Bidwell Strickland

1802–1858 (Age 56)
Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Bidwell

Bidwell Strickland was born in 1802, in Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. He married Elvira Gleason on 15 July 1828, in Lenox Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Andover, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States in 1830 and Morgan Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died in 1858, in Rock Creek, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, at the age of 56.

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Family Time Line

Bidwell Strickland
1802–1858
Elvira Gleason
1807–1868
Marriage: 15 July 1828
Marion Engelia Strickland
1833–1905
Wallace C. Strickland
1837–1859
Harrison L Strickland
1840–1865
Antoinette Strickland
1847–1914

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 July 1828Lenox Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1803
    Age 1
    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
    1811
    Age 9
    "ASHTABULA COUNTY - This county was formed 7 June 1807, and was taken from Trumbull and Geauga [Counties], and the date of its organization was 22 January 1811. It derived its name from Ashtabula River, which signifies in Indian dialect, ""Fish River."""
    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 17
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    Name Meaning

    English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from Great and Little Strickland (Westmorland) or Strickland Ketel and Strickland Roger (also Westmorland). The placenames derive from Old English stīrc ‘stirk, young bullock or heifer’ + land ‘land’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Stricklen
    Stricklan

    Sources (6)

    • B Strickland, "United States Census, 1830"
    • Bedwell Strickland, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Bidwell Strickland in entry for Antinette A.H. Cameron, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"

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