Stephen Ames 8 BIGELOW
15182.123 Stephen Ames 8
BIGELOW,
son of Edward 7, ( William
6, Ivory 5
,
Gershom 4,
John 3, Samuel 2,
John
1) , and Thirza (BARTLET) BIGELOW
was born at
Northborough, Worcester, MA on 07 October 1814. He married twice,
the first
marriage was to Harriet Maria Stewart on 21 May 1858. She was the
daughter
of George and Clarissa (Hicks) Stewart and born at Walcott, Wayne,
MI on
04 June 1818. She was said to be a lineal descendant of the Scotch
royal
family. Earlier, at the age of sixteen, Stephen had gone into the
western
states where he spent nearly thirty years on the frontier among
Indians,
hunters and pioneers. He settled in Lawrence, KS and later lost his
property
at the burning of Lawrence by the guerrilla Quantrell in 1863. He
moved
his family to NY state and enlisted in the 98th NY Vols. and served
until
the close of the Civil War. In 1866, he moved to MI and settled at
Williamstown,
Ingham county. After 1882, he was separated from his wife and he
married
again ______ on 16 October 1892. This wife had been married three
times
before. Stephen died at Williamstown, Ingham, MI on 20 January 1909.
Death cert. on file.
Children of Stephen and Harriet (Stewart) Bigelow:
15182.1231 Huson Ames, b 24 April 1860
Lawrence,
KS.
15182.1232 Rosa "Rose" Belle, b 02
Nov 1862/4 1864; d 18
June 1886 aged 21 yrs 6 mos; m _____ Ainsly ; conflicting census
dates.(see below)
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy, Volume II page 319;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
research by Bigelow Society genealogist.
Find a Grave
Rose Ainsly only Daughter of S.A. & H.M. Bigelow, Summit
Cemetery, Williamston, Ingham County, MI
Rod Bigelow
Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929
rodbigelow@netzero.net 
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