Generation 1

JAMES AIKENS (abt 1692 - 1775) of Brookfield and Hardwick

Parents: Unknown

James Aikens was born about 1692. He died on 10 Aug 1775 in Hardwick, age 83. [Ref] He married Mercy Gibbs on 15 Oct 1718 in Brookfield. [Ref]

James emigrated from Scotland about 1716 and settled first at Salem. [Ref] On 15 Oct 1718 he settled in Brookfield. [Ref] In 1731 or 1732 he moved to Hardwick and began building a house on the east side of Great Meadow Brook. [Ref]

He was superintendant of the Hardwick Fair 1762 - 1771. [Ref]

Children of James Aikens and Mercy Gibbs. Gates [Ref] lists Mary, Solomon, Abigail and Margaret, but not John.

1. Mary (Mercy) Aikens was born on 3 Jan 1720/1 in Hardwick. [Ref] She died on 19 Feb 1823 in Hardwick, at age 102 y., 1 m., 4d. [Ref] She married Dea. William Paige on 12 Jan 1743/4 in Hardwick. [Ref] William may be the William Page, son of Christopher and Elizabeth, who was born on 2 May 1723 in Billerica. [Ref] He died on 14 Feb 1790, age 66 years, 8 months and 2 days, in Hardwick. [Ref] William is referred to as both Deacon and Captain in the Hardwick records.
2. Ens. John Aikens was born in 1723. He died on 5 Jul 1768, age 45 y. 1 m. [Ref] He married Jerusha Atwood on 19 Oct 1749 in Hardwick. [Ref] John and Jerusha had six sons and five daughters between 6 Aug 1750 and 4 Jul 1768 in Hardwick. [Ref]
   John's sons Sgt. Solomon and Corp. Atwood Aikens served in the Northern Army, Col. Job Cushing's Regiment from 27 Jul to 29 Aug 1777. [Ref]
3. Solomon Aikens was born in 1726 in Brookfield. He died on 19 Dec 1805 in Barnard. He married Dorcas Whitcomb.
4. Abigail Aikens married James Bacon on 5 Jun 1755 in Hardwick. [Ref] They are probably the James and Abigail Bacon who had four children, the first named Mercy, between 11 Mary 1756 and 13 Aug 1762 in New Braintree, Worcestor, MA. [Ref] James may be the son of James and Mercy (Man) Bacon who was born on 30 Jun 1728 in Wrentham. [Ref] In this case he appears to be the great-great-grandson of Michael Bacon.
5. Margaret Aikens married Nathaniel Whitcomb, the brother of Dorcas Whitcomb, after 19 Jun 1755, when they published their intention in Hardwick. [Ref] She died before 17 Oct 1779, when her husband remarried. [Ref] Margaret and Nathaniel lived in Hardwick and had five daughters. [Ref]

A David Aikens, "nephew of James", was baptised on 9 Oct 1737 in Hardwick. [Ref] He died on 27 Feb 1805, age 69 or 70 in Hardwick. [Ref] He married Hannah Simons on 15 Jul 1765 in Hardwick and had two sons and five daughters there between 16 Apr 1766 and 9 Jun 1782. [Ref] Hannah died on 28 Jul 1837, age 96 y., 6 m., in Hardwick. [Ref]

Generation 2

SOLOMON AIKENS (1726-1805) of Hardwick and Barnard

Parents: James Aikens and Mercy Gibbs

Solomon Aikens was born in 1726 in Brookfield. [Ref][Ref] He died on 19 Dec 1805, age 79 in Barnard. [Ref says 10 Dec][Ref][Ref] He married Dorcas Whitcomb on 8 Feb 1749/50 in Hardwick. [Ref][Ref][Ref]

Sgt. Solomon Aikens, his brothers-in-law James Bacon and Nathaniel Whitcomb, Jr. and Nathaniel's brother Asa went on the Crown Point Expedition 20 Sep - 5 Dec 1756 from Hardwick. [Ref]

