Individual Details

Jacob Bradbury was the 6th son of Benjamin Bradbury. Jacob was born in Mass. or Maine 8 November 1781. He married in Ohio to Patience Quinby, whose first husband died soon after coming to Ohio, Leaving her one child, Polly. Jacob served in the War of 1812 under Harrison, and drew a pension. He was a very small man with blue eyes, black hair, and a heavy chest; very temporate in his habits, would never eat anything warmer than the blood or eat over a certain amount, no matter how hungry, never eating over three bisquits, used no high seasonings, as pepper, etc. Loved to hunt and killed many deer. Was a good farmer. Rather stern with his children. A very strong Whig and a very strong Baptist after he joined the church, which was when he was about 45. Was a great reader of newspapers, especially Nile's Register; the Bible, Philosophy and Religious History; very particular about how things were done, Liberal to the poor. Quite a natural mechanic.

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Birth	8 Nov 1783	Buxton, York Co., Maine
Marriage	1803	Clark, Brown Co., Ohio - Patience Rounds
Residence	1850	Buxton, York Co., Maine
Residence	1860	Auburn, Androscoggin Co., Maine
Residence	1860	Buxton, York Co., Maine
Residence	1870	Buxton, York Co., Maine
Residence	1870	Preston, Jasper Co., Missouri
Death	8 Apr 1880	Griggsville, Pike Co., Illinois
Burial		Simpkin-Brown Cemetery, Griggsville, Pike Co., Illinois

Spouse	Patience Rounds (1782 - 1863)
Child	Thomas Bradbury (1807 - )
Child	Lemuel Bradbury (1809 - )
Child	Sally Bradbury (1810 - )
Child	Ruth Bradbury (1811 - )
Child	Lucy Bradbury (1812 - )
Child	Nathan Bradbury (1813 - )
Child	Samuel Bradbury (1815 - )
Child	Catherine Bradbury (1817 - 1904)
Child	Eliza Bradbury (1818 - )
Child	Jacob Bradbury (1819 - )
Child	Jotham Bradbury (1820 - )

Father	Benjamin Bradbury ( - )
Mother	Mary Sanders ( - )