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Bigelow Jotham [Male] b. 28 JAN 1784
They moved from Guilford to Ellisburg, Jefferson county, NY, where he was prominent in local affairs, and served in the State Assembly 1837. He was a Supervisor at Ellisburg 1831-1836 and died 16 August 1860
"We, Selectman of Guilford do find that he the said [Richardson] Bigelow is visited with mental derangement and debility, and that in our opinion he is incapable of taking care of his person and his estate." --dated 27 Nov 1811.
Sarah his widow died 3 July 1819, aged 35 years.
Only child of Richardson and Sarah Bigelow
OBITUARY - BELLEVILLE INTELIGENCER
With much regret we record the death of Mrs. Terzah Farnham, widow of the late Timothy Farnham, who was for many years County Superintendent of Gravel Roads, who predeceased her several years ago. Mrs. Farnham and her husband were both natives of the United Sates, she being a daughter of Sheriff Willard, of Oswego County, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Farnham came to Canada in early life and for many years resided in Canifton, but of late years Mrs. Farnham had lived in Belleville at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Farley. The deceased, who attained the good old age of 82 years, was a lady of wide christian sympathies, and was widely known and highly esteemed. She is survivied by the following family : Mrs. Mattie Farley, Belleville; Messrs. Timothy and Frank Farnham, Canifton : Henry on the farm in Thurlow, and William of Bancroft.
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Newspaper Clipping "AGED LADY HAS PASSED AWAY"
Mrs. Terzah Farnham, Relict of the Late Timothy Farnham, Called Home This Morning.
Death's messenger, who has been busy of late, laid his hand this morning upon Mrs. Terzah Farnham, relict of the late Timothy Farnham. She had been ailing only a few days, but owing to her advanced age, death was not unexpected. She was the daughter of the late Marvin Willard and was born in New York State 82 yeas ago. She was married there to her late husband and they came to reside in Canada about fifty years ago, making their home in Canifton. Mr. Farnham kept the toolgate at Canifton and was for many years the efficient superintendent of county gravel roads, being succeeded by Mr. Bleecker.
The late Mrs. Farnham is survived by four sons and one daughter, Frank, Timothy and Henry of Canifton, William of Bancroft and Mrs. Mattie Farley of Belleville.
The late Mrs. Farnham was widely known and highly esteemed for her many good qualities. Kind, charitable and of a strong Christian spirit she will long be missed by an unusually wide circle of friends.
OBITUARY - BELLEVILLE INTELIGENCER
With much regret we record the death of Mrs. Terzah Farnham, widow of the late Timothy Farnham, who was for many years County Superintendent of Gravel Roads, who predeceased her several years ago. Mrs. Farnham and her husband were both natives of the United Sates, she being a daughter of Sheriff Willard, of Oswego County, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Farnham came to Canada in early life and for many years resided in Canifton, but of late years Mrs. Farnham had lived in Belleville at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Farley. The deceased, who attained the good old age of 82 years, was a lady of wide christian sympathies, and was widely known and highly esteemed. She is survivied by the following family : Mrs. Mattie Farley, Belleville; Messrs. Timothy and Frank Farnham, Canifton : Henry on the farm in Thurlow, and William of Bancroft.
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Newspaper Clipping "AGED LADY HAS PASSED AWAY"
Mrs. Terzah Farnham, Relict of the Late Timothy Farnham, Called Home This Morning.
Death's messenger, who has been busy of late, laid his hand this morning upon Mrs. Terzah Farnham, relict of the late Timothy Farnham. She had been ailing only a few days, but owing to her advanced age, death was not unexpected. She was the daughter of the late Marvin Willard and was born in New York State 82 yeas ago. She was married there to her late husband and they came to reside in Canada about fifty years ago, making their home in Canifton. Mr. Farnham kept the toolgate at Canifton and was for many years the efficient superintendent of county gravel roads, being succeeded by Mr. Bleecker.
The late Mrs. Farnham is survived by four sons and one daughter, Frank, Timothy and Henry of Canifton, William of Bancroft and Mrs. Mattie Farley of Belleville.
The late Mrs. Farnham was widely known and highly esteemed for her many good qualities. Kind, charitable and of a strong Christian spirit she will long be missed by an unusually wide circle of friends.
Milton was 15 years old when his father died. He took his father's place and worked the farm for his mother with her help for a year when she traded the farm for a home in Elkhart, Ind. He was married to Myrtle ADAMS (daughter of John ADAMS and Josephine DELEON ) on 10 May 1903 in Riverside, IL. Milton spent much of his life doing FARMER family research, after finding the 1890 BIGELOW Genealogy by G.B. Howe. He produced a history of the FARMER Family, which was unpublished at the time of his death as the result of an automobile accident in 1955
Clarence owned Bigelow's Pharmacy in NYC, which still stands at the same location
William was a registered pharmacist and registrar of deeds, owning a drug and grocery store. This family resided in Owosso where he died in 1912 and she in 1937. They are both buried in Owosso.
In 1850, Lovell was a lumber merchant at Ellisburg, NY
He was educated at Harvard, became a lawyer and on the 1850 census was located in the state of WI. By 1851, he had joined a wagon train and proceeded to (then) Oregon Territory, thence up the coast to Washington. Daniel married Ann Elizabeth White, daughter of William White, born 03 November 1836 in IL. The House of Daniel and Ann Elizabeth is an historic one located in Olympia, WA and 4 generations have lived in it. Interesting articles from Daniel's diary and life have appeared in the Bigelow Society's: FORGE. He was very prominent in the early days of Oregon as a lawyer, judge and legislator. His wife died 08 February 1926 at Olympia, Thurston, WA. He had died there earlier on 15 September 1905. They are buried in Forest Memorial Gardens, Olympia. With them is buried DeLafayette J. Bigelow (15197.611), son of Lovell and Susan.
