Father: John Bullen, b.08-Aug-1747 in Brimfield, Hampden Co. MA., d.1824 Paris Hill, NY. Served as a private in the MA. militia, 1780.
Mother: Mary Whitcomb-Bullen, b.23-Oct-1759 in Rochester MA., d.????.
SOURCE: "Lineage book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution", Volume 29, by D.A.R.
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"BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH" - General John Bullen was appointed to the state militia by Governor, Henry Dodge (1st territorial governor, of Wisconsin Territory, from 1836-1841). Bullen was the father of John Bullen Jr., the latter being the most identifiable of all our city founding fathers. The elder Bullen was nearly 30 years old when he served as a Captain in the War of 1812. The general, a member of the "Western Emigration Co.", came to "Pike River" (the early name of Kenosha) shortly after John Jr. arrived. His other sons, William and Alfred also settled in the area. It wasn't long before Gen. Bullen and Alfred headed for points west in the name of commerce. They explored and found a place that had plenty of fresh water in the shimmering pool of water known as "Silver Lake". Alfred filed a claim on all of the land between the lake and the Fox River. Members of the Potawatomi tribe that had lived in the area used the nearby Fox River as their means of transportation. When the government land sale took place in 1837 in Milwaukee, they bought the land for 50 cents an acre, as did the other settlers. The Bullen men built a bridge about where the bridge spans the Fox River today (ca 2012) on Highway F. Then Gen. Bullen went to work and built a nearby tavern in 1837, (approximately where the "Packer Inn" is located today, circa 2012). He christened it "Ackanuckochowoc House", a name which means "great bend". He owned the tavern until 1847, until he sold it, and then constructed the National Hotel in Kenosha. Gen. Bullen was also the chief promoter of the plank road which was built, headed west from Kenosha (at today's 60th Street). His influence got the road to angle southwest to Bullen's Bridge, as it was called. Bullen thought the spot was to be the site of a future great city. He was also "First Worshipful Master" of Masonic "Southport Lodge No. 7", and a photograph of him hangs in the Masonic Hall on Library Park today (c.f. portrait photo, at right). Gen. Bullen was a member of Kenosha's first "Board of Health" until he died during the Kenosha cholera epidemic, of 1850. Col. Michael Frank mentioned his passing, in his diary entry of Aug. 15, 1850: "Funeral of Gen. John Bullen took place the p.m. attended by a band of musick [sic] and general display of Masons."
SOURCE: Kenosha Historical Society, and Masonic Hall.
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Perhaps the most notable tavern in the county was the "Ackanuckochowoc" House (the name meaning "great bend"), erected by Gen. John Bullen in 1837, in Section 18, Town of Salem [Kenosha Co., WI.] at the east end of "Bullen's Bridge" over the Fox River also built by him in the same year. The tavern was kept by the General {militia} until about 1847, when he constructed the National Hotel at Kenosha. He was also the chief promoter of the plank road which followed the town line to the: SW M1 of SE 11 S 34 Town of Brighton, thence angling southwest to Bullen's Bbridge. He died at Kenosha August 15, 1850, aged, sixty-seven.
