1682 Uriah 4 BIGELOW, believed
to
have been a son of Joseph 3(
Joshua2, John1),
and Sarah Bigelow, was born circa 1720's, with no record. The first
mention
we have of him is his intention-of-marriage to Abigail PIERCE (see
below), 27 Nov 1748 at Weston, MA. Shortly after he was of
Bolton
at the birth of a child. Howe's Bigelow genealogy states that from the
Registry of Deeds we learn that Uriah and Abigail sold to their uncle
Ebenezer
Sampson of Concord, their interest in the thirds of their grandmother
Sarah
Sampson of Concord and wife of Ebenezer Sampson of Concord, dated 18
Nov
1749. They were later of Stow, where Uriah died 3 Oct 1760. His widow Abigail
married (2) 4 Oct 1763 at Harvard, Joseph KNEELAND.
At Winchendon on 4 Jan 1765, the following:
"To Richard Day Constable, You are in his Majesty's name required
forthwith
to notify and warn Joseph Kneeland and Abigail his wife, Joseph
Kneeland
jr his son, and Sarah Pierce Bigelow and Elizabeth Bigelow her
daughters
who came last from Harvard, and Hannah their daughter who was bound at
Fitchburg, all to depart and leave the town forthwith, or suffer the
penalties
of the law in such cases made and provided."
We have no further record of Abigail, and following are the few details we gather concerning children of Uriah and Abigail (PIERCE) BIGELOW:
16821 Abigail, b 30 Jan 1750
Bolton,
MA.
16822 Minda, b 09 Mar 1752 Norwich
Twp, New London co, CT; d ___ ; m 28 Nov 1772 Reuben Proctor, son
of Phillip Proctor and Phebe Hildreth, in Littleton, NH. Reuben was
born
09 Aug 1751.
"Mr Reuben Procter and mis minde Bigelow Bothe of
Littleton,
November the 28: 1772. " (see
below)
16823 Delight, b ca 1754 Bolton, MA; d ____ ; (see below).
16824 Roger, b 1755 Sudbury; d 13 June 1838 Harvard; m 12 Nov 1776 Elizabeth RUSSELL; res Fitchburg and Harvard; Served Rev War. 8 children. (see below)
1682? Sarah Pierce, b ____ ; d ______ ;
16826 Elizabeth, b 19 Oct 1759 Stow, MA; d _____ ;.
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. I page.71;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
Harvard, MA vital records.
Note:
Subject: Minda Bigelow
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 21:54:10 -0800
From: Heidi Agin heidi_agin@juno.com
Dear Rod,
While researching my Proctor line, I discovered a Bigelow connection.
It contains a previously unidentified child of Uriah Bigelow and
Abigail
Pierce. I have included the info as an attachment. I look
forward
to hearing from you.
Heidi Agin
Minda Bigelow
1. Minda Bigelow aka "Minde" was born 09 Mar 1752 in Norwich
Twp,
New London, CT.
Reference: “Vital Recds. Of Norwich, 1659-1848.” Hartford, 1913.
(2v.):300
“The vital records title is a set of two (2) volumes, on page 300 (in pt.1) of which is the following citation about Miss Bigelow: "Minda ye Daughter of Uriah Bigelow & of his wife Abigail was Born march 9th 1752." (spelling and punctuation retained from source)
The prefatory notes in the volume indicate that this citation was recorded on page 135 of the Norwich Town Book for Record of Marriages and Births, [beginning in] 1739/40. The information was copied from town records and then published in these volumes.”
I have found sources that put Minde Bigelow, wife of Reuben Proctor in respectively, Littleton, - MA or NH? - (Littleton VR records her marriage to Reuben there, record states that they are both "of Littleton"),Merrimack, NH (her daughter Susanna was born there), and Hartford, - ME or CT? – I now believe the Carpenter author, below, mistakenly thought Hartford, ME, since the birth record that I found is for, coincidently, Hartford, CT. Or was the state line different? I haven’t checked that possibility out yet.
Note on Minde’s daughters’ family (the Carpenter family) from:
A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America, Author: Amos B. Carpenter
"This branch was brought down from their English ancestor, John Carpenter,1303, with many biographical notes of descendants and allied families."
