others who shared lii^
464 BicKNELL Genealogy
enthusiasm, the science of the microscope was lifted to a new-
importance in the view of the advancement of science, and a sec-
tion was definitely formed to give it greater efticiency and broader
facility of exposition and debate.
No meeting was held, but he was vitally present ; here he was
completely at home, alive to all its movements, not a subject
could arise on which he had not something to contribute and
some light to shed. The best talent of Germany, of France, of
England and America were always attentive when he spoke, and
studious of all his writing, for, unlike some others, his pen was
not an instrument neglected or indifferently regarded, but he
recognized its value and used it freely. W'e have now before us
a reprint from the Transactions of the Royal Microscopical So-
ciety of London of two of his essays contributed to their monthly
journal, which were so well regarded as to be accorded as a sep-
arate publication by themselves, yet this journal, which records
a round hundred contributors out of the best English micro-
scropists has in this only exemplified the feeling that everywhere
prevailed toward him.
A memorial tribute was read in his honor before the Portland
Society of Natural History by Dr. William Wood, after his
death. It is full of biographical memories and delineations.
After stating that he was born at Buckfield, Me., and served in
the Union Army during the Rebellion and afterwards becoming
conspicuous in the ranks of microscopical science the speaker
conduded as follows :
"Thus terminated the career of a self-made and self-taught
man in the very prime of life ; one who by his love of science had
attained a position w-hich in the department he had selected for
himself could not be second to any in this country. Naturally
modest and retiring in his disposition, he was possessed of ster-
ling integrity, good morals and a happy, even jovial temperament.
This made radiant his countenance, and gave a charm to the sal-
lies and humors of wit that were ever overflowing and made him
as his friend Gould has said the enlivener of the camp, and as we
ourselves know full well, a desirable accession, if for no other
reason, to any party bound on an exploring expedition by sea or
land. Ry all these traits of character he has endeared himself to
all with whom he associated, and especially those whose pur-
suits were congenial to his own. and by which they were brought
into more intimate relations with him. By all these, and especially
by all the members of this society, wnll his loss ever continue to be
mourned with unfeigned sorrow and unavailing regret."
BicKNEiJ. Genkalogy 465
ALBION HARRIS BICKNELL.
Albion Harris Bicknell, artist, was born at Turner, Andros-
coggin County, Maine, March 18, 1837, son of Nehemiah Bosson
Bicknell, b. at Mansfield, Mass., 1809; d. August, 1875, and Louise
(Drew) Bicknell; b. at Turner, Me., 181 1; d. 1846.
He is lineally descended from Zachary Bicknell, who came to
this country in 1635, ^"d settled at Weymouth, Mass., and great-
grandson of Captain Luke Bicknell of the American Revolution.
Albion Harris Bicknell at an early age came to Boston with
his father, and applied himself to the study of art at the Lowell
Institute and in the Athenseum.
In i860 he went to Paris and entered the studio of the re-
nowned artist, Thomas Couture, and at the same time became a
student at the Ecole des Beaux Art, where he remained two
years, after which he visited the great art centers of the Eu-
ropean cities, remaining for some time a resident of Venice.
In 1864 he returned to his native land and opened a studio
in Boston. The pictures from his brush soon attracted the notice
of connoisseurs and art lovers, and won for him a reputation
that brought with it generous pecuniary recompense. His career
has since been one of continued progress toward the highest
ideals of his exacting profession. The versatility of his genius
is shown in the fact his work includes portraits, genre, landscape.
and cattle pictures, marine and still life, besides several historical
compositions. As a landscape and cattle painter he takes high
rank, his interpretations of nature being true and sympathetic.
His most famous historical painting is "Lincoln at Gettys-
burg," which contains twenty-two life-size portraits of the states-
men and generals of the time. This painting now adorns the
walls of the art gallery of the Maiden Public Library. Mr. Bick-
nell has painted portraits of many of our distinguished public
men. He is w'idely known as a successful painter of portraits of
Abraham Lincoln. One of the most notable of these portraits
is one full-length, life-size, purchased by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in 1906 and is now in the State llouse, Boston.
He is well known as an etcher and an artist in black and
white. In 1857 a volume of his etchings was published by Dodd
& Mead, New York. He illustrated "Arcadian Days," by Wil-
liam Howe Downes. (Boston, 1890.) In his early days in
Boston, when Mr. Bicknell v.as industriously clim1)ing the ladder
of fame, he was fortunate in having for his companions and inti-
mate associates such men as William Morris Hunt, Elihu \''edder,
Foxcroft Cole, Thomas Robinson and Joseph Ames ; and lie was
466 BiCKNELIv Geneialogy
one of the foremost among this little coterie in laboring strenu-
ously for the advancement of art. The honorary degree of
Master of Arts was conferred upon him by Colby College in
1884.
Mr. Bicknell was married in Somerville. Mass., July 20,
1875, to Margaret Elizabeth, daughter of Oliver William and
Sarah (Simpson) Peabody. Mrs. Bicknell is- a grand-daughter
of Asa Peabody, b. at Andover, Mass., in 1758, a grand-grand-
daughter of John " of Boxford and Andover. John Peabody was
a grandson of Francis Peabody; b. in 1614, who came to this
country in 1635, ^^^ about 1650 settled at Topsfield. Mass., Mas-
sachusetts Bay Colony. Asa Peabody early settled in Bucksport,
Me., where Mrs. Bicknell was born.
FRANK MARTIN BICKNELL.
Frank Martin Bicknell, author, was born in Melrose, Mass.,
Jan. 24, 1854. graduated from English High School, Boston. 1872.
Went into a corporation office on leaving school ; then into a
business counting-room. Gave up business in 1888 and visited
Europe ; has since given entire attention to literature, writing
stories for St. Nicholas, Harper's Young People, Youth's Com-
panion, Outing, New York Evening Post, etc. Author of "The
City of Stories," 1897, E. 2; "The Apprentice Boy," 1897. E. 2;
"The Bicycle Highwayman," 1900, E. 3; "The Double Prince,"
1901, E. 3; "Amy Dora's Amusing Day," 1904, A. 9; "Blilzen.
the Conjuror," 1906, A. 9. Residence, Maiden, Mass.
WILLIAM HARRY WARREN BICKNELL.
William Harry Warren Bicknell, artist and etcher, was born
in Boston, July 12, i860, son of William Emery and Rebecca
Jane (Richmond) Bicknell; graduated from Boston Latin School.
