Bancroft, John, 1802-1882
Variant namesJohn Bancroft was born in Lancashire, England, in 1802 and emigrated with his family to the Delaware Valley in 1822. With his father and brother, Samuel, he established a woolen mill near Brandywine Bridge in Wilmington, Del. They relocated to Upper Providence Township, Pa., in 1827 and to Todmorden Mills in Nether Providence Township in 1831.
From the description of ALS : Brandywine, Del., to Robert Hurnard, Kelvedon, England, 1824 Sept. 19. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122355360
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Bancroft family. Papers, 1788-1962. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| referencedIn | Woodlawn Trustees, Incorporated. Woodlawn Trustees, Incorporated, records, 1880-2005 (bulk, 1901-1995). | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| creatorOf | Bancroft, John, 1802-1882. ALS : Brandywine, Del., to Robert Hurnard, Kelvedon, England, 1824 Sept. 19. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| creatorOf | Stetler, Isaac Schwenk, 1818-1885. [Collection of invoices and receipts for Isaac S. Stetler, merchant, Frederick, Montgomery County, Pa.]. | Library company of Philadelphia | |
| referencedIn | Bancroft, Wilder D. (Wilder Dwight), 1867-1953. Wilder Bancroft papers, 1896-1953. | Cornell University Library | |
| referencedIn | Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company. Records, 1813-1969. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| referencedIn | Various. Whaling Documents, 1786-1863. | Peabody Essex Museum | |
| referencedIn | Bancroft family. Papers, 1788-1962. | Hagley Museum & Library |
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| associatedWith | Bancroft family. | family |
| associatedWith | Bancroft family. | family |
| associatedWith | Bancroft, Wilder D. (Wilder Dwight), 1867-1953. | person |
| associatedWith | Joseph Bancroft & Sons Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stetler, Isaac Schwenk, 1818-1885. | person |
| associatedWith | Various. | person |
| associatedWith | Woodlawn Trustees, Incorporated. | corporateBody |
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| Delaware |
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| Flannel |
| Woolen and worsted manufacture |
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Birth 1802-03-17
Death 1882-05-05
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