Daughter of Joel lewis &
Mary Ann Kirkpatrick
One of three known children;
1 sister & 1 brother
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1815 Abraham Kirkpatrick # 46817224
1822 Eliza
Married Thomas James Bigham
30 Dec 1846
Mother of five children;
3 daughters & 2 sons
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1847 Joel Lewis***see below
1851 Kirk Q.***see below
1854 Mary Ann (Stout)***see below
1857 Eliza Augusta***see below
1860 Maria L.***see below
THE CHIEF FOUNDER OF GRACE CHURCH, MT WASHINGTON
MRS. MARIA LOUISA BIGHAM, the daughter of Dr. Joel and Mary Ann Lewis, was born in Pittsburgh, June 8, 1819. Her father, Dr. Joel Lewis, a prominent physician, was born in Christiana, Delaware, where his ancestors, of Welsh extraction, originally settled; moved to Philadelphia, and finally, after graduating at the Medical School of that city, settled in Pittsburgh and married Mary Ann Kirkpatrick, the youngest daughter of Maj. Abraham Kirkpatrick, of the United States Army, whose home was on the Monongahela River near where is now the corner of Water and Short streets. Dr. and Mrs. Lewis were members of old Trinity Church, and here the subject of this sketch was baptized in infancy, and reared under the pastoral care of the Rev. Dr. Hopkins. She was confirmed in the same church by Bishop Onderdonk in 1834.
She was educated in the schools of the Rev. Dr. Lacey and Mr. Twining, two well-known educators of that day, and afterwards spent several years in Philadelphia in the family of her paternal uncle, William. D. Lewis, a leading banker of that city, in whose home she enjoyed many social and literary advantages. Returning to Pittsburgh, she was married in Trinity Church, by the Rev. George Upfold, D. D., December 30, 1846, to Thomas J. Bigham, a young attorney at the Pittsburgh bar, just then rising into prominence in the politics of his native State.
Soon after their marriage her husband built a handsome brick residence on Mount Washington, on his wife's property, inherited from the estate of her grandfather, Major Kirkpatrick. They moved up to their new home in 1850, and there, in a beautiful spot, surrounded by the primitive forest, they reared a family of five children, two sons and three daughters,
Obituary, From the records of Grace Episcopal Church
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October 16, 1888:
MARIA LOUISE BIGHAM, widow of the late Thomas J. Bigham, aged 70 years, died at Hill Home, Mount Washington, her late residence. Funeral service in Grace Church, attended by a large congregation of those among whom she so long lived and worked as a Sunday School teacher and a church member; buried in Allegheny Cemetery beside her husband, the Rev. R. J. Coster, her rector, officiating. She was the chief promoter of and contributor to the organization of Grace Church, and for forty years lived among its people and shared their struggles in maintaining public worship and religious instruction for the young. A noble, Christian woman, of great dignity of manner, of great strength of character, of high refinement and culture, of strong faith and deep piety. She died in faith in her Lord, and now, life's sorrows and disappointments over, she sleeps in peace. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord."
Note***
Her brother Abraham...
Abraham Kirkpatrick Lewis was a pioneer coal miner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His namesake was his grandfather, Abraham Kirkpatrick, a colleague of General John Neville. He graduated from Kenyon College, Ohio, in 1835. Although he studied medicine and law, he made his living in the coal industry. With William Philpot and John M.Snowden, Jr., he was the first to establish a market and furnish a regular supply of Pittsburgh coal to New Orleans, transporting the coal on flatboats.
Abraham Kirkpatrick Lewis
Born August 24, 1815
Died November 10, 1860 (aged 45)
Residence Mt. Washington, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality U.S.A.
Other names Kirk Lewis
Citizenship U.S.A.
