His aunt Rosanna Marsh Bacon
Rosanna Marsh, named for her mother, was born 1st of January, 1798.[1] She married Charles Bacon about 1817, and they lived in Addison County, Vermont throughout their lives.[2] Four of their children were named after four of Rosanna’s brothers, Walter, Josiah, Joseph, and Lorenzo D. It would be interesting to know if she named her son, Josiah, after she got word of her brother's death. Her death record in the Vermont vitals says she was of St. Albans.[3] She was the last surviving member of her father's family. Rosanna died 1 May 1871 age 73 yrs. Charles Bacon died 14 December 1873 age 76 yrs. Both are buried in Sunset View Cemetery.[4]lick here to edit.
Home of Charles and Rosanna Bacon as it looks today. Photos special courtesy of Sharon Benoit.
Rosanna’s brother, Joseph, published this account in his Rochester-based newspaper of visiting the Bacons and the trip they made to visit their childhood home.
"October 27, 1860, Rochester, N.Y. At Waltham, near Vergennes, Vt., I found my beloved sister, R. Bacon, according to the flesh, and her husband and family, blessed with the good things of this life, and professing a hope of obtaining eternal life in the world to come. After a separation of over sixteen years, it was truly joyful to meet again under circumstances of mercy. I spent only two days with them, during which time I held two meetings; one in their neighborhood, and one about four miles distant, where there is a strong body of Advent believers, who own a good Chapel, are blessed with the faithful and able labors of Eld. Ross, and have a heart to hear the truth. They listened with apparent interest to a lengthy discourse on the glorious restitution, at the close of which Bro. Ross approbated all he could see to be truth of what I had preached, and said he would investigate the rest, and believe the whole provided he found it in accordance with the Word of God, and exhorted his brethren to do the same. They also gave me a cordial invitation to visit them again. Seldom have I ever met with a more noble specimen of Christian liberality than on this occasion; it was a little oasis in this desert of sectarianism - the Lord water them in the dews of his grace, and raise up many more such pastors and people to honor his cause. - J. Marsh, Rochester, N.Y. Concluded next week"
"September 20, 1860. In company with my sister Bacon [Rosanna Marsh Bacon] and husband, I visited St. Albans, Vt., the place of my nativity, from which I had been absent forty-three years, as had also my sister; and as a matter of course, it and we had greatly changed. - While the hand of time had begun to furrow our cheeks and whiten our locks, the hand of art had pulled down the old house and barn and built new and better ones in a better place; had closed the old road and made one where it should be; had so drained the "ash swamp," and "cattail flag pasture," as to make them fertile fields, and dry up the babbling brook in which I used to wade, and the overflowed meadow where I used to slide and skate on the ice and fall and bruise my head, and make my nose bleed; it had stretched the railroad and telegraph line across the old "sugar bush," where I used to cool and chi(?) on a ball of snow maple sugar, and play and shout with youthful associates; it had turned swamps of cedar and dry lands into verdant meadows, and fertile fields.
