Some Descendants of John Bacon (John,John,Jacob,Daniel,Michael)
and Elizabeth Goldthwait of Boston and Stockbridge,
Berkshire, Massachusetts
- Ezekiel Bacon
[Ref, p. 60][Ref,
p. 176] was born on 1 Sep 1776 in Boston. [Ref,
p. 298, in 1776][Ref,
p. 801] He died on 18 Oct 1870 in Utica, Oneida, New York. [Ref,
p. 801] He is buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica. [Ref,
p. 801] He married Abigail Smith. [Ref,
1;294][Ref, p. 396] Abigail was the daughter
of Dr. Reuben Smith of Litchfield. [Ref,
p. 396]
Ezekiel graduated from Yale in 1794. [Ref,
p. 298][Ref,
p. 801] He attended the Litchfield Law School. [Ref,
p. 801] He was a lawyer. [Ref,
p. 312] He was admitted to the bar in 1800 and began practicing in Stockbridge.
[Ref,
p. 801] He was the second postmaster in Williamstown. [Ref,
p. 298] He was a member of the Massachusetts house of representatives in 1805
and 1806. [Ref,
p. 801] He moved to Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts in 1806. [Ref,
1;294] He was a member of Congress in 1807 - 1813. [Ref,
p. 176][Ref,
p. 801] He was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. [Ref,
p. 176] He was chief justice of the court of common pleas for the western
district of Massachusetts in 1811 - 1814. [Ref,
p. 801] He was the first Comptroller of the United States Treasury in 1814
- 1815. [Ref,
p. 801] He resigned and moved to Utica in 1816. [Ref,
p. 801] He was appointed associate justice of the court of common pleas in
1818. [Ref,
p. 801] He was a member of the state assembly in 1819. [Ref,
p. 801] He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1821.
[Ref,
p. 801] He was a Democrat. [Ref,
p. 176] He published a volume of poems in 1842. [Ref,
p. 298]
- John H. Bacon
died some years before 1877. [Ref, p.
396]
- Judge William
Johnson Bacon [Ref,
p. 324] was born on 18 Feb 1803 in Williamstown, Massachusetts. [Ref,
p. 801] He died on 3 Jul 1889 in Utica. [Ref,
p. 801] He is buried in the Forest Hil Cemetery. [Ref,
p. 801] He married first Eliza Kirkland. [Ref,
p. 532] Eliza was the daughter of Gen. Joseph Kirkland. [Ref,
p. 532] She was the mother of William's children. [Ref,
p. 532] William married second Mrs. Susan Sloane Gillett. [Ref,
p. 532]
William graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York in 1822.
[Ref,
p. 801] He graduated from the Litchfield Law School in 1824 and was admitted
to the bar the same year. [Ref,
p. 801] He commenced practice in Utica. [Ref,
p. 801] He was appointed city attorney in 1837. [Ref,
p. 801] He was a member of the State assembly in 1850. [Ref,
p. 801] He was appointed a trustee of Hamilton College in 1851. [Ref,
p. 801] He was elected judge of the State supreme court of the fifth district
in 1854 and served until 1870. [Ref,
p. 801] He was elected as a Republican to Congress 1877 - 1879. [Ref,
p. 801]
- Lieut.
William Kirkland Bacon was born on 5 Feb 1842 in Utica.
[Ref]
He died on 16 Dec 1862 in Fredericksburg. [Ref]
He is buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica. [Ref]
Click here
to see a photo of him and of his grave on the Findagrave website.
His grave stone says "William Kirkland Bacon--Late Adjutant of
the Twenty-Sixth Regiment of New York State Volunteers, slain at Fredericksburg,
December 16, 1862". [Ref]
- Unknown
Daughter Bacon married Seth W. Crittenden. [Ref,
p. 532]
- Francis Bacon
died after 1877. [Ref, p. 397]
Francis was a merchant in New York. [Ref,
p. 397]
- Elizabeth Goldthwait
Bacon was born on 12 Feb 1812 in Utica. [Ref,
1;294] She died on 9 Sep 1890. [Ref,
1;294] She married Henry Colt on 24 Sep 1839 in Utica. [Ref,
1;294] Henry was born on 2 Nov 1812. [Ref,
1;294] He was baptised on 27 Jun 1813. [Ref,
1;294] He died on 22 Jan 1888. [Ref,
1;294]
Henry was a wool dealer. [Ref,
1;295] He was president of the Pittsfield Woolen Company in 1852. [Ref,
1;295] He was a selectman in 1852 - 1856. [Ref,
1;295] He was water commissioner in 1864. [Ref,
1;295] He was a director of the Pittsfield National Bank. [Ref,
1;295] He was a trustee of the Massachusetts Agricultural Society. [Ref,
1;295] He was a director of the Boston & Albany Railroad Company.
[Ref,
1;295]
- Dr.
Henry Colt was born on 9 Nov 1856. [Ref,
1;295]
Henry graduated from Williams College in 1878. [Ref,
1;295] He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1881. [Ref,
1;296] He was a practicing physician in Pittsfield. [Ref,
1;296] He was associate medical director of the Berkshire Life Insurance
Company. [Ref,
1;296] He was medical examiner for Berkshire county. [Ref,
1;296] He was chairman of the medical and surgical board of Mercy
Hospital in Pittsfield. [Ref,
1;296] He was a director of the Pittsfield National Bank. [Ref,
1;296]
- Fanny Bacon
died before 1877. [Ref, p. 397] She
married Unknown Pomeroy. [Ref, p. 397]