John E. 7 BIGELOW
Children of John E. and Cynthia (Hopkins) Bigelow, all born Penobscot co, ME:
16251.341 Clarissa, b ca 1822.
16251.342 Emily, b ca 1828?. (see below)
Children of John E. and "Polly" Mary (Bunker) Bigelow, all born Penobscot co, ME:
16251.343 Cynthia A., b 26 Dec
1829 Skowhegan, Somerset County, ME; d 07 Jan 1900 (aged 70)
Corinna, Penobscot County, ME; m Henry Warren Hayden (d 24 Sept
1909 (aged 89 yrs)
16251.344 Mary, b _ Jan 1832; d ca 1857?; m Isaiah Burgess? (see below).
16251.345 John, b 08 Nov 1835; d 17
Nov 1903 (aged 68); m Abbie F_____(1841-1914); 5 children known;
16251.346 Lucinda, b 01 June 1836 Corinna, ME; d 09 May 1897 (aged 59) Dexter, Penobscot County, ME; m 07 Dec 1859 Harrison W. Mower (b 18 Dec 1834 Dexter; d 3 Jun 1883 (aged 48) Dexter, ME); (see below)
16251.347 Elethere Bigelow, b
1839; d 12 Aug 1873 (aged 33–34)Corinna, Penobscot County, ME; m
James H. Leighton (1836-1867) 1 dau Susie F. known;
16251.348 Arthur, b ca 1840. no record
16251.349 Almira, b 02 May 1850. ( Almira A., b 02 Mar 1850; d 13 Nov 1926; m 24 Dec 1866 Charles Nelson Knowles; 4 children.) (see below)
Sources:
The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Volume II, page 214;
The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Volume I;
Howe,Bigelow Family of America, page 246;
1850 census ME.
Find a Grave:
Maine Marriages, 1771-1907: John E Bigelow and Cynthia Hopkins
were married 12 Aug 1821 in Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine.
Maine Marriages, 1771-1907: John E Bigelow and Mary Bunker were
married 16 Jan 1826 in Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine.
1850 census of Corinna, Penobscot, Maine p57: John E Bigelow, age
50, born in Maine, farmer, listed with wife, Mary, 46 and
children, Clarissa, 28, Emily, 22, Cynthia, 20, Mary, 18, John,
15, Lucinda, 13, Althea, 10 and Almira A, 7? months.
1860 census of Corinna, Penobscot, Maine p87: John E Bigelow, age
60, born in Maine, farmer, listed with wife, Mary, 54 and
daughter, Elmira, 11.
1870 census of Corinna, Penobscot, Maine p25: John E Bigelow, age
70, born in Maine, retired farmer, listed with wife, Polly, 66.
1880 census of Corinna, Penobscot, Maine p553D: John E Bigelow,
age 80, he & parents born in Maine, listed with wife, Polly,
76 in the household of son, John, 44 & his wife, Abbie F, 39
and their children, Flavilla, 17, Horace, 12, Effie, 10, Emma, 8
and Granville, 3.
Note:
Posted by: Jeanne Wright
Email: nanajaw@aol.com
Date: January 29, 2001 at 17:56:01
Does anyone have any information on the birth date and place, and
the parents of John E. Bigelow who was the father of Lucinda
Bigelow of Corinna, ME? Lucinda was b June 1, 1836.
Also looking for Lucinda's mother, Polly Bunker Bigelow. Her name
was probably Mary and she may have been the daughter of Enoch
Bunker. Lucinda was born June 1, 1836 in Corinna and married to
Harrison Mower of Dexter on Dec. 7, 1859.
More:
Thank you so much for sending this info through. I think we have
to surmise, that John E. Bigelow remarried to a "Polly." I have
been in touch with Gil Bunker, who has all the Bunker history
though, and he says there aren't any Bigelow's in the Bunker line.
I'm not sure what to think. The Corinna town office records states
"Bigelow, John and Polly", with the 4 children I gave you before.
At least your posting has given me the ancestors for John E.
Bigelow and I'm grateful for that. Did you know there was a silver
mine on the family farm in Corinna? John E. Bigelow, in a deed
dated May 26, 1842, gave a perpetual lease to a John Reed for
$1000 for 999 years to mine the silver there, if they wanted to
start a company. In your info to me you noted that John, b. ca
1835, m. Aggie. That should be Abbie F.
I should note that the birthdate for Lucinda has been given in
different places as June 1, 1836 and June 1, 1837. Would you like
further information on Lucinda and her family? I have pictures of
her and of her husband in his Civil War clothing and also copies
of letters they wrote before and after the Civil War. They
only had one daughter and that child only had one daughter (my
grandmother). We have diaries written by both the daughter and the
granddaughter. My grandmother kept diaries all her life and she
died a few days short of becoming 99 years old. Her mother died at
age 93. I'm hoping for their good genes. Again, thanks.
