Caroline C. (Bridgham) Crocker (1806 - 1897)

Born 3 Dec 1806 in Buckfield, Oxford, (District of Maine), Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Luther Roland Crocker — married 24 May 1832 in Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States

Wife of Cyrus Bridgham — married 5 Jan 1852 in Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Dec 1897 at age 90 in Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States

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Biography

Caroline Bridgham was born December 3, 1806, to William and Hannah (Bradbury) Bridgham.

She married Luther Roland Crocker on May 24, 1832 in Buckfield, Maine. Luther died on April 20, 1844 in Buckfield, Maine.

On January 5, 1852, in Buckfield, Maine, Caroline (Bridgham) Crocker married Cyrus Bridgham, her third cousin.

Cyrus Bridgham died on May 11, 1863, 67 years old and is buried at New Yard Cemetery, Androscoggin Co.

Caroline lived 34 more years, dying December 1, 1897 in Buckfield, just two days short of her 91st birthday.

The death of Mrs. Caroline Crocker Bridgham [sic] at West Minot this week Thursday at the age of 91 years and 3 months [sic] removes another native of Buckfield. Mrs. Bridgham was the daughter of the late Dr. William Bridgham, and married for her first husband Luther Crocker, by whom she had one daughter, Miss Emily, who married a son of the late Cyrus Bridgham of West Minot, and second husband of Mrs. Crocker. Upon the death of her daughter the care of a large family of grandchildren fell to her lot and since the death of her husband, several years ago she has been the head of the household, until she was about four score and ten. A brother, Dr. Wm. P. Bridgham, and sister, Miss Aurelia Bridgham, both of whom have passed the fourscore mark, are the only survivors of the old Dr. Bridgham family of seven children. The remains were brought here Saturday afternoon for interment by the side of her first husband in the private cemetery on the old homestead.^[1]

Facts

NAME
Caroline C. Bridgham ^{[2] [3]}
Caroline Bridgham ^[4]

SEX
Female

BIRTH
BET 3 AND 13 SEP 1806; Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States ^{[2] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}
3 DEC 1806 ^{[10] [4]}

DEATH
1 DEC 1892; Buckfield, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States ^{[11] [12]}
1 DEC 1897; Buckfield, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States ^{[13] [14]}
1 DEC 1897; Minot, Androscoggin, Massachusetts, United States ^[15]

BURIAL
Crocker Cemetery, Old Sumner Rd., Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States

RESIDENCE
1820; Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States ^[16]
1830; Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States ^[17]
1850; Oxford, Oxford, Maine, United States ^[7]
1860; Minot, Androscoggin, Maine, United States ^[18]
1870; Minot, Androscoggin, Maine, United States ^[2]
1880; Minot, Androscoggin, Maine, United States ^[8]

RELIGION
Universalist ^[13]

FIRST FAMILY
Husband
Luther Roland Crocker
Wife
Caroline C. Bridgham
Marriage
24 MAY 1832; Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States ^{[19] [13] [20]}

SECOND FAMILY
Husband
Cyrus Bridgham
Wife
Caroline C. Bridgham
Marriage
13 DEC 1851; Minot, Androscoggin, Massachusetts, United States ^[21]
5 JAN 1852; Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States ^[22]
8 JAN 1852 ^[23]

Research Notes

In 1850, she was living in Oxford, Oxford, Maine, with her parents.

In 1880, she was living in Minot, Cumberland, Maine, in her son-in-law's household.

From the "Oxford Democrat," Paris, ME, Sep 7, 1897, p. 3,

Buckfield

...

Dr. Wm. P. Bridgham went to West Minot Sept. 3d to celebrate his 81st birthday with his sister, Mrs. Caroline Crocker Bridgham, whose 91st birthday also occurred that day. They are the oldest and youngest survivors of the late Dr. William B. Bridgham, who died at the age of 84.

Sources

1. ↑ "Oxford Democrat," Paris, ME, Dec. 7, 1897, p. 3
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Source: Title: "1870 Census" , Page: Maine, Minot, Androscoggin Co., Roll M593_537, p. 381 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
3. ↑ Source: Title: "Crocker Genealogy" , Page: p. 118 , Author: James Russell Crocker , Publication: Name: Name: San Diego, California, 1967;; , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: Title: "Oxford Democrat," Paris, ME , Page: Sep 7, 1897, p. 3 , Repository name: www.GenealogyBank.com
5. ↑ Source: Title: "Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, Vol 3" , Page: p. 1591 , Author: George Thomas Little , Publication: Name: Name: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York, 1909;;
6. ↑ Source: Title: "History of Buckfield, Maine, 1777-1900" , Page: p. 545
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Source: Title: "1850 Census" , Page: p. 119 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Source: Title: "1880 Census" , Page: Maine, Minot, Androscoggin Co. , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
9. ↑ Source: Title: www.familysearch.org , Page: IGI Film# 178128; IGI Film# 178039, Page 1276, Ref# 11128
10. ↑ Source: Title: Maine Death Records , Page: Calculated from her death date. , Publication: Name: www.rootsweb.com;;
11. ↑ Source: Title: internet , Page: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com
12. ↑ Source: Title: FindaGrave , Page: Find A Grave: Memorial #11389723
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} Source: Title: "Greenwood Genealogies, 1154-1914" , Author: Frederick Greenwood , Publication: Name: Name: the Lyons Genealogical Co., New York. 1914;; , Call number: R929.2 G816 , Repository name: www.familytreemaker.com
14. ↑ Source: Title: Maine Cemeteries, CNIDR, Isearch-cgi 1.20.06
15. ↑ Source: Title: Maine Death Records , Publication: Name: www.rootsweb.com;;
16. ↑ Source: Title: "1820 Census" , Page: p. 232 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
17. ↑ Source: Title: "1830 Census" , Page: p. 122 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
18. ↑ Source: Title: "1860 Census" , Page: p. 24 , Repository name: www.ancestry.com
19. ↑ Source: Title: "Descendants of Joseph Bridgham" , Author: Jim Record
20. ↑ Source: Title: www.familysearch.org , Page: IGI Batch# M521241
21. ↑ Source: Title: www.familysearch.org , Page: IGI Batch# M520541
22. ↑ Source: Title: www.familysearch.org , Page: IGI Batch #M521241
23. ↑ Source: Title: "Greenwood Genealogies, 1154-1914" , Page: p. 392 , Author: Frederick Greenwood , Publication: Name: Name: the Lyons Genealogical Co., New York. 1914;; , Call number: R929.2 G816 , Repository name: www.familytreemaker.com