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James Bigelow 1774 – 1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1774

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 31 Dec 1846

Death Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Bigelow

Mother: Hannah Wadsworth

Spouse(s): Anne Spencer

Children(s): Harry Bigelow, Emily Bigelow, Emma Bigelow, James Bigelow, Caroline Bigelow, James Bigelow, Henry Bigelow, Leonard Bigelow, Maria Bigelow, Timothy Bigelow, Daniel Bigelow

In 1774, James Bigelow entered the world in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to John Bigelow and Hannah Wadsworth. James Bigelow married Anne Spencer, and had children including Harry Bigelow, Emily Bigelow, Emma Charlotte Bigelow, James Henry Bigelow, Caroline Bigelow, James Bigelow, Henry Bigelow, Leonard Bacon Bigelow, Maria Bigelow, Timothy Spencer Bigelow, Daniel Coffin Bigelow. James Bigelow passed away in 1846 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1774, James Bigelow entered the world in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to John Bigelow and Hannah Wadsworth.
  • James Bigelow married Anne Spencer, and had children including Harry Bigelow, Emily Bigelow, Emma Charlotte Bigelow, James Henry Bigelow, Caroline Bigelow, James Bigelow, Henry Bigelow, Leonard Bacon Bigelow, Maria Bigelow, Timothy Spencer Bigelow, Daniel Coffin Bigelow.
  • James Bigelow passed away in 1846 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bigelow
1739 – 1780
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Hannah Wadsworth
1750 – 1801
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anne Spencer
1775 – 1839
Birth Location: , Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Harry Bigelow
1795 – 1801
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Emily Bigelow
1797 –
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Emma Bigelow
1798 – 1878
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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James Bigelow
1801 – 1804
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Caroline Bigelow
1803 –
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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James Bigelow
1805 – 1831
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Henry Bigelow
1807 –
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Leonard Bigelow
1809 – 1865
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Maria Bigelow
1811 –
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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Timothy Bigelow
1815 – 1855
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Daniel Bigelow
1819 – 1874
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
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James Bigelow's Ancestors

Self
James Bigelow
1774 – 1846
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Bigelow
1739 – 1780
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Wadsworth
1750 – 1801
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Timothy Bigelow
1702 – 1747
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Olcott
1703 – 1776
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Samuel Wadsworth
1716 – 1798
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Millicent Cook
1723 – 1790
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Bigelow
1673 – 1749
Mabel Edwards
1685 – 1765
John Olcott
1649 – 1712
Mary Blackleach
1665 – 1729
Hepzibah Marsh
1686 – 1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Bigelow
1646 – 1710
Rebecca Shepard
1650 – 1697
Richard Edwards
1647 – 1718
Elizabeth Tuttle
1645 – 1718

James Bigelow's Descendants

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James Bigelow (10 Jun 1774 – 31 Dec 1846) m. Anne Spencer (1775 – 1 Oct 1839)
  1. 1. Harry Bigelow (Feb 1795 – Sep 1801)
  2. 2. Emily Bigelow (10 Jun 1797 – )
  3. 3. Emma (Charlotte) Bigelow (4 Sep 1798 – 8 Jan 1878) m. Samuel (H) Ames (7 Feb 1794 – 13 Aug 1864)
  4. 4. James (Henry) Bigelow (Jun 1801 – Sep 1804)
  5. 5. Caroline Bigelow (4 Jun 1803 – )
  6. 6. James Bigelow (17 Apr 1805 – 1831)
  7. 7. Henry Bigelow (29 Jun 1807 – )
  8. 8. Leonard (Bacon) Bigelow (2 Aug 1809 – 4 Nov 1865) m. Prudence Barrows
    1. 1. Walter Bigelow (1848 – )
    2. 2. Leonard Bigelow (15 Jan 1853 – 30 Mar 1853)
  9. 9. Maria Bigelow (19 Dec 1811 – ) m. Robert (G) Tenney
  10. 10. Timothy (Spencer) Bigelow (Mar 1815 – 1855) m. Sarah (Ann) Tenney ( – 1855)
    1. 1. Oscar (Spencer) Bigelow (1845 – 1872)
    2. 2. Abbie Bigelow (1845 – )
  11. 11. Daniel (Coffin) Bigelow (Aug 1819 – Jan 1874) m. Susan Starbuck (2 Nov 1828 – 1880)

James Bigelow's Timeline

2 Records

1774
10 Jun 1774
Birth of James Bigelow in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1846
31 Dec 1846
Age 72
Death of James Bigelow in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1774
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Genealogies of the Families and Decendants of Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1846
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Genealogies of the Families and Decendants of Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts
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