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On 18 Jan 1836, Samuel Bigelow sold the land in Berlin
Twp. to Henry Diehl and on 30 Sep 1836, Samuel and Phebe Bigelow sold both
parcels of land in Ellsworth Twp. to Henry Diehl. This may indicate that Phebe
did not join her husband in Ohio until the summer of 1836. (Deed from SamuelA.
Bigalow to Henry Diehl of Ellsworth Twp. dated 18 Jan 1836; deed from Samuel
and Phebe Bigalow to Henry Diehl of Ellsworth Twp. dated 30 Sep 1836 )
The deed for the first land that he bought in Streetsboro Township (89.8
acres in lots 68 & 78) was dated 1836 and gave his residence at that time
as Ellsworth Twp., Trumbull Co. [now Mahoning County], OH ). Thus he apparently
went to Trumbull County from Connecticut, then moved on to the next county
(Portage) 3 years later. This farm appears to be adjacent to Evergreen Cemetery,
on Ohio Route 14. He later purchased additional land in Streetsboro Twp.
He also owned land in Riga Twp., Lenawee Co., MI in 1862 and sold it to his
daughter Harriet in March, 1863. (Deed from David Cochran to Samuel Bigelow
dated 7 Oct 1836; deed from David Cochran to Samuel Bigelow dated 15 Mar
1839; deed from Heirs of Titus Street to Samuel Bigelow 13 Aug 1840;
1857 Atlas, Portage County Historical Society, Ravenna, Ohio; 1995 Ohio Atlas
& Gazeter, DeLorme; deed from Samuel Bigelow to Maria H. Kimes dated
11 Mar 1863; will of Samuel Bigelow dated 11 October 1862 seen at Portage
County Historical Society, Ravenna, Ohio).
Portage and Trumbull Counties in northeastern Ohio are part of the Western
Reserve of Connecticut, also called New Connecticut, and this entire region
had many early settlers from Connecticut. The first settlers arrived in Streetsboro
in 1822, although the Township itself did not become independent of the adjoining
townships until 1827. (Harlan Hatcher, The Western Reserve; The Story of New
Connecticut in Ohio, Bobbs-Merrill, 1949)
In Salisbury, he married Phebe Minard (born 20 Oct 1793 in Salisbury) about
1809. All eight of their children were born there and the seventh, Hiram L.,
died when about a year old and is buried at Town Hill Cemetery, Salisbury.(Forge:
The Bigelow Society Quarterly, 17(2):27,30; 1988; Salisbury, Connecticut Records,
Volume 1: Vital Records 1730-1800, Gravestone Inscriptions by Donna Valley
Russell, Catoctin Press, Middletown, Maryland, p.114)
Phebe Minard Bigelow died 18 July 1849 at the age of 56 years, 6 months.
In 1850, Samuel was recorded on the U.S.Census with the family of his daughter
and son-in-law, Mary and Robert Smith. He married 4 Nov 1850 Elizabeth R.
Bow (born about 1798), who survived him. He died 23 Dec 1863 and was buried
in Streetsboro. (U.S. Census, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860; Early Marriage
Bonds of Ohio - Portage Co.; Forge: The Bigelow Society Quarterly, 17(2):27,30;
1988; Portage County Marriages 1808-1850, Vol. 1; family group sheet
from Patricia Bigelow; tombstones, Streetsboro Cemetery, Streetsboro Twp.,
Portage Co., Ohio [Phebe Bigelow, Samuel Bigelow]; will of Samuel Bigelow
dated 11 October 1862 seen at Portage County Historical Society, Ravenna,
Ohio)
1.1 Augustus S. Bigelow was born
14 Jul 1812 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut and died 24 Aug 1871
in Kent, Portage Co., Ohio. He married 20(30?) Jan 1840 Martha Hurlburt (
21 Jul 1821-?). He was a farmer in Streetsboro Twp. until after 1860, then
apparently retired and lived in Kent, Franklin Twp., Portage Co. in 1870,
which is where he died; his widow still lived there in 1880. (Forge: The
Bigelow Society Quarterly, 17(2):27,30; 1988; family group sheet from Patricia
Bigelow; U.S. Census 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880; Portage County Marriages
1808-1850, Vol. 1; City map of Kent in 1874 Atlas of Portage County, Portage
County Historical Society, Ravenna, Ohio; will of Augustus S. Bigelow dated
4 November 1864 seen at Portage County Historical Society, Ravenna, Ohio;
information from Pamela Klein)
1.1.1 James Lorenzo(or James Lorenzo) Bigelow was born 27 Aug 1843 in Portage
Co., OH, and died 27 Mar 1909; it is not known whether he married (Forge:
The Bigelow Society Quarterly, 17(2):27,30; 1988; U.S. Census 1850, 1860;
information from Pamela Klein)
1.1.2 Charles Arista Bigelow was born 12 Mar 1846 in Portage Co., OH and
died 6 Aug 1913 in Ionia Co., MI. He married Anna Roe (Oct 1852- died 11 Apr
1947) about 1877 but apparently had no children. He was a railroad engineer
who moved to Ionia before 1880 and remained there for the rest of his life;
his widow was listed there in 1920. (Forge: The Bigelow Society Quarterly,
17(2):27,30; 1988; family group sheet from Patricia Bigelow; U.S. Census 1850,
1860, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920; information from Pamela Klein)
1.1.3 Levi Hurlburt Bigelow
was born 17 Mar 1848 in Portage Co., OH, and died 16 Mar 1919 in Grand Rapids,
Kent Co., Michigan. He married (1) 10 Mar 1870 Lucy E. Beckwith and they
lived in Stow, Summit Co., OH, in 1870. He moved to Ionia, Ionia Co., MI,
before 1880 and apparently married (2) in 1880 after the census Ellen Liverton
(18 Jul 1862-6 Mar 1941). They apparently moved to Kent Co., MI, before Nov
1882. He was a fireman on a railroad. (Forge: The Bigelow Society Quarterly,
17(2):27,30; 1988; family group sheet from Patricia Bigelow; U.S. Census
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910; Portage Co., Ohio marriages 1851-1899,
vol. 2; information from Pamela Klein)
1.1.3.1 Leon Levi Bigelow was born 2 Nov 1882 in Kent Co., MI, and died
4 Mar 1953 in Gray’s Harbor Co., WA. He married 1 Jun 1910 Marjory Girton
(17 Jan 1884-21 Dec 1967). He moved to Aberdeen, Gray’s Harbor Co., WA, between
1900 and 1912, where he owned a gas station/garage and later managed an auto
dealership. (U.S. Census 1900, 1920, 1930; World War I draft registration
card [Leon Levi Bigelow]; Washington Death Index, 1940-1996 [Leon L. Bigelow];
family group sheet from Patricia Bigelow)
1.1.3.1.1 James Lee Bigelow was born 24 Oct 1912 in Gray’s Harbor Co., WA
and died 7 Jun 2001 when his residence was still Aberdeen. He married (1)
28 Jun 1931 Olyve Jacqueline Cross (13 Jul 1916-28 Jun 1951) and (2) 29 May
1953 Louise Weatherwax. (U.S. Census 1920, 1930; Social Security Death Index
[James L. Bigelow]; family group sheet from Patricia Bigelow)
1.1.3.1.1.1 Gretchen Lee Bigelow was born 13 Jun 1940 in Aberdeen, Gray’s
Harbor Co., Washington. (Family group sheet from Patricia Bigelow)
1.1.3.1.1.2 Kristie Lee Bigelow was born 14 Jun 1944 in Aberdeen, Gray’s
Harbor Co., WA. (Family group sheet from Patricia Bigelow)
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