Irene (Farnham) Bacon (1761 - 1830)

Born 25 Sep 1761 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Bacon — married 29 Jan 1783 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Died 26 Dec 1830 at age 69 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Irene Farnham was born on 25 September 1761 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut Colony. She was the daughter of Zebediah Farnham and Mary Fuller.

She married Benjamin Bacon on 29 January 1783 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut.

Irene died on 26 December 1830.

Sources

• Fuller, William Hyslop. Fuller Genealogy (C.B. Fiske & Co., Palmer, Mass., 1908) Vol. 4, Page 91 states that Irene Farnham was born on Sept. 25, 1761, as the daughter of Zebediah Farnum and Mary Fuller.

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) contains:

• Vol. Windham Vital Records, Page 120, "Irena [Farnham], d. [Zebediah & Mary], b. Sept. 25, 1761".
• Vol. Canterbury Vital Records, Page 193, "Irene [Farnham], m. Benjamin Bacon, Jan. 29, 1783".

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 May 2022), memorial page for Irena Farnum Bacon (25 Sep 1761–26 Dec 1830), Find A Grave: Memorial #20918207, citing Cleaveland Cemetery, Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).