William Winants ⁷ BIGELOW

15336.58 William Winants ⁷ BIGELOW, son of Cornelius ⁶ ( Paul ⁵, Cornelius ⁴, Samuel ³, Samuel ², John¹) and Persis (HARRIS) BIGELOW, was born about 1808, possibly NY (Howe says Canada). He married (1)18 March 1836 in the Church of Scotland at Chatham - Grenville, Quebec, Catherine Sweeney and although she was the mother of two of his children we have no further data on her. He married (2) on 28 December 1841 Mary Sweeney. She was the mother of two more of his children; she was born about 1815. William was a logger/farmer and served with the Chatham Volunteers in 1817. He died at Cushing, Argenteuil, Quebec age 43 and was buried 13 May 1851 at the Church of Scotland cemetery. Mary married again on 17 March 1853 Samuel McAdoo and had four more children.

Children of William W. and Catherine (Sweeney) Bigelow, born at Chatham:

15336.381 Jane Persis, b ca 1837; d 25 July 1878 (7) Pine Hill, Que.; m 19 Jan 1852 Cornelius Bigelow (15336.571).

15336.582t Cornelius William, b _ June 1838; d after 1904; m 20 August 1868 Mary J. Yoder; res. SD; 3 children.

Children of William W. and Mary (Sweeney) Bigelow, born at Chatham:

15336.583t David Wineas, b 15 Sept 1843; d 15 July 1898 Waverly, Bremer, IA; m 29 Sept 1869 Mary Lucena Thompson (or Lucinda) Thompson; 6 children.

15336.584t Marjory, b 27 Dec 1846; d 09 Nov 1927 Chatham; m 1867 William Hill.

15336.585t Caroline Lucinda, b ca 1850; d after 1907; m her cousin Lucius Peter Bigelow (15336.5211) on 14 Nov 1873; res. Glen Almond, Que.; 8 children.

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 86;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
research by and records of Bigelow Society historian/genealogist;
her personal knowledge and correspondence with descendants;
various records of Quebec.

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