1878; pupil and instructor School of Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston, 1879-82; married in Old Saybrook, Conn., 1899, Mary
Gove Bacon. Began work in Boston, 1881 ; awarded bornze
medal for etching, St. Louis Exposition, 1904. Clubs : Boston
City, Copley Soc. Address, Winchester, Mass.
PERCY FAVOR BICKNELL.
Percy Favor Bicknell, journalist, literary critic, was born
in Pembroke, Mass., Dec. 25, i860, son of William Martin and
BlCKNELL GENEAL,0GY 467
Lydia Maria (Tobey) Bicknell. Student at Williams College.
Massachusetts, 1880-4 (M. A. 1887) ; Gottingen University,
1886-7; Berlin University, 1887-8. Married April 25, 1908, Flor-
ence Mary, daughter of Joshua and Sarah Timberlake (Foster)
Constable. Teacher modern languages and history, Williston
Seminary, East Hampton. Mass., 1884-5; assistant librarian and
teacher of Latin and Greek, Williams College, 1885-6; principal
Rockland (Mass.) High School, 1888-9; assistant librarian Li-
brary Co. of Philadelphia, 1889-94; librarian, University of Illinois
1894-7; translator of 18 volumes of the Jesuit Relations, 1896-9.
and two novels of Jokai from Hungarian — "The Baron's Son"
and "Mannasseh;" contributor to Dial since 1896; also to other
magazines; on editorial staff of Dial since 1906. Address, 411
Pleasant St., Maiden, Mass.
MARY BICKNELL.'
Mary Bicknell " m. about 1668. John Dyer, who was born July
10, 1643, 'ind died June 2, 1696.
Children.
Thomas; b, Feb. 17, 1669-70; died young.
John; b. Feb. 29, 1672; became a schoolmaster; d. in Ply-
mouth.
Thomas ; b. Sept. 18, 1673 ; died young.
Samuel ; b. July 19, 1675 ! ^i^<^ young.
Benjamin; b. July 15, 1677.
Mary (BicknelU) Dyer died July 21, 1677 ; age 28 years.
The above record of Mary BicknelU is undoubtedly correct,
and makes her the oldest child of John- and Mary (Shaw) Bick-
nell, her birth occurring in 1649. I^is information was obtained
June 18, 191 3, too late for insertion in its regular place.
ERNEST PERCY BICKNELL.
Ernest Percy Bicknell, national director American National
Red Cross; born near Yincennes, Ind., Feb. 2^, 1862; son of
Eli P. and Charlotte A. (Ford) Bicknell; A. B., Indiana Uni-
versity. 1887; married Grace Vawter, of Indianapolis, 1891. In
newspaper work chiefly at Indianapolis, 1887-93; secretary In-
diana Board of State Charities, 1893-8; general superintendent
Chicago Bureau of Charities. 1898-1908; national director Amer-
ican National Red Cross, Washington, since Oct. i, 1908. Par-
468 BiCKNEivL Genealogy
ticipated actively in many reform movements in Chicago and
elsewhere; represented American National Red Cross at San
Francisco, 1906. in Sicily and Calabria, 1909. Represented the
United States at International Red Cross Congress, London, Eng-
land, 1907; president National Conference Charities and Correc-
tion, 1908-9; director National Association for Study and Pre-
vention of Tuberculosis, Washington Playground Association ;
member American Prison Association. Home, 2618 Connecticut
Avenue ; office, Union Trust Building, Washington, D. C.
ELHANAN BICKNELL.
BiCKNELL. Elhanan ; b. Dec. 21, 1788, in Blackman St., Eon-
don; son of William Bicknell (serge manufacturer there), and
of Elizabeth (Randall) Bicknell, of Seven-Oaks, Kent. William
(father) was educated in part at Wesley's School at Kingsvvood,
Bristol, and always entertained John Wesley at his home when
he came to London to preach at Snow Fields. Another minister
held in high esteem was Elhanan Winchester, author of "Univer-
sal Restoration," the copyright of which Mr. W. Bicknell bought
the year of his son's birth, and on finding it profitable gave it
back to the author with a characteristic letter.
Elhanan was educated by his father who established a school
at Ponders End, in 1789. and removed it to Tooting Common
in 1804.
About 1810, Elhanan joined a firm at Newington Butts, en-
gaged in the sperm whale fisheries into which for over half a
century he threw all his active energies and financial aptitude. In
1835 ^^^ supported the cause of free trade and the navigation
laws, although to the injury of his business, and when the fall
of his business came he accepted it cheerfully. In 1838 he began
the collection of pictures of the modern British School at his
home at Heme Hill. In twelve years he secured masterpieces of
Gainsborough, Turner, Roberts, Landseer, Stanfield, Webster,
Collins, Etty, Calcott and others, and these works hung in his
home were always open to the inspection of all lovers of art. He
was the patron of Turner before he had been brought to notice
by Ruskin. He had a strong desire to leave pictures to the
^nation, but family reasons forbade; 122 pictures were sold for
$400,000. The Marquis of H^ertford bought.
Elhanan was liberal in politics and in theology — a strong Uni-
tarian and a generous contributor. His remarkable business
powers led to an invitation to become a partner to the great firm
*■•
■%■•
El.HAXAN BiCKNELL,
London, Eno-]and.
BiCKNiCLL Genealogy 469
of Maudsdey, the eminent engineer. Me retired from business in
1859 and died 1861, age "ji. In 1829 he married Lucinda Browne,
a sister of Hablot Knight Brown ("Phiz"). He left a large
family by this and a previous marriage (one son married the
only daughter and cliild of David Roberts. (R.A.).
HERMAN BICKNELL.
BiCKNELL, Herman ; son of Elhanan Bicknell, of London ;
b. Heme Hill, April 2, 1830; author, orientalist and trav-
eler. Graduated with degree of M. D. at Collegre of Sur-
geons, 1854. Joined 50th Regiment at Hong Kong, 1855, as
assistant surgeon. In 1856 transferred to 8ist Regiment at
Lahore ; served four years in India throughout the great mu-
tiny; he studied oriental dialects, exploring Java, Thibet and
the Himalayas. Returning to England by the Indus and Pales-
tine was transferred to the 84th Regiment and placed on staff at
Aldershot ; soon resigned to travel from the Arctic region to the
Andes, and from America to the Far East, studying ethnology,
botany and general science. In 1862, assuming the cliaracter of
an English-Mohammedan gentleman, he lived for a considerable
period in the native quarter of Cairo.
