WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
HENRY WILLIAM BIGLER
(soldier, gold miner, missionary, chronicler)
BIOGRAPHY
Henry William Bigler was born on August 28, 1815 in Shinnston, Harrison County, West Virginia.Henry was a member of the Mormon Battalion during the Mexican-American War (1846-47).
He was present at Sutter's Mill in California during January of 1848 when James Marshall made his nation-changing discovery of gold.
Bigler served two missions to Hawaii. He was among the first representatives of the Church to preach in the Hawaiian Islands.
Henry faithfully served as an ordinance worker at the St. George Temple from 1877-1900.
Bigler died in St. George on 24 November 1900 and is buried in Plot B_7_10_4 of the St. George City Cemetery.
FAMILY
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Parents and Siblings:
Jacob Bigler Jr. Elizabeth Harvey Bigler Henry William Bigler Mary Bigler Hannah Bigler Emeline Bigler Bathsheba Bigler |
(6/9/1793-9/3/1859) (married 5/24/1814) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (8/28/1815-11/24/1900) (married as shown below) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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First Wife and Children: Cynthia Jane Whipple Bigler Elizabeth Jane Bigler Charles William Bigler Henry Eugene Bigler Jacob Edwin Bigler Emily Elvira Bigler Emeline Alvira Bigler |
(6/14/1835-11/5/1874) (married 9/9/1852) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
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Second Wife and Children: Eleanor Parthenia Emmett Bigler Maud Bigler Adelbert Bigler |
(12/17/1848-1/9/1927) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/1879-xx/xx/1932) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/1887-xx/xx/1938) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) |
PHOTOS
WCHS photos:WCHS-02979 Photo of two men in front of a rock with Henry W. Bigler's initials and 1849 carved in it
REFERENCES
Autobiography of Henry William Biglerfrom the Book of Abraham Project at BYU
Henry William Bigler, The Diarist
The Weekly Pioneer, September 9, 2009
Henry William Bigler: Soldier, Gold Miner, Missionary, Chronicler, 1815-1900 (Western Experience Series)
Paperback book by M. Guy Bishop
Utah State University Press, September 1, 1998, 200 Pages
ISBN-10: 0874212545
ISBN-13: 978-0874212549
A Great Little Saint: A Brief Look at the Life of Henry William Bigler
by M. Guy Bishop
BYU Studies, Volume 30, Number 4 (1990), Pages 1-12
After Sutter's Mill: The Life of Henry Bigler, 1848-1900
by M. Guy Bishop
Dialogue, Volume 20, Number 1 (Spring 1987), Pages 125-135
Find-A-Grave entry for Henry William Bigler