Alma mater Kenyon College
Occupation Mine operator
Years active 1844–1860
Known for Kirk Lewis Incline
Spouse(s) Mary Orth
Children Dr. William David Lewis
Lucretia Orth Lewis LeMoyne
Parents
Joel Lewis, M.D. (father)
Mary Ann Kirkpatrick (mother)
Mary Ann Kirkpatrick
One of three known children;
1 sister & 1 brother
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1815 Abraham Kirkpatrick # 46817224
1822 Eliza
Married Thomas James Bigham
30 Dec 1846
Mother of five children;
3 daughters & 2 sons
****************************************
1847 Joel Lewis***see below
1851 Kirk Q.***see below
1854 Mary Ann (Stout)***see below
1857 Eliza Augusta***see below
1860 Maria L.***see below
THE CHIEF FOUNDER OF GRACE CHURCH, MT WASHINGTON
MRS. MARIA LOUISA BIGHAM, the daughter of Dr. Joel and Mary Ann Lewis, was born in Pittsburgh, June 8, 1819. Her father, Dr. Joel Lewis, a prominent physician, was born in Christiana, Delaware, where his ancestors, of Welsh extraction, originally settled; moved to Philadelphia, and finally, after graduating at the Medical School of that city, settled in Pittsburgh and married Mary Ann Kirkpatrick, the youngest daughter of Maj. Abraham Kirkpatrick, of the United States Army, whose home was on the Monongahela River near where is now the corner of Water and Short streets. Dr. and Mrs. Lewis were members of old Trinity Church, and here the subject of this sketch was baptized in infancy, and reared under the pastoral care of the Rev. Dr. Hopkins. She was confirmed in the same church by Bishop Onderdonk in 1834.
She was educated in the schools of the Rev. Dr. Lacey and Mr. Twining, two well-known educators of that day, and afterwards spent several years in Philadelphia in the family of her paternal uncle, William. D. Lewis, a leading banker of that city, in whose home she enjoyed many social and literary advantages. Returning to Pittsburgh, she was married in Trinity Church, by the Rev. George Upfold, D. D., December 30, 1846, to Thomas J. Bigham, a young attorney at the Pittsburgh bar, just then rising into prominence in the politics of his native State.
Soon after their marriage her husband built a handsome brick residence on Mount Washington, on his wife's property, inherited from the estate of her grandfather, Major Kirkpatrick. They moved up to their new home in 1850, and there, in a beautiful spot, surrounded by the primitive forest, they reared a family of five children, two sons and three daughters,
Obituary, From the records of Grace Episcopal Church
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October 16, 1888:
MARIA LOUISE BIGHAM, widow of the late Thomas J. Bigham, aged 70 years, died at Hill Home, Mount Washington, her late residence. Funeral service in Grace Church, attended by a large congregation of those among whom she so long lived and worked as a Sunday School teacher and a church member; buried in Allegheny Cemetery beside her husband, the Rev. R. J. Coster, her rector, officiating. She was the chief promoter of and contributor to the organization of Grace Church, and for forty years lived among its people and shared their struggles in maintaining public worship and religious instruction for the young. A noble, Christian woman, of great dignity of manner, of great strength of character, of high refinement and culture, of strong faith and deep piety. She died in faith in her Lord, and now, life's sorrows and disappointments over, she sleeps in peace. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord."
Note***
Her brother Abraham...
Abraham Kirkpatrick Lewis was a pioneer coal miner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His namesake was his grandfather, Abraham Kirkpatrick, a colleague of General John Neville. He graduated from Kenyon College, Ohio, in 1835. Although he studied medicine and law, he made his living in the coal industry. With William Philpot and John M.Snowden, Jr., he was the first to establish a market and furnish a regular supply of Pittsburgh coal to New Orleans, transporting the coal on flatboats.
Abraham Kirkpatrick Lewis
Born August 24, 1815
Died November 10, 1860 (aged 45)
Residence Mt. Washington, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality U.S.A.
Other names Kirk Lewis
Citizenship U.S.A.
