BINGHAM / BIGHAM Family Bible
May 12 1994
Submitted by Anna Joan Buxton
406 - 925 Esquimalt Road
Victoria, BC
V9A 3M7
This "Family of Benjamin BINGHAM and his wife Martha ADAMS"
was given to me in the early 1980's by
Lois Gardner-Earl
509 - 55 Brownlow Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4S 2L1
416-489-0324
Whereabouts of the original bible is not known.
--=covering page, written by Lois
[Family Bible of Benjamin BINGHAM -
grandson of Rebecca BARTON BIGHAM,
& Martha ADAMS
Note: Edna Martha was my grandmother GARDNER
and Madeline Gertrude was my great aunt
Madeline LONGWELL from Elmhurst, Illinois]
Surnames in this record:
ADAMS
BIGHAM / BINGHAM
DAVIDSON - clergy
GARDNER
HIGGINS - witness only
LONGWELL
PEARSON - clerk only
--=First page
This Certifies
that Benjamin H. BINGHAM
of Village of Merricksville
and Martha ADAMS
of Township of Harvey
were united by me in the
Bounds of Holy Matrimony
At Peterborough on the 22 day of
December in the year of our Lord 1897
In the presence of Lizzie HIGGINS, Wm. A. ADAMS
signed J.C. DAVIDSON
(copied by E.A. PEARSON)
--=Second page
BIRTHS
[the days are in another hand]
Elizabeth Catherine = Oct. 28 1898 Friday
Edna Martha = Feb. 17 1900 Saturday
Madeline Gertrude = Nov. 6 1903 Friday
John James Benjamin = Sept. 2 1907 Monday
--=Third page
DEATHS
Elizabeth Catherine = January 23 1899
--=Fourth page
MS. NOTES
Benjamin Howard BIGHAM
born January 19th 1874
Martha Jane ADAMS
born October 10th 1874
Married December 22nd 1897
Elizabeth Catherine BIGHAM
born October 28th 1898
Friday
Died January 23rd 1899
Monday
Edna Martha BIGHAM
born February 17th 1900
Saturday
Madeline Gertrude BIGHAM
born November 6th 1905
Friday
John James Benj. BIGHAM
born September 2th 1907
Monday
--=Fifth page
MS.NOTES
Benjamin Howard BIGHAM
died Sept 22 1927
Martha Jane ADAMS BIGHAM
died Jan 11 1933
Edna Marth BIGHAM GARDNER
died Feb 18 1934
John James Benjamin BIGHAM
died July 14 1954
Madeline Gertrude BINGHAM LONGWELL
died March 11 1977
END
