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| Name of Owner, Agent, or Manager of the Farm |
Patrick Biggins (Line 6) |
Patrick Biggins (Line 31) |
Patrick Biggins (Line 26) |
| Improved Acres of Land |
140 |
160 |
320 |
| Unimproved Acres of Land |
20 |
- |
- |
| Cash Value of Farm |
$1,500 |
$4,500 |
$16,000 |
| Value of Farming Implements and Machinery |
$50 |
$200 |
$1,000 |
| Livestock |
4 horses, 12 milch cows, 2 working oxen, 11 other cattle, 6 swine |
12 horses, 6 milch cows, 1 other cattle, 5 swine |
11 horses, 6 milch cows, 20 other cattle, 10 swine |
| Value of Livestock |
$440 |
$850 |
$1,900 |
| Annual Production (bushels) |
500 wheat, 300 Indian corn, 600 oats, 100 Irish potatoes |
100 wheat, 200 Indian corn, 800 oats, 20 Irish potatoes |
350 wheat, 1,000 Indian corn, 2,500 oats, 110 Irish potatoes |
| Annual Production (pounds) |
1,000 butter |
270 butter |
500 butter |
| Annual Production (tons) |
50 hay |
60 hay |
60 hay |
On September 11, 1848, Patrick Biggins purchased 160 acres of land from the Illinois & Michigan Canal Commission for $640. The land was on the south side of Normantown Road in Romeoville, Illinois. The western 80 acres is now a subdivision called Lakewood Estates. The eastern 80 acres is now the Beverly Skoff Elementary School and the John J. Lukancic Middle School.
On June 23, 1866, Patrick purchased 160 acres on the north side of Normantown Road, kitty-corner from the original 160 acres, for $6,500. The Thos. J. Sprague farm, on which the Sprague school stood, abutted the east side of this plot. The western 80 acres is now being developed as Misty Ridge, a new community of 166 homes, built by Beechen & Dill Builders, Inc. The eastern 80 acres was developed in 1963 as a residential subdivision, part of Hampton Park 2 West.
Six square-mile sections from the 1873 DuPage Township plat map. The Patrick Biggins land is outlined in red: the 1848 plot to the south, the 1866 plot to the north. The road running east-west between the two Patrick Biggins plots is Normantown Road. The road on the east side of the 1866 plot is now called Luther Road. The Sprague school is east of the 1866 plot on Joliet Road. The road running diagonally north of the 1866 Biggins plot is Naperville Road. The James and Owen Biggins land is outlined in blue. The road running diagonally through the James Biggins land is now Interstate 55, which runs between Chicago and St. Louis.
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Agricultural Census for Patrick Biggins Farm