People

A C Bucklin

A. C. Bucklin (1823–1900) was a farmer who spent the greater part of his adult life working land east of Dundee, Illinois. Born in North Adams, Massachusetts, he came to Illinois at approximately age fourteen and eventually acquired a substantial holding of government land in Kane County. He is remembered primarily as a pioneer agricultural figure in the Dundee area.

Known Activities

Bucklin owned roughly 200 acres of government land situated east of Dundee, which he farmed during his years in Kane County. (Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904))

He married Julia S. Jencks, who was from Dundee. At the time of his death he was survived by two children: a son, Henry I. Bucklin, and a daughter identified as Mrs. Francis Burks. (Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County (1904))

Timeline

YearEvent
1823Born in North Adams, Massachusetts
c. 1837Came to Illinois at approximately age fourteen
—Acquired 200 acres of government land east of Dundee
—Married Julia S. Jencks of Dundee
July 9, 1900Died
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