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So shall it be with my father: he shall be
called a prince over his posterity, holding
the keys of the patriarchal priesthood over the kingdom of God on earth, even the Church
of the Latter Day Saints, and he shall sit in the general assembly of patriarchs, even in
council with the Ancient of Days when he shall sit and all the patriarchs with him and shall
enjoy his right and authority under the direction of the Ancient of Days.
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  • Name BIGOD, Hugh 
    Prefix Earl 
    Birth 1095  Belvoir, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Burial Mar 1176  Thetford, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 9 Mar 1176  Thetford, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    WAC 25 Jun 1934 
    _TAG Reviewed on FS 
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    Person ID I28421  Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
    Last Modified 19 Aug 2021 

    Father BIGOD, Earl Roger I ,   b. 1045, Normandy, France Find all individuals with events at this locationNormandy, Franced. 8 Sep 1107, Earsham, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother TOSNY, Countess Alice de ,   b. 1052, Earsham, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationEarsham, Suffolk, Englandd. 1136, Belvoir, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 1073  Belvoir, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 19 Aug 1992, PROVO. ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 25 Jan 1950, IFALL.
    Family ID F15791  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 VERE, Countess Juliane de ,   b. 1109, Hedenham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationHedenham, Norfolk, Englandd. 1199, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 1147  Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Abt 1149 MARRIAGE: Also shown as Married Abt 1149 ~SEALING_SPOUSE: Also shown as SealSp 2 Feb 1993, JRIVE.
    Children 6 sons and 1 daughter 
    Family ID F15763  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2022 

    Family 2 WARWICK, Countess Gundred de ,   b. <1099>, Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationLeicestershire, Leicestershire, Englandd. 1208, Thetford, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1165  Warwick, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F15856  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2022 

  • Notes 
    • It was Bigod who asserted that, in his last days, Henry I had named Stephen to become king at the expense of his daughter Matilda. King Stephen had the initial support of the English barons, but in 1136 he was stricken with sickness and the report of his death was quickly spread abroad. Hugh Bigod seized and held Norwich castle. Stephen, quickly recovering, laid siege to the city and Hugh was compelled to surrender.[2] In July 1141 of that year he was granted the earldom of Norfolk by the Empress Matilda. He supported his first wife's brother-in-law, Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex, during his rebellion against King Stephen in 1143-44.[4] He is named among those who had been excommunicated by Becket, in consequence of his retention of lands belonging to the monastery of Pentney in Norfolk. On 1 March 1177, his son Roger Bigod appealed to the king on a dispute with his stepmother. Hugh being dead at the time of Roger's appeal, the date of his father's death is fixed before 9 March. If, then, he died in Palestine, his death must have taken place in the preceding year, 1176, to allow time for the arrival of the news in England. Henry II took advantage of Roger's appeal to seize upon the late Earl's treasure. Per Wikipedia.org--HUGH BIGOD, 1ST EARL OF NORWICH AND SUFFOLK.

  • Sources 
    1. [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index.
      Alice de Tosny; Female; Birth: About 1052; Spouse: Roger le Bigod; Marriage: About 1073 Of Belvoir, , Norfolk, England; No source information is available.
      Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church.
      Search performed using PAF Insight on 28 Sep 2004

    2. [S64] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index.
      Juliana De VERE; Female; Birth: About 1111; Spouse: Hugh BIGOD; Marriage: About 1147 Of Of Norfolk, , Norfolk, England; No source information is available.
      Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church.
      Search performed using PAF Insight on 28 Sep 2004