Alma mater Kenyon College
Occupation Mine operator
Years active 1844–1860
Known for Kirk Lewis Incline
Spouse(s) Mary Orth
Children Dr. William David Lewis
Lucretia Orth Lewis LeMoyne
Parents
Joel Lewis, M.D. (father)
Mary Ann Kirkpatrick (mother)
Daughter of Joel lewis &
Mary Ann Kirkpatrick
One of three known children;
1 sister & 1 brother
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1815 Abraham Kirkpatrick # 46817224
1822 Eliza
Married Thomas James Bigham
30 Dec 1846
Mother of five children;
3 daughters & 2 sons
****************************************
1847 Joel Lewis***see below
1851 Kirk Q.***see below
1854 Mary Ann (Stout)***see below
1857 Eliza Augusta***see below
1860 Maria L.***see below
THE CHIEF FOUNDER OF GRACE CHURCH, MT WASHINGTON
MRS. MARIA LOUISA BIGHAM, the daughter of Dr. Joel and Mary Ann Lewis, was born in Pittsburgh, June 8, 1819. Her father, Dr. Joel Lewis, a prominent physician, was born in Christiana, Delaware, where his ancestors, of Welsh extraction, originally settled; moved to Philadelphia, and finally, after graduating at the Medical School of that city, settled in Pittsburgh and married Mary Ann Kirkpatrick, the youngest daughter of Maj. Abraham Kirkpatrick, of the United States Army, whose home was on the Monongahela River near where is now the corner of Water and Short streets. Dr. and Mrs. Lewis were members of old Trinity Church, and here the subject of this sketch was baptized in infancy, and reared under the pastoral care of the Rev. Dr. Hopkins. She was confirmed in the same church by Bishop Onderdonk in 1834.
She was educated in the schools of the Rev. Dr. Lacey and Mr. Twining, two well-known educators of that day, and afterwards spent several years in Philadelphia in the family of her paternal uncle, William. D. Lewis, a leading banker of that city, in whose home she enjoyed many social and literary advantages. Returning to Pittsburgh, she was married in Trinity Church, by the Rev. George Upfold, D. D., December 30, 1846, to Thomas J. Bigham, a young attorney at the Pittsburgh bar, just then rising into prominence in the politics of his native State.
Soon after their marriage her husband built a handsome brick residence on Mount Washington, on his wife's property, inherited from the estate of her grandfather, Major Kirkpatrick. They moved up to their new home in 1850, and there, in a beautiful spot, surrounded by the primitive forest, they reared a family of five children, two sons and three daughters,
Obituary, From the records of Grace Episcopal Church
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October 16, 1888:
MARIA LOUISE BIGHAM, widow of the late Thomas J. Bigham, aged 70 years, died at Hill Home, Mount Washington, her late residence. Funeral service in Grace Church, attended by a large congregation of those among whom she so long lived and worked as a Sunday School teacher and a church member; buried in Allegheny Cemetery beside her husband, the Rev. R. J. Coster, her rector, officiating. She was the chief promoter of and contributor to the organization of Grace Church, and for forty years lived among its people and shared their struggles in maintaining public worship and religious instruction for the young. A noble, Christian woman, of great dignity of manner, of great strength of character, of high refinement and culture, of strong faith and deep piety. She died in faith in her Lord, and now, life's sorrows and disappointments over, she sleeps in peace. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord."
Note***
Her brother Abraham...
Abraham Kirkpatrick Lewis was a pioneer coal miner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His namesake was his grandfather, Abraham Kirkpatrick, a colleague of General John Neville. He graduated from Kenyon College, Ohio, in 1835. Although he studied medicine and law, he made his living in the coal industry. With William Philpot and John M.Snowden, Jr., he was the first to establish a market and furnish a regular supply of Pittsburgh coal to New Orleans, transporting the coal on flatboats.
Abraham Kirkpatrick Lewis
Born August 24, 1815
Died November 10, 1860 (aged 45)
Residence Mt. Washington, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality U.S.A.
Other names Kirk Lewis
Citizenship U.S.A.
