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Owen Bickford (1828 - 1903)

Owen Bickford
Born in Vermont, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 22 Nov 1866 in Will County, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Died at age 74 in Glover, Orleans, Vermont, United Statesmap
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Biography

Pvt Owen Bickford served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 15, 1862
Mustered out: Jun 12, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company C, 1st Regiment, Illinois Light Artillery

Owen was born in 1828 in Vermont.[1] He was the son of Levi Bickford and Sally Kennaston.[2] Owen served in the Civil War as a Private in Company C, 1st Illinois Light Artillery Regiment from 15 Aug 1862 until release in 12 Jun 1865.[3][4] [5] Owen married Esther (Hoyt) Bickford in 1866 in Illinois.[6] 1870: Owen is living in Will County, Illinois with wife Esther, daughter Edith and mother-in-law Julia Hoyt.[7] 1880: Owen is living in Nemaha County, Kansas with wife Esther and daughter Edith.[8] Owen died in 1903 in Vermont.[9][1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 April 2020), memorial page for Owen Bickford (13 Dec 1828–12 May 1903), Find a Grave Memorial no. 94725361, citing South Albany Cemetery, South Albany, Orleans County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by David Edsall (contributor 46906546) .
  2. ↑ Sheffield, Caldonia County, Vermont Births, Vols. 1 & 2. (https://web.archive.org/web/20151223094233/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vtgenweb/SheffieldVTbirths.html#B) BICKFORD Owen * Birth: 3 Aug 1837 * a Record Levi Bickford Famiely (p. 258 / vol. 2). Accessed 04/30/20.
  3. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSW6-531 : 4 December 2014), Owen Bickford, Private, Company C, 1st Regiment, Illinois Light Artillery, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M539 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 881,627.
  4. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8SW-H16 : 11 March 2018), Owen Bickford, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,264.
  5. ↑ National Park Service, Civil War accessed 11/11/2021.(https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=5E453082-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A) Bickford, Owen Battle Unit Name: 1st Regiment, Illinois Light Artillery Side: Union Company: C Soldier's Rank In: Private Soldier's Rank Out: Private Alternate name: Film Number: M539 ROLL 7 Plaque Number: Notes: none
  6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Illinois State Marriage Records. Online index. Illinois State Public Record Offices. Ancestry Record 60984 #756757
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WB-3NZ : 19 March 2020), Owen Bickford, 1870.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5D-MXK : 29 August 2017), Owen Bickford, Rock Creek, Nemaha, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 188, sheet 19A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,390.
  9. ↑ "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQG-D4R7 : 14 February 2020), Owen Bickford, 12 May 1903; citing Death, Glover, Orleans, Vermont, United States, various town clerks and records divisions, Vermont; FHL microfilm 005487974.




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