Notes for Abel Bigelow, Jr.

Notes for Abel Bigelow, Jr.

!US Census 1850 (19 July) New York, Jefferson Co., Alexandria Township, page 9, lines 3-12: Abel Bigelow (b. 1785 - 65 - in MA - Occ: Farmer - Property Value $500) married to Amilia (b. 1795 - 55 - in NH). Children listed are: Sarah F. (dau b. 1822 - 28 - in Canada East); Anna F. (dau b. 1824 - 26 - in Canada East); Emily (dau b. 1826 - 24 - in Canada East); Mary A. (dau b. 1828 - 22 - in Canada East); Alrika L. (dau b. 1835 - 15 - in NY); Milton H. (son b. 1837 - 13 - in NY); and Cora L. (dau b. 1846 - 4 - in NY). ALSO LISTED IS: Charles P. Roney (b. 1829 - 21 - in NY - Occ: Glassblower)

!US Census 1860 (19 July) New York, Jefferson Co., Alexandria Township, page 813, lines 34-40: Abel Bigelow (b. 1786 - 74 - in MA - Occ: Farmer - Property Value $4760 + $4860) married to Amelia (b. 1795 - 65 - in NH). Children listed are: Mary A. (dau b. 1830 - 30 - in Canada E. - Property Value $2000); Alzinia (dau b. 1834 - 26 - in NY); Cora (dau b. 1847 - 13 - in MS). ALSO LISTED ARE: Julia Tilton (b. 1852 - 18 - in NY); and Edward Bruss (b. 1854 - 16 - in NY)

********Abel is dead by 1880 Census wife Amelia is listed as WIDOW*****
!US Census 1880 (15 June) New York, Jefferson Co., Redwood, Roll T9_838 Book 2, Family History Film 1254838, SD 7 ED 106, Sheet 24, Page 142A, House No. 201, Lines 40-44: Albert White (b. 1811 - 69 - in NY - Occ: Farmer - Fa: MA and Mo: RI) married to Sarah (b. 1822 - 58 - in Canada - Fa: MA and Mo: MA). ALSO LISTED are: Amelia Biglow (mother-in-law b. 1795 - 85 - in MA - WIDOW - Fa: MA and Mo: MA); Juliet Whitney (sister-in-law b. 1814 - 66 - in Canada - WIDOW - Fa: MA and Mo: MA); Lillian Whitney (granddau b. 1872 - 8 - in Canada - Fa: MA and Mo: MA)

!"Gazetteer of Jefferson Co., N.Y." by Hamilton Child, published in 1890: Abel Bigelow, a native of Massachusetts, came to Alexandria about 1834 and settled in Redwood, where he engaged in farming. He married Amelia Tilton and they had ten children, five of whom are living, three in this Co., namely: Juliet (Mrs. Benjamin Whitney), Sarah (Mrs. A. L. White), and Alzina L. (Mrs. Alonzo Kring), of Champion.