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Male 1847 - 1930  (83 years)


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  • Name James Biggers  [1, 2, 3] 
    Alt. Birth 1837  [4] 
    Born 1847  [5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 9 Jun 1855  Brownville, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Role: Household Member
    Census 27 Jun 1865  Brownville, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Role: Household Member
    Census 11 Jun 1875  Theresa, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census 1880  Theresa, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Buried Oct 1930  Theresa, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12] 
    Address:
    Oakwood Cemetery
    Theresa, New York 
    • Burial Detail
      James Biggers Maiden Name
      Nickname
      Date of Birth 1837
      Date of Death 10-14-1930
      Age
      Spouse
      Date of Marriage
      Veteran
      Inscription
      Cemetery (name/alt/alt) Oakwood Cemetery
      Village Theresa
      Town / County Theresa, Jefferson County
      Photo Number
      Burial ID 78770
    Alt. Death 14 Oct 1930  [13] 
    Anecdote Was good with numbers  [14, 15] 
    Reference Number 467 
    Residence Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17] 
    County Home for the Aged 
    _UID CC6793F203C44732942A7EB56BA09C8F1FCB 
    Died 16 Oct 1930  Watertown, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Address:
    Jefferson County Home for the Aged
    1240 Coffeen Street
    Watertown, New York 13601
    USA
    Fax: (315) 779-9149 
    Person ID I467  Paul's Genealogy Tree
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2013 

    Father John Biggers,   b. Feb 1804, Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1876  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Mother Frances Harris,   b. Cal 1806, Oxfordhsire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1858, Jefferson Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Married 22 Jul 1822  Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20] 
    Children 9 children 
    Family ID F23  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 9 Jun 1855 - Brownville, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 27 Jun 1865 - Brownville, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 11 Jun 1875 - Theresa, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Theresa, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    Oakwood Cemetery
    Theresa, New York - Oct 1930 - Theresa, Jefferson County, New York    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - County Home for the Aged - - Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Address:
    Jefferson County Home for the Aged
    1240 Coffeen Street
    Watertown, New York 13601
    USA
    Fax: (315) 779-9149 - 16 Oct 1930 - Watertown, Jefferson County, New York    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Jim Biggers    		Jim Biggers
    -----Original Message-----
    From: pbiggers [mailto:pbiggers@imcnet.net]
    Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 6:42 AM
    To: DWade36@aol.com; Paul F. Kelly; Coppervalleyfoundation@Juno.com; pbiggers@imcnet.net
    Subject: Picture of the day 2

    This came from the Article of Jim Biggers

  • Sources 
    1. [S764] 1875 New York State Census Jefferson County NY, New York, Jefferson, (Digital images. FamilySearch.org. \i FamilySearch.org\i0 . http://FamilySearch.org : 2012), Theresa, p. 13, dwelling 110, line 30, John Biggers; (http://FamilySearch.org : accessed Apr 14, 2013) (Reliability: 3), 14 Apr 2013.
      Name: John Biggers
      Age: 76
      Sex: m
      Relation to head of family: head
      Birthplace: England
      Marital Status: married
      Occupation: farmer

      Name: Jane Biggers
      Age: 56
      Sex: f
      Relation to head of family: wife
      Birthplace: Ireland
      Marital Status: married
      Occupation:

      Name: James Biggers
      Age: 32
      Sex: m
      Relation to head of family: son
      Birthplace: Jeff. Co.
      Marital Status: single
      Occupation:
      Birth, Marriage and Death Index - George Biggers      		 Birth, Marriage and Death Index - George Biggers
      John Biggers, Jane Biggers, James Biggers      		 John Biggers and Jane
      film 4858069, frame 00012


    2. [S378] US Census 1880 - Jefferson County, NY, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ), NARA Series T9, Roll 839; Family History Film: 1254839; Page: 161.1000; Enumeration District: 144; Image: 0615 (Reliability: 3), 16 Jan 2006.
      Dwelling: 197
      Family: 218

      Spaulding, Samuel
      Color: w
      Gender: m
      Age: 64
      Relationship to head of household:
      Marital status: married
      Occupation: work in chair shop
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: Mass.
      Mother's birthplace: Mass.

      ----- Sarah
      Color: w
      Gender: f
      Age: 58
      Relationship to head of household: wife
      Marital status: married
      Occupation: keeping house
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York

      Biggers, James
      Color: w
      Gender: m
      Age: 38
      Relationship to head of household:
      Marital status:
      Occupation: Day laborer
      Idiotic
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York

      Salisbury, P. B.
      Color: w
      Gender: m
      Age: 39
      Relationship to head of household:
      Marital status:
      Occupation: at Trading Bait
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York

      " Ida B.
      Color: w
      Gender: f
      Age: 30
      Relationship: wife
      Marital status: m
      Occupation: keeping house
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York

      " Florence
      Color: w
      Gender: f
      Age: 8
      Relationship: daughter
      Marital status: s
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York
      John Walts, in household of William Sergeant      		 John Walts, in household of William Sergeant
      James Biggers      		 James Biggers
      US Census, 1880, Theresa, Jefferson Co., N.Y.


