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James Edwin Bickford 1853–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: NOV 1853

Birth Location: Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)

Death Date: AFT 1940

Death Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)

Father: Joshua Bickford

Mother: Sarah Walker

Spouse(s): Eunice Verrill

Children(s): Eva Bickford, James McGower, Ethel Bickford, Herbert Bickford

In 1853, James Edwin Bickford entered the world in Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland), born to Joshua Edwin Bickford And Sarah Sally Walker. In 1860, James Edwin Bickford resided in Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland). In 1870, James Edwin Bickford resided in Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland). James Edwin Bickford married Eunice Verrill, and had children including Ethel Bickford, Eva Evie Lowie Bickford, Herbert R Bickford, James E Bickford Mcgowan Or Mcgower. James Edwin Bickford passed away in 1940 in Portland, Maine (Cumberland).

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Biography

  • In 1853, James Edwin Bickford entered the world in Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland), born to Joshua Edwin Bickford And Sarah Sally Walker.
  • In 1860, James Edwin Bickford resided in Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland).
  • In 1870, James Edwin Bickford resided in Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland).
  • James Edwin Bickford married Eunice Verrill, and had children including Ethel Bickford, Eva Evie Lowie Bickford, Herbert R Bickford, James E Bickford Mcgowan Or Mcgower.
  • James Edwin Bickford passed away in 1940 in Portland, Maine (Cumberland).

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Bickford
1820–1871
Birth Location: Poland, Maine (Androscoggin)
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Sarah Walker
1820–1899
Birth Location: Poland, Maine (Androscoggin)
SW

Spouses(s)

Eunice Verrill
1849–1935
Birth Location: prob. Turner, Maine (Androscoggin)
EV

Children(s)

Eva Bickford
1891–1956
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
EB
James McGower
1880–1951
Birth Location: Acton, Maine (York)
JM
Ethel Bickford
1888–1889
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
EB
Herbert Bickford
1883–1949
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
HB

James Bickford's Ancestors

Self
James Bickford
1853–1940
Birth Place: Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)
Parents
Joshua Edwin Bickford
1820–1871
Poland, Maine (Androscoggin)
Sarah ("Sally") Walker
1820–1899
Poland, Maine (Androscoggin)
Grandparents
Joseph Bickford
1793–1862
Shapleigh, Maine (York)
Mary Whitehouse
1795–
Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Bickford
1762–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Bickford
1743–1834
Lydia Stanton
1739–1837

