Dr. Welby Willard Bigelow Sr.

6 October 1902–20 January 1991 (Age 88)
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Welby Willard

When Dr. Welby Willard Bigelow Sr. was born on 6 October 1902, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Moses Willard Bigelow Sr., was 26 and his mother, Ruby Jennete Gammon, was 22. He married Alice White on 9 June 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He immigrated to Vermont, United States in 1925 and lived in Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1950 and Napa, California, United States for about 13 years. He died on 20 January 1991, in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dr. Welby Willard Bigelow Sr.
1902–1991
Alice White
1905–2000
Marriage: 9 June 1926
Welby Willard Bigelow Jr.
1928–2013
David Owen Bigelow
1931–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 June 1926Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (2)

    World Events (8)

    1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
    Age 1
    A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
    1908 · The Garfield County Courthouse
    Age 6
    The Courthouse was finished in 1908 and remains the main Courthouse for Garfield County.
    1927
    Age 25
    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    Name Meaning

    English or Irish: perhaps a variant of English Bigley or Irish Begley .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Biglow
    Bigley

    Sources (48)

    • Unknown, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
    • Welby W Bigelow, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
    • Welby Willard Bigelow, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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