James ⁶ BIGELOW

15198.9     James ⁶ BIGELOW, son of Josiah ⁵, (Jotham ⁴, John ³, Samuel ², John ¹) and Sarah (CULVER) BIGELOW, was born 01 March 1899 at Guilford, Windham county, VT. When he was but a year old, the family moved to Pompey, Onondaga county, NY. James moved to Canada circa 1822, taught school for a time, and then settled on a farm at East Flamboro, Wentworth county, Ontario. According to Howe's Bigelow genealogy, he married on 19 December 1826, Eunice Springer, daughter of John and Sarah (Ryckman) Springer. He died 18 April 1847, leaving a large family. She was born 17 September 1802 and died his widow in 1879. A family Bible extant 1985 (see below) gives substantially the same information as in Howe's Bigelow genealogy, but the dates differ slightly.

 Children of James and Eunice (Springer) Bigelow, all born E. Flamboro, Wentworth co, Ont. Dates in brackets are those from the family Bible:

15198.91      Sarah, b 13 Apr 1827 [15 Apr 1825]; d _ May 1869 CA; m 1862 Rev. R. Potter.

15198.92t     Henrietta, b 12 Apr 1828 [02 Apr 1826]; d _ Oct 1875 New York, NY; m 1854 Abraham Griffith Smith. 4 children.

15198.93      Josiah, b 25 Aug 1829 [1827]; d ____ 1849; unm.

15198.94      Mary M., b _ Mar 1831 [25 Mar 1829]; d ___ ; m 1855 J. Delmar Lafferty.

15198.95      Eunice, b 14 May 1832 [14 May 1830]; d 1 July 1882 Hamilton, Wentworth co, Ont; m 1855 James Freeman.

15198.96      Rachel Sabrina, b 07 Aug 1833 [07 Aug 1831]; d 2 Mar 1917 Woodstock, Ont; m 1852 Thomas Wilson.

15198.97      James, b 24 May 1835 [24 May 1833]; d 27 Jan 1850 E. Flamboro; unm.

15198.98      Keziah Helen, b 22 June 1836 [18 June 1834]; d Jan 1865 Flamboro; unm.

15198.99      David, b 09 Jan 1838 [09 Jan 1836]; d 27 Jan 1850 Flamboro; unm.

15198.9A     Joab, b 21 July 1840 [21 July 1838]; d Feb 1886; m 10 Mar 1869 Kate Merritt; res Hamilton, Ont.

15198.9B     John, b 30 Oct 1841 [30 Oct 1839]; d ____ ; m 15 Sep 1881 Margaret Ogg; res Hamilton, Ont.

15198.9Ct    Richard R., b __ Oct 1843; d 16 Mar 1917 Jackson co, IA; m 09 July 1867 Sarah A. Liston; 4 children known;

15198.9D     Cynthia, b 02 May 1844 [04 Mar 1842]; d ___ ; m 08 Jan 1872 John Garry.

15198.9E     Richard Oliver, b 25 June 1845 [25 June 1843]; d ____ ; m __ Sept 1869 Hannah Brennan.

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol I, pg 229;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; pp 185-186;
correspondence with descendants.
Family Bible;
Mrs. Marian S. Roberts, from Wakefield, Quebec wrote to Officers of Bigelow Society in 1982 with the correction from the Family Bible.

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