James Babcock (1818 - 1865)

Born 20 Mar 1818 in Alburgh, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lovey (Roberts) Babcock — married about 1842 in South Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States

Husband of Esther (Daniels) Parmley — married 18 Feb 1861 in Walworth, Wisconsin, United States

Descendants

Died 29 Jun 1865 at age 47 in Troy Center, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Babcock Name Study.

James engaged in farming in Wisconsin.

James was born on March 20, 1818 (per gravestone). He married Lovey Roberts in South Hero, Vermont, USA (date unknown). He married second a Esther Harrison (per Babcock Genealogy source). James Babcock passed away June 29, 1865 (per gravestone).

Marriage

1. Lovey (Roberts) Babcock (1814 - 1860)
2. Esther (Daniels) Parmley

Name: James Babcock Event Type: Marriage Event Place: South Hero, Vermont, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Lovey Roberts Spouse's Gender: Female

GS Film Number: 27671 Digital Folder Number: 004705256 Image Number: 01083 ^[1]

Name: James Babcock Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 11 Feb 1861 Event Place: , Jefferson, Nebraska, United States Gender: Male Father's Name: Ichabod Babcock Mother's Name: Sarah Babcock Spouse's Name: Esther Harrison Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Father's Name: Leonard Daniels Spouse's Mother's Name: Daniels

GS Film Number: 1275584 Digital Folder Number: 007622482 Image Number: 01704^[2]

Occupation

Farmer (per 1850 Census)

Census

Name: James Babcock Event Type: Census Event Year: 1850 Event Place: Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States Gender: Male Age: 31 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1819 Birthplace: Vermont, United States House Number: 129

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace James Babcock M 31 Vermont, United States Lovey Babcock F 36 Vermont, United States Charles Babcock M 4 Wisconsin, United States Stephen Cooper M 40 England

Household ID: 135 Line Number: 3 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M432 Affiliate Film Number: 1007 GS Film Number: 444994 Digital Folder Number: 004206493 Image Number: 00140 ^[3]

Death

BURIAL Evergreen Cemetery Troy Center, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA

Research Notes

Alburgh, Vermont was renamed Alburg, Vermont in 1891. ^[4]

The Babcock Genealogy lists James & Lovey's first child as born in 1843, so an estimated marriage year of 1842 is used for James & Lovey's marriage. They married in Vermont, though, so this estimate may need to be adjusted once the birth location of first child Susan M is identified. Their second child, Charles B, was born in Wisconsin.

Residence (1850, 1860) Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA

Per 1850 census James Babcock was a Farmer with real estate value set at $1500. He is listed as being born in Vermont same as Lovey his wife. Their son Charles Babcock is listed as being born in Wisconsin and at the age of 4 attended school. The farm laborer Stephen Cooper is listed as born in England and couldn’t read or write.

The 1860 census includes James, his wife Lovey, 5 children and Ester (Esther) Harrison who appears to be engaged as domestic help for the Babcock family. She was born in Ohio in approximately 1838. After Lovey's death in 1860, Esther (Daniels) Harrison becomes James' second wife.

According to The Babcock Genealogy, James had 7 children with his first wife and 2 with his second. His second marriage with Esther was in Wisconsin on 18 Feb 1861. (The Babcock Genealogy and the Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1820 - 1907 indicates James & Esther's marriage was 18 Feb 1861while the index on Family Search in Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836 - 1911 indicates a marriage date of 11 Feb 1861.)

The Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1820-1907 confirm this marriage as in volume 2, page 491, there are individual entries for each of Esther Harrison and James Babcock marrying on 18 Feb 1861 in Walworth, Wisconsin, USA. This Wisconsin marriage has not been located in another repository yet where the source can be seen directly.

According to The Babcock Genealogy p. 250, James' children mentioned are as follows:

Children from first marriage to Lovey Roberts

1. Susan M, 29 Jul 1843 - 09 Sep 1843
2. Charles B, b. 11 Aug 1845, residence 1902 Center, Wisconsin
3. Susan P, 22 Feb 1848 - 17 Sep 1849
4. Justina, b. 26 Aug 1850, residence 1902 Center, Wisconsin, married 03 Jan 1877 Eli Crall.
5. James W, b. 18 Jan 1852, married 24 Oct 1876 Mary McGhee
6. Leroy J, b. 02 Oct 1854, married 29 Jun 1876 Libbie Thomas.
7. Marian, b. 19 Feb 1857, residence 1902 St. Paul, Minnesota, married 25 Dec 1881 J W Roberts.

Children from second marriage to Esther (Daniels) Harrison

1. Nellie S, b. 12 Mar 1862, married 24 Nov 1881 John Fisher
2. Willie G, b. 06 Mar 1864

Note there is a FindAGrave entry for Susan Babcock, daughter of James & Lovey, where the dates on the memorial do not match with the dates in The Babcock Genealogy. Susan's gravestone does not have any dates on it per the photo at the FindAGrave memorial.

Susan Babcock on Find A Grave: Memorial #132506999 retrieved 13 Oct 2019

Note the 1860 census lists children Justina and Wesley as the same age, so they're likely twins as of that account. Wesley is not mentioned in The Babcock Genealogy, unless he is James W.

Sources

1. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8MR-MR9 : 5 November 2017), James Babcock and Lovey Roberts, , Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,671.
2. ↑ Citing this Record "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDS-Y48 : 16 March 2018), Daniels in entry for James Babcock and Esther Harrison, 11 Feb 1861; citing , Jefferson, Nebraska, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,275,584.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DP-7TD : 12 April 2016), Stephen Cooper in household of James Babcock, Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States; citing family 135, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ Wikipedia: Alburgh (town), Vermont - Accessed 12 Oct 2019

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9Z-ZPJ : 12 December 2017), James Babcock, 1860.
• ($) Esther Harrison in Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1820 - 1907, Volume 2, Page 491. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000. [Original data: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907. Madison, WI, USA: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Vital Records Division.] [Wisconsin Historical Society. Pre-1907 Vital Records Collection. Madison, WI, USA: Wisconsin Historical Society Library Archives.]
• ($) James Babcock in Wisconsin, Marriage Index, 1820 - 1907, Volume 2, Page 491. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2000. [Original data: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907. Madison, WI, USA: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Vital Records Division.] [Wisconsin Historical Society. Pre-1907 Vital Records Collection. Madison, WI, USA: Wisconsin Historical Society Library Archives.]
• "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDS-Y4C : 16 March 2018), James Babcock and Esther Harrison, 11 Feb 1861; citing , Jefferson, Nebraska, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,275,584.

See Also:

• Babcock, Stephen, 1832-1916, compiler. The Babcock Genealogy, p. 144, 250.
• James Babcock on Find A Grave: Memorial #132506898 retrieved 12 Oct 2019
• Beckwith, Albert Clayton, 1836-1915, The History of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Publisher: Indianapolis, Bowen, 1912, page 427.