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Benjamin Bigelow 1765 – 1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1765

Birth Location: Westminister, Worcester, Massachusetts

Death Date: 4 Feb 1849

Death Location: Cambridgeport, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Father: Jabez Bigelow

Mother: Deborah Knowlton

Spouse(s): Rebecca Bowman

Children(s): Esther Bigelow, Deborah Bigelow, Benjamin Bigelow, Benjamin Bigelow, Thaddeus Bigelow

In 1765, Benjamin Bigelow entered the world in Westminister, Worcester, Massachusetts, born to Jabez Bigelow and Deborah Knowlton. Benjamin Bigelow married Rebecca Bowman, and had children including Esther Hoar Bigelow, Deborah Knowlton Bigelow, Benjamin Bigelow, Benjamin Bigelow, Thaddeus Bowman Bigelow. Benjamin Bigelow passed away in 1849 in Cambridgeport, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1765, Benjamin Bigelow entered the world in Westminister, Worcester, Massachusetts, born to Jabez Bigelow and Deborah Knowlton.
  • Benjamin Bigelow married Rebecca Bowman, and had children including Esther Hoar Bigelow, Deborah Knowlton Bigelow, Benjamin Bigelow, Benjamin Bigelow, Thaddeus Bowman Bigelow.
  • Benjamin Bigelow passed away in 1849 in Cambridgeport, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jabez Bigelow
1736 – 1822
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Deborah Knowlton
1734 – 1816
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Bowman
1766 – 1844
Birth Location: Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Esther Bigelow
1791 – 1796
Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Deborah Bigelow
1792 –
Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Bigelow
1794 – 1796
Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Bigelow
1797 – 1806
Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Thaddeus Bigelow
1799 – 1888
Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Benjamin Bigelow's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bigelow
1765 – 1849
Birth Place: Westminister, Worcester, Massachusetts
Parents
Jabez Bigelow
1736 – 1822
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Deborah Knowlton
1734 – 1816
Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Eleazer Bigelow
1705 – 1762
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusestts
Mary Fiske
1707 – 1777
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Ezekiel Knowlton
1707 – 1774
Shrewsbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Susannah Morgan
1709 – 1784
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Bigelow
1655 – 1745
Elizabeth Flagg
1655 – 1729
William Fiske
1663 – 1742
Hannah Smith
1672 – 1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bigelow
1616 – 1703
Mary Warren
1624 – 1691
Thomas Flagg
1621 – 1697
Mary Underwoode
1619 – 1702
John Fiske
1619 – 1684
Sarah Wyeth
1632 –

