James BIGGS Family Bible, Philadelphia County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ray Steelman http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** " JAMES BIGGS BIBLE RECORD " PHILADELPHIA, PA. BIRTHS JAMES BIGGS was born January 19, 1821. ANN PENINGTON KEAN was born July 1, 1829. MARGARET BIGGS was born December 18, 1845. MARY ELIZABETH BIGGS was born January 19, 1847. AMANDA BIGGS was born March 30, 1848. JAMES HARMON BIGGS was born October 24, 1849. EMMA LAVISA BIGGS was born December 13, 1850. MARTHA ANN BIGGS was born Jan. 18, 1856. ANNA MARSILLA BIGGS was born April 25, 1857. GEORGE WILLIAM BIGGS was born May 25, 1867. GEORGE HIRAM GRACEY was born October 29, 1840. (Half brother to ANN PENINGTON KEAN) ANNA LAURA OELENSCHALAGER was born June 19th, 1874. WALTER OELENSCHALAGER was born March 10th, 1875. JAMES BIGGS CARR was born December 26, 1869. SARAH EMMA CARR was born December 21, 1873. GEORGE WILLIAM PARKER was born January 19, 1891. MARY E. PARKER was born March 26th, 1894. HARRY PARKER (adopted name LEEDS) was born February 11, 1897. SARAH ELIZABETH LEEDS was born April 14, 1923. HARRY PARKER LEEDS, JR., was born may 19, 1924. DEATHS MARGARET BIGGS died April the 8, 1846. LAVISA GRACEY died July 1, 1848; aged 49. AMANDA BIGGS died June 9, 1849. JAMES HARMAN BIGGS died January 24, 1850. EMMA LAVISA BIGGS died November 14, 1852. MARTHA ANN BIGGS died October 9, 1853. JAMES BIGGS died April 1st, 1861. MELVINA SCHERR died March 20, 1867. JAMES BIGGS CARR died July 27, 1870. WALTER OELENSCHLAGER died February 13, 1878. ANNIE PENINGTON BIGGS died April 12, 1894. MARY E. PARKER died September 10, 1894. MARY E. CARR died June 18, 1897. GEORGE H. GRACEY died July 19th, 1905. GEORGE W. PARKER died October 5, 1907. HARRY PARKER LEEDS, JR., died July 20, 1925. MARRIAGES Camden, New Jersey, JAMES BIGGS and ANN PENINGTON KEAN were united in the bond of Matrimony on Thursday the 19th day of November 1844. Mr. GEORGE W. SCHERR and Miss MARY E. BIGGS were united in the bonds of Matrimony on Thursday the 1st day of January 1867. William Catheart, Philadelphia. Mr. JAMES W. CARR and Miss MARY E. BIGGS were united in the bonds of matrimony on Sunday the 19th day of January 1868. Mr. JACOB D. OELENSCHLAGER and wife, MARCY BIGGS, were united in the bonds of Matrimony on Tuesday September 30th, 187- (?) HARRY PARKER (adopted) LEEDS and HELEN ELIZABETH McQUALE were married September 14, 1922, in Atlantic City, N.J. by Rev. Hoppe. Note: A number of the descendants of James Biggs are residents of Atlantic County, N.J. The foregoing record was copied from the Bible now in possession of Mrs. Joel Leeds, Atlantic City, N.J. Copied, 1928, by M.K. Collins, Hartford, Conn.