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(Page 700)The Bacon family was first represented in America by three brothers, who emigrated from England, one of whom was the ancestor of the grandfather of Mr. Bacon, who resided in Greenwich Township and married a Miss Smith, of Salem County. Their children were Abel, Daniel, William, and three daughters. His son William was born in Greenwich Township where his life was devoted to labor on the land now owned by his son Lewis. He was united in marriage to Mary Hand Bowen, of Bridgeton, and had children, - William. Mary, Lewis, Jane, Phoebe, Margaret, Sarah, and three who died in youth. Mr. Bacon adhered to the platform of the Whig party until the formation of the Republican party, when he indorsed its principles, though not an active worker in its ranks. His death occurred at the homestead, on attaining the age of sixty-four years. His son Lewis was born February 8, 1811, at the paternal home in Greenwich Township, where he remained for a period of thirty years. He enjoyed during his boyhood the best advantages offered at the school of the neighborhood, and early became associated with his father in the conduct of the farm. He was married in 1840 to Miss Sarah Watson Miller, daughter of Ebenezer Miller of Greenwich Township. Their children are two daughters, - Louisa, who is deceased, and Catherine, wife of William R. Knight. On his marriage, Mr. Bacon removed to a farm in the same township, one and a half miles distant from the homestead, and remained for several years, after which he became a resident of Bowentown, his present home. He has devoted his energies wholly to the improvement of his landed property, and never actively interested himself in the political issues of the day, though in politics formerly a Whig, and later a Republican.
Mr. Bacon affiliates with the Baptist denomination, and is a member and trustee of the Baptist Church of Roadstown, Cumberland Co.
