Harry Foster 7 BIGELOW


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 16167.11     Harry Foster 7 BIGEOW,  son of  Henry 6 (  Simeon 5 , John 4 , Joshua 3 , Joshua 2, John 1), and Lucy (BARNES) BIGELOW, was born 16 September 1811 Brandon, VT. He married at Newfield, ME Mary Lucy Staples on 02 December 1862. He had graduated from Union College in Schenectady, NY in 1836. For many years he was a teacher and in later years, a farmer, at Williamsville, Erie co, NY where he died after 1898. No data for Mary.

Children of Harry and Mary Lucy (Staples) Bigelow, all born Williamsville, Erie co, NY:

16167.111t    Henry, b 20 Nov 1864; d 07 Aug 1966 age 102 Nampa, ID; m 18 Apr 1888 Anna Siegel; 8 children.

16167.112t    Nathaniel D., b 02 Nov 1866; d 17 Mar 1959 Parkville, MO; m 14 Sept 1897 Portsmouth, OH Flora May Kirby; 2 children.

16167.113t    Olive, b 24 Apr 1869; d 25 Feb 1953; m _ Apr 1893 at Buffalo, NY Moses Franklin Marple; 3 children.

16167.114t    Laura, b  16 Apr 1871; 15 July 1957; m 04 July 1899 at Haverhill, MA J. Henry White; res Newton, KS; 4 children.

16167.115t    Schuyler, b 06 Aug 1872; d 19 Oct 1956; m 7 or 17 July 1901 Alice L. Morris in Westmoreland, KS; 2 children.

Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume II page 194;
Howe,Bigelow Family of America; page 364;
http://www.niagara.edu/library/buffhist/erie1.html

"Descendants of Harry Foster & Mary Staples", by James Maxwell Bigelow;
See "Forge" article, July 2000, vol.29, No.3, The Bigelow Saltbox, Williamsville,NY by Nicole M. Hayes who gathered information for the Amherst, NY museum's thirty-five-acre site which includes 2 modern exhibit bldgs, 2 replica bldgs, 10 19th century bldgs moved from different areas of the town....Harry was s/o Harry was one of 13 children of Simeon who had three wives and lived in Brandon, Vermont.  Simeon was a veteran of the American Revolution. Henry was his eldest son, but he left all of his property to eldest son of his second marriage, Elijah Avery Bigelow 1790-1847. Probably because of this disinheritance, Henry left Vermont behind and left 1819 with wife (Lucy Barnes Bigelow) and 5 children.
They went first to Barre, NY to house owned by Daniel Post Bigelow, Henry's half brother. They left and on 6 July 1821, arrived in Williamsville, NY.  The town is within the town of Amherst, largest suburb of Buffalo, NY. They were pioneers at Williamsville (now Amherst). see article and picture of saltbox house on p. 47.  Also:  "Forge" Oct.2000, Vol.29, #4  article about Harry Foster Bigelow.

Descendant note:
Subject: Bigelow genealogy
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 09:37:08 -0400
From: "Norma J. Johnson" <  johnsonn@javanet.com  >
   In 1951,  James Maxwell Bigelow (9th gen.; son of Nathaniel D. Bigelow and Flora May Kirby Bigelow )  -- I think he may be my uncle once removed  -- compiled a geneology that contains info back to John Biglo and through the 10th generation.  There is little bio info, but there are names, birthdates, address (at that time).  I only have one copy so would rather not send it to you.  However, you may have some questions I can answer.  Norma Johnson
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From: Norma J. Johnson  email   johnsonn@javanet.com
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 17:39:53 -0400
My Line is:
1-John Biglo & Mary Warren;
2-Joshua Biglow & Elizabeth Flagg;
3-Joshua Bigelow & Hannah Fiske;
4-John Bigelow & Grace Allen;
5-Simeon Bigelow & Sarah Foster;
6-Henry Bigelow & Lucy Barnes;
7-Harry F. Bigelow & Mary Lucy Staples;
8-Henry Bigelow & Anna Sigel;
9-Doris Bigelow & Chester Wohlgamuth;
10-Norma J. Johnson


Subject: Harry Foster Bigelow
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 09:21:55 -0800
From: Anna F. Flath  roby@ssisp.com
 I have a letter that Harry Foster Bigelow wrote to "a" Lucy, who was 3 yrs. old in 1840.  It appears as though Lucy was a child of a previous marriage, and whose mother was referenced by Harry as being "wretched, murderer, deceitful, and a thief".  Lucy appears to have been married to a soldier who lost his life in the Civil War and has written to her father offering to care for him in his later years.  Our records indicate that Harry F. Bigelow was only married to a Mary Lucy Staples and were parents to 5 children (Henry, the oldest, being my Grandfather).  This letter details an account of a court hearing, place unknown, and an event where Lucy is spirited away and hidden for a time from her Mother, eventually returned.  The only towns that are mentioned in the letter are Biddleford, and Lake Superior region.  I have the Forge bulletins in which Harry has written letters to Lucy and will dig those out for review.  If you have any info as to who Harry was writing to, I would appreciate it very much.  Thank you.  Anna F. Flath  roby@ssisp.com
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Subject: Harry Foster Bigelow
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 16:14:54 -0800
 From: Anna F. Flath    roby@ssisp.com
Thank you for your response to my message.  As I said, I am the eldest granddaughter of Henry Bigelow, eldest son
of H.F Bigelow.  In the things I was given after my grandfather passed away, was a hand written letter to "Lucy",
according to the letter she must have been his daughter, three years old in 1840 when the letter was written.  It was
never sent, apparently, because it was in his things, but it's obvious that he wrote it so there must be some truth to
what he wrote.  It is quite a long letter and was included in with hand written letters from Mary Lucy Staples, written
at a much later date.  The contents of the letter bring forth a lot of questions; various family members have tried to
pinpoint where the trial mentioned in the letter was held, but I guess we don't know enough to look in the right
places.  I would gladly send a copy of the letter.
Anna Flath....roby@ssisp.com
Modified - 12/17/2005
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