Bourdon Adelbert Babcock (1877 - 1945)

Born 23 Jul 1877 in Alfred, Allegany, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 Dec 1945 at age 68 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Babcock Name Study.

Col Bourdon Babcock served with the Rhode Island Naval Reserve during the Spanish-American War.
Service Started: 18 Feb 1896
Unit(s): Co E 1st Inf B.R.I.M.
Service Ended:

Colonel Bourdon Babcock served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 24, 1917
Unit(s):
Service ended: 31 Jan 1919

Bourdon was born in 1877. He is the son of Henry Babcock and Josephine Barber. ^[1] He was raised in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, with parents. ^[2] His father died in 1889. He lived with his stepmother, Ida and her husband, Abel Babcock. ^[3]

He married Mabel E Lord at Stonington, Connecticut in 14 Jun 1900. Their children were:

Marjorie Eleanor Babcock 1908 -

Bourdon Everett Babcock 1911–1980

Priscilla Gertrude Babcock 1919 - 1994

They lived in Pawcatuck, New London, Connecticut. ^[4] He served in the Army Coast Artillery Corps during World War I.^[5] After the War, he returned to his family in Pawcatuck, New London, Connecticut. ^[6]

Bourdon died in 1945 and is buried in River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Babcock, Stephen. The Babcock Genealogy, page 266. New York, Eaton & Mains, 1903, page 266.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZ9-4RP : 19 August 2017), Bordman Babcock in entry for Henry L Babcock, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 105, sheet 449D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0108; FHL microfilm 1,254,108.
3. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0489; FHL microfilm: 1240150. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
4. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut; Roll: T624_142; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0547; FHL microfilm: 1374155. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT. USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.

   Name: Bourdon Adelbert Babcock

   Record Type: Military Service

   Birth Date: 23 Jul 1877

   Military Date: 31 Jan 1919

   Residence Place: Westerly, Rhode Island

   Death Date: 10 Dec 1945

6. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Pawcatuck, New London, Connecticut; Roll: T625_196; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 298. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
   • Year: 1930; Census Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 2340017. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
   • Year: 1940; Census Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut; Roll: m-t0627-00526; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 6-111. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
7. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial 127885784