BICKFORD, JESSIE GRANT (STEPHEN) Mrs. Jessie Bickford, wife of the late Charles W. Bickford, Sr. passed away at the Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, USA on April 1, 2006 and a funeral service was held in Manchester, CT on April 6th. Jessie was the daughter of the late William P. and C. Annetta (Pond) Stephen. Besides her immediate family in Connecticut and Maine, she is survived by two sisters, Ialeen Rushton and Evelyn Currie of Fredericton, a sister-in-law, Peggy Smith of Maquapit Lake, and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins in the Fredericton area. A memorial service for friends and relatives will be held on Sunday, April 23rd at 2 pm at the Nashwaaksis United Church on Main St. in Fredericton.