Howard Bigelow (1900 - 1951)

Born 25 Oct 1900 in Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Elizabeth (Sayer) Bigelow — married 7 Aug 1926 in Selma, Fresno, California, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1951 at age 50 in Lake Kivu, Belgian Congo

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Biography

Howard was born in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1900 to Daniel Bigelow and Ellen Spicer. He passed away in 1951.^[1]

Howard came to the United States on 20 June 1923.^[2][3]

Howard married Anna Elisabeth Sayer on 14 August 1926 in Selma, California.^[4]

Howard first went to Africa in 1928 as a missionary with the Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society..^[5] His wife Anna accompanied him and all three of his children, Sanley, Alice and Donald, were born there.

The family returned from Africa in 1936^[6] and Howard began serving as an associate minister and the First Baptist Church of Van Nuys, California.

In the 1940 census Howard (age 40), was a Minister in Los Angeles, California.^[7]

Howard was naturalized as a US Citizen on 13 Jun 1947 in Los Angeles, California.^[8][9]

Howard left for Africa again in 1949 to serve as guide and interpreter for a hunting and filming expedition led by famed archer Howard Hill. "They left Los Angeles Nov. 20 for New Orleans where they embarked Dec. 9 and arrived at Matadi at the mouth of the Congo River in the Belgian Congo on Jan. 2 [1950]."^[10] When the expedition returned in 1950, Howard stayed in Africa to resume his missionary work.

Howard died January 24, 1951 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Canada, Nova Scotia Delayed Births, 1837-1904," Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax. certificate number 707551, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRF-PYH9), [Birth of Howard Bigelow 25 Oct 1900, Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada,, father Daniel Bigelow, mother Ellen R Spicer]
2. ↑ "U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960", The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Manifests of Alien Arrivals At Eastport, Idaho, 1924-1956; NAI: 4477073; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A3460; Roll Number: 003, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1075 #17222469, [Howard Bigelow; Gender: Male; Race: English; Arrival Age: 24; Record Type: Arrival; Birth Date: abt 1899; Birth Place: Canning U S Can; Arrival Date: 20 Jun 1923; Port of Arrival: Eastport, Idaho, USA; Father: Daniel Bigelow.]
3. ↑ "Washington, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965", The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Index to Aliens, Not Including Filipinos, East Indians, and Chinese, Arriving By Vessel Or At the Land Border At Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 2945984; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8945 #5358684, [Howard Bigelow; Gender: Male; Marital Status: Single; Nationality: Canadian; Record Type: Departure; Birth Place: Canning. U.s. Canada; Last Residence: Saskatoon, Sask; Arrival Date: 20 Jun 1923; Arrival Place: Washington, USA; Ship Name: C.p.r; Length of Time in US: No; Money in Possession: $ 70.; Complexion: Fair; Eye Color: Blue; Hair Color: Brown; Height: 5 Feet 7 Inches; Father: Daniel Bigelow; Person in US Gender: Male; Person in US: Daniel Bigelow; Person in US Relationship: Father.]
4. ↑ "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current", The Fresno Bee; Publication Date: 15/ Aug/ 1926; Publication Place: Fresno, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/701099764/?article=4c01612a-67d5-4a5d-b27c-ee96db4b2792&focus=0.25926998,0.029108506,0.37765315,0.40734583&xid=3398, Ancestry Record 62116 #138949634, Howard Bigelow marriage to Anna Elisabeth Sayar on 14 Aug 1926 in Selma.
5. ↑ "UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2997 #40801741, [Howard Bigelow; Gender: Male; Departure Age: 28; Birth Date: abt 1900; Departure Date: 3 Feb 1928; Departure Port: England; Ship Name: Usaramo; Shipping Line: Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie; Destination Port: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; Master: J Schade.]
6. ↑ "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957", The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #22959892, [Howard Bigelow; Gender: Male; Ethnicity/ Nationality: English; Marital Status: Married; Age: 37; Birth Date: abt 1899; Birth Place: Canada; Other Birth Place: Canning,Ns; Last Known Residence: Sake, Belgian Congo; Place of Origin: Belgian,Cog; Departure Port: Southampton, England; Arrival Date: 19 Oct 1936; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Final Destination: Los Angeles, California; Years in US: 1 Year; Citizenship Intention: No; Height: 5 Feet, 7 Inches; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Dark Gray; Complexion: Dark; Money in Possession: 250; Person in Old Country: Reverend P J E Hurlburt; Person in Old Country Relationship: Friend; Person in Old Country Residence: Congo Belge; Person in US: Mrs Edwin Sommerfield; Person in US Relationship: Sister; Sibling: Edwin Sommerfield; Ship Name: Queen Mary.]
7. ↑ "1940 United States Federal Census", Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00375; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 60-37, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #73739252, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9HK-KMS), [Howard Bigelow, Residence: Belgian Congo, Birth Date: 1900, Birthplace: Nova Scotia; wife Anna age 39 born in Iowa; son Stanley age 11, son Donald age 7, daughter Alice age 8, children all born in Belgian Congo]
8. ↑ "U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)", The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Naturalization Index Cards of the U.S. District Court For the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1915-1976 (M1525); Microfilm Serial: M1525; Microfilm Roll: 28, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1629 #7956032, [Howard Bigelow; Naturalization Age: 47; Record Type: Naturalization; Birth Date: abt 1900; Naturalization Date: 13 Jun 1947; Court District: California.]
9. ↑ "California, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1888-1991", National Archives at Riverside; Riverside, California; Petitions For Naturalization, U.s. District Court For the Central District of California (Los Angeles), 1940-1991; NAI Number: 594890; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: 21, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3998 #1898540, [Howard Bigelow; Race: White; Petition Age: 47; Record Type: Naturalization Petition; Birth Date: 24 Oct 1899; Birth Place: Canning, Kings Co, Nova Scotia; Departure Place: Mexicali, Mexico; Arrival Date: 16 Jan 1940; Arrival Place: Calexico, California; Marriage Date: 7 Aug 1926; Marriage Place: Selma, California; Petition Date: 16 Apr 1947; Petition Place: Los Angeles, California, USA; Ship: Afoot; Spouse: Anna Sayer Bigelow; Petition Number: 131605.]
10. ↑ "Bow-and-Arrow Expert Howard Hill Back From Africa With Hunting Tales," The Los Angeles Times [Los Angeles, California], August 28, 1950. pp. 10-11
11. ↑ "U.S., Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974", National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, U.S.A.; NAI Number: 302021; Record Group Title: General Records of the Department of State; Record Group Number: Record Group 59; Series Number: Publication A1 205; Box Number: 1022; Box Description: 1950-1954 Belgian Congo A - Z, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1616 #241445, [Howard Bigelow death 24 Jan 1951 (age 51) in Africa.]

