Person:Benjamin Bacon (5)

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Benjamin Franklin BACON
b.1 Nov 1831 Sturgis, St. Joseph, Michigan
d.29 Jun 1882 Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois
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  • H.  Benjamin Franklin BACON1831 - 1882
  • W.  Chloe FOX1835 - 1890
m. 14 Feb 1855
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Name Benjamin Franklin BACON
Gender Male
Birth? 1 Nov 1831 Sturgis, St. Joseph, Michigan
Marriage 14 Feb 1855 , DeKalb, Illinoisto Chloe FOX
Death? 29 Jun 1882 Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois
Burial? Elmwood Cemetery, Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois

Located on 1870 census for Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois (age 37) with wife and children Albert (age 12), Henry (age 8), Nelson (age 6), Charles (age 3). Occupation: Ret. (retail?) Grocer.

Located on 1880 census for Sycamore, DeKalb, Illinois (age 49) with wife and children Henry (age 18), Nelson (age 16), Charles (age 12), Minnie (age 6). Occupation: Sewing Machine Ag't.

One listing in Elmwood Cemetery in Sycamore, IL: BACON Benjamin F. b. - d. 29 Jun 1882 50y 7m 28d (fits with birth year), birthdate calculator would make that 1 November 1831.

"Bacon, B. F. Farmer, Sec. 16; O. O. Sycamore; born in Sturgis, Mich. in 1832; came to Illinois in 1852; has lived in the state since; Wes. Meth; Rep; was in grocery and butchering line at Sycamore, seven years; owns 120 acres, value $6,000; value of personal property $1,200; is Town Clerk; wife was Chole Fox, from Ohio; married in 1855; has five children." Source: Voters and Taxpayers of DeKalb County, Illinois, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Company, 1878. Mayfield Township.

Obit: "Mr. B. F. Bacon, of Sycamore died last Thursday June 29, 1882 age 49 years." Source: Sycamore True Republican, 1 Jul 1882

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