Hannah 6 BIGELOW

 16228.1     Hannah 6  BIGELOW, dau of  Joel 5 ( Benjamin 4 , Jonathan 3 , Joshua 2, John 1), and Abigail (CALL) BIGELOW, was born 4 Sep 1776 at Springfield, Windsor county, VT. She married, on 16 Dcc 1801, Timothy Evarts, son of Gilbert and Rebecca (Chapin) Evarts. He was born Addison county, VT 2 May 1775. Family tradition says "they both attended the Academy of Middiebury, VT," and he afterwards taught school in that town, but subsequently became engaged in a general transportation business on Lakes Champlain and Ontario. He removed to Canada in the interest of his business, and settled at Hamilton, Ontario circa 1807.
     On the breaking out of the War of 1812, he refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Crown, and consequently was arrested and his property confiscated, which left him destitute with a family of nine children. He was released on his parole of honour, and at the close of the war, after suffering many deprivations, he and his family with other American expatriates, managed to reach Buffalo, NY, and spent the winter in barracks. In the spring following they moved up the lake to where the Huron River (MI) flows into the lake, and lived there several months.
     After many more hardships, with the assistance of friends, he settled on an 80 acre farm in Jefferson twp, Richland co, OH. He soon after was appointed to teach the first school in the locality. Both Timothy and Hannah were respected members of the community, and he died there 28 July 1846, she on 2 Mar 1849.

Children of Timothy and Hannah (Bigelow) Evarts:

16228.11     Chistopher Columbus, b 3 Dec 1802 Middlebury, VT; d KY May 1841; m 5 Sep 1822 Sarah Coleman, daughter of Richard and Susan Coleman, b 8 June 1804 Oldtown, MD; d 9 Aug 1880; he left home for KY 1841 and is said to have died there.

16228.12     Gilbert Chapin, b 12 Dec l803 Middlebury,VT; d l2 Mar 1886 Robinson, KS; m 14 Dec 1826 Catherine Walters, daughter of George and Mary A. (Shaffer) Walters, b 15 July 1811 Steubenville, OH, d 20 Mar 1885; res Robinson, KS. Large family.

16228.13     John Joel, b 4 May 1805 Middlebury, VT; d 26 July 1830; m 22 July 1829 Mary Spayde, daughter of John and Catherine (Leed) Spayde, b 1813 Reading, PA.

16228.14     Timothy, b 14 July 1806 NY; d 5 Aug 1876 Sigourney, IA; m 20 Mar 1831 Charlotte Baxter, b 21 Aug 1811 Mt. Vernon, OH, daughter of Peter and Mary (Leonard) Baxter; d Sigourney, IA 28 Sep 1883.

16228.15     Elisha, b 8 May 1808 Hamilton, Ont; d 10 Dec 1887 Marengo, OH; m 12 Apr 1838 Elizabeth Ann Miller, daughter of John and Elizabeth (McCord) Miller, born 15 Jan 1812 Millon, PA; living 1888.

16228.16     Reuben, b 12 Dec 1809 Hamilton, Ont; d 21 Dec 1888 Belleville, OH; m 5 Apr 1840 Rebecca Howard, daughter of Henry Howard, b 12 Apr 1818 Somerset co, PA; d 21 Sep 1876 Belleville, OH, and had:
                         a. Andrew, b 29 July 1840; m 17 Sep 1874 Maria Stanton.
                         b.Cyrus,b 10 Feb 1842; d 8 Feb 1844.
                         c. Eli, a twin, b 31 Dec 1843; m 22 Dec 1868 Sarah Lafferty.
                         d. Levi,a twin, b 1 Jan 1844; m 28 Dec l875 Ella Ridenour.
                         e. Annette, b 30 May 1846; m 28 Dec 1875 Adam Zimmer.
                         f. Reuben jr, b 28 Nov 1847; m 20 Feb 1871 Annette J. Rhodes.
                         g. Comfort Ann, b 14 Nov 1849; m 2 Dec 1874 James M. Reed.
                         h. Alvorda,b 19 Jan 1851; m 24 Sep 1874 Peter Horn.
                         i. Robert, b 17 Feb 1853; m 10 Oct 1877 Abigail Cutting.
                         j. Rebecca, b 3 Mar 1855; m Joseph Shelly.
                         k. John Howard, b 18 May 1857.
                         l. Sarah E., b l8 Apr1859; d 30 Apr l88l.

16228.17     Esther, b 22 Feb 1811 Hamilton, Ont; d 27 June 1853; m 3 June 1838 Robert Cutler, son of Robert of Sarah (Wrinch) Cutler, born Aug 1808 Beccles, Eng.; res Hebron, NE.

16228.18     Benjamin Franklin, b 22 Feb l8l2 Toronto, Ont; m (1)9 Mar 1836 Elizabeth Stealts, daughter of William and Catherine (Shewey) Stealts; (2) 29 Aug 1849 Catherine Jolliff, daughter of John and Catherine (Shaffer) Jolliff, b 29 Apr 1819 Wooster, OH; d 10 Apr 1880; res Bryan, OH.

16228.19     William Henry, b 14 Apr 1813 Toronto, Ont; d 28 Feb 1885; m 6 May 1838 Nancy Allison, daughter ofWilliam and Jane (Patton) Allison, b 13 June 1814 near Pittsburg, PA; res Clyde, KS.

16228.1A     Margaret, b 6 Apr 1815; d 1815.

16228.1B     Rebecca, b 28 June 1818 Jefferson, OH; 1888 res Eugene, OR; m (1)7 May 184_, William Smith of PA; (2) Oct 1853 Wilson Fisher, b OH 28 Sep 1817; b 1 June 1863.

16228.1C     Levi, a twin, b 20 Oct 1819 Jefferson, OH.

16228.1D     Lucy, a twin, b 20 Oct 1819 Jefferson, OH.

Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume I page 310-311;
Big Soc errs in assigning 16227.1 to Hannah.
Howe,Bigelow Family of America.

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