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James E. Bickford 1903–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 MAR 1903

Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)

Death Date: 13 JUL 1968

Death Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)

Father: James McGower

Mother: Ellen Cunningham

Spouse(s): Barbara Kane

Children(s): John Bickford, Mary Bickford, Patrick Bickford, Elizabeth Bickford, Edward Bickford, Ellen Bickford

James E. Bickford was born in 1903 in Portland, Maine (Cumberland), the child of James E Bickford Mcgowan Or Mcgower And Ellen Agnes Cunningham. James E. Bickford married Barbara E Kane, and had children including Barbara Bickford, Edward F Bickford, Elizabeth C Bickford, Ellen A Bickford, John J Bickford, Mary Ellen Bickford, Patrick J Bickford. James E. Bickford passed away in 1968 in Portland, Maine (Cumberland).

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Biography

  • James E. Bickford was born in 1903 in Portland, Maine (Cumberland), the child of James E Bickford Mcgowan Or Mcgower And Ellen Agnes Cunningham.
  • James E. Bickford married Barbara E Kane, and had children including Barbara Bickford, Edward F Bickford, Elizabeth C Bickford, Ellen A Bickford, John J Bickford, Mary Ellen Bickford, Patrick J Bickford.
  • James E. Bickford passed away in 1968 in Portland, Maine (Cumberland).

Immediate Family

Parents

James McGower
1880–1951
Birth Location: Acton, Maine (York)
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Ellen Cunningham
1876–1943
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts (Suffolk)
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Kane
1900–1971
Birth Location: Glynsk, Galway, Ireland
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Children(s)

John Bickford
1926–2006
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Mary Bickford
1928–1997
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Patrick Bickford
1930–1994
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Elizabeth Bickford
1933–1998
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Edward Bickford
1936–1988
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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Ellen Bickford
1937–1983
Birth Location: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
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James Bickford's Ancestors

Self
James Bickford
1903–1968
Birth Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Parents
James E. [Bickford] McGowan or McGower
1880–1951
Acton, Maine (York)
Ellen (Agnes) Cunningham
1876–1943
Boston, Massachusetts (Suffolk)
Grandparents
James (Edwin) Bickford
1853–1940
Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)
Eunice Verrill
1849–1935
prob. Turner, Maine (Androscoggin)
Patrick Cunningham
1827–
Manora Hamilton, Ireland
Mary Coletto
1843–
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Bickford
1820–1871
Sarah Walker
1820–1899
Andrew Verrill
1813–
Louisa Metcalf
1826–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Bickford
1793–1862
Mary Whitehouse
1795–
Jeremiah Verrill
1774–1834
Lydia Tripp
1781–1858
David Metcalf
1767–1808
Patty Fairbanks
1772–1817

James Bickford's Descendants

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James (E.) Bickford (21 MAR 1903–13 JUL 1968) m. Barbara (E.) Kane (1 MAY 1900–14 AUG 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

James Bickford's Timeline

2 Records

1903
21 MAR 1903
Birth of James E. Bickford in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
1968
13 JUL 1968
Age 65
Death of James E. Bickford in Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
Portland, Maine (Cumberland)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 MAR 1903
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: 1920 Census, Dist 1 Enum 28 Sht 22b ----- 20 January 1920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 JUL 1968
    Event Place: Portland, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: Ancestry.com Family Trees, K. O. admin Kathleen Osgood DNA circle find 3rd cousin Margurite Decker
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