SOURCE: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Volume 62, pages 140-141, by State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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[Additional BIO info]:
About the year 1821 - John removed from Clinton, Oneida Co., NY. to Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY. He engaged in merchandising, farming,milling and the manufacture of potash and lumber, shipping the latter from Oswego via the Erie Canal to Albany. He also owned canal boats. He accumulated considerable property, but later met with heavy losses. He also owned property in Wilmington, NC. and in Agusta, GA. He continued in active business until his death. In 1822, while postmaster (a role which he held until 1827), he had the name of the town of "Hannibalville" changed to, Hannibal. He was supervisor of the town in 1823. In 1834, he sold out his interest in Hannibal and removed to Albany, NY., where he engaged in the lumber trade. In the spring of 1837, he removed to WI., setteling at "Pike River" (aka "Southport" as the harbor area came to be known to mariners, few years later). It was his inspiration that started the "Western Emigration Association", the purpose of which was to organize a group to settle in southeast WI. One group headed by his son, John, Jr. reached Kenosha on 21 June, 1835. John Sr. made the journey in 1837, from Albany by canal boat. On the canal boat trip a fellow passenger was Brigham Young who was then on his way to Kirkland, OH. to join Joseph Smith and the Mormons who were gathering at that place. Several of the older members of the family engaged in animated discussions with him. John Bullen Sr. made a claim twenty miles west of Southport, on the Fox River, in the town to which he gave the name Salem. Here they built a log cabin sixteen feet square. To this was added a small and rude lean-to which served as a kitchen. Here they lived several months until a more commodious home was built. During the summer a larger two story house was built on the bank of the Fox River. A year or two later this building was much enlarged and a sign was hung "Salem House." A considerable business was done although the price of a "Supper, breakfast and lodging and two horses to hay," was from fifty to sixty cents. In 1843, John Sr. sold some of his Salem farms and engaged in the building of the "National Hotel" in Southport, on the north side of the river. This was an unprofitable investment. In 1839, he was commissioned Brigadier General by Territorial Governor Dodge, and as such, commanded the militia of the territory. His small sons delighted in his appearence on training days when, as General, he wore a red sash, carried a sword and rode a horse at the head of his men. He was the father of seventeen children. Eleven grew to maturity. The two youngest sons, Thomas and Lathrop, added a final "e" to the name - in accordance with an act of the Wisconsin Legislature - Since spelling the name Bullene.
Source: www.Ancestry.com
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"MASONRY at PIKE RIVER" - In June 1835, John Bullen, Jr. of New York, his brother and two companions, all members of the Western Immigration Company, arrived at a place they called "Pike River", today known as Kenosha. By the end of the year, there were 32 inhabitants. The next year, Orlando Foster, also from New York, arrived on foot from Chicago. In 1837, the name of the village changed from Pike River {aka Pike Creek} to Southport. The population had grown to 144, including John Bullen, Sr. In January 1845, John Bullen, Sr. and 13 other Masons asked the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin for a dispensation to form a lodge at Southport. Milwaukee Lodge No. 3 recommended that the petition be granted, and the Grand Lodge ordered the Grand Secretary to issue the dispensation. Bullen was the Master, and Waters Towslee and Thomas Nichols were the Wardens. Bullen was General of Militia, appointed by Governor Henry Dodge. When he wasn't acting as a General, he operated Bullen's Tavern in the town of Silver Lake and, later, the National Hotel in Southport. Towslee was the first Postmaster of the Village of Southport.
SOURCE: "narrative" excerpt from, "Forward Freemasonry, A History of Freemasonry in Wisconsin" (Vol. 1), published by Grand Lodge, F & AM of Wisconsin, Allan E. Iding, PGM, Editor in 1996.
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"MARRIAGES & FAMILIES"
m1.28-Jan-1802, Lucina Drake, b. about 1782, d.????
CHILDREN (with Lucinda):
i. John Bullen, b.16-May-1803 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.???? Southport (Kenosha), Kenosha Co., WI.
ii. William Bullen, b.24 Feb 1805 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.???? Southport (Kenosha), Kenosha Co., WI.
iii. Mary Bullen, b.23 Feb 1807 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
iv. Caroline Bullen, b.13-Jun-1809 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
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m2.05-Feb-1813 to: Mary "Polly" Brockway, b.19-Jun-1784 in Lebanon (now Columbia), CT., d.????.
CHILDREN (with Mary):
i. Laura Anne Bullen, b.28-Aug-1815 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
ii. DeWitt Clinton Bullen, b.27-Mar-1818 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
iii. Maria Eunice Bullen, b.12-Apr-1819 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
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m3.21-Feb-1822 to: Susan "Sukey" Brockway, b.20-Jun-1794, d.????.
CHILDREN (with Susan):
i. Lathrop Bullen, b.07-Jul-1826 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
ii. Thomas Bullen, b.10-Aug-1828 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
iii. Susan Bullen, b.18-Aug-1830 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
iv. Sophia Bullen, b.02-Jan-1833 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
v. Sophia Frances Bullen, b.22-Mar-1835 in Albany, Albany Co., NY., d.????.
SOURCE: www.Ancestry.com
Mother: Mary Whitcomb-Bullen, b.23-Oct-1759 in Rochester MA., d.????.
