William 8 BIGELOW


15336.575      William 8 BIGELOW, son of George 7 ( Cornelius 6 , Paul 5 , Cornelius 4, Samuel 3, Samuel 2, John1)  and Margaret (KERR/CARR) BIGELOW, was born at Chatham township, Argenteuil, Quebec on 16 June 1843 according to family record. He was a little less than two years of age when his father died - his mother later married Robert Farley.  According to family records, he was married to Margaret Blair who was daughter of George and Jane (McFadyen) Blair on 2 Sep 1869.  she was born in Chatham on 29 Feb 1852 and they resided some years there.  About 1881, they moved to MI living at filer city, Manistee co., but returned to Quebec 5 years later due to the declining health of his mother.  William was a volunteer in the Boer War and died at The Gore on 24 Mar 1915, a widower.  Margaret had died on 3 Jul 1909.

Children of William and Margaret (Blair) Bigelow, the five oldest born at Chatham:

15336.5751     Alice Jane, b 20 Aug 1872; d 19 April 1936 The Gore; m 12 May 1897 James Greig; 5 children.

15336.5752     Margaret Ellen, b 14 Jan 1874; d 18 Aug 1970; unm.

15336.5753     Mary Maud, 'Minnie', b 28 May 1876; d 13 May 1906 The Gore; m 11 June 1892 at Papineauville to Andrew Davis; res. The Gore; 3 sons.

15336.5754     William George, b 13 April 1879; d 16 Aug 1948 Denver, CO; m (1) Iola Hill and (2) 27 Dec 1916 Ellen Pilkaer; res. CO, NY and Alberta; no children.

15336.5755     Alexander, b 11 Sept 1880; d______ ; m 05 Dec 1906 Bessie Amelia Estella Taylor; he had been a professional boxer in his youth and later a bus driver; no children.

15336.5756     Ethel Gertrude, b 13 May 1883 Manistee co., MI.; d 25 Feb 1980 Toronto; m 24 June 1903 Percy Weston; res. Montreal and Thurso, Quebec; 5 children.

15336.5757     Mathew Everard, "Ed', b 04 July 1886 Manistee co., MI; d 10 May 1975 Crossfield, Alberta; m 03 April 1916 Emma Barnes; 13 children.

15336.5758     Violet Ann, b 03 July 1891 Thc Gore, Quebec; d 10 July 1948; m 14 June 1912 Charles MacLaren; 2 children.

15336.5759     Myrtle Ward, b 26 April 1893 The Gore; living 1979; m 08 April 1915 Nelson Weston; res. Montreal, Thurso; 3 children.

There was a foster son: Melburn, b _ April 1907; d 27 Dec 1973 Buckingham; m 18 Nov 1931 Gertrude Edna McKenzie; a life long farmer at The Gore, near Thurso; 6 children.

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 367;
Family knowledge;
an interesting family Bible now lost, provided by a daughter.
Family records; an interesting family Bible, not lost, provided by a daughter; e-mail from Lois & Alan Martin (loal@telus.net) 28 Dec 2000, "9th generation-William & Jane Bigelow".While some information did not agree with what we had, she had said that if immediate family information indicated differently.
Forge, The Bigelow Society Quarterly; Vol 12, No 3; July 1983, p 42 pic^;


Subject: bigelowscalgaryalberta
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 20:00:13 GMT
From: Phyllis Bigelow          lilady70@telusplanet.net
My name is Phyllis Bigelow and I am from the family side of John, Samuel, Samuel, Cornelius, Paul, Cornelius, George, William, Everard, who was my grandfather.
I would like very much to join the Society and receive information of my family.
I know there was a forge with them in it.
Please return some information if possible.
My Aunt Florence of Crossfield, Alberta is the one that keeps track of our family tree here.
Sincerely,
Phyllis Bigelow
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