Harold Evan  ⁹ BIGELOW

Child of Harold and Marybella (Crane) Bigelow:

15182.C7411    Audrey L., b ca 1921 Dorchester; d 01 Feb 2006 Port Charlotte, FL; m (1) Robert Burns Kirkaldy, who died WWII flying "The Hump", Burma; 1 child: Thomas Kirkaldy; m  (2) Chester Brinson.

15182.C7411    Evan Holder, b ____ Boston; d _____ ; m (1) Phyllis _____ ; 3 children; m (2) _ Nov 1982 Barbara (Cain) Bicknell; Evan was a smelter owner/operator; (see below)

15182.C7413    Charles Robert "Bob", b 27 Dec 1931 Boston; 07 Feb 2007 Brighton (Boston), MA; m Bernice Claire "Claire" Gillis; (see below) (b 27 July 1933- d 20 Oct 2018); no children (see below)

 Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II , ;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America. ;

2024 From: Marguerite Wilcox   <wilcox.maggy@gmail.com>
Hi Rod,
Bernice Bigelow's obit, is on Legacy: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/southofboston-ledger/name/bernice-bigelow-obituary?id=9012793.  Apparently she used "Claire" as her given name.

This is how I found the note: On the Bigelow Index, I looked for W for Warren Holder (Her father in law) #15182.C74  Beneath Warren Holder is his son, Harold Evan Bigelow #15182.C741 (I remember meeting him and Bella, his wife, when I was a child. My Dad, Warren's nephew, helped the older couple every Saturday until his aunt, Etta Macomber Bigelow, sold the house where she lived. Warren had died.)  Warren and Etta had two children, Evan and Audrey. Both are probably deceased now, but may be in the 1940 and 1950 censuses
I hope that this information helps.I found Bernice or Claire Bigelow on your website.  She has died (Oct 20, 2018). I found that information on the internet.  Please update her note, which gave no date, either. I'd be happy to help with that branch of the family.
Maggy

Mail from Bernice Claire "Claire" Bigelow    bernice676@earthlink.net
Charles Robert "Bob" Bigelow, late of Dorchester, MA, was my husband and member of the Bigelow family.
My husband died this last February, and I was cleaning out his desk when I found some notes on the Bigelow family from his father, Harold Evan ⁹ Bigelow.

CHARLES ROBERT called BOB BIGELOW
Birth:    27 Dec 1931, Boston, Massachusetts
Death:    07 Feb 2007, Brighton [Boston] Massachusetts
Burial:    Veterans' Cemetery, Bourne, Massachusetts
Occ:    U. S. Navy [Career Man]; Motorman on Red Line of Mass. Bay
Transportation Authority
Educ:    Junior High School
Reli:    Methodist
Charles was a diabetic.
He was a career man [20 years] in the U. S. Navy.  He served in the Korean Conflict, the Cuban Picket Ships, Gemini Recoveries and Vietnam.
He served on board the U.S.S. Wasp and participated in the recovery of three of the Gemini Space Shots.
He also participated in the evacuation of U. S. citizens from Lebanon when war broke out there, and served on one of the picket ships which surrounded Cuba resulting in the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.
He was active in Veterans' affairs, serving as Adjutant and commander of the Neponset V.F.W. Post 5834, a member of the Rice Post 28 AMVETS, the American Legion Old Dorchester Post 65, the Army Navy Onion USA, the Fleet Reserve Association and the Dorchester Allied Veterans Council.
An avid railroad enthusiast, he was a Founder of the Hoosac Tunnel Museum [now the North Adams Historical Society], a member of the Berkshire Scenic Railroad, Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts, Seashore Trolley Museum, Shelburne Trolley Museum, the Branford Trolley Museum, the 470 Railroad Club and the Boston and Maine Historical Society.
His knowledge and love of railroading served him well as a member of the Dorchester Allied Neighborhood Associations' Old Colony Railroad Committee, the Red Line Noise Abatement Committee and the Neponset River Committee.
He was a member and former President of the Massachusetts Delta Radio Club and a member of the Massachusetts Sideband Association.
He was an Incorporator of the Dorchester Day Parade Committee and served two terms as its Treasurer.
He was elected and served as the Chief Marshal of the Dorchester Day Parade in 1995.
Bob is buried in the Veterans' Cemetery in Bourne, Massachusetts.
 
Spouse: BERNICE CLAIRE called CLAIRE GILLIS
Birth: 27 Jul 1933, Dorchester [Boston] Massachusetts
Father: JOHN called JACK GILLIS
Mother: CATHERINE ANN HENDRICKEN

15182.C7411    Evan Holder ¹⁰ Bigelow, was born on an unknown date in Boston; as of 2007 still living. He married (1) about 1946 Phyllis _____ , and had 3 children. Phyllis died about 1980 and Evan married (2) _ November 1982 Barbara A. (Bicknell) Cain. She was born 11 February 1934 at Uxbridge, MA, the daughter of Clarence and Edith (     ) Bicknell. She was previously married to Richard Cain (deceased), and had 3 children with Richard. Evan was a smelter owner/operator (retired) and traveled a lot with Barbara until she died 03 September 2007 Somers, CT; (obit below)

Children:
David Harold Bigelow, res Sharon, MA
Wendy Bigelow, m ____ Ostrowski; res Cincinnatti, Ohio
Donald Bigelow; res Lowell, MA

Obit:
     On September 3, 2007, Barbara A. (Cain) Bigelow passed away at the home of her neice, Julie Arnone, in Somers, CT. Barbara was the daughter of Clarence and Edith Bicknell. She was born on the 11th of February, 1934, and graduated from Uxbridge High School Class of 1952.
     She leaves her loving husband of 25 years, Evan Bigelow, a sister, Helen Seagrave of Clermont, FL, and a brother Clarence Bicknell of Stirling, VA.
     Barbara was married to Richard Cain (deceased) of Uxbridge for 29 years. She was the loving mother of David Cain and his wife, Kelly, of Arizona, Lori Briere of Uxbridge, MA, and Kathleen Danforth of Framingham MA. She was also stepmother to David Bigelow of Sharon, MA, Wendy Ostrowski of Cincinnatti, Ohio, and Donald Bigelow of Lowell, MA. She leaves 16 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
     Barbara was employed by Savers Bank for many years. Upon her marriage to Evan in 1982, they boarded their 36 foot sailboat in Boston and sailed to Miami, FL, and then spent the next three years visiting 63 Caribbean Islands including a 4 month stay in Venezuela, South America. After returning to America, she and Evan made 2 RV trips across the country visiting all the national parks. They enjoyed many adventures including crewing and flying at the annual balloon festival in Albuquerque, NM. Yes, they had a Harley Davidson motorcycle for a time and finally, the last 5 years working a fun part-time job as greeters at the Magic Kingdom at DisneyWorld.
     Barbara was a real "Been there-done that" gal. And now, sail on darling and may you go far places and have fair winds. God will be there to welcome you with open arms. 

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