Otis 7 BIGELOW

Otis 7 Bigelow
15331.12      Otis 7 BIGELOW, son of  Asahel 6  ( Cornelius 5 , Cornelius 4, Samuel 3, Samuel 2, John 1) and Martha (HALL) BIGELOW, was born at Broadalbin, Fulton, NY on 01 February, 1785. He married Mary Payn, daughter of Noah and Martha (Canfield) Payn, on 27 December 1812 (1813?). She was born 08 October 1791 at Ft. Miller, Washington, NY. Otis served in the War of 1812. He died at Baldwinsville 26 June, (Headstone says 28), 1864. She died there 08 October, (headstone says 11), 1873. Both are buried in Riverside cemetery, Baldwinsville, NY.
     Otis Bigelow was a native of Worcester, Mass, born Feb 1, 1785. His father was Asahel Bigelow, a Revolutionary solider. At the breaking out of the war of 1812 young Bigelow joined the army and served a year at the Sackett's Harbor. In the spring of 1813, he settled at Baldwinsville and opened his store. He was appointed justice of the peace in 1821, was appointed postmaster in 1828 and served 12 years. In 1828, he was appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas and held office for ten years. In 1831 he was elected to the Assembly. He was a man of sterling character, excellent business capacity and acquired wealth. He married in 1813 to Mary Payne and they had ten children, among whom was the late Payne Bigelow, long a leading citizen of Baldwinsville.

Children of Otis and Mary (Payn) Bigelow:

15331.121t    Payn, b 06 Oct 1814 Ft. Miller, NY; d 02 Sept 1893 Baldwinsville; m 27 Oct 1841 Hannah Munro; 11 children.

15331.122t    Marie Louise, b 28 Mar 1817; d 18 May 1854; m 07 April 1841 Henry Young Allen; 2 children.

15331.123     Walter, b 22 June 1818; d 19 Aug 1820.

15331.124     Martha, b 20 April 1821; d 27 April 1831.

15331.125t    Olivia, b 16 June 1822; d 25 Feb 1908; m 28 May 1844 Israel Hall; 7 children.

15331.126     Thomas O., b 20 Nov 1825; d 11 Jan 1853 (typhoid) Baldwinsville; m 29 March 1842 Mary A. Bolles, daughter of Tompkins and Jerusha (Marshall) Bolles, d 04 Dec 1858; no children.

15331.127     Mary, b 15 March 1827; d 18 Sept 1902 Syracuse, NY; m 0l Sept 1852 Lewis S. Phillips; d 19 Jan 1883; no children.

15331.128     Clara, b 27 April 1830 Baldwinsville; d 25 April 1831 Baldwinsville.

15331.129t    Otis, Jr., b 09 March 1832 Baldwinsville; d 12 Feb 1932 Baldwinsville; m (1) 01 Oct 1862 Margaret Payn, 2 children; (2) 09 June 1868 Mary Arms, 1 child.

15331.12At    Gustavus Adolphus, b 19 May 1835 Baldwinsville; d 31 Jan 1906 Baldwinsville; m 18 April 1866 Elizabeth Minard; 2 childrcn.

Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II , p 77;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
cemetery and death notices, NY;
1850 census NY.
Otis and Mary
Riverview Cemetery; Baldwinsville, Onondaga County, NY

Modified -05/05/2022
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