SOURCE: "Lineage book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution", Volume 29, by D.A.R.
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"BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH" - General John Bullen was appointed to the state militia by Governor, Henry Dodge (1st territorial governor, of Wisconsin Territory, from 1836-1841). Bullen was the father of John Bullen Jr., the latter being the most identifiable of all our city founding fathers. The elder Bullen was nearly 30 years old when he served as a Captain in the War of 1812. The general, a member of the "Western Emigration Co.", came to "Pike River" (the early name of Kenosha) shortly after John Jr. arrived. His other sons, William and Alfred also settled in the area. It wasn't long before Gen. Bullen and Alfred headed for points west in the name of commerce. They explored and found a place that had plenty of fresh water in the shimmering pool of water known as "Silver Lake". Alfred filed a claim on all of the land between the lake and the Fox River. Members of the Potawatomi tribe that had lived in the area used the nearby Fox River as their means of transportation. When the government land sale took place in 1837 in Milwaukee, they bought the land for 50 cents an acre, as did the other settlers. The Bullen men built a bridge about where the bridge spans the Fox River today (ca 2012) on Highway F. Then Gen. Bullen went to work and built a nearby tavern in 1837, (approximately where the "Packer Inn" is located today, circa 2012). He christened it "Ackanuckochowoc House", a name which means "great bend". He owned the tavern until 1847, until he sold it, and then constructed the National Hotel in Kenosha. Gen. Bullen was also the chief promoter of the plank road which was built, headed west from Kenosha (at today's 60th Street). His influence got the road to angle southwest to Bullen's Bridge, as it was called. Bullen thought the spot was to be the site of a future great city. He was also "First Worshipful Master" of Masonic "Southport Lodge No. 7", and a photograph of him hangs in the Masonic Hall on Library Park today (c.f. portrait photo, at right). Gen. Bullen was a member of Kenosha's first "Board of Health" until he died during the Kenosha cholera epidemic, of 1850. Col. Michael Frank mentioned his passing, in his diary entry of Aug. 15, 1850: "Funeral of Gen. John Bullen took place the p.m. attended by a band of musick [sic] and general display of Masons."
SOURCE: Kenosha Historical Society, and Masonic Hall.
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Perhaps the most notable tavern in the county was the "Ackanuckochowoc" House (the name meaning "great bend"), erected by Gen. John Bullen in 1837, in Section 18, Town of Salem [Kenosha Co., WI.] at the east end of "Bullen's Bridge" over the Fox River also built by him in the same year. The tavern was kept by the General {militia} until about 1847, when he constructed the National Hotel at Kenosha. He was also the chief promoter of the plank road which followed the town line to the: SW M1 of SE 11 S 34 Town of Brighton, thence angling southwest to Bullen's Bbridge. He died at Kenosha August 15, 1850, aged, sixty-seven.
SOURCE: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Volume 62, pages 140-141, by State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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[Additional BIO info]:
About the year 1821 - John removed from Clinton, Oneida Co., NY. to Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY. He engaged in merchandising, farming,milling and the manufacture of potash and lumber, shipping the latter from Oswego via the Erie Canal to Albany. He also owned canal boats. He accumulated considerable property, but later met with heavy losses. He also owned property in Wilmington, NC. and in Agusta, GA. He continued in active business until his death. In 1822, while postmaster (a role which he held until 1827), he had the name of the town of "Hannibalville" changed to, Hannibal. He was supervisor of the town in 1823. In 1834, he sold out his interest in Hannibal and removed to Albany, NY., where he engaged in the lumber trade. In the spring of 1837, he removed to WI., setteling at "Pike River" (aka "Southport" as the harbor area came to be known to mariners, few years later). It was his inspiration that started the "Western Emigration Association", the purpose of which was to organize a group to settle in southeast WI. One group headed by his son, John, Jr. reached Kenosha on 21 June, 1835. John Sr. made the journey in 1837, from Albany by canal boat. On the canal boat trip a fellow passenger was Brigham Young who was then on his way to Kirkland, OH. to join Joseph Smith and the Mormons who were gathering at that place. Several of the older members of the family engaged in animated discussions with him. John Bullen Sr. made a claim twenty miles west of Southport, on the Fox River, in the town to which he gave the name Salem. Here they built a log cabin sixteen feet square. To this was added a small and rude lean-to which served as a kitchen. Here they lived several months until a more commodious home was built. During the summer a larger two story house was built on the bank of the Fox River. A year or two later this building was much enlarged and a sign was hung "Salem House." A considerable business was done although the price of a "Supper, breakfast and lodging and two horses to hay," was from fifty to sixty cents. In 1843, John Sr. sold some of his Salem farms and engaged in the building of the "National Hotel" in Southport, on the north side of the river. This was an unprofitable investment. In 1839, he was commissioned Brigadier General by Territorial Governor Dodge, and as such, commanded the militia of the territory. His small sons delighted in his appearence on training days when, as General, he wore a red sash, carried a sword and rode a horse at the head of his men. He was the father of seventeen children. Eleven grew to maturity. The two youngest sons, Thomas and Lathrop, added a final "e" to the name - in accordance with an act of the Wisconsin Legislature - Since spelling the name Bullene.
