Janet wrote: > > >From the book > "DuPage Roots" > > page 20. Along the East Branch of the DuPage River, between the future > sites of Glen Ellyn and Lombard, brothers Ralph and Morgan Babcock staked > the first claim in 1833. ...Over the next two years these other families > were to make homes in Babcock's Grove. > Thanks for that posting, Janet. I have only seen reference to a "Mr. Babcock" and the "Babcock Brothers." It's nice to know that somebody knew their names (I sure didn't!). Pat Sabin http://patsabin.com/dupage/ > page 36. ... William Plum... Later after finishing a law degree at Yale, he > moved to Babcock's Grove (Lombard) in 1867, whence he comuted into his city > office. He and his wife Helen traveled extensively; they brought to > Lombard over 200 species of lilac bushes and thus began what is today > Lilacia Park. > > page 38. Comparable economic activity was also evident in Babcock's Grove, > newly organized and named Lombard in 1868 after developer Josiah Lombard, > who had bought the property of Reuben Mink. > > page 193...During the 1850s Babcock's Grove saw a period of development as a > farming community. The earliest settlers in the area were from New York and > New England states..... German immigrants, refugees from civil and religious > strife in their native country... An influx of Irish settlers had its > beginnings in this period as well. Although many came as laborers on the > canals and railroads, others, with a typical love of the land and the money > to purchase it, were able to pursue the occupation they new best, farming. > > This book is great.. this is just an excerpt.. if you want pictures and more > info, I would recommend getting it.. I think at least one of the genealogy > societies in DuPage county sell it. > > Hope this helps. I learned something. > > Janet > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <OhAirtnead@aol.com> > To: <ILDUPAGE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 1:16 PM > Subject: [ILDUPAGE] Babcock's Grove mid 1800's > > > Does anyone know why an Irish immigrant would be destined for Babcock's > Grove > > in the mid 1800s? My gg grandfather supposedly was headed there in the > late > > 1840s or early 1850s. He ended up in Chicago by the late 1850s. My > > understanding is Babcock's Grove is now Lombard or in Lombard. Some Lilac > or > > Lilaca Park is there?? Any info would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Jerry Hartnett > > Crystal Lake, Illinois > > > >