Fernando Cortez 7 BIGELOW

14261.62    Fernando Cortez 7 BIGELOW, son of Joseph 6 ( John 5 , Joseph 4, Daniel 3, Daniel 2, John 1), and Auriel (HATHAWAY) BIGELOW, was born 19 October 1830 at Rutland, Worcester, MA. (Church records give baptismal date of 29 June 1829), He married (1)02 May (Nov?) 1849 Lucinda Read Wheeler, daughter of Luther and Sarah (Hooper) Wheeler, born 07 April 1830 (1831?) at Rutland. She died there on 31 August 1870. He married (2) 24 July 1873 Mary N. Hubbard, daughter of Stephen N. and Lucy A. (__) Hubbard. She was born in Holden, MA 10 December 1850 and is buried there. She married (2) Edward Franklin Brague on 21 January 1902. This family resided in Rutland where he was engaged in farming and he died there on 27 February 1899; buried in New Boston cemetery, Rutland.

Children of Fernando Cortez and Lucinda (Wheeler) Bigelow, all born in Rutland, MA:

14261.621     Herbert L., b 07 April 1850; d 06 June 1853 Rutland.

14261.622     Oren, b 11 May 1854; d m 16 Mar 1881 Belle M. Patterson; res. Worcester, MA.

14261.623     Auriel, b 15 Aug 1856; d 25 June 1874 Rutland.

14261.624t    Lewis Raymond, b 30 Aug 1870; (his mother died the following day); d 08 July1937; m 02 Feb 1897 Elsie Hester Peabody; 11 children.

Children of  Fernando Cortez and Mary N. (Hubbard) Bigelow, born at Rutland:

14261.625t     Joseph Otis, b 03 Mar 1877; d 22 Oct 1910; m___ Bertha Louise Finderson; 1 child: Maurice Hubbard Bigelow, Ph.D., b 25 Oct 1903 New Haven, CT; d _____ ; m 18 June 1926 Mary Graham Robbins in Salonika, Greece.

14261.626t    Laura Mae/May, b 24 Dec 1889; Rutland; d 0l May 1975 New Britain, Hartford, CT; m Roland Hollister Ripple, 3 children; Bigelow Society Library has additional information on this line. (see below)

Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II , p 13-14;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
Marriage lic. of Mary (Hubbard) Bigelow and Edward;
Society of Mayflower Descendants (approved through Fernando's mother's line);
Dgtrs. of American Colonists (approved through John1);
birth cert. of dgtr. of Laura; CT and MA Bureau of Vital Statistics;
Laura's marriage lic. and death cert.

14261.626t    Laura Mae/May 8 Bigelow, daughter of Fernando Cortez 7 and Mary N. (Hubbard) Bigelow, was born 24 December 1889; in Rutland, VT. At unknown date she married Roland Hollister Ripple, 3 children; Laura died 0l May 1975 in New Britain, Hartford co, CT.

Children of Roland and Laura Mae (Bigelow) Ripple all born New Britain:
14261.6261     Elmer George Ripple, b 11 Feb 1917; d 21 Dec 1995 Ft. Myers, FL; m 18 Dec 1945 Hazel Louise Tufts (she b 03 Mar 1924 in Lynn, MA); Elmer in Navy 36 years --retired chief warrant officer--cremated and buried at sea; no children;

14261.6262     Laura Mae Ripple, b 01 Oct 1919; d 31 Jan 2005 Ft. Myers, FL; m 01 Nov 1941 John Edwards; (see below)

14261.6263     Roland Hollister Ripple,jr, b 25 June 1925; d _____ ; m Beverly Eva Blum;

14261.6262  Laura May 9 Ripple, daughter of Laura May 8 (Bigelow), and Roland Hollister Ripple, Sr., was born 01 October 1919 in New Britain, Hartford co, CT.  On 01 November 1941 she married John Edwards.  Laura died 31 January 2005 Ft. Myers, FL.
   
Children of John and Laura May (Ripple) Edwards: (see below)


Sources:
"Forge" October 2001, Vol. 30, No. 4, article contributed by Laura Edwards, Ft. Myers, FL;
Roland Ripple, Jr, 767 Glen Miller Drive, Windsor, CA 95492,
Bev2Rip@aol.com, who joined Bigelow Society December 2001.
New Note:
Friday 05/06/2005 12:57:52am 
Name: RICHARD EDWARDS
E-Mail: richardedwards2@hotmail.com
Comments: My mother,Laura Edwards, passed away 01/31/2005. She was the Bigelow rep for the state of Florida. I thought someone from the Society should know. Please rsvp me that this message was received.

Rod Bigelow
Box 13  Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929
rodbigelow@netzero.net
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