Amasa Bigelow (1755 - abt. 1799)

Born 11 Feb 1755 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Rosina Roxanne (Cone) Lyons — married 9 Nov 1773 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died about 1799 at about age 43 in Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

^[1] "Amasa Bigelow of Cornwallis, N. S., son of Isaac and Abigail (Skinner) Bigelow, was born in Colchester, Conn., Feb. 11, 1755, and when but a child (1761 or 1762) he went with his father to Cornwallis, when that town was settled. His father after a few years sojourn, returned to the States, leaving Amasa and three daughters in Nova Scotia. Amasa married, about 1775 or 1776, Roxana Cone, who was probably a native of Connecticut, and settled in that country, where he was a ship carpenter, and was accidentally killed while at work upon a vessel in 1799. They had a large family:

1. Ebenezer, b. 1776; m. 1804, Nancy Rand.

2. John, b. 1778; m. Tirzah Newcomb.

3. Daniel, b. 1760; m. Emma Johnston.

4. Reuben, b. 1782; m. Lavinia Skinner.

5. Mary, b. 1784; m. 1806, William Rand; res. Cornwallis, where she d. 1864.

6. Ruby, b. 1786; m. 1810, David Faulkner ; res. Sussex Vale, N. B.; d. 1876.

7. Abigail, b. 1788; m. 1810, Alfred Skinner; res. Cornwallis; d. 1855.

8. Sarah, b. 1790; m. 1814, Benjamin Rand; res. Wisconsin; d. 1865.

9. Gideon, b. 1792; m.

10. Isaac, b. 1794; m. Lavinia Loomis.

11. Rachel, b. 1796; m. 1818, David Loomis; res. Cornwallis; d. 1849."

Note

With his parents and family, he emigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada in the fall of 1761. His parents returned to New England some years later, but Amasa remained in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. Amasa is said to have died accidentally by going through the ice on his own mill-pond about 1805. All their children were born in Cornwallis; Howe`s Bigelow genealogy gives birth-years only, and not always with accuracy.

• Fact: Christening (16 Feb 1755) FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, COLCHESTER, NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT
• Fact: Residence (1761) Moved with his father to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Fact: Occupation (1799) Ship's Carpenter - killed accidentally while working on a vessel. Nova Scotia
• Fact: Burial Upper Canard, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Fact: His father moved. abt 1770

Sources

1. ↑ Howe, Gilman Bigelow. Genealogy of the Bigelow Family of America: From the Marriage in 1642 of John Biglo and Mary Warren to the Year 1890. United States: C. Hamilton, 1890. pp. 121-122 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Genealogy_of_the_Bigelow_Family_of_Ameri/lcEKiggzDaEC?hl=en&gbpv=0

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 20 November 2022, 18:21), entry for Amasa Bigelow (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L8M8-NVY ); contributed by various users.
• Ancestry Family Trees: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16692088&pid=417306226, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=17838154&pid=581235949, http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=bf2a5773-44fa-4e6b-8d94-e2e58d93dda5&tid=27794688&pid=257
• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.