Benjamin Bigelow's Descendants

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Benjamin Bigelow (6 Aug 1765 – 4 Feb 1849) m. Rebecca Bowman (27 Aug 1766 – 8 Apr 1844)
  1. 1. Esther (Hoar) Bigelow (28 Apr 1791 – 12 Feb 1796)
  2. 2. Deborah (Knowlton) Bigelow (24 May 1792 – ) m. Isaiah Bangs (14 Mar 1786 – 22 Mar 1859)
    1. 1. Anne (Rebecca) Bangs (3 Nov 1816 – 24 May 1861) m. Alanson Bigelow (20 May 1809 – 29 Feb 1884)
      1. 1. Alanson Bigelow (3 Aug 1837 – ) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lane (abt 1843 – )
        1. 1. Alanson Bigelow (abt 1864 – ) m. Frances V (abt 1863 – )
        2. 2. Ernest (H.) Bigelow (abt 1868 – 1944) m. Helen Talman (3 Jul 1869 – ABT 1945)
        3. 3. Homer (Lane) Bigelow (abt 1873 – ) m. Mary S (abt 1874 – )
        4. 4. Dorthea Bigelow (abt 1885 – )
      2. 2. Ellen (Ann) Bigelow (27 Sep 1840 – ) m. Armory (Jr) Houghton (30 Oct 1837 – 1909)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (B) Houghton (12 Apr 1861 – 30 Jul 1861)
        2. 2. Lizzie Houghton (1863 – 1870)
        3. 3. Alanson (Bigelow) Houghton (1864 – 16 Sep 1941) m. Adelaide (Louise) Wellington (15 Aug 1867 – )
        4. 4. Arthur (Amory) Houghton (20 Dec 1866 – 19 Apr 1928) m. Mabel (A) Hollister (16 Oct 1867 – 13 Feb 1938)
        5. 5. Anna Houghton (1869 – )
        6. 6. Clara (Mabel) Houghton (1873 – )
      3. 3. Elisa Bigelow (4 Sep 1846 – )
      4. 4. Edward Bigelow (4 Sep 1847 – 9 Aug 1849)
      5. 5. Florence Bigelow (1850 – 8 Dec 1853)
    2. 2. Deborah (Bigelow) Bangs (28 May 1818 – 17 May 1900) m. William (Washington) Allcott (20 Dec 1810 – 4 Jun 1868)
      1. 1. Caroline (A) Alcott (5 Oct 1838 – 9 Jan 1869)
      2. 2. Anna (B) Alcott (8 Aug 1842 – 6 May 1900)
      3. 3. Ella (Bangs) Alcott (17 Feb 1845 – 22 Oct 1851)
      4. 4. William (Lincoln) Allcott (11 Aug 1854 – ) m. Ida (Urania) Janney (5 Mar 1856 – )
        1. 1. Robert Alcott (8 May 1877 – )
        2. 2. William (Washington) Allcott (2 Jun 1880 – ) m. Flora (Catharine) Leighton (abt 1877 – )
        3. 3. Gertrude (Deborah) Allcott (25 Jul 1881 – ) m. William (Edward) Rodenhauser (abt 1875 – )
        4. 4. Carrie Allcott (25 Jul 1881 – 8 Aug 1881)
        5. 5. Bessie (Bigelow) Allcott (12 Mar 1887 – )
    3. 3. Benjamin (Bigelow) Bangs (15 Feb 1820 – 17 Nov 1860)
    4. 4. Martha (Sophronia) Bangs (10 Feb 1821 – 1 May 1850)
    5. 5. Isaiah (Lincoln) Bangs (28 Oct 1823 – 11 Nov 1880) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Steele (27 May 1831 – )
      1. 1. Frederick (Lincoln) Bangs (2 Oct 1856 – )
      2. 2. Franks (Bigelow) Bangs (16 Jul 1858 – 2 May 1859)
      3. 3. Isabel Bangs (5 Mar 1860 – 13 Dec 1863)
      4. 4. Charles (McClary) Bangs (18 Oct 1862 – ) m. Minnie L (abt 1880 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth (D) Bangs (abt 1906 – )
      5. 5. Helen (Bigelow) Bangs (3 Oct 1864 – )
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Steel) Bangs (25 Jul 1866 – 28 Jul 1866)
    6. 6. Joseph (Henry) Bangs (14 Oct 1825 – 24 Sep 1826)
    7. 7. Henry (Bowman) Bangs (2 Jul 1832 – 30 Aug 1835)
  3. 3. Benjamin Bigelow (8 Jun 1794 – 22 Jul 1796)
  4. 4. Benjamin Bigelow (5 May 1797 – 4 Oct 1806)
  5. 5. Thaddeus (Bowman) Bigelow (3 Jun 1799 – 3 Jun 1888) m. Polly Cutler (31 Mar 1798 – 11 Apr 1846) m. Ann (H) Emmons (12 Jan 1813 – )
    1. 1. Samuel (Cutler) Bigelow (14 Jan 1824 – 7 Jan 1904)
    2. 2. Lucy (Elliot) Bigelow (19 Aug 1828 – )

Benjamin Bigelow's Timeline

2 Records

1765
6 Aug 1765
Birth of Benjamin Bigelow in Westminister, Worcester, Massachusetts
Westminister, Worcester, Massachusetts
1849
4 Feb 1849
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Bigelow in Cambridgeport, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Cambridgeport, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1765
    Event Place: Westminister, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: The Bigelow Society

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1849
    Event Place: Cambridgeport, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: The Bigelow Society
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