James B. Bicknell

Male18 February 1842–16 January 1868

Brief Life History of James B.

When James B. Bicknell was born on 18 February 1842, in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Benjamin Bicknell, was 42 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Wells, was 43. He married Abby Frances Cahoone on 25 March 1866, in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 16 January 1868, in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.

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James B. Bicknell
1842–1868
Abby Frances Cahoone
1837–1922
Marriage: 25 March 1866
James B. Bicknell
1868–1868

Sources (11)

  • James B Bicknell in household of Benjamin Bicknell, "United States Census, 1850"
  • James B. Bicknell, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
  • James B. Bicknell, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 March 1866North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

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    World Events (5)

    1846

    Age 4

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1862 · US Naval Academy

    Age 20

    The US Naval Academy was moved to Newport, Rhode Island from its original in Annapolis, Maryland on May 9, 1862.

    1863

    Age 21

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Bickenhill in Warwickshire, Bickenhall in Somerset or Bignell in Oxfordshire. The former two are named with the Old English personal name Bicca + Old English hyll ‘hill’, but in the Somerset name the final element alternates with Old English h(e)all ‘hall’. Bignell is named with the Old English personal name Biga + hyll ‘hill’. Compare Bignell .

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

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