Binghamton Cemetery

Highway 113 Dixon CA 95620

Originally consisting of 10 acres, donated by the Bingham Family around 1859 and located 7 miles south of Dixon. This is one of the oldest cemeteries in the area. The last burial was in 1957. The current cemetery boundaries are 4 acres.

Died of Typhoid Fever in 1869, leaving a widow and three small children Family appears in the Binghamton and Maine Prairie, Solano County, California 1870 Census.

Elizabeth Lent age 38, born in New York, profession farming

Children-

Anna age 5, born in California

George age 3, born in California

Stephen age 4 months, born in California

Elizabeth has an estate worth $18,00

Elizabeth has personal assets worth $4,000

In the home live -Joseph Binghamton age 40, profession farmer, born in New Hampshire

Tabitha age 31, born in Louisiana

Mary age 13, born in California

Charles age 9, born in California

Sarah age 4, born in California

Frank age 1, born in California

Joseph has an estate worth $10,000

Joseph has personal assets worth $1200

Joseph S Bingham is the founder of the Binghamton Cemetery, Binghamton Township, Solano County,

California

Neighbors to all parties are Joseph’s younger brother and sister-in-law

This household is documented on the 1870 Binghamton and Maine Prairie Census.

Henry Bingham age 38, born in New Hampshire

Josephine age 28, born in Iowa

Services and history

The Homestead Act of 1862 was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that significantly influenced the development of the American West.

Stephen T Lent pays $10.00 for 160 acres of land in Binghamton, Solano County, California on June 12, 1863. The final sale is September 12, 1968.

Ozias Bingham pays $10.00 for 160 acres of land in Binghamton on June 12, 1863. The sale is final on June 13, 1868.

Joseph Bingham pays $10.00 for 160 acres of land July 1863. The sale is final August 11, 1868