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Joshua Bigelow 1766 – 1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1766

Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Death Date: 24 May 1835

Death Location: Worcester, Otsego, New York

Father: Joshua Bigelow

Mother: Margery Knowlton

Spouse(s): Rhoda Bowman

Children(s): Seneca Bigelow, Joshua Bigelow, Phoebe Bigelow, Edmund Bigelow

The story of Joshua Bigelow began in 1766 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts. Joshua Bigelow married Rhoda Bowman, and had children including Seneca Bigelow, Joshua Bigelow, Phoebe Bigelow, Edmund Bowman Bigelow. Joshua Bigelow passed away in 1835 in Worcester, Otsego, New York.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Bigelow began in 1766 in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts.
  • Joshua Bigelow married Rhoda Bowman, and had children including Seneca Bigelow, Joshua Bigelow, Phoebe Bigelow, Edmund Bowman Bigelow.
  • Joshua Bigelow passed away in 1835 in Worcester, Otsego, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Bigelow
1733 – 1800
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Margery Knowlton
1747 –
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Rhoda Bowman
1771 – 1831
Birth Location: Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Seneca Bigelow
1795 – 1842
Birth Location: Worcester, Otsego, New York, USA
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Joshua Bigelow
1798 – 1840
Birth Location: Worcester, Otsego, New York
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Phoebe Bigelow
1800 – 1861
Birth Location: Worcester, Otsego, New York, USA
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Edmund Bigelow
1802 – 1865
Birth Location: Worcester, Otsego, New York, USA
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Joshua Bigelow's Ancestors

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Joshua Bigelow
1766 – 1835
Birth Place: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Parents
Joshua Bigelow
1733 – 1800
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Margery Knowlton
1747 –
Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Eleazer Bigelow
1705 – 1762
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusestts
Mary Fiske
1707 – 1777
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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 –

