James Russell 8 BIGELOW


15133.776      James Russell 8 BIGELOW, son of  James 7 ( Solomon 6, Charles 5 , Joseph 4, John 3, Samuel 2, John 1 and Anna Maria (PARTRIDGE) BIGELOW, was born at Sherborn, MA on 08 October 1848. James was a druggist and married Sarah Evans Barnes on 17 June 1879. Sarah was the daughter of Albert and Sara Ann (Slocum) Barnes and was born on 20 September 1860 at Greenville, RI. This family resided in Blackstone, MA where he was in business.

Children of James and Sarah (Barnes) Bigelow, all born at Blackstone, MA:
 
15133.7761     Helen Maria, b 15 July 1880. (see below)

15133.7762     Edward Perry, b 14 June 1883; d 07 May 1936; m  Linnie Towle; 1 child: Lloyd Towle Bigelow, b 15 Feb 1917; d 31 Aug 1987 Needham, MA (age 70 Boston Globe obit) . (see below)
 
15133.7763     Leslie Alberta, b 06 June 1886. (see below)

15133.7764     Marjory Russell, b. 4 June 1892 in Blackstone, MA and d. 23 May 1979 in Washington, DC. She was married to Wallace Safford. They had one child, Frederick Bigelow Safford.
 
There were probably other children. (see note) and above.

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 306-307;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America.
Note:
Subject:  Information 
Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 13:23:25 -0400
From: "Charles E. Dunford" <  charles.l.dunford@att.net  >
Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory
Found your site interesting. I am looking at the family of James Russell Bigelow 15133.776 (jam83776.htm). He is my great grandfather. My grandmother is Helen Maria Bigelow. I have additional information about this family if you are interested. There was indeed another child, a daughter Margery. She died in San Diego , Calif.     Charles Dunford
More:
James Russell Bigelow d. March 13, 1920 in San Diego CA
Berta Evans Barnes d. March 3,1940 in New York City

They divorced, date unknown and he moved to CA.

My grandmother Helen Maria Bigelow  d. January 15,1915 in Brooklyn,New York. She married Marshall Nicholas Thayer b. January 8,1881 in Blackstone d. October 23, 1954 while on vacation in Florida. They married October 10, 1908 in Blackstone, MA
His father was Judge Francis Nicholas Thayer of Blackstone, a lawyer, legislator and judge. Francis' office was upstairs over James' drugstore.
They had two daughters, Gardis Bigelow Thayer and my mother Jeanne Partridge Thayer. My grandmother died 3 weeks after my mother's birth.

Edward Perry Bigelow d. May 7, 1936. He married Linnie Towle. They had one child, Lloyd Towle Bigelow

Leslie Alberta Bigelow d. 1958 in Whitinsville, MA. She married Ralph Edward Lincoln of Blackstone, MA. He was born October 16, 1884 and died in Whitinsville on February 15, 1967. They had one child, Richard Edward Lincoln.

The missing child is a daughter. Marjory Russell Bigelow b. June 4, 1892 in Blackstone, MA and d. May 23, 1979 in Washington, DC. She was married to Wallace Safford. They had one child, Frederick Bigelow Safford.

Only my mother is still alive at age 84.


Modified - 09/19/2008
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