    3. [S6] Wade, David M. Jr., David M. Wade, (1997), David M. Wade (Reliability: 3), 17 Jan 2006.
      From: David M. Wade Jr.
      To: Paul Kelly
      Subject: Re: Biggers
      Date: Friday, August 15, 1997 8:54 PM

      Paul,

      Got your message about photocopies and I just wanted to inform you that the powers that
      be are already in motion. My mother never has really expressed an interest in the
      search of heritage and history, yet once I informed her of someone related to her
      Grandfather Arthur Biggers, well... She has called me to tell me she got all her
      records and documents out. We are both in the process of getting all these lines and
      supporting documents into a format her Grandchildren & Great-Grandchildren can have.
      You though won't have to wait that long as soon as I'm sure we've got all are notes
      properly copied they along will copies of all other documents will be on the way to you
      & your family. These papers will include the family line written by Arthur's own hand.


      I have been reviewing the Biggers line more this week and I can now tell you that John I
      came to America at the age of 38 somewhere in the range of 1842-43. He started a Carding
      Mill in Dexter N.Y. His farm was 2 miles north of Brownsville N.Y. Wife Fannie Harris
      died at age 56. Their children were: John II b. 1839 England // George b. abt. 1842
      England // Maria b.1844 New York //James (Jim) b. 1846 (listed as a Robert 1860 census
      ???) The brothers John and George were available for duty at the beginning of the Civil
      War. John did not join but fled to Maryland where he spent time aboard a whaling ship
      and was also taken prisoner at some point and sometime later is said to have escaped.
      Maybe the tales of his adventures were in his head as told to kin when he returned or
      fact, maybe a little of both. George was not so lucky, Hit by a cannon ball and killed
      Battle of Bull Run, Manassas, Va. after 1862, so that would make it the second battle.
      Youngest son James was said to have been a math genius, "Hit in the head by his
      stepmother for eating one of her pies and was never the same." I hope the pie was good.

      The Stepmother John I's 2nd wife was Jane Graves b. Ireland 1819 d. 1908 / 89 years.
      Graves was her 1st husband's name. Her children by Graves:
      John Graves 1844 // Wm. Graves 1846 // Joseph Graves 1849 // Barnett Graves 1851 //
      Approx date by census ages.

      John II / oldest daughter Stella never married and is buried next to her Grandfather
      John I in Dexter Cemetery, 4th row across from tall monument of Gilmore.

      Nicholas Van Brocklin d. 1884 age 89 (Dutch)
      Nancy Ann Schell d. 1883 age 88 (Germany)
      Parents of Margaret (Van Brocklin) Biggers

      Nancy Ann Schell's Father was Marcus Schell b. June 6,1764 Herkimer Co. NY Chr. July 5,
      1764 Reformed Dutch Church of German Flats married Catherine Elizabeth Roan b. circa
      1770 Herkimer , March 25 1788. Died after 1832 Herkimer NY

      Marcus Schell's Father was Johnannes Schell arrived port of Philadelpia 1732 or 1752 /
      Mother was Barbara Raspach.( I found a ship listing some years ago 10th Oct 1752 Phil.,
      Tuesday Ship " FOREST" Capt. Patrick Auchterlony from Rotterdam / Maybe??? )

      Do you know that both Eva & Arthur named a son Paul. Arthur's son was Paul Everett b.
      June 18,1910. Strange your name is Paul. Is your line Eva's Paul Webert. We want to
      know more about Eva's sons and where they went and the lives they lead. Arthur's
      children where artists / landscape architect / naturalist / seems thay had a deep
      appreciation for nature's beauty.

      David.
      Nicholas & Nancy VanBrocklin      		 Nicholas & Nancy VanBrocklin
      St. Mary parish registers, baptisms      		 Witney St. Mary Parish Registers - Baptisms


    4. [S547] Northern New York Genealogy, Sid, (http://nnygenealogy.com) (Reliability: 3), 4 Jul 2008.
      Burial Detail
      James Biggers Maiden Name
      Nickname
      Date of Birth 1837
      Date of Death 10-14-1930
      Age
      Spouse
      Date of Marriage
      Veteran
      Inscription
      Cemetery (name/alt/alt) Oakwood Cemetery
      Village Theresa
      Town /
      John Walts, in household of William Sergeant      		 John Walts, in household of William Sergeant


    5. [S378] US Census 1880 - Jefferson County, NY, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ), NARA Series T9, Roll 839; Family History Film: 1254839; Page: 161.1000; Enumeration District: 144; Image: 0615 (Reliability: 3), 16 Jan 2006.
      Dwelling: 197
      Family: 218

      Spaulding, Samuel
      Color: w
      Gender: m
      Age: 64
      Relationship to head of household:
      Marital status: married
      Occupation: work in chair shop
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: Mass.
      Mother's birthplace: Mass.

