Hamilton Miller 8 BIGELOW
15198.134 Hamilton Miller 8
BIGELOW, son of Jotham 7
( Abel 6 , Josiah 5 , Jotham
4, John 3, Samuel 2, John
1) and Esther Susan (MONTAGUE) BIGELOW,
was born 07 October 1846 at Franklin, Oakland, MI. He served in the
Civil War in Co. A, 5th MI Cav.(see below) at Gettysburg,
Boonesboro, Hagerstown, Williamsport, Falling Water and South Mountain.
After the war, he married Susan A. Drake on 13 February 1866/67. His
obituary says marriage was on 13 January 1870. He was a carpenter,
farmer and gristmill/sawmill operator and died at Williamston, Ingham,
MI on 09 December
1914. His widow died there on 11 October 1918. Both are buried in
Summit
cemetery, Williamston.
Records state he had three children, but we have limited data on only
one child of Hamilton and Susan (Drake) Bigelow:
15198.1341 Carl (Carlos) S., b ___ ; d
____ ; m (1) Mary Louise ____ ;
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II , p 335;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
Portrait & Biographic Album of Ingham & Livingston Counties,
MI, pub. 1891.
From:
Michigan
Volunteers 1861 -1865:
Bigelow,
Hamilton M., Farmington. Enlisted in Co. A, 5th MI Cavalry Aug. 19,
1862, at Franklin, for 3 years, age 18. Mustered Aug. 26, 1862. Bugler
Oct. 1862. Musterd out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, June 22, 1865.
Present residence, Williamston, Michigan.
Rod Bigelow
Box Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929
rodbigelow@netzero.net 
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