James Bickford's Descendants

1.
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James (Edwin) Bickford (NOV 1853–AFT 1940) m. Eunice Verrill (OCT 1849–AFT 1935)
  1. 1. Eva ((Evie) Lowie) Bickford 1891–1956 m. George (Frederick) Leighton 1888–1969
    1. 1. Marguerite (Mildred) Leighton 1910–1995 m. John (Small) Wildes 1902–1965 m. Earl (William) Wildes 1919–1972 m. Harry (Earle) Landberg 1895–1981
      1. 1. Eva (Lowie) Wildes 1930–2013 m. Nutting 1930–2009
      2. 2. John (Small) Wildes 1927–2013 m. Annie (L.) Reynolds 1930–2019
    2. 2. Eva (May) Leighton 1907–1980 m. Peter (DeBroder Gammon) Latham 1900–1972 m. Harold (Earl) Woodman 1911–1965
      1. 1. Harold (James) Woodman 1938–1995
      2. 2. John (Francis) Woodman 1944–2005
      3. 3. Arlene Latham 1924–
      4. 4. Dorothy Latham 1925–
      5. 5. Margeurite Latham 1926–
      6. 6. Lorraine (Loie) Latham 1929–1990 m. Kenneth (Earl) Sanborn 1926–1996
    3. 3. Infant Leighton 1908–
    4. 4. Chester (Lawrence) Leighton 1914–1959 m. Glenys (Alethia) Jones 1914–1974
    5. 5. Lionel (Malcolm) Leighton 1918–1975 m. Rita (Wilhelmina) Lefavor 1916–1994
      1. 1. Marcella (Ruth) Leighton 1946–2011
    6. 6. Harold (James) Leighton 1920–1922
    7. 7. George (E.) Leighton 1908–1987 m. Irene (L.) Hamm 1903–
  2. 2. James (E. [Bickford] McGowan or) McGower 1880–1951 m. Edith Morey 1881– m. Sadie Dick 1872– m. Ellen (Agnes) Cunningham 1876–1943
    1. 1. Stella (M.) McGowan 1895–
      1. 1. Edson (Arthur) Lakin 1920–1977
        1. 1. Edson (Arthur) Lakin 1942–1998
    2. 2. John (Francis) Bickford 1909– m. Grace (E.) Worrey 1914–
    3. 3. James (E.) Bickford 1903–1968 m. Barbara (E.) Kane 1900–1971
      1. 1. John (J.) Bickford 1926–2006
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Bickford 1928–1997 m. Alfred (Charles) Brown 1925–1991
      3. 3. Patrick (J.) Bickford 1930–1994
      4. 4. Elizabeth (C.) Bickford 1933–1998
      5. 5. Edward (F.) Bickford 1936–1988
      6. 6. Ellen (A.) Bickford 1937–1983
    4. 4. Cecelia (H.) Bickford 1916–
    5. 5. Ernie Bickford 1918–
    6. 6. Ellen (A.) Bickford 1914–
  3. 3. Ethel Bickford 1888–1889
  4. 4. Herbert (R.) Bickford 1883–1949

James Bickford's Timeline

10 Records

1853
NOV 1853
Birth of James Edwin Bickford in Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)
Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)
1860
1860
Age 7
James Edwin Bickford resided here in Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)
Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)
1870
1870
Age 17
James Edwin Bickford resided here in Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)
Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)
1880
1880
Age 27
James Edwin Bickford was employed in Lebanon, Maine (York)
Lebanon, Maine (York)
1880
1880
Age 27
James Edwin Bickford resided here in Lebanon, Maine (York)
Lebanon, Maine (York)
1889
NOV 1889
Age 36
James Edwin Bickford resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1900
1900
Age 47
James Edwin Bickford resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1900
1900
Age 47
James Edwin Bickford was employed in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1940
1940
Age 87
James Edwin Bickford resided here in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1940
AFT 1940
Age 87
Death of James Edwin Bickford in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: NOV 1853
    Event Place: Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 census, Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 8 ---- 2 June 1870
    [2] 1860 census, Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 16 ----- 7 June 1860
    [3] 1940 census, Portland, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 11a - 10 Apr 1940 Ward 3 S.D. 1 E.D. 3-60
    [4] 1880 census, Lebanon, Maine (York), Pg. 33 (377a) - 21 Jun 1880 S.D. 1 E.D. 196
    [5] 1900 census, Portland, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 4b - 4 Jun 1900 SD 109 ED 57 Ward 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: 1860 census, Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 16 ----- 7 June 1860

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: 1870 census, Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 8 ---- 2 June 1870

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lebanon, Maine (York)
    Record Source: 1880 census, Lebanon, Maine (York), Pg. 33 (377a) - 21 Jun 1880 S.D. 1 E.D. 196

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lebanon, Maine (York)
    Record Source: 1880 census, Lebanon, Maine (York), Pg. 33 (377a) - 21 Jun 1880 S.D. 1 E.D. 196

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: NOV 1889
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: Maine Marriages, Marriage Certificate, James Bickford and Mrs. Eunice Verrill married 11 Nov 1889

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: 1900 census, Portland, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 4b - 4 Jun 1900 SD 109 ED 57 Ward 2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: 1900 census, Portland, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 4b - 4 Jun 1900 SD 109 ED 57 Ward 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: 1940 census, Portland, Maine (Cumberland), Pg. 11a - 10 Apr 1940 Ward 3 S.D. 1 E.D. 3-60

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1940
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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