• 1901 Canada Census, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 4, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHKB-P71), [Daniel Bigelow, Nationality-Canadian, Religion-Congregationalist, Ellen Bigelow - 35, Mary Bigelow - 6, Wattie Bigelow - 5, Edgar Bigelow - 3, Howard Bigelow - 1]
• "1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta",Census Place: Saskatchewan, Prince Albert, 02; Roll: T-21941; Page: 19; Family No: 233, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1556 #759693866, [Howard Biglow (16), single, Farmer's Son, at 49, 11, W2, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Born in Nova Scotia.]
• "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947", National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 151, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #17193474, Name: Howard Bigelow; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 42; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 24 Oct 1899; Birth Place: Canning Nova Scotia, Canada; Residence Place: Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA; Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942; Registration Place: Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA; Employer: First Baptist Church; Height: 5 7; Weight: 162; Complexion: Ruddy; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Hazel]
• "U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960", The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Manifests of Alien Arrivals At Sweet Grass, Montana, August 1917-June 1954; NAI: 4492477; Record Group: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A3440; Roll Number: 002, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1075 #15191617, [Howard Bigelow; Gender: Male; Nationality: Canadian; Arrival Age: 47; Record Type: Arrival; Birth Date: 25 Oct 1900; Birth Place: Canning, Nova Scotia, Canada; Arrival Date: 11 Mar 1948; Port of Arrival: Sweet Grass, Montana, USA.]
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162771716/howard-bigelow), memorial page for Rev Howard Bigelow (25 Oct 1900–24 Feb 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 162771716, citing Costermanville Cemetery, Bukavu, Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo; Maintained by jmgs1 (contributor 48746547). [NOTE - this FAG page has his death date incorrect.]