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Richard Bigelow 1797 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1797

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 6 Nov 1863

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Bigelow

Mother: Clarissa Hillyer

Spouse(s): Martha Smith

Children(s): Mary Bigelow, Richard Bigelow, Frances Bigelow, Eliza Bigelow, Alfred Bigelow, Martha Bigelow, Edward Bigelow, James Bigelow

The story of Richard Bigelow began in 1797 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Richard Bigelow married Martha Smith, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Bigelow, Richard Hillyer Bigelow, Frances Bigelow, Eliza Bigelow, Alfred Bigelow, Martha Bigelow, Edward Bigelow, James Bigelow. Richard Bigelow passed away in 1863 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Bigelow began in 1797 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • Richard Bigelow married Martha Smith, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Bigelow, Richard Hillyer Bigelow, Frances Bigelow, Eliza Bigelow, Alfred Bigelow, Martha Bigelow, Edward Bigelow, James Bigelow.
  • Richard Bigelow passed away in 1863 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Richard Bigelow's Ancestors

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Richard Bigelow
1797 – 1863
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Bigelow
1775 – 1809
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Clarissa Hillyer
1778 – 1810
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Grandparents
John Bigelow
1739 – 1780
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Wadsworth
1750 – 1801
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
James Hillyer
1746 – 1826
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Ruth Holcomb
1748 – 1789
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Bigelow
1702 – 1747
Abigail Olcott
1703 – 1776
Samuel Wadsworth
1716 – 1798
Millicent Cook
1723 – 1790
Nathaniel Holcomb
1720 –
Margaret Holcomb
1718 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Bigelow
1673 – 1749
Mabel Edwards
1685 – 1765
John Olcott
1649 – 1712
Mary Blackleach
1665 – 1729
Hepzibah Marsh
1686 – 1724

Richard Bigelow's Descendants

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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)

Richard Bigelow's Timeline

2 Records

1797
22 Aug 1797
Birth of Richard Bigelow in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1863
6 Nov 1863
Age 66
Death of Richard Bigelow in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1797
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [3] Genealogies of the Families and Decendants of Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1863
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Genealogies of the Families and Decendants of Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts

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