William H. 8 BIGELOW



16251.373      William H. 8 BIGELOW, son of  George 7 ( George , James 5 , James 4 , Jonathan 3, Joshua 2, John 1), and Martha (BOARDMAN) BIGELOW, was born at Skowhegan, Somerset co., ME on 25 October 1835.  Skowhegan was called Bloomfield in those early days.  He married 05 October 1857 Elvira Howe, daughter of Samuel Howe.  She was born in Dexter, ME on 06 September 1837.  William attended Union College in Schenectady, NY for 3 years. Then studied with Hon. James Bell of Skowhegan, and was admitted to the bar in 1857. He entered the U. S. Navy in 1863, serving under Admiral Dahlgren at Morris Island, Charleston, Savannah, Fernandina, and Hilton Head.  He was in the ME Legislature in 1868-69, an educational supervisor of Kennebec co., 1869 and Postal Agent for New England in 1874 and later division superintendent of the Railway Mail Service for New England.  He also served as Postmaster of the U.S.Senate.  He died at Waterville, ME 13 May 1890.
    
Children of William and Elvira (Howe) Bigelow:

16251.3731     Walter W., b 27 Aug 1858 Buda,, IL; d ____ ;. (see below)

16251.3732     Helen T., b 08 Jan 1860 Buda,, IL; d ____ ;.

16251.3733     Julia M., b 13 May 1863 Canaan,, ME ; d ____ ;.

16251.3734     Henry Morus, b 29 Oct 1871 Clinton,, ME; d ____ ;

Sources:
The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Volume II, page 485;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; page 447-448;
Bigelow Society records;
correspondence with descendants;
16251.3731     Walter W., b 27 Aug 1858 Buda,, IL; d ____ ; marriage unknown but son:
16251.37311  Walter W. Bigelow, b 1892 Toronto?; m 30 Dec 1912 Lillie Charbonneau; Resident Flint, MI; 4 children:

1. Harold, b
2. Wesley, b
3. Chester, b
4. unknown female, b


Modified - 12/04/2007
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