Source: www.Ancestry.com
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"MASONRY at PIKE RIVER" - In June 1835, John Bullen, Jr. of New York, his brother and two companions, all members of the Western Immigration Company, arrived at a place they called "Pike River", today known as Kenosha. By the end of the year, there were 32 inhabitants. The next year, Orlando Foster, also from New York, arrived on foot from Chicago. In 1837, the name of the village changed from Pike River {aka Pike Creek} to Southport. The population had grown to 144, including John Bullen, Sr. In January 1845, John Bullen, Sr. and 13 other Masons asked the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin for a dispensation to form a lodge at Southport. Milwaukee Lodge No. 3 recommended that the petition be granted, and the Grand Lodge ordered the Grand Secretary to issue the dispensation. Bullen was the Master, and Waters Towslee and Thomas Nichols were the Wardens. Bullen was General of Militia, appointed by Governor Henry Dodge. When he wasn't acting as a General, he operated Bullen's Tavern in the town of Silver Lake and, later, the National Hotel in Southport. Towslee was the first Postmaster of the Village of Southport.
SOURCE: "narrative" excerpt from, "Forward Freemasonry, A History of Freemasonry in Wisconsin" (Vol. 1), published by Grand Lodge, F & AM of Wisconsin, Allan E. Iding, PGM, Editor in 1996.
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"MARRIAGES & FAMILIES"
m1.28-Jan-1802, Lucina Drake, b. about 1782, d.????
CHILDREN (with Lucinda):
i. John Bullen, b.16-May-1803 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.???? Southport (Kenosha), Kenosha Co., WI.
ii. William Bullen, b.24 Feb 1805 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.???? Southport (Kenosha), Kenosha Co., WI.
iii. Mary Bullen, b.23 Feb 1807 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
iv. Caroline Bullen, b.13-Jun-1809 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
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m2.05-Feb-1813 to: Mary "Polly" Brockway, b.19-Jun-1784 in Lebanon (now Columbia), CT., d.????.
CHILDREN (with Mary):
i. Laura Anne Bullen, b.28-Aug-1815 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
ii. DeWitt Clinton Bullen, b.27-Mar-1818 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
iii. Maria Eunice Bullen, b.12-Apr-1819 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
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m3.21-Feb-1822 to: Susan "Sukey" Brockway, b.20-Jun-1794, d.????.
CHILDREN (with Susan):
i. Lathrop Bullen, b.07-Jul-1826 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
ii. Thomas Bullen, b.10-Aug-1828 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
iii. Susan Bullen, b.18-Aug-1830 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
iv. Sophia Bullen, b.02-Jan-1833 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
v. Sophia Frances Bullen, b.22-Mar-1835 in Albany, Albany Co., NY., d.????.
SOURCE: www.Ancestry.com
Father: John Bullen, b.08-Aug-1747 in Brimfield, Hampden Co. MA., d.1824 Paris Hill, NY. Served as a private in the MA. militia, 1780.
Mother: Mary Whitcomb-Bullen, b.23-Oct-1759 in Rochester MA., d.????.
SOURCE: "Lineage book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution", Volume 29, by D.A.R.