"With these changes of art I was well pleased, but some things which the cankering hand of time had done, I did not like so well. It had destroyed the magnificent balm of Gilead under whose cooling shade I have often played, and the large wild cherry trees which I loved to climb and eat the fruit which once very nearly terminated my life - it had so destroyed the old orchard, as to leave here and there a half withered tree, under one of which I have hid in the tall grass all day, rather than "go to school," and at night was tied by my thumbs to the chamber ladder for the offense. And worse than all, this enemy had scattered and slain kindred and youthful associates so that not one appeared as they did forty-three years ago! Only one of all my "play mates," could be found, and he was not the laughing, "Rat Jewett," but the gray headed Erastus Jewett, Esq.! Gladly would I have called back the scenes of my youth, but I could not; we therefore forever bade adieu to the scenes of our childhood, and met in the evening in the school house near where I was taught to read, and gave a discourse to an apparently deeply interested audience, on the glorious doctrine of the resurrection. Blessed theme! It inspires the glorious hope of soon meeting with all our Heavenly Father's family, not at the home of our childhood as it and we were then, but as each will be in the age to come - the world of glory."[5]
"October 27, 1860, Rochester, N.Y. At Waltham, near Vergennes, Vt., I found my beloved sister, R. Bacon, according to the flesh, and her husband and family, blessed with the good things of this life, and professing a hope of obtaining eternal life in the world to come. After a separation of over sixteen years, it was truly joyful to meet again under circumstances of mercy. I spent only two days with them, during which time I held two meetings; one in their neighborhood, and one about four miles distant, where there is a strong body of Advent believers, who own a good Chapel, are blessed with the faithful and able labors of Eld. Ross, and have a heart to hear the truth. They listened with apparent interest to a lengthy discourse on the glorious restitution, at the close of which Bro. Ross approbated all he could see to be truth of what I had preached, and said he would investigate the rest, and believe the whole provided he found it in accordance with the Word of God, and exhorted his brethren to do the same. They also gave me a cordial invitation to visit them again. Seldom have I ever met with a more noble specimen of Christian liberality than on this occasion; it was a little oasis in this desert of sectarianism - the Lord water them in the dews of his grace, and raise up many more such pastors and people to honor his cause. - J. Marsh, Rochester, N.Y. Concluded next week"
"September 20, 1860. In company with my sister Bacon [Rosanna Marsh Bacon] and husband, I visited St. Albans, Vt., the place of my nativity, from which I had been absent forty-three years, as had also my sister; and as a matter of course, it and we had greatly changed. - While the hand of time had begun to furrow our cheeks and whiten our locks, the hand of art had pulled down the old house and barn and built new and better ones in a better place; had closed the old road and made one where it should be; had so drained the "ash swamp," and "cattail flag pasture," as to make them fertile fields, and dry up the babbling brook in which I used to wade, and the overflowed meadow where I used to slide and skate on the ice and fall and bruise my head, and make my nose bleed; it had stretched the railroad and telegraph line across the old "sugar bush," where I used to cool and chi(?) on a ball of snow maple sugar, and play and shout with youthful associates; it had turned swamps of cedar and dry lands into verdant meadows, and fertile fields.
"With these changes of art I was well pleased, but some things which the cankering hand of time had done, I did not like so well. It had destroyed the magnificent balm of Gilead under whose cooling shade I have often played, and the large wild cherry trees which I loved to climb and eat the fruit which once very nearly terminated my life - it had so destroyed the old orchard, as to leave here and there a half withered tree, under one of which I have hid in the tall grass all day, rather than "go to school," and at night was tied by my thumbs to the chamber ladder for the offense. And worse than all, this enemy had scattered and slain kindred and youthful associates so that not one appeared as they did forty-three years ago! Only one of all my "play mates," could be found, and he was not the laughing, "Rat Jewett," but the gray headed Erastus Jewett, Esq.! Gladly would I have called back the scenes of my youth, but I could not; we therefore forever bade adieu to the scenes of our childhood, and met in the evening in the school house near where I was taught to read, and gave a discourse to an apparently deeply interested audience, on the glorious doctrine of the resurrection. Blessed theme! It inspires the glorious hope of soon meeting with all our Heavenly Father's family, not at the home of our childhood as it and we were then, but as each will be in the age to come - the world of glory."[5]
Children of Charles and Rosanna Bacon Marsh
Note: There was a Henry Bacon (8) living with Charles and Rosanna in the 1850 census. He was likely a grandson through their son, Walter, but his identity is not known for sure.
