Bibbins Family - Ourfolk

Boys by the name of Bibbins were enrolled in the Orwell Center Sunday School 1834-35. His grave is in the Orwell Cemetery. 'At the time of his death he was visiting his old friend Dr. George Peck. After an afternoon and evening spent in charming conversation he retired at ten o clock. While frail, nothing unusual or alarming was noticed in his condition. Before the dawn of another Day He was gone. He is said to have been a good preacher and a great soul winner.'

(History of Orwell Churches)

ALICE, born in Lisbon, Massachusettsy 8, 1791, and married, Sept. 20, 1814, Rev. Elisha Bibbins, a Methodist preacher, and now living with her son, J. S. Bibbins, in Neward, Ill. She has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church sixty-five years. Mr. Bibbins was born in Hamden, N. ., July 16, 1790, and after successfully laboring in the ministry for years, went into Illinois, in 1840, and was in 1843 sent to the State legislature. On a visit to Scranton, Pa., for the purpose of meeting his old friends and recruiting his health, died very suddenly while sitting in his chair.

Their children are all members of the Methodist Church, and are as follows: Edward Paine Bibbins, born May 16, 1815, and is a farmer; Joseph Slocum Bibbins, born Nov. 1, 1821, in Newark, Kendall County, Ill.; Robert Kendall Bibbins, born Apr. 21, 1823, and is a Methodist preacher; Andrew Tracy Lothrop Bibbins, born Aug. 12, 1826, and died in infancy; Tracy Lothrop Bibbins,born Aug. 12, 1829, and is a dealer in real estate.

A quarterly meeting of the circuit held at Windham, Sept 30, 1815;
the name of Marmaduke Pearce appers as presiding elder, and Elisha Bibbins is the preacher,

Mr.. Bibbins died suddenly at Scranton, July 6, 1859, of heart desease, aged sixty nine years and was buried at Orwell.

Father: Jedidiah Lathrop b: 29 JAN 1745/46
Mother: Sarah Tracy b: 25 JAN 1746/47 #/list

Edward Paine Bibbins b: 16 MAY 1815
Joseph Slocum Bibbins b: 1 NOV 1821
Robert Kendall Bibbins b: 21 APR 1823
Andrew Tracy Lothrop Bibbins b: 12 AUG 1826
Tracy Lothrop Bibbins b: 12 AUG 1829