Mary 3 BIGELOW


152     Mary 3 BIGELOW, second child and first daughter of Samuel 2 (John 1), and Mary (FLAGG) BIGELOW, was born 12 Sept 1677 at Watertown, Middlesex co, MA.. She married (1) 26 Jan 1799 David BRUCE, son of Thomas and Magdelen (__) BRUCE. He was born circa 1675, and died within a few months of his marriage, leaving a posthumous son.
     Mary married (2) Thomas READ 3rd, son of Thomas and Mary (GOODRICH) READ. He was born 22 Mar 1678, and was "of Sudbury" at marriage. They lived at Sudbury, where Mary died 21 Feb 1708. Thomad READ married (2) July 1708 Abigail BACON, and he himself died at Sudbury 1 May 1755.
     From the Glastonbury-Colchester (CT) land records: 22 May 1711 Thomas and Mary (GOODRICH) READ sr of Sudbury, MA granted land "given to Mary by our father John Goodrich", to "friend and cousin Samuel BIGELOW of Marlborough," i.e., brother to Mary (BIGELOW) READ.
     Again on 8 Feb 1724 Samuel BIGELOW and wife Mary of Marlborough, MA granted land (presumably the same land) to "friend and cousin Nathaniel READ of Sudbury."

Child of David and Mary (BIGELOW) BRUCE:

1521      David, b 20 Dec 1700 Watertown; m (1) 20 Feb 1727 Mary BRIGHAM, and (2) Hannah PIERCE. He had a large family.

Children of Thomas and Mary (BIGELOW) READ:

1522      Nathaniel, b 6 Oct 1702 Sudbury; m Phebe LAMB, and res Warren, MA.

1523      Isaac, b 23 Feb 1704 Sudbury; bur 18 May 1780 Sudbury; m 11 Feb 1730 Experience WILLIS; res Sudbury; 11 children.

1524      Thomas, b ca 1705; m Sarah ___ .

1525      Katherine, b 31 Jan 1706 Sudbury; m (1) Joseph JOSLIN of Marlborough; and (2) Israel ALLEN of Shrewsbury. (see below)

Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol I pages 27;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
Watertown vital records;
NEHG Register, Oct 1982, pp. 194-206.
Information from Michael Roman on:
 Thomas READ 3rd
Note:
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1999 21:24:43 -0400
From: "Reed" <  reedme@sover.net  >
I am looking for info on Mary Bigelow born in 1677.  She married David Bruce, then she married Thomas Read. Their children were Nathaniel, Issac, Thomas, and Catherine Read.....My husband is decended from Thomas...and I am decended from David Bruce's father Thomas .
I am also looking for info on my grandfather Elmer Bigelow, 4-18-1892 to 11-20-1962, son of Fred Clark Bigelow and Myra Perlinda Sweet.......he had 2 brothers, Aram and Milford....they all lived in Mass...any info on any ascendants or descendants of any of these would be much appreciated.
Pat Reed       reedme@sover.net
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Subject: Bigelow - Reed Connection
Date:  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 15:58:39 -0500
From:  "Ronald Strout" <  rstrout@adelphia.net  >
 I am looking for information on the Bigelow to Reed family.  Specifically, I am interested in what Bigelow woman married Thomas Reed (Read) in 1701 in Watertown.  Can you help me?
Ronald Strout
36 Dunning Blvd
Bangor, ME 04401
rstrout@adelphia.net
Notes:
.... 3   Mary Bigelow 1677 - 1708 b: September 12, 1677 in Watertown, Middlesex Co, MA, USA
....  *2nd Husband of Mary Bigelow:
..........  +Thomas Read 1678 - 1755 b: March 22, 1678 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co, Mass
........ 4   Katherine Read 1707 - b: January 31, 1707 in Sudbury, Middlesex Co,  Mass
..............  +Joseph Joslin 1699 - 1761 b: November 23, 1699 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co,  Mass
........... 5   Abigail Joslin 1735 - b: September 05, 1735 in Westborough, Mass
.................  +Nathaniel Whitney IV 1728 - 1776 b: July 22, 1728 in Westborough, Worcester Co, Mass
.............. 6   Abigail Whitney 1763 - 1847 b: April 11, 1763 in Grafton, Worcester Co, Mass
....................  +Elijah Bruce 1760 - 1835 b: January 20, 1760 in Westborough, Worcester Co, Mass
.................. 7   Abigail Whitney Bruce 1806 - 1884 b: April 02, 1806 in Marlboro, Windham Co,  Vermont
........................  +Nehemiah Willis Fisher 1805 - 1859 b: June 23, 1805 in Marlboro, Windham Co,  Vermont
Eleanor Serepta Fisher kept a diary of the family's move to Kansas. She was an accomplished woman who had at least one song published
see:  http://members.tripod.com/~ntgen/bw/to_ks.html
..................... 8   Eleanor Serepta Fisher 1843 - 1924 b: October 30, 1843 in Marlboro, Windham Co,  Vermont
...........................  +Henry Gilbert Baldwin 1836 - 1894 b: June 14, 1836 in Dover, Vermont, USA
........................ 9   Arthur Willis Baldwin 1876 - 1961 b: July 06, 1876 in Near Ada, Fountain Twp, Ottawa Co, Kans
..............................  +Inez Evangeline Hallock 1886 - 1976 b: October 14, 1886 in Near Milo, Lincoln Co, Kansas


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