Asa ⁵ BIGELOW

 16359     Asa ⁵ BIGELOW, posthumous son of Asa ⁴  ( Lieutenant John ³, Joshua², John¹) and Dorothy (OTIS) BIGELOW, was born 12 May 1755 Colchester, New London co, CT. He lived with his grandparents to the age of 14, at which time he was apprenticed to learn carpentry with a Mr. Amos Wells, with whom he lived 7 years. At the age of 21 he was drafted into the army, went on a short campaign, and became a Sergeant. Afterwards as Assistant Commissary to Col. Champion (Commissary General), he went on several campaigns into NJ, PA, and VA. He was the first carpenter in Colchester to take up the use of cut nails (1794). He married 05 February Lydia NEWTON, born 27 December 1759, daughter of ??? NEWTON. They lived in Colchester, where he died 28 July 1830, and she on 31 July 1844.

1790 census: Ct - New London - Colchester - Asa Bigelow: 3-3-3-3-0.

Children of Asa and Lydia (NEWTON) BIGELOW, all born Colchester, New London co, CT:

16359.1        Lydia, b 09 Nov 1783; d 21 Oct 1788.

16359.2t       Guy ⁶, b 21 Aug 1785; d 21 Jan 1868 Colchester; m 08 Mar 1827 Sarah Ann WAITE. 7 children

16359.3        Sally, b 08 May 1787; d 11 Feb 1854, possibly at Tiverton, RI; m 27 Nov 1823 Rev. Jared REID. 1 son.

16359.4        Lydia, b 02 Nov 1789; d 04 Feb 1868--where?; m 17 Sept 1817 Rev. Justin EDWARDS. 6 children.

16359.5        Loisa, b and d 19 July 1792.

16359.6t       Asa, b 10 Oct 1794; d 05 Apr 1882 Brooklyn, NY; m 20 Feb 1834 Jane Anne STEBBINS; re Savannah and Augusta, GA; then NY City. 5 children.

16359.7        Clarissa, b 02 Mar 1797; d 13 Mar 1868; unmarried.

16359.8t       George Newton, b 04 Apr 1799; d 21 Jan 1867 Palmyra, Wayne co., NY; m 26 Jan 1835 Hannah SEELEY; a physician in Palmyra, NY. 3 children.

16359.9        Ann Eliza, b 18 June 1802; d ___ ; m (1) 24 May 1826 William TURNER; m (2) 26 June 1833 Daniel SAFFORD of Boston.

16359.At      Abby Jane, b 16 Sept 1804; d 17 July 1833 Boston; m 24 Dec 1828 Daniel SAFFORD, who later married her sister Ann E.

16359.Bt      Mary Louisa, b 29 Nov 1806; d ___ ; m 18 Sept 1828 Rev. Wakefield GALE; res Eastport, ME, and Rockport, MA. 11 children.

Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. I page.168;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
correspondence with descendants.

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