Bibliographic Information: Carpenter, Amos B. A Genealogical History
of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America. Amherst,
Mass.:Press
of Carpenter & Morehouse, 1898.
SETH CARPENTER 7 566, son of Elisha 161, William 18, Noah 38, Elisha
161.
Gen. 8. Children 17, b. in Sutton, Mass. (1459).
I. NATHANIEL P. was b. July 27, 1786, in Paris,
Me.;
d. April13, 1807; he was a student in Hebron Academy; he committed
suicide.
(1460).
II. NATHAN was b. May 25, 1788; m. Susanna Proctor, of
Merrimack,N. H. (478) She was b. there April 15, 1788 and m. at
Buckfield,
Me.,March 3, 1811; removed to Foxcroft, March 10, following; she
d.Sept.
11, 1860; he
d. April 20, 1872. A farmer.
At that time the town contained only eight
families. He, with others, laid the foundation of the flourishing
academy
and a Congregational church which are now exerting an extensive and
salutary
influence upon the educational and religious institutions of that
section
of the state.
He was a very strict and devoted
man, a deacon of the church. His wife Susanna was the daughter of
Reuben
Proctor by his wife Minda Bigelow of Hartford.Me., and sister of
Miranda
Proctor who married Seth Carpenter; father and son married sisters. She
organized the first Sabbath-school in Foxcroft. and is still remembered
as a remarkable woman and great church-goer. They have a glass canteen
in this family that Major Reuben Bigelow carried through the Indian and
French wars. Mount Bigelow was named for him. He was with Wolfe's army
in Arnold's expedition to Canada.
Mrs. Carpenter believed it her duty to
consecrate
her children to God in baptism. Elbridge G. was her eldest son and Mrs.
Carpenter like Hannah of old would give her first-born son unto the
Lord.
Their nearest church was in Garland, six miles away from Foxcroft,
through
a dense wilderness: only a sled road a part of the way was cut
out.
Mrs. Carpenter with her infant son and Mrs. Mitchel, her neighbor went
to meeting at Garland; started on an ox-sled as far as the road was
cut,
then the two women mounted a horse, Mrs. Carpenter taking the babe in
her
arms, and found their way through the woods by marked trees; when Mrs.
Carpenter was arm weary Mr. Carpenter. on foot, would take the babe,
and
by taking turns in this way they reached the church. On this day Mrs.
Carpenter
and Mrs.Mitchel made a public confession of their faith in Christ and
on
the same day Mrs. Carpenter consecrated her son to God
who afterwards became a very devoted servant and minister of Christ.
---------------------------
Minde married1 Reuben Proctor, son of Phillip Proctor and Phebe
Hildreth,
on 28 Nov 1772 in Littleton, NH. Reuben was born 9 Aug 1751.
"Mr Reuben Procter and mis minde Bigelow Bothe of
Littleton,
November the 28: 1772. "
from: RECORDS OF LITTLETON,
MASSACHUSETTS.
Printed by order of the Town
BIRTHS AND DEATHS From the earliest records in the
Town Books begun in 1715.
Committee: GEORGE W. SANDERSON, HERBERT J.
HARWOOD,EDWARD FROST. Littleton,
Mass. 1900 THE PATRIOT PRESS,
CONCORD, MASS.page 186
NOTE: Here again, we see Littleton, MA – vs. Littleton, NH. It’s got to be the state lines were different.
Info on Reuben's ancestry graciously derived from online database as noted, with correspondance address for Pat Thomas, owner of said database:
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tyrilla&id=I6529
Pat Thomas
Post Office Box 885
Winona, MN 55987
(noted April 11, 2001)
Note: “Census date shows that Reuben and Minde Proctor lived in Merrimack Town until sometime between 1795 and 1800, at which time they moved to Hartford, Me. There may have been other children born earlier than what we have listed here. Reuben was Constable for Merrimack Town for many years before they moved.”
A Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America by Amos B. Carpenter. (Press of Carpenter & Morehouse, Amherst, Mass., 1898)
On Reuben I have the following:
Birth: ABT 1747 in Chelmsford, Ma.
