BADGROW

The Badgrow family is said to be French in origin, the name originally being Bergereau. There are two theories of how the Bergereau's came to this country at the time of the Revolutionary War. One is that they came with the Marquis de Lafayette in 1777. The other is that they first came to Canada and then came to this country to fight the British. After the war several of the Bergereau war veterans settled here in New York and Vermont. The name was Americanized to Badgerow or Badgero which are the most common spellings. My grandfather shortened his surname to Badgrow after the Civil War.  In French Canada the name appears as Bergeron. Many of the Badgerow family moved to near Toronto, Canada between 1800 and the 1830.

My known Badgrow ancestry

1. JAMES BADGEROW was probably born about 1810 and he lived in Ontario, Canada.  James married Christina Mary _______ about 1834 and they moved to Saginaw County, Michigan about 1837. James was killed in a hunting accident in 1838 and on January 23, 1839 Christina  married Sylvester Vibber. She had five children by him and she died sometime in the 1850's.

Children of James and Christina Badgerow:

2. Francis James Badgrow, born May 7, 1835.

2. FRANCIS JAMES BADGROW was born in Ontario, Canada and he came to Michigan with his parents. He enlisted in the 10th Michigan Infantry Regiment on September 26, 1861and was assigned to Company B. The 10th Michigan was assigned to General Sherman's army and Francis was wounded on September 1, 1864 at the battle of Jonesboro, Georgia. He was mustered out on July 19, 1865 and returned to Michigan. He married first Mary E Wyman on September 27. 1865 at Grand Blanc in Genesee County and they lived at Jasper Township in Midland County. Mary (Wyman) Badgrow apparently died about 1876 and Francis married second, Ambrosia Cramer on August 5, 1877 at Hartland in Livingston County. They moved to Filmore near Holland in Ottawa County about 1890. In the late 1890's they moved again to Briley Township in Montmorency County where Francis died on April 23, 1902. Ambrosia (Cramer) Badgrow died on June 25, 1932 at Big Rock and both are buried at the Briley Township Cemetery, Atlanta, Michigan.

Children of Francis and Mary Badgrow:

Nelson Henry Badgrow, born 1871, died Aug 24, 1890 and is buried at the Graafschap Cemetery near Holland, Michigan.

Lucy Badgrow, born 1876, died Aug 24, 1964 at Ionia, Michigan. She married John A DeFeyter on April 25, 1892 at Holland, Michigan and had 11 children. She was buried with her husband at Holland, Michigan

Children of Francis and Ambrosia Badgrow:

Louis Edmund Badgrow, born Nov 29, 1878, died Dec 12, 1879 at Midland County.

Eveline Jane Badgrow, born Feb 24, 1881, died Mar 4, 1882 at Midland County

3. Frank Lee Badgrow, born Mar 5, 1885

Arthur Wiltsie Badgrow, born Mar 1888, died Sep 14, 1911 at Albert Township, Montmorency County. He is buried at the Briley Township Cemetery, Atlanta, Michigan.

Martha Alice Badgrow, born July 19, 1894 at Holland, Michigan.

Martin Alan Badgrow, born July 19, 1894 at Holland, Michigan.

3. FRANK LEE BADGROW, was born at Alba in Antrim County.  He married first a Swedish immigrant, Gerda Andrean, on May 29, 1916 and they lived at Park Township in Ottawa County. He had no children by her and she died on August 30, 1924. Frank then returned to Montmorency County and he married second, Grace (Rice) Hilderbrant on August 8, 1925. Frank and Grace lived at Big Rock where he died on April 11, 1932. Grace (Rice) Badgrow died on January 10, 1981 and both are buried at the Briley Township Cemetery, Atlanta, Michigan.

Children of Frank and Grace Badgrow

James Francis Badgrow is still living

Bruce Wilfred Badgrow is still living

George Allen Badgrow, born March 17, 1932 at Big Rock, Michigan, died Feb 25, 1992 at Arlington, Virginia. George Badgrow worked for the Greyhound Bus Company in Washington, DC for many years. He is buried at the Briley Township Cemetery, Atlanta, Michigan.

BADGROW and HALL cousins.

MARTIN ALLEN BADGROW married Edith Hill on April 19, 1916 at Gaylord, Michigan . They lived at Port Huron and at Big Rock. Martin Badgrow died about 1946 and Edith (Hill) Badgrow died on April 2, 1971 at North Hollywood, California.

Children of Martin and Edith Badgrow

Alan Lee Badgrow was born on Dec 20, 1916 at Port Huron, Michigan and he died in Dec 1981 at Port Huron. Lee Badgrow was a veteran of World War II and served as an ambulance driver. 

Lorraine Julia Badgrow was born on July 1, 1919 at Port Huron, Michigan and she died on Jan 12, 1997 at Round Rock, Texas. She married Leslie Wilson on May 31, 1937 at Gaylord, Michigan and had five daughters.

Roy Martin Badgrow was born on May 25, 1923 at Port Huron, Michigan and he died on June 23, 1999 at Bullhead City, Arizona. Roy Badgrow was a veteran of World War II and a survivor of the Bataan Death March. At the time of his death he had a wife named Shirley.

Jean Delores Badgrow was born on Sep 12, 1932 at Big Rock, Michigan and she died on May 31, 1999 at Salinas, California. She married John Sundholm on Aug 5, 1972 in Los Angeles County.

MARTHA ALICE BADGROW married Ernest A Hall on September 30, 1913 at Atlanta, Michigan. They lived in Montmorency County and later moved to near Clare in Isabella County. Ernest Hall died on October 26, 1944 at Clare, Michigan. Martha (Badgrow) Hall died on February 1, 1980 at Flint, Michigan and is buried at Briley Township Cemetery, Atlanta, Michigan.

Children of Ernest and Martha Hall

Thelma Grace Hall was born on Aug 21, 1914 at Montmorency Township, Michigan and she died in Dec 1992 at Highland Park, Michigan. She was married to William H Long.

Dessa Hall was born on Nov 24, 1915 at Montmorency Township, Michigan and she died in Dec 1998 at Flint, Michigan. She was married to John N Downing.

Ernest Arthur Hall was born on April 29, 1917 at Montmorency Township, Michigan and he died on Aug 29, 2005. He married Esther Porter on May 30, 1940 at Napoleon, Ohio.

Douglas Jeffers Hall was born on Dec 10, 1918 at Hillman, Michigan and he died in Aug 1976. He married Marion Orvis on Aug 24, 1946.

Robert Nelson Hall was born on June 18, 1920 at Hillman, Michigan and he died on Dec 31, 1945. He married Dorothy Phillips on July 4, 1940.

Georgia Helen Hall is still living. 

Toby Hall is still living.

Amber Jean Hall was born on June 16, 1924 and died on Aug 7, 2004. She married Marcellus Nye on Dec 8, 1945.

Francina Hall is still living.

Frank Lee Hall is still living.