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Children of Horatio H. and Phoebe (Cook) Bigelow, all born Deerfield, Franklin co, MA:
1555E.11 Charles Hawkes, b 04 Oct 1824; m Maria ___ .
1555E.12 Mary, b 27 Sept 1827; m 06 Dec 1845 Rev. George B. Bills.
1555E.13t Eleanora, b 31 Mar 1829; d 08 June 1879 Greenfield, MA; m 28 Nov 1852 Benjamin Bassett. 5 children.
1555E.14t Abraham, b 10 Aug 1833; d ____ ; m (1) Prudence ____ , by whom a child b 1858, and (2) Sophronia - , by whom a child b 1861.
1555E.15 Horatio Howe, b. 1834; d. 26 June 1908, m twice, (see below)
1555E.16 Nancy Ann, b ca 1840; d 3 Oct 1841, aged 18 mos.
1555E.17 Phebe Jane, b ca 1843; d 23 Aug 1849 Deerlfield.; aged 6 yr;
1555E.18 Laura Ann, b 05 Dec 1847; d 31 Aug 1849. aged 1 yr, 9 mo.
Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol I, pg 257-258;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; pg 112; #834;
Shelburne Records, pg 15, 16, 42, 92;
vital records Deerfield, MA;
correspondence with descendants.
Descendant Note:
Subject: Samuel Bigelow and Mara Howe and family
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 00:02:22 EST
From: Corttis@aol.com
Kenneth H. Chaffee Jr.
68 Plainfield, Rd
Hawley, MA 01339
phone 413-339-8475
Son Horatio (H[owe] and not N.) Bigelow. His
middle name is found on a legal in Probate Court records Greenfield, Franklin
Co., MA. Horatio H. d. 18 July 1862, paralytic shock at West Deerfield
and is buried in the Baptist cem., North Wisdom area of West Deerfield.
The only stone for Horatio's family is one stone with the names and
dates of the deaths of his three dau. who all died young.
Seeking parents and siblings of Phebe Cook, who m. betw. 1820 and 1830
Federal Census, most likely at Ticonderoga, Essex, NY, area. to Horatio H.
Bigelow b. Enfield, CT or MA. b. ca. 1796.
Also seeking parents and siblings of Mary Howe b. Deerfield, MA, who
m. Samuel Bigelow, b. 4 Sep. 1773, at Weston, son of Abraham and Lydia (Fisk)
Bigelow.
More:
1555E.1 Horatio Bigelow by his wife Phoebe (Cook) Bigelow had a son
Horatio Howe Bigelow b. 1834, No Town Record, d. 26 June 1908, ae. 74yrs.
in Shelburne, of "heart failure," cause unknown , "found dead in bed",
(Shelburne records, p. 92) (g.s. 1908, ae. 72 at Arms Cem.) Son Horatio
was a farmer and factory worker. He worked for H. H. Mayhew Co., Buckland,
MA , from 1869 to 1907. He m.(1) 8 Oct. 1859, Shelburne,
MA, by W. M. Loomis, clergyman, to Mary Jane Culver age 21, of Shelburne,
MA, b. Ashfield, MA, dau. of E. and Rhoda Culver. (Shelburne records,p. 15).
Mary d. 13 Mar. 1869, ae. 30, and is buried in the Arms Cem. Shelburne, MA.
At the age of 34 Horatio m. (2) 6 Nov. 1869, Susan M. Bellows, age 27, b.
Wood[ ], VT, dau. of Charles and Melinda Bellows. (Shelburne records
p. 42.) Susan outlived Horatio. In Shelburne 1870
census p. 16, his children by Mary are
living with him and his 2nd wife Susan.
Children by Mary Culver
Mary E. She is 6 yrs old in 1870 census
Henry C. He is 2 yrs old in 1870. census
Wesley L.
Franklin Co. Probate Court,Greenfield, MA, docket 24, 6 June 1870, C. E Severance petitions the Court for the appointment of guardian of the three children above. Horatio assents to granting the forgoing petition as surviving parent.
In the Docket file 5679, Franklin Probate Court, indexed as adoption
is found a slip of paper which quotes See Chapter 173 of the Acts of 1951.
On the file cover of the adoptions is found Mary E. Bigelow = Mary
E. Culver;
Wesley L. Bigelow = Wesley L. Culver; Henry Culver Bigelow = Henry Allen
Steele. Nothing further on the adoptions or any additional children if any
by 2nd marriage.
More 2:
I believe that I may have created a little confusion concerning the mention
of a legal document for Horatio H. Bigelow 1555E.1. I hope this will clear
up my error.
