From "Relatively Speaking", Volume 33, Number 1, February 2005, Alberta Genealogical Society, Prince of Wales Armouries, Edmonton, AB: "It is believed that almost all Bigelows in North America descend from one ancestor, John Bigelow (1617-1703), a blacksmith of Watertown, Massachusetts. The Bigelow Society has done much research on this family and each year it holds a family reunion somewhere in North America. This year it is being held in Aldergrove, British Columbia from July 1 to 4. For more information contact Lois Martin [email protected]"