Otis Munro ⁹ BIGELOW

Otis Munro ⁹ BIGELOW

Children of Otis Munroe and Lillian (Swetland) Bigelow, all born at Baldwinsville, NY:

15331.13141     Otis Munro, jr b 05 April 1881; d 12 Feb 1932 Baldwinsville; m 12 June 1912 Ruth Spaulding (1885-1937); 1 child?

15331.13142t    Elizabeth Bingham, b 04 July 1882; d 05 Dec 1889 NY State; unmarried

15331.13143     Mary Louise, b 27 Feb 1884; d 24 June 1967 Baldwinsville; m 09 Sept 1909 James Carl Connell (1883-1946)

15331.13144     Donald Dean, b 04 Feb 1887 Baldwinsville, Onondaga, NY; d 19 Aug 1893 Baldwinsville, Onondaga, NY;

15331.13145     Helen M., b ca June 1888; d _ Oct 1888 Baldwinsville, Onondaga, NY; died as infant

15331.13146     Wallace, b 13 Oct 1890; d 05 Oct 1939 Baldwinsville, Onondaga, NY; m 05 Oct 1914 Minerva Gladys Miller (1888-1964)

13331.13147     Olivia, b 03 June 1894; d __ Dec __; m 18 Sept 1927 Robert William Keyes (1893-  )
 
15331.13148     Payne, b 26 Apr 1898; d 14 July 1965; m 11 May 1925? Abigail L. Harper (1899-1998)

Sources: Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol II , p 352 child;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
correspondence between descendants and Bigelow Society genealogist;
vital records Baldwinsville, NY.
"10,000 Vital Records of Central N.Y." by Bowman 1813-1850 page 22 below:

Obit Onondaga Gazette 6/14/48:
Bigelow, Otis P., 16 mo, youngest and last son of Payn and Hannah, d 6/7/48 Baldwinsville (scarlet fever - second child in this family to die within 3 mos. That would be David Monroe....Rod

Obit Onondaga Gazette 3/22/48:
Bigelow, David Monroe, 4, oldest son of Payne and Hannah, d -3/19/48 in Baldwinsville

Obituary:
Baldwinsville, New York
The Gazette & Farmers' Journal Thursday, June 29, 1939 Page 1, Column 5
OTIS M. BIGELOW, LONG BANKER HERE, DIED THIS MORNING

Otis M. Bigelow, retired Baldwinsville banker and famous collector of Indian and colonial relics, one of the village's most beloved citizens, died at his home, 63 Oswego street, at 2 o'clock this (Thursday) morning. He was 90 years old. Funeral services will be held from his home on Saturday.
     With the exception of his years spent at Yale university and a short period spent at a private bank in Washington, D. C., Mr. Bigelow was a life-long resident of Baldwinsville. He was one of a family of 11 children.A direct descendant of one of Baldwinsville's pioneer families, his grandfather having settled here in 1812,
     Otis M. Bigelow was born on February 19, 1849 at the Battery farm, the son of Col. Payne and Hannah Munro Bigelow. He attended Baldwinsville schools and prepared to entrance to Yale by attending Homer academy and attending a classical school in Syracuse for study of Latin and Greek. He was graduated from Yale university with class of 1872.
     Mr. Bigelow went to work in the First National bank in Baldwinsville in 1873 when James Frazee was president and Fred Morris was cashier.
     When the Baldwinsville State bank was formed in 1875, Mr. Bigelow became a part of that institution assistant cashier and office boy. In 1893, when his father, Col. Payne Bigelow, died, Mr. Bigelow became president, a position he held for 36 years until January 14, 1931, when he retired.
     During his years in the local bank, Mr. Bigelow became famous for his collections. One of the finest collections of Indian relics in the United States is that of the Iroquois races which he presented to the State Education department at Albany. He made this collection from around Baldwinsville.
     He also made a collection of beaded bags. He also owned a remarkable collection of colonial relics, such as early cooking utensils, spinning wheels, etc.
Mr. Bigelow and Miss Lillian Swetland were married on May 12, 1880.
     He was a former president of the Baldwinsville board of education and for several years served as treasurer of the village of Baldwinsville.
For many years, Mr. Bigelow served as director of both the Baldwinsville State bank and the First National bank. He became a director of the First National bank of May 24, 1898 and served until January, 1931.
     Mr. Bigelow was a member of Seneca River lodge, No. 160, F. & A. M. He was also a member of the Yale club of Syracuse.
      Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Louise B. Owen of Baldwinsville and Mrs. Frank Smilie of San Antonio, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. J. Connell of Baldwinsville and Mrs. Robert W. Keyes of Utica; two sons, Mayor Wallace Bigelow of Baldwinsville, and Payn Bigelow of Syracuse; and nine grandchildren.
     Private funeral services will be held from his home late Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the Rev. Phillip B. Cooley and the Rev. Frederick W. Fuess, pastor and pastor emeritus, respectively , of the Presbyterian church, officiating.

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