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David Lester Bidwell 1850–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1850

Birth Location: Meadville Borough, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1944

Death Location: Birch Run Cemetery, Birch Run, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA

Father: Walter Bidwell

Mother: Sarah Potter

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Nina Scharffer

The story of David Lester Bidwell began in 1850 in Meadville Borough, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA. David Lester Bidwell had children including Nina Scharffer. David Lester Bidwell passed away in 1944 in Birch Run Cemetery, Birch Run, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of David Lester Bidwell began in 1850 in Meadville Borough, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • David Lester Bidwell had children including Nina Scharffer.
  • David Lester Bidwell passed away in 1944 in Birch Run Cemetery, Birch Run, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Bidwell
1821–1905
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
WB
Sarah Potter
1823–1904
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
SP

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nina Scharffer
1883–
Birth Location: Michigan
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David Bidwell's Ancestors

Self
David Bidwell
1850–1944
Birth Place: Meadville Borough, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Walter H. Bidwell
1821–1905
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Sarah (Aileen) Potter
1823–1904
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Bidwell's Descendants

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David (Lester) Bidwell (25 Apr 1850–1944)
  1. 1. Nina Scharffer 1883– m. Clarence Reed 1884–
    1. 1. Gordon (Warren) Reed 1911–

David Bidwell's Timeline

3 Records

1850
25 Apr 1850
Birth of David Lester Bidwell in Meadville Borough, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Meadville Borough, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
1944
23 Jan 1944
Age 94
Death of David Lester Bidwell in Frankenmuth, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA
Frankenmuth, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA
1944
1944
Age 94
Burial of David Lester Bidwell in Birch Run Cemetery, Birch Run, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA
Birch Run Cemetery, Birch Run, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1850
    Event Place: Meadville Borough, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1944
    Event Place: Frankenmuth, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: Birch Run Cemetery, Birch Run, Saginaw County, Michigan, USA
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