Amy 8 BIGELOW
The large stone to the left says "Amy Bigelow; wife of; Stephen
Calkins;
died; Aug. 22, 1896; AE 84; Farewell sweet sister; thou shalt
ever be;
(a) star to guide me up; to heaven and thee."
The smaller stone to the right says "Corp'l; Stephen Calkins;
Co G.; 15th Brig INF."
# 16314.135 Amy8BIGELOW, daughter of
Jared7 ( Ezra6,
Ezra5, David4,
Lt. John3, Joshua2,
John1) BIGELOW and Sarah (BEAMAN)
BIGELOW, was born cir 1814 (age 10-15 on 1830 census);married *Hiram
FRENCH and possibly (2) Stephen CALKINS; was living in 1870; *Amy born
cir 1812, died 22 Aug 1896 Plattsburgh,Clinton,NY; *(Headstone information
found in West Plattsburgh Union Cemetery,Morrisonville,NY, buried next
to Stephen CALKINS, who died in Civil War?) ** Headstone picture above.
*Headstone of child found in small cemetery behind Turner-Reynolds
house near Schuyler Falls,NY. Child is buried next to Hiram7
and Hannah BOSTWICK BIGELOW. Inscription "Jared;son of;Hiram
& Amy FRENCH;died June 27,1843;age 4 yrs; 6 mo". Also a J.F. footstone.
I found this cemetery on 8/26/96. It is very overgrown and in need of repair.
The Plattsburgh area Historical Society has done some work, but more is
needed.)
Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol I, pg. 325.
Latter Day Saints microfiche records
1830 census records;
Headstone inscriptions
Rod Bigelow (Roger Jon12 BIGELOW)
8 Prospect Circle
Massena, N.Y. 13662
bigelow@slic.com
Rod Bigelow at SLIC 
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