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Edwin Burnham Bigelow 1838 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Dec 1838

Birth Location: Springfield, Calhoun, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 22 Sep 1916

Death Location: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA

Father: George Bigelow

Mother: Hannah Locke

Spouse(s): Mary Stevens, Ida Foerster

Children(s): Isabel Bigelow, Edwina Bigelow, George Bigelow

The story of Edwin Burnham Bigelow began in 1838 in Springfield, Calhoun, Michigan, USA. In 1850, Edwin Burnham Bigelow resided in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan. In 1870, Edwin Burnham Bigelow resided in Minneapolis Ward 4, Hennepin, Minnesota. Edwin Burnham Bigelow married Mary A Stevens, Ida Foerster, and had children including Isabel S Bigelow, Edwina May Bigelow, George H Bigelow. Edwin Burnham Bigelow passed away in 1916 in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edwin Burnham Bigelow began in 1838 in Springfield, Calhoun, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1850, Edwin Burnham Bigelow resided in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan.
  • In 1870, Edwin Burnham Bigelow resided in Minneapolis Ward 4, Hennepin, Minnesota.
  • Edwin Burnham Bigelow married Mary A Stevens, Ida Foerster, and had children including Isabel S Bigelow, Edwina May Bigelow, George H Bigelow.
  • Edwin Burnham Bigelow passed away in 1916 in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Bigelow
1803 – 1854
Birth Location: New Hartford, Oneida, New York, USA
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Hannah Locke
1802 –
Birth Location: , , Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stevens
1841 – 1877
Birth Location: Springfield, Oakland, Michigan, USA
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Ida Foerster
1865 – 1919
Birth Location: New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA
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Children(s)

Isabel Bigelow
1867 –
Birth Location: Minneapolis, Anoka, Minnesota, USA
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Edwina Bigelow
1884 – 1966
Birth Location: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
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George Bigelow
1891 –
Birth Location: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
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Edwin Bigelow's Ancestors

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Edwin Bigelow
1838 – 1916
Birth Place: Springfield, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Parents
George Bigelow
1803 – 1854
New Hartford, Oneida, New York, USA
Hannah Locke
1802 –
, , Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Eleazer Bigelow
1769 – 1838
Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Spencer
1780 – 1849
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Bigelow
1733 – 1800
Margery Knowlton
1747 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Bigelow
1705 – 1762
Mary Fiske
1707 – 1777

Edwin Bigelow's Descendants

1.
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Edwin (Burnham) Bigelow (9 Dec 1838 – 22 Sep 1916) m. Mary (A) Stevens (1841 – 28 May 1877) m. Ida Foerster (31 Dec 1865 – 20 Sep 1919)
  1. 1. Isabel (S) Bigelow (24 Sep 1867 – ) m. Carmen (N) Smith (abt 1838 – )
    1. 1. Margaret (J) Smith (1891 – )
    2. 2. Carmen (B) Smith (1893 – )
    3. 3. L (Cedric) Smith (1895 – )
    4. 4. Keneth Smith (1903 – )
  2. 2. Edwina (May) Bigelow (31 Oct 1884 – 2 Mar 1966) m. Roy (Melvin) Irish (8 Mar 1884 – )
    1. 1. Miriam (B) Irish (30 Jul 1905 – 11 Dec 1982) m. Miller
    2. 2. Harry (Melvin) Irish (17 Jul 1907 – 4 Nov 1959) m. Dortothy (Margaret) Dolling (6 Oct 1906 – )
    3. 3. Dorothy (K) Irish (abt 1909 – ) m. Robert West
    4. 4. Roy (George) Irish (3 Mar 1916 – 29 Jan 1981)
  3. 3. George (H) Bigelow (1 Feb 1891 – ) m. Ethel (May) Bullimore
    1. 1. Rex (A) Bigelow (16 May 1912 – )
    2. 2. Betty (Jane) Bigelow (29 Jun 1917 – ) m. Ronald Conklin

Edwin Bigelow's Timeline

6 Records

1838
9 Dec 1838
Birth of Edwin Burnham Bigelow in Springfield, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Springfield, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
1850
1850
Age 12
Edwin Burnham Bigelow resided here in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
1870
1870
Age 32
Edwin Burnham Bigelow resided here in Minneapolis Ward 4, Hennepin, Minnesota
Minneapolis Ward 4, Hennepin, Minnesota
1900
1900
Age 62
Edwin Burnham Bigelow resided here in Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan
Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan
1910
1910
Age 72
Edwin Burnham Bigelow resided here in Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan
Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan
1916
22 Sep 1916
Age 78
Death of Edwin Burnham Bigelow in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1838
    Event Place: Springfield, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: T623 719; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 9.
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: T624_653; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 263.
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: M432_359; Page: 90; Image: 177.
    [5] The Bigelow Society

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: M432_359; Page: 90; Image: 177.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Minneapolis Ward 4, Hennepin, Minnesota
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: T623 719; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 9.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: T624_653; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 263.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1916
    Event Place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: The Bigelow Society
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