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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power

These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.



BUCKMAN, JOEL, born Nov. 6, 1790, in Bethel, Vermont. He was the second child of Jeremiah Buckman and Ruth Banister, his wife. They were born in Springfield, Mass; he Sept. 11, 1762, and she March 20, 1771. Joel Buckman and Huldah Tilley were married in Vermont, and moved to Potsdam, N. Y., had six children, and Mrs. B. died, Dec. 17, 1828. He was married June 19, 1829, to Hannah Bowker. They had one child, and moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Sept., 1834, at Old Sangamo. Mrs. Hannah B. died Nov. 6, 1838. Joel Buckman and Sally Watts were married in Sangamon county, March 5, 1839. They had one child. Of all his children--

JOEL, born Dec. 2, 1813, died July 5, 1835.

LORENDA, born Sept. 9, 1815, in Potsdam, N. Y., married in Sangamon county, June 20, 1837, to William B. Brown. See his name.

LEVINIA, born Dec. 22, 1819, in New York, married in Sangamon county, Dec., 1835, to Waters Carman. They had four children, and she died. He moved to Oregon.

CALVIN, born Jan. 31, 1822, in New York, married in Sangamon county, Nov. 1843, to Sophia Eastabrook. They have seven children, and reside at Delavan, Tazewell county.

HULDAH S., born Feb. 16, 1824, in New York, married in Sangamon county, Oct. 20, 1842, to Lucius Seeley. See his name.

SILAS L., born Feb. 19, 1828, in New York, married Anna Clemens. He resides near Farmingdale.

HANNAH W., born March 26, 1832, died in her third year.

BENJAMIN, born Sept. 6, 1841, in Sangamon county, resides with his mother, near Farmingdale.

Joel Buckman died March 13, 1872, in Sangamon county, and his widow resides two miles southwest of Farmingdale.



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