I. Walter M. Bacon, c. 1818 - 11 May 1848 age 30 yrs. Sunset View Cemetery. He married Mary H. Austin, Vermont.
II. Edgar A. Bacon c. 1820
III. Lorenzo D. Bacon c. 1822 married Eunice Eliza Barton c.1841 in Waltham, Addison, Vermont.
A. Fanny M. Bacon c. 1844 Vermont
B. Mariette or Marquette R. Bacon c. 1846 Vermont
C. Viola R. Bacon c. 1848 Vermont died 8 January 1870 22 yrs. Sunset View.
D. Edna C. Bacon c. 1852 Vermont
E. Charles D. Bacon c. 1859 NY (Dickinson, Franklin, New York in 1860 and 1870)
I. Walter M. Bacon, c. 1818 - 11 May 1848 age 30 yrs. Sunset View Cemetery. He married Mary H. Austin, Vermont.
II. Edgar A. Bacon c. 1820
III. Lorenzo D. Bacon c. 1822 married Eunice Eliza Barton c.1841 in Waltham, Addison, Vermont.
A. Fanny M. Bacon c. 1844 Vermont
B. Mariette or Marquette R. Bacon c. 1846 Vermont
C. Viola R. Bacon c. 1848 Vermont died 8 January 1870 22 yrs. Sunset View.
D. Edna C. Bacon c. 1852 Vermont
E. Charles D. Bacon c. 1859 NY (Dickinson, Franklin, New York in 1860 and 1870)
Photo courtesy of Georgette Bacon
Photos special courtesy of Sharon Benoit; see also below
IV. Oscar Charles Bacon 21 March 1824 - 31 October 1879 age 55-07-10 Sunset View Cemetery. He married 17 November 1846 Julia A. Stewart; she died 16 March 1870 age 42 yrs. 9 months Sunset Cemetery. Oscar married (2) 9 November 1870 Henrietta North; she died 1 February 1898 age 63 yrs. Sunset Cemetery. Oscar was living next to his father in the 1860 census Waltham, Addison, Vermont. He is listed living with his parents and his son, Frank, in 1870.
A. Charles Bacon c. 1848 in Vermont died 28 October 1865 age17-10-27
B. Frank Bacon c. 1857 Vermont
V. Miss Bacon c. 1825
VI. Sylvia R. Bacon born 12 January 1833 died 18 August 1906. She married 1854 Henry S. Cross, and after his death in 1881, she married 12 January 1882 Matthew K. Barbour son of Willard and Elizabeth L. Kitchell Barbour who died in 1898. Sylvia is buried in the Fair Cemetery, Cornwall, Vermont.
A. Charles Bacon c. 1848 in Vermont died 28 October 1865 age17-10-27
B. Frank Bacon c. 1857 Vermont
V. Miss Bacon c. 1825
VI. Sylvia R. Bacon born 12 January 1833 died 18 August 1906. She married 1854 Henry S. Cross, and after his death in 1881, she married 12 January 1882 Matthew K. Barbour son of Willard and Elizabeth L. Kitchell Barbour who died in 1898. Sylvia is buried in the Fair Cemetery, Cornwall, Vermont.
Children of Henry S. and Sylvia Bacon Cross
A. Etta Mary Cross (Ella) born 5 November 1863 died 26 May 1921 buried Grand View Cemetery Addison, Vermont. She married 8 May 1883 in Addison Myron A. Smith son of Byron and Helen Smith 29 May 1863 died 14 January 1933.
B. Julia M. Cross born July of 1857. Married Ira S. Hamblin (indexed as Isd Hamblin in the 1900 census). Sylvia was living with the Hamblins when she passed away.
C. Edwin Stanton Cross born 21 August 1869 died 12 November 1953. He married (1) Etta Hallock and (2) Nellie Farnsworth.
VII. Joseph M. Bacon c. June 1834 married 21 Sep 1857 in Waltham, Addison, Vermont, Martha C. Myers born 1835, died in Ames, Story, Iowa buried in the Ames Cemetery. Joseph was near his parents in the 1860 census, but by 1870, he had moved to Story County, Iowa. He died there in 1906, and he was also buried in the Ames Cemetery. At the time of the 1900 census, he and his wife had been married 42 yrs., and they had four children, only two of them living.
A. Mary E. Bacon c. Sep 1858 Vermont. She married 9 Mar 1882 in Story County, Iowa, William H. Pierce born abt 1854 in Vermont. The Pierce's had Winifred 14 Jul 1884 in Ames, Story, Iowa, Ruth E. born 20 Sep 1886, also in Ames, Martha C. born Jan 1891 in Iowa, and Mary E. born Jul 1892 in California. This family was living in Compton, Los Angeles, California in the 1900 census. In 1910, they had moved to San Bernardino, California, where the daughter, Winifred had married August Roth.
