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John Bigelow 1739 – 1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1739

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 26 Jun 1780

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Timothy Bigelow

Mother: Abigail Olcott

Spouse(s): Hannah Wadsworth

Children(s): John Bigelow, James Bigelow, John Bigelow, Henry Bigelow, Richard Bigelow, Nancy Bigelow

In 1739, John Bigelow entered the world in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Timothy Bigelow and Abigail Olcott. John Bigelow married Hannah Wadsworth, and had children including John Bigelow, James Bigelow, John Bigelow, Henry Bigelow, Richard Bigelow, Nancy Bigelow. John Bigelow passed away in 1780 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1739, John Bigelow entered the world in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Timothy Bigelow and Abigail Olcott.
  • John Bigelow married Hannah Wadsworth, and had children including John Bigelow, James Bigelow, John Bigelow, Henry Bigelow, Richard Bigelow, Nancy Bigelow.
  • John Bigelow passed away in 1780 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Timothy Bigelow
1702 – 1747
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Abigail Olcott
1703 – 1776
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Wadsworth
1750 – 1801
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

John Bigelow
1772 – 1775
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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James Bigelow
1774 – 1846
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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John Bigelow
1775 – 1809
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Henry Bigelow
1777 – 1789
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Richard Bigelow
1779 – 1797
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Nancy Bigelow
Birth Location: –
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John Bigelow's Ancestors

Self
John Bigelow
1739 – 1780
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Timothy Bigelow
1702 – 1747
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Olcott
1703 – 1776
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Bigelow
1673 – 1749
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mabel Edwards
1685 – 1765
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
John Olcott
1649 – 1712
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mary (Welles) Blackleach
1665 – 1729
Hartford, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Bigelow
1646 – 1710
Rebecca Shepard
1650 – 1697
Richard Edwards
1647 – 1718
Elizabeth Tuttle
1645 – 1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bigelow
1616 – 1703
Mary Warren
1624 – 1691
John Shepard
1623 – 1707
Rebecca Greenhill
1634 – 1689
William Edwards
1618 – 1680
Agnes Harris
1604 – 1680

John Bigelow's Descendants

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John Bigelow (21 Nov 1739 – 26 Jun 1780) m. Hannah Wadsworth (7 Apr 1750 – 26 Feb 1801)
  1. 1. John Bigelow (10 Mar 1772 – 13 Jan 1775)
  2. 2. 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)
  3. 3. John Bigelow (6 Dec 1775 – 7 Nov 1809) m. Clarissa Hillyer (18 Oct 1778 – 29 Dec 1810)
    1. 1. Richard Bigelow (22 Aug 1797 – 6 Nov 1863) m. Martha Smith (28 Nov 1798 – 7 Dec 1879)
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Bigelow (Mar 1826 – )
      2. 2. Richard (Hillyer) Bigelow (22 Aug 1827 – 12 Jun 1902)
      3. 3. Frances Bigelow (1 Sep 1829 – )
      4. 4. Eliza Bigelow (Sep 1831 – )
      5. 5. Alfred Bigelow (25 Sep 1833 – 12 Mar 1834)
      6. 6. Martha Bigelow (2 Apr 1835 – 4 Feb 1896)
      7. 7. Edward Bigelow (27 Mar 1837 – 22 Jan 1852)
      8. 8. James Bigelow (25 Feb 1839 – 4 Oct 1871)
    2. 2. Fanny Bigelow (14 Nov 1799 – 4 Jan 1835)
    3. 3. William (L) Bigelow (13 Aug 1802 – 1 Oct 1886)
    4. 4. John Bigelow (27 Apr 1805 – 24 Nov 1887) m. Jane (Ashley) Hinman
      1. 1. Jane (Frances) Bigelow (11 Oct 1839 – )
      2. 2. John (Hinman) Bigelow (8 Oct 1841 – 22 Sep 1844)
      3. 3. William (Henry) Bigelow (19 Aug 1845 – 9 Jun 1846)
      4. 4. George (Ashley) Bigelow (12 Feb 1848 – ) m. Anna Colston (1847 – )
        1. 1. Jane (Ashley) Bigelow (7 Jun 1876 – )
        2. 2. William (L) Bigelow (4 Jul 1878 – )
    5. 5. Clarissa Bigelow (18 Sep 1808 – 15 Feb 1875)
  4. 4. Henry Bigelow (19 Dec 1777 – 2 Dec 1789)
  5. 5. Richard Bigelow (29 Dec 1779 – 1797)
  6. 6. Nancy Bigelow

John Bigelow's Timeline

2 Records

1739
21 Nov 1739
Birth of John Bigelow in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1780
26 Jun 1780
Age 41
Death of John Bigelow in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1739
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Genealogies of the Families and Decendants of Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1780
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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