History and genealogy of the Bicknell family and some collateral lines, of Normandy, Great Britain and AmericaComprising some ancestors and many descendants of Zachary Bicknell from Barrington, Somersetshire, England, 1635 .. . aria Hatch, Feb., 1868. Maria (Hatch) Bicknell died in Lake Mills, Wis., April, 1868. John Dustin Bicknell8 m.,2 Nov., 1871, Nancy (Christian) Dobbins, dau. of Alexander and Jane Christian, of Neosho, Mo. ,—1. Mary Ellen; b., Dec. 3, 1872, in Los Angeles, —2. Edna Jane; b., Feb. 5, 1874, in Los Angeles, —3. John Dustin; b. July 21, 1876; d.
History and genealogy of the Bicknell family and some collateral lines, of Normandy, Great Britain and AmericaComprising some ancestors and many descendants of Zachary Bicknell from Barrington, Somersetshire, England, 1635 .. . aria Hatch, Feb., 1868. Maria (Hatch) Bicknell died in Lake Mills, Wis., April, 1868. John Dustin Bicknell8 m.,2 Nov., 1871, Nancy (Christian) Dobbins, dau. of Alexander and Jane Christian, of Neosho, Mo. ,—1. Mary Ellen; b., Dec. 3, 1872, in Los Angeles, —2. Edna Jane; b., Feb. 5, 1874, in Los Angeles, —3. John Dustin; b. July 21, 1876; d. —4. Fanny; b. March and d. May, 1878. John Dustin Bicknell. John Dustin Bicknell was born June 25th, 1838, in Jericho,Chittenden County, Vt., and was the elder son of Nathaniel andFanny (Thompson) Bicknell, and a direct descendant of HannahDustin. His parents were frugal and industrious farmers, andhe was early taught the value of economy and labor. Hischildhood was passed upon his fathers farm and in attending thedistrict school. When he was 15 years old he moved with his parents toJefferson County, Wisconsin, and settled upon a farm five mileswest of Lake Mills, where the summers were spent helping to. John Bickni Eighth Generation 291 plow the virgin soil with an ox team, (and it was then he sol-emnly vowed he would never be a farmer), and the winters inattending or teaching school. He received his academic education at Albion Academy, inDane County, Wisconsin. At the age of 20 he went to Missouri, where he taught schoolfor two years, when he undertook the task of piloting a wagontrain of 70 people from Missouri across the plains to NorthernCalifornia. He was six months making the trip with ox teamsto Knights Landing Cal., where the company disbanded. Hetaught school there and made the acquaintance of General JimLane, who was his first California friend and benefactor. Heremained at Knights Landing one year, when he was seized withthe gold fever and went to
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