He settled in Watertown, Mass., worked as a blacksmith and fathered 13 children. John Bigelow, the notable Union alumnus, was the seventh generation of the family in America. "We're excited to ...

John Bigelow, lawyer, journalist, Minister to France during the civil war, and biographer of Samuel J. Tilden, looking and feeling hale and hearty as at 70, celebrated Thanksgiving Day and his ...

SCHENECTADY — John Bigelow transferred to Union College as a junior in 1834 and quickly established himself as one of the nerviest, wordiest and brightest students on campus. He was a bookish ...

Bigelow has descendants in Massachusetts. One is John G. Brooks ... the restoration and pay for future maintenance. Originally a blacksmith with a home at Lincoln Square, Col.