Benjamin Bryant Babcock (1836 - 1868)

Born 27 Sep 1836 in Windham, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Armenia (Knapp) Crandall — married 1863 (to 21 Jan 1868) in Pennsylvania

Died 21 Jan 1868 at age 31 in Stevensville, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Babcock Name Study.

Benjamin B was born 27 Sept 1836 to William D and Caroline (Olmsted) Babcock.

Around 1863, He married Armenia Knapp (18411907) d/o Hiram L Knapp (1802 - 1865) and Elizabeth H (Eastabrooks) Knapp (1806 - 1891)

• Armenia remarried to C.H. Crandall and had two more children.

Their children were

• Armenia (Minnie) b. about 1863
• Benjamin Jr b. about 1866

Dr. Benjamin b. Babcock died 21 Jan 1868

"The Evening Star", January 24, 1868

Funeral

Yesterday afternoon the funeral of the late, Dr. B.B. Babcock, formerly of Pennsylvania and recently practicing physician in the Northern Liberties took place from his residence, corner of 9th and O streets and was attended by Hiram Lodge of Masons of which he was a member and a number of his relatives and friends. The services of the Episcopal Church were conducted by Rev. J. Vaughn Lewis of Jones and the remains were interred at the Congressional Cemetery.

--From the Cemetery Archives

Source

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44G-BG5 : 9 November 2014), Benjamin Babcock in household of Wm D Babcock, Windham, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 125, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZL5-62W : 17 October 2014), Armenia Babcock in household of Capella Knapp, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 13, family 110, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,810.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWX7-1RM : 10 August 2016), Benjamin Babcock in household of C H Crandell, Pike, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 16, sheet 276C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1104; FHL microfilm 1,255,104.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGS-DNQ6 : 13 December 2015), Benjamin B Babcock, 1868; Burial, Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, United States of America, Congressional Cemetery; citing record ID 114201729, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

I believe the following is actually the headstone for Benjamin's wife... "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV29-THNF : 13 December 2015), Benjamin B. Babcock, 1868; Burial, Stevensville, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Stevensville Cemetery; citing record ID 58552140, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Dr. Benjamin B. Babcock and Armenia were buried Stevensville Cemetery Bradford County, PA http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58505273

1870 July 29 Pike, Bradford, PA, dwelling 111, family 110: Knapp, Capella, 26, Physician, PA Babcock, Armenia, 29, keeping house, PA Babcock, Armenia, 6, PA Babcock, Benjamin, 3, DC