Death: 13 MAR 1825
Father: Phillip Proctor
Mother: Phebe Hildreth
Children of Minde and Reuben (from Carpenter book, does not include Hannah):
Miranda Proctor
Isaac Proctor b: 27 SEP 1786
Susanna Proctor b: 15 APR 1788 in Merrimack, N.H.
Abigail Proctor b: 31 AUG 1789
Uriah Proctor b: 18 JUL 1791
Rebecca Proctor b: 12 JUL 1793
Charles Proctor b: 30 JUL 1796
Sources: from the Carpenter book, above.
They had the following children:
2 F i. Hannah Proctor2 was born 13th or 17th Jul 1778 in
Merrimack,
NH.
Hannah married Aaron Brown3, son of James Brown and Hannah
Blanchard,
on 5 Sep 1797. Aaron was born 17 Nov 1773 in Dunstable or Nashua, NH.
He
died 4 Apr 1844 in Canton, ME.
Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worchester County vol1
Author:Ellery
Bicknell CraneCall Number: F72.W9C8vol.1This book contains ahistory of
Worchester County Massachusetts. Volume 1 of 2.
BibliographicInformation:
Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs ofWorchester
County vol.1. The Lewis Publishing Company. New York. 1907.
Starts at page 227
James Brown (1) was the emigrant ancestor of Theodore P. Brown, ofWorcester, Massachusetts, the manufacturer of the Simplex Piano Player.He was born in Scotland about 1720-30. There is a tradition in the familythat he was wealthy, having with him a chest of gold. Owing to a storm orshipwreck the gold was lost. Besides the gold it is said he had twentyfine linen shirts that were also lost on the journey over. He was atailor by trade. He married Hannah Blanchard, of Dunstable,Massachusetts, and their descendants have been numerous in the vicinity.Dunstable is now Nashua, New Hampshire. He died in 1778. A copy of hiswill, dated October 10, 1778, is owned by Mrs. Wheelock. It is acertified copy made soon after the will was proved in the Nashua court.
It should be noted that James Brown, of Dunstable, was a lieutenant inthe battle of Bunker Hill, according to the history of Dunstable, and noother James Brown of the right age and description is to be found. Thechildren of James and Hannah (Blanchard) Brown were: John; James, settledin Waterford, Ohio, (Mrs. Wheelock has a letter written by him in whichhe mentions the death of his first wife in 1798 and his second marriage);Phebe; Hannah; Isaac; Daniel; Samuel; Aaron, (see forward). The willindicates that all but Samuel and Aaron were of age, as it specifies thatthe others receive their bequests, and the two youngest receive theirswhen they become of age.
(II) Aaron Brown, son of James Brown (1), was born in Dunstable or Nashua, New Hampshire, November 17, 1773. He was a soldier in the war of1812. He married, September 5, 1797, Hannah Proctor, daughter of Reuben Proctor, of Merrimac, New Hampshire. She was born July 13, 1778. He lived in Nashua and died April 24, 1844, in Canton, Maine, where he removed about 1815. He was a charter member of the Livermore Falls, Maine, Lodge of Free Masons and was a prominent man in the order. The children of Aaron and Hannah (Proctor) Brown were: James (see forward); Nancy, born at Dunstable, December 28, 1799, married Rev. (???) Bartlett; Larned Small, born in Dunstable, March 18, 1801; John, (see forward); Reuben Proctor, born in Wilton, Maine, January 28, 1805; Jefferson, born in Wilton, Maine, September 22, 1806; Arthur, born in Wilton, Maine, October15, 1807; Rebecca Proctor, born in Wilton, February 5, 1810; Abigail Bigelow, born at Jay, Maine, March 29, 1812; Susannah Carpenter, born in Jay, Maine, July 16, 1815; Hiram, born February 9, 1817, at Jay, now Canton, Maine; Orin, born October 20, 1818, at Jay, now Canton, died in Texas; Belinda Bartlett, born in Canton, Maine, July 1, 1821.
3 F ii. Susanna Proctor was born 15 Apr 1788 in Merrimac, NH.
Susanna married Nathan Proctor, son of Seth Proctor,
who married Susanna’s sister, Miranda, below.
