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16A43. Moses 5 BIGELOW,
son of Moses 4 ( Ebenezer 3, Joshua2,
John1) and Mary (HAMMOND) BIGELOW,
was born 05 August 1704 at Watertown, Middlesex county, MA. As to his
life and death, we have only the evidence submitted to G.B. Howe that certain
men were sons of a Moses Bigelow, and grandsons of a Moses Bigelow. From this
and from the content of the letters (see Howe's Bigelow Family of America,
appendix), we infer that Moses Bigelow the elder was killed or lost at the
siege of Quebec, and that as a consequence his family was scattered, the
son Moses being raised by a man surnamed Arnold in Providence, Rhode Island.
The son, Moses Bigelow subsequently moved to Vermont,
and married a ____Wing. He possibly also spent some time in Canada, as he
does not appear on any census of early U.S. (1790, 1800, 1810). We have no
other facts, but at his death he was survived by the five sons listed below,
one of whom was a correspondent of G.B. Howe:
16A43.11 Moses 6 BIGELOW, son of Moses 5 ( Moses 4 ( Ebenezer 3, Joshua2, John1) and ____ (WING) BIGELOW, was born 1764? (see below).
Children:
16A43.11t Horace, b 20 May 1796 VT; d 30 Oct 1854 Berkshire, Franklin county, VT; m Sarah Wiltsie born in Canada (see below), and had at least 5 children.
16A43.12t Hardin, b ca 1801 VT; d 27 Nov 1850 San Francisco, CA of cholera; he settled early in upper NY, then in MI, two daughters being buried at Marengo, Calhoun co, MI and other references in that community show that he was in business there; at one time lived IL and served in Black Hawk War. Alleged to have mined in South America. In California Gold Rush he was early at Sacramento, and elected its first mayor, after directing that the town be sandbagged against flood, and levees built. He later put down a squatters' riot in the town. He left other issue besides his daughters buried in MI, whose tombstone refers to them as children of "Hardin and Thirza," but when he sold land in 1830's in NY, the deed was "Hardin and Cynthia"
16A43.13t Ward, b ca 1802?; in 1850 res Diana township, Lewis co, NY; was married to Sarah _____ ,and had at least 5 children.
16A43.14t Stephen, b 26 Dec 1805 VT; d 3 Sep 1883 Sutton, Brome co, Que; m 25 Feb 1829 Amelia Smith. 8 children.
16A43.15t John, b ca 1813 VT; d 12 Mar 1898 Grand Rapids, Kent co, MI, but buried Big Rapids, Mecosta co, MI; lived successively NY (1830), Washtenaw co, MI (1840), Calhoun co MI (1850), and before 1866 settled in Big Rapids, where he had flouring and lumber mills until his retirement; m (1) ca 1835 Eliza Davis, and (2) ca 1874 Mrs. Lucetta Decker. 8 children.
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. I page.176;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
numerous censuses, vital records, and other sources, plus correspondence
with descendants.
Note:
Subject: Re: Horace Bigelow
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 19:11:09 -0700
From: "Leonard Hart" hart@softcom.net
Your family records of Moses (5) Bigelow (16 A43) does not fit for the children
to be of the man. I am sure that it is just a small mistake but the children
as listed are of Moses born 1764? The Horace is my line and his daughter was
my ggrandmother. She died in Berkshire, VT. and Horace died in 1877, also
in Berkshire, VT. They are buried in the Berkshire Cemetery. Sarah Thayer
as listed is not a Thayer but is Sarah Wiltsie born in Canada. The DAR, (we
have a copy) lists her and Horace. My Grandfather was named after Horace Bigelow
and can be found in the Hart Family History by Andrews on page 153 as family
number 482. Horace Bigelows daughters name is Ann Maria. George Hart and
Ann Maria Bigelow were married in Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY 16 Sep. 1851.
If you want other family records please let me know.
Leonard Hart
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