B. ?
C. Robert O. Bacon c. Jul 1868 Vermont. He married 25 Dec 1889 in Story County, Iowa, Bertha E. Dulin born 1872 in Ohio. Robert and family were living in Emmetsburg, Palo Alta, Iowa in the 1900 census with children Robert R. Bacon born August 1891 Iowa; Anna B. Bacon born Feb 1893 Iowa; and Bessie L. Bacon born Nov 1894 in Iowa. In 1910, Robert was in Boise, Ada, Idaho.
D. Raymond Bacon c. 1874 Iowa. He was 19 at his death and was buried in the Ames Cemetery in Ames, Story, Iowa.
VIII. Josiah M. Bacon c. 1837. Died 20 June 1838 - 1 yr. 6 mos. - buried Sunset View Cemetery. Note: The Vermont vitals added there was a female in this family that died when she was 3 years old, in October. There was a male that died 13 December 1826
A. Etta Mary Cross (Ella) born 5 November 1863 died 26 May 1921 buried Grand View Cemetery Addison, Vermont. She married 8 May 1883 in Addison Myron A. Smith son of Byron and Helen Smith 29 May 1863 died 14 January 1933.
B. Julia M. Cross born July of 1857. Married Ira S. Hamblin (indexed as Isd Hamblin in the 1900 census). Sylvia was living with the Hamblins when she passed away.
C. Edwin Stanton Cross born 21 August 1869 died 12 November 1953. He married (1) Etta Hallock and (2) Nellie Farnsworth.
VII. Joseph M. Bacon c. June 1834 married 21 Sep 1857 in Waltham, Addison, Vermont, Martha C. Myers born 1835, died in Ames, Story, Iowa buried in the Ames Cemetery. Joseph was near his parents in the 1860 census, but by 1870, he had moved to Story County, Iowa. He died there in 1906, and he was also buried in the Ames Cemetery. At the time of the 1900 census, he and his wife had been married 42 yrs., and they had four children, only two of them living.
A. Mary E. Bacon c. Sep 1858 Vermont. She married 9 Mar 1882 in Story County, Iowa, William H. Pierce born abt 1854 in Vermont. The Pierce's had Winifred 14 Jul 1884 in Ames, Story, Iowa, Ruth E. born 20 Sep 1886, also in Ames, Martha C. born Jan 1891 in Iowa, and Mary E. born Jul 1892 in California. This family was living in Compton, Los Angeles, California in the 1900 census. In 1910, they had moved to San Bernardino, California, where the daughter, Winifred had married August Roth.
B. ?
C. Robert O. Bacon c. Jul 1868 Vermont. He married 25 Dec 1889 in Story County, Iowa, Bertha E. Dulin born 1872 in Ohio. Robert and family were living in Emmetsburg, Palo Alta, Iowa in the 1900 census with children Robert R. Bacon born August 1891 Iowa; Anna B. Bacon born Feb 1893 Iowa; and Bessie L. Bacon born Nov 1894 in Iowa. In 1910, Robert was in Boise, Ada, Idaho.
D. Raymond Bacon c. 1874 Iowa. He was 19 at his death and was buried in the Ames Cemetery in Ames, Story, Iowa.
VIII. Josiah M. Bacon c. 1837. Died 20 June 1838 - 1 yr. 6 mos. - buried Sunset View Cemetery. Note: The Vermont vitals added there was a female in this family that died when she was 3 years old, in October. There was a male that died 13 December 1826
1 Correspondence with St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, record office, P.O. Box 867, St. Albans, Vermont, 05478-
0867.
[2] 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870 U.S. census records, Ancestry.com.
[3] Vermont Vitals, now available online at FamilySearch.org.
[4] Sunset View Cemetery, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSIn=Bacon...
[5] Marsh, Joseph, Oct 27, 1860, Advent Harbinger and Bible Advocate, courtesy of David R. Graham.
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[2] 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870 U.S. census records, Ancestry.com.
[3] Vermont Vitals, now available online at FamilySearch.org.
[4] Sunset View Cemetery, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSIn=Bacon...
[5] Marsh, Joseph, Oct 27, 1860, Advent Harbinger and Bible Advocate, courtesy of David R. Graham.
Bacon barn - photos special courtesy of Sharon Benoit