Joel Bancroft was born about 1818 according to gravestone calculation. He was likely a child with Downs Syndrome, as he was listed as idiotic on the 1850 Federal Census. He was about 32 years old in 1850, and he lived with his father and step-mother, Patience. His father, Thomas, must have made private arrangements for Joel's care after his death, as he made no provision for him in his 1857 will, although Joel was still alive at the time. Perhaps he lived with his brother, Luther, a tailor in Macedon, or brother, Thomas Festus, a farmer in Webster, NY. He died in 1858 at about age 40.
Joel Bancroft was born about 1818 according to gravestone calculation. He was likely a child with Downs Syndrome, as he was listed as idiotic on the 1850 Federal Census. He was about 32 years old in 1850, and he lived with his father and step-mother, Patience. His father, Thomas, must have made private arrangements for Joel's care after his death, as he made no provision for him in his 1857 will, although Joel was still alive at the time. Perhaps he lived with his brother, Luther, a tailor in Macedon, or brother, Thomas Festus, a farmer in Webster, NY. He died in 1858 at about age 40.
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Joel, son of Thomas and Telottsey Bancroft, died Nov. 22, 1858, Aged 40 years and 8 mos.
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