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"BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH" - General John Bullen was appointed to the state militia by Governor, Henry Dodge (1st territorial governor, of Wisconsin Territory, from 1836-1841). Bullen was the father of John Bullen Jr., the latter being the most identifiable of all our city founding fathers. The elder Bullen was nearly 30 years old when he served as a Captain in the War of 1812. The general, a member of the "Western Emigration Co.", came to "Pike River" (the early name of Kenosha) shortly after John Jr. arrived. His other sons, William and Alfred also settled in the area. It wasn't long before Gen. Bullen and Alfred headed for points west in the name of commerce. They explored and found a place that had plenty of fresh water in the shimmering pool of water known as "Silver Lake". Alfred filed a claim on all of the land between the lake and the Fox River. Members of the Potawatomi tribe that had lived in the area used the nearby Fox River as their means of transportation. When the government land sale took place in 1837 in Milwaukee, they bought the land for 50 cents an acre, as did the other settlers. The Bullen men built a bridge about where the bridge spans the Fox River today (ca 2012) on Highway F. Then Gen. Bullen went to work and built a nearby tavern in 1837, (approximately where the "Packer Inn" is located today, circa 2012). He christened it "Ackanuckochowoc House", a name which means "great bend". He owned the tavern until 1847, until he sold it, and then constructed the National Hotel in Kenosha. Gen. Bullen was also the chief promoter of the plank road which was built, headed west from Kenosha (at today's 60th Street). His influence got the road to angle southwest to Bullen's Bridge, as it was called. Bullen thought the spot was to be the site of a future great city. He was also "First Worshipful Master" of Masonic "Southport Lodge No. 7", and a photograph of him hangs in the Masonic Hall on Library Park today (c.f. portrait photo, at right). Gen. Bullen was a member of Kenosha's first "Board of Health" until he died during the Kenosha cholera epidemic, of 1850. Col. Michael Frank mentioned his passing, in his diary entry of Aug. 15, 1850: "Funeral of Gen. John Bullen took place the p.m. attended by a band of musick [sic] and general display of Masons."
SOURCE: Kenosha Historical Society, and Masonic Hall.
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Perhaps the most notable tavern in the county was the "Ackanuckochowoc" House (the name meaning "great bend"), erected by Gen. John Bullen in 1837, in Section 18, Town of Salem [Kenosha Co., WI.] at the east end of "Bullen's Bridge" over the Fox River also built by him in the same year. The tavern was kept by the General {militia} until about 1847, when he constructed the National Hotel at Kenosha. He was also the chief promoter of the plank road which followed the town line to the: SW M1 of SE 11 S 34 Town of Brighton, thence angling southwest to Bullen's Bbridge. He died at Kenosha August 15, 1850, aged, sixty-seven.
SOURCE: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Volume 62, pages 140-141, by State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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[Additional BIO info]:
About the year 1821 - John removed from Clinton, Oneida Co., NY. to Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY. He engaged in merchandising, farming,milling and the manufacture of potash and lumber, shipping the latter from Oswego via the Erie Canal to Albany. He also owned canal boats. He accumulated considerable property, but later met with heavy losses. He also owned property in Wilmington, NC. and in Agusta, GA. He continued in active business until his death. In 1822, while postmaster (a role which he held until 1827), he had the name of the town of "Hannibalville" changed to, Hannibal. He was supervisor of the town in 1823. In 1834, he sold out his interest in Hannibal and removed to Albany, NY., where he engaged in the lumber trade. In the spring of 1837, he removed to WI., setteling at "Pike River" (aka "Southport" as the harbor area came to be known to mariners, few years later). It was his inspiration that started the "Western Emigration Association", the purpose of which was to organize a group to settle in southeast WI. One group headed by his son, John, Jr. reached Kenosha on 21 June, 1835. John Sr. made the journey in 1837, from Albany by canal boat. On the canal boat trip a fellow passenger was Brigham Young who was then on his way to Kirkland, OH. to join Joseph Smith and the Mormons who were gathering at that place. Several of the older members of the family engaged in animated discussions with him. John Bullen Sr. made a claim twenty miles west of Southport, on the Fox River, in the town to which he gave the name Salem. Here they built a log cabin sixteen feet square. To this was added a small and rude lean-to which served as a kitchen. Here they lived several months until a more commodious home was built. During the summer a larger two story house was built on the bank of the Fox River. A year or two later this building was much enlarged and a sign was hung "Salem House." A considerable business was done although the price of a "Supper, breakfast and lodging and two horses to hay," was from fifty to sixty cents. In 1843, John Sr. sold some of his Salem farms and engaged in the building of the "National Hotel" in Southport, on the north side of the river. This was an unprofitable investment. In 1839, he was commissioned Brigadier General by Territorial Governor Dodge, and as such, commanded the militia of the territory. His small sons delighted in his appearence on training days when, as General, he wore a red sash, carried a sword and rode a horse at the head of his men. He was the father of seventeen children. Eleven grew to maturity. The two youngest sons, Thomas and Lathrop, added a final "e" to the name - in accordance with an act of the Wisconsin Legislature - Since spelling the name Bullene.
