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1878 Bliss, Calkins, Densmore Bios -  Reduced.jpg
Harvey B. Densmore,

Sec. 14, Sugar Grove Township; farmer; P. O. Aurora; Rep.; S.G. Christian Union; he was born in Hartford, Vermont, September 15, 1815; he married Miss Kate S. Densmore; she was born March 25, 1817 in New York, and was married…

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The Silas Reynolds Homestead is located at 41W427 Prairie St, Sugar Grove, Illinois.

In more recent times, it is known as the Alexander Farm.

The Silas Reynolds property can be found on the 1871 Map of Sugar Grove Township.

As published in…

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Sugar Grove School
Grades 7 and 8. 1949
Teacher: James Todd

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Thomas Judd

BIRTH 12 Sep 1812
Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 11 Jan 1882 (aged 69)
BURIAL Jericho Cemetery
Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois, USA

Thomas Judd was a postmaster at Sugar Grove, IL. He was the son of…

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Photos of the Bliss House from 2006.

1878 Bliss, Calkins, Densmore Bios -  Reduced.jpg
TRANSCRIPTION

Bliss, P.Y.

Farming and stock, Sec. 10, Sugar Grove; P.O. Aurora; 191 acres, valued at $60 per acre, and 262 acres in Kaneville Tp.; Rep.; was born in Strafford, Vermont, April 8, 1806. He married Miss Helen Mather, February 5,…

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Peleg Young Bliss ( P.Y. Bliss ) at age 46 in 1852 or 1853. Photo cropped from portrait with daughter Janette Bliss.

Peleg Young Bliss (P.Y. Bliss)

Peleg Young Bliss was one of the earliest settlers and businessmen in Sugar Grove. He was born…

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Photos from the Bliss House in 1996.

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The Gold Acres Restaurant and Motel was located on the southwest corner of Harter Road and Illinois Route 47. It was built by [?]. Workers and managers have been Dolly Johnson, Nina Bradley, and Jim Best.

Later known as Candy's Golden Acres, the…

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The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located on Merrill Road just west of Bliss Road.

For more information about graves and people interred at Sugar Grove Cemetery, visit https://www.findagrave.com/ .

Ira Judd Home on Winthrop New Rd - Video.mp4
Located in the area of the current Prestbury Subdivision in Sugar Grove, Illinois.

Around 1836, this spot was settled on by Silas Reynolds, grandfather of Ira Judd. The brick in this house represents the house built in 1847 and remodeled into…

Underground Railroad Quilt
Stitched by the skillful hand of Vicki Frantz, this Underground Railroad Quilt contains the following legend, where each square is a code numbered 1 - 15 from left to right, top to bottom:

Story of the Underground Railroad

The Monkey Wrench [1]…

SettlersRidgeAward.pdf
Sugar Grove’s Settlers Ridge Development Wins Awards
The Settlers Ridge subdivision, located in Sugar Grove, Illinois, was designed and is being built by Kimball Hill, Inc. recently won an award for exemplary natural landscaping and conservation…

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Ashael T. Judd
BIRTH 21 Mar 1844
Lake George, Warren County, New York, USA
DEATH 24 Jun 1915 (aged 71)
BURIAL
Sugar Grove Cemetery
Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois, USA

124TH. ILLINOIS INFANTRY

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