Solomon was a farmer. [Ref]

In the spring of 1775 Solomon Aikens and his entire family [except his daughter Jerusha] followed his brother-in-law Asa Whitcomb to the location of Barnard. [Ref]

James bought 550 acres of land in Barnard on 2 Sep 1775 and added 25 more four years later. [Ref] On 25 May 1781 he bought a further 10-1/2 acres. [Ref] Solomon sold his farm to his son James on 21 Apr 1780. [Ref] On 12 Jun 1784 he sold 153 acres to his son Solomon and 161 acres to his son Nathaniel. [Ref]

At the first town meeting of Barnard on 9 Apr 1778, Solomon Aikens, Asa Whitcomb and Thomas Freeman where chosen Selectman. [Ref]

Solomon built the "Aikens Stand" in the late 1700's in Barnard. This well known "hostery" was a place to rest, refresh and change one's horse team on the journey between Woodstock and Royalton. The building still exists and was recently offered for sale. [Ad placed by Dartmouth / Lake Sunapee Real Estate, viewed 18 Nov 2008.]

Solomon appears in Barnard in the 1790 US census [Ref] and the 1800 US Census [Ref].

Children of Solomon Aikens and Dorcas Whitcomb. They are recorded in Hardwick. [Ref][Ref]

1. Mercy Aikens was born on 16 Nov 1750. [Ref] She died in 1814 in Bakersfield, VT, probably while visiting her daughter. [Ref] It is said that she is buried with her husband in Westford, VT. [Ref] She married Benjamin Stebbins on 24 Sep 1772 in Hardwick. [Ref][Ref] Benjamin, the son of John and Mary (Hinds) Stebbings, was born on 25 Jun 1744 in Leicester (later Spencer), MA. [Ref][Ref] He died ten days after his wife, also in Bakersfield. [Ref] Benjamin and Mercy had 12 children, the first four born in Hardwick and the others probably born in Barnard. [Ref]
   Benjamin was in Barnard as early as 1780. [Ref] He represented the town in the legislature of 1782. [Ref] He was instrumental in building the first sawmill and gristmill in town. [Ref] He was a large landowner and probably in debt. [Ref] He was part of the uprising known as Shay's Rebellion, acting as a sort of lieutenant to the local leader of the unrest, Robert Morrison. [Ref] They and about 30 others, including his brother-in-law Solomon and John Whitcomb attempted to prevent the Court of Common Pleas from sitting in Windsor on 31 Oct 1786. [Ref] He was later indicted, but it is unknown what the outcome was. [Ref] Perhaps he was pardoned in the general amnesty. Benjamin appears in Barnard in the 1790 US Census [Ref], the 1800 US Census [Ref] and the 1810 US Census [Ref], but he and Mercy eventually left the town for Westford, VT. [Ref]
   In 1803 the General Assembly of Vermont passed an act granting 100 acres in Barnard to be held in trust for Mercy to occupy during her life and pass to her heirs. [Ref]
2. James Aikens was born on 8 Oct 1752. [Ref] He married first Abigail Unknown. [Ref] She died on 10 Jul 1789 in Barnard, age 29. [Ref] He married second Gratis Graves on 25 Mar 1790. [Ref] Gratis was the daughter of Abner and Dorcas (Belding) Graves. [Ref] James and Gratis had eight children in Barnard. [Ref]
   James bought 150 acres in Barnard on 6 Apr 1778 and he bought his father's farm on 21 Apr 1780. [Ref] He appears in Barnard in the 1790 US census. [Ref]
3. Anne Aikens was born on 31 Mar 1754. [Ref] She married Capt. Beriah Green [Ref][Ref] on 26 Dec 1781 in Barnard. [Ref] Beriah probably died in Pomfret, CT. [Ref] It is said that Beriah and Anne had eight children, seven of whom are buried in the cemetery in Barnard village. [Ref]
   Beriah was in Capt. Cox's company in Fort Defiance in 1780. [Ref] He bought 267 acres of land in Barnard on 5 May 1783, when it was sold for taxes. [Ref] On 18 Sep 1790 he bought land not far from his father-in-law's and this was his homestead. [Ref] He appears in Barnard in the 1790 US Census. [Ref] On 31 Dec 1792 he sold land to his sister-in-law Levina Aikens's husband Frederick Green, who may have been his brother. [Ref] He appears again in Barnard in the 1800 US Census. [Ref]
4. Margaret Aikens was born on 27 Jun 1755. [Ref] She married Capt. Thomas Swift. [Ref] Thomas, the son of Thomas and Rebecca (Clark) Swift of Rochester, was born on 8 Aug 1755 in Rochester. [Ref] Thomas and Margaret had eight children. [Ref] Thomas appears to be the great-great-grandson of William Swift 2. He appears in Barnard in the 1790 US Census [Ref], the 1800 US Census [Ref] and the 1810 US Census [Ref].
