Brief Life History of Myra A
When Myra A Bickford was born on 8 April 1839, in Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States, her father, Theodore BICKFORD, was 35 and her mother, Julia Somes Atherton, was 24. She married John Farnum Putnam on 1 November 1866, in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States in 1880 and Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1910. She died on 28 October 1917, at the age of 78, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States.
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- Myra A Bickford in household of Julia Bickford, "United States Census, 1850"
- Myra Bickford in entry for Edwin Elsworth Putnam, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
- Anyra Putnam in household of John F Putnam, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
1833–1912 Male
1839–1917 Female
Children (7)
1867–1943 Male
1868–1944 Male
1869–1948 Male
1872–1874 Female
1874–1971 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1803–1850 Male
1815– Female
Siblings (5)
1835– Female
1839–1917 Female
1841– Female
1844– Male
1848– Male
World Events (8)
1846
Age 7
1854
Age 15
1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from either Beckford Farm in Membury (Devon), Bickford Town in Plympton Saint Mary (Devon), or Bickford in Staffordshire. Beckford Farm is from the Old English personal name Becca + Old English ford ‘ford’, whereas the other two examples are derived from the Old English personal name Bicca + ford ‘ford’. The surname is more common in Devon and Cornwall.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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