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(Biggin) Biggins, Matthew or Mathew W.

  Born: 1835-09-18 in Cavan County, Ireland    Died: 1907-07-12 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa

Father: Biggin, Thomas (nmi)      Paternal Grandfather:             Paternal Great Grandfather:             Paternal Great Grandmother:        Paternal Grandmother:             Paternal Great Grandfather:             Paternal Great Grandmother:   Mother: Collins, Anna (Biggin)      Maternal Grandfather:             Maternal Great Grandfather:             Maternal Great Grandmother:        Maternal Grandmother:             Maternal Great Grandfather:             Maternal Great Grandmother:

• Sibling: Biggin, John (nmi) born 1???-??-?? in Town, State; died ????-??-?? in Town, State
• Sibling: Biggin, Alice (nmi) born 1???-??-?? in Town, State; died ????-??-?? in Town, State
• Sibling: Biggin, Mary (nmi) born 1???-??-?? in Town, State; died ????-??-?? in Town, State
• Sibling: Biggin, Elizabeth (nmi) born 1???-??-?? in Town, State; died ????-??-?? in Town, State
• Sibling: Biggin, Ellen (nmi) born 1???-??-?? in Town, State; died ????-??-?? in Town, State
• Sibling: Biggin, Emma (nmi) born 1???-??-?? in Town, State; died ????-??-?? in Town, State
• Sibling: (Biggin) Biggins, Thomas F. born 1835-??-?? in Town, Ireland; died ????-??-?? in Town, State
• Sibling: (Biggin) Biggins, Frank F. born <1837-??-?? in Town, Ireland; died ????-??-?? in Town, State
• Married: McGrath, Deborah E. 1864-04-12 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Child: Biggins, Thomas F. born 1865-??-?? in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
• Child: Biggins Sr, James Matthew born 1867-01-07 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died 1913-05-23 in Town, State
• Child: Biggins, Annie (nmi) born 1869-??-?? in Town, State, died 1943-??-?? in Town, State
• Child: Biggins, Mathew (nmi) born 1872-??-?? in Town, State
• Child: Biggins, John “Jack” born 1873-??-?? in Town, State
• Child: Biggins, David (nmi) born 1875-02-05 in Fort Sully, Dakota Territory, died 1940-12-29 in Detroit, Michigan
• Child: Biggins, Edward Collins born 1876-09-26 in Fort Sully, Dakota Territory, died 1971-03-05 in Town, State
• Child: Biggins, Daniel (nmi) born 1879-??-?? in Fort Sully, Dakota Territory
• Child: Biggins, Deborah (nmi) (Quinn) born 1882-06-12 in Fort Thompson, Dakota Territory, died 1963 in Rapid City, SD
• Child: Biggins, Mary Ellen (Riley) born 1884-10-18 in Fort Randall Reserve, Dakota Territory
• Child: Biggins, Katherine (nmi) born 1???-??-?? in Town, State

Patriarch, Matthew W. Biggin(s)

The Saga of the Missouri River Reveille

Below is the original document as received by the WebMaster. It is quite difficult to read. For an easy to read version, go to the “Biggins History” page or view a PDF version by simply clicking on the printer icon below.

Column #5, pg 286

March 25, 2004 e-mail from Cathy Morriss:

According to Jim Penne, the photo on page 285 is NOT that of his maternal grandmother, Harriet Ducharme/Biggins and he did not have a sibling named "Virginia".

Although this information is in his letter, you've got more than enough to wade through so thought I'd give you a "heads up".

I've sent a message to the son-in-law of James' half-brother, Frederick James Biggins (4th child of James Matthew Biggins and Mildred "Millie" Irish - 4B8 on my Descendancy List - to see if perhaps the photo is Millie. Will let you know when I receive a response

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