His thorough acquaintance with the manners and habits of
Islam, led liim to join the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, a danger-
ous exploit successfully carried out. In 1868 and 1869 he
resided at Shiraz to learn the life of Persia, in order to carry
out the great work of his life, a metrical and literal translation
of the chief poeips of Hafir, which had been under revision for
fifteen years. He died March 14, 1875, before the manuscripts
had received their final corrections, of diseases induced by the
exposures of his life and an accident in an attempt to ascend the
Matterhorn. Pie died in London and was buried at Ram.sgate.
As a traveller he had great powers of endurance ; lie was a
fair draughtsman and a linguist of unsurpassed ability.
Bicknell's Hafir of vShiraz. 4 to. 1875.
A. S. B.
A. SIDNEY BICKNELL.
A. Sidney Bicknell, son of Elhanan Bicknell, was born at
Heme Hill, London, 1832, and died at Barcombe, Sussex, Octo-
ber, 1911. Mr. Bicknell embarked upon his travels as a boy of
eight, and during a life of constant activity and research, he
470 BicKNEtL Genealogy
always made time to record his experiences. The memoirs which
he wrote are full of romance and travel, and possess many his-
torical reminiscences. Their richness and variety may be indi-
cated by the fact that he had travelled in all countries of im-
portance except the Transvaal, Australia and New Zealand. As a
keen and scientific observer, his experiences provide entertaining
and educative reading. In the revolutionary year of 1848, when a
student at the German University of Bonn, he, in company with
a fellow-student, entered upon a tramp through the country, in
the course of which many experiences befell him. Not the least
remarkable was his narrow escape from a charge of a body of
German cavalry from whom he luckily obtained refuge in a door-
way. Completing his education at Sandhurst, where he distin-
guished himself as a linguist, he accepted a commission in a cav-
alry regiment and became one of the first occupants of the camp
at Aldershot. The Army did not continue to absorb his interests
after the death of his father, from whom he inherited a love of
art.
Mr. Bicknell then devoted himself to astronomy and scientific
pursuits, establishing a well-equipped observatory for this pur-
pose. He contributed to current literature on scientific and his-
torical subjects, and was one of the oldest Fellows of the Royal
Astronomical, Linnaean, and Geographical Societies. As an an-
tiquary he was a recognized authority. Reverting to the more
adventurous side of his life, it may be pointed out that he was
present with Garibaldi on the triumphal march into Naples in
i860, and during the Franco-German War was an eye-witness of
many desperate conflicts. As an aeronaut Mr. Bicknell was one
of the early experimenters, becoming acquainted with the famous
Coxwell, with whom he made a successful ascent. As a moun-
taineer and member of the Alpine and Italian Clubs, he was one
of the early climbers of Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn, while
he crossed the Andes four times and ascended Vesuvius ten times,
on six of which he was fortunate enough to see the volcano in
eruption. On one occasion he was on the top when a terrifying
disturbance occurred deep down in the earth beneath him, and it
was only after going helter-skelter through streams of lava that
he regained the foot of the mountain, his boots being burnt. Be-
sides being attracted by the questions of the day in politics and
local government, he studied fungilogical botany, and issued a
pamphlet on the alimentary value of many fungi besides mush-
rooms, which did much to dispel the popular belief of the poison-
ous character of all such growths. He was a member of the
Court of Vintners Company, and a manager of the Barcombe
BicKNELL Genealogy 471
school, in which he showed great interest. lie was a generous
supporter of the village movements and institutions, and by the
whole of the residents was held in kindly respect and esteem.
LUKE EMERSON BICKNELL.
Luke Emerson Bicknell (668), was born in the town of
Windsor, Oct. 27, 1839, the son of Loring, and Mary A. Bicknell.
When he was 15 years old he worked in a clothing store in Bos-
ton for three years. He attended the Hinsdale Academy and
after teaching one term in the town of Windsor he went to Chel-
sea, Mass., to prepare himself to enter Harvard College the fol-
lowing year, but the war broke out in the spring of 1861 and he
was one of the first to enlist in the 8th Massachusetts Regiment
for three months. After the expiration of his enlistment in the
8th Massachusetts he reinlisted in the ist Co. Andrews Sharp-
shooters for three years as sergeant. Just after the battle of An-
tietam, in September, 1862, he received a commission as second
lieutenant. He was severely wounded through the hip at the
battle of Antietam, and left on the battle field for dead,
but later was taken to a barn in Frederick, Md., where he re-
mained until the last of. December, when he secured a furlough
and came home. After a few months he was married to Lucretia
L. Perce. About the first of April he returned to his company
and was with the army until after the battle of Gettysburg, when
on account of not being able to march with his company he re-
ceived his discharge.
After conducting business in Iowa and Illinois, he returned
to West Cummington, Mass., to carry on a store and the town
postoffice. He was a radical in politics and in temperance and a
man of strong and decided convictions.
CHARLES QUINCY TIRRELL.
Charles Quincy Tirreee, of Bicknell-Tirrell blood, was
born in Sharon, Mass., Dec. 10, 1844. While a mere lad, with
his parents, he moved from his natal town to Westfield. In 1862
he entered Dartmouth College, and graduated from that insti-
tution in 1866. He started his career in the world's activities, as
did many of our American statesmen, by teaching school. He
was principal of Peacham Academy, at Peacham, Vt., for one
year, and the following two years the principal of the high
school at St. Johnsburg, Vt. But his ambition ran in a different
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line and he began the study" of law, which was to be his life
work, in the office of Richard H. Dana, Jr., and in August, 1870,
lie was admitted to the Suffolk bar in Boston and took up a resi-
dence in Boston. He opened an office in that city at once, and
here successfully followed his profession to the time of his
death. At the bar he won a place and a name for himself as
an active, an upright, and a high-minded practitioner. He tried
many important cases, and he acted as trustee of a large number
of estates, including some of considerable magnitude and diverse
character. His entire career at the bar was marked by a degree
of fidelity, of strict integrity, rigid honesty, and thoroughness
that made him honored and respected by his brother members,
and sof.i^ht after and trusted by those who had confided their
affairs to him. This upright man never betrayed any trust or
did aught but bring honor, luster, and distinction to the bar of
which he was an honored member.
In 1873 he married Mary E. Hollis, of Natick, and at once
removed to that town. Here it was that he lived the balance of
his life. He became identified with every interest of the town
that tended to the advancement and the betterment of the insti-
tutions, the industries, and the individuals that go to make this
splendid, typical, progressive New England town. He had come
to the town with some experience in public affairs. From his
earliest manhood he had shown a lively interest in such matters,
and in 1899, while a resident of the town of Weymouth, he had
been elected a member of the school board and had served up
to the time of his removal to Natick. Espousing the cause of
the Republican Party with which he had identified himself on
attaining his majority, and in which party he came in the fulness
of time to occupy a prominent part, in 1871 he was elected to
the General Court. So active was the interest which he mani-
fested in public questions that in 1880 he was elected to the
Massachusetts Senate, and served two terms in that body.
