Andrew
Bigham
Born before in York, York County, Upper Canada
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Copeland
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Bigham
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Andrew Bigham served in the War of 1812
Service started:
Unit(s): 3rd Regiment of York Militia, Canada
Service ended:
Service started:
Unit(s): 3rd Regiment of York Militia, Canada
Service ended:
Biography
On Apr. 18, 1808, Andrew Bigham, a gardener of the Town of York, made a land petition. He was born in Ireland, arrived in America in 1798, and had arrived in Upper Canada in June, 1807. He had a wife and 2 children. He was recommended for 200 acres. [1]
In March, 1812, Andrew Bigham was recorded as the head of a household of 6 in the Town of York. There was 1 man over 16, 2 under 16, 1 woman over 16, and 2 under 16. [2]
During the War of 1812, Andrew Bigham served as a private in the 3rd York Militia, From Sept. 7 to 22, 1812, he served in Captain Thomas Hamilton’s Company. [3]
From Oct. 15 to 24, 1812, he served in Capt. Hamilton’s Co. [4]
From Oct. 25 to Dec. 31, 1812, he served in Capt. Hamilton’s Co. and from Jan. 1 to Apr. 24, 1813, he served in the King’s Works. [5]
From 25 Feb to 12 Mar 1814, he was employed in the public service at York with Ensign Edward Thomson. [6]
From July 8 to 16, 1814, he served in Capt. Ely Playter’s Co. and transferred to Capt. Jeremiah Travis’ Co. on the 16th. [7] (3Y393).
From July 17 to 24, 1814, he served in Capt. Stephen Heward’s Co. [8]
From Oct. 17 to Nov. 16, 1814, he was employed in the Engineer Department at York with Capt. Heward. [9]
Sources
- ↑ Collections Canada, Upper Canada Land Petitions (1763-1865), at http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/microform-digitization/006003-110.02-e.php?&q2=29&interval=50&sk=0&&PHPSESSID=npfo6qij0n1rpue06msk2mqnj1, Microfilm c-1644, pages 810-814
- ↑ Christine Mosser, York, Upper Canada Minutes of Town Meetings and Lists of Inhabitants, 1793-1823, Metropolitan Toronto Library Board, Toronto, 1984, page 88, accessed June 23, 2020 at https://static.torontopubliclibrary.ca/da/pdfs/229901.pdf
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 377-379 & 478-479
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 479-481
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 119-123, 482-510, & 874-875
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, microfilm #t-10384, p563-565.
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 1181-1182
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 1187-1189
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 417-420 & 1114-1119
- WikiTree profile Bigham-256 was created by Restricted Hunter through the import of HUNTER FAMILY TREE (3).ged on 27 Aug 2011.
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