Ebenezer William ⁸ BIGELOW

Calumet Cemetery: Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Laurentides Region, Que

15336.54B Ebenezer William ⁸ BIGELOW jr, son of Ebenezer ⁷ ( Cornelius ⁶ , Paul ⁵, Cornelius ⁴, Samuel ³, Samuel ², John¹) and Ellen (BLAIR) BIGELOW, was born at Chatham township, Argenteuil, Quebec on 23 August 1852 according to Howe's, Bigelow Family of America, although his baptismal record differs slightly from this date. He was married on 0l September 1885 to Elizabeth Graham. She was the daughter of Joseph and Eliza (Young) Graham and born 15 September 1858. Her headstone at Calumet indicates that she died on "07 May 1930 in her 72nd year". This family lived in the Calumet-Grenville, Quebec, area. Ebenezer died in November 1941? after a lifetime of farming. Death of Ebenezer found to be 07 May 1941 at Calumet. This family had corresponded with Gilman Bigelow Howe, the first Bigelow family genealogist.

Children of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Graham) Bigelow, all born in Calumet:

15336.54B1t William Elijah, b 12 Aug 1887; d 07 May 1966; m______ Elizabeth Lillian Arnold (1891-1978; 6 children.

15336.54B2t John Frederick, b 05 April 1889; d 29 Oct 1962 (aged 73); m______ Martha Ann Arnold; res. Grenville; 7 children including Elsie (Bigelow) Kingsbury of Ottawa, Ont.

15336.54B3 Ebenezer, b 02 Aug 1891; d age 3 weeks.

15336.54B4 Ernest Ebenezer, b 12 July 1892; d 0l Nov 1949 'in U.S.A."; m 1930 Bertha (Brown) Collyer (Bertha L. Chester on Find a Grave (1892-1963 (aged 70–71), no children.(see below)

15336.54B5t Gilman Samuel, called "Gilmar", b 0l Feb 1896; d 24 April 1963 Montreal; m (1) Irene Bennett, (2) Alfreda Vincent. This gentleman was named for the Bigelow genealogist mentioned above; 7 children.

15336.54B6 Jessie Elizabeth, b 14 Nov 1899; d 14 Oct 1954 Brownsburg, Quebec; second wife of Duncan MacVicar; 4 children.

15336.54B7 Ellen Jane, b 23 Aug 1901; d 26 April 1976 Niagara, Ontario; second wife of Walter MacVicar; no children but she raised the two oldest children of her brother Gilman.:

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 364-365;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America, page 472 child;
Bigelow Society historian/genealogist's records;
prayer book of Ebenezer;
correspondence with family descendants.

Ernest Bertha

Ernest and Bertha L. Arcade Rural Cemetery; Arcade, Wyoming County, NY

Rod Bigelow (Roger Jon¹² BIGELOW)

Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929

rodbigelow@netzero.net

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