Mary Viges/Vigus Knickerbocker - Oakland & Livingston Counties, Michigan
Philip Viges (1817-1878/79) married Margaret (Regaraes?).Philip was born in Newfoundland or Nova Scotia;Margaret was b Ireland.Most listings of their children include:
Philip 1838-1914;Elizabeth b ca 1843; Charles b ca 1845; Edward b ca 1847, and James b c 1851 d ca 1931
Though none of the listings I have seen for children of Philip & Margaret mention Mary A, I think this Mary Knick (Knickerbocker) in 1860 is also a daughter:
"1860 Federal Census & Mortality scheduleOakland Co, Mich"
(Printed book - Library of Michigan4/17/89dbs)
Oakland Co, Mich(Farmington?)
852/341/341
VIGUS, Philip 43 shoemaker- - -/200New F(oundland)
Margaret40 Ireland
KNICK, Mary A 19 NY
Albert 1 MI
VIGUS, Elizabeth 17 MillinerCanadain school
Charles 15 laborer Canadain school
Edward 13 Canadain school
James 9Canadain school
(Need to check microfilm or online image to verify the above)
I have not checked the record, but the Livingston County, Michigan, marriage index shows:
Arninus Springtonk/Maryanne Vigus Bk 3a, page 22 1869
Maryanne Vigus/Arninus Springton Bk 3a, page 22 1869
(note that there was also a marriage indexed for Mary Ann "Vicus" and Henry Davis bk 3, pg 49, 1860 - ???I have no idea if that is meaningful--there were several Henry Davis listings in 1870 -one was in Milford with wife Ruth age 24 and there was a Henry Davis in Brighton, Livingston Co with a wife Mary - not sure of her middle name, but she is 22 b NY, no children)
Philip's first wife died, apparently before 1870, as she does not appear with him in the census.
1870 Oakland Co MI Town of Milford PO Milford
340/178/17827 July 1870
Viges, Phillip53shoe maker2000/800New Foundland pfb cit
William, Milton 22 m w shoe maker 1600/400MI cit
1870 Oakland Co MITown of MilfordPO Milford
341/191/19128 July 1870
Austin, Edward J28 m wmerchant ret---/3500MImfbcit
Mary A/E28 f w keeping houseMaine
Viges, Edward24 m wclerk in storeOntariopfb cit
This should be Philip Jr:
1870 Oakland Co MITown of MilfordPO Milford
350/family 3593 Aug 1870
Viges, Phillip33 m wfarmer 4000/850Ontariopfbcit
Sarah A 27 f w keeping house MI pfb
Mary A 10 f wMI ffbsch
Edwin 8 m w MI ffb sch
John W 6 m wMI ffbsch
Phillip3 m w MI
George 1 m w MI
(Philip Jr is listed in Victor, Clinton Co MI in 1880b Ontario fb Newfoundland mb Ireland)
This should be Mary Ann Vigas Knickerbocker Springsteen:
1870 CensusOakland Co, Michigan
Town of MilfordP O Milford
341R/205/20528 July 1870
SPRINGSTEEN, Armanus28 m w stone mason ----/2000 NY
Mary A26 F kpg houseNY
KNICKERBOCKER, Josephine 6 f at home Michigan
Elizabeth 4 f at home Michigan
Philip is believed to have married Katherine Bissonette 3 Oct 1870/1871 in Pontiac MI, and they had several children together.
Some researchers show Philip d 1878--GENDIS shows a Phillip "Viger" d 20 Dec 1879 (this might be him, with a few discrepancies):
pg 291 #258d Milford, Oakland Co MI, male, white, md, age 70, cause: gangrene; b Ireland; parents unknown; recorded 4 June 1880.
LDS Family search shows this listing, which I think would be Philip's 2nd wife (his widow) and their young children; also in the household is Josephine Knickerbocker (Nickerbacker) who is probably Mary Ann's daughter:
1880 online Milford Oakland Co MI pg 220b
Vigis, Catharine wd f w 42 kh MI MI MI
Joseph son s m w 7 at home MI Newfoundland MI
Genevia J dau s f w 6at home MI Newfoundland MI
Edward E son s m w 4 at home MI Newfoundland MI
Margarete dau s f w 2 at home MI Newfoundland MI
William Leeson s m w 5months at home MI Newfoundland MI
Nickerbacker, Josephine GDau s f w 17 at home MI MI MI
Apparently Mary Ann & Armanus were divorced by 1880, as LDS Familysearch shows this listing:
1880 online Chase, Lake Co MIpg 78a
Bigbee, Robert Emd m w 45 farmerOH VA VA
Phebewife
& 4 Bigbee children
Springsteen, ArminusotherDmale w 38 stone masonNY CAN N
This may be a brother to Armanus:
-----Livingston Co MI mgsEber Springsteen/Emily Palmer Bk 3, pg 1871866
-----1870 Benzie Co MITownship of AlmiraPO Almira
11/40/409 June 1870
Springsteen, Eber 31 m w stone mason 800/--- NY cit
Emily 20? f w kh NY
-----1880 online Frankfort, Benzie Co MIpg 3b(LDS Familysearch)
Springstein, Faber A41 Stone & Brick masonNY NY NY
Emilywife31NY NY NY
Marymotherwd69NY NY CT
I found a possibility for Mary Ann* in the 1880 census (LDS familysearch), but I am not sure if it's her:
1880 onlineMilford, Oakland Co MIpg 213a
Downey, Margery self s f w 36 dressmakerMI IRE IRE
Barnes, Eugene md m w 30 laborerMI MI MI
*Mary (wife to Eugene) md f w 36 khNY Nova Scotia Ireland
Myrtle M (dau)s f w 5 MI MI NY
Libbie (dau) s f w 15 MI MI NY
Atwell, Johnother md m w 46 laborer MI MI NY
Our interest is in the Knickerbockers--can anyone confirm husband of Mary Ann, and that she was nee Vigus/Viges?Also what happened to her Knickerbocker children?
Please post if you have info.