Samuel W. Bickford 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Jul 2, 1866 - Epsom, NH
    Christening: 
          Death: Dec 19, 1938 - Epsom, NH
         Burial: in McClary-Epsom, NH Center Cemetery, Epsom, NH
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN :
Parents 
         Father: Horace Grafton Bickford
         Mother: Emily G. Sanders
Spouses and Children 
1. *Emma Janette Philbrick
       Marriage: Sep 4, 1889 - Epsom, NH
       Children:
                1. Harold Samuel Bickford
                2. Helen Bickford
                3. Hester Emma Bickford
Notes
General:
Buried in the McClary Cemetery, Epsom, NH.

Epsom, NH, Dec. 20 (1938) - Funeral services for Samuel W. Bickford will be held Thursday afternoon at his home in Gossville. Mr. Bickford, a native of Epsom, NH, died Monday afternoon after several week's illness. He was 73 years old. The immediate survivors are his wife, Mrs. Emma J. Bickford; one son, Harold S. Bickford; a daughter, Miss Hester E. Bickford; and two grandchildren, Samuel Bickford and Jackson R. Bickford, all of Epsom, NH.

Samuel Weeks Bickford 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1795 - Epsom, NH
    Christening: 
          Death: Feb 25, 1859 - Epsom, NH 15
         Burial: in McClary-Epsom, NH Center Cemetery, Epsom, NH
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN :
Parents 
         Father: Thomas Bickford
         Mother: Olive Haynes
Spouses and Children 
1. *Lucy Coolidge Learned
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. George Bickford
                2. Caroline M. Bickford
                3. Charlotte Bickford
                4. Lucy Coolidge Bickford
                5. Charles Bickford
                6. Horace Grafton Bickford
                7. Eliza D. Bickford
Notes
General:
Buried in the McClary Cemetery, Epsom, NH.
Middle name also seen as William

WILL of Samuel W. Bickford 1859

In the name of God, Amen
I Samuel W. Bickford of Epsom, County of Merrimack State of New Hampshire, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life, and being of sound and perfect mind and memory, blessed by Almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say:
1st I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Lucy L. Bickford all my property and estate both real and personal whatsovever and wheresoever situated to have and to hold during her lifetime.
At the decease of my wife, I give and devise my property to wit:
1st I give and bequeath unto my eldest son George Bickford the sum of five dollars
2nd I give and bequeath unto my two elder daughters, Caroline M. Sanders wife of Jonathan C. Sanders, and Charlotte M. Downing wife of Jonathan H. Downing, the sum of two dollars apiece.
3rd I give and bequeath unto my third daughter Lucy C. Bickford the sum of five dollars;
4th I give and bequeath unto my youngest daughter Eliza D. Bickford the sum of one hundred dollars and a home.
5th I give and bequeath to my second son Charles Bickford the sum of five dollars.
6th All the rest and residue of my estate, both real and personal (after the payment of my debts and legacies) I do give and bequeath unto my youngest son Horace Bickford his executors administrators and assigns, to have and to hold to him and his own use and benefit forever.
Lastly, And I do hereby appoint and constitute my son Horace Bickford sole executor of this my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirty first day of January A.D. eighteen hundred and fifty nine.

S.W. Bickford

Witness; L.W. Peabody, Ann Sanborn and Charlotte Learned

Sarah Bickford 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 
    Christening: Jul 23, 1753 - Durham, NH
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

Events

•  Baptism: Durham, NH, Jul 23, 1753.
Parents 
         Father: Ebenezer Bickford
         Mother: Elizabeth Critchett
Sarah Bickford 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Abt Mar 1729
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN :
Parents 
         Father: Eleazar Bickford
         Mother: Sarah Johnson
Spouses and Children 
1. *Abner Bickford
       Marriage:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Abner Bickford)
marriage date from History of Durham 'Newington, 3 Nov. 1754 (?)'

Sarah Bickford 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Feb 12, 1737 - Madbury, NH
    Christening: 
          Death: Jun 27, 1804 - Epsom, NH
         Burial: in McClary-Epsom, NH Center Cemetery, Epsom, NH
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN :
Parents 
         Father: Thomas Bickford
         Mother: Esther Adams
Spouses and Children 
1. *Samuel Blake
       Marriage: 1760 - Epsom, NH
       Children:
                1. Esther Blake
                2. Sarah Blake
                3. Abigail Blake
                4. Rebecca Blake
                5. Mercy Blake
                6. Temperance Blake
                7. Hannah Blake
                8. Samuel Blake
                9. Elizabeth Blake
                10. James Blake
Notes
Marriage Notes (Samuel Blake)
Place of marriage from Libby Family in America, Volume 2, Book 2 (1993)

