16916.71 James
Calvin 7 BIGELOW son of James
Ballard 6 , Augustus 5
,
Daniel 4, Daniel
3, Joshua 2,
John 1) and Susanna (Miller) Bigelow was born
at North Bay, NY on 20 Apr 1842 and married in Utica {GBFA, pg. 390} on
06 July 1869 Harriet Nutt. She was born at Bradford, White Hills, England
on 28 Sep 1847. [Harriet’s interment record shows place of birth as “Trowbridge,
England.] They resided in Utica {GBFA, pg. 390}, NY.” [James died on 16
Jan 1928 at Utica, NY; Harriet Nut Bigelow died on 14 Nov 1934 at Utica,
NY.]
“Name: James Calvin Bigelow, Sr.
Interment: 18 Jan 1928
Place of Birth: North Bay, NY
Lot 1612, Plot 6, Grave 1
Place of Death: Utica, NY
Cause of Death: Acute Cardiac Dilitation (sic)
Last Residence: 1507 Sunset Ave. (Utica, NY)
Parent’s Names: James B. and Susan (sic) Bigelow
Undertaker: H. Williams
Date of Birth: 20 Apr 1842
Date of Death: 16 Jan 1928”
“J.C. BIGELOW, 85, DIES SUDDENLY IN HOME HERE
James C. Bigelow, who died suddenly yesterday, was born in North Bay, April 20, 1842. At the age of 2 he went with his parents to Pittsfield, Mass.
Two years later they removed to the Ridge near Canastota and later to Oneida Valley near South bay, where Mr. Bigelow was educated.
He went to Oneida at the age of 17 to learn the shoemaker’s trade and five years later to Rome to work at the shoe factory of Kingsbury, Abbot & Hale. Coming to Utica in 1865 Mr. Bigelow became employed by Bice, Griffith & Company, shoe manufacturers and from there he went to the Reynolds’ Brothers plant, where he worked for 18 years.
It was Feb. 2, 1885 that Mr. Bigelow opened a shop for selling nursery stock and trees, a line in which he was a pioneer here. In 1895 he opened a greenhouse in Sunset Avenue and some time later an office and flower sales room in Columbia Street. He planted many trees in various parts of the city, his son being associated with him in the work. Mr. Bigelow was a member of the Florists’ Club of Utica.
He had also been a member of Oneida Lodge No. 70, I.O.O.F., in which he held all offices; Trimount Encampment Canton Utica, No. 23, Patriarchs Militant, of Golden Star Lodge 243 Daughters of Rebekah and Hajji Sanctorum 68. He was also a member of Samuel Reed Lodge 378, Knights of Pythias.
Mr. Bigelow was an active member of Central M.E. Church. He married
Harriet Nutt of Utica in 1869. Besides his widow he leaves two children,
James C. Jr., who was in the flower business wit him; a daughter, Mrs.
Edgar Pugh of this city, and three grandsons, Sterling Bigelow Pugh, a
school teacher at Scotia, Emery and Charles Bigelow.”
“Name: Harriet Nutt Bigelow
Interment: 17 Nov 1934
Place of Birth: Trowbridge, England
Lot 1612, Plot 6, Grave 3
Place of Death: Utica, NY
Cause of Death: Acute Cardiac Dilation
Last Residence: Utica, NY
Parent’s Names: Thomas and Elizabeth Porter Nutt
Undertaker: H. Williams
Date of Birth: 28 Sep 1847
Date of Death: 14 Nov 1934”
“BIGELOW —
At her home, 1532 Sunset Avenue, Nov. 14, 1934, Harriet, widow of James C. Bigelow.
Friends may call tomorrow (Friday) afternoon and evening. Funeral service
Saturday afternoon at the convenience of the family.”
“Name: James Calvin Bigelow
Interment: 16 Jul 1946
Place of Birth: Utica, NY
Lot 1612, Plot 6, Grave 4
Place of Death: Barge Canal (Utica, NY)
Cause of Death: Drowning
Last Residence: 36 Waverly Place, Utica, NY
Parent’s Names: James and Harriet Nutt Bigelow
Undertaker: J. Langdon
Date of Birth: 04 Aug 1874
Date of Death: 15 Jul 1946”
“Body Taken From Canal
The body of James Bigelow, 68 (sic), 36 Waverly, was taken from the Barge Canal by police shortly after 7 a.m. this morning.
The man was seen in the water by the Harbor locktender at 7. Police believe that Bigelow may have jumped or fallen off the Barnes Ave. bridge. Dr. Herman J. Haberer, coroner, said he did not know whether the death was a suicide or accidental.
Relatives of Bigelow informed police Saturday that he was missing. He had sublet his home on Waverly and was living with his sister, Mrs. Clara Pugh, 1533 Sunset. Police were told that after dinner on Friday, he went out to mail a letter and did not return.
