Anna (Bacon) Sikes (bef. 1762 - abt. 1830)

Born before 1762 in Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay

Wife of Stephen Posthumus Sikes — married before 1775 in Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1830 after about age 68 in Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth and death dates determined using the following reasoning:

Assume she must have been at least 13 yo at the birth of her first child, Stephen Jr.'s, birth in 1775.

In 1820, Anna was living in Washington, MA and is listed as the head of household in which 1 white male, age 16-26; 1 white female, age 16-26; 1 white female, age 26-45, 1 white female, age 45 or older, and 1 person engaged in agriculture were living.^[1]

Anna died in about 1830 presumably in Washington, MA.^[2]

Eliza was born about 1750. She passed away in 1830.

Research Notes

• Pittsfield City Clerk - mentioned on son Jacob's birth record

Familysearch Stephen Sikes family tree indicated her birth and death to have occurred in Washington, MA

• Compilations of various facts and details.

Possible lead to the Bacons in Washington Electa b 1767 KDSD-K9J married Isaac Palmer of Pittsfield - m 1783 in Wash.

From Ancestry: Name: Anna Bacon Gender: Female Event Type: Birth Birth Date: 27 Jan 1752 Birth Place: Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Father: Thomas Bacon Mother: Elizabeth Bacon New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Bedford, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBC-DSD?cc=1803955&wc=3L7F-KND%3A1586986602%2C1586988065%2C1586985325 : 16 July 2015), Massachusetts > Berkshire > Washington > image 3 of 4; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Richard Sikes and his Descendants, The First Seven Generations, compiled by Arthur M. Sikes