Ithamar 5 BIGELOW

   Ithmar 5
Ithmar and Persis (Barrett) Bigelow
Paxton Center Cemetery; Paxton, Worcester co, MA
15327      Ithamar 5, son of Samuel 4,( Samuel 3, Samuel 2,John1) BIGELOW and Jedidah (HATHRON) BIGELOW, was born 30 July 1745 at Shrewsbury, Worcester co, MA. He was married in 1769 (intention of 16 February 1769) to Persis BARRETT, daughter of Deacon Timothy and Dinah ( __ ) BARRETT. She was born 03 February 1752 at Paxton. He served in the Revolutionary War. They lived in Paxton, where he died 10 March 1807; Persis survived until 01 December 1848; aged 96 years, 9 months, 29 days.
1790 census: MA - Worcester - Paxton - Ithamar Bigelow: 1-3-4-0-0 .

Mass Sold & Sail of Rev War, Vol II:
Biglow, Ith'a(?), Paxton, Private, Capt Phineas Moore's co; Col Ephraim Doolittle's regt; which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge; service 19 days.

Children of Ithamar and Persis (BARRETT) BIGELOW, all born at Paxton, MA:

15327.1      Timothy, b 4 Oct 1770; d 1 Feb 1838 Barre, VT; m 15 June 1797 Anna EARLE. 4 children. (see below)

15327.2      Silas, b 3 Apr 1772; d 2 Apr 1783 Paxton, MA.

15327.3      Ithamar, b 21 Nov 1773; d 27 mar 1861 Paxton, MA; m 31 may 1801 Sophia EARLE. 4 children.

15327.4      Persis, b 15 nov 1775; d ___ ; m 25 may 1796 Joel SMITH; res Paxton, MA. 2 children.

15327.5      Lucy, b 28 Apr 1778; d ____ ; m 7 Nov 1798 Willard M. HUBBARD.

15327.6      Lewis, b 1 Sept 1780; d 28 Sept 1807 Paxton, MA; unmarried.

15327.7      Silas, b 6 Feb 1786; d 10 Apr 1839 Paxton, MA; m 19 June 1816 Sophia LAMB. 5 children.

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol I, pg 114.
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; pg 106;
Paxton vital records.
Note:
      In case you want more Bigelows for your database, I'm descended from one of Samuel's son's, Ithamar, born 30 Jul 1745 in Shrewsbury; married Persis Barrett 16 Feb 1769 in Paxton, MA, and died 10 Mar 1807 in Paxton.
     One of their son's was Timothy, born 4 Oct 1770, in Paxton; married Anna Earle in Paxton 15 Jun 1797, died 1 Feb 1838 in Barre, VT.  One of their daughters, Persis, born 8 Nov 1798 in Barre, married Francis Keith in 1832. 
     Their daughter, Ellen Keith, born 19 June 1833; md Irvin Rollins, 4 Apr 1859; died 4 Apr 1891 in Elgin, MN, is my gt gt grandmother.
     Timothy and Persis Bigelow are buried in Barre, VT, and I visited their grave in August.  Persis (Bigelow) Keith's mother and grandfather Earle are also buried there.

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