Ezra Bickford

Brief Life History of Ezra

When Ezra Bickford was born on 19 May 1806, in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, his father, John Bickford, was 44 and his mother, Lovey Brown, was 28. He married Abigail Hartford in 1829, in Eaton, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States. He died in July 1850, in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 44.

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Ezra Bickford
1806–1850
Abigail Hartford
1802–1851
Marriage: 1829

Sources (7)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Ezra Bickford - Published information: death: July 1850; Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States
  • Ezra Bickford, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
  • Ezra Bickford, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"

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World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital

In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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: 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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Ezra Bickford, pioneer

Ezra Bickford Ezra Bickford was born May 19, 1806 in Rochester, Strafford, NH to John and Lovey Bickford. Married about 1829 to Abigail Hartford, probably in Eaton, Strafford County, as that was their …

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