Bigelow, John

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John Emerson Bigelow

John Emerson Bigelow was born on December 23, 1925, in Brooklyn, New York, to Marian Thatcher Feustman, age 32, and Emerson Bigelow, age 31. In Rye his family lived at 5 Mendota Ave.

John enlisted in 1944 and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. (Muster Rolls)

John Bigelow Navy Radioman
John Bigelow graduated, Friday, as Radioman Second Class from the U. S. Maritime Service Radio Training Station at Gallups Island, Boston Harbor. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Bigelow, former residents, now living in Washington, D. C.
PAGE TEN THE RYE CHRONICLE Friday, March 2, 1945

After the war John graduated Yale University Phi Beta Kappa, Class of 1950. He had one son and two daughters with Claudette LeDuc de Kergenou.

John was an Engineer for Raytheon Company for over 40 years. Former Wellesley Special Police Sergeant, and member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Gallups Island Radio Association.

John Emerson Bigelow died on January 14, 2003, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, at the age of 77.

He was the beloved husband of the late Claudette R. (Le Duc de Kerguenou) Bigelow. Devoted father of Yvette E. Bigelow of Roslindale, Daniel K. Bigelow of Baltimore, MD. Grandfather of Carolina S. Bigelow of Baltimore, MD and Blair T. Bigelow of Laguna Beach, CA. Brother of Patricia B. Morton of Green Valley, AZ.

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