One phase of his interest in public questions was his lifelong
devotion to the cause of temperance. He always believed that
this moral question was so closely related to the public welfare
that this energetic man took more than a passive interest in
this question, and actively identified himself with the Grand
Temple of Honor and Temperance and with the Massachusetts
Total Abstinence Society.
He was also greatly interested in the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, and step by step advanced to the highest position
in the State organization, and later was its representative to the
Sovereign C^rand Lodge.
BicKNKLL Genealogy 473
Tlie attention of the citizens of the Fourth Congressional Dis-
trict in Massachusetts was more and more beino- attracted to
CiiAKLKS QuiNCY TiRRELL. educatof, lawyer, business man, and
public servant, and in 1900 he was signally honored by being
chosen a Representative in the Fifty-seventh Congress of the
United States. From that time to the Sabbath morning, July 31,
1910, when the messenger of death summoned him to his reward,
he gave the best that was in him to his district, to his State, to
his Nation, and to mankind.
Charles Ouincy Tirrell, loving husband, dutiful father,
good citizen, honest and faithful public servant. Christian gen-
tleman, had passed beyond to —
"The undiscovered country, from whose bourn
No traveler returns."
At a time when the fierce light of publicity beat down upon
every public man, Charles Quincy Tirrell. exposed to the
world a spotless character, a clean heart, a perfect record, and
an unblemished reputation.
SONNET* (PRISON SHIP.)
THE RHODE ISLAND PRISONER.
Geo. Wm. Curtis.
The prison-ship ! a tomb of living men.
Living in death, and longing but to die ;
Or, ghastlier, the rebel prison pen.
The foulest spot beneath the patient sky.
Both these have proved undaunted Yankee hearts.
Yet in their sad extremity forlorn.
Kind nature solaced with her tenderest oils,
Those faithful souls, by wasting torture torn.
For some Rhode Island captive, as he lay.
Saw in his sleep, with eager joy elate
The level shores of Narragansett Bay.
And the plain landscape of his native State.
While his pale, dreaming lips did softly ope
And murmur low her flag's dear legend "Hope."
♦Refers to Winchester Bicknell (No. 193), page yj.
474 Bickne;i,l Genkalogy
THOMAS WILLIAMS BICKNELL.
I was the youngest of the four sons of Allin and Harriet
Byron (Kinnicutt) Bicknell, and was born Sept. 6, 1834, in our
small cottage home on my father's farm, in Barrington, R. I.,
about a hundred rods southwest of the Congregational Meeting
House, and about the same distance directly west of the Barring-
ton River. At my birth my father was 47 and my mother 43,
both in good health and of long-lived ancestry. My father was a
strong, healthy farmer, over six feet tall, and of good figure.
My mother was a fine-looking woman, about five feet, eight
inches tall. Both lived the simple life, and the table was sup-
plied from the farm, excepting the flour, sugar and molasses.
As was the universal habit with mothers a century ago, my
mother nursed her four babies, and as I was the youngest, she
held me longer and more closely at her breast. As my parents
were members of the Congregational Church, I was baptized in
infancy and given the name of Thomas Williams for the minister
of the Barrington Church, a man of brilliant talents of the Hop-
kinsian order, but very eccentric in speech and in acts. My
mother devoted me in babyhood to the ministry and her wish
became my youthful purpose, until in young manhood, my life-
work seemed laid in other channels. In review, I do not regret
my choice.
My mother died Dec. 15, 1837, when I was three year old.
I just remember some one sick and a funeral. I think her early
death was due to the ignorance and savage instincts for blood-
letting on the part of doctors of that day. I have written of her
on another page (174).
My father m.arried again, Elizabeth Waldron Allin, dau. of
Gen. Thomas and Amy (Bicknell) Allin, who proved a worthy
wife and stepmother. No woman could have entered our home
with a stronger purpose to be a true mother to motherless chil-
dren than did she, and she seemed almost inspired as with my
own mother's spirit, in regard to the youngest of the family.
My oldest brother, Joshua, the most talented of the boys, left
home to learn the carpenter's trade at Providence. George Au-
gustus became a trader in cattle and later a butcher. Daniel staid
at home until of age, leaving for the home of friends in Ver-
mont, where he died suddenly, probably of appendicitis, in 1851,
at Halifax, Vt.
The district primary school, with a three months' term in
summer under a female teacher and a three months' term in
winter under a male teacher was all the educational training the
BlRTH-lM.ACl'; Ui' i llUMAS \V. BiCKNKLL,
llarrinoton, R. I. 1834.
HoMK OF Thom \s ^\^ Btcknell,
Providence, R. 1. KS95.
Wannamoisett Lodge. Lixekin, Maine.
Summer Home 1893.
BiCKNELL Genealogy 475
town-people could afford and smart was the pupil of i8 who
had ciphered through square root, conquered Webster's spelling
book and could parse, "To see the sun is pleasant." I don't re-
member when I could not read, write, spell and recite the tables
in arithmetic, and, acting perhaps on my mother's ambition for
her baby, my father sent me to private school, taught in other
parts of the town. I think that Rev. Francis Wood, an ex-
minister and later a private teacher in Harrington, suggested that
I study Latin, and, at the age of thirteen, I bought a copy of
Andrew's and Stoddard's Latin Grammer, with money obtained
by the sale of clams which I dug on our own shore and sold at
twenty-five cents a bushel.
I got on in fine style with the declensions and conjugations,
and when I was asked one morning on my way to school, by an
old farmer, what good Latin would be to me, I replied, modestly,
that I thought it would help me to know the English language
better. Sixty years later I have no better answer.
The Assembly's Shorter Catechism was, next to Mother
Goose, the source of my early training in the religious thought
of the day. I struggled long over "Man's Chief End," and the
definitions of "God," "salvation," "regeneration," "fore-ordina-
tion," etc. Some stick fast in memory now. Most have passed
on. Sie transit gloria doctrinac.
My stepmother promised me a new Bible, if I would read
it through. I got the Bible, but never finished the task, discom-
fitted by hard words and harder practices of the elect. I went
to meeting twice on Sunday with the family — usually to sleep, —
as the minister had little food for the lambs of the flock. I went
to Sunday-school to say the catechism and "cut up." I have not
the slightest recollection of anything of an instructive nature that
I received at the old Barrington Meeting House before I was
fourteen years old. At the risk of a charge of vanity I will
insert some verses that may illustrate my thoughts of :
THE LiTTIvE WHITE CHURCH BY THE RIVER.