Source: www.Ancestry.com
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"MASONRY at PIKE RIVER" - In June 1835, John Bullen, Jr. of New York, his brother and two companions, all members of the Western Immigration Company, arrived at a place they called "Pike River", today known as Kenosha. By the end of the year, there were 32 inhabitants. The next year, Orlando Foster, also from New York, arrived on foot from Chicago. In 1837, the name of the village changed from Pike River {aka Pike Creek} to Southport. The population had grown to 144, including John Bullen, Sr. In January 1845, John Bullen, Sr. and 13 other Masons asked the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin for a dispensation to form a lodge at Southport. Milwaukee Lodge No. 3 recommended that the petition be granted, and the Grand Lodge ordered the Grand Secretary to issue the dispensation. Bullen was the Master, and Waters Towslee and Thomas Nichols were the Wardens. Bullen was General of Militia, appointed by Governor Henry Dodge. When he wasn't acting as a General, he operated Bullen's Tavern in the town of Silver Lake and, later, the National Hotel in Southport. Towslee was the first Postmaster of the Village of Southport.
SOURCE: "narrative" excerpt from, "Forward Freemasonry, A History of Freemasonry in Wisconsin" (Vol. 1), published by Grand Lodge, F & AM of Wisconsin, Allan E. Iding, PGM, Editor in 1996.
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"MARRIAGES & FAMILIES"
m1.28-Jan-1802, Lucina Drake, b. about 1782, d.????
CHILDREN (with Lucinda):
i. John Bullen, b.16-May-1803 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.???? Southport (Kenosha), Kenosha Co., WI.
ii. William Bullen, b.24 Feb 1805 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.???? Southport (Kenosha), Kenosha Co., WI.
iii. Mary Bullen, b.23 Feb 1807 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
iv. Caroline Bullen, b.13-Jun-1809 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
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m2.05-Feb-1813 to: Mary "Polly" Brockway, b.19-Jun-1784 in Lebanon (now Columbia), CT., d.????.
CHILDREN (with Mary):
i. Laura Anne Bullen, b.28-Aug-1815 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
ii. DeWitt Clinton Bullen, b.27-Mar-1818 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
iii. Maria Eunice Bullen, b.12-Apr-1819 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
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m3.21-Feb-1822 to: Susan "Sukey" Brockway, b.20-Jun-1794, d.????.
CHILDREN (with Susan):
i. Lathrop Bullen, b.07-Jul-1826 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
ii. Thomas Bullen, b.10-Aug-1828 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
iii. Susan Bullen, b.18-Aug-1830 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
iv. Sophia Bullen, b.02-Jan-1833 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
v. Sophia Frances Bullen, b.22-Mar-1835 in Albany, Albany Co., NY., d.????.
SOURCE: www.Ancestry.com
Mother: Mary Whitcomb-Bullen, b.23-Oct-1759 in Rochester MA., d.????.
SOURCE: "Lineage book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution", Volume 29, by D.A.R.