5. Jerusha Aikens was born on 3 Oct 1757. [Ref] She married Paul Crowell, the brother of her sister Susanna's husband Shiverick Crowell, on 20 May 1751 in New Braintree. [Ref][Ref] Paul was born on 20 May 1751 in Hardwick. [Ref] He died on 28 Sep 1830, age 79, in Brookfield. [Ref] He is buried in the New Cemetery in West Brookfield. [Ref] Paul and Jerusha had nine children. Paul bought 100 acres of land in Barnard and his daughter settled there. [Ref] He appears in Brookfield in the 1790 US Census [Ref] and the 1800 US Census [Ref].
6. Nathaniel Aikens was born on 9 Oct 1759. [Ref] He married Mary ("Polly") Tupper on 27 Dec 1784 in Barnard. [Ref] Mary, the daughter of Silas and Hannah (Freeman) Tupper, was born on 20 Mar 1765 in Sandwich. [Ref] She is the granddaughter of Samuel Tupper and Hannah Fish. Nathaniel and Mary had five children in Barnard. [Ref]
   Nathaniel bought 160 acres from his father on 12 Jun 1784. [Ref] He, his brother Solomon and his brother-in-law Nathaniel Parmenter were on the payroll of Capt. Benjamin Cox's company of militia for scouting done after pursuing the enemy to Brookfield in 1780. [Ref] He appears in Barnard in the 1790 US census [Ref] and the 1810 US Census [Ref].
7. Dorcas Aikens (twin) was born on 3 Mar 1763. She was baptised on 13 Mar 1763. [Ref] She married Capt. Nathaniel Parmenter on 19 Jun 1781 in Barnard. [Ref] Nathaniel, the son of Nathaniel and Mary (Hinds) (Stebbins) Parmenter, was born on 1 Mar 1758 in Spencer, MA. [Ref] He was the half brother of Dorcas's brother-in-law Benjamin Stebbins. Nathaniel and Dorcas had seven children.
   On 12 Mar 1781 Nathaniel bought 100 acres in Barnard. [Ref] He appears in Barnard in the 1810 US Census. [Ref] Nathaniel and his family left Barnard after 1811, perhaps going to Brandon, VT, where their eldest daughter was living. [Ref] Heywood [Ref] says that later in life he moved to Potsdam, NY and died there.
8. Solomon Aikens (twin) was born on 3 Mar 1763. He was baptised on 13 Mar 1763. [Ref] He married Betsey Unknown. [Ref][Ref] He had two children in Barnard. [Ref]
   Along with his brother-in-law Benjamin Stebbings, he was in the Windsor riot to prevent the court from sitting. [Ref] He bought 153 acres from his father on 12 Jun 1784. [Ref] He appears in Barnard in the 1790 US census [Ref], the 1800 US Census. [Ref] and the 1810 US Census [Ref].
9. Susanna Aikens was born on 3 Feb 1765. [Ref] She died on 18 Nov 1841 in Barnard. [Ref] She married Shiverick Crowell on 15 Sep 1785 in Barnard. [Ref] Shiverick, the son of Joshua and Mary (Shiverick) Crowell, was born on 24 Mar 1762 in Falmouth, MA. [Ref] He appears in Barnard in the 1790 US Census. [Ref]
   Shiverick and his brother Paul appear to be the great-great-great-grandsons of John Crowe and his wife Elishua and the great-great-grandsons of Paul Sears and Deborah Willard. Shiverick and Susanna had ten children in Barnard. [Ref]
   Newton [Ref] reports that, "In the Joshua Crowell family in Hardwick there was a marked strain of insanity." Shiverick and Paul's sister Hannah killed her aged mother before committing suicide and Shiverick and Paul's brother Thomas set fire to their brother Joseph's house and perished in the flames.
10. Levina Aikens was born on 25 Aug 1769. [Ref] She died on 1 May 1820. [Ref] She married Frederick Green. [Ref] Frederick died on 29 Jan 1801, age 38, in Barnard. [Ref] Frederick and Levina had two sons. [Ref]
    It is said that Frederick was the first man drowned in Silver Lake. He was out in a canoe with two boys and a dog and he rocked the canoe to scare the boys. The boys survived by clinging to the dog's tail but Frederick did not. [Ref] Newton [Ref] remarks that the boating on Silver Lake is not very good in January as it is usually covered by two feet of ice. He suggests that a copyist accidentally changed the month of Frederick's death from June to January.
    Levina appears as the head of her household in Barnard in 1810. [Ref]
11. Elijah Aikens was born on 11 Feb 1772. He died on 21 Feb 1844 in Barnard. [Ref] He married first Rebecca Tupper. He married second Irene Case Thompson.