There's a little white church, by the river-side
Where I walked, when a child, in boyish pride,
With porch, and aisles, and pews so wide, —
In the little white church by the river.
" 'T is the house of God," my mother said,
As my childhood steps to its courts she led.
By a well-worn path by the faithful made,
To the little white church by the river.
476 BiCKNELL Genealogy
Ere my baby lips could lisp a word,
My parents' vows at that font were heard,
To train their child in the truths of God,
In the little white church by the river.
To the eyes of a boy there were wonders there.
In that house of the Lord for praise and prayer,
From the wide front door to the pulpit stair
In that little white church by the river.
I can see it now, through Memory's eyes :
The square old walls as they upward rise,
And the steeple pointing to the skies
From the little white church by the river.
The people came, at the hour of prayer.
On foot, in shays, or on horseback bare, —
Fathers, mothers, and children there, —
To the little white church by the river.
'Twas queer to sec how the town's folk dressed.
Each in his suit of Sunday best.
To honor the place and the day of rest,
At the little white church by the river.
Their coats and gowns were funny enough,
All made at home of homespun stuff,
In antique style both crude and rough.
For the little white church by the river.
There were barefoot boys in that dress-parade.
And sweet-faced girls with the stiff old maid, —
All in their Sunday gowns arranged.
For the little white church by the river.
The Parson out of the parsonage came;
The children followed the Parson's dame.
With lilac blossoms all aflame.
To the little white church by the river.
At half-past ten. the hour of prayers.
The Parson mounted the pulpit-stairs.
While the people filled the pews by pairs
In the little white church bv the river.
BiCKNELL GEiNEALOGY 477
Over the head of the Parson higli,
Hung the sounding board, 'tvvixt earth and sky, —
'Twas a thing of fear to my boyish eye,
In the little white church by the river.
The tithing man was a greater dread.
Who watched the "goat's pen" overhead,
And thumped the boys till nearly dead,
In the little white church by the river.
The chorister stood both tall and spare.
The fiddler sawed the frozen air.
And the big bass viol stood four-square
In the little white church by the river.
The psalms of David played their part.
And Watts's hymns I learned by heart.
As sung to Dundee. Mear, and Dart,
In the little white church by tlie river.
The Parson's sermon was "powerful strong." „_....
While the double hourglass told how long.
And the senior deacons snored in song
In the little white church by the river, .__':„.r'
From the old, old Book he chose his text.
Of Moses, Job, or Melchizedek,
Or the people out of Noah's wreck,
For the little white church bv the river.
On the Chosen Race he rained his wrath.
And all who might follow their wicked path ;
But we dodged the bolts he hurled so fast
In the little white church by the river.
The sermon over, "Improvements" done,
The psalm tune deaconed as well as sung.
We marched through the portals, one by one.
From the little white church by the river.
The gossipers then had their innings, too.
And farms and politics, all t'would do.
On the Sabbath day, by the faithful few,
'Round the little \vhite church by the river.
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'Twas long ago! Those days have fled,
Parsons and deacons are with the dead,
And the childrens' children now are wed
In the little white church by the river.
But never, while life or thought shall stay.
Will the grand old deeds of that elder day
From the tablets of memory fade away.
Dear Little White Church By the River!
Consciously or unconsciously. I came to have a true regard
for the Bible, for the Sabbath, for the meeting house and its
services, for the minister and for the church, and said nightly
the great childhood prayer, "Now I lay me down to sleep." I
do not remember the time that I did not abhor profanity and
vulgarity. I smoked a part of one cigar when I was twelve years
old. An experience followed that satisfied me that
"Tobacco is a foolish weed ;
It was the Devil that sowed the seed."
Frolics, games and kissing parties were my special delight,
without any boy love. The age of puberty came in my seven-
teenth year, after which I was drawn but little to the female sex,
for a long time. Whist and checkers were the special games
which I played with my father and mother, winter evenings. Al-
though an orthodox deacon, my father was not an orthodox bigot
as to sports and games.
The event which determined the future of my life took place
in my fifteenth year. The winter term of our district school in
Barrington was in charge of Mr. Carlton P. Frost, of Thetford,
Vt., then a member of the Senior Class of Dartmouth College.
As was the custom, the schoolmaster boarded around among the
families of the pupils. While on his round, he made his stay at
our home, about two weeks. One evening, I found on the table
the first volume of Prescott's Conquest of Mexico, the property
of the library of the college. I asked the privilege of reading
it, which was granted. I began to read and a new world, or
worlds, dawned as I read. The wonderland of the Montezumas
was one, but the least ; the greater world was a library of such
books ; and. greater still, was a college of which the library was
only an adjunct; but greatest and best of all was the education
which a boy like me might gain, if once permitted to enter the
portals of a college.
Studfiit at Thetforrl, Vt.
1850.
1855.
i860.
186:
Thomas W. BickneIvL
BicKNELL Genealogy 479
My interest in Prescott led Mr. Frost to converse privately
with my father as to giving me an education, which my father
desired me to have, but had not the money to give it. One day
in February, 1850, my father asked me if I would like to go to
school at an Academy in Vermont. I answered promptly "Yes,"
and then he told me that a way might be made for me to go if
I would live in a family and work for my board and schooling,
to which I readily assented. On the 7th of March, 1850, I left
home with Mr. Frost as my guide for Thetford, Vt., and within
a week I was settled in the home of Enoch Slade, Esq., on
Thetford Hill, the home of Thetford Academy. In three years
from that date I had mastered enough of Latin, Greek and mathe-
matics to enter college, had entered on an active Christian life,
joining the Congregational Church at Thetford, July 4, 1852. In
July, 1853, I received my diploma as a graduate of the Academy,
delivering an original oration in the Greek language, on, "Grecian
Mythology." On my return to my home, in July, 1853, I had
been examined for admission to the Freshman Class at two
colleges and passed at both — Darmouth and Amherst Colleges.
I was then eighteen years and ten months of age.
Vermont life and Thetford Academy made me. I went a
callow boy, without a plan as to life. I came away a strong,
healthy young fellow, six feet tall, with fixed moral and religious
convictions, and a firm purpose to obtain an education that would
fit me for the work of a missionary of Jesus Christ to a foreign
land. I had lots of superfluous energy and was full of enthu-
siasm to the brim, but without a dollar in my pocket, or in sight,
to achieve my task. Vermont Hills and people and the associa-
tions of the Academy did great things for me, but I owe to Rev.
