The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-05-05

and his connections owned the four lots
between Peter leywood's and Micah
Pratt's until he sold the place where he
first settled To Judge Bryce Mcclellan
WIS mistaken in saying that the
Whitman place contained $50 acres. II
was only 100. leaving the other lOo in
the lot to Noah Clark instead of 80 rs
was stated. Capt. Isaac Smiths second
wife was Mary Whitman, suppose of
this family.
In nv fathers accounts Is II charge
against his hired man OF three shillings
for boarding Polly Whitman while she
was making his iacket.
Bigelow fanly.-rhe progcnitcr of
the Bigclow family seems to have been
John Bigelow who WAS born in Water
town. Mass. in 1852. His marriage was
the first one recorded in Suffolk county.
His parents were English. The line of
descent is rs follows: Joshua born in
1856, Jonathan in 1879, james IN l722.
James .Jr.. Jan. LIST. LAB. The three first
of these were born in WATERFOWL, the
two last in Weston. There were some
distinguished men among them; Col.
Timothy Bigelow, grandson of John.
served in the Revolutionary war, and
was the first white man who assembled
Mount Bigelow and gave it that name.
His biography has been published. and
can be had of George +. I.ittlefield, 81
Cornhill, Boston, price 10 cents. His
son Timothy was speaker of the House
of Representatives in Mass, for twenty
eight years.
James Bigelow, the second of that
name mentioned above came to Maine
1885 from Templeton, Mass, where all
his eight children were born. His wife
was Mary Sawyer, born in kittery,
Maine, Oct. 20. 1740, died April 10, 1917.
aged II. He died Jan, ~. 1929, aged S6.
lie first came to Starks. lived there
year, came to Canaan and lived a year
on the Cushing farm, then moved to the
Levi Bigelow farm where he and his
wife spent their remaining days.
Their children, Betsey born May 1st,
1854. married Solomon Steward; James
born Jan, l, 1866, married Bctsey Davis;
George, born June II, 1853, married Pol
" Clark; Samuel born Nov. 3D., 1859;
married Rebecca Steward; Ephraim born
March %. 1872, married Esther Coburn;
Abraham born Aug. 20, 1777, married
Susan Emery daughter of Samuel Emery;
Polly, born Aug. Is, 1913, married
james Pratt; Levi born Jan. %, 1892,
married Sally daughter of Levi Emery.
| have no record of deaths.
James lived on the Bigelow hill; re-
collect four of his children. there may
have been others. George lived on the
back road where his son George succeed
ed him. The Bigelows We're generally
tall in stature but Georges family went
beyond all the others. lie had two
girls who were nearly six feet. There
were nine sons, Aholiab the Oldest was
six feet four inches and perhaps more
Joseph was nearly as tall, and 1t was
said the aggregate height OF the eleven
was 6s feet, or an average OF SIX rect
two inches girls included; the average
weight was over 200 pounds. Hiram
whose death was noticed In the kEpoR-
TER recently was successful teacher,
ana one OF the sciiooi committee. ne
was noted for good penmanshlp, ana l
think taught writing SCHOOLS. lie was
noted for another thing, he was partially
color blind, had no eyes for red. heard
him say If he was where hog mad been
stuck and bled to death on the snow he
should not notice it, and II his attention
was called to it, IT would only appear a
little dirty. In picking cherries from
tree he could distinguish the fruit from
the leaves only by the shape.
Samuel was chairman for my father in
RECENT for his services. his signature is