Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Bigney was born in 1852, in Nova Scotia, British Colonial America, his father, Jacob A Bigney, was 29 and his mother, Martha Langille, was 26. He married Mildred Langille on 19 September 1876, in River John, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Cape John, Pictou, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America in 1871 and Nova Scotia, Canada in 1911. He died in 1927, at the age of 75, and was buried in Westville, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Jacob Bigney in entry for Druscilla Jane Bigney, "Nova Scotia Delayed Births, 1837-1904"
- Jacob Bigney, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Jacob Bigney in entry for Cyrus Charles Smith Favier and Lottie Levett Bigney, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1907-1932"
Spouse and Children
1852–1927 Male
1856–1937 Female
Children (8)
1881–1913 Male
1883–1967 Male
1887–1978 Male
1890– Female
1892–1977 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1823–1912 Male
1826–1883 Female
Siblings (11)
1844–1934 Male
1848–1930 Male
1849– Female
1850–1932 Male
1852–1927 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (4)
1869
Age 17
1871
Age 19
1909 · First Canadian Flight
Age 57
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Begley .
English: probably a variant of Bickley or Beckley , with voicing of /k/ to /g/.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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