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James Bigelow 1797 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1797

Birth Location: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 19 Jan 1872

Death Location: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Bigelow

Mother: Persis Wright

Spouse(s): Mehitable Draper

Children(s): Julia Bigelow, Samuel Bigelow, James Bigelow, Alfred Bigelow, John Bigelow, Albert Bigelow

In 1797, James Bigelow entered the world in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Bigelow and Persis Wright. James Bigelow married Mehitable Draper, and had children including Julia Ann Draper Bigelow, Samuel Barker Bigelow, James E Bigelow, Alfred Bigelow, John Hart Bigelow, Albert Bigelow. James Bigelow passed away in 1872 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1797, James Bigelow entered the world in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Bigelow and Persis Wright.
  • James Bigelow married Mehitable Draper, and had children including Julia Ann Draper Bigelow, Samuel Barker Bigelow, James E Bigelow, Alfred Bigelow, John Hart Bigelow, Albert Bigelow.
  • James Bigelow passed away in 1872 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bigelow
1757 – 1843
Birth Location: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Persis Wright
1764 – 1842
Birth Location: Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mehitable Draper
1788 – 1872
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Julia Bigelow
1821 –
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Bigelow
1824 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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James Bigelow
1826 –
Birth Location: –
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Alfred Bigelow
1828 –
Birth Location: –
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John Bigelow
1829 – 1893
Birth Location: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Albert Bigelow
1832 –
Birth Location: –
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James Bigelow's Ancestors

Self
James Bigelow
1797 – 1872
Birth Place: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Bigelow
1757 – 1843
Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Persis Wright
1764 – 1842
Spencer, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Bigelow
1736 – 1774
Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sarah Stebbins
1732 – 1806
Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Bigelow
1691 – 1750
Rebecca Eames
1697 – 1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Bigelow
1650 – 1715
Abial Pratt
1661 – 1715
Nathaniel Eames
1668 – 1746
Anna Patten
1674 – 1743

James Bigelow's Descendants

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James Bigelow (10 Jan 1797 – 19 Jan 1872) m. Mehitable Draper (1788 – 24 Jan 1872)
  1. 1. Julia (Ann Draper) Bigelow (13 Jun 1821 – )
  2. 2. Samuel (Barker) Bigelow (18 Aug 1824 – ) m. Ruth (Cordelia) Wheeler (14 Apr 1828 – 19 Dec 1852) m. Roxy (1815 – )
    1. 1. Justin (C) Bigelow (1856 – )
  3. 3. James (E) Bigelow (12 May 1826 – )
  4. 4. Alfred Bigelow (21 Jun 1828 – )
  5. 5. John (Hart) Bigelow (12 Jul 1829 – 2 Jan 1893) m. Abbie (Anne) Dewing (14 Feb 1843 – 21 Dec 1915)
    1. 1. Mary (M) Bigelow (22 Jun 1865 – )
    2. 2. Charles (Edward) Bigelow (21 Sep 1866 – 20 Feb 1937)
    3. 3. Jane (Augusta) Bigelow (18 Aug 1869 – 7 May 1881)
    4. 4. Edwin (Muzzy) Bigelow (16 Feb 1872 – )
    5. 5. Willie (Herbert) Bigelow (20 Jan 1875 – )
  6. 6. Albert Bigelow (7 Jan 1832 – )

James Bigelow's Timeline

2 Records

1797
10 Jan 1797
Birth of James Bigelow in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1872
19 Jan 1872
Age 75
Death of James Bigelow in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1797
    Event Place: Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1872
    Event Place: Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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