Children of Joseph Cox and Maude (Ambrose) Bigelow:
1592C.11631 Viola Dale "Ola", b ca 1889 Lower Stewiacke,,NS;
d ___ 1973 Fort Ellis; m (1) 27 Apr 1908 Peter Pius Callaghan (1886- );
2 children: (John Ambrose and Vera Callaghan); Viola m (2) Henry M. Fraser
(1888-1963); 2 children: (Joseph and Eugene Carl Fraser) .
1592C.11632 Gertrude Olive "Doll", b __ 1891 Stewiacke,, Nova Scotia; d 30 Dec 1976 Liverpool,, Nova Scotia; m 19 Sept 1911 John McPherson, She was widow of John MacPherson, survived by 2 sons and 4 daughters and other descendants. Burial at Catalone Cem., Lochend, Glace Bay, Cape Breton. (see below)
1592C.11633 Jean A., b ca 1893 Lower Stewiacke,,NS;
d ____ 1909 Fort Ellis (age 16 ruptured appendix);
1592C.11634 Frederick Amasa 10, b
31 July 1895; d 08 Feb 1958 E. Stewiacke, NS; m Mary Sophie Harendarick;
had a son Percy 11 Bigelow, who had son Andrew Frederick 11
Bigelow, b 1969; d 21 July 1978; unm (see below)
Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 423;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
records of Bigelow Society historian/genealogist.
Addenda 2002 Volume II; Loring Bigelow:
Kings co, NS marriage records.
Note1:
1592C.11632 Gertrude Olive, b __ 1891 Stewiacke,, Nova
Scotia; d 30 Dec 1976 Liverpool,,Nova Scotia; m 19 Sept 1911 John McPherson,
She was widow of John MacPherson, survived by 2 sons and 4 daughters and
other descendants. Burial at Catalone Cem., Lochend, Glace Bay, Cape
Breton.
Children:
1. Florence May McPherson, b 18 May 1912; d (deceased); m John Freeman
HALLETT (b 19 Feb 1917-d 15 May 1988):
a. John Robert HALLETT, b 18 Apr 1943; m Sheila Stewart
(b 21 June 1945- ); 4 sons:
i.Robert Stewart HALLETT b 26 Feb 1965) m Dianna
Taylor (b 05 Dec 1970) 2 children:
Kathleen Barbara HALLETT (17 Oct 1991),
Robert Kyle HALLETT, (b 24 June 1993).
ii. David Jason, (23 July 1971) m Tammy PARRES;
(21 Feb 1970); 2 children: Andrew David, (15 Dec 1992- 22 Dec 1992); Kathryn
Lynn
iii.Michael Andrew HALLETT, b 23 May 1978; m
Vickie KING;(24 July 1970-); 2 dau: Kailey Victoria (20 Jan 1994), Sydney
Michaela, (b 1 April 1997)
2. Maude McPherson, b ___1915 Nova Scotia; d 07 Feb 2003 (03 Mar 2003 obit) Liverpool, Eng; m (1) ____ Ambrose; m (2)Arthur Vey; 2 children: Judy and John Vey;
3. Gertrude "Gertie" McPherson, b ____ ; d ____ (living 2009); m ____ Drover;
4. John Stewart McPherson, b __ 1923 Glace Bay, NS; d 06 Aug 2009 Windsor, NS; m Sara MacLeod; 3 dau; (obit-see below);
5. Lola McPherson, b ____ ; d ____ (deceased);
6. Joseph McPherson, b ____ ; d ____ (deceased);
Source: Obituary of Maude (McPherson-Ambrose) Vey (3 Mar 2003)
sent by Larry Baxter: larrybaxter@ns.sympatico.ca;
Obituary of John S.
McPherson sent by Larry Baxter: larrybaxter@ns.sympatico.ca;
" John is my ex-father-in-law."
John ( 11), Gertrude Olive (10), Joseph Cox (9), Amasa (8), Justus
(7), Ebenezer (6), Amasa (5), Isaac (3), Isaac (2), John (1)
MacPHERSON, John Stewart "Foo" — 85, Windsor, passed away peacefully
on Thursday August 6, 2009 at Hants Community Hospital, Windsor. Born in
Glace Bay, he was a graduate of Morrison High School and a well known athlete
locally and at Acadia University. John served in the navy during the Second
World War. After graduating from Acadia, John worked as a geologist for 3
years and spent 32 years in education as a teacher, principal and superintendent
in Annapolis and Shelburne Counties. John was predeceased by wife, Sara (MacLeod);
parents, John and Gertrude (Bigelow) MacPherson; brother, Joseph; and sisters,
Lola MacPherson, Maude Vey, and Florence Hallett. He is survived by daughters,
Dale MacPherson-Baxter (Toronto), Deborah MacPherson (Richmond, BC), Louise
MacPherson (Halifax); grandson, Sean O'Neil (Richmond, BC); sister, Gertrude
Drover (Windsor); and several nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place
under the care and direction of V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 16 Reserve
St. Glace Bay. There will be no visitation by request. Following the private
family internment at Forest Haven Memorial Gardens, John's family and friends
are invited to a reception to be held at V.J. McGillivray's Funeral Home,
16 Reserve St, Glace Bay on Thursday August 13 at 2:30 p.m.. On Tuesday August
18, a reception celebrating John's life will be held at Lindsay's Funeral
Home, 194 King Street, Windsor, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Donations may be made in
John's memory to some of his favourite charities: the Arthritis Society,
the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Alzheimer's Society Online condolences
to the MacPherson family are available through
http://www.vjmcgillivray.ca
1. Helen, b 20 May 1928; d ____ ; m Ivan Stevens; 1 son Michael Stevens (killed in car accident);
2. Percy, b 06 Mar 1933; d ____ ; m Sylvia Andrews; 4 sons 2 daughters; Andrew Frederick "Ricky" (killed in car accident 1978), Heather, Paul, Douglas, Rhonda, Stephen.
3. Jean "Jeannie", b 11 Aug 1935 ; d ____ ; m Donald Mac Donald; 2 sons Kevin and Darryl.
4. John, b 02 May 1938; d ____ ; m(1) Margaret Norman: 5 children: Terry,
Jerry, Belinda, John, Roland. m(2) Carolyn Robb, no data on children.