Josiah 7 BIGELOW

15198.53    Josiah 7 BIGELOW, son of Joab 6 ( Josiah 5 , Jotham 4, John 3, Samuel 2, John 1) and Lois (PUTNAM) BIGELOW, was born 22 May 1825 in Bethany township, Genesee, NY. The family moved to Jackson county, MI in 1837 and took up land near Concord village - at Swain's Lake. There, on 07 October 1847 Josiah married Ann Jenette Fitch, daughter of Gerard and Jenette (Cushman) Fitch. Ann Jenette was born 1826 and died 1904, according to her headstone. They lived on the outskirts of Concord, farming at Swain's Lake, and managing the family brickyard. With his brother-in-law, Tucker, they formed Concord Lumber Company as an outlet for their bricks and timber which then covered lower Michigan. Josiah was also a part-owner of the first telephone company in Concord and a member of the local fire department. He died 08 April 1895 at Concord, and with his wife, is buried in the family plot at Maple Lawn Cemetery.

Children of Josiah and Ann Jenette (Fitch) Bigelow, all born at Concord, MI:
 
15198.531     Franklin Josiah, b 16 July 1850; d 22 Nov 1851.
 
15198.532t    William Francis, b 16 May 1852; d 10 Dec 1924 Des Plaines, IA; m (1) 29 Aug 1878 Emma Isabel Watson (div), m (2) Bertha Ann Herold; res. Chicago; 6 children.

15198.533t    Mary Jenette, b 10 Jan 1858; d 14 Dec 1930 Concord; m J. Henry Dart; res. Concord; 5 children.

15198.534     Lois Cushman, b 05 June 1864; d 23 March 1943 Concord; m 19 April 1894 James Arthurs; 6 children.

15198.535     Sarah Elizabeth, b 24 Nov 1868; d 19 Dec 1935; unm.

There is a tiny gravestone near that of Josiah and Ann; no dates but initials 'J. B.' possibly that of an infant son, no burial record could be found.
 
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II , p 63;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; pg 184 child;
Jackson County History, 1875;
vital records Jackson county;
censuses MI;
cemetery inscriptions;
personal interview between descendants and editor of Vol I, The Bigelow Family Genealogy.

Modified - 02/14/2009
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