Born in New York, United States
Daughter of Daniel Messenger
and Mary (Unknown) Messenger
Sister of
Daniel B. Messenger
Wife of
Johnson Babcock Jr.
— married
29 Oct 1826 in Rensselaer, New York, USA
Descendants 
Died
at about age 66
in Braceville, Grundy, Illinois, United States
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| Created 22 Jun 2020
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Biography
Dorcas was the daughter of Daniel and Mary Messinger. [1]She married Johnson Babcock in 1826. They had twelve children:
- Martin R. Babcock 1828 - 1908
- Mary Louise Babcock Harding 1836 -1922
- Frederick J. Babcock 1837 -1918 m. Martha Laymon
- Albert Babcock 1840 - m. Almira Stallman
- Henry Babcock 1841 - aft. 1910
- Eleanor Babcock Spiller 1843 - 1916
- Ralph Babcock 1845 - 1865
- Charles Babcock 1856
- Rosalia Babcock 1858
- Eldora Babcock 1859
The family lived in Braceville, Grundy, Illinois. [2] Dorcas died in 1872 and is buried in Braceville-Gardner Cemetery, Braceville, Grundy County, Illinois.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Biographical and genealogical record of La Salle and Grundy Counties, Illinois. Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1900. P 723.
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Braceville, Grundy, Illinois; Roll: 108; Page: 188A. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Felix, Grundy, Illinois; Page: 22; Family History Library Film: 803181. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Braceville, Grundy, Illinois; Roll: M593_225; Page: 290B; Family History Library Film: 545724. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
- ↑ Find a Grave ID: 105387562
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcas by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorcas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcas by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorcas:
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~1.56%
Molly Reppen
:
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~1.56%
Kevin Reppen :
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