4 F iii. Miranda Proctor.
Miranda married Seth Carpenter.
SETH CARPENTER was b. in Sutton, Mass., Nov. 23, 1762, and was the
eleventh child of Elisha and Anna (Whitaker) Carpenter, and the great
grandson
of William, who came from Gloucestershire, England.
from: History of Paris Oxford County Maine
A History of Paris, Oxford Co., Maine from its settlement of 1880 with a history of the Grants of 1736 and 1771 together with personal sketches, A copious genealogical register and an appendix.
By: Lapham, William B. and Silas P. Maxim. (Maine: WM. B. Lapham and S.P. Maxim, 1884)
Other children of Reuben and Minda, as noted above:
5. Miranda Proctor
6. Isaac Proctor b: 27 SEP 1786
7. Susanna Proctor b: 15 APR 1788 in Merrimack, N.H.
8. Abigail Proctor b: 31 AUG 1789
9. Uriah Proctor b: 18 JUL 1791
10. Rebecca Proctor b: 12 JUL 1793
11. Charles Proctor b: 30 JUL 1796
Sources, not listed in text above:
1 Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, Birth and Death, Birth and Death records from the earliest town books dating back to 1715.
2 Records of Births and Deaths, Maine Counties, Oxford/Canton 1939, Maine DAR Genealogical Records Committee Report, Series 1, v 78, National Headquarters, DAR Genealogical Library, 18 & D Streets, Washington, DC.
3 Records of Births and Deaths, Maine Counties, Oxford/Canton 1939.
More:
Your site has been very helpful in my research, it's
very well set up. I will keep you updated as I work on Minda
... I have
found a citation which refers to her as Mindwell and have started to
do
some work under that name ... do you have any info that places a "Capt.
Bigelow" in Port Royal, Jamaica during the earthquake of 1692?
One
citation that I have names a Capt. Bigelow involved in rescue efforts
of
some sort. In the same breath, "the Captain's daughter, Mindwell
(Minde), married Reuben Proctor." By record this would be Uriah,
but
doesn't make sense ... I only have a snippet of the article and am
trying
to track down the rest of it. Talk at you later.
FIRST GENERATION
1. Charles Sumner[1] Bigelow[1]. Born, 15 Dec
1845,
in WI. Died, 13 Apr 1931, in Lynwood, CA. Location: 1890, in Dodge
Center,
Dodge Co., MN[2]. Location 2: 1912, in Two Harbors, MN[3]. Occupation:
M.D. Reference:20.6*1.
He married[1], first, Abigail Alma Pierce[1], daughter of Charles
Truman
Pierce and Polly Strickland, 19 Aug 1873, in Muscatine, IA. M Location,
Oct 1884, in Cloud Co., KS[4]. M Location2: Oct 1890, in Dodge Center,
Dodge Co.,
MN[4]. Born, 14 Dec 1851, in Mercer Co., IL. Died, 23 Nov 1910, in
Hospital, St. Peter, MN[5]. Burial: 26 Nov 1910, in Riverside Cem.,
Dodge
Center, Dodge Co., MN. Reference: 20.6.
"Abigail Alma Pierce was born in Mercer County, Ill., Dec. 14, 1851,
and died at the Hospital in St Peter, Minn., Nov. 23, 1910, of heart
trouble.
On Aug. 29, 1873, she was married to Dr. C.S. Bigelow, of Muscatine,
Iowa.
They moved to Dodge Center, Minn., in 1890, where their home has since
been. Her entire life was one of selfsacrificing devotion to her family
and
her God, as she is remembered as a kind friend, a loving Mother, and
a faithfull wife.
Besides her husband, two daughters, Mrs. G.A. Young, of Albion, Ind.,
and Miss Amy G. Bigelow of this village, and two sons, Charles E., of
Madison
Lake, Minn., and Albert S. of Dodge Center, all of whom were present
for
the funeral, are left to honor the memory of her past life. In addition
to her own immediate family, she leaves one sister, Mrs. Chas. Muller,
of Ames, Kans. and three brothers, W.A. Pierce, of Rice, Kans., M.W.
