Thomas 5 BIGELOW
15576. Thomas 5 BIGELOW,
sixth child of Jacob
4( Thomas
3 , Samuel
2, John
1) BIGELOW and Susanna
(MEAD)
BIGELOW was born 26 November 1751 at Waltham, Middlesex county, MA.
He
was
married 24 November 1774 to Elizabeth Wales. Thomas was in the militia,
in
training
at Providence, RI, and was accidentally shot by Martin Thurber while
performing
the manual exercise, according to a newspaper obituary printed 14
January
1775.
The estate was probated in February 1775. His only child was born seven
months
later, and his widow, married (2) on 29 Dec 1778 Joseph Field, and had
four more children, as noted below, one of whom married a son of
Thomas'
brother Jacob Bigelow.
Posthumous child of Thomas and Elizabeth (Wales) Bigelow:
15576.lt Susanna,
b 09 Sept 1775 Waltham, MA; d 03 Sep 1810; m at Boston 03 July 1796
Samuel
Stimson. 1 son.
Elizabeth's children by Joseph
Field, all born in Boston, Suffolk co, MA:
Betsy Field, died unmarried.
Sophia Field, b 16 July 1790; m Henry
Bigelow l5572.2.
Joseph Field.
a daughter Field who married a Rev. Mr. Pratt.
Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol I, pg 128-129;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
Waltham and Sudbury town records;
Marriage Notices from Columbian Centinel & Mass. Centinel,
1796-1840,
compiled by American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA 1941;
Index of Obituaries in Boston Newspapers, 1704-1800, Boston
Atheneum, pub Hall, 1968.
Rod Bigelow (Roger Jon12 BIGELOW)
Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929
rodbigelow@netzero.net
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