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Portrait and biographical album of Newayco (sp) County, Mich.
containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and
representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and
biographies of all the governors of Michigan and of the presidents
of the United States: also containing a complete history of the county,
from its earliest settlement to the present time.

Published by Chapman Bros., Chicago, IL, 1884

Transcribed and submitted by Joyce Pearson
May 10, 2011

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BIGELOW, George L.
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George L. Bigelow, farmer, section 9, Dayton Township, is a son of Daniel
L. and Almira (Pratt) Bigelow, natives of Maryland, and was born in
Vermont, March 30, 1827; he came to Michigan in the fall of 1858, first
settling about two miles north of Newaygo, where he lived about three
years, and in the spring of 1861 purchased 80 acres of wild land, and now
has 50 acres under cultivation. Nov. 4, 1850, in Ohio, he married Betsey A.
Ames, daughter of Lemuel H. and Hannah (Chamberlin) Ames, natives of the
State of New York, born in Seneca Co., Ohio, Oct. 19, 1832, and their
children since born are: Pryntha J., Hannah A., Edwin L. (died when seven
years of age), Edwin D., George N. and Phebe L.

Mr. and Mrs. B. are members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Mr. B. was
once chosen Constable, but declined to serve. Politically, he is a
Republican.

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