Peter Biddick (deceased); was born in Cornwall, Eng., in Parish of St. Issey; was a
carpenter by trade, and worked in London twelve years at his trade; left
England in 1852 and came to America; landed in New York City, and worked at his
trade for six months there, and then came to Platteville, Wis., and worked as a
carpenter for two years; rented the farm where Mahlon Fawcett now lives, and
lost his first wife, Hannah Watson, there, whom he married in England in the year 1846, and who had
five children, of which four are living--Maria, George R., Gideon J., and John T., and one deceased, William, who died May 25, 1875; buried at Platteville; Hannah, his wife, died
April 20, 1856; after her death he left the farm and moved to Iowa Co. for one
year, then bought a farm from the Government, and, on March 2, 1857, married
his second wife, Catherine Rundell, who was born May 3, 1819, and by who there are two children--Fred and Irene. Was a member of the Primitive Methodist Church at Platteville, and was
also a member of the Manchester Unity in England; he died March 17, 1878, and
was buried in Platteville Cemetery; left to his estate 319 acres of land; the
family live on the farm on Sec. 1, which John T. and Gideon rent from the
estate. Gideon is a member of the Masonic Order at Wingville, Lodge No. 134.
(History of Grant County, Tucson, Ariz. : W.C. Cox, 1974, Page #: 1001, Family
History Library (FHL), 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, USA,
Film #: 1000813, Item #: 4. Microfilm of original published: Chicago :
Western Historical, 1881. 1046 p. ; map, ports.)
