David Skinner ⁸ BIGELOW

16315.131 David Skinner ⁸Bigelow, son of Jonathan Gates ⁷ ( Stephen ⁶, Daniel ⁵ ,David ⁴, Lt. John³, Joshua², John¹) BIGELOW and Hope (SKINNER) BIGELOW was born at Colchester, New London, CT on 03 April 1829 and married Abby Mandana Usher on 09 November 1852. She was the daughter of Revilo Cone and Mandana (Robbins) Usher and was born at Colchester 07 June 1833. He graduated from Yale and took up farming on the old homestead in Westchester, a part of Colchester. He represented the town in the Legislature in 1863 and served on the school committee for 29 years. He died 08 May 1905 at Westchester. Abby died 26 September 1918.

Children of David and Abby (Usher) Bigelow, all born Colchester, CT:

16315.1311t Amatus Robbins, b 18 Sept 1853; d 01 Mar 1906 Colchester; m 07 June 1877 Lina Cone Brown (she b 13 May 1857, d 02 Sept 1924); 2 children: (see below)

16315.1312 there were 4 children, but this one is unknown;

16315.1313t Jonathan Cone, b 24 May 1862; d 28 Feb 1935; m 24 Nov 1885 Annie May Brown (she b 25 Feb 1867, d 12 May 1955)

16315.1314t David Skinner II, b 06 Sept 1868, d 09 July 1946; m E. Haddam, CT, 01 Jan 1893 Mary Williams Smith ( she b 13 Oct 1873, d ??); 2 children; (see below)

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II, pg 503;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; page 453;
Colchester, CT town historian.
Note:
Subject: Bigelows
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 23:00:56 -0500
From: " David S. Bigelow " < dbigelow@sover.net >
Hi Rod,
My family is descended from Jonathan Gates Bigelow and Hope Skinner. Their son, David Skinner Bigelow was born April 3, 1829 (died May 8, 1905) and married Abby Mandana Usher November 9, 1852. She was born June 7, 1833, died September 26, 1918. They had three sons,
Amatus Robbins Bigelow (b.9/18/1853, d. 4/1/1906) married Lina Cone Brown June 7, 1877 (b.5/13/1857, d. 9/2/1924)
Jonathan Cone Bigelow (b. 5/24/1862, d. 2/28/1935) married Annie May Brown November 24, 1885. (b.2/25/1867, d. 5/12/1955) and
David Skinner Bigelow II (b.9/6/1868, d. 7/9/1946) married Mary Williams Smith January 1, 1893 (b.10/13/1873, d I can't
remember, I'll have to look it up.)

David S. Bigelow II had two children Eleanor and Nelson Sylvester Bigelow (b 1899, d. 1988). Eleanor never married. Dr. Nelson Sylvester Bigelow married Elizabeth Frances Freeman. They had two children, Betsy Ann Bigelow (married Edward Bouton) and David Skinner Bigelow III (b. 4/19/1931, d. 9/22/1998)

David S. Bigelow III married Mary Elizabeth Nutting. They have four children: David Skinner Bigelow IV (b December 31, 1958), Seth Warren Bigelow (b. January 13, 1961, Hope Nutting Bigelow (b. 2/8/1963) and Jonathan Gates Halter Bigelow (born July 15,1965) All children living, all with offspring!

I'm Hope writing from my parents computer. I'll check in again later. Thanks.

16315.1311 Amatus Robbins ⁹ Bigelow, was born 18 September 1853 Colchester; He married on 07 June 1877 Lina Cone Brown. She was born 13 May 1857 Colchester, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Southmayd) Brown. She died 02 September 1924. Amatus died 01 March 1906 Colchester; 2 children:

16315.13111 Abby Elizabeth, b 02 Mar 1879; d ____ 1941;

16315.13112 Leon Ray, b 28 July 1888; d 11 Oct 1888;

This information from:
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; page 462;
and cemetery stones in Westchester cemetery, Colchester, CT;

Rod Bigelow (Roger Jon¹² BIGELOW)
Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929

rodbigelow@netzero.net

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