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151A4.511 William Bigelow, b 09 June 1839; d 1891; m Jennie S. Meacham; 4 children.
151A4.512 Edmund A., b 07 Nov 1841; m 15 Nov 1871 Kate Elder; res. Memphis, TN; 9 children.
151A4.513 George Stephen, b 13 June 1844; res. Troy, NY; unm.
151A4.514 Mary, b 13 Aug 1847 Marshall, MI; d 20 Aug 1847.
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II , p 66; error as 151A4.61.
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
Forge, The Bigelow Society Quarterly, vol.5, #1, page 15;
vital records VT;
Michigan Heritage, vol.13 no.4.
Descendant note:
Ann Robinson McReynolds-Nall
E-mail ARMcR@aol.com
My gggm was Olive Stone Bigelow, the daughter of William
Bigelow (Middleton VT) and Dorinda Brewster
(Bennington VT), b. 10/6/1816 in Fairhaven VT. My mother had
an uncle and first cousin named William Bigelow Robinson
who went by their middle names, and my 80 year old aunt's middle
name is also Bigelow. I am looking forward to finding out
a lot more about the Bigelow line, and know my mother and aunt
will be particularly pleased!
More:
Every winter, Edmund Aaron (plus his siblings and first cousins)
traveled from NY to MS by packet steamer with his mother (after she was
widowed) and Aunt Emma Loraine (also widowed?). I'm not sure of any of
the details, but have always found it fascinating. There is a wonderful
story my mother always told me about how the Indians wanted to adopt my
ggf, but fortunately, his mother would have none of it. Woodville is in
Wilkinson County, just upstream on the Mississippi River from New Orleans...apparently,
it was a popular destination for NY and NE "snow birds" even 150 years
ago! Woodville is an old city with the oldest Episcopal Church in that
part of the world....and the family was very active there. My mother's
father (Orrin Sanford Robinson) and siblings were born in MS because
E.A. decided to stay in Woodville one spring and not return to NY with
the rest of the family. Even though born in VT, he served in the
Army of the MS as a surgeon's assistant...I know he was at the Battle of
Shiloh,
but don't know anymore than that. After the CW, he m. Kate
(Catherine) Dillingham Elder, also of Woodville, and became a pharmacist.
They had a bunch of children....Catherine Lorraine, Williford Squires,
William Bigelow, and so forth....lots of familiar middle names, aren't
there? It's fascinating how these people gave their children middle names
of their inlaws! I'll send you the complete info, but need to get it from
my mother, so I'll be sure it's right.
You cannot believe how astounded I was to
see Olive Stone Bigelow's name at the top of that page! I've known this
name my whole life....a wonderful oil portrait has hung in my mother's
dining room for years and years. And, now I know where Aunt Lorraine's
name came from.....my mother's "Aunt Lorraine," now long dead, who had
snapping brown eyes just like my sister's. She was my gf's older
sister....married a man named "Butterfield" and her sister Mabel married
a "Field"....I always thought that was so funny when I was a little girl.
Note2:
Subject: JOTHAM BIGELOW - NY TO ST. LOUIS
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 19:44:04 -0500
From: "Ann McReynolds" < ARMcR@email.msn.com
>
I am a descendant of Olive Stone Bigelow &
Dewey Hubbell Robinson and quite familiar with your website for the past
couple of years (You may recall having received some comments from me last
year re: annual pre-Civil War treks from Troy NY to Woodville MS by Olive
and her sister, Lorraine Bigelow Squire and their children.) I have
recently come across some interesting info that thus far has proven difficult
to pin down with any degree of certainty!
While reading about the history of the settlement
of Jericho, Chenango County NY, I found a list of the Vermont Sufferers,
who were given land in Chenango (a wilderness in 1786) due to their loss
of property in the "range wars" between NY and VT. Clearly
listed was the name JOTHAM BIGELOW! Well, there was ANOTHER Jotham
Bigelow who came to St. Louis about 1850 from NY with his cousin, Peers
Griffin (b. Ireland 1830), who had recently immigrated to US. They were
architects/builders who lived in Webster Groves (where I have lived my
whole life) and built many fine homes, many of which are still standing
and in great condition. (I lived in one of them for 15 years). They
were extremely successful and well-known, well-respected members of the
community. (WG is 10 miles from the Mississippi River in Downtown St. Louis
- settled before 1850 & grew rapidly after railroads went through,
providing commuter service. There are three residential historic districts,
encompassing about 500 houses.)
I can find just a few shreds about anyone
named Jotham that could possibly be a match: perhaps he is Jotham
Richardson Bigelow, b. 1811 in MA, s/o Josiah and Lucinda Bigelow? Or how
about Jotham Bigelow b. 9/8/1820, s/o Jotham Bigelow and Lois Drury, and
h/o Julia Warden, whom he married 3/13/1851? At any rate, there seems to
be no mention of this man on your website, and I wonder why not! I would
appreciate some hot tips, if any are available. Thanks so much.
Ann McReynolds
St. Louis
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