Brief Life History of Eunice
When Eunice Bigelow was born on 1 March 1805, in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, John B. Bigelow, was 37 and her mother, Temperance Spencer, was 40. She married William Leffingwell on 25 March 1830, in New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1847 and lived in San Luis Obispo, California, United States in 1860 and San Simeon, San Luis Obispo, California, United States in 1880. She died on 25 December 1889, in Cambria, San Luis Obispo, California, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Cambria Cemetery, Cambria, San Luis Obispo, California, United States.
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- Elizabeth Leffingnell in household of Wm Leffingnell, "United States Census, 1870"
- Eunice Bigelow, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
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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