Diantha Ann GRIMES

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abt. 1830 , Brome, Quebec, Canada

Died

28 December 1882 , Maine, Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA

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Zephaniah GRIMES Lorinda SWEET

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Born: abt. 1830 in Brome, Quebec, Canada

Father: Zephaniah GRIMES

Mother: Lorinda SWEET

Paternal grandparents: Zephaniah GRIMES , Abigail HUNTER

Maternal grandparents: Philip SWEET , Elizabeth SHERWILL

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Diantha Ann married John Milton BICKFORD 5 January 1852 in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
John Milton BICKFORD was born 5 July 1829 in Sheffield, Vermont, USA. John Milton died 30 March 1911 in Fresno, California, USA. John Milton was the child of John Milton BICKFORD and Comfort Weeks DROWN.

Diantha Ann GRIMES died 28 December 1882 in Maine, Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA.

In 1850 census she is listed as living in a boarding house in Nashua, NH along with someone who is possibly an older sister, Rosella? Grimes, age 22

NOTE: Parents NOT proven, but are likely correct

"Zephaniah GRIMES , b . 31 Mar 1774 , Hubbardston , MA ; m . 5 Aug 1799 , Sharon , Windsor Co. , VT , Abigail HUNTER , b . 30 Nov 1779 , Windsor , VT , dau . of Thomas HUNTER and Abigail POWER ; he d . Sutton , Brome Co. , Que .
Zephaniah GRIMES , Jr. b . Jun 1803 , prob . VT ; m . 29 Nov 1825 , Lorinda SWEET , b . Aug 1807 , dau . of Philip Sweet and Elizabeth ( Pettes ? ) , of Brome Twp . , Que .; d . 4 Feb 1885 , bur . Brome Cemetery . VII Diantha Ann GRIMES" from
Vermont Counties of Essex, Lamoille, Chittenden, Caledonia, Grand Isle, Franklin, Washington and Orleans, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec · Volumes 1-3
1988 - Can only see snippet views - also unable to find the book anywhere

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Diantha Ann GRIMES married

John Milton BICKFORD
Marriage date: 5 January 1852
Marriage place: Nashua, New Hampshire, USA

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John Milton BICKFORD was the child of John Milton BICKFORD and Comfort Weeks DROWN

Marriage notes:

Name: Diantha Grimes

Marriage Date: 5 Jan 1852

Event Type: Marriage

Marriage Place: Nashville, New Hampshire

Birth Date: abt 1830

Birth Place: Broome, C E

Age: 22

Gender: Female

Spouse Name: John Bickford

Spouse Birth Place: Glover, VT

Spouse Age: 23

Spouse Gender: Male

FHL Film Number: 1000963

Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Married... In Nashua... John Bickford to Diantha Grimes, both of N.

VOX POPULI, Lowell, Massachusetts, Friday, January 9, 1852, Page 3

Children of John Milton BICKFORD and Diantha Ann GRIMES

Emily BICKFORD

Born: 28 December 1854, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 20 February 1926, Maine, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA

Married: Andrew Greig WALLACE 11 August 1879

Diantha Ann "Anna" BICKFORD

Born: February 1856, , Vermont, USA
Died: 5 October 1933, Glenwood, Minnesota, USA

Ebenezer BICKFORD

Born: abt. 1862, , Vermont, USA
Died: abt. 1864, Brome, Quebec, Canada

Allen BICKFORD

Born: abt. 1864, Sheffield, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

Abbie (Allie) Augusta BICKFORD

Born: 25 August 1867, Sheffield, Vermont, USA
Died: 13 January 1887, Furgus Falls, Minnesota, USA

Vinnie B BICKFORD

Born: 29 October 1870, Sheffield, Vermont, USA
Died: 26 March 1935, Western, Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA

Cora Etta BICKFORD

Born: 21 August 1875, Maine, Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA
Died: 7 February 1962, Vancouver, Washington, USA

