Lucia Lorain 7 BIGELOW
16317.56 Lucia Lorain 7BIGELOW,
dau of Henry 6(
Azariah 5 , David 4,
Lt.
John 3, Joshua
2,
John 1) and Abigail (CLARK)
BIGELOW, was born at Middletown, Rutland, VT on 27 April 1816. On 23
April 1845, at Findlay, OH she married Elijah Williams, a widower. This
family moved into Oregon Territory in 1851 and a letter written by Lucia
to her mother, dated 16 September 1851, describes the journey west with
her family. Elijah was the son of Reuben and Mehitabel (Harris) Williams
and was born on 04 August 1809 at Huntington, Lucerne, PA. He was a lawyer
and merchant. Lucia died at
Salem, OR on 22 May 1874. Elijah died at Portland, OR on 16 May 1886.
He had three sons by his first marriage. One
died on the Oregon Trail en-route.
Children of Elijah and Lucia (Bigelow) Williams:
16317.561 Helen Lorain, b 25 June 1848 Findlay,
OH; m 09 Nov 1870 Milton Adams Stratton; 4 children.
16317.562 Emmet Bigelow, b 15 Feb 1853 Salem,
OR; d 1932 Portland, OR; m (1)06 July 1882 Helen Paul, d 23 Feb 1899, (2)13
Jan 1908 Mary Louise Combs, d 1902; (3) ca 1907 Rose Stephens, d ca 1927.
Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II, pg 246.
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
correspondence between descendant and Bigelow Society historian/genealogist;
Hine Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Thomas Hine of
Milford, CT;
pub. 1898, by Robert C. Hine.
Modified - 12/21/2002
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