14511.2711 James Edward, b 1907; d 1908.
More 05/07/04:
Hi Rod,
I'd like to add information about the descendants
of Robert S. Bigelow 14511.2713t
I can also send information
about his wife (my grandmother) that goes back to the Mayflower if you'd
like?
They had 2 children
1.Elizabeth Ann Bigelow
b. d. 1985
1st married 1964 Gary Whitney
(changed last name from Smith after Whitney family took him in)
1a. st Child had Tracy Ann Whitney b. 5/12/1965 in Farmington,
Maine; resides in New Vineyard, ME
married 2/14/1985 Harland
Ladd in New Vineyard, Maine
1st
child - Meghan Elizabeth Ladd 8/1/1985
2nd
child - Molly Kathryn Ladd 3-26-1998
3rd child - MaryAnn Grace Ladd 6-17-1990
4th child - Robert Whitney Harland Ladd 3-May 2001
2nd married after 1975 Cecil
Wilson
- no children in this marriage
2.Robert Ashley Bigelow
b. 7-23-1940 in Springfield, MA d.8-15-2002 in Portland,
ME ashes buried in New Vineyard, ME
1st married in New Vineyard, ME 10/1964
to Susan Jane Addicott (adopted) b. 7-12-1945 NY, NY
daughter of Kenneth Addicott and Jane
Welles; divorced her 8/1978
Susan
married Charles Alan Wall, 8/1978 day after divorce.
2a. Barbara Jane
Bigelow b.5-25-1965 in Bangor, ME ; Resides in Smyrna,
Delaware
m. Michael Warren Thompson m. November, 1987 b.2-21-1963
divorced. 5-16-1996
son of Herbert Thompson and Adellaide?
no children from this marriage
m. James
Edward McGuigan III b. 8-16-1964 in Wilmington, Delaware;
son of James E. McGuigan Jr. and Sherrill M. Cantler
2a.
1 Matthew James McGuigan
b. 9/18/1996 in Newark, Delaware
2b. Karen
Sue Bigelow 4-16-1967 in Lewiston, ME; now resides in Petaluma, CA
m. Brad Ellenberger married 1986, in Reno, NV d.aft.
1990
no children from this marriage
m. Domenico Bartolozzi married Oct. 1997
2b1
Gabriel Domenico Bartolozzi b. 4/6/1998 in San Francisco, CA
2b2
Michael Pietro Bartolozzi b.1/8/2000 in San Francisco, CA
2b3 Rafaele Roberto Bartolozzi b. 9/2/2001
in San Francisco, CA
2nd. Marriage to Mrs. Carole Weisenfels
1979 in Wilmington, Delaware; divorced in 1994?
had 3 children by prev marriage: William, Anne, Thomas Weisenfels
3rd. Marriage to Mrs. Patricia
Bent in Lewes, Delaware in 5/13/1995; Resides in Newark, DE
had 1 child previous marriage; Tessa Bent
Robert Ashley Bigelow
Robert A. Bigelow Passed away on August 15, 2002. Bob
Bigelow was one of a kind.
Born to Muriel and Robert S. Bigelow on July
23, 1940, in Springfield, Massachusetts, the family moved to Maine in the
1940's. Bob attended a two-room schoolhouse and occasionally rode his horse
to school with his sister Betsy. In high school, he excelled in track,
holding the Maine title for the mile, and in skiing. He placed first in
the State of Maine Ski Championship in 1959. He gained national recognition
by earning a place on the National Ski Association's junior team, a training
ground for future Olympians. Bob earned a third place medal in Nordic combined
(cross-country and ski jumping) in 1957. He also was a talented trumpet
player and participated in school and local dance bands as well as occasionally
serenading neighbors and loons at the family lakeside camp.
As a young adult, Bob worked as a lumberjack, forest
fire fighter, member of the Saddleback Mountain Ski Patrol (referring to
himself as Rangeley's first ski bum), water skiing instructor, high school
varsity ski coach, aerial photographer, and an elementary and middle school
teacher. He also served in the U.S. Army.
Bob earned a BA in psychology, a M.A.T., and a Ph.D.
in educational research and evaluation.
He attended Dartmouth College, the University of Maine,
and the University of Delaware.
While at Dartmouth, he was a class A skier, was named
All-America in 1960, and became a Wearer of the Green, a distinction reserved
for Dartmouth athletes who have been Olympians, All-Americans, national
champions, or professional athletes.
His professional career in research, evaluation, and
assessment started as an evaluation specialist with the Pittsburgh Board
of Education and he moved to Delaware to become state supervisor of evaluation
and planning at the Department of Public Instruction in 1970.
While at the Department, he managed the first statewide
student-testing program; evaluated Federal programs; and provided school
district workshops in assessment, federal program project management, and
evaluation. He was a key team member in developing the statewide student
longitudinal database and an interactive reporting system.
Bob became supervisor of research, evaluation, and
technology in the Christina School District in 1986. He worked extensively
with databases to provide information to inform district decisions and
managed the district's testing program and participation in the statewide
program. He evaluated district programs and provided expertise and training
to district staff in areas such as using test results for curriculum development.
Bob retired from Christina and in 1996, received a
double lung transplant, the only available treatment for alpha-1, a genetic
disorder that causes lung disease. During his retirement, he taught at
the University of Delaware, served as a consultant for districts and doctoral
candidates, gardened, and worked with pre-transplant patients as a volunteer
at Christiana Hospital.
While visiting family in Maine, he became ill and died
at Maine Medical Center in Portland of complications resulting from the
lung transplant. Family who mourn his loss but draw inspiration from his
courage, determination, good humor, and wit include his wife, Patricia Bigelow;
daughters Barbara McGuigan, Caryn Bartolozzi, and Tessa Bent; mother Muriel
Bigelow; niece Tracy Ladd; and 4 grandsons.
Funeral services were private.
Modified - 05/15/2004
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