Fred Alton Babcock Sr (1891 - abt. 1961)

Born 29 Aug 1891 in Webster Township, Day, South Dakota, United States

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Descendants

Died about 9 Sep 1961 at about age 70 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Babcock Name Study.

Private Fred Babcock Sr served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I
Service started: 26 Jul 1917
Unit(s): 10th Battalion
Service ended: 15 May 1919

Fred was the son of Henry Ruggles Babcock and Mattie Palmer. ^[1][2] He was raised in St. Paul -Minneapolis. ^{[3] [4]} During World War I, Fred served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 10th Battalion. He fought in Amiens France to keep the Germans from the railroad depot. ^[5]

After the War, he married Edythe Caroline Carlson, who was born in Eda, Vërmland, Sweden. ^[6] Their children were:

Fred Alton Babcock, Jr. 1922–1949

Dean F Babcock 1925 - 2021

Charles Henry Babcock 1927–2006

They lived in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. ^[7]

Research Notes

Death date and location is verbal and uncertain from his son Charles Henry Babcock.

Sources

1. ↑ Babcock, Stephen. Babcock Genealogy. New York, Eaton & Mains, 1903. P. 477.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. South Dakota, U.S., Birth Index, 1856-1917 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.

   Name: Fred Alton Babcock

   Gender: Male

   Birth Date: 29 Aug 1891

   Birth Place: Day, South Dakota, USA

   Father: Henry Ruggles Babcock

   Mother: Mattie Palmer

   State File Number: 547813

3. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: St Paul Ward 6, Ramsey, Minnesota; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1240784. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
4. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Minneapolis Ward 3, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T624_701; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1374714. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
   • Year: 1920; Census Place: Minneapolis Ward 3, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T625_833; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 52. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010
5. ↑ Personnel Records of the First World War
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Web: Minnesota, U.S., Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.

   Name: Edythe C Carlson

   Marriage Date: 10 Nov 1921

   Marriage Place: Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

   Spouse: Fred A Babcock

   Certificate Number: 2530191

7. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Page: 43B; Enumeration District: 0325; FHL microfilm: 2340831. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
   • Year: 1940; Census Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01987; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 89-299.United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

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