Bicknell Bennett ATHERTON

1841 - 1914  (73 years)

• Name	Bicknell Bennett ATHERTON
  Born	1841	Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Foreman of Miners
  Died	1914	Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I26914	Atherton One Name Study
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Avery ATHERTON,   b. 19 Apr 1809, Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1898, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Ellen S BENNETT,   b. 1815, Vermont, USA ,   d. 1861, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 46 years)
  Married	Abt 1832
  Family ID	F8385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary DEARY,   b. 1846, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. John Avery ATHERTON,   b. 1868, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Arthur ATHERTON,   b. 1870, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Harry H ATHERTON,   b. 1873, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1944, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F8397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Amanda,   b. 1861, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	7 Mar 1878	Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 about B B Atherton Name: B B Atherton Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 7 Mar 1878 Marriage Place: Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA Spouse Name: Amanda Safford Denomination: Methodist Organization Name: United Methodist Church
  Children	1. Dudley Ray ATHERTON,   b. 1879, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ellen Grace ATHERTON,   b. 4 Jan 1884, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F8398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In the 1850 US Census living at Providence, Luzerne, Pennsylvania was Jno A Atherton 42 Farmer b. Massachusetts, Ellen S Atherton 35 b. Vermont, Jno Atherton 17 b. New York, Henry F Atherton 16 b. Massachusetts, Jerry Atherton 14 b. Pennsylvania, Rosella Atherton 11 b. Pennsylvania, Bicknell Atherton 9 b. Pennsylvania, Florence Atherton 6 b. Pennsylvania, Frederick Atherton 3 b. Pennsylvania In the 1860 US Census living at Bridgewater, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania was Jonathan Atherton 50 Farmer b. Massachusetts, Ellen S Atherton 45 b. Vermont, Rosetta Atherton 19 b. Pennsylvania, Bicknell Atherton 17 b. Pennsylvania, Florence Atherton 15 b. Pennsylvania, Frederick Atherton 12 b. Pennsylvania. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 about Bicknell B Atherton Name: Bicknell B Atherton Enlistment Date: 26 Aug 1862 Rank at enlistment: Corporal State Served: Pennsylvania Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Promoted to Full Sergeant on 23 Sep 1862.Enlisted in Company H, Pennsylvania 141st Infantry Regiment on 26 Aug 1862.Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 10 Aug 1864.Mustered out on 28 May 1865 at Washington, DC. Sources: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865Union Blue: History of MOLLUSNational Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records In the 1870 US Census living at Plains, Luzerne, Pennsylvania was Bicknell B Atherton 30 Boss Outside Mines b. Pennsylvania, Mary Atherton 24 Keeping House b. Penna, John A Atherton 2 b. Penna, Arthur Atherton 3m b. Penna. In the 1880 US Census living at Bridgewater, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania was Jonathan Atherton Head Widr 70 Farmer b. Massachusetts (as was Father, Mother b. Connecticut). Also at home was Bicknell B Atherton M 38 b. Pennsylvania (Father b. Massachusetts, Mother b. Connecticut), Amanda S Atherton Wife M 19 Keeping House b. Pennsylvania (Father b. Massachusetts, Mother b. Pennsylvania), John A Atherton Son 12 School b. Pennsylvania (as were parents), Arthur Atherton Son 10 b. Pennsylvania (as were parents), Harry Atherton Son 7 b. Pennsylvania (as were parents), Dudley R Atherton Son 1 b. Pennsylvania (as were parents). Also at home were a Labourer - John H Sines S 19 and a Servant - Joe Haughwout S 21 In the 1900 US Census living at District 0043, Scranton Ward 01, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania was B B Atherton Head M 58 Foreman Miner b. Penna (Father b. Massachusetts, Mother b. New York), Amanda Atherton Wife M (22 yrs) 39 (3 ch b. alive and still living) b. Penna (Father b. New York, Mother b. Penna), Harry Atherton Son S 28 Carpenter b. Penna (as were parents), Dudley Atherton Son S 21 Clerk b. Penna (as were parents), Grace Atherton Dau S 16 School b. Penna (as were parents). 1910? From Find a Grave: Lieut Bicknell B Atherton Birth: 1842 Death: 1914 1st Lieut Co H 141th PA Vol Civil War Burial: Dunmore Cemetery Dunmore Lackawanna County Pennsylvania, USA Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: A M P Record added: May 29, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 70555467 Buried in same Cemetery as his brother Henry Foster Atherton.