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Bigler, Jacob G., 1813-1907

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1813 - 1907-02-23

Biography

Jacob G. Bigler was born on April 4, 1813, in Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia to Mark Bigler and Susannah Ogden. He was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 10, 1838, in Missouri. He married Mary Ann Boggess on March 25, 1841, in Harrison, West Virginia. Together they had one child. Jacob moved to Nauvoo, Illinois in May 1842. Mary Ann and their son died in October of that year. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Southern States in 1843. On January 31, 1844, he married Amy Lorette Chase in Nauvoo, Illinois. Together they had eleven children. He and his family emigrated to Utah in 1852. While traveling to Utah, he married Armelia Caroline Mangum on February 12, 1852, in Kanesville, Iowa. Together they had seven children. Upon arrival in Utah, Jacob also married Nancy Ann Keller on November 25, 1855, and Eliza Cannon on October 10, 1867. Jacob served in the Nephi legislative assembly and was elected mayor. Jacob died on February 23, 1907, in Nephi, Utah.

Citation:
FamilySearch, April 12, 2024 (Jacob G. Bigler; b. April 4, 1813, in Shinnston, Harrison, West Virginia to Mark Bigler and Susannah Ogden; m. Mary Ann Boggess on March 25, 1841, in Harrison, West Virginia; Together they had one child; m. January 31, 1844, to Amy Lorette Chase in Nauvoo, Illinois; Together they had eleven children; m. Armelia Caroline Mangum on February 12, 1852, in Kanesville, Iowa; Together they had seven children; m. Nancy Ann Keller on November 25, 1855; m. Eliza Cannon on October 10, 1867; baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 10, 1838, in Missouri; moved to Nauvoo, Illinois in May 1842; Mary Ann and their son died in October of that year; served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Southern States in 1843; emigrated to Utah in 1852; served in the Nephi legislative assembly and was elected mayor; d. February 23, 1907, in Nephi, Utah) Histories, journal, letters, genealogical information, etc. of the family, abt 1960:page 1 (Jacob G. Bigler)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Letter to Jacob G. Bigler

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233284030]
Identifier: Vault MSS 113
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter, written to J. G. Bigler and his wife, and dated 7 June 1894. The item was unsigned but was written by one of Bigler's children living in Mesa, Arizona. The child congradulates its parents on their 50th wedding anniversary.

Dates: 1894 June 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Letter to Jacob G. Bigler

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