Hiram Orcutt, principal, and Miss Mary E. Denny, preceptress,
more than to any and all other influences, save my parents, what
I am and have been in life. The greatest things I got at Thet-
ford were not from books. I got a fine physique, a constancy in
applying energy to hard tasks, — the initiative in plan, the persist-
ence in execution. A born optimist, I learned its value in making
hard jobs easy, straight paths plain and cloudy days shiny. So
well did I learn these practical lessons that I have practiced them
for sixty years with increasing pleasure and success,
With certificates of admission to two of the best New England
colleges in my pocket, I spent the months of July and August,
1853, helping my father on the farm and deciding at which col-
lege I would be matriculated. My nineteenth birthday found me
en route to Amherst to join the class of 1857. The town, the
480 BicKNELL Genealogy
college, my class, the faculty, President Edward Hitchcock, all
pleased me and I was honored by class selection as a prize de-
bater, and as president of a Freshman Secret Society. I was
also initiated into the choice Senior Society, the Alpha Delta Phi.
My finances had compelled me to teach my first school at
Seekonk, Mass., the winter term of 1852-3, while at Thetford,
for which I received the sum of fifty dollars and "boarded
around.'' The winter term of 1853-4 I taught my second school
in the "old red school-house," at Rehoboth Village, Mass., while
a freshman at Amherst. Here I taught the winter term of 1854-5,
in my sophomore year. The spring of 1855 found me struggling
with the financial problem of meeting college expenses, and it
then seemed wise for me to teach school to obtain funds to
complete my college course.
Following that purpose, I corresponded for a position as
teacher in a graded or high school. The West attracted me and
in the autumn of 1855, with my face still towards college, I
found myself in Chicago, passing an examination for the vacant
principalship of a Chicago grammar school. I passed the exami-
nation all right and received a certificate of qualifications, signed
by John P. Dore, the first superintendent of the schools of that
city. The Chicago principalship went to a candidate my superior
in age, qualifications and experience, but I was soon recom-
mended to the principalship of the high school at Elgin, 111.,
where I was installed in October, 1855. It was my habit as well
as the general custom of that day, to open the school daily with
Bible reading and prayer. Some time in the month of February,
1856, Superintendent Gift'ord, a lawyer and a Unitarian in faith,
was present at the opening exercises of the school, and, before
leaving, told me that he objected to the form of prayer, in that
I urged the vicarious atonement of Jesus, with which he did not
agree. I replied that as there was no rule of the school relating
to the form, that I had the right and should continue to exercise
freedom relative to it, until otherwise instructed by the school
board. In this position I had the support of all the school com-
mittee of the city. By the rules, the superintendent had the right
to appoint and remove teachers, and in a brief time I received a
letter of dismissal. From this summary action of Superintendent
Gilford, I appealed to the City Council, and after a hearing the
Council decided, the School Board protesting, that the act of the
superintendent was final and could not be reviewed. The Elgin
community, pulpit and press sustained my position almost unani-
mously, and at the next election Mr. Gififord lost his place as
BlCKNELI. GENEAI.OGY 481
City Superintendent of Schools, and my course was fully vin-
dicated.
My reputation for freedom and independence was spread
abroad and a school in a neighboring town was at once offered
me. At the close of the term in May, I was caught in the tre-
mendous excitement, peculiar to the West, over the Kansas strug-
gle for free statehood. Coupled with it was the inflamed public
arousement over the Sumner outrage in the United States Senate.
I was moved to join an Illinois company to aid what was known
as "Bleeding Kansas," where the Border Ruffians had been play-
ing guerilla warfare on the free state settlers of that territory.
A company 01 seventy men, of which I was elected secretary,
took passage on the Missouri River steamer "Star of the West,"
in May, 1856, to go to Kansas, to aid in making it a free State.
We were furnished with old U. S. muskets and for mine I
spent a part of a day in the building of the Chicago Tribune,
Chicago, in moulding bullets, and there I first met Joseph Medill,
the founder and editor of of that great paper, who was a patron
of our undertaking. Advised of our purposes and movements,
the Southern and Missouri pro-slavery guerillas boarded our
steamer at Lexington, Mo., on our passage up the river, and
seized our guns. As we had not anticipated trouble on the river,
we had not secured ammunition.
The next day our steamer tied up at the river bank where
lower Kansas City now stands, and here we were taken prisoners
by several hundred armed men, led by David R. Atchinson and
a noted Stringfellow. We were placed under guard of Colonel
Buford, of theVirginia and South Carolina Sharpshooters, and
instead of landing at Leavenworth, we were taken past the U. S.
fort, then in command of General Lincoln, to St. Joe, Mo., con-
fined a week on the steamer, and carried down the river on the
same boat to St. Louis, under escort of the same Southern
armed band.
From U. S. Senator Atchinson and our Sharpshooter escort
we learned the whole scheme of the pro-slavery forces, and saw
as through a glass darkly the portents of the Civil War, only
four years away. The Kansas struggle in which we had par-
ticipated in a small fashion, was the initial move of the great
contest, which opened by the election of Abraham Lincoln in
i860, and closed at Appomattox, Va., in 1865.
My ambition for a college education exceeded tliat of settling
in Kansas, and, after having the door to the territory slammed
in our faces by Border Ruffians, I at once turned my face east-
ward, and for two years taught a select high school at Rehoboth
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Village, Mass., during which time I became acquainted with and
engaged to Miss Amelia D. Blanding, of Rehoboth, a member
of a prominent family of the town. With some money in my
pocket, I entered the Sophomore Class of Brown University,
Providence, R. I., February, 1868, graduating Sept. 5, i860, with
the degree of M. A.
An interesting experience and one seldom coming to col-
lege students, was an election from my native town to represent
it in the General Assembly of Rhode Island, from June, 1859, to
June, i860. This singular honor, never enjoyed by a student of
that college before or since, gave me a distinction in my class
and in college that really surpassed the ranking of the class-room.
I was a legislator to aid in law-making and in State politics. The
burning question was the admission of negro boys and girls to
white schools. The contest for the union of both races in the
schools of the State had been lively and hard fought. The chil-
dren of negro parents had never enjoyed high school privileges
in Providence or Newport. My mind was clear that in Rhode
Island, at least, the time had come to remove the great educa-
tional handicap from the negro race, but I was in the minority;
the press of the State was against it ; the party in power was
divided ; wealth was against it ; the School Boards of the cities
were opposed to any change. Dr. William Gammell, our Senior
college professor in history, an aristocrat in thought and in
wealth, gave me many side-lectures as to my duty, while instruct-
ing the class on historic principles. The more I thought, the
clearer my course of action appeared, and when the bill for the
abolition of the negro schools came up for debate, I made my
maiden speech in favor of its passage. A crowded chamber lis-
tened to the arguments, pro and con. Much interest and no little
excitement were in evidence. The bill introduced on February i
came to a vote on February 14, and was lost by a vote of 2y
Ayes to 31 Noes.