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"BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH" - General John Bullen was appointed to the state militia by Governor, Henry Dodge (1st territorial governor, of Wisconsin Territory, from 1836-1841). Bullen was the father of John Bullen Jr., the latter being the most identifiable of all our city founding fathers. The elder Bullen was nearly 30 years old when he served as a Captain in the War of 1812. The general, a member of the "Western Emigration Co.", came to "Pike River" (the early name of Kenosha) shortly after John Jr. arrived. His other sons, William and Alfred also settled in the area. It wasn't long before Gen. Bullen and Alfred headed for points west in the name of commerce. They explored and found a place that had plenty of fresh water in the shimmering pool of water known as "Silver Lake". Alfred filed a claim on all of the land between the lake and the Fox River. Members of the Potawatomi tribe that had lived in the area used the nearby Fox River as their means of transportation. When the government land sale took place in 1837 in Milwaukee, they bought the land for 50 cents an acre, as did the other settlers. The Bullen men built a bridge about where the bridge spans the Fox River today (ca 2012) on Highway F. Then Gen. Bullen went to work and built a nearby tavern in 1837, (approximately where the "Packer Inn" is located today, circa 2012). He christened it "Ackanuckochowoc House", a name which means "great bend". He owned the tavern until 1847, until he sold it, and then constructed the National Hotel in Kenosha. Gen. Bullen was also the chief promoter of the plank road which was built, headed west from Kenosha (at today's 60th Street). His influence got the road to angle southwest to Bullen's Bridge, as it was called. Bullen thought the spot was to be the site of a future great city. He was also "First Worshipful Master" of Masonic "Southport Lodge No. 7", and a photograph of him hangs in the Masonic Hall on Library Park today (c.f. portrait photo, at right). Gen. Bullen was a member of Kenosha's first "Board of Health" until he died during the Kenosha cholera epidemic, of 1850. Col. Michael Frank mentioned his passing, in his diary entry of Aug. 15, 1850: "Funeral of Gen. John Bullen took place the p.m. attended by a band of musick [sic] and general display of Masons."
SOURCE: Kenosha Historical Society, and Masonic Hall.
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Perhaps the most notable tavern in the county was the "Ackanuckochowoc" House (the name meaning "great bend"), erected by Gen. John Bullen in 1837, in Section 18, Town of Salem [Kenosha Co., WI.] at the east end of "Bullen's Bridge" over the Fox River also built by him in the same year. The tavern was kept by the General {militia} until about 1847, when he constructed the National Hotel at Kenosha. He was also the chief promoter of the plank road which followed the town line to the: SW M1 of SE 11 S 34 Town of Brighton, thence angling southwest to Bullen's Bbridge. He died at Kenosha August 15, 1850, aged, sixty-seven.
SOURCE: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, Volume 62, pages 140-141, by State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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About the year 1821 - John removed from Clinton, Oneida Co., NY. to Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY. He engaged in merchandising, farming,milling and the manufacture of potash and lumber, shipping the latter from Oswego via the Erie Canal to Albany. He also owned canal boats. He accumulated considerable property, but later met with heavy losses. He also owned property in Wilmington, NC. and in Agusta, GA. He continued in active business until his death. In 1822, while postmaster (a role which he held until 1827), he had the name of the town of "Hannibalville" changed to, Hannibal. He was supervisor of the town in 1823. In 1834, he sold out his interest in Hannibal and removed to Albany, NY., where he engaged in the lumber trade. In the spring of 1837, he removed to WI., setteling at "Pike River" (aka "Southport" as the harbor area came to be known to mariners, few years later). It was his inspiration that started the "Western Emigration Association", the purpose of which was to organize a group to settle in southeast WI. One group headed by his son, John, Jr. reached Kenosha on 21 June, 1835. John Sr. made the journey in 1837, from Albany by canal boat. On the canal boat trip a fellow passenger was Brigham Young who was then on his way to Kirkland, OH. to join Joseph Smith and the Mormons who were gathering at that place. Several of the older members of the family engaged in animated discussions with him. John Bullen Sr. made a claim twenty miles west of Southport, on the Fox River, in the town to which he gave the name Salem. Here they built a log cabin sixteen feet square. To this was added a small and rude lean-to which served as a kitchen. Here they lived several months until a more commodious home was built. During the summer a larger two story house was built on the bank of the Fox River. A year or two later this building was much enlarged and a sign was hung "Salem House." A considerable business was done although the price of a "Supper, breakfast and lodging and two horses to hay," was from fifty to sixty cents. In 1843, John Sr. sold some of his Salem farms and engaged in the building of the "National Hotel" in Southport, on the north side of the river. This was an unprofitable investment. In 1839, he was commissioned Brigadier General by Territorial Governor Dodge, and as such, commanded the militia of the territory. His small sons delighted in his appearence on training days when, as General, he wore a red sash, carried a sword and rode a horse at the head of his men. He was the father of seventeen children. Eleven grew to maturity. The two youngest sons, Thomas and Lathrop, added a final "e" to the name - in accordance with an act of the Wisconsin Legislature - Since spelling the name Bullene.
