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16921.71t Levi Porter, b Oct 1818 Worcester, MA; d __ ; m (1) 20 Jan 1829 Alma Pierce; (2)18 Apr 1872 Priscilla McLallen; res Northfield, NH, and Winchendon and Grafton, MA. 5 children.
16921.72t Lewis Holbrook, b 8 Jan 1820 Grafton, MA; d ___ ; m 1 May 1844 Rhoda Ann Kemp; res Grafton, MA. 6 children.
16921.73t Frederick, a twin, b 22 Aug 1822 Worcester, MA; d ____ ; m Eliza Blood; res Holbrook, MA. 4 children.
16921.74t Franklin, a twin, b 22 Aug 1822 Worcester, MA; d 20 Aug 1850 Grafton, MA; m 29 Dec 1842 Elizabeth T. Kemp. 1 child.
16921.75 Hannah, b __ 1825; d ____ ; m, intention of 1 Dec 1846, Leander May.
16921.76 George F., d before 1888.
16921.77 Francis, d before 1888.
16921.78t Ezra, b 10 Sept 1847; d 29 June 1890; m Mary R. Bullock; at least 3 children; res Georgeville, Can. (see below)
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol I page 346;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
vital records MA.
Notes:
Subject: Levi Porter Bigelow
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 10:32:40 EDT
From: JVassa3394@aol.com
Rod,
Thanks so much for your work on our behalf. We live in Phoenix and are
leaving tomorrow for a two week trip to Boston for a family history search.
I'll share what we find with you when we return. The information you sent
just now is a tremendous help. We have located the cemetery where Almira
Pierce Bigelow is buried with two of Levi's daughters, one from Almira and
one from Priscilla, we shall search for more. Priscilla McLallen is our ancestor.Still
chasing my tale.
Jan Vassallo
Note 09/22/07:
New info supplied by: Donald Bigelow dbigelow@tampabay.rr.com
16921.78 Ezra; b 10 Sept 1847; d 29
June 1890; m Mary R. Bullock (born 13 June
1848 and died 09 June 1910); at least 3 children; res Georgeville,
Can.
Children:
16921.781 Ida, born abt. 1865,
16921.782 Charles
F., born 26 Apr 1869; d ____ ;
16921.783 Minnie E.,
born abt. 1879, who at age 18 married 09 Feb 1898 Francis N. Devall, a butcher,
at Dunville, Newington, Quebec.
Comments:
I recently purchased an antique bottle embossed “Bigelow’s Pharmacy, Newport,
Vt.” This new addition to my Bigelow bottle collection presented a challenge
for me to relate that unknown Bigelow back to John 1, but a healthy dose
of perseverance and some Internet sleuthing resulted in many facts of family
history that I believe are worthy of passing on.
The druggist in question was Charles Frederick Bigelow, born 26 Apr 1869
in Georgeville, Stanstead, Quebec, Canada. In 1893 he married Mabel
Harriet Hall, born 02 Oct 1873 in Vermont, the daughter of James R. Hall
and his wife Amie F. Hall. Charles and Mabel Bigelow had two children:
Beatrice Amy, born June 1895, and Rudolf J., born Nov 1899.
In 1869 James Hall founded Hall’s Drug Store in Newport, Vermont.
In 1886 he had a sizeable building constructed in Newport to house his drug
store, other businesses, and his residence. That drug store was ultimately
taken over by his son-in-law, Charles F. Bigelow, and re-named Bigelow’s Pharmacy.
Hence the embossing on the bottle I purchased. Charles became a prominent
business man in Newport and was president of the local bank when he died
06 May 1920. The drug store subsequently was purchased by Charles’
son-in-law, Delos M. Buck, who had married Charles’ daughter Beatrice.
Charles F. Bigelow was the son of Ezra and Mary R. (Bullock) Bigelow.
It is probable that Ezra was born in Georgeville, Quebec, as his father, Levi
Bigelow, had relocated there from Worcester, Massachusetts after his second
wife, Sulia Blake, died about 1835, and he later remarried in Quebec.
Levi was an innkeeper in Georgevill, Quebec. I have been unable to find
the name of Levi’s third wife. Ezra, who was a farmer, is buried in
Bullock Cemetery in Georgeville. His tombstone states that he was born
10 Sep 1847 and died 29 Jun 1890. His wife, Mary R. Bullock, was
She too is buried in Bullock Cemetery.
Ezra and Mary Bigelow had at least three children: Ida, born abt.
1865, Charles F., born 26 Apr 1869, and Minnie E., born abt. 1879, who at
age 18 married 09 Feb 1898 Francis N. Devall, a butcher, at Dunville, Newington,
Quebec.
So, my Bigelow’s Pharmacy bottle has told me that the lineage of Charles
F. Bigelow back to John 1 is:
Charles Frederick 8, Ezra 7, Levi 6, David 5, David 4, Daniel 3, Joshua
2, John 1.
Sincerely,
Don
(Donald E. Bigelow, Bradenton, FL)
References:
1900 U.S. Census, Newport, Vermont
Directory of the Village, Newport, Vermont, 1896-1897
Directory of the City - 1925, Newport, Vt, Janice Boyko (RootsWeb)
1881 Canadian Census, Stanstead, Stanstead, Quebec
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/sdg98.htm
Ontario, Canada Marriages,
1857-1922 (Ancestry.com)
Mitchell & Co’s Canada Classified Directory for 1865-66
Canada Directory 1851
Newport and the Northeast Kingdom, (Images of America Series), Barbara
Kaiser
1920 United States Federal Census
A Canadian in Lowell: Labour, Manhood and Independence in the Early
Industrial Era,
The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Volume I, Patricia Bigelow, Editor, The Bigelow
Bullock Cemetery, Georgeville, Stanstead County, Quebec, Leslie Nutbrown,
Nov 22,
Canadian Genealogy Index,
1600’s 1900’s, Ancestry.com (Quebec Directory for 1851)
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