16822. Roger 5 BIGELOW,
son of Uriah 4 ( Joseph 3, Joshua2,
John1) and Abigail (PIERCE)
BIGELOW,
was born ___ 1755 in Sudbury, MA. Roger
and his sister Delight twins??, were appointed a Guardian in 1769 (see below)) He served in
the Revolutionary War. He
was married 12 November 1776 at Fitchburg to Elizabeth Russell. They
settled a
number of years at Fitchburg, then moved to Harvard. There Elizabeth
died
1 Nov 1802 age 49. Roger died 13 June 1838, also at Harvard.
1790 census: MA-Worcester-Harvard-Roger Bigelow: 1-4-3-0-0..
Mass Sold & Sail of Rev War, Vol II:
Bigalow, Roger. Private, Capt. Nathaniel Carter's co.,
Col.
Job Cushing's (Worcester Co.) regt.; enlisted Sept. 7, 1777; discharged
Nov.29,
1777; service, 3 mos. 4 days. Roll dated Leominster.
Biglow, Roger, Fitchburg. Private, Capt. Ebenezer
Bridges's co.,
Col. John Whitcomb's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19,
1775,
to Cambridge; returned April 25, 1775; service, 6 days; also, Capt.
John
Fuller's co., Col. Asa
Whitcomb's regt; receipts for wages for Aug. and Sept., 1775, dated
Prospect
Hill; also, company return dated Oct.
6, 1775; also, receipt for bounty coat or its equivalent in money,
dated
Charlestown, Sept.14, 1775.
Biglo, Roger, Fitchberg. Private, Capt. John Fuller's co.,
Col.
Asa Whitcomb's regt; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 25,
1775;
service, 3 mos. 1/2 day.
Children of Roger and Elizabeth (Russell) Bigelow:
16822.1 Daniel, b 24
Apr 1777 Fitchburg; d 23 Apr 1802 Harvard. (see
below)
16822.2t Abijah, b 08 Aug 1779 Fitchburg; d 29 Apr 1863 Charlestown, MA; m 12 Dec 1805 Sarah Haskell. 2 children.
16822.3t Betsy, b 21 Mar 1782 Fitchburg; d _____ ; m 13 Oct 1803 John Trufant. 4 children.
16822.4t Lucy, b 27 Oct 1783 Fitchburg; d 23 Aug 1823; m 06 Sept 1801 Stephen Lawrence. 10 children.
16822.5t Jason, b 11 Nov 1786 Harvard, MA; d ____ ; m 23 June 1813 Sarah Walker. 1 child.
16822.6t Joseph, b 27 Mar 1790 Harvard; d 09 Apr 1846 Richmond, VA; m 04 Sept 1813 Agnes Nesbit. 5 children.
16822.7t Thomas, b 09 Apr 1793 Harvard; d ____ ; m 30 Jan 1817 Sarah Atherton Dudley; res Harvard. 5 children.
16822.8 Emory, b 14 Sept 1795 Harvard; d _____ 1824 New Orleans, LA.
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. I; page.170;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; page.143;
American Antiquarian Society,
Index of Deaths as Recorded in the Massachusetts Centinel and
Columbian Centinel from 1784-l840.
Cemetery pictures from Guy Bigelow