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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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- James B. Bicknell in entry for James Burrill Bicknell, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- James B Bicknell in household of Benjamin Bicknell, "United States Census, 1850"
- James B. Bicknell, "Rhode Island, Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
Spouse and Children
1842–1868 Male
1837–1922 Female
Children (1)
1868–1868 Male
Parents and Siblings
1799–1893 Male
1798–1868 Female
Siblings (10)
1819–1913 Male
1819–1913 Male
1823–1866 Male
1826–1931 Female
1829–1909 Female
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World Events (5)
1846
Age 4
1862 · US Naval Academy
Age 20
1863
Age 21
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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