Further to Marshall Piggott - the murder victim of 1884. I found the following information regarding custody of his young son: LNAME[ PIGGOTT FNAME[ MARSHALL HAMILTON RESID[ MALAHIDE DATE[ NOV 17, 1884 FILE[ 1220 MFNO[ 1385 NOTES[ - no will - described as a farmer and a widower - petitioners: Lavina Piggott; Frederick William Piggott; John Colborne Piggott - mother was Lavina Piggott of North Dorchester Township, Middlesex County, widow - son was Frank Piggott, 18 months old, who was with his maternal grandparents in Malahide BROTHERS AND SISTERS: - John Colborne Piggott, West Bay City, Michigan; - William Frederick Piggott, Nilestown, Middlesex County; - Charles Piggott, Portland, Oregon; - Edwin Piggott, East Saginaw, Michigan; - Minnie Carr, wife of William, Chicago, Illinois; - Ida Piggott, 17 years old; - Bertha Piggott, 13 years old FILE[ 1221 NOTES[ - described as a farmer - this was a petition for guardianship filed April 25, 1885 - petitioner was paternal grandmother, Lavina Piggott, North Dorchester Township,Middlesex County, widow - child was Marshall Piggott's son, Francis, who was 18 months old - maternal grandparents were William and Martha Beauchamp of Malahide His brother, Charles H. Piggott, of Portland Oregon built "Piggott's Folly", the picture and description can be seen at:http://photos.salemhistory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/max&CISOPTR=438&REC=2 A photo of Charles H. Piggott can be viewed at: http://photos.salemhistory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/max&CISOPTR=441&REC=1 This seems to be a VERY colourfull branch of the family. When I can connect them further back I will post.

Hi Linda, At 03:30 PM 11/18/2006, you wrote: >Further to Marshall Piggott - the murder victim of 1884. GREAT job!!!! Where did you find that? I am pulling together a huge amount of information on this family and will post it tonite. Regards, Joe Joe Bissett, PIGGOTT/CUMMISKEY List Administrator/Rootsweb I use America's Book CDs in my genealogical research to access otherwise unavailable primary source material. http://www.abcd-usa.com/ I support the Godfrey Memorial Library. http://www.godfrey.org/ Proud to be a member of LostCousins! http://www/LostCousins.com