Pierce
of Grinnell, Iowa, and Truman Pierce of Wellston, Okla., none of whom
were
able to be present at the funeral. The services were held at the house
by Rev. Colin Bain, on Sat. P.M.
at 1:30 o'clock, Nov. 26th, and remains laid to rest in Riverside
cemetery
beside those of one who had gone before to her great reward. 'After
life's
fitful fever (s)he sleeps well."'
Children:
+ 2 i. Delia Pearl[2] Bigelow.
3 ii. Amy Grace Bigelow[1]. Born, 1876. Died, after 1973. She married[1] Chris Darsnek[1]. Reference: 20.62.
4 iii. Charles Edward Bigelow[1]. Born, 1879. Died, after 1973. Occupation: M.D. Reference: 20.63.
5 iv. Alma Oliva Bigelow[1]. Born, 1882, in Claremont, Dodge Co., MN. Died, 1902, in Dodge Center, Dodge Co., MN. Reference: 20.64.
6 v. Albert Sumner Bigelow[1]. Born, 1888, in Cloud Co., KS. Died, after 1973. Reference: 20.65. He married[1], second, Neva B. Bromley[1], 1 Jul 1916, in Dodge Center, Dodge Co., MN. M Location, 1925, in Lynwood, CA. Died, 9 Jan 1953, in Lynwood, CA. Reference: 20.6*1/2.
SECOND GENERATION
2. Delia Pearl[2] Bigelow (Charles Sumner[1])[1].
Born, 31 Jul 1874, in Mercer Co., IL. Died, 18 Dec 1943. Burial in
Riverside
Cem., Dodge Center, Dodge Co., MN. Reference: 20.61. She married[6],
first,
George Allan Young[1], 17 Aug 1897. Divorce, before 1915. Born, 15 Feb
1875, in KS. Reference: 20.61*1.
Children:
7
i. Paul Allan[3] Young [1]. Born in KS. Resided, 1970, at 194
Varsity
Circle, Arlington, TX, 76010. Reference: 20.611.
8
ii.
Otis Bigelow Young [1]. Born, 17 Nov 1899, in MN. Resided, 1970, in
1326,
S. Thompson St., Carbondale, IL, 62901. Reference: 20.612.
She married[1], second, Ira Ancil Pierce, son of William Albert Pierce
and Mary Arminta Livingston, 2 Mar 1915, in Besimer, MI. Born, 8 Jan
1874,
in Mercer Co., IL. Died, 5 Mar 1941[7]. Burial: 1941, in Stockton, CA.
Reference: 10.1.
NOTES AND REFERENCES
[1]William Dale Pierce, Genealogy Collected by W.D. Pierce,
Original
MS, in custody of Dwight Earl Beman, 54 Main St., Nantucket, Nantucket
Co., MA 02554. [2]Moved to.[3]Retired, and moved to where he had land
in.
[4]removed to.
[5]"Cause: Heart Trouble".[6]WDP Gladys Faye Probasco, Gladys Faye
(Probasco) Pierce, Personal Memory, in custody of Dwight Earl Beman, 54
Main St., Nantucket, Nantucket Co., MA 02554. [7]"Cause: Heart
Failure".
Dwight [73362.3230@compuserve.com] on Nantucket
Dwight Beman
54 Main Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
508.228.0642
Note:
Subject: Help with geneolgy research
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 23:46:08 -0500
From: "David Pierce" <Romans58@wowway.com>
CC: <jkeuler@tds.net>
Rod,
I have read your web page on Uriah Bigelow.
http://bigelowsociety.com/rod/uria4682.htm
Do you have an email address for W.D. Pierce? (Note & References
[1] ) Maybe you could forward this to him for me.
My G.G. Grandfather was also named William Albert Pierce (est birth
1840) Perhaps a grandson of your Abigail's brother of the same
name.
I know that his second wife was Mary Ann and that he died in TX.
I would snail mail him but I'm going to Texas on Sunday and will drive
to Bridgeport TX which is where W.A. owned property that he left his
estate.Thanks
David Pierce
630-830-6854 (h)
847-632-2967 (o)