Generation 3

ELIJAH AIKINS (1772 - 1844)

Parents: Solomon Aikens and Dorcas Whitcomb

Elijah Aikens was born on 11 Feb 1772 in Hardwick. [Ref][Ref] He died on 21 Feb 1844 in Barnard. [Ref] He married first Rebecca Tupper on 23 Apr 1795 in Barnard. [Ref says 1797] He married second Irene Case Thompson, who was probably a widow. [Ref] She died on 17 Oct 1866, age 90-3. [Ref]

He was a farmer, made cheese and butter and kept a country inn. [Ref]

My grandfather died when I was about ten or twelve years old. I remember him very well, as I was often at the old homestead when a child. He was a marked man; to have known him one would never forget him; he was a very large man, about six feet two inches tall, and must have weighed two hunded and fifty pounds. [Andrew Jackson Aikens, in a letter to the compiler of Ref]

Prior to 1790 there were several believers in the doctrine of Universal Salvation in Hardwick. When the General Convention of Universalists held its annual meeting in Barnard in Sept 1798, Elijah and his brother Solomon, Jr. were among the adherents. [Ref]

Elijah appears in Barnard in the 1800 US Census [Ref], the 1810 US Census [Ref], the 1820 US Census [Ref] and the 1830 US Census [Ref].

Children of Elijah Aikens and Rebecca Tupper:

1. Warren Aikens was born on 11 Feb 1796 in Barnard. He died on 8 Feb 1877 in Barnard. He married Lydia Cobb Howland.
2. Lovisa Aikens was born on 2 May 1799 in Barnard. [Ref] She married first Amos Gale. [Ref says John Gale][Ref] Amos, the son of Capt. John Gale and Nancy Sanborn, was born in 1787 in Marlow, NH. [Ref] Amos, a labourer, died of typhus fever on 15 Oct 1846, a. 49 y. 11 m. 16 d, in Lowell. [Ref] Amos and Lovisa lived first in Barnard and then Lowell. [Ref] They had four children. [Ref] Lovisa married second James Jacobs on 17 Jan 1861 in Lawrence. [Ref] James was the son of Ebenezer and Betsy Jacobs. [Ref] He was 64 and living in West Minot, ME at the time of his marriage to Lovisa. [Ref] He was a blacksmith. [Ref]
   In 1850 Lovisa was living with her brother Hiram and his family in Barnard. [Ref] Lovisa A. Gale lived in Alexandria, Grafton, NH in 1860. [Ref]
   
