Jesse ⁸ BIGELOW

16225.221 Jesse ⁸ BIGELOW, son of Cyrus ⁷ ( Jesse ⁶ , Solomon ⁵ , Benjamin ⁴ , Jonathan ³ ,Joshua ², John ¹), and Rachel (COLE) BIGELOW, was born in Lyn township, Leeds, Ontario on 02 May 1828. On 12 February 1861 (1862?) he married Elizabeth Stethen. She was born 28 March 1835 Wexford co, Ireland, Jesse was a farmer/blacksmith and died 14 July 1872 in an accident while roofing his barn in Storemont, Ontario. His widow married again to Augustus Blackburn (see below). Elizabeth died 29 August 1907. We have incomplete records on the children of Jesse - 5 sons. This Jesse (16225.221) settled in the little village called Wales along the St. Lawrence River. Jesse's tombstone is now in the historic upper Canada Village Cemetery, part of a reconstructed pioneer community created by the Ontario government at the time of the building of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Check dates.

Children of Jesse and Elizabeth (Stethen) Bigelow:

16225.2211 William Stone (Sterne?), b 09 Apr 1866 Moulinette; d __ 1946 (1941?; m 21 Dec 1886 Mary Miller (she b ca 1865 Wales, Ont., the dau of James and Elizabeth Miller) 6 children; (see below)

16225.2212 Jesse Alan(MD), b ___ 1871; d 06 Nov 1935 Hillsburg, Ont; m Agnes Vance (b 1876; d 16 Sept 1955); 1 child, a daughter;

16225.2213 Cyrus James, b 04 Jan 1862 Matilda twp, Dundas co, Ont; d _____ ;

16225.2214 George William (twin?), b __ 1863; d 12 May 1863;

16225.2215 John Stethem (twin?), b Abt 1863; d ___ 1866; m

16225.2216 George, b Abt 1865 ; d _____ ; m

Sources:
The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Volume II, page 473;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
Census, civil records, church and cemetery records;
family correspondence; family records.
Bigelow Society Quarterly, FORGE, Vol.9, No. 1, p. 12
Bigelow Society Quarterly, "FORGE," Vol. 9, No 1, p. 12, article "Seven Jesses." Little is known of him and whether he had any children. However, his brother, William S. 1872-1946 named his 4th son Jesse Kenneth (10) He became a medical doctor. In 1980 he was in his 80s, still caring for patients in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. He had 1 child, a daughter. The responsibility of carrying on the name "Jesse" fell to the 1st son of William's 1st son, Harold George (10) who named his 1st son Jesse Edmiston (11).
Descendant note:
I was born in Smiths Falls, Ont.-now living in Port Coquitlam, BC., and it is such a gift to discover the Bigelow Society on the net. I have become interested in discovering more about my family's history. From information I discovered after my paternal grandmother died, I believe that I am descended from John Biglo in the following way. Brenda (12), James Alexander (11), Cyrus James (10), William Stern (9), Jesse ⁸, Cyrus ⁷, Jesse ⁶, Solomon ⁵, Benjamin ⁴ , Jonathan ³, Joshua ², John ¹. I am interested in making contact with anyone researching Ontario Bigelows.
Brenda Ann (Bigelow) Allan E-mail malcolm@axion.net ( no longer valid)

Note 11/24/06:
From: Gord Adams gord@mediventures.ca

Rod,
This past week I uncovered some new information regarding the Bigelow’s of Ontario that would add to and correct information on your site.
I was trying to contact Brenda Ann (Bigelow) Allan to notify her of these findings as well. I don’t know if you have a valid email address for her.
Here is some new info contained in an email to Brenda that bounced.
The JPG is a marriage record of William Stone Bigelow to Mary Miller
Note the Witnesses to the marriage were Augustus Blackburn and E. Blackburn. There is strong evidence that shows this is a 2^nd marriage for both Augustus and Elizabeth and that Augustus and Elizabeth are in fact William Stone Bigelow’s step father and mother respectively.
I have more detail if needed.

