Whig 1858:
Bigelow...Hannah (Mrs Asa) 83 d Jan 19.

Obituary of Asa Bigelow - appeared Troy Daily Whig July 24,1849; 3:1.

"In this city on the 20th instant, of a cutaneous disease, with which he had been
afflicted for several years, Asa Bigelow, Esq., aged 79 years and 8 months.
The subject of this notice was a native of Brookfield, Mass., from which place he
removed to Worthington, and followed the business of a merchant; and was respected for
his rigid integrity, and honorable conduct and probity. He was appointed postmaster at
that place, under Thomas Jefferson. He removed to this city in 1803 or 4, and for several
years was a merchant in company with Consider White, then a resident here. During a
residence here of 45 years, he has merited the respect and esteem of his numerous
acquaintances, and lived the life of a righteous, godly and upright man. Possessing
peculiar notions on the subject of religion, he never joined any particular sect; but by his
example sought to impress upon his family and friends, that to seek for truth in all things,
and live as nearly as possible the life of an upright man, would ensure that reward which
is promised to the righteous."


Obituary of Hannah Bigelow - appeared Troy Daily Whig Jau 20 and 21, 1858; 3:1.

January 20:
"In this city, on the 19th inst., HANNAH H. BIGELOW, aged 83 years, widow of
Asa Bigelow, Esq., formerly of this city."
January 21:
"In this city, on the 19th inst., HANNAH H. BIGELOW, aged 83 years, widow of
Asa Bigelow, Esq., late of this city. Funeral to-day (Thursday) at 2 o'clock P.M. at the
Third St. Baptist Church. Friends and acquaintances of the deceased are invited to attend
without further notice."

The H is for Hawkins.

From 1840-49 Asa lived at 48 Ferry St, in a fine Greek revival house whick no longer exists.
In the Troy city directory he is listed as a saw filer.


Asa was a founding member of the Free Masons Lodge in Cheshire, Berkshire MA in 1794. The building is now a museum and there is a plaque there with the names of both Asa and Consider as founding members. If you write to the Masonic Lodage in MA they will send you some photos.
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RCHS 29 August 2002


Mr David E Cummins
4936 Windflower Circle
Sarasota FL 34241-6260

Dear Mr Cummins:

In the Troy City Directories 1829-1849 Asa Bigelow is listed as

a Saw Filer whose residence was at 48 Ferry Street. He is not listed

after 1849 nor is the name of Hannah Bigelow listed as a widow after

this time.

Asa and Hannah are not listed in the wills of the Renssel-er

County Surrogates* Court records.

The only reference we have for Consider White is that he was a

fire warden in the 2nd Ward of the Village of Troy from the years of

1809-1812. I am sure thet he is the Consider White who left Troy to

Greenwich. KY (Washington Co) and started a Store and Tavern in that

community.

Sorry tha.t we cannot tell you more.

Sincerely yours,


Robert N Andersen
Research volunteer

Email: info@rchsonline.org
www.rchsonline.org




In Memory Of Consider White

Consider White, a man of his time.
Consider White was living in Sharon CT 12 August 1763. He enlisted in the ARMY as a private 1 April, 1781 and served in Cpt. Strong's CO. on Col Swift's CT Brigade,the CT Second Brigade. He wintered at CT Village across the Hudson River from West Point and was at the battle of Yorktown, serving under LaFayette. He received his discharge at West Point in 1783.




His family:
He married (1) Sarah WASHBURN, they had 9 children:Bathsheba Laura Caroline; Laura Canfield;Sarah; Juliann; Clementina; Albert A.; William; Albert C; Fisher A.: He marr (2) Sarah TEFFT, they had 5 children: George Henry; Mary A.;James Tefft; Noah; Darwin W.



Consider White-put herein for the Asa Bigelow reference-DEC
Source is In Memory of Consider White Duncan-White Family, on the net.

His public life:
In 1790 he was living in the vicinity of Cheshire MA. He and his brother-in-law, Asa Bigelow, were two of the Pioneer Founders of the Masonic Lodge in Cheshire MA.He owned a tavern and an inn. He later moved to Troy NY. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Troy NY and later the Old Battkill Church in Greenwich NY.He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge Apollo #13 in Troy. He was active in church and civic affairs and owned 2 farms and a lot and house in Greenwich. He also owned a tavern and an inn. He died in 6 January 1837 and is buried in the churchyard of the Old Baptist Church in Greenwich NY. His first wife and other members of the family are also buried there. His will and allied papers are at FT. Edwards, NY.

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Subj: Bigelow
Date: 3/3/03 11:44:42 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:
To: DEC405



Dear David,
I made some calls today, talked to some interesting people. The not so good news is that 100 years of Cheshire history covering the time period you're interested in was destroyed. (per Cheshire Town Clerk)
The Lodge founded by Asa was a small one, no longer in existance, with almost no records. I have a request in to the Grand Lodge in Boston for more info. I spoke with a Cheshire Mason, who has referred me to another Cheshire Mason--and he wasn't in his tractor repair shop when I called.
The Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield has a Berkshire Room with all sorts of old documents and records. I'll stop there Wednesday before work if I have time. A quick look through their indexes didn't turn up your names.
The Town Clerk in Cheshire seems to control what local records there are, and she asked me to write to her with the info I'm looking for. I will.
No response from a phone call to Worthington Historical Society contact, but I usually see her Thursday mornings in person, so I'll at least talk to her then.
Cheshire is in Berkshire County. Worthington is in Hampshire County
That's all for now
Nancy

So, Asa was the first postmaster in Worthington. The dates are unclear: he served for 9 years. The first account rendered by Asa was July 1796. Another quote had a line of stages established in the hilltowns Dec, 1793, and not long after that a post office was established in Worthington