Sarah Bickford 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1708 - Portsmouth, NH
    Christening: 
          Death: 1769 - Greenland, NH
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN :
Parents 
         Father: Henry Bickford
         Mother: Sarah Unknown
Spouses and Children 
1. *John Lang
       Marriage: Abt 1724 - Portsmouth, NH
       Children:
                1. Dorothy Lang
                2. Thomas Lang
                3. Sarah Bickford Lang
                4. Grace Lang
                5. John Lang
                6. Hannah Lang
                7. Bickford Lang
                8. Thomas Lang
                9. George Lang
                10. William Lang
Sarah Bickford 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 
    Christening: Apr 29, 1745 - Newington, NH
          Death: Mar 1829 - Dover, NH
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN :
Parents 
         Father: Jonathan Bickford
         Mother: Lydia Brown
Spouses and Children 
1. *Ephraim Bickford
       Marriage: Mar 22, 1772 - Dover, NH
       Children:
                1. Aaron Bickford
                2. Deborah Bickford
                3. Joseph Bickford
                4. Mary Bickford
                5. Hannah Bickford
                6. Sarah Bickford
                7. Ephraim Bickford
                8. Susanna Bickford
                9. Thomas Bickford
Notes
General:
NH Republican and County Newspaper, Tuesday March 24, 1829
Deaths (Dover) in this town, Mrs. Sally Bickford, aged 76, widow of the late Mr. Ephraim Bickford.

Sarah Bickford 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Jul 14, 1783 - Dover, NH
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN :
Parents 
         Father: Ephraim Bickford
         Mother: Sarah Bickford
Sarah Bickford 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Abt 1844
    Christening: 
          Death: Nov 13, 1881 - Franklin, NH
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN :
Parents 
         Father: James S. Bickford
         Mother: Lucinda Bryant
Spouses and Children 
1. *___ Bachelder
       Marriage:
Sarah Bickford 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: Abt 1821 - Epsom, NH
    Christening: 
          Death: Apr 28, 1864 - Barton, Orleans Co., VT
         Burial: in North Cemetery, Barton, VT
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN :
Parents 
         Father: Samuel B. Bickford
         Mother: Abigail Critchett
Spouses and Children 
1. *Seymour Bemis
       Marriage: Mar 2, 1853 - Craftsbury, VT
Notes
General:
There is a period in Epsom Church records where there are no baptisms (1825-1826), and the first of the family to show in the records is Judith. Elder daughter Lydia does not appear, nor does this daughter Sarah. The entire family become members of the Church in Albany, VT, and she also shows in the 1850 census with siblings. Neither marriage or death record give parents. Birth date calculated from age at date of death.

From Albany, VT Baptist Church records 1832-1867, Names of Members who walk with the Church Jan. 17, 1852:
Bickford, Sarah
Hemingway, Lydia
Joined Church in Albany, VT Jan. 7, 1843, Samuel Bickford, church records give death as July 25, 1863, also joined same date:
Judith C., Bapt.
Sarah, Bapt., died
Lydia, Bapt., alias Heminway
Abgail, Jan. 14, 1843, unknown

1850 US Census, Albany, Orleans VT
Household 892
Bickford, Samuel, age 50, farmer, also on Agricultural Census 1850, possibly in Craftsbury, VT, 1860. Baptist
Bickford, Abigail, age 49,
Lydia M. (Cutler) age 30
Household 893
Bickford, Almira, 28
Bickford, Cordelia, 1
Samuel D. Bickford, 50
Sarah Bickford, 29
Lucy Ann, 14
Hannah M., 10
George W., 7

Appears double entry, as some of the Bickfords are in the Census of 1850 twice:
Household 868
Samuel B/D Bickford, 53 (?) (seen in household 892 age 50)
Betsey (Abigail) 50 (not seen in household 892, should be Abigail wife of Samuel?)
Lydia Hemingway, 30 (seen in household 892 as Lydia Cutler, age 30)
Sarah Bickford, 27 (29?) (seen in household 893, age 29)
Lucy Ann, 13 (seen in household 893 age 14)
Hannah, 9 (seen in household 893 age 10)
George Hemingway, 6 (seen George W. Bickford, age 7 in household 892)

Vermont Vital Records, Sarah Bemis, wife of ___ Bemis, Apr. 28, 1864, age 43.
Marriage Notes (Seymour Bemis)
Vermont Vital Records, Craftsbury, Miss Sarah Bickford, Mr. Seymour Bemis, reisdence of bride, Craftsbury, groom, Barton (VT)

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