Joshua Bigelow's Descendants

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Joshua Bigelow (6 Apr 1766 – 24 May 1835) m. Rhoda Bowman (22 Sep 1771 – 31 Dec 1831)
  1. 1. Seneca Bigelow (1795 – 16 Oct 1842) m. Lucy Lake (8 Jul 1805 – 28 Jul 1826)
  2. 2. Joshua Bigelow (1798 – 1840) m. Sarah Griffiths (5 Mar 1794 – 2 Mar 1876)
    1. 1. Amanda (Olivia) Bigelow (1821 – 6 Jul 1885) m. Peter Way (1820 – 1880)
      1. 1. Jennie Way (1841 – )
      2. 2. Ella Way (1853 – )
      3. 3. Hattie Way (1863 – )
    2. 2. Joshua (Gregory) Bigelow (31 Dec 1822 – 1 Dec 1885) m. Mary Whipple (15 Apr 1828 – )
      1. 1. Mary (Emily) Bigelow (12 Jul 1856 – 15 Dec 1857)
      2. 2. Joshua (Edward) Bigelow (12 Feb 1858 – ) m. Marrion L (Aug 1861 – )
        1. 1. W (A) Bigelow (1907 – )
      3. 3. Cornelia (Pierce) Bigelow (10 Nov 1860 – 27 Mar 1861)
      4. 4. Frances (Whipple) Bigelow (10 Jan 1864 – ) m. unknown
        1. 1. Catherine (M) Bigelow (Nov 1893 – )
  3. 3. Phoebe Bigelow (1800 – 17 Feb 1861) m. Henry Gott (8 Dec 1800 – 5 May 1869)
    1. 1. Sophronia Gott (19 Oct 1822 – 3 Aug 1904)
    2. 2. Herman (A) Gott (1828 – )
    3. 3. German Gott (26 Feb 1828 – 22 May 1907)
    4. 4. David (LaVerdo) Gott (9 Oct 1830 – 23 Jun 1890)
    5. 5. Rhoda Gott (1836 – 25 Dec 1908)
    6. 6. William Gott (28 Sep 1838 – 20 Jan 1906) m. Hannah (A.) Merrill (1850 – 1937)
      1. 1. Manhattan (S) Gott (Dec 1854 – 3 May 1931)
      2. 2. William (Burtran) Gott (1860 – 1891)
      3. 3. Ione (Marie) Gott (7 Aug 1893 – 14 Jan 1981)
    7. 7. Lucy Gott (1841 – 18 Jan 1860)
  4. 4. Edmund (Bowman) Bigelow (2 Apr 1802 – 7 Oct 1865) m. Huldah Howe (30 Oct 1806 – 25 Jan 1873)
    1. 1. Edmund (Bowman) Bigelow (8 Dec 1826 – 1889) m. Lois Robinson (18 Aug 1833 – )
      1. 1. Claude (Duval) Bigelow (25 Oct 1855 – 12 Dec 1910) m. Anna Schaefer (16 JUL 1865 – )
        1. 1. Helena Bigelow (Jul 1887 – )
        2. 2. Roland Bigelow (7 Apr 1889 – )
        3. 3. Dorothy Bigelow (Mar 1895 – )
        4. 4. Katherine Bigelow (Aug 1898 – ) m. Theodore (R.) Leighton
        5. 5. Hobart Bigelow (1901 – )
      2. 2. Blanche (Cora) Bigelow (17 Mar 1863 – 14 Nov 1950) m. John (S.) Roome (Nov 1839 – )
        1. 1. Charterline Roome (Nov 1883 – )
        2. 2. John (Sydney) Roome (17 Apr 1888 – 7 Sep 1974) m. Gertrude E (1892 – ) m. Mary G (1896 – )
    2. 2. Edna (Jane) Bigelow (2 Apr 1828 – ) m. William (L) Gott (1822 – )
      1. 1. Edmund Gott (1845 – 28 Sep 1858)
      2. 2. Pocahontus Gott (Jun 1851 – 16 Mar 1852)
      3. 3. Powhatten Gott (1853 – )
      4. 4. Manhattan Gott (Dec 1854 – ) m. Margret (Sep 1861 – )
        1. 1. Edna Gott (Feb 1892 – )
      5. 5. Bertrand (William) Gott (1860 – )
      6. 6. Maggie Gott (1861 – )
    3. 3. Alexander Bigelow (1 Feb 1830 – 19 Jan 1831)
    4. 4. Jerome Bigelow (25 Jan 1832 – 8 Feb 1852)
    5. 5. Lucy (Ann) Bigelow (19 Jul 1834 – 30 Mar 1839)
    6. 6. William (Wallace) Bigelow (7 May 1837 – )
    7. 7. Thaddeus Bigelow (24 May 1839 – ) m. Eliza Baker (1846 – )
      1. 1. Genevieve Bigelow (1861 – )
      2. 2. Jennie Bigelow (1863 – )
      3. 3. Jeremiah Bigelow (1864 – )
    8. 8. Florence (Estella) Bigelow (24 Feb 1841 – ) m. Charles (A) Coryell (1844 – )
      1. 1. N (Scott) Coryell (1876 – 20 March, 1940) m. Cora (Sep 1876 – )
        1. 1. Ruth Coryell (1898 – 12 Jun 1968) m. Ewing (Lawrence) White (27 Apr 1892 – 7 Jan 1972)
        2. 2. Judson (R) Coryell (1 December 1905 – 22 May 1974)
      2. 2. Harriett (E) Coryell (1878 – )
      3. 3. William (W) Coryell (1880 – )
    9. 9. Bertrand Bigelow (20 Jun 1843 – 22 Jun 1845)
    10. 10. Gouverneur (Morris) Bigelow (22 Jun 1845 – 4 Jul 1903) m. Anna Edith (Aug 1855 – )
      1. 1. Myrtle Bigelow (28 Feb 1888 – )
      2. 2. Grace Bigelow (Feb 1890 – )

Joshua Bigelow's Timeline

2 Records

1766
6 Apr 1766
Birth of Joshua Bigelow in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts
1835
24 May 1835
Age 69
Death of Joshua Bigelow in Worcester, Otsego, New York
Worcester, Otsego, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1766
    Event Place: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] The Bigelow Society

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1835
    Event Place: Worcester, Otsego, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] The Bigelow Society

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Worcester, Otsego, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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