Edward Payson 8 BIGELOW

16312.722     Edward Payson 8 BIGELOW, son of  Edward 7 ( Asa 6,  David 5, David 4, Lt. John 3, Joshua 2, John 1) and Caroline (BOIS) BIGELOW, was born at Malden-on-Hudson, NY (called Bristol, NY until 1823) on 04 November 1843. After spending the greater part of his childhood there, he entered the U.S. Military Academy through the influence of his uncle: John -(16312.74) - "the diplomat". In the Civil war, he was a Lt. with the 1st U.S. Calvary and seriously wounded at Antietam. After this he was sent to MO. At the end of the war, he entered the steel business and was a sales agent for American Steel Foundries Company. His marriage was in 1872 to Mary Frances Ashley, the daughter of Ossian Doolittle and Harriet (Nash) Ashley. She was born 30 April 1847 Boston, MA. They lived in New York and Edward died there on 20 July 1925. His widow also died there on 30 July 1930. Both are buried at Pompton, NJ.

Children of Edward and Mary (Ashley) Bigelow:

16312.7221     Lois, b 29 June 1874 Mt. Marino, Hudson, NY; d 11 Jan 1901 unm.

16312.7222     Ashley, b 22 March 1876 Brooklyn, NY; d 05 May 1912 New York City; unm. He was the author of a small booklet on the Bigelow Family.

16312.7223t    Richard, b 21 Jan 1878 N.Y.City; d 12 (Dec?) 1948 Boston; m 18 May 1905 Long Island, NY, Irma Fredericka Himely, b 23 Nov 1881; 5 children.

16312.7224t    Bushnell, b 11 June 1880 New York City; d______ ; m 26 March 1906 Sophie Louise Himely, b April 1880; 1 dgtr. (see below)

16312.7225t    Ruth, b 22 March 1882 Morristown, NJ; d _  June 1985 Shrewsbury, MA; m 23 March 1909 William L. Sweet; 6 children. (see below)

16312.7226t    Harriet, b 07 Sept 1889 N.Y. City; d _____ ; m 18 May 1912 Paul Billingsley; res. Portage, WA; 3 children.

Sources:
The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II pg 491;
A Bigelow Background, Ashley Bigelow;
Bigelow Society records from censuses and correspondence.
Note:
Subject: Edward Payson Bigelow
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 14:21:04 -0700
From: "Edward Bigelow" <  masterprecious@worldnet.att.net  >

I would like to see if our ancestry links at some point in time.My Great Aunt,(Joan Bigelow)my dads aunt, owns a 90 acre farm in Millis MA and has some of our family history in it.I think I remember the last name Payson being in there somewhere.An old portrait of a man named Doolittle Ashley falls in there somewhere also.Even more exciting is an older relative whom I believe is still alive named Julian Bigelow (see link).This brilliant man who I believe was affiliated with some Ivy league college in L.A. supposedly worked with Albert Einstein.I will have to look into this more and I will get back to you
A.S.A.P when I have more info.Apparently my family had gone from England to Cuba(Tobacco Plantations) to the U.S.(Millis MA) and purchased the 1/4 farm.Nice to see the Bigelow name out there.
More:
I am unsure of a lot of things such as exact birthdates etc, but here is what I do know: Brother of Joan Bigelow( My great aunt I guess) Richard Bigelow (My grandfather) His wife Grace (Slack)Bigelow.Their children,Richard Jr died in an automobile accident in the early sixties.My father Ashley Bigelow.His sisters: Kate(Bigelow)Dupre,Betsy(Bigelow)Padula,and Victoria(Bigelow)Lorenzo.Now my immediate family from 1st to last(More familiarly Bigelow used names)James Payson Bigelow,Brian Ashley Bigelow,Edward Marc Bigelow(Me),Janice Heidi Bigelow,Michelle Himely Bigelow.Parents are Ashley Bigelow and Sandra Lee (Boschen)Bigelow.Both grew up in Norfolk MA.Norfolk MA is one town over from Millis MA where the Bigelow farm still exists.Children of Joan Bigelow and probable Heirs to the Millis Estate are the adopted Amanda Bigelow and Asa Bigelow.One of these children was adopted from Venezuela and the other from Chile.Well thats all for now.If you need any more specifics from my side let me know.I will try to get birthdates and so forth of my elder relatives and their places of birth as they become available.Contact me anytime.
Sincerely,
Master Edward M. Bigelow
Note2:
Subject: Himely Family
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 06:10:52 -0600
From: "Nancy Smith" <   nancys@acsdatasearch.com   >

Greetings,  I  have been in contact with Joan Bigelow through the years and am a descendant from the Himely family my
name is Peter Sigismund Brune and I live in suburban Kansas City.  This past May I travelled to France and spent time
with Jerome Himely exploring our common roots.  I remember spending time with Bushnell Bigelow at his farm with my
father Percy Julius Brune.  I marvel at your website.  Best  Peter

New Note 01/23/06:
From: Brenda Dunn    Bjd44@aol.com
Hi:
Searching the net for family of Ossian Doolitlle Ashley (his daughter, Mary Frances  Ashely, MARRIED EDWARD PAYSON BIGLEOW AND THEY HAD 6 CHILDREN: Lois, Ashley, Richard, Bushnell, Ruth, Harriet) I came across your email at Bigelow family history.  I am a grandaughter of  Ruth Bigelow Sweet, younger sister of Bushnell and Richard Bigelow.  I knew them as a little girl as Bushnell lived with my grandmother in Yonkers NY after his wife died. Richard was the husband of Auntie Pinkie and we knew as little children.  My mother took us to visit the farm in Millis.  I still keep in touch with Joan Bigelow who was their daughter and first cousin to my mother. Interesting to hear about what happended to the children of Richard Bigelow.  My grandmother kept track of all of the children of her brother and knew who everyone was and what they did. Ruth B. Sweet died in 1985.  Where do you fit into this big intersting family?
Brenda Jay Dunn, Mooresville, NC
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