Death
After Bebb retired from politics, he and his wife moved to their farm in Rockford, Illinois. Bebb died at his home on Oct 23, 1873, and Sara Bebb died on Jan 10, 1892.
Bebb was interred in Greenwood Cemetery in Rockford, Illinois.
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