From The Berkshire Hills, (a monthly historical monthly), Dec 1, 1900:
There is an article about the Franklin Lodge of Stafford Hill and its 160 members, June 9, 1794. Both Asa and Consider White's names are listed. "Franklin Lodge always held its convocations or meetings on Stafford's Hill on the first Monday before the full of the moon. This was a necessity, as its membership was scattered all over the northern and central portions of the county.....These quarters proved most acceptable to the membership coming thither on horseback from long distances and often through wilderness and storm, as when once reached it was a home on Lodge nights in which themselves and animals found food and shelter, while their convocations were held under the same roof." (my hypothesis is that Asa lived in Worthington throughout this period, not in or around Cheshire. The distance from Worthington to Cheshire is about 20 miles, maybe less as the crow flies. Via Nancy Wyman 3/13/03


e-mail 5-04-2003 from Nancy
Hi David,
So you're out living it up while I'm in a dusty closet looking at tax rolls. Something is wrong with this picture.................
I've copied some tax info---the first I see of Asa in Worthington is 1794. He is still there in 1804, worth a bit more than when he arrived. The records for the next few years are missing. These were pamphlet-like things bound with newspapers for the covers. I would have copied the covers more carefully had I really looked at them.
Asa lived on the north side of Worthington--so do I.
I'll send some of this to you via US Mail soon, along with the Mason Lodge info. There's still a quite a few boxes I haven't gotten into at the town hall. We had an election today--hope Katrin wins as town clerk, because she just gives me the key and lets me go.
Don't know if I'll find a mention of Adeline, but I will keep trying.
Hope you enjoyed your vacation
Nancy


Subj: worthington taxes
Date: 5/17/03 1:49:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:
To: DEC405

Hi David,
Another morning of tax investigation---I found the rest of the assessor's records, and basically saw Asa in 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804. Not in 1805. There were militia taxes, highway taxes, poll taxes, real estate taxes, personal estate taxes, and income taxes, all paid yearly. Some things never change.

Ted Porter called me back. He read from a "book" written by his brother on the chronology of general stores in Worthington. The gist of it is--in 1796 Asa recently became the first postmaster in Worthington. In 1805, his wife Abigail, age 28,, died in childbirth. Brothers Ward bought the store for $815 and tore it down to avoid competition, and Asa Bigelow moved to Troy.

I asked Ted to make a copy of that for you, and I also asked him to contact his brother in Cooperstown NY to find out where this information came from. Neither of them have e-mail. SO FAR NOTHING 07/05/2003.


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This from my Adeline Bigelow notes:

5666 NY Vital Records Eastern 1777-1834. Marble, Nathaniel of Schaghticoke m 2/19/22 Adeline Bigelow of Troy; Rev Sommers (9-3/5)

Newspaper announcement: On the 19th inft (instant) by the Rev Mr. Sommers, Mr Nathan Marble, Merchant, of Scaghticoke Point, to Mifs Adeline Bigelow, daughter of Afa Bigelow, of this city. (Of course the "f" is translated by "s" for our time.)

Adeline's will says three beloved daughters in her will:

Mary A Seymour
Adeline W Hasbrouck
L Frances Matson

Mary A, in her will, mentions her deceased sister Louise B. So Louise B was dead when Adeline made her will.

Adeline also left interest to beloved niece Adeline L Dorlan of Troy, NY. See will. And below
FGS.

Counting hairs around the/my navel:

Could the "W" in Adeline W Marble be for Wickes? See Adeline's sister that married a Wickes.

The death notice abstracted from the Auburn Daily Bulletin, Mon. Feb. 2,
1874 reads as follows: "DIED: In this city, Jan. 31st., Adeline Marble,
widow of the late Nathan Marble of Port Byron, aged 72 years. Funeral at 11
William St., on Tues. at 2 P.M."

The City Directory as mentioned in the previous email has her listed as
residing at 11 William St. Auburn, NY.

The just above via Mrs Mary Gilmore, History Room, James S Seymour Library, Auburn, NY

1850 census says born MA, 1870 census says born NY. I bet Troy, NY as Mary A was born in 1823, before Nathan trekked to Port Byron in 1825 +/- and Nathan married Adeline in Troy, NY. 2/19/1822.

Family Group Record
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Husband: Joseph Wickes
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Birth: 1796 Troy, NY
Death: 16 Dec 1872 Troy, NY
Burial:
Marriage: 21 Nov 1820 Troy, NY
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Wife: Louisa Bigelow THIS IS ADELINE'S SISTER
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Birth: 1797 Troy, NY
Death: 28 Nov 1846 Troy, NY
Burial:
Father: Father Bigelow
Mother:
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Children
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1 F Mary Louisa Wickes
Birth: Mar 1847
Death: 31 Jul 1847 Troy, NY
Burial:
Marriage:
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2 F Adeline Louisa Wickes THIS IS THE NIECE MENTIONED IN ADELINE'S WILL
Birth:
Chr:
Death:
Burial:
Spouse: John W Dorlon (m 27 Sep 1852)

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Asa moved to Troy, NY in 1803/04 from Worthington, MA. This via his Obit in the Troy newspapers.
He served as the first Postmaster in Worthington, MA. He served for nine (9) years, and his first recorded accounting was in 1796. The first stage coach line in the area was estalished in Dec 1793 and soon thereafter was the Post Office. So--say 1794 plus nine year gives 1803/04, the about year Asa moved to Troy. Adeline's birth place and date still in LIMBO. DEC 04/03/2003.

Adeline has to have been born in Wrothington, MA in 1802/03 before her mother died in childbirth with Asa's only son and before Asa moved to Tray. 07/05/2003 DEC


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