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Only identified child of Zenas and Mary (Kelsey) Bigelow:
16225.11 Tamzin (Tamson), b 17 Mar 1791 Salisbury, Addison, VT; d 17 Sept 1829 Batavia, NY; m 16 May 1816 Asa Houghton; 7 children; and res Batavia, Genesee co, NY.
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume I page 309;
Howe,Bigelow Family of America;
NY cemetery and town records;
NSDAR Library, Washington, D.C.;
vital records VT;
obituary Mary (Kelsey) Bigelow.
Note:
Subject:
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 19:27:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: Al Streit <alstreit@yahoo.com>
I do have a Zenas Bigelow in my database, but he may not be the right
one, as he was born in 1760. That
seems a little old to be your great-great-grandmother's husband, unless
you are MUCH older that I am. I
was born in 1949, and have great-great-grandparents born anywhere from
1804 to 1826.
Anyway, "my" Zenas married Mary Kelsey, b. 1773 in Salsbury, VT and
died 1795 in Hartford, NY, dau. of
Elias and Tamson (Jones) Kelsey. They had one daughter that I
know of, Tamson or Tamzin Bigelow, b.
3/17/1791 in Salisbury. I have some of their descendants in my
database. Was Mary Kelsey the same as
Mary Wetherbee Heald Foster Biglelow???
Zenas Bigelow, son of Solomon (Benjamin, Jonathan, Joshua, John) and
Tamzin (/) Wilson) Bigelow, was
born late 1760's (?)( probably at Acworth, NH, but possibly at Salisbury,
VT. At Salisbury, on 6 Jun 1790 he
married Mary Kelsey, d/o Elias and Tamson (Jones) Kelsey. She was b.
1773 at Salisbury, Addison co., VT. An
obituary states she died 1795 at Hartford, NY, and is buried at Salisbury.
Zenas moved to Western New York
and settled at Transittown, Genesee co., near Batavia. Bigelow Creek
was named for him. Northampton town
records indicated he was constable in 1798, assessor in 1799, and named
to a local committee 1800. His
earmark for stock was registered 2 Apr 1799. After 1800 we have no
further record.
1790 census: VT-Addison-Salisbury-Zenas Bigelow: 1-0-2-0-0.
Only identified child of Zenas and Mary (Kelsey) Bigelow:
16225.11 R11678 Tamson b. 17 Mar 1791 Salisbury, Addiston, VT; m. and
res. Genesee co., NY.
P.S. Forgive me for the crude anecdote, but re: the Asparagus
Festival, I'm reminded of Babe Ruth's line
when offered asparagus at a swank dinner party: "No thanks, ma'am.
Asparagus makes my urine stink!"
Sorry - - -
From Judie:
I am searching for a very elusive relative
of yours. His name is Zenas
Bigelow. I am chased him electronically
from the east to Wisconsin, to
Iowa, To Michigan and then I think (by a land
patent) on to California.
Altho he is not blood relation, I would really
like to know where he
took my Great, Great grandmother......
who is also a very shy person
about exposing herself.... however if you
had a name like Mary
Wetherbee Heald Foster Bigelow you might like
to hide to.
She left a farm (we still own it after over
100 years) to my great
grandfather for one dollar and all his love
to him and disappeared
forever. I would like a clue to where
they might have ended up so I
can perhaps get a death certificate to find
out where she really was
and what her maiden name might have been,
if it will give a clue.
Perhaps she married again or went to Canada,
who knows.,
Judie Burmeister
Shelby, MI
Home of the National Asparagus Festival
Have a good one! Judie
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