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Joseph Bigham

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Joseph Bigham

Birth
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
9 Jul 1885 (aged 51)
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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51 years 8 months 8 days
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The son of Andrew & Catherine (Little) Bigham, in 1860 he was a farmer living in Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 6' 0" tall and had dark hair and gray eyes. He married Elizabeth Frey and fathered Susan Malinda (b. @1863 - married J. William Carbaugh), Mary Catherine (b. 12/12/69, d. 02/03/72), John Henry (b. 05/10/66), and Cornelius Grant (b. 10/07/68).

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the stated age of thirty in Harrisburg September 3, 1864, mustered into federal service there September 5 as a private with Co. K, 184th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company June 2, 1865. His brother James served in the same company.

His birth date also reported as August 21 and date of death as September 7, but no obituary was found in any online newspaper archive.
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51 years 8 months 8 days
GAR Marker

The son of Andrew & Catherine (Little) Bigham, in 1860 he was a farmer living in Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He stood 6' 0" tall and had dark hair and gray eyes. He married Elizabeth Frey and fathered Susan Malinda (b. @1863 - married J. William Carbaugh), Mary Catherine (b. 12/12/69, d. 02/03/72), John Henry (b. 05/10/66), and Cornelius Grant (b. 10/07/68).

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the stated age of thirty in Harrisburg September 3, 1864, mustered into federal service there September 5 as a private with Co. K, 184th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company June 2, 1865. His brother James served in the same company.

His birth date also reported as August 21 and date of death as September 7, but no obituary was found in any online newspaper archive.
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  • Created by: deb
  • Added: Nov 5, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16469335/joseph-bigham: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Bigham (21 Aug 1833–9 Jul 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16469335, citing Fairfield Union Cemetery, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by deb (contributor 46554453).