3. Allen Aikens [Ref] was born on 9 Nov 1800 in Barnard. [Ref] "Allen, it is said, left the homestead before he was of age, not liking the drudgery and monotony of the farm. He never but once returned to visit the home of his boyhood. His father offered to him a money equivalent of his portion of the estate, but he declined, saying: that he 'had an abundance.' He lived in Texas." [Ref]
4. Capt. Daniel Aikens was born on 24 Sep 1802 in Barnard. [Ref] He died on 25 Aug 1882 in Boston. [Ref] He married first Mary Vanlora. [Ref] She was born about 1804 and died on 25 Jun 1832 in Barnard. [Ref] Daniel married second Rhoda Briggs Richmond. [Ref][Ref] Rhoda, the daughter of Maj. Lemuel and Joanna (Briggs) Richmond, was born on 8 Nov 1814 in Barnard. [Ref] She died on 19 Dec 1876 in Barnard. [Ref] Daniel and Rhoda had four children. [Ref]
   Daniel owned the saw and grist mill in Barnard village. [Ref] He was a captain in the militia. [Ref] In 1850 Daniel was a farmer living in Barnard with his wife Rhoda and four children. [Ref]
5. Hiram Aikens was born on 8 Jun 1804 in Barnard. [Ref] He married first Mary P., the daughter of Zebulon and Rachel (Burke) Lee. [Ref] He married second Louisa Heath. [Ref][Ref] He had five children. [Ref]
   Hiram represented Barnard in the legislature. [Ref] In 1850 Hiram and Louisa had a large household in Barnard. [Ref] Newton [Ref] says that they went to California in the 1850s, but the US Census says that in 1860 he was a 56-year-old farmer living in Barnard. He had real estate worth $2,500 and a personal estate of $1,200. Louisa had probably died by then as she was not part of his household. [Ref]
6. Lousane Aikens married Gilman Gale. [Ref] Gilman was the brother of Lousane's brother-in-law Amos Gale. [Ref] Gilman and Lousane moved to Lowell. [Ref][Ref] They had two children. [Ref] Gilman was a butcher. [Ref]

Generation 4

WARREN AIKENS (1796-1877) of Barnard Parents: Elijah Aikens and Rebecca Tupper Warren Aikens was born on 11 Feb 1796 in Barnard. [Ref] He died on 8 Feb 1879 in Barnard. [Ref says 1877] He is buried in Barnard. He married Lydia Cobb Howland on 15 Oct 1822. [Ref][Ref] In 1870 Warren and Lydia were living in Barnard. [Ref]

Children of Warren Aikens and Lydia Cobb Howland:

