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HUSBAND: Silas BACON
Birthdate: Abt. 1800
date and place of marriage: 1820 New York
other marriages:
military service:
Deathdate: 1841
Henderson County, IL
father:
mother:
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WIFE: Chloe WAIT
Birthdate: About 1807
New York
other marriages:
date and place of marriage: 1820 New York
Deathdate: October 16, 1870
Henderson County, IL
father:
mother:
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CHILD 1: Alonzo BACON
Birthdate: abt. 1824 place
married:
date and place of marriage:
other marriages:
Deathdate: January 21, 1861 Henderson County, IL
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CHILD 2: Franklin D. BACON
Birthdate: December 24, 1826 New York
married: Lucretia LAKE
date and place of marriage: November 06, 1851 Henderson County, IL
other marriages: Almira Jennett ANDERSON September 01, 1863
Henderson County, IL
Deathdate: December 12, 1903 Henderson County, IL
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CHILD 3: Ranson Victor BACON
Birthdate: About 1834
married:
date and place of marriage:
other marriages:
Deathdate: August 18, 1872 Henderson County, IL
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CHILD 4: Female BACON
Birthdate:
married: n/a
date and place of marriage: n/a
other marriages: n/a
Deathdate: 1844 Henderson County, IL
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CHILD 5: Female BACON
Birthdate:
married: n/a
date and place of marriage: n/a
other marriages: n/a
Deathdate: 1844 Henderson County, IL

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SOURCES:
The Hancock-Henderson Quill
Federal Census
Henderson County Burials
Illinois Marriages
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NOTES: Silas died 1841 and two unnamed daughters died 1844 Henderson Cty., IL.
It is where they are buried.
All the rest of this family on this group sheet are buried in Hopper and
Walnut Grove Cemeteries.

http://www.quillnewspaper.com/Nov02/a1313a1.html
The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
MOMENT IN HISTORY
Married in 1820 Silas and Chloe (Wait) Bacon of New York State came to
Henderson County on Sept.13, 1837.
This was before the county was organized and the Black Hawk War had just
recently been concluded.
Mr. Bacon entered 160 acres of federal land and began farming. Alas,
tragedy struck and he died in 1841 leaving his wife and five children.
Frontier women were tough and with the help of three sons, 17, 14 and 7
years of age, she endured.
Two daughter joined their father in 1844 and now Mrs. Bacon was left
with her three sons, Alonzo, Franklin, and Ransom to work the land and
carry on.
This staunch pioneer woman survived; in fact, she lived a long life
finally going to her reward in 1870.