Charles Edwin Bigelow (1835 - 1911)

Born 26 Mar 1835 in Livermore, Oxford, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Adelaid Sewall (Lamson) Bigelow — married about 1860 in Maine, United States

Husband of Helen M. (Donham) Bigelow — married 10 May 1874 in Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Sep 1911 at age 76 in Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

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Biography

Birth

Charles Edwin Bigelow was born at Livermore, Maine, on 26 Mar 1835, the son of Andrew P. Bigelow and Mary (Gibbs) Bigelow.^[1]

Marriages

1. Charles E. Bigelow married Addie S. Lamson.^[2] In 1870, Charles and Adelaid Bigelow were living at Auburn, Maine, with two children, ages 9 and 2.^[3]
2. Charles E. Bigelow married Helen M. Donham at Auburn, Maine, on 10 May 1874.^[4]

Children

Charles and Adelaid (Lamson) Bigelow had three sons. Harry and Charles are listed in the 1928 history of Livermore^[2] and are shown in the 1870 and 1880 Censuses;^[3][5] Neddie is known only from his gravestone.^[6]

1. Charles Fred Bigelow, born in 1861
2. Neddie C. Bigelow, born in 1866, died in 1869
3. Harry A. Bigelow, born in 1868

Death

Charles E. Bigelow died of "exhaustion following acute mania" at Auburn, Maine, on 8 Sep 1911, with his age at his death recorded as 76 years, 5 months, 13 days.^[7] A gravestone at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Auburn is inscribed with the dates 26 Mar 1835 and 8 Sep 1911.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record of Charles Edwin Bigelow in Vital Records of Livermore, Maine, FamilySearch > Vital and town records, 1797-1910 > Livermore Vital Records, 1805-1862 > page 66 > Image 243 of 718; FHL Microfilm 11332
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 62
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Charles Bigelow household, family #271, in United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch > Maine > Androscoggin > Auburn, ward 2 > image 30 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ FamilySearch transcription of the marriage record of Charles E. Bigelow and Helen M. Donham, in Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, database, FamilySearch > Charles E. Bigelow and Helen M. Donham, 1874
5. ↑ Chas E. Bigelow household, family #92, in United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch > Maine > Androscoggin > Auburn > ED 2 > image 9 of 89; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
6. ↑ Photo of gravestone of "Neddie C., son of Charles E. & Ada S. Bigelow" (Find A Grave: Memorial #97702835)
7. ↑ Death record of Charles E. Bigelow, in Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, database with images, FamilySearch > Vital records, 1908-1922 > Berwick - Bishop > image 1489 of 3246; multiple sources, Maine.
8. ↑ Photo of gravestone of Chas. E. Bigelow and "Ada S. his wife (Find A Grave: Memorial #97702871)