Cynthia Jane Whipple

Brief Life History of Cynthia Jane

When Cynthia Jane Whipple was born on 14 June 1835, in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States, her father, Henry Willard Whipple, was 23 and her mother, Elizabeth Barrows, was 21. She married Henry William Bigler on 18 November 1855, in Provo Utah Temple, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 5 November 1874, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry William Bigler
1815–1900
Cynthia Jane Whipple
1835–1874
Marriage: 18 November 1855
Elizabeth Jane Bigler
1856–1926
Charles William Bigler
1859–1922
Henry Eugene Bigler
1862–1927
Jacob Edwin Bigler
1865–1921
Emeline Alvira Bigler
1869–1869

Sources (47)

  • Jane Bigler in household of Henry Bigler, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Cynthia Jane Whipple - birth-name: Cynthia Jane Whipple
  • Cynthia Jane Whipple Bigler, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

English: perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded diminutive of Middle English w(h)ippe ‘scourge, whip’, possibly contained in Middle English whippel-tre, a type of dogwood or cornus. For possible applications as a nickname see Whipp . Alternatively, perhaps from an unrecorded diminutive of the Middle English personal name Wippe (see Whipp ).

History: Matthew Whipple came from England to Ipswich, MA, c. 1638. His descendent William Whipple (1730–85) born in Kittery, ME, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. A John Whipple was one of the first settlers in Providence, RI.

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

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Cynthia Jane Whipple Bigler

Cynthia Jane Whipple was born June 14, 1835 at Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York. Her parents were Willard Whipple and Elizabeth Barrows of Vermont. She had two brothers and two sisters, Orrison, Charl …

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