      ----- Sarah
      Color: w
      Gender: f
      Age: 58
      Relationship to head of household: wife
      Marital status: married
      Occupation: keeping house
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York

      Biggers, James
      Color: w
      Gender: m
      Age: 38
      Relationship to head of household:
      Marital status:
      Occupation: Day laborer
      Idiotic
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York

      Salisbury, P. B.
      Color: w
      Gender: m
      Age: 39
      Relationship to head of household:
      Marital status:
      Occupation: at Trading Bait
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York

      " Ida B.
      Color: w
      Gender: f
      Age: 30
      Relationship: wife
      Marital status: m
      Occupation: keeping house
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York

      " Florence
      Color: w
      Gender: f
      Age: 8
      Relationship: daughter
      Marital status: s
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York
      George Biggers, New York 94th Infantry Muster Roll Abstract      		 George Biggers, New York 94th Infantry Muster Roll Abstract
      George Biggers, New York 94th Infantry Muster Roll Abstract
      Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/249/315914602
      James Biggers      		 James Biggers
      US Census, 1880, Theresa, Jefferson Co., N.Y.


    6. [S1131] 1855 - New York State Census, New York, Jefferson, (Digital images. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://familysearch.org : 2014), Brownville; (http://familysearch.org) (Reliability: 3).
      Name:
      45 West End, Witney, Oxfordshire, England      		 45 West End, Witney, Oxfordshire, England
      Photo courtesy of Julie Charlesworth
      Street view, 45 West End, Witney, Oxfordshire, England      		 45 West End, Witney, Oxfordshire, England
      Photo courtesy of Julie Charlesworth
      John Biggers and family, 1855 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York      		 John Biggers and family, 1855 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York
      John Biggers and family, 1855 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6Q2-Q5G


    7. [S983] 1865 New York State Census, New York, Jefferson, (Digital images. Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints. \i FamilySearch.org\i0 . http://familysearch.org : 2015), Brownville, p. 42; (http://familysearch.org) (Reliability: 3).
      Name:
      John Biggers & family, 1865 census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York      		 John Biggers & family, 1865 census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York
      John Biggers & family, 1865 census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNV-H458


    8. [S764] 1875 New York State Census Jefferson County NY, New York, Jefferson, (Digital images. FamilySearch.org. \i FamilySearch.org\i0 . http://FamilySearch.org : 2012), Theresa, p. 13, dwelling 110, line 30, John Biggers; (http://FamilySearch.org : accessed Apr 14, 2013) (Reliability: 3), 14 Apr 2013.
      Name: John Biggers
      Age: 76
      Sex: m
      Relation to head of family: head
      Birthplace: England
      Marital Status: married
      Occupation: farmer

      Name: Jane Biggers
      Age: 56
      Sex: f
      Relation to head of family: wife
      Birthplace: Ireland
      Marital Status: married
      Occupation:

      Name: James Biggers
      Age: 32
      Sex: m
      Relation to head of family: son
      Birthplace: Jeff. Co.
      Marital Status: single
      Occupation:
      George Biggers      		 George Biggers
      List of soldiers from Jefferson County who died in the Civil War.
      John Biggers, Jane Biggers, James Biggers      		 John Biggers and Jane
      film 4858069, frame 00012


    9. [S378] US Census 1880 - Jefferson County, NY, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ), NARA Series T9, Roll 839; Family History Film: 1254839; Page: 161.1000; Enumeration District: 144; Image: 0615 (Reliability: 3), 16 Jan 2006.
      Dwelling: 197
      Family: 218

      Spaulding, Samuel
      Color: w
      Gender: m
      Age: 64
      Relationship to head of household:
      Marital status: married
      Occupation: work in chair shop
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: Mass.
      Mother's birthplace: Mass.

      ----- Sarah
      Color: w
      Gender: f
      Age: 58
      Relationship to head of household: wife
      Marital status: married
      Occupation: keeping house
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York

      Biggers, James
      Color: w
      Gender: m
      Age: 38
      Relationship to head of household:
      Marital status:
      Occupation: Day laborer
      Idiotic
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York

      Salisbury, P. B.
      Color: w
      Gender: m
      Age: 39
      Relationship to head of household:
      Marital status:
      Occupation: at Trading Bait
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York

      " Ida B.
      Color: w
      Gender: f
      Age: 30
      Relationship: wife
      Marital status: m
      Occupation: keeping house
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York

      " Florence
      Color: w
      Gender: f
      Age: 8
      Relationship: daughter
      Marital status: s
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York
      John Walts, in household of William Sergeant      		 John Walts, in household of William Sergeant
      James Biggers      		 James Biggers
      US Census, 1880, Theresa, Jefferson Co., N.Y.


