Abel 5 BIGELOW


# 15383.     Abel 5 BIGELOW, third child and second son of Amariah 4( Samuel 3 ( Samuel 2, John 1) BIGELOW and Sarah (EVELETH) BIGELOW, was born 27 January 1755 in that part of Shrewsbury later set off as West Boylston, Worcester county, MA. He married, on 01 October 1778, Martha Bigelow daughter of Joseph-15131 and Olive (Beaman) Bigelow. She was born in Shrewsbury 14 May 1753. Abel in the Revolutionary War. They lived in West Boylston, where he died 14 October 1821. Martha died on 10 September 1848.
1790 census: MA-Worcester-Boylston-Abel Bigelow: 1-2-4-0-0.
Mass Sold & Sail of Rev War, Vol II:
Biglo, Abel, Shrewsbury. Private, Capt. Robert Andrews's Co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, from Shrewsbury (2d Precinct) to Cambridge; service, 12 days; also, Capt. John Maynard's Co., Col. Job Cushing's regt.; marched to Hadley by order of Col. Denney on an alarm at Bennington Aug.21, 1777; discharged Aug.23, 1777; service, 3 days.

Children of Abel and Martha (Bigelow) Bigelow, all born West Boylston/Shrewsbury, Worcester co, MA:

15383.1+     Dennis, b l5 July 1779; d 24 July 1851 W.Boylston; m l4 Jan 1818 Cynthia Fletcher. 2 children.

15383.2       Artemas, b 21 Jan 1781; d 21 Nov 1781.

15383.3       Martha, b 27 May 1783; d _____ ; m 25 Apr 1808 Amos Lovell.

15383.4+    Abel, b 19 July 1785; d 15 Dec 1881 Redwood, NY; m 09 Jan 1813 Amelia Tilton. 10 children.

15383.5+    Olivia, b 17 Oct 1788; d _____ ; m unknown date, John C. Jones; res West Boylston.

15383.6+    Ephraim, b 20 Feb 1791; d 13 July 1837 W. Boylston, MA; m unknown date, Polly Brigham. 2 sons, the co-founders of Bigelow Carpet Co.

15383.7+    Asa, b 19 Mar 1794; d 13 June 1876 Rutland, MA; m 18 Feb 1817 Lois Harthan; res Rutland. 7 children.

Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy Vol I, pg 123;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
vital records MA towns.

Abel Bigelow House, West Boylston, Massachusetts, July 16, 1903. (1903) abelbig.jpg


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