Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Bigelow was born about 1820, in Ryegate, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, her father, Jabez Bigelow, was 32 and her mother, Eleanor Chamberlain, was 34.
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Family Time Line
Jabez Bigelow
1789–1850
Eleanor Chamberlain
1787–1863
Elizabeth Bigelow
1814–
Paschal Bigelow
1816–1870
Mary Bigelow
1818–
Mary Bigelow
1820–
Charles C. Bigelow
1824–1856
Mary B Bigelow
1827–
Lizzie M Bigelow
1828–
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Parents and Siblings
1789–1850 Male
1787–1863 Female
Siblings (7)
1814– Female
1816–1870 Male
1818– Female
1820– Female
1824–1856 Male
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World Events (3)
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 0
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1820 · Making Land more affordable
Age 0
"The United States law requiring full payment at the time of purchase and registration of any land. to help encourage sales and make land more affordable, Congress reduced the minimum price of dollar per acre and the minimum size that could be purchased. Most of this land for sale was located on the frontier which was then ""The West"". This Act was good for many Americans, but it was also over used by wealthy investors."
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
Age 14
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
Name Meaning
English or Irish: perhaps a variant of English Bigley or Irish Begley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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