Gord Adams

Brenda,
I saw your name on the Bigelow Society web page.
This may not make sense to you for a second but a famous Canadian who lived in the SAME residence as your great grandfather William Stone Bigelow recently passed away.

Also, find attached a JPG of William Stone’s marriage to Mary Miller in 1886 (Ontario Marriage Registration 011674-86)

My GGGreat grandfather owned the land adjacent to the farm residence of Agustus Blackburn, William Stone Bigelow’s stepfather. It took me a week, but I found out a lot about your ancestors since this obituary notice was posted, including the relationship of William Stone to this person, George Blackburn. Much credit is due to Lynne Cook, of the Loyalist Resource Centre in Morrisburg, Ontario.

OBITUARY

George Blackburn
BLACKBURN, George G. --- Peacefully, in his sleep, at 11:11 a.m.
November 15, 2006, in his 90th year at Ottawa's General Hospital where he'd
been diagnosed with cancer. Predeceased by his wife of 60 years Grace
Fortington, four years ago. Survived by three children, daughter Andrea of
Tallahassee, Florida, his sons Mark of Winnipeg and Ron of Ottawa. George G.
Blackburn is also survived by grandchildren Kim, David, Aaron, Ben, and
Maxine, and by great-grandchildren Victoria, Matthew, Thomas, Emily and
Lochlan. A man of many talents, including gifted pianist/composer, he
suddenly found himself, late in life, with hundreds of new friends from
around the world after authoring a WWII book trilogy, the first of which
"Guns of Normandy", was winner ten years ago of the Ottawa Citizen Book of
the Year Award (1996). The books provided a first hand account of Canadian
soldiers in action but didn't include details of how the author, as a young
artillery officer, was awarded the Military Cross in 1944 for helping save a
key bridgehead at the Twente Canal in Holland. Late-in-life awards included
the Order of Canada, the French Legion of Honour, the Edna Staebler Award
for Creative Non-Fiction. Earlier awards included honours for plays and
films of note. After a pre-war stint as reporter for the Ottawa Journal in
Pembroke, Captain George Blackburn returned from Europe to serve as Director
of Information, and Director of Fair Employment Practices, for the Federal
Department of Labour. Starting in the 1950's he became producer of the
longest-running radio show "Canada at Work", as well as an award-winning
documentary film script writer, which films included topics on the Older
Worker; Anti-Discrimination; a film starring Wayne & Schuster called "You
can Go a Long Way", encouraging teenagers to stay in high school rather than
drop out; and the country's most successful government campaign, "Why wait
for Spring? Do It Now!" Winter Works Campaign, which revolutionized winter
construction and employment during the winter months. Born in 1917 in a
farmhouse near Wales, Ontario, a village which disappeared beneath the
waters of the St. Lawrence Seaway, George Blackburn would later commemorate
the "saga of the Seaway", in his musical play "A Day to Remember" whose
songs were among hundreds for which he composed words and music. His musical
was professionally performed for two summers, at a theatre of his own
creation, near Upper Canada Village. His last expressed wish was that "young
people" be made aware of the sacrifice made by (generations of) soldiers on
behalf of Canadian freedom." Only weeks ago, he'd made his final, annual
visit to Manitoba's Camp Shilo - to address

Canada

's young artillery
officers. On a personal note, George Blackburn never "talked the talk" of
organized religion - though he believed in a creator God. But he "walked the
walk" never allowing anyone to "pick up the tab" at any event he attended,
and providing a life long banquet for widows and others who could never
replay him in kind. A great man, profoundly missed by those who survive him.
A celebration of George's life will be held on Saturday, November 18, at
Pinecrest Visitation Centre, 2500 Baseline Road, Ottawa, from 2:00 p.m.
until 4:00 p.m. Published in the Ottawa
Citizen on 11/16/2006

Rod Bigelow

Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929 rodbigelow@netzero.net

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