John Bacon I (1764 - 1854)

Born 22 Apr 1764 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Susan (Corner) Bacon — married 6 Nov 1794 in MacClesfield, Cheshire, England

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1854 at age 90 in Waterford, Washington, Ohio, United States

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Biography

John Bacon was born in 1764. (Likely in Chelford, England, when one carefully reads the hand printed lettering).^[1])

Immigration John was born in Sheffield, England. Sheffield used to be a great city for the manufacture of edged tools. As it is said he followed the trade of a cutler in New York City, isn't it probable he was engaged in this work when he found Sarah Corner whom he married? The story that the vessel on which they came was shipwrecked a days sailing from New York may be revised a little for we think she came to him or he found her in New York City as accounts agree that John was born April 22, 1764. Sarah was born September 8, 1775.^[2]

He married Sarah Corner in 1794 in MacClesfield, Cheshire, England.^[3] Their first child, William, was born in New York City July 24, 1795.^[2]

Move to Ohio There is no way and perhaps no particular use of proving when they left New York City, only the other children following William were born on Wolf Creek, Washington County, Ohio, so the trip by wagon to Pittsburgh and by boat to Marietta was probably made about 1796 or 1797 for the family Register says that Sarah, their second child, was born September 14, 1797, on Wolf Creek.^[2] John and Sarah's children are:

1. William H Bacon 1795–1878 • LZKK-2JT ​​
2. Sarah Bacon 1797–1822 b. Wolf Creek • 9S53-X8S ​​
3. Samuel Bacon "twin" 1797–Deceased • GS53-C6P ​​
4. Martha Bacon 1800–1809 • KHC7-JH6 ​​ Died early.
5. Mary Bacon 1801–1896 • K8X4-FS3 ​​
6. Martin Bacon 1803–1885 • KC6M-31K ​​
7. Ellen Bacon 1805–1805 • KZDG-8LR ​​
8. John Bacon 1805–1823 • LCFX-PW6 ​​
9. Isaac Curtis Bacon Sr 1807–1879 • KZ35-QF8 ​​
10. Martha "Mattie" Bacon 1809–1900 • G9BF-BSP ​​
11. Bacon 1811–1811 • MVTV-GV9 ​​
12. Maria Bacon 1812–1913 • KLPG-KT3 ​​
13. Eliza Bacon 1814–Deceased • 9S53-6WF ​​
14. Mellissa Bacon 1815–Deceased • 9S53-XK4 ​​
15. Bertrand Bacon 1818–1894 • K8TZ-Y5R

1850 US Census finds John (86) and Sarah (75) living in their son Bertrand's household in Ohio.^[4]

Children's Migration to Iowa

1. 1854 Isaac Curtis Bacon, Delaware, Iowa
2. 1856 William Bacon, Mahaska, Iowa,
3. 1856 Bertrand Bacon, Hopkinton, Delaware, Iowa
4. Maria (Bacon) Brentnall, Monticello, Jones, Iowa

John died in 1854 at about the age of 90. He is buried in the Bacon Farm Cemetery, Waterford, Ohio.^[5] The trip up the Muskingum from Marietta to Waterford would be a minoir affair for a pioneer. [When John and Sarah Bacon] made the trip and settled on the farm now owned by the Morey Brothers, Curt and Sanford, two thrifty farmers who have protected from destruction the tombstones bearing the name Bacon and a marble slab bearing the name John Brentrial whom we know maiaied Maria Bacon, sixth child of John and Sarah Bacon. This spot is two and one-half miles from Waterford on the highway leading to Swift.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-63V9-2H7?cc=1614792&wc=MJ44-168%3A1042828301 : 20 May 2014), 004018863 > image 214 of 780; Record Office, Chester.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Extracted from: "The Bacons in Washington County, Ohio and in Mahaska County, Iowa" Privately Printed, July 20, 1931 by Eli Bacon Vincent, Marietta, Ohio (Born May 19, 1850, Wateford, Ohio.
3. ↑ "England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1HS-MZ2 : 7 December 2017), John Bacon, 05 Nov 1794; citing , , Cheshire Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ *"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX38-2TV : 21 December 2020), John Bacon in household of Burtland Bacon, Waterford, Washington, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed 22 February 2022), memorial page for John Bacon (22 Apr 1764–9 Sep 1854), Find A Grave: Memorial #25088445, citing Bacon Farm Cemetery, Waterford, Washington County, Ohio, USA.

See also:

• "England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBT6-X3R : 9 March 2018), John Bacon, 05 Nov 1794; citing Cheshire, England, item 2, Cheshire Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,885,399. - https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/K6QS-T65
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