Alma mater Kenyon College
Occupation Mine operator
Years active 1844–1860
Known for Kirk Lewis Incline
Spouse(s) Mary Orth
Children Dr. William David Lewis
Lucretia Orth Lewis LeMoyne
Parents
Joel Lewis, M.D. (father)
Mary Ann Kirkpatrick (mother)
Mary Ann Kirkpatrick
One of three known children;
1 sister & 1 brother
********************************
1815 Abraham Kirkpatrick # 46817224
1822 Eliza
Married Thomas James Bigham
30 Dec 1846
Mother of five children;
3 daughters & 2 sons
****************************************
1847 Joel Lewis***see below
1851 Kirk Q.***see below
1854 Mary Ann (Stout)***see below
1857 Eliza Augusta***see below
1860 Maria L.***see below
THE CHIEF FOUNDER OF GRACE CHURCH, MT WASHINGTON
MRS. MARIA LOUISA BIGHAM, the daughter of Dr. Joel and Mary Ann Lewis, was born in Pittsburgh, June 8, 1819. Her father, Dr. Joel Lewis, a prominent physician, was born in Christiana, Delaware, where his ancestors, of Welsh extraction, originally settled; moved to Philadelphia, and finally, after graduating at the Medical School of that city, settled in Pittsburgh and married Mary Ann Kirkpatrick, the youngest daughter of Maj. Abraham Kirkpatrick, of the United States Army, whose home was on the Monongahela River near where is now the corner of Water and Short streets. Dr. and Mrs. Lewis were members of old Trinity Church, and here the subject of this sketch was baptized in infancy, and reared under the pastoral care of the Rev. Dr. Hopkins. She was confirmed in the same church by Bishop Onderdonk in 1834.
She was educated in the schools of the Rev. Dr. Lacey and Mr. Twining, two well-known educators of that day, and afterwards spent several years in Philadelphia in the family of her paternal uncle, William. D. Lewis, a leading banker of that city, in whose home she enjoyed many social and literary advantages. Returning to Pittsburgh, she was married in Trinity Church, by the Rev. George Upfold, D. D., December 30, 1846, to Thomas J. Bigham, a young attorney at the Pittsburgh bar, just then rising into prominence in the politics of his native State.
Soon after their marriage her husband built a handsome brick residence on Mount Washington, on his wife's property, inherited from the estate of her grandfather, Major Kirkpatrick. They moved up to their new home in 1850, and there, in a beautiful spot, surrounded by the primitive forest, they reared a family of five children, two sons and three daughters,
Obituary, From the records of Grace Episcopal Church
******************************************************
October 16, 1888:
MARIA LOUISE BIGHAM, widow of the late Thomas J. Bigham, aged 70 years, died at Hill Home, Mount Washington, her late residence. Funeral service in Grace Church, attended by a large congregation of those among whom she so long lived and worked as a Sunday School teacher and a church member; buried in Allegheny Cemetery beside her husband, the Rev. R. J. Coster, her rector, officiating. She was the chief promoter of and contributor to the organization of Grace Church, and for forty years lived among its people and shared their struggles in maintaining public worship and religious instruction for the young. A noble, Christian woman, of great dignity of manner, of great strength of character, of high refinement and culture, of strong faith and deep piety. She died in faith in her Lord, and now, life's sorrows and disappointments over, she sleeps in peace. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord."
Note***
Her brother Abraham...
Abraham Kirkpatrick Lewis was a pioneer coal miner in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His namesake was his grandfather, Abraham Kirkpatrick, a colleague of General John Neville. He graduated from Kenyon College, Ohio, in 1835. Although he studied medicine and law, he made his living in the coal industry. With William Philpot and John M.Snowden, Jr., he was the first to establish a market and furnish a regular supply of Pittsburgh coal to New Orleans, transporting the coal on flatboats.
Abraham Kirkpatrick Lewis
Born August 24, 1815
Died November 10, 1860 (aged 45)
Residence Mt. Washington, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nationality U.S.A.
Other names Kirk Lewis
Citizenship U.S.A.
Alma mater Kenyon College
Occupation Mine operator
Years active 1844–1860
Known for Kirk Lewis Incline
Spouse(s) Mary Orth
Children Dr. William David Lewis
Lucretia Orth Lewis LeMoyne
Parents
Joel Lewis, M.D. (father)
Mary Ann Kirkpatrick (mother)
Inscription
"For her we need not mourn. 'Tis we who stand
In need of pity for our grevious loss.
We miss the loving heart, the helping hand,
The faith that gloried in her Savior's cross.
"Among the blessed ones she finds her home,
And converse holds with angels face to face;
And when they worship 'neath heaven's arching dome,
With native courtesy she takes her place."
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