George was an attorney in Olympia
They resided in Watertown, NY where he was very prominent: Special Surrogate, 1857; District Attorney, 1862; a Member of the Assembly, 1867 and at the time of his death, editor of the Watertown Daily Times. He died 13 January 1870 at Watertown and she died 09 November 1880.
born about 1780 in Guilford, Windham county, VT; the birth was not recorded. About 1800 the family removed to Pompey, Onondaga county, NY, where the father and older sons soon cleared up a large tract of land. However, the parents died within a few years. Abel was married, circa 1803, to Sarah Clark, her parents and exact birthdate unknown. Judging from the 1850 census, she was born about 1778 in MA. They lived a number of years at Manlius, Onondaga county, then removed to Batavia, Genesee county, New York. Just before 1820, they moved again, to Sandwich, Ontario, where the last child was born. About 1825 they next pushed onto MI and took up land in Franklin township, Oakland county. There they remained until their deaths. A good vein of clay was found on the farm, and Abel Bigelow and sons formed Bigelow Clay Products, a brick-making business that was in the family over 4 generations. According to their headstones, Abel died Apr 1846, Sarah in Aug 1853.
In 1800 the family removed to Pompey, Onondaga county, NY; there within a few years both parents died of typhoid fever or malaria, and the children were separated. Joab lived with a Presbyterian deacon until he reached his majority, except for a time during the War of 18 l2 when he served with the local militia. When he turned 21, he took his ax and blanket, and walked to Genesee county, NY, where an older brother had settled, but in 1818 he returned to Pompey to marry Lois Putnam, daughter of Peter Putnam. She was born 6 Apr 1800 in Pompey.
They settled near Batavia, NY and lived there until 1837, when Joab decided to follow his oldest brother to Michigan. He traveled by horseback through Canada, crossing at Detroit, thence on to Jackson, which he considered "an inferior muddy place." But 20 miles farther he came upon oak openings, a nice lake,and good farmland, so took up land on the outskirts of Concord village. He returned to New York, and the following spring brought his family to Concord. He established brick kilns on the farm, as he found several deposits of clay (the site is still visible). Many of the brick buildings in Concord today are of bricks stamped with his initials.
He was active in township alfairs, and a member of Michigan's Pioneer Historical Society, for which he prepared a paper on his early days in Michigan. Though raised a Presbyterian, he became a member of the Universalist church. His wife died on 4 Oct 1847, and the following year he married Chloe Wells, but she died 28 Oct 1851. Joab died 21 Oct 1879; they are buried near the fence on Main Street, in Maple Lawn Cemetery, Concord.
born 27 June 1796 at Guilford, Windham co, VT. The family moved in 1800 to Pompey, Onondaga co, NY. After his father's death in 1803, Elisha was bound out as an apprentice to Deacon Levi JEROME until age 21. At age 18 he served in the army, and in 1814 was stationed at Sackett's Harbor (see below). On 8 Apr 1817 he married (1) Maria Reed. They moved to Constantia, NY where he cleared up a farm and lived until 1826, when he moved to Bethany, Genesee co, NY, and where his wife died 1833. He married (2) Harriet Jerome, and they moved to Batavia, the county seat. There he died 24 Feb 1883.
born 1 Mar 1899 at Guilford, Windham county, VT. When he was but a year old, the family moved to Pompey, Onondaga county, NY. James moved to Canada circa 1822, taught school for a time, and then settled on a farm at East Flamboro, Wentworth county, Ontario. According to Howe's Bigelow genealogy, he married on 19 Dec 1826, Eunice Springer, daughter of John and Sarah Springer. He died 18 Apr 1847, leaving a large family. She was born 17 Sep 1802 and died his widow in 1879. A family Bible extant 1985 gives substantially the same information as in Howe's Bigelow genealogy, but the dates differ slightly.
born at Batavia, Genessee co, NY on 02 July 1817at which time his father, Abel Bigelow, was sheriff of that county. His family lived in the courthouse and that is where he was born. He subsequently moved to Canada, and from thence to Michigan, settling in West Bloomfield, Oakland co., in 1825. Levi H. lived at home until he was eighteen years of age. He then worked on a farm for three years, at one hundred and fifty dollars per year, from which he saved three hundred dollars; with this he purchased eighty acres of land, where he was living in November, 1837. He married (1) _ November 1840 Susan Mary Capen (Capron?)(see below), daughter of Samuel and Sophia (Dake) Capen , born at Newfane, Niagara co, NY on 07 July 1818. Susan died 16 August 1876 at Conway, Livingston co, MI. He married (2) 02 May 1878 Eliza Ann Mathews, formerly Miss Cornick, of Niagara, Canada. Levi was a farmer all of his adult life, near Fowlerville, MI. He died 28 September 1887 at Conway. His widow married on 16 November 1887 Henry Street
owned music store, teacher, Lowell. MI.
res. Los Angeles, CA; a book 'The Vanguard', by George Hamlin Fitch, Pub. Geo. H. Doran Co., tells of Clark
He was killed in a barn raising accident
born at Sandwich, Ontario, Canada 17 July 1820. About 1825, the family moved to Franklin, MI and took up land. There Thomas married (1)16 June 1844 Sarah Benjamin who died 29 March 1847 leaving 2 young children. Thomas then married his niece, Tryphena Malcolm. She was the daughter of Hugh and Eliza (Bigelow) (15198.12) Malcolm. She had been left fatherless when very young and raised in the home of Thomas' parents. This family lived all their lives on the family homestead in Bloomfield township and he carried on the brickmaking kilns his father had built, under the name Bigelow Clay Products. Thomas died of 'kidney disease' on 17 May 1883. Tryphena died on 08 December 1917.
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