Ebenezer ⁷ BIGELOW

(eben7f.jpg) Ebenezer⁷ Bigelow

1592C.15 Ebenezer ⁷ BIGELOW, son of Ebenezer ⁶ ( Amasa ⁵, Isaac ⁴, Isaac ³, Samuel ², John¹) and Ann (RAND) BIGELOW, was born 12 Jan 1815 at Kentville (Canning), Kings county, Nova Scotia. and married on 14 March 1838 Watie (Waity) Sanford. She was born on 19 June 1817 at Canning (?). He early learned the shipbuilding trade and built his first vessel when he was only 19 years of age. He was one of the first in Nova Scotia to draft a vessel and soon gained an excellent reputation as a shipbuilder. His vessels being considered second to none on the Atlantic Coast. He built one or two every year until he retired at sixty years of age. These were ships, barques, schooners and brigs. He died at his home in Canning on 14 August 1889 and Watie about two weeks after - on 02 September 1889.

Children of Ebenezer and Watie(Waity) (Sanford) Bigelow, all born at Canning, Kings, NS:

1592C.151 Lucy Ann, b 12 July, 1839; d ; m 25 Feb 1861 George E. Huntley; res. Melrose, MA.5 children: Edna, Edward, Active, Jessie and Mabel.

1592C.152t John Emerson, b 21 Feb 1842; d______ 1931 Canning (?); m 21 June 1862 Hannah Blenkhorn; res. Canning, NS; 10 children.

1592C.153 Gideon, b 23 Dec 1843; d 09 July 1886 San Diego, CA; in 15 Feb 1871 Eliza Sheffield. A master shipbuilder. moved to CA; killed while doing some mechanical work at San Diego.(see below)

1592C.154 Emma Adelia, b 27 March 1846; d 04 Apr 1905 (age 59); m 28 Nov 1872 J. Lewis Cox (b 18 Apr 1846; d 14 Apr 1927; res. Canning.

1592C.155t David Henry, b 29 Feb 1848; d ___ ; m (1)10 Jan 1871 Margaret ______ and (2) 28 Dec 1880 Laura Simpson; res. Melrose, MA; 3 children.

1592C.156 Carrie, b 13 April 1849; d_ Nov 1931 Canning ; m 25 March 1885 Hiram Coalfleet; res. Hant's Port, NS.

1592C.157 Joseph, b 07 Nov 1854; d 24 May 1860.

1592C.158 Julia, b 05 July 1859; d 27 June 1860.

1592C.159t Samuel, b 29 Nov 1860; d 19 Sept 1915 Saskatoon, Sask; m 03 (13) June 1894 Catherine Ann Potter; 5 children.

1592C.15At Daniel, b 22 July 1863; d 1945; m 11 Aug 1893 Ellen Reid Spicer; res. Saskatoon; 4 children.

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 145;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
family records of descendants.

(waite2.jpg) Waite (Sanford) Bigelow Note: From Bigelow Family GenForum
BIGELOW, Coniah 1926 San Francisco
Posted by: Don Bigelow dbigelow@junction.net
Date: October 31, 1999 at 21:37:30
Looking for info on Coniah Bigelow b.1865 son of Gideon and Ann Eliza (Sheffield). A practising physician in San Francisco until at least 1926. Wife named Ida. Where did he go and any children?
Big Society info:
Eliza SHEFFIELD, b __ ; d__ ; m 15 Feb 1871 Gideon BIGELOW; dau of Amos and Prudence (WELLS) SHEFFIELD;
2 children known:
1. Jonah (Coniah), b 26 July 1875 Canning, NS; d ______ ; Jonah was a medical doctor in San Francisco, CA. (Kings Co.
N.S.Hist.Soc.1997)
2. Alward, b __ 1879; d 12 Sep 1880
Don Bigelow above is from Burnaby, BC and has done an excellent job of research of this family. He has supplied the pictures on these pages as well..........ROD

Ebenezer Bigelow Home; Canning, Nova Scotia

Ebenezer Jr./Waity – Bigelow
982 North Avenue, Canning

Property History:

Elisa Porter - 1761 – 1769 Original Grant, Cornwallis Township
Stephen Chase, Jr. - 1769 – 1769 – Yeoman
Eliakim Tupper - 1769 – 1770 – Yeoman
Samuel Willoughby – 1770 – 1772
*Peter Rand – 1772 – 1797 – Yeoman
Cyprian Fitch – 1796 – 1797 – Yeoman
Levi Woodworth, Sr. – 1797 – 1827 – Farmer
Levi Woodworth, Jr. – 1827 ? – 1838 – Farmer
Ebenezer Bigelow, Jr. 1838 – 1881- Shipbuilder
Samuel Bigelow/Daniel Bigelow – 1881 – 1902 Farmers
Samuel & Catherine Bigelow – 1902 – 1913 Farmer
Donald H. MacQuarrie – 1913 – 1951
M.Jean Henshaw, Ecec. Est. of Donald H. MacQuarrie1951-54
William C. Mosher – 1954 – 1963
Muriel Enid (Potter) Mosher, Widow of W.C. Mosher 1960-1975
Heirs of Muriel Mosher – 1975 – 1976
John R. & Muriel Bigelow – 1976 – 1979
Heirs of John R. & Muriel Bigelow – 1979 – 2002
Gemma Bigelow – 2002 –

*Peter Rand may have built the house.
Children of Ebenezer Jr. & Waity (Sanford) Bigelow

1) Lucy Ann – 1840 – 1898
2) John E. – 1842 – 1931
3) Gideon – 1843 – 1886
4) Emma Adelia – 1846 – 1905
5) David Henry – 1848 – 1889
6) Carrie – 1849 – 1931
7) Joseph – 1854 – 1960
8) Julia – 1859 – 1860
9) Samuel – 1860 – 1915
see Walking tour of Canning, NS
http://fieldwoodhs.ednet.ns.ca/cfhshistmainst.html

Rod Bigelow (Roger Jon¹² BIGELOW)

Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929

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