More2:
I went to the Maine State Archives again yesterday to try to
figure out who John E. Bigelow's wife was. As a reminder, I
am looking for Polly Bunker. Your records have Cynthia Hopkins. I
again found the town records on film that John E. Bigelow and
Polly had the four children I gave you. The earlier record I
had I got while at the Corinna Town Office. They
match. There was no record of marriage in Corinna for John
E. Bigelow, but town records didn't start until 1816 when the town
was incorporated. I didn't find any Hopkins
family. I did find in that record, however, that Lucinda
Bigelow was born June 1, 1837, not 1836. I have had that
conflicting information for a while and am glad to have the
correct date confirmed. Further, I found a picture of her
gravestone which indicates the year 1837.
I know I've already asked for your help,
so if you see anything that can clear up why verbal history
indicates Polly Bunker as John E. Bigelow's wife, but you have
Cynthia Hopkins I would appreciate it. Remember that I also
have their names (John E. and Polly) on two deeds, although she is
of course shown as Polly Bigelow. Perhaps John E. married
Cynthia first and then Polly? I see that you show 8 children
for John E. and Cynthia. Do you think that perhaps some of
them were Cynthia's and some of them Polly's?
I
have a copy of a letter from John E. Bigelow to his daughter
Lucinda in Lawrence, MA when she and her husband Harrision
Mower (see below) were there both
working in the factories. They were trying to raise money to
buy their farm in Maine. (They went out one noon and got
married and went back to work -- as stated in a letter home from
Harrison to his mother.) The letter from John was written
July 28, 1861 from Corinna and addressed to "Absent
Daughter". He signed it "J E Big". John discussed the
"...terrible rejoicing by the Rebil party round hear by the defeat
of the union forces at Bull Run in Virginia I hope soon that
there rejoicing will turn to mourning for there lost Brother
Rebils" Harrison returned to Maine and joined Co. G. of the
9th Maine Regiment on Sept. 19, 1861. He was in the service
for 3 years and re-enlisted on 9/17/61. He mustered out for
the last time 7/13/1865. Luckily we still have his
original records.
Lucinda followed him again when he went
to Lawrence, MA to the factories again after the war, and then up
to St. John, New Brunswick to work in the factories there.
He finally settled on the family farm around 1877.
Note2:
Subject: Knowles Updates
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 11:05:14 -0400
From: Carl D Smith < csmith@somtel.com >
I'm new at genealogy, but the following dates appear in the
Descendants of John Knowles 1660-1978.
16251.348 Almira A. Bigelow, b 02 Mar 1850,
d 13 Nov 1926, Corinna, ME; m 24 Dec 1866 Charles Nelson Knowles
(b 15 Apr 1834 Corinna; d 15 Jul 1907 (aged 73) Corinna) (see below)
4 Children: Knowles all born in Corinna
1. Albert Charles Knowles, b 24 June 1869; d 05 Nov
1943 Corinna; m 29 Mar 1893 Susan E. Wheeler, Dexter, ME ( b 07
Feb 1872; d 17 Jul 1942 (aged 70) ME; 4 children known (see below)
2. Harvey Elwell Knowles, b 27 Oct
1876; d 09 Jul 1940 (aged 63)Bangor, Penobscot County, ME; m 24
June 1902 Ollie J. Morrissey (1868-1958);
3. Mary E. Knowles, b. 08 Apr 1879; m 14 Sept 1897
Robert R. Palmer
4. Mabel Knowles. b 06 Sept 1886, m Richard Ober.
No information on Frances Bigelow.
Edwin b. 20 Feb 1840.
George Gilbert b. 20 Mar 1851.
Carl
16251.35 Abraham m 6 May 1839, Lydia Knowles b. 8 May 1811
ch. 16251.351 Edwin b. 20 Feb 1840
16251.352 George Gilbert b. 20 Mar 1851
Carl Smith, Corinna, ME
Subject: Mary Bigelow
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 16:03:13 EST
From: MMMEHUD@aol.com
Can you tell me any thing of Mary Bigelow wife of Isaiah
Burgess? Mary Bigelow b. Corianna ME Jan 1832 and d. ME
about 1857.
I will appriciate any info you can give me. Thank you,
Marlyn Hudson
Charles Nelson Knowles
was born on April 15, 1834 in Corinna, Maine.
He was mustered into the 11th Maine Infantry Volunteers as a
private in Company "K", on October 3, 1861, was promoted to
Corporal on October 8, 1862; to Sergeant on November 24, 1862. He
was wounded at the battle of Deep Run, Virginia on August 16,
1864. He mustered out of the service on November 18, 1864 in
Augusta, Maine and returned to his hometown of Corinna, Maine.
He was a farmer in Corinna, Maine and he did go to California
during the "Gold Rush."
He was a member of G.A.R. Post 52, J. Knowles Camp,Corinna.
He married Almira A. Bigelow on December 24, 1866, they had a son
Albert Charles, Harvey E., and a daughter Mary E.
He died in Corinna, Maine on July 15, 1907. He is buried in Corinna
Center Cemetery in Corinna, Maine.
rodbigelow@netzer.net 
