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Children of Walter and Florence (Mooney) Bigelow:
16163.22641 Ruth Barr 10, b 20 Feb 1899 Burlington, VT; d _____ ; m
Sources:
The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Volume II, page 450-451 child;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; page 439 child;
Stowe, VT vital records;
correspondence.
Forge, Bigelow Society Quarterly; Vol.29, No.1; January 2000
which also states that:
Walter J. Bigelow's father, Phineas Newell, was brother to Eliakim Bigelow
16163.225 whose golden wedding anniversary was featured in article in Vol.27,
No.1, January 1998 with biographical sketch of Eliakim written by his nephew
Edwin L. Bigelow and published in Vermont History (Montpelier: Vermont Historical
society, Vol.XXXI,No.4, Oct.1963 will be appearing in upcoming issue of
FORGE.
Forge, Bigelow Society Quarterly, Vol.27, No.1, January 1988,page
14-15.
FORGE article, Vol.27, No.1, January 1998, page 14, Newspaper clipping
submitted by Billie Bigelow Hayes, Montpelier, VT, dated 14 Apr 1915 published
in Stowe VT newspaper--"I remember Addie, Annie and Susan, but never heard
much about Dr. Edwin Bigelow. I assume he never married either, so
no grandchildren from all these children. I have a gold ring in the box, with
Addie, Annie and Susie's names on it, so think it's gold that Eliakim
brought home from California.."
Golden Wedding celebrated: Mr. & Mrs. Eliakim Bigelow celebrate
12 Apr 1915 at their home in Stowe, VT. (50 years) Eliakim is 5th
child of Jonathan Brooks Bigelow.
From: History of New England by Cutter; 3rd Edition, 1915; Vol III;
F3.C.99; pg 1504
(IX) Walter Josephus, son of Phineas Newhall Bigelow. was born in
Stowe. Vermont, January.22,1865. He attended the publlic schools there, and
the Montpelier Seminary, from which he was graduated in 1889. He was for
three years a student in the University of Vermont. While in college he worked
nights in the editorial room of the Burlington Daily Free Press. In 1894
he was made night editor of that paper, a position he filled with ability
until he resigned, September 20, 1909. He then bought the Caledonian, a weekly
newspaper of St. Johnsbury, established in 1837. During nearly eighty years
the paper had had but three different owners to the time it came into his
possession. Mr. Bigelow was a member of the special tax commission of the
state of Vermont, 1898-1900, and was chairman of the board. From 1907 to
1909, he was mayor of the citu of Burlington, Vermont. In politics, he is
a Republican. He is an attendant of the Protestant Episcopal church; member
of Burlington Lodge, No. 10, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Mr. Bigelow
married September 12, 1895, Florence E., born at Bolton, Quebec, daughter
of Amos A. and Ellen (Moses) Mooney. They have one child, Ruth Barr, born
at Burlington, February 20, 1899.
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