Francis Gray Bacon was the son of Hackley Bartholomew Bacon (1841-1916) and Katherine Gray (1849-1921).
Shortly after Francis' older sister Susan Gray Bacon (1877-1882) died, their father retired from the banking business in New York and moved the family to Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England. Sadly, Francis died at age 12 (in the 13th year of his life) subsequent to a fall from his Shetland pony. His father died in Ventnor in 1916, and his mother in Ventnor in 1921.
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YOUNG BACON'S DEATH. AN AMERICAN YOUTH KILLED WHILE RIDING IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
~ A cable dispatch received by John A. C. Gray, vice president of the People's Savings Bank, on Sunday announced the death by accident of his grandson, Francis Gray Bacon, near Ventor, in the Isle of Wight, on Friday last.
~ Francis Gray Bacon was the son of Hackley B. Bacon, who up to eight years ago lived in West Thirty-fourth street, in this city. He was only fourteen [twelve] years old but was large and strong for his age and fond of cross country riding. He started out on Thursday last with his father, and together they rode ot the outskirts of the towp, about four miles from their villa.
~ The ride had been a rapid and rough one, and the[y] had just slowed up and were cautiously descending a steep spot in the road, when young Bacon's horse stepped on a rolling stone and fell, carrying his rider with him.
~ Mr. Bacon dismounted and ran to his son, to find him unconscious and bleeding from a severe scalp wound in the back of his head. Securing a cart, the unconscious boy was carried home and physicians summoned. They announced it a case of fracture o fht skull and contusion of the brain. The operation of trephining was deemed necessary and was successfully performed, but in spite of every effort to save the lad's life he died the day following the accident. The funeral and interment wil be in Ventor today.
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Home in 1880: New York City, New York, New York. Address: 150 W. 55th Street.
Hockley B. Bacon, 38. Broker. NY, Mass, NY
Catharine G. Bacon, 33. Wife. NY, NY, NY
Susan G. Bacon, 3. Daughter. NY, NY, NY
**Francis M. Bacon, 1. Son. NY, NY, NY
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Note: The Bacons' graves, as well as a small memorial at the site of young Bacon's fall, are tended to regularly by Wendy, a member of the Ventor and District Local History Society. She also gives tours and tells the story of the Bacons with donations going to the History Society. For more information, contact [email protected].
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Shortly after Francis' older sister Susan Gray Bacon (1877-1882) died, their father retired from the banking business in New York and moved the family to Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England. Sadly, Francis died at age 12 (in the 13th year of his life) subsequent to a fall from his Shetland pony. His father died in Ventnor in 1916, and his mother in Ventnor in 1921.
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YOUNG BACON'S DEATH. AN AMERICAN YOUTH KILLED WHILE RIDING IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
~ A cable dispatch received by John A. C. Gray, vice president of the People's Savings Bank, on Sunday announced the death by accident of his grandson, Francis Gray Bacon, near Ventor, in the Isle of Wight, on Friday last.
~ Francis Gray Bacon was the son of Hackley B. Bacon, who up to eight years ago lived in West Thirty-fourth street, in this city. He was only fourteen [twelve] years old but was large and strong for his age and fond of cross country riding. He started out on Thursday last with his father, and together they rode ot the outskirts of the towp, about four miles from their villa.
~ The ride had been a rapid and rough one, and the[y] had just slowed up and were cautiously descending a steep spot in the road, when young Bacon's horse stepped on a rolling stone and fell, carrying his rider with him.
~ Mr. Bacon dismounted and ran to his son, to find him unconscious and bleeding from a severe scalp wound in the back of his head. Securing a cart, the unconscious boy was carried home and physicians summoned. They announced it a case of fracture o fht skull and contusion of the brain. The operation of trephining was deemed necessary and was successfully performed, but in spite of every effort to save the lad's life he died the day following the accident. The funeral and interment wil be in Ventor today.
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Home in 1880: New York City, New York, New York. Address: 150 W. 55th Street.
Hockley B. Bacon, 38. Broker. NY, Mass, NY
Catharine G. Bacon, 33. Wife. NY, NY, NY
Susan G. Bacon, 3. Daughter. NY, NY, NY
**Francis M. Bacon, 1. Son. NY, NY, NY
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Note: The Bacons' graves, as well as a small memorial at the site of young Bacon's fall, are tended to regularly by Wendy, a member of the Ventor and District Local History Society. She also gives tours and tells the story of the Bacons with donations going to the History Society. For more information, contact [email protected].
