Joseph Cox 9 BIGELOW


1592C.1163      Joseph Cox 9 BIGELOW, son of  Amasa 8 ( Justus 7 , Ebenezer 6 , Amasa 5 , Isaac 4, Isaac 3, Samuel 2, John1 and Elizabeth (FULLERTON) BIGELOW, was born 25 November 1862 at Medford (Canning, Kings co), Nova Scotia. He married on 05 September 1888 Maude Ambrose, the daughter of George and Jessie (Ellis) Ambrose. They were married in Truro, NS at the Anglican Church (witnesses were Iza Bigelow and Stewart Ambroze). She was born in 1863 at Lower Stewiacke, NS. Joseph was known as "Dapper Joe" with his one glass eye, and was a Farmer and Blacksmith. Joseph died 1937 and Maude died 1943, both at Fort Ellis.

Children of Joseph Cox and Maude (Ambrose) Bigelow:

1592C.11631     Viola Dale "Ola", b ca 1889 Lower Stewiacke,,NS; d ___ 1973 Fort Ellis; m (1) 27 Apr 1908 Peter Pius Callaghan (1886- ); 2 children: (John Ambrose and Vera Callaghan); Viola m (2) Henry M. Fraser (1888-1963); 2 children: (Joseph and Eugene Carl Fraser) .

1592C.11632    Gertrude Olive "Doll", b __ 1891 Stewiacke,, Nova Scotia; d 30 Dec 1976 Liverpool,, Nova Scotia; m 19 Sept 1911 John McPherson, She was widow of John MacPherson, survived by 2 sons and 4 daughters and other descendants.  Burial at Catalone Cem., Lochend, Glace Bay, Cape Breton. (see below)

1592C.11633     Jean A., b ca 1893 Lower Stewiacke,,NS; d ____ 1909 Fort Ellis (age 16 ruptured appendix);

1592C.11634     Frederick Amasa 10, b 31 July 1895; d 08 Feb 1958 E. Stewiacke, NS; m Mary Sophie Harendarick; had a son Percy 11 Bigelow, who had son Andrew Frederick 11 Bigelow, b 1969; d 21 July 1978; unm (see below)

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 423;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
records of Bigelow Society historian/genealogist.
Addenda 2002 Volume II; Loring Bigelow:
Kings co, NS marriage records.
Note1:
1592C.11632    Gertrude Olive, b __ 1891 Stewiacke,, Nova Scotia; d 30 Dec 1976 Liverpool,,Nova Scotia; m 19 Sept 1911 John McPherson, She was widow of John MacPherson, survived by 2 sons and 4 daughters and other descendants.  Burial at Catalone Cem., Lochend, Glace Bay, Cape Breton.
Children:
1. Florence May McPherson, b 18 May 1912; d (deceased); m John Freeman HALLETT (b 19 Feb 1917-d 15 May 1988):
     a. John Robert HALLETT, b 18 Apr 1943; m Sheila Stewart (b 21 June 1945- ); 4 sons:
       i.Robert Stewart HALLETT b 26 Feb 1965) m Dianna Taylor (b 05 Dec 1970) 2 children:
         Kathleen Barbara HALLETT (17 Oct 1991), Robert Kyle HALLETT, (b 24 June 1993).
       ii. David Jason, (23 July 1971) m Tammy PARRES; (21 Feb 1970); 2 children: Andrew David, (15 Dec 1992- 22 Dec 1992); Kathryn Lynn
       iii.Michael Andrew HALLETT, b 23 May 1978; m Vickie KING;(24 July 1970-); 2 dau: Kailey Victoria (20 Jan 1994), Sydney Michaela, (b 1 April 1997)

2.  Maude McPherson, b ___1915 Nova Scotia; d 07 Feb 2003 (03 Mar 2003 obit) Liverpool, Eng; m (1) ____ Ambrose; m (2)Arthur Vey; 2 children: Judy and John Vey;

3.  Gertrude "Gertie" McPherson, b ____ ; d ____ (living 2009); m ____ Drover;

4.  John Stewart McPherson, b __ 1923 Glace Bay, NS; d 06 Aug 2009 Windsor, NS; m Sara MacLeod; 3 dau; (obit-see below);

5.  Lola McPherson, b ____ ; d ____  (deceased);

6.  Joseph McPherson, b ____ ; d ____ (deceased);
   
Source:  Obituary of Maude (McPherson-Ambrose) Vey (3 Mar 2003) sent by Larry Baxter:  larrybaxter@ns.sympatico.ca;
 Obituary of John S. McPherson sent by Larry Baxter:  larrybaxter@ns.sympatico.ca; " John is my ex-father-in-law."

  John ( 11), Gertrude Olive (10), Joseph Cox (9), Amasa (8), Justus (7), Ebenezer (6), Amasa (5), Isaac (3), Isaac (2), John (1)
 MacPHERSON, John Stewart "Foo" — 85, Windsor, passed away peacefully on Thursday August 6, 2009 at Hants Community Hospital, Windsor. Born in Glace Bay, he was a graduate of Morrison High School and a well known athlete locally and at Acadia University. John served in the navy during the Second World War. After graduating from Acadia, John worked as a geologist for 3 years and spent 32 years in education as a teacher, principal and superintendent in Annapolis and Shelburne Counties. John was predeceased by wife, Sara (MacLeod); parents, John and Gertrude (Bigelow) MacPherson; brother, Joseph; and sisters, Lola MacPherson, Maude Vey, and Florence Hallett. He is survived by daughters, Dale MacPherson-Baxter (Toronto), Deborah MacPherson (Richmond, BC), Louise MacPherson (Halifax); grandson, Sean O'Neil (Richmond, BC); sister, Gertrude Drover (Windsor); and several nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place under the care and direction of V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 16 Reserve St. Glace Bay. There will be no visitation by request. Following the private family internment at Forest Haven Memorial Gardens, John's family and friends are invited to a reception to be held at V.J. McGillivray's Funeral Home, 16 Reserve St, Glace Bay on Thursday August 13 at 2:30 p.m.. On Tuesday August 18, a reception celebrating John's life will be held at Lindsay's Funeral Home, 194 King Street, Windsor, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Donations may be made in John's memory to some of his favourite charities: the Arthritis Society, the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Alzheimer's Society Online condolences to the MacPherson family are available through
http://www.vjmcgillivray.ca
 



Note2:
1592C.11634     Frederick Amasa 10, b 31 July 1895; d 08 Feb 1958 E. Stewiacke, NS; m ?? Mary Harendarick, she was born 1903 Toporec, Czech.; 2 sons 2 daughters:

1. Helen, b 20 May 1928; d ____ ; m Ivan Stevens; 1 son Michael Stevens (killed in car accident);

2. Percy, b 06 Mar 1933; d ____ ; m Sylvia Andrews; 4 sons 2 daughters; Andrew Frederick "Ricky" (killed in car accident 1978), Heather, Paul, Douglas, Rhonda, Stephen.

3. Jean "Jeannie", b 11 Aug 1935 ; d ____ ; m Donald Mac Donald; 2 sons Kevin and Darryl.

4. John, b 02 May 1938; d ____ ; m(1) Margaret Norman: 5 children: Terry, Jerry, Belinda, John, Roland. m(2) Carolyn Robb, no data on children.


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