Emma Josephine 9 BIGELOW  

16228.3121    Emma Josephine 9 BIGELOW, dau of Joseph 8 ( Hiram 7 , Joel 6, Joel 5, Benjamin 4, Jonathan 3, Joshua2,John1) and Elizabeth (PAXTON) BIGELOW, was born at Port Perry, Ontario on 10 August 1857. She married on 09 January 1878 William Hugh McCaw. No records on William, but Emma died 20 October 1945. 8 children reported, all daughters.

Children of William and Emma Josephine (Bigelow) McCaw:

16228.31211      Elizabeth Emily McCaw, b 20 Jan 1879 ; d __ 1977 ; unmarried;

16228.31212      Mabel Irene McCaw, b 28 Mar 1881 ; d ____ 1971 ; m Arthur Carnegie; (see below)

16228.31213      Cora Belle McCaw, b 27 May 1883 ; d ____ 1967 ; m Frank Coone; 3 children: Doris Isabelle, Margaret J., and Herbert W. Coone;

16228.31214      Emma Josephine McCaw, b 02 Jan 1885 ; d 12 Dec 1970 ; m John McDonald;

16228.31215      Florence Gertrude McCaw, b 28 Aug 1887; d ______ ; m Harry Naismith;

16228.31216      Marion Bigelow McCaw, b 09 Jan 1891 Port Perry; d 23 Dec 1977 St. Petersburg, FL; m David Gordon Carnegie; 5 children known. (see below)

16228.31217      Aileen Knight McCaw (twin), b 05 June 1892 ; d 27 May 1973 ; m Harold Emerson;

16228.31218      Kathleen Paxton McCaw (twin), b 05 June 1892 ; d _ Oct 1959 ; m Morley Honey;

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II, pg. 474 child;
Howe, Bigelow Family in America; pg 443 child; #4798
Bigelow society records from correspondence with descendant;
Forge, The Bigelow Society Quarterly; Jan 1999; Vol 28, No. 1; p 5; 

New Note 04/10/07:
Tuesday 04/10/2007 8:56:22pm 
Name: Kit Kennard
E-Mail: kit.kennard@sympatico.ca
Location: Port Credit, Ontario, Canada
Comments: Looking for a comprehensive genealogy of the Carnegies of Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
(I am a great Great Grandson of James Carnegie)- related by marriage to the Bigelow clan.

Posted by: Thalia Hartson  thartson@epsb.edmonton.ab.ca
Date: February 12, 2000 at 19:28:30
My mother is Louise Carnegie, daughter of Mabel Irene McCaw, herself daughter of Emma Josephine Bigelow.

Note4:
Subject: Joseph Bigelow
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 18:16:22 -0500
From: Charlotte Law (Carnegie)  <courticeclubmed@hotmail.com>
hey Rod, Thanks for replying,
Born 1828 ?
Son of Hiram Bigelow and Mary Armstrong
Married Elizabeth Paxton
3 children- Emma- My g grandmother Married Hugh McCaw-8 children all girls
    Thomas
     Charles
     George
Hope this will help. Appreciate anthing you can tell me. Thanks,
 Charlotte Law (Carnegie)

16228.31211      Marion Bigelow 10 McCaw, b 09 Jan 1891 Port Perry; d _ Dec 1977 St. Petersburg, FL; m David Gordon Carnegie;
5 children known:
1.  Robert Carnegie, b ______ ; d _____ ; (see below)
2.  Harry Carnegie, b 09 Nov 1919; d _____ ;
3.  Gordon Carnegie, b ______ ; d _____ ;
4.  David Carnegie, b ___ 1923; d 03 June 1996 Port Perry age 72; m Margaret Janet Bigwood (b 26 Sept 1924); child: Stephen Bigelow Carnegie of Toronto; (see below)
5.  Donald Carnegie, b ______ ; d _____ ;

The Bigelow house is the largest and finest examples of Italianate architecture in Port Perry.
The house was built on Cochrane St. in 1876 by Joseph and Elizabeth Bigelow and remained in the family until 1980, when Bigelow's grandson William Carnegie sold it.
R31117, Robert Carnegie, son of David and Marion Bigelow (McCaw) Carnegie (Emma Josephine (Bigelow) McCaw, Hiram, Joel, Joel, Benjamin, Jonathan, Joshua, John) was born at Port Perry, Ont. Canada. He was joint owner with brothers Harry, Gord, and Don (sic) of Carnegie Brothers Hardware in Port Perry for many years.  They sold the hardware business in 1976, but did continue to run a Superior Propane business for several years before retiring.  The Carnegie's of Port Perry, Ontario can trace their historical association to the community back to the 1850s through the genealogy of the family of Joseph Bigelow.  His life's story has been well documented in the "Forge".  In many ways, his business interests were instrumental in transforming Port Perry from a small rural settlement to a modern town on the outskirts of Toronto today.

R31119, Harry Carnegie, was born at Port Perry, Ont., Canada 09 Nov 1919, the third child and second son of David Carnegie and Marion Bigelow (McCaw) Carnegie.
He was a World War II veteran and life-long resident of Port Perry.  He and his brothers, Bob, Gord and Don (sic) had been joint owners and operators of Carnegie Brothers Hardware in Port Perry for many years.  The brothers sold the hardware business in 1976, but did continue to run a Superior Propane business for several years before retiring.

R31118, Gordon Carnegie, was born in Port Perry, Ont. Canada. He was joint owner with brothers Bob, Harry, and Don (sic) of Carnegie Brothers Hardware in Port Perry for many years.  They sold the hardware business in 1976, but did continue to run a Superior Propane business for several years before retiring.

R22877, David Carnegie, son of David Gordon and Marion Bigelow (McCaw) Carnegie, was born in Port Perry,Ont. Canada in 1923. Died age 72.  03 June 1996 at Port Perry.(Forge).  He married Margaret Janet (Bigwood). Carnegie's of Port Perry, Ontario can trace their historical association to the community back to the 1850s through the genealogy of the family of Joseph Bigelow. 

R30399, Donald Carnegie, son of David and Marion Bigelow (McCaw) Carnegie was born at Port Perry, Ont. Canada. He was joint owner with brothers Bob, Gord, and Harry (sic) of Carnegie Brothers Hardware in Port Perry for many years.  They sold the hardware business in 1976, but did continue to run a Superior Propane business for several years before retiring.  The Carnegie's of Port Perry, Ontario can trace their historical association to the community back to the 1850s through the genealogy of the family of Joseph Bigelow.

SOURCES:  "Forge" Quarterly of Bigelow Society; Steve Bigelow Carnegie 20 Jan 1997 letter, son of David.,  

Modified - 04/12/2007
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