John Babcock (abt. 1816 - 1868)

Born about 1816 in New York, United States

Husband of Mary (Green) Babcock — married 18 Jun 1863 in Sauk, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Babcock Name Study.

John Babcock migrated from New York to Wisconsin.

John engaged in farming in Wisconsin.

Birth

John Babcock was born in ~1813 in New York to David and Charity Babcock. These parents are named on his 1870 marriage record to Susan (Holden) Faust, his second wife.

Sauk County, Wisconsin

Death of Daniel Lane

After the death of Daniel Lane on February 10, 1863, John is listed as the Guardian of Daniel's children on his pension.^[1]

Marriage to Mary (Green) Lane

He married Mary (Green) Lane in Wisconsin on June 18, 1863, in Sauk County, Wisconsin, when he was 50 years old.^[2]

Death of Wife Mary

His wife Mary (Green) Babcock died sometime before 1870.

Marriage to Susan (Holden) Faust

He married Susan (Holden) Faust, daughter of John and Elizabeth Holden, on March 20, 1870, in Sauk County, Wisconsin.^[3][4]

1870 Census

In 1870 (aged ~87), John was living in La Valle, Sauk, Wisconsin.^[5] He lived with his wife Susan (46), stepdaughter Saphronia Lane (14), stepson Elijah Lane (12), stepdaughter Mary Ellen Lane (10), stepson William Faust (9), and son Frank Babcock (4). He could not write. His occupation was listed as Farmer. His real estate was valued at $200 and personal estate valued at $100.

Death

He is buried in Hill Cemetery in Merrimac, Sauk, Wisconsin. ^[6]

Research Notes

• Not yet photographed on Find A Grave, pending photo may reveal more information on the headstone.
• Possible father of Frank Babcock and Nora Babcock with wife Mary Green

Sources

1. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 272 Ancestry Record 4654 #343191
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Index, 1820-1907 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000.Ancestry Record 4997 #3144730
3. ↑ "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRTM-22V : 30 January 2020), John Babcock, 1870.
4. ↑ "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR6D-M22 : 30 January 2020), John Babcock, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSH-4R9 : 2 January 2021), John Babcock, 1870.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 March 2021), memorial page for John N Babcock (1816–8 Jan 1868), Find A Grave: Memorial #51381513, citing Hill Cemetery, Merrimac, Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by CherriTree (contributor 47266838).

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCB1-XWR : 23 December 2020), Jonothan Babcock, Monroe, Orange, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).