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Francis Gray Bacon was the son of Hackley Bartholomew Bacon (1841-1916) and Katherine Gray (1849-1921).
Shortly after Francis' older sister Susan Gray Bacon (1877-1882) died, their father retired from the banking business in New York and moved the family to Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England. Sadly, Francis died at age 12 (in the 13th year of his life) subsequent to a fall from his Shetland pony. His father died in Ventnor in 1916, and his mother in Ventnor in 1921.
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YOUNG BACON'S DEATH. AN AMERICAN YOUTH KILLED WHILE RIDING IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
~ A cable dispatch received by John A. C. Gray, vice president of the People's Savings Bank, on Sunday announced the death by accident of his grandson, Francis Gray Bacon, near Ventor, in the Isle of Wight, on Friday last.
~ Francis Gray Bacon was the son of Hackley B. Bacon, who up to eight years ago lived in West Thirty-fourth street, in this city. He was only fourteen [twelve] years old but was large and strong for his age and fond of cross country riding. He started out on Thursday last with his father, and together they rode ot the outskirts of the towp, about four miles from their villa.
~ The ride had been a rapid and rough one, and the[y] had just slowed up and were cautiously descending a steep spot in the road, when young Bacon's horse stepped on a rolling stone and fell, carrying his rider with him.
~ Mr. Bacon dismounted and ran to his son, to find him unconscious and bleeding from a severe scalp wound in the back of his head. Securing a cart, the unconscious boy was carried home and physicians summoned. They announced it a case of fracture o fht skull and contusion of the brain. The operation of trephining was deemed necessary and was successfully performed, but in spite of every effort to save the lad's life he died the day following the accident. The funeral and interment wil be in Ventor today.
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Home in 1880: New York City, New York, New York. Address: 150 W. 55th Street.
Hockley B. Bacon, 38. Broker. NY, Mass, NY
Catharine G. Bacon, 33. Wife. NY, NY, NY
Susan G. Bacon, 3. Daughter. NY, NY, NY
**Francis M. Bacon, 1. Son. NY, NY, NY
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Note: The Bacons' graves, as well as a small memorial at the site of young Bacon's fall, are tended to regularly by Wendy, a member of the Ventor and District Local History Society. She also gives tours and tells the story of the Bacons with donations going to the History Society. For more information, contact [email protected].
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Shortly after Francis' older sister Susan Gray Bacon (1877-1882) died, their father retired from the banking business in New York and moved the family to Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England. Sadly, Francis died at age 12 (in the 13th year of his life) subsequent to a fall from his Shetland pony. His father died in Ventnor in 1916, and his mother in Ventnor in 1921.
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YOUNG BACON'S DEATH. AN AMERICAN YOUTH KILLED WHILE RIDING IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
~ A cable dispatch received by John A. C. Gray, vice president of the People's Savings Bank, on Sunday announced the death by accident of his grandson, Francis Gray Bacon, near Ventor, in the Isle of Wight, on Friday last.
~ Francis Gray Bacon was the son of Hackley B. Bacon, who up to eight years ago lived in West Thirty-fourth street, in this city. He was only fourteen [twelve] years old but was large and strong for his age and fond of cross country riding. He started out on Thursday last with his father, and together they rode ot the outskirts of the towp, about four miles from their villa.
~ The ride had been a rapid and rough one, and the[y] had just slowed up and were cautiously descending a steep spot in the road, when young Bacon's horse stepped on a rolling stone and fell, carrying his rider with him.
~ Mr. Bacon dismounted and ran to his son, to find him unconscious and bleeding from a severe scalp wound in the back of his head. Securing a cart, the unconscious boy was carried home and physicians summoned. They announced it a case of fracture o fht skull and contusion of the brain. The operation of trephining was deemed necessary and was successfully performed, but in spite of every effort to save the lad's life he died the day following the accident. The funeral and interment wil be in Ventor today.
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Home in 1880: New York City, New York, New York. Address: 150 W. 55th Street.
Hockley B. Bacon, 38. Broker. NY, Mass, NY
Catharine G. Bacon, 33. Wife. NY, NY, NY
Susan G. Bacon, 3. Daughter. NY, NY, NY
**Francis M. Bacon, 1. Son. NY, NY, NY
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Note: The Bacons' graves, as well as a small memorial at the site of young Bacon's fall, are tended to regularly by Wendy, a member of the Ventor and District Local History Society. She also gives tours and tells the story of the Bacons with donations going to the History Society. For more information, contact [email protected].
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