Source: www.Ancestry.com
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"MASONRY at PIKE RIVER" - In June 1835, John Bullen, Jr. of New York, his brother and two companions, all members of the Western Immigration Company, arrived at a place they called "Pike River", today known as Kenosha. By the end of the year, there were 32 inhabitants. The next year, Orlando Foster, also from New York, arrived on foot from Chicago. In 1837, the name of the village changed from Pike River {aka Pike Creek} to Southport. The population had grown to 144, including John Bullen, Sr. In January 1845, John Bullen, Sr. and 13 other Masons asked the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin for a dispensation to form a lodge at Southport. Milwaukee Lodge No. 3 recommended that the petition be granted, and the Grand Lodge ordered the Grand Secretary to issue the dispensation. Bullen was the Master, and Waters Towslee and Thomas Nichols were the Wardens. Bullen was General of Militia, appointed by Governor Henry Dodge. When he wasn't acting as a General, he operated Bullen's Tavern in the town of Silver Lake and, later, the National Hotel in Southport. Towslee was the first Postmaster of the Village of Southport.
SOURCE: "narrative" excerpt from, "Forward Freemasonry, A History of Freemasonry in Wisconsin" (Vol. 1), published by Grand Lodge, F & AM of Wisconsin, Allan E. Iding, PGM, Editor in 1996.
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"MARRIAGES & FAMILIES"
m1.28-Jan-1802, Lucina Drake, b. about 1782, d.????
CHILDREN (with Lucinda):
i. John Bullen, b.16-May-1803 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.???? Southport (Kenosha), Kenosha Co., WI.
ii. William Bullen, b.24 Feb 1805 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.???? Southport (Kenosha), Kenosha Co., WI.
iii. Mary Bullen, b.23 Feb 1807 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
iv. Caroline Bullen, b.13-Jun-1809 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
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m2.05-Feb-1813 to: Mary "Polly" Brockway, b.19-Jun-1784 in Lebanon (now Columbia), CT., d.????.
CHILDREN (with Mary):
i. Laura Anne Bullen, b.28-Aug-1815 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
ii. DeWitt Clinton Bullen, b.27-Mar-1818 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
iii. Maria Eunice Bullen, b.12-Apr-1819 in Clinton, Oneida Co., NY., d.????.
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m3.21-Feb-1822 to: Susan "Sukey" Brockway, b.20-Jun-1794, d.????.
CHILDREN (with Susan):
i. Lathrop Bullen, b.07-Jul-1826 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
ii. Thomas Bullen, b.10-Aug-1828 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
iii. Susan Bullen, b.18-Aug-1830 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
iv. Sophia Bullen, b.02-Jan-1833 in Hannibal, Oswego Co., NY., d.????.
v. Sophia Frances Bullen, b.22-Mar-1835 in Albany, Albany Co., NY., d.????.
SOURCE: www.Ancestry.com
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Gen. JOHN BULLEN
DIED
AUG. 15, 1850
AE 67y 2m 26d
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John Bullen Jr
1803–1884
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William Bullen
1805–1846
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Mary Bullen Bacon
1807–1842
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Caroline Bullen Quarles
1809–1882
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Laura A Bullen Udell
1815–1855
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Marie Eunice Bullene Train
1819–1871
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Lathrop Bullene
1826–1915
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Thomas B. Bullene
1828–1894
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Susan E. Bullene Newgent
1830–1904
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Sophia Frances "Tye" Bullen Warner
1835–1923
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