Amelia ⁸ BIGELOW

15336.513 Amelia ⁸ BIGELOW, dau of Hiram ⁷ ( Cornelius ⁶ , Paul ⁵, Cornelius ⁴, Samuel ³, Samuel ², John ¹) and Nancy (C____) BIGELOW, was born about 1815 at Chatham, Arbenteuil, Quebec. She married David Newton, Sr., on 15 December 1835. David was born about 1808 and was the son of Caleb Newton an early settler in Buckingham, Quebec. Amelia died prior to 1861 as David listed as a "widower" on that census. David was living as late as 1881.

Children of David and Amelia (Bigelow) Newton are listed here, but the order is uncertain due to lack of dates of birth:

15336.5131t Elisha, b ca 1836; d after 1881; m 27 Aug 1855 Persis Bigelow (15336.515); 6 children.

15336.5132 a dgtr. who m ____ Coleman (?) and d before 1861; a 2 yr. old Coleman child was living with Hiram ⁷ and Mary in 1861.

15336.5133t David, jr. Bigelow, b ca 1842; d 03 March 1879 Buckingham; m 29 March 1868 Christy Ann Bigelow (15336.5241); res. Buckingham; 5 children; she m (2)1879 Matthew Lonsdale and had 4 children; she m (3) Oliver Smith, had 1 daughter.

15336.5134 Levi, b ca 1844.

15336.5135 Amelia Newton, b ca 1845; d before 1881; m 10 April 1862 Oliver Smith; res. Buckingham; 1 child; Oliver m (2) Mary O'Brien and (3) Christy Ann Bigelow) Newton Lonsdale.

15336.5136 Orilla (or Aurelia), b ca 1849.

15336.5137 Elmeda, b ca 1855; was living with Hiram ⁷ and Mary in 1861 after her mother's death; she d 18 April 1875 unm., but leaving an infant son, b in March; he adopted by Elijah and Aurelia (Bigelow) Bigelow, but retained his name Elisha Newton.

Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II , p 356-357;
Extensive notes by Bigelow Society historian/genealogist from Quebec church records and 1861 census township;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America.

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