Judge Greene, author of "Old Grimes," said to me : "Young
man, you made a good speech, but on the wrong side." I re-
plied, "Judge, wait." He had only to wait until Lincoln's Eman-
cipation Proclamation, January, 1863.
A word as to a college education in i860, from the stand-
point of a half century retrospect. ""Words, words, words!"
Text-books, text-books, text-books!! No outlook on life; no
initiative; no direction to pent-up forces and ambitions; an illu-
sion ; an educational phantasmagoria ; the day of Professor Dry-
as-Dust.
BiCKNELL Genealogy 483
The great gain was the contact with and the matching up
of young, aspiring men, some of whom, in spite of the college
handicap, have made good. Youth made the college, not the
college, the youth. Abraham Lincoln and his private secretary,
John Hay, B. U. 1858, were both self-made men. It was Gar-
field who said that a college education was "President Hopkins
on one end of a log and he on the other."
In May, i860, I was invited to become the principal of the
high school at Bristol, R. I., at a salary of $550 a year. I ac-
cepted, promising the faculty that I would make up the studies
of the last term at college, which I did. My marriage with Miss
Blanding took place in the evening of Commencement Day, Sep-
tember 5, and on my 26th birthday I was on my way to my work
at the Bristol High School. Here I remained until February,
1864, when I was appointed principal of the Arnold Street Gram-
mar School, Providence, R. I., at a salary of $1,100. I ac-
cepted, and held the position three years, when I was invited
to return to the principalship of the Bristol High School, in
1867, on an increased salary, where I remained until May, 1869.
Salary, studies and the compliment of a return were most agree-
able.
Between 1866 and 1869, I had, in addition to my school work,
acted as editor of the R. I. Schoolmaster and of the Bristol
Phenix, had written several addresses and had served two years
as president of the R. I. Institute of Instruction. I also wrote
the life of William L. Noyes, one of my pupils — my first book.
During the period of the Civil War, 1861-65, I did much
public speaking, and in many ways strengthened the home guard
of the Union cause, being chosen to present a flag to the first
Company of Bristol and Warren volunteers, in May, 1861. I
also delivered the Fourth of July address at Bristol, 1861.
In the spring of 1869 I seemed to find myself and to come
into my own — a man of initiative, just as Professor Fowler had
told me I was. in i860. I resigned my position at Bristol,— for
what I knew not — to find my place in the great world. I knew
nothing of finance or of large industrial enterprises. I had no
influential friends at the court of industrialism. I had declined
membership in societies which promised social, political or busi-
ness promotion. My principle was, "Build on your own foun-
dation."
Late in May, 1869, the General Assembly was in session at
Newport, R. I. The Providence Journal at my farm house in
Barrington, brought this unlooked for news : "In the Senate
Thomas W. Bicknell was nominated for the oflice of State Com-
484 BicKNELi, Genealogy
missioner of Public Schools by Governor Seth Padelford, and
after discussion he was unanimously confirmed,"
I entered the State office, June i, 1869, and resigned it De-
cember 31, 1874, holding office about six years.
In legislation a State Board of Education had been established.
A State Normal School had been re-established. Every city and
town was required to elect a salaried Superintendent of Schools.
The school year was increased five weeks. The amounts ap-
propriated for public schools had been increased manifold. Pub-
lic evening schools were established. Town and school libraries
were fostered. Mechanical drawing was encouraged in the
public schools.
More than fifty new schoolhouses were dedicated. Teachers
Institutes were held in all the large towns of the State. Educa-
tional addresses were given in nearly all the schoolhouses of the
State. The Commissioners gave over 500 public addresses on
matters relating to public schools. The Rhode Island Institute
of Instruction was made so popular and efficient that the largest
halls in the cities were too small for the audiences. Women were
chosen as school officers.
Best of all, a contagious interest and enthusiasm were aroused
throughout the State. Educational literature was distributed in
a large amount, and the press of the State was made a strong
ally of the public school awakening and of my own.
In the spring and summer of 1873, I made my first trip
across the x^tlantic. In company with Dr. Merrick Lyon and
other friends, I left New York on the 29th of March on a steamer
of the Anchor Line, landing in Glasgow, after a fine sea voyage
of seven days. I visited Edinboro, London, Winsor, Holland,
Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, France, Greece at Athens, Turkey
at Constantinople, Bulgaria, Austria at Vienna, and the Vienna
Exposition, Bavaria at Munich. Every land and city made and
left a lasting impress on my mind and gave breadth and perspec-
tive to life. Among the many men I met, none seemed to me
more colossal than Spurgeon of London, Dr. Hamlin and other
missionaries of Constantinople, Dr. and Mrs. Constantine, of
Athens. I have crossed the Atlantic twice since — to London in
1879, and with Mrs. Bicknell to Great Britain and the Continent,
in 1880.
In 1874 I became interested in the preservation of the life of
the American Institute of Instruction. The annual meeting was
at North Adams, Mass., and there, by current opinion, was to
occur its quiet death and burial. Rhode Island saved its life.
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In consultation with Dr. Lyon I found that he would take the
presidency. Together we secured the attendance of a good num-
ber of Rhode Island men and women, all intent on saving the
American Institute of Instruction to New England. We spent a
July week in the remote mountain town in education meetings,
addresses and consultations. Results : Merrick Lyon elected pres-
ident ; Providence the place of meeting in 1S75; a Board of live
directors to give efficiency to the Institute ; a plan proposed and
a committee appointed for establishing an educational organ of
the Institute in the form of a weekly or monthly paper.
Of the several acts of the Institute, the last was the most
important and far-reaching. This I brought forward as the re-
sult of an arrangement I had made with Mr. Charles C. Chatfield,
of New Haven, by which we were to unite in the establishment
of an educational paper at Boston, to be published weekly. We
were to be joint owners — Mr. C. to be the publisher and I the
editor. The Committee on Publication met at Boston, accepted
our proposal to undertake the publishing a weekly paper, on our
own responsibility, endorsed our plans and bade us God-speed in
the new enterprise. This was the birth of Tiik Nkw England
Journal of Education.