1. Caroline H. Aikens was born on 29 May 1823 in Barnard. [Ref][Ref death certificate] She died on 18 Jun 1881. [Ref] She married Hiram Smith. [Ref][Ref] He died before 1881. [Ref] Caroline and Hiram had daughters Ida Lucy Smith (m. Mr. Smith) and Selah Josephine Smith (m. Mr. Wood), both born in Barnard. [Ref] In 1870, Caroline was living with her parents and her daughter Sela in Barnard. [Ref] In 1880 Caroline was living with her sister Maria Josephine and her family; she is described as "insane". [Ref]
2. Irene Case Aikens was born on 19 Aug 1825 in Barnard. [Ref death certificate][Ref says 1824]She died on 12 Jul 1910 at 29 George St., Springfield. [Ref death certificate] She married William F. Sibley. [Ref][Ref death certificate] Irene and William had children William F. Sibley, Jr., who lived in Brooklyn, NY and Nellie Sibley, who married and lived in Springfield. [Ref] In 1860 William and Irene lived in Springfield with their son William, Jr. and (presumably) William's younger brother Lawson; Willam was a bookkeeper with a worth of $300; Lawson was also a bookkeeper. [Ref] In 1880 Irene was a widow, living in Springfield with her daughter Nellie and four boarders. [Ref] In 1900, Irene was living with her son Frederick W. in Brooklyn, NY. [Ref] In 1910 Nellie was living with her daughter Nellie in Springfield. [Ref]
3. Origen Aikens was born on 4 Aug 1826 in Barnard. [Ref] He died on 27 Mar 1827 in Barnard. [Ref]
4. William Wallace Aikens was born on 7 May 1827 in Barnard. [Ref] He died on 3 Feb 1832 in Barnard. [Ref]
5. Andrew Jackson Aikens was born on 31 Oct 1828 in Barnard. He died on 22 Jan 1909. He married first Amanda Lovina Barnes. He married second Katherine Vine Crehore.
6. Solon Howland Aikens was born on 8 Feb 1830 in Barnard. [Ref] He died on 2 Dec 1893 in Warren, Worcestor, MA. [Ref] He married Fannie Fay. [Ref] Solon and Fannie had a son and two daughters. [Ref] In 1880 Solon and Fannie were living with their children William T and Annie in Warren. Solon was a labourer. [Ref][Ref]
7. Harriet Emmons Aikens was born on 10 Jul 1831 in Barnard. [Ref] She married Lawson Sibley, the brother of Harriet's sister Irene's husband, [Ref] in 1863 in Springfield. [Ref] Lawson died in 1898. [Ref] Harriet and Lawson had two daughters. [Ref] In 1880 Lawson was a flour and grain dealer. He and Harriet were living with their daughters Mary C. and Virginia in Springfield. [Ref] In 1900 Harriet was a widow, living in Springfield with her son-in-law William G. Baker, his wife Mary and her daughter Virginia. [Ref]
8. Adelaide Lovisa Aikens was born on 3 Jan 1833 in Barnard. [Ref] She died in 1879. [Ref] She married Frederick Underwood. [Ref] Adelaide and Frederick had two sons and a daughter. [Ref] They lived in Milwaukee. [Ref] They had two sons and a daughter. [Ref]
9. Mary Elizabeth Aikens was born on 21 Jun 1836 in Barnard. [Ref] She married Joseph Elisha Chamberlain. [Ref][Ref] Joseph, the son of Joseph Parker Chamberlain and Mary Jane Lyman, was born on 7 Apr 1839. [Ref] Mary and Joseph had two sons and four daughters. [Ref]
10. Thomas Benton Aikens was born in Barnard. [Ref] He married Frances Jenks. [Ref] Thomas and Frances had a son and three daughters. [Ref]
11. Louisa Victoria Aikens was born in Aug 1841. [Ref] She married Charles Tupper of Barnard. [Ref] They moved to Wisconsin. [Ref] Louisa and Charles had two sons. [Ref] In 1870 Charles and Lousa were living with their three-year-old son in Galesburg, Knox, IL. Charles was an express driver [?] [Ref] In 1880 Charles and Louisa were living with their 13-year-old son Royal and their three-year-old son Claude in St. Louis. Charles was a purchasing agent. [Ref] In 1900 Louisa was a widow, living with her son Claude, in Wauwatosa City, Milwaukee. [Ref]
12. Maria Josephine Aikens was born on 22 Jul 1844 in Barnard. [Ref] She married Henry Wood. [Ref] They lived in Barnard, VT. [Ref] Maria and Henry had two sons. [Ref] In 1880 Maria Josephine and Henry were living in Barnard with their son Ernest H. Smith, age 5, and Maria Josephine's sister Caroline. Henry was a farmer. [Ref] In 1900 and 1910 Maria Josephine and Henry were living in Barnard and Henry was a farmer. [Ref][Ref]

