Children of Edgar and Clara Reed (Carter) Bigelow:
1592C.14221t Alma
Athalinda, b 29 Oct 1905 Maccan,
NS; d 29 Aug 1980 Parrsboro, NS (see obit); m 31 Aug 1932 James
"Roy"
Anderson; 2 known children, Susan Anderson, m J. Nicholas Brown; and Heather
Bigelow Anderson, m George Bertram Porter; (see below)
1592C.14222 Ruth Christina Martha, b 22 Mar 1912 Parrsboro, NS; d 21 Mar 1982 Truro, NS (see obit); m 26 Apr 1962 James Ronald Smith; no children;
Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 424;
Correspondence with family descendant and family records;
Bigelow Society historian/genealogist.
Lisette (Payzant) Jess
and her Descendants; page 285;
Obituary 29 Aug 1980 :
Parrsboro -- Alma Athalinda Bigelow Anderson of Parrsboro, died Friday
at
the Colchester Hospital, Thruro. Born in Maccan, she was the daughter
of
the late Capt. Edgar and Clara (Carter) Bigelow. Surviving are two
daughters;
Heather (Mrs. George Porter), Kitchener, Ont; and Susan (Mrs. Nicholas
Brown),
Belcamp, MD; a sister Ruth (Mrs. J. Ronald Smith), Truro, NS, and four
grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband, James Roy Anderson. Burial in
Christ
Church cemetery, Amherst.
Obituary 21 Mar 1982:
Well-known Educator Mrs. Ronald Smith dies
Truro-- Mrs. Ronald Smith, of 357 Prince Street, died Sunday in
Colchester
county Hospital, Truro.
Born in Parrsboro, she was the former Ruth C. M. Bigelow, a daughter of
the
late Capt. Edgar and
Clara (Carter) Bigelow. Until her retirement, she was engaged in the
field
of education, teaching in
Parrsboro and Truro schools, Truro Normal College, and Dalhousie
University's
Education Department.
She held executive positions in Cumberland County and Dartmouth school
systems,
and was awarded the
Canadian Centennial Medal for her contributions to education. She was a
graduate
of the University of
New Brunswick and Boston University.
She is survived by her husband, Ronald, two nieces:
Heather
(Mrs. George Porter), Waterloo, Ont; and
Susan (Mrs. Nicholas Brown), Fairfield, CT. She was predeceased by a
sister,
Linda (Mrs. Roy Anderson).
Burial in Dilligent River cemetery. Memorials to Canadian Cancer
Society.
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