My work as State Superintendent of Education seemed to
have passed beyond the initial phases, when others of differing
talent could carry on what had been begun and established. The
new enterprise of an educational publishing house at Boston,
Mass., attracted me. and, at the entrance of my fortieth year, I
had resigned the headship of Rhode Island public schools and
was president of the New England Publishing Company and edi-
tor of its publications, at 16 Hawley Street, Boston.
A new educational, literary, social and church life was entered
on, and the experiences and influences of the metropolis of New
England, for a period of twenty years, were sources of growth
and power far beyond my ability to state or even now to fully
compass.
In spite of its chilly hospitality, 1 always lo\ed IJoslon. and
love it still. She has been a kind foster-mother to me, and our
present separation is a forced one. This Eastern city by the sea,
with her wonderful history and traditions, her splendidly en-
dowed institutions, her amazing charities and free foundations
is the charm of endowed minds and cultured intellects. She is
not great in size, but in gracious endowments.
Mr. Chatfield, my partner, died in 1876, and the whole enter-
prise devolved on me from July, 1876. The Journal of Edu-
cation absorbed all the monthly educational journals of the New
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England States. Before 1880, besides securing a clean circu-
lation of 10,000 subscribers for the weekly issue, I had estab-
lished The Primary Teacher and Good Times, monthly publi-
cations, and the bi-monthly magazine Education, all my own
children. Good Times was changed to the Popular Educator
of a later day.
In 1877 I was president of the American Institute of Instruc-
tion, holding its annual session at Montpelier, Vt. In 1878, as
president of the American Institute of Instruction, I decided to
make a great educational meeting in the midst of the White
Mountains. In July more than three thousand teachers met in
that section, with a central meeting place at Fabyan's. This
meeting was noted for its members and talent, surpassing in all
respects any meeting of the kind ever held in New England,
or in the United States. A Declaration of American Education
was made in the Tip Top House, on Mount Washington, by
leading American educators, including the United States Com-
missioner of Education, on the evening preceding adjournment.
From the proceeds of the 1877 meeting, one thousand dollars were
set apart for revenue to be called The Bicknell Fund.
In February, 1880, I read a paper before the Superintendents'
Department of the National Educational Association in favor
of establishing a National Council of Education. The idea
and plan were received with much favor, and a committee was
appointed of which I was the chairman, to prepare a constitution
and by-laws to organize such a body.
At the annual meeting of the N. E. A., held at Chautauqua,
N. Y., in July, 1880, the report of the committee was made and
adopted, and a National Council of Education was formed, of
which I was made the first president, continuing in office until
July, 1883. Dr. McCosh, of Princton University, and William
T. Harris were vice-presidents. The National Council is now the
superior body of the N. E. A., and I am justly proud of orig-
inating and founding it.
At a thinly attended annual meeting of the National Educa-
tional Association, about two hundred and fifty members being
present, I was elected to the presidency, in July, 1883 at Saratoga,
N. Y. The Association was in debt several hundred dollars,
and many had favored its abandonment and resolution into
three sectional associations. If it could be saved, the leaders of
the National Educational Association committed its leadership to
me as a final test. I resolved to make it the crowning event of
my fiftieth anniversary, in 1884. After a survey of the whole
country, I chose Madison, Wis., as the best place for the meet-
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ing. I established a press bureau and, assisted by the railroads,
the whole country was supplied with literature as to the meeting
and its privileges. The program included national topics of the
highest value, with speakers of national reputation. An educa-
tional exposition was held in the Capitol. Excursions were
planned to the Great West, the Pacific Coast and to Alaska.
The State of Wisconsin opened wide doors to my expected
1,500; then to 2,500; then to 3,000, and as the numbers in-
creased by the thousands the State Capital expand. 1 to receive
them, but none of us in our wildest dreams had reached the im-
mense number of ten thousand, the actual record of attendance.
More remarkable than the attendance was the educational
enthusiasm of the occasion. Never before or since has such a
spirit of devotion to ideals been realized. It was a Mount of
Vision into a new land and life for the National Educational
Association. Thirty years from the event, it is now called the
new birth of the National Educational Association, the real found-
ing as a successful organization, and many accord me the title
of father and founder of the present powerful organization,
known in all lands as the leading education association of the
world.
Sunday-school work has interested me for most of my life.
From 1852 to 1862 I was a Sunday-school teacher in the several
church schools with which I was connected. From 1862 to 1880
I was the Superintendent of Sunday-schools of Congregational
Churches at Bristol, and Harrington, R. I., and at Dorchester
District, Boston, Mass. From 1880 to 1894 I taught a large
Bible class in Dorchester, reaching at times a hundred members.
I was organizer and president for four years of the Congrega-
tional Sunday-school Union of Rhode Island, from 1872 to 1876.
In 1879 I aided in organizing the Boston Congregational Sunday-
school Superintendents' Union, of which I was president two
years. In 1880 I aided in organizing the Massachusetts Con-
gregational Sunday-school Union, and was its president several
years. In 1884 I was elected president of the International
Sunday-school Union at Louisville, Ky.
In 1880 I attended^ with Mrs. Bicknell, the Raikes S. S.
Centennial at London, England, and made a short continental
trip.
In 1886 I lead in a movement to organize a church and build a
meeting house in the Harvard Street District of Dorchester,
where I lived from 1875 ^o 1894. The labor was crowned with
success, a meeting house was built in 1887, and a church organ-
ized in 1888. The Hafvard Congregational Society and Church
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were organized at my residence in Dorchester, and I was chosen
first president of the society. I was elected deacon for several
years. Mrs. Bicknell was very active in this movement, and dis-
tinguished herself in Sunday-school and missionary work. We
placed a rose window in the meeting house in memory of our
daughter, Martha.
In 1888 I was interested in the founding of the town named
New England City in North Dakota. In addition to the work
of the presidency of the N. E. Col. Association, I raised funds
for building a meeting house at our new town and a Congre-
gational Church was organized. Both churches have been faith-
ful witnesses to the Congregational polity and faith, along liberal
lines, v> ith a large and successful growth.
In church and Sunday-school work my effort has been to se-
cure intelligent, independent-thinking on social and religious
themes, without reference to liistoric creeds. 1 have sought to
adjust truth to life, and have avoided all dogmatic theology as
non-vital to soul life.
In the theologic conflict of the last half centur} I have aligned
myself with the new school of modern thought, and I find great
satisfaction, mental and spiritual, in the results of scholarship and
scientific research, as related to the great problems of man's
origin and destiny.
Literary Work.
An estimate of the product of my literary work along educa-
tional lines since i860 gives a total of nearly eight hundred mil-
lion pages, i2mo, edited, pr 
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