Generation 5

ANDREW JACKSON AIKENS (1828 - 1909) of Milwaukee

Parents: Warren Aikens and Lydia Cobb Howland

Andrew Jackson Aikens was born on 31 Oct 1828 in Barnard. [Ref][Ref] He died on 22 Jan 1909. [Ref] He married first Amanda Lovina Barnes on 4 Jan 1854. [Ref] He married second Katherine Vine Crehore of Minneapolis on 22 Apr 1894. [Ref] Andrew graduated from high school at age 15. [Ref] Soon after he went to work in the printing office of Charles G. Eastman in Woodstock, Windsor, VT, where he stayed for four years. [Ref] He became editor of the Woodstock paper and then published a paper at Bennington, Bennington, VT. [Ref] When he was about 20, he left Vermont for Massachusetts. [Ref] He published a paper in North Adams, Berkshire, MA for about two years. [Ref] After that he accepted a position in Boston as a reporter in the legislature and a proof-reader in the state printing office. [Ref] He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Free Soil National Convention at Pittsburg in 1852. [Ref] In 1853/4 he was editor of the New Bedford Daily Standard for a few months. [Ref] In the autumn of 1854 he became the western correspondent of the New York Evening Post. [Ref] In August 1854 he joined William E. Cramer at the Evening Wisconsin. [Ref] On 1 Jan 1857 he became business manager of the printing and newspaper departments. [Ref] He originated the practice of printing country newspapers partly upon one side at the central office and partly on the other side at home offices. [Ref] He was a long-time editor and manager of the Milwaukee Evening Standard. [Ref] In 1880 Andrew Jackson ("Andy J.") was living in Milwaukee with his wife Minnie, daughters Alice, Stella and Minnie, his mother-in-law Mary W. Barnes and three servants. [Ref]

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Children of Andrew Jackson Aikens and Amanda Lovina Barnes:

1. Jessie Fremont Aikens died in infancy. [Ref]
2. Alice Marian Aikens was born on 3 Oct 1858 in Milwaukee. [Ref][Ref says 1857] She died in San Diego, San Diego, CA on 25 Aug 1898. [Ref] She married Hugo Bremer of Milwaukee on 25 Jun 1884. [Ref gives only the year][Ref][Ref does not give her name] Hugo, the son of George and Emilie Bremer, was born about 1858 in Wisconsin. [Ref] In 1880 he was single, living with his parents and engaged as a cigar maker. [Ref] Hugo and Alice had one child, who died in infancy. [Ref]
   "A notable society event took place Wednesday in Milwaukee, in the marriage of Miss Alice Aikens and Hugo Bremer. The bride is daughter of Mr. A. J. Aikens, an old and well known citizen. The ceremony was performed by gaslight, at high noon, at the residence of the bride's parents on Cass Street." [Ref Thur., 26 Jun 1884]
   When 18, Alice studied at the Academy of Design in Paris. [Ref] After returning to the United States she studied water color painting. [Ref] She later studied algae in Woods Hole. [Ref] In Jan 1898 she went to California for her health and to study the algae there. [Ref]
3. Stella Cramer Aikens was born on 7 May 1860 in Miwaukee. She died on 19 Nov 1907 in Seattle, King County, WA. She married first Leopold Eidlitz, Jr. She married second Arthur Walker Johnson.
4. Mary Lydia ("Minnie") Aikens was born on 2 Apr 1875 in Milwaukee. [Ref says 2 Apr 1871][Ref] She graduated from Smith College. [Ref] In her 2 Jul 1902 passport application, she describes herself as a 27-year-old journalist. She was 5'5" tall with blue eyes and dark brown hair. [Ref]