Eban BICKFORD

Born: abt. 1876, , Minnesota, USA
Died: ,

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1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 - Nashua, New Hampshire
Name: Diantha Grimes
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1850: Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Line Number: 10
Dwelling Number: 479
Family Number: 529
Household Members Age
George W Marshall
45
Permelia Marshall
44
Orlanda T Marshall
22
Zelinda A Marshall
17
Celinda A Marshall
17
Sarah E F Marshall
5
Olive Evans
26
Harriet Evans
24
Emely Evans
18
Mary A Towne
20
Sarah M Lincoln
20
Mariah Fletcher
19
Sarah Wilcox
21
Juliet Wilcox
19
Hannah Atkins
15
Ann Atkinson
18
Mariah Atkinson
16
Jane Wright
20
Martha Eastman
17
Caroline Spalding
18
Lucinda Spalding
16
Emely Yates
22
Lucy Yates
18
Helenor Yates
16
Lucretia Leslie
22
Jane Cameron
19
Rosilla Grimes
22
Diantha Grimes 20
Cordelia Green
22
Lucinda Barrett
17
Marian Wright
16
Sarah Cameron
24
Eliza Witherall
24
Ann Witherall
26
Jeremiah F Heath
19
Oscar Sawyer
18
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1852 Marriage / Partner
Diantha Ann GRIMES and John Milton BICKFORD 5 January 1852, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA (Dunstable)

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1854 Birth of Child
Emily BICKFORD was born 28 December 1854, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA (Dunstable)

1856 Birth of Child
Diantha Ann "Anna" BICKFORD was born February 1856, , Vermont, USA

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - Brome, Brome, Quebec, Canada
John Bickford, farmer, born U.S., religion C.C. Baptist, age 32
Diantha A Bickford, born Canada East, religion C.C. Baptist, age 32
Emily Bickford, born U.S., age 7
Diantha A Bickford, born U.S., age 4
Eben A Bickford, born Canada East, age 2

Canada, Quebec Census, 1861

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1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 Birth of Child
Abbie (Allie) Augusta BICKFORD was born 25 August 1867, Sheffield, Vermont, USA

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1870 - Sheffield, Vermont
Name: Diantha Bickford
Age in 1870: 40
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Vermont
Dwelling Number: 85
Home in 1870: Sheffield, Caledonia, Vermont
Race: White
Gender: Female
Occupation: Keeping House
Inferred Father: John M Bickford
Inferred Mother: Comfort Bickford
Household Members:
Name Age
John M Bickford 70
Comfort Bickford 70
John Bickford 42
Deailton Bickford 40
Emily Bickford 15
Ann Bickford 13
Allie Bickford 3

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 Birth of Child
Vinnie B BICKFORD was born 29 October 1870, Sheffield, Vermont, USA

1875 - Maine, Otter Tail, Minnesota
Name Diantha Bickford
Sex Female
Age 47 years
Birth Date 1828
Birth Year (Estimated) 1828
Birthplace Canada
Race White
Father's Birthplace New Hampshire
Mother's Birthplace Rhode Island
Event Date 1875
Event Place Maine, Otter Tail, Minnesota
Line Number 35
Page Number 314
Volume Otter Tail County
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M McNulty
M

Name M McNulty
Sex Male
Race White
Event Date 1875
Event Place Maine, Otter Tail, Minnesota
Line Number 35
Page Number 314
Volume Otter Tail County
Angeline Mc Nultz
F
31 years
Ireland

Name Angeline Mc Nultz
Sex Female
Age 31 years
Birth Date 1844
Birth Year (Estimated) 1844
Birthplace Ireland
Race White
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Ireland
Event Date 1875
Event Place Maine, Otter Tail, Minnesota
Line Number 35
Page Number 314
Volume Otter Tail County
John W Mc Nultz
M
6 years
Wisconsin

Name John W Mc Nultz
Sex Male
Age 6 years
Birth Date 1869
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1875 Birth of Child
Cora Etta BICKFORD was born 21 August 1875, Maine, Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 - Maine, Otter Tail, Minnesota
Name Diantha Bickford
Sex Female
Age 54 years
Birth Year (Estimated) 1826
Birthplace Canada
Marital Status Married
Occupation Keeping House
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Father's Birthplace Connecticut, United States
Mother's Birthplace Connecticut, United States
Event Type Census
Event Date 1880
Event Place Maine, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States
Household Identifier 8082922
Person Number 1
Sheet Letter C
Sheet Number 107
Volume 2
Affiliate Publication Number T9
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Diantha Bickford's Spouses and Children

John Bickford
Husband
M
53 years
Vermont, United States

Name John Bickford
Sex Male
Age 53 years
Birth Year (Estimated) 1827
Birthplace Vermont, United States
Marital Status Married
Occupation Farmer
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household

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Father's Birthplace Vermont, United States
Mother's Birthplace Vermont, United States
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