Re: BIGNELL,George abt 1815 England
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BIGNELL,George abt 1815 England
2/25/01
Gerry,
I also am a descendant of George Jr. and Dulcina Bignell. Unfortunately, I too have been stymied with George Sr.
The info I have is that George Sr. died somewhere in Canada between 1851 (he is in the English census in 1851) and 1859. I have tried to find citizenship papers for him in Canada, but found out that if you were English you were already considered a citizen of "Canada," so that route has been closed.
After George died, Martha and the children went to Frankfort Township, near Arkansaw, Wis., to live with her parents, the Rands. In 1859 Martha had a son with her second husband, Josiah Hight.
The grandson of one of George’s brothers, Robert, apparently has a handwritten story about George/Martha's journey to Canada, but I haven't seen it. As told to me, he said that his grandfather would talk about the trip over. They were starving in London, the king offered free passage to Canada if one would settle there. It took weeks to cross the ocean, and during storms the little children would be tied to the masts of the ship so they would not blow off the ship.
Good luck with your search.
Rob
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