Children of Andrew Jackson Aikens and Katherine Vine Crehore:

1. Andrew Jackson Aikens was born on 22 Mar 1896 in Milwaukee. [Ref][Ref] According to his 26 May 1917 World War I draft registration card, he was tall and slender with blue eyes and brown hair; he lived in Churchill county, Nevada. [Ref]

Generation 6

STELLA CRAMER AIKENS (1860-1907) Parents: Andrew Jackson Aikens and Amanda Lovina Barnes Stella Cramer Aikens was born on 7 May 1860 in Miwaukee. [Ref] She died on 19 Nov 1907 in Seattle, King County, WA. She married first Leopold Eidlitz, Jr. on 30 Jul 1885 at the American Embassy in Berne, Switzerland. [Ref, 4 Aug 1885, p. 5] She married second Arthur Walker Johnson on 22 Oct 1889 in Milwaukee. [Ref gives her name as Stella A. Eidlitz] MARRIED ... July 30, 1885, at the American Embassy, Berne, Switzerland ... Mr. Leopold Eidlitz, Jr. of New York to Miss Stella Cramer Aikens of Milwaukee, second daughter of Mr. Andrew J. Aikens, proprietor of the Evening Wisconsin. ... Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Eidlitz sailed for New York on the steamer Gal[l]ia the 1st of August. The young man who has secured one of our brightest, most talented and accomplished young ladies, is the son of Mr. Leopold Eidlitz, one of the first architects of New York and the architect of the State House at Albany. [Ref, 4 Aug 1885, p. 5] How Stella learned French Stella's letter from her mother Her obituary

IT IS A SOCIAL SEASON

AND SOCIETY PEOPLE SEEM TO FULLY APPRECIATE THIS FACT

THE NEW YEAR’S RECEPTION BY THE MISSES AIKEN, AT THEIR HOME ON CASS STREET – THE GUESTS PRESENT – A DISPLAY OF ELEGANT TOILETS

A BRILLIANT RECEPTION

For some time past the fashionables of Milwaukee have talked of, and looked forward to the grand reception given last evening at the residence of A. J. Aikens, Esq., on the corner of Cass and Martin streets, in honor of the introduction of his two daughters, Miss Alice and Stella to society. The young ladies have finished their education, Miss Alice having graduated at Mrs. Wheelock’s, and Miss Stella at Madame Annecke’s.
The large and elegant house was fairly crowded with guests, in answer to the 400 invitations sent. There were about 250 present, and formed one of the most stylish parties of the season. The music was by the Milwaukee Sextette Club, with Mr. Hutchin’s cornet.
The rooms were very nicely adapted for dancing purposes, four of them being in line so that every set was plainly visible to the other, and just off the hall, at the end of which was the music room, opening into all of the others. The programme include all the choicest dances in the twenty numbers. The rooms were elaborately decorated with the most valuable works of art, gathered by Mr. and Mrs. Aikens while abroad with the thorough knowledge they have of those things. The supper was by Conroy.

THE TOILETTES:
Among the most notable toilets were:
Mrs. B.K. Miller, handsome blue silk; diamonds
There follows a long list (newspaper clipping)

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Evening Wisconsin Evening Wisconsin, 3 Oct 1858.

Milwaukee Sentinel. Online: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Tue. 4 Aug 1885, p. 5, col. A.

Obituary for Stella Aikens, unknown newspaper

Obituary for Andrew J. Aikens, Unknown newspaper

Oshkosh Daily Northwestern

Sunday Telegraph

Public Records

Goodrich, John E., ed,. The State of Vermont: Rolls of the soldiers in the Revolutionary War 1775 to 1783, Rutland, VT, Tuttle, 1904.

Selective Service System, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration.

Vital Records

Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910, Online: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.

Vital Records of Hardwick, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, Boston, unknown, 1917.

Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907, Madison.