    10. [S547] Northern New York Genealogy, Sid, (http://nnygenealogy.com) (Reliability: 3), 4 Jul 2008.
      Burial Detail
      James Biggers Maiden Name
      Nickname
      Date of Birth 1837
      Date of Death 10-14-1930
      Age
      Spouse
      Date of Marriage
      Veteran
      Inscription
      Cemetery (name/alt/alt) Oakwood Cemetery
      Village Theresa
      Town /
      Watertown Daily News and Reformer, September 4, 1862      		 Watertown Daily News and Reformer, September 4, 1862
      Watertown Daily News and Reformer, September 4, 1862
      This article describes the action of the 94th NY Volunteers at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run, August 30, 1862.
      George Biggers was killed during this battle.
      Source: http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031930/1862-09-04/ed-1/seq-2/


    11. [S7] Article about Jim Biggers, Ernest G. Cook, (Watertown Daily Times, 1940).
      Watertown Daily News & Reformer, Sept. 5, 1862      		 Watertown Daily News & Reformer, Sept. 5, 1862
      Watertown Daily News & Reformer, Sept. 5, 1862
      Source: http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031930/1862-09-05/ed-1/seq-2/
      Daily News & Reformer      		 Daily News & Reformer


    12. [S159] Obituary for Jim Biggers, (Watertown Daily Times, October 16, 1930) (Reliability: 4), 10 Nov 2004.
      George Biggers      		 George Biggers
      List of soldiers from Jefferson County who died in the Civil War.
      John Biggers, Jane Biggers, James Biggers      		 John Biggers and Jane
      film 4858069, frame 00012


    13. [S174] Cemetery Inscriptions, Theresa, A - B, A.E. ROGERS, ELLEN & JOHN BARTLETT, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/barthab.htm) (Reliability: 3), 15 Nov 2004.
      Name, Epitaph, Cemetery
      BIGGERS,JAMES,1837-14OCT1930,OAKWOOD

    14. [S159] Obituary for Jim Biggers, (Watertown Daily Times, October 16, 1930) (Reliability: 3), 10 Nov 2004.

    15. [S7] Article about Jim Biggers, Ernest G. Cook, (Watertown Daily Times, 1940) (Reliability: 3), 10 Nov 2004.

    16. [S7] Article about Jim Biggers, Ernest G. Cook, (Watertown Daily Times, 1940) (Reliability: 3), 10 Nov 2004.
      John Walts, in household of William Sergeant      		 John Walts, in household of William Sergeant


    17. [S159] Obituary for Jim Biggers, (Watertown Daily Times, October 16, 1930) (Reliability: 3), 10 Nov 2004.
      John Biggar      		 John Biggar
      Year: 1850; Census Place: Brownville, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M432_514; Page: 219; Image: 196.
      John Walts, in household of William Sergeant      		 John Walts, in household of William Sergeant


    18. [S159] Obituary for Jim Biggers, (Watertown Daily Times, October 16, 1930) (Reliability: 4), 10 Nov 2004.
      Adjutant General Report      		 Adjutant General Report
      NINETY-FOURTH INFANTRY 15

      BIGGERS, GEORGE. - Age, 21 years. Enlisted, October 18, 1861, at North Adams, to server three years; mustered in as private, Co. E, February 13, 1862; killed in action, August 30, 1862, at Bull Run, Va.

      BIGGERS, JOHN. - Age, 22 years. Enlisted, January 7, 1862, at Watertown, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. E, February 13, 1862; deserted, August 23, 1862, on the march near Waterloo, Va.


    19. [S448] UK Oxfordshire Parish Registers - Witney (CD), Oxfordshire Family History Society, (Oxfordshire Family History Society 1994-2003 http://www.ofhs.org.uk/index.html Oxfordshire Family History Society; c/o Miss Angela E. Wood 40 Kersington Cresent Cowley Oxford, OX4 3RJ United Kingdom See also: http://www.ofhs.org.uk/whoswho.html Phone: 01865 718723 Email: AngeWd1@aol.com), St. Mary's Church, Marriage Register, Page 125 (Reliability: 3), 20 Aug 2006.
      Year: 1822
      Date: 22 Jul
      Husband: BIGGERS
      H_Forename: John (X)
      b. Hailey
      Wife: HARRIS
      W_Forename: Frances (X)
      sp. Hailey
      Misc. newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center      		 Misc. newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center
      Whitney1585m.pdf      		 St. Marys Church, Witney, Parish Records
      See page 152


    20. [S6] Wade, David M. Jr., David M. Wade, (1997).
      Fred A. Besha      		 Fred A. Besha
      US Census, 1910, Champion, Jefferson County, NY