The legal document refereed to is the index to the legal documents in Franklin
County, Probate Court, Greenfield, MA, Index Book 1812-1825, Franklin Division
Probate Court in the County of Franklin - Prior to Jan. 1, 1926, is found
in the above index, a guardian petition under surname Bigelow and is listed
Horatio Howe's minors (1870). Legal reference is for Horatio H. Bigelow 1555E.15
and not for 1555E.1. So far this is the only reference to any of the
Horatio H. Bigelows having Howe as a middle name that I know of. I believe
that the name Horatio Howe Bigelow was passed down from generation to generation
just as several other names in this family such as Samuel Smith Bigelow, etc.
In Docket file 5679, Franklin probate Ct., indexed as adoption is found
a slip of paper which quotes See Chapter 173 of acts of 1951. On file
cover of adoptions is found Mary E. Bigelow = Mary E. Culver; Wesley L. Bigelow
=
Wesley L. Culver; Henry Culver Bigelow = Henry Allen Steele. Nothing further
on adoptions or any additional children if any b 2nd marriage.
b. 1834, No Town Record, d. 26 June 1908, ae. 74yrs. in Shelburne,
of "heart failure," cause unknown , "found dead in bed", (Shelburne
records, p. 92) (g.s. 1908, ae. 72 at Arms Cem.) Son Horatio was a
farmer and factory worker. He worked for H. H. Mayhew Co., Buckland,
MA , from 1869 to 1907. He m.(1) 8 Oct. 1859, Shelburne,
MA, by W. M. Loomis, clergyman, to Mary Jane Culver age 21, of Shelburne,
MA, b. Ashfield, MA, dau. of E. and Rhoda Culver. (Shelburne records,p.
15). Mary d. 13 Mar. 1869, ae. 30, and is buried in the Arms Cem. Shelburne,
MA. At the age of 34 Horatio m. (2) 6 Nov. 1869, Susan M. Bellows,
age 27, b. Wood[ ], VT, dau. of Charles and Melinda Bellows.
(Shelburne records p. 42.) Susan outlived Horatio.
In Shelburne 1870 census p. 16, his children by Mary are living with him
and his 2nd wife Susan.
Children by Mary Culver
a. Mary E. She is 6 yrs old in 1870 census
b. Henry C. He is 2 yrs old in 1870. census (see below)
c. Wesley L.
Franklin Co. Probate Court,Greenfield, MA, docket 24, 6 June 1870, C. E Severance petitions the Court for the appointment of guardian of the three children above. Horatio assents to granting the forgoing petition as surviving parent.
In the Docket file 5679, Franklin Probate Court, indexed as adoption
is found a slip of paper which quotes See Chapter 173 of the Acts of 1951.
On the file cover of the adoptions is found Mary E. Bigelow = Mary
E. Culver;
Wesley L. Bigelow = Wesley L. Culver; Henry Culver Bigelow = Henry Allen
Steele. Nothing further on the adoptions or any additional children if any
by 2nd marriage.
Note2:
From: stew@library.umass.edu
Date: 1/2/03 8:08:00 PM
Greetings! Thought you would like to know a little more about
your ancester that just came up in my index of the Greenfield Courier and
Gazette -
"Publication: The Greenfield Courier and Gazette
Date: Mon, January 31, 1870
Subjects: Children, Shelburne and Shelburne Falls (MA), Police, Family,
Child Abuse, Kidnapping
Posted by: Barbara Stewart
(Shelburne Falls) The Shelburne Falls Kidnapping Case - The
father of the "kidnapped" child mentioned last week [didn't see it] is
H.H. Bigelow, who a few weeks previous beat his eldest child, a boy 9 years
of
age, in an unmerciful manner. The "kidnapped" child & his brother are
the
grandchildren of E. Culver, in whose family they have spent much time during
the past year, & where they have received the utmost care & tenderness,
prompted
by the fullness of love and the sanctity of a promise to a dying mother
to maintain
watchfulness over her children. Moreover, the youngest child
was "kidnapped" without violence & with the partial consent of the officers
who enacted the solemn farce of arresting the parties in the courtroom.
We await
further development"
Publication: The Greenfield Courier and Gazette
Date: Mon, February 14, 1870
Subjects: Shelburne and Shelburne Falls (MA), Kidnapping, Family
Posted by: BarbaraStewart
(Shelburne Falls) E. Culver & family were acquitted of the charge
of kidnapping Henry C. Bigelow, on the ground of innocent intentions
Publication: The Greenfield Courier and Gazette
Date: Mon, June 03, 1872
Subjects: Shelburne and Shelburne Falls (MA), Orphans and Orphanages
Posted by: BarbaraStewart
(Shelburne Falls) Ephraim Culver adopted Wesley E. and Mary
E. Bigelow - names changed to Culver [looks like either their grandfather
or uncle
adopted them after the death of their mother, Mary Jane Culver] ;
More avaiable at http://fcpai.umassp.edu/archive.cfm
Barbara Stewart
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