Bangs, Justus

1806 - 1895  (88 years)

• Name	Bangs, Justus  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	16 Dec 1806	Montague City, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1830	Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, USA   [10]
  Residence	1840	Lake County, Illinois, USA   [11]
  Residence	1850	Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Residence	1860	Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA   [9]
  Residence	1864	Illinois, USA   [4]
  Residence	1870	Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA   [8]
  Residence	1880	Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Death	13 Dec 1895	Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA   [2, 7, 13]
  Age	88 years
  Burial	Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA   [2, 7]
  Person ID	I1840	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Bangs, Mark,   b. 10 Sep 1771, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 Nov 1844, Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Whitney, Lydia,   b. 13 Feb 1773, Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Apr 1846, Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	18 Sep 1794	Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA   [14]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Bangs, Sophronia,   b. 17 Jun 1797, Montague City, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Jul 1885, Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA  (Age 88 years) ▻ Hubbard, Daniel Jay,  m. 14 Jun 1813   2. Bangs, David Whitney,   b. 26 Sep 1802, Montague City, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 Jul 1892, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, USA  (Age 89 years) ▻ Walker, Sibyl,  m. 1835   3. Bangs, Ruby D,   b. 13 Sep 1803, Montague City, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 Jan 1893, Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, USA  (Age 89 years) ▻ Oaks, Asa,  m. 1830   4. Bangs, Justus,   b. 16 Dec 1806, Montague City, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Dec 1895, Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA  (Age 88 years) ▻ Oaks, Louisa,  m. Jan 1829 ;   Cone, Caroline,  m. 22 Jan 1852   5. Bangs, Bethia,   b. 30 Apr 1808, Montague City, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Apr 1845, Dakota County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 36 years) ▻ Oaks, Luke,  m. 10 Feb 1831   6. Bangs, Mark,   b. 3 Feb 1812, Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, USA d. 19 Jun 1899, Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA  (Age 87 years) ▻ Hubbard, Clarissa,  m. Abt 1860   7. Bangs, Lydia A.,   b. 20 Mar 1814, Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, USA d. 27 Sep 1888, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 74 years) ▻ Holbrook, William David,  m. 1 Jan 1840   8. Bangs, Anna,   b. 21 Jul 1818, Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, USA d. 26 Apr 1881, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio, USA  (Age 62 years) ▻ Tifft, John Draper,  m. 5 Oct 1837
  Family ID	F505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Oaks, Louisa,   b. 14 Jun 1806, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 May 1851, Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	Jan 1829	Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Bangs, Ambrose Augustus,   b. 18 Nov 1831, Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, USA d. 30 Nov 1920, Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Bangs, Andrew Cook,   b. 11 Feb 1830, Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, USA d. 12 Jul 1892, Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Cone, Caroline,   b. 26 Nov 1819, Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA d. 26 Nov 1888, Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1852	Lake County, Illinois, USA   [12]
  Children	1. Bangs, Fannie Irene,   b. 9 Nov 1855, Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA d. 6 Apr 1944, Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Dec 1806 - Montague City, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - Jan 1829 - Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, USA Residence - 1830 - Stamford, Bennington County, Vermont, USA Residence - 1840 - Lake County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1850 - Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA Marriage - 22 Jan 1852 - Lake County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1860 - Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1864 - Illinois, USA Residence - 1870 - Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA Death - 13 Dec 1895 - Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA Burial - - Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Justus Bangs Justus Bangs was the founder of the town of Wauconda, Illinois. He was married twice. Louisa Oaks first and Caroline Cone second. He is buried in the Wauconda Cemetery in Wauconda, Lake County, Illinois.
  		Bangs Family Nellie Bangs Glynch, her father Andrew Cook Bangs, her grandfather Justus Bangs, and two of her children, Frank T, born 1890, and Lela Wileen, born 1887, Wauconda Illinois.
  		Justus Bangs and Siblings
  		Justus Bangs
  		Bangs and Oaks Home
  		Bangs Family

  
  

  Headstones

  Justus Bangs and Louisa Oaks Bangs Headstone

  
  

  Histories

  History and genealogy of the Bangs family in America : with genealogical tables and notes, tracing the descendants, male and fe

  
  

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