16A56.A Ebenezer 6
BIGELOW, son of Thomas 5 ( Hopestill 4 ( Ebenezer 3, Joshua2,
John1) and Mary (GRIFFITH)
BIGELOW, was born in November 1811 in Whitehall, Washington
co., NY. He was living with William in 1860. He married 26
January 1832 to Maria Wright. She was born in 1811 and died 11 December
1883 in Lewis co, NY?. They had four children, all reached adulthood,
but one died before marriage. According to will of their father,
Thomas 5, Ebenezer was to be cared for by his son, Thomas,
Jr., after the death of his father. This Thomas was appointed
sole executor of his father, Thomas' will filed in Albany, NY, and
notice of hearing was published in Albany Argus, ("paper published by
the Printer to the State"). Ebenezer was then of Lyonsdale, Lewis
co, NY., in "his now old and declining age, to be made as comfortable
as possible." His occupation, cause of his "early" death as well
as other details of his life are not known at present. He had
four children, three very young when he died.
Children of Ebenezer and Maria (Wright) Bigelow:
16A56.A1t William H., b _ May 1834 Leyden, Lewis
co, NY; d 26 May 1909 Bath, NY; m ca 1859 Mary E. Wilcox (1837-ca
1900); 2 children (see below)
16A56.A2 Marion, b ___ 1842 Leyden, Lewis co, NY;
d 29 July 1862 Baltimore, MD;
16A56.A3 Rosila, b ____ 1846 Leyden, Lewis co, NY; d _____ ;
16A56.A4 Ebenezer, b ___ 1848 Leyden, Lewis co,
NY; d _____ ;
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. I page.177 child?;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
Addenda to Vol I; 1990