John Nelson 8 BIGELOW


16225.224      John Nelson 8 BIGELOW, son of Cyrus 7 ( Jesse 6  , Solomon 5 , Benjamin 4 , Jonathan 3 ,Joshua 2, John 1), and Rachel (COLE) BIGELOW, was born 03 March 1837 at Lyn, Leeds co, Ontario.  Some family records state he was born in Dundas co, Ontario, but his father still held land and was a voter in Leeds county until 1848.  John married on 06 May 1868 Ellen Georgina Marcellus who was born 24 March 1849 in Dundas co.  They later moved to Alberta and settled there.  Ellen died 04 June 1922 at Big Valley, Alberta and her husband had died earlier - on 10 April 1921 at Courtney, B.C.  Both are buried at Courtney.
    
Children of John and Ellen (Marcellus) Bigelow, all born at Dickinson's Landing, Ontario:

16225.2241t    Annie Elizabeth, b 30 Mar 1869 ; d 10 Apr 1927; m 22 June 1887 John Armstrong ( he b 1862; d 10 Mar 1945 Vancouver, BC); 4 children: Walter, Elda, Nelson, and Hugh Armstrong

16225.2242     George Cyrus, b 22 Nov 1871; d 29 Dec 1956; m 21 Dec 1912 Minnie E. Main;

16225.2243     John William, b 01 June 1874; d 07 Apr 1937; m 21 Jan 1901 Alice Talbot; 

16225.2244t    Edwin Marcellus, b 29 July 1876; d 14 Sept 1961 Burnaby, BC; m 31 Jan 1902 Annie Tracy Carswell; 7 children;

16225.2245     Katie Elder (adopted), b 09 Feb 1886 England; d ____ ;

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;
letter of 16 June 2006, from Noreen M. McKenzie,
1007 Riverside Dr. E., Drumheller, Alberta T0Y 0Y5 Canada

Modified - 11/28/2007
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