15924.5 Timothy
6 BIGELOW son of Timothy
5 ( Isaac 4 , Isaac 3, Samuel2,
John l) and Rhoda (WILLIAMS)
BIGELOW, was born circa 1770, according to the Howe genealogy, in either
Bernardston or Williamstown, MA. At the close of the Revolutionary War,
Timothy's parents were converted to the Shaker faith, and entered the colony
at Tyringham, Berkshire county, MA. The Shaker doctrine renounces all marriage,
but Timothy was attracted to another inmate of the Shaker farm, and about
1800 they eloped. Her name was Sally Streeter.
They settled first in Herkimer county, NY, on
the Black River, but later disposed of property there and during the winter
of 1804-05 Timothy packed all his belongings on a two-horse sleigh, and
with wife and two infants following a single cutter, journeyed westward.
According to a great-grandson, they had a hard
journey over the northern route via Utica and Oneida, through unusually deep
snow with frequent blizzards and icing conditions. At one time they camped
on the eastern edge of the Montezuma marshes, when spring was at hand, with
the vehicles breaking through snow and ice to the water below.
They settled in Manchester, Ontario county,
NY, taking up 300 acres of unbroken forest. These were converted to fertile
fields, first a log house erected, then a large frame home at what is known
as Halladay's Corners. In 1812 he enlisted in the militia, and while in
active service became ill. He returned home to die in 1814.
His widow Sally soon remarried, to a man called
Elisha Turner. Fred Biglow devotes a page to say that Turner was a hard drinker,
and as landlord of the country tavern that Timothy Bigelow had founded,
was frequently a difficult individual. In a few years Turner sold out and
moved to Collins Centre, Erie county, NY. We have no record of his death,
(Elisha Turner died 22 May 1869
in Coral, McHenry, IL.) (see below), but his
widow Sally lived many years more. She was a staunch Universalist, and knew
the Bible well. She was strong, often walking to Buffalo to do her marketing,
returning home with a thirty-pound pack on her back. In 1849 she followed
her son Timothy to McHenry county, IL where she died at Franklinville on
27 October 1860, according to her headstone, which gives her birthdate as
17 February 1781. Though Fred Bigelow states in his book she was 95 years
at death, this figures as scarcely eighty years.
Children of Timothy and Sally (Streeter) Bigelow:
15924.51t Harriet, b ca 1802 Herkimer co, NY; died unknown date Port Gibson, NY;m 1821 John Schutt; res Port Gibson, NY. 6 children.
15924.52t Permelia, b 17 Nov 1804 Herkimer co, NY; d 25 Feb 1892 Clinton, Lenawee co, MI; m 9 Jan 1823 James Halladay. 7 children.
15924.53t Charlotte, b Ca 1807 Manchester, NY; died there ca 1834; m Cornelius Halladay, who moved to Plover, WI. 3 children.
15924.54t Timothy, b either 02 May 1811 or 12 May 1810 Manchester, NY; d either 13 Apr 1900 or 19 Mar 1895 Plover, WI (dates on headstone differ from family records; bur Franklinville, IL); m 09 Dec 1824 (see below) Julia Edwards. 7 children.
15924.55t Chauncey, b 15 Sept 1813 Manchester. NY; d 25 Sept 1893 New Hampton, Chickasaw co, IA; m 07 Dec 1837 Laura Curtis. He was an Indian trader first in NY, then at Omro, WI and throughout the western states, returning to IA where he had banking and mercantile interests. 3 children.
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy VOL. I. pp 279; this source errs in assigning
15924.4 to Timothy.
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; pg 216;
Fred Biglow, History of the Bigelow Family, 1880; (see below)
Halladay records;
history Chickasaw co, IA;
census records;
Descendant note:
Subject: Timothy Bigelow
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 22:07:04 -0700
From: Richard 'Tony' Kirk email
tkirk9@gte.net
Your infomation on Timothy Bigelow and Julia Ann Edwards has typo in
the marriage date. They were married in 1834. My
records say Dec 4, 1834 but those records appear to be a transcription
of bible records so an error is very possible in my records. The
records I have were written by Julia E. Davis, a grand daughter of Timothy
and Julia Bigelow and were inserted as loose pages in the bible of Jerome
T.Davis, her grandfather. Timothy and Julia also had nine ( 9 ) children
of which two died before the age of 2 which might explain the differance
between what I have and what you have posted on the web. My records also
indicate 1895 as the death date for Timothy. I had exchanged messages
with Don before he passed away and I also sent this information to the Bigelow
Society.
15924.54t Timothy, b either 2 May 1811 or 12 May 1810
Manchester, NY; d either 13 Apr 1900 or 19 Mar 1895 Plover, WI (dates on
headstone differ from family records; bur Franklinville, IL); m 9 Dec 1824
Julia Edwards. 7 children
You have a wonderful set of pages on the Bigelow family and I have enjoyed
reading what you have posted. It is also interesting that your Bigelow
ancestors were in the same area of New York as my Alford ancestors. Thanks
for sharing your information on the web pages. Richard 'Tony' Kirk
Marysville WA.
New Note:
Subject: History of the Bigelow Family, 1880
Date: 12/26/2003
From: Dale Turner < dt@daleturnerarchitect.com >
rodbigelow@netzero.net 
