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Oliver Bigelow 1759 – 1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1759

Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 6 Nov 1817

Death Location: Johnstown, Licking, Ohio, USA

Father: John Bigelow

Mother: Hannah Douglas

Spouse(s): Esther Gardner

Children(s): Ann Bigelow, Esther Bigelow, Oliver Bigelow, Sabra Bigelow, Lydia Bigelow, Eunice Bigelow, Harriet Bigelow

Oliver Bigelow was born in 1759 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Bigelow and Hannah Douglas. Oliver Bigelow married Esther Gardner, and had children including Ann Bigelow, Esther Bigelow, Oliver Bigelow, Sabra Bigelow, Lydia Bigelow, Eunice Bigelow, Harriet Bigelow. Oliver Bigelow passed away in 1817 in Johnstown, Licking, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Oliver Bigelow was born in 1759 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Bigelow and Hannah Douglas.
  • Oliver Bigelow married Esther Gardner, and had children including Ann Bigelow, Esther Bigelow, Oliver Bigelow, Sabra Bigelow, Lydia Bigelow, Eunice Bigelow, Harriet Bigelow.
  • Oliver Bigelow passed away in 1817 in Johnstown, Licking, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bigelow
1737 – 1812
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut
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Hannah Douglas
1740 – 1820
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Esther Gardner
1759 – 1838
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
EG

Children(s)

Ann Bigelow
1789 – 1870
Birth Location: , Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Esther Bigelow
1792 – 1856
Birth Location: , Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
EB
Oliver Bigelow
1794 –
Birth Location: , Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sabra Bigelow
1797 – 1817
Birth Location: , Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
SB
Lydia Bigelow
1798 – 1874
Birth Location: , Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
LB
Eunice Bigelow
1801 – 1816
Birth Location: , Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
EB
Harriet Bigelow
1809 – 1840
Birth Location: , Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
HB

Oliver Bigelow's Ancestors

Self
Oliver Bigelow
1759 – 1817
Birth Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Bigelow
1737 – 1812
Colchester, New London, Connecticut
Hannah Douglas
1740 – 1820
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Bigelow
1709 – 1789
Colchester, New London, Connecticut
Anna Bate
1716 – 1737
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bigelow
1681 – 1770
Sarah Bigelow
1679 – 1754
James Bate
Anna Tillotson
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Bigelow
1655 – 1745
Elizabeth Flagg
1655 – 1729
Jonathan Bigelow
1646 – 1710
Rebecca Shepard
1650 – 1697

Oliver Bigelow's Descendants

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Oliver Bigelow (23 Dec 1759 – 6 Nov 1817) m. Esther Gardner (16 Feb 1759 – 20 May 1838)
  1. 1. Ann Bigelow (21 Nov 1789 – 20 Jun 1870)
  2. 2. Esther Bigelow (11 Sep 1792 – 8 Mar 1856)
  3. 3. Oliver Bigelow (1 May 1794 – )
  4. 4. Sabra Bigelow (20 Jan 1797 – 10 May 1817)
  5. 5. Lydia Bigelow (15 Dec 1798 – 20 Jun 1874)
  6. 6. Eunice Bigelow (25 Apr 1801 – 18 Apr 1816)
  7. 7. Harriet Bigelow (2 Jul 1809 – 24 May 1840)

Oliver Bigelow's Timeline

2 Records

1759
23 Dec 1759
Birth of Oliver Bigelow in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
1817
6 Nov 1817
Age 58
Death of Oliver Bigelow in Johnstown, Licking, Ohio, USA
Johnstown, Licking, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1759
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, 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: 6 Nov 1817
    Event Place: Johnstown, Licking, Ohio, USA
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