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 .. . by a joyous, hopeful, loving spirit. She was very orderly andsystematic in household affairs, was an hospitable host, enter-taining her many friends by bright and witty conversation, mostagreeable manners, as well as a generous table. Of a deeply re-ligious spirit, she was a close student of the Bible, and a readyconversationalist on doctrinal subjects, which were in he
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 .. . by a joyous, hopeful, loving spirit. She was very orderly andsystematic in household affairs, was an hospitable host, enter-taining her many friends by bright and witty conversation, mostagreeable manners, as well as a generous table. Of a deeply re-ligious spirit, she was a close student of the Bible, and a readyconversationalist on doctrinal subjects, which were in her day thetopics of daily discussion. Her favorite subject was Free Willas opposed to Predestination, and in debate the Scriptures werefreely quoted in defense of her belief. On Sunday at noon herhome was the meeting place of many members of the church, whocame from a distance and remained for the afternoon review of the morning sermon and a survey of the religiousconditions at home and abroad were mingled with the social tea,cake and doughnuts of the noon lunch. During her last yearstroublous times came to the Congregational Church, concerningwhich she had great spiritual anxiety, as letters of hers, still pre-. Elizabeth W. (Aixin) Bicknell. of Amy (Bicknell) Allin. Seventh Generation 175 served, testify. Mrs. Bicknell lived a sweet, motherly, beautifullife, was the ruling spirit of her family in love and obedience totruth as revealed to her, and at the early age of forty-three passedon to fulfill the incompleteness of a short but truly consecratedlife. She was beloved in life and sorely lamented in death. Joshua7 [431], (Joshua, Joshua, Joshua, Zachariah, John, Zach-ary), son of Joshua and Amey (Brown) Bicknell; b. at Bar-rington, R. I., Nov. 19, 1792; m., May 21, 1817, ElizabethMarchant Sessions, of Newport, R. I.: b. at Newport Aug. 5,1792. Children. 861—1. Zachariah; b. May 4, 1818, at Providence, R. I.; d. ininfancy. 862—2. Edward Joshua; b
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