Alice
Bacon
formerly [surname unknown]
Born about in England
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Michael Bacon
— married
about 1608 in England
Descendants 
Died
at about age 61
in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Biography
Alice ____ was the wife of Michael Bacon.[1] Their marriage date is unknown, but is estimated at about 1608 in England.[2][3] Her origins and last name at birth are unknown. Her estimated date of birth is based on an estimated 1608 marriage year.
Michael and Alice Bacon had the following children, all born in England:
- Michael, born about 1608 or 1609, died 4 July 1688 in Woburn, Massachusetts, married first Mary _______, married second widow Mary (________) Richardson, and married third widow Mary (Haynes) Noyes[2][1]
- Daniel, died 7 September 1691 in Newton, Massachusetts, married Mary Reed,[2] Baldwin estimates his birth about 1615[1]
- John, died 17 June 1683 in Dedham, Massachusetts, married Rebecca Hall and had children[1][2]
- Alice, died 29 March 1648, married Thomas Bancroft of Dedham[1][2]
- Sarah, died 1652 in Dedham, married Anthony Hubbard[1][2]
It is thought by some that her husband removed from England to Ireland about 1633,[4] so it is likely he took his family to Ireland with him. Michael was in New England before mid-1636, when he was one of the signers of the Dedham, Massachusetts town covenant dated 15 August 1636,[5] but he was living again in England (or Ireland?) by 27 March 1640, when he was was a subscriber in the ship money returns for County Suffolk, England.[1]
Sometime in 1640, Michael immigrated to New England,[6] as did Alice, his children and grandchildren.[1] The date(s) of their arrival and the ship(s) on which they arrived are unknown.
It is known that Alice arrived in Massachusetts prior to her husband's permanent arrival as, on 23 June 1640, a Dedham town vote was passed giving Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Bacon, "being lately arrived here from Ireland ...their husbands are not yet come, yet liberty is granted unto them to purchase in our town for an habitation."[1][7]
"Ye wife of our naibour bakon" was admitted to the Dedham church on 17 September 1641 and her son, John, was admitted 7 June 1646.[7]
Alice Bacon died the 2nd day of the 2nd month 1648 (2 April 1648) in Dedham, Massachusetts,[8] just 16 days before her husband Michael died on 18 April 1648.[9] Michael's will dated 14 April 1648 named his sons Michael, Daniel, and John; daughter Sarah; and son-in-law Thomas Bancroft.[1][2] No probate is found for Alice.
Research Notes
Disputed LNAB and Origins
In many online trees, Michael Bacon's wife is called Alice Blower/Blowers. An Alice Blower, baptized 15 March 1589 at Stansted, Suffolk, was the daughter of Thomas Blower and Susannah Vincent.[10] However, there is no evidence that this Alice Blower married Michael Bacon. The marriage relationship was severed and a profile for Alice Unknown was created.
There was a surname Bancroft on a merged profile (unsourced).
Her LNAB is Unknown in all the sources recommended in Great Migration Directory[1][11] and is Unknown in Torrey's New England Marriages.[3]
Unsourced Son
Some online trees include a son John Bacon, born c.1617, and died c.1624 in Winston, Suffolk, but no evidence of his existence has been found. The profile has been detached pending proof of such a child.
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Baldwin, Thomas W. Bacon Genealogy: Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640 and his Descendants. Cambridge, MA: Murray & Emery Co., 1915, pp. 24-28. Google Books
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Gardner, J. Bartlett. "Notes: Bacon Family of Helmington and Winston, co. Suffolk, England, and of Dedham and Salem, Mass." in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: NEHGS, NEHGS, Vol. 90, Jul 1936, pp. 301-302. AmericanAncestors.org($). Note: this source gives son Michael an incorrect DOD of 1683
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700". Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004, Ancestry Sharing Link (free access) - Ancestry Record 3824 #38738 ($). "Bacon, Michael1 (?1579-1648) & Alice ? (-1647); in Eng, [b 1608] Dedham".
- ↑ Bacon, Leon Brooks. "Michael Bacon and His Descendants" in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: NEHGS, vol. 56, Oct 1902, pp. 364-365. AmericanAncestors.org($).
- ↑ Wikipedia: List of Signers of the Dedham Covenant.
- ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England 1620-1640. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2015. Not available online. "Bacon, Michael: Winston, Suffolk (by way of Ireland); 1640; Dedham [MBCR 1:316; DeChR 25; WoTR 2; WoVR; SPR Case #80; NEHGR 57:329-31; NEA 7:2:54-55; Stevens-Miller 1:192-200; Thomas W. Baldwin, Michael Bacon of Dedham, 1640, and His Descendants (Cambridge, MA, 1915)]."
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Holman, Mary Lovering. Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens and his wife Frances Helen Miller. Concord, NH: Rumford Press, 1948, pp. 192-200. HathiTrust.org.
- ↑ "Notes and Queries" in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: NEHGS, Vol. 57, July 1903, pp. 329-331. AmericanAncestors.org($).
- ↑ :Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850": Dedham Vol 1 & 2. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2001-2016, p. 128. AmericanAncestors.org($).
- "1648... Alice Bacon, deceased the 2 of the 2 mo.
- "Michaell Bacon, deceased the 18 of ye 2 mo."
- ↑ Threlfall, John Brooks. "The English Ancestry of Richard and Alice (Blower) Brackett of Braintree" in The American Genealogist. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1976, vol. 52, p. 74. AmericanAncestors.org($).
- ↑ Holman, Mary Lovering. Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens and his wife Frances Helen Miller. Concord, NH: Rumford Press, 1948, pp. 192-200. HathiTrust.org.
- See also:
- Little, George Thomas, comp. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1909. DunhamWilcox.net
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Categories: Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony | Puritan Great Migration Spouse | Puritan Great Migration
edited by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
edited by M Cole
Any affiliations with the Bacon Family demand rigorous scrutiny, given their attachment to and/or stem from "Gateway Ancestors" to esteemed figures such as royalty, aristocrats, notables, and U.S. presidents. It is imperative to approach with caution the use of Anjou's work in WikiTree profiles, as its influence may have led to inaccuracies in established connections.
Anjou's involvement in crafting Baldwin's 1915 literature on the Bacon Family casts doubt on the reliability of these genealogical ties.
Profiles featuring a Bacon ancestor which establishes a royal ( or otherwise noteable ancestor ) link should be treated with suspicion, as they may have been influenced by Anjou's questionable methodologies.
This cautionary approach is crucial to maintaining accuracy in the representation of ancestral connections.
Furthermore, this is my observation insofar as other sources that may seem credible but makes me question their authentocity. My speculative observation concerns the historical typography in published materials, such as:
https://archive.org/details/baronetageofengl01wott/page/n10/mode/1up.
The inquiry revolves around the possible transition period when typewriters and ancient printers shifted from rendering "s" as "f," a practice often italicized letter f to resemble more closely the letter "s", leading to a closer examination of the authenticity of historical texts.
A fabricated example I created is provided for demonstration:
[f]i[f]ter of Michael [s]on of Thur[f]ton of Su[ff]ex and Drink[s]tone.
This discrepancy in the use of "s" and "f" within the same word raises questions about potential errors or variations in historical typographic styles and could very well be the work of Anjou or another genealogist that has participated in procuring fake genealogies.
edited by Jonathan Crawford
In any case, none of this impacts this profile for Michael Bacon's wife Alice, whose ancestry is unknown.
I appreciate your concern in making sure that WikiTree isn't using sources that are relying on fraud, and that you might feel more comfortable not using Baldwin's book at all. As I mentioned before Robert Charles Anderson was comfortable in listing it as a source for the immigrant Michael Bacon, I am comfortable with it being listed as a source here.
Of course, it's always preferable to have derivative sources backed up by original records. As Jonathan points out, WikiTree works by collaboration. So you're welcome to comment, and be heard, but realistically if you would like to see original records cited here, that's a great opportunity for you to contribute to improving the profiles. Even though these profiles are managed by the Puritan Great Migration Project, we are a small team managing thousands of profiles, and are not able to provide research on-demand (although we would sorely like to). We need the assistance of other WikiTree volunteers (such as yourself), to help do that research. Would you be interested in doing that?
edited by M Cole
As Bobbie mentioned the Great Migration Directory has a few references to original records: see MBCR 1:316; DeChR 25; WoTR 2; WoVR; SPR Case #80 . If you're not familiar with the abbreviation, there's a key here.
Feel free to reach out to me if you need any help with finding the sources or creating an FSP.
edited by M Cole
If the standard is to never do anything until we can "prove" who someone was, few things will ever get done.
A solution to issues like this is simple: merge the two profiles, keeping Blower as LNAB, but marking the parents as "uncertain" with a note regarding any controversy.