Capt. James Helping, who received the report, said the body was fully clothed when taken from the water. He had $28 in his wallet along with identification papers and several paid bills. Police working on the case included Lt. Herbert Robischon, Sgt. Edward Russel (sic) and Patrolman David Berger and William Pryborowski.
Mr. Bigelow was born in Utica Aug. 4, 1874, son of the late Hames (sic) C. and Harriet Nutt Bigelow. On Oct 10, 1097, he married Dr. Pearl Foster who died Dec. 27, 1930. He attended the Advanced School and was a member of Central M. E. Church.
He was a florist for 35 years and in 1928 he became custodian at Roscoe Conkling School
Survivors are two sons, Emery D. and Charles F.; a sister, Mrs. Edward Pugh; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews, all of Utica.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.”
“BIGELOW — James C. Bigelow, 36 Waverly Place, Tuesday, from the John
J. Langdon Funeral Chapel, 630 Varick. Committal service at New Forest
Cemetery. Rev. Russel Brown, Central M. E. Church officiating.”
“Name: Pearl Foster Bigelow
Place of Birth: Utica, NY (sic) (Researcher’s Note: Dr. Luft’s records
at SUNY Health Sciences Center show that Pearl Foster was born in Whitesboro,
NY)
Lot 1612, Plot 6, Grave 2
Place of Death: Utica State Hospital (Utica, NY)
Cause of Death: Chronic Nephritis
Last Residence: Utica, NY
Parent’s Names: Charles and Anna Witmore Foster
Undertaker: H. Williams
Date of Birth: 1878 Oct 27
Date of Death: 1930 Dec 27
Date of Interment: 1930 Dec 30”
“BIGELOW — In this city, December 27, 1930. Pearl Foster, M.D., wife of James C. Bigelow of 36 Waverly Place.
Friends may call Monday afternoon and evening. Funeral services at the
convenience of the family.”
It was a pleasure to speak with you on the phone a few minutes ago. Here is what I found in our records that bears upon your genealogical question:
Pearl Mary Foster (Bigelow).
Born 27 October, 1878, Whitesboro, N.Y.
Student at Syracuse University, 1896-1900.
Ph.B. 1900.
Zeta Phi.
Student at Syracuse University College of Medicine, 1900-1903.
M.D. 1903.
Physician in general practice.
Married James Calvin Bigelow, Jr., of Utica, N.Y., 10 October 1907.
Residence address as of 1910: 809 Sunset Avenue, Utica, N.Y.
I hope this helps. If there is any further information you would like
me to look for, please do not hesitate to ask.
We have a photo of the medical class of 1903 in which she probably
appears, although I cannot identify her.
Sincerely,
Eric v. d. Luft, Ph.D., M.L.S.
Curator of Historical Collections, Health Sciences Library
SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY 13210
http://www.hscsyr.edu/~lufte/index.html
315-464-4585
For e-mail pertaining to libraries, librarianship, or the history of
medicine, please use: lufte@hscsyr.edu
*****
"Always be sure you're right, then go ahead."
-- Davy Crockett
“Emery D. Bigelow
Emery D. Bigelow, of 9 Flagg St., Whitesboro, and formerly of 72 Root St., New Hartford, October 31, 1981, in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, after a long illness.
He was born in Utica, December 20, 1909, the son of James C. Bigelow, D.D.S. and Dr. Pearl Foster. He received his education in local schools, graduating from UFA in 1928. He was married to the former Gertrude A. Pratt in Utica in 1949; she died August 16, 1969. Mr. Bigelow was a Certified Dental Technician, owning and operating his own laboratory in Utica for over 45 years. He was of the Episcopal faith; a member of The Optimist Club of Utica; The Loyal Order of the Moose #450; Little Long Lake Assoc.; and a member of the former Camel Club of Utica.
Surviving are three sons, James C., of Whitesboro; Brayton J., of Utica; and Emery D. II of VA; six grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Mr. Bigelow was predeceased by a brother, Charles Bigelow in September of 1980.
The funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. from the Elwood T. Day Funeral
Home Inc., State St. at Oneida Square, with the Rev. Carlton F. Hilbert,
Rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church, officiating. Interment will be in
Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 2-4 and 7-9. In Mr.
Bigelow’s memory, expressions of sympathy may be made to The Heart Fund,
or St. John’s Episcopal Church Memorial Fund.”
“BIGELOW —
Mrs. Gertrude Pratt Bigelow, 60, of 72 Root Street, New Hartford, a
retired employee of Utica Mutual Insurance Co., died Saturday in St. Luke’s-Memorial
Hospital Center. The funeral will be at 10 tomorrow from St. Stephen’s
Episcopal Church.”
I have been a Society member since August 1998, and have been in correspondence
with the Society's Genealogist and Historian, Ms. Jean Legereit, establishing
James Calvin's line within the larger family tree (adding four more generations
to the Society's records).
Rod Bigelow
bigelow@slic.com
Rod Bigelow at SLIC 
