Silas 5 BIGELOW


 16166     Silas 5 BIGELOW, son of John 4 (Joshua 3, Joshua 2, John 1), and Grace (ALLEN) BIGELOW, was born
17 March 1750 at Stowe, Middlesex co, MA. His intent-to-marry was recorded on 30 July 1774 in Westford to Rachel Pitts of Townsend, MA. She was born 25 December 1755 at prob. Townsend, MA. They lived at Westford a few years, then at Lunenburg, before settling in Ashburnham. About 1788 they moved again, to New Ipswich, Hillsboro co, NH. When Silas settled in New Ipswich, NH he bought the house of Samuel Whittemore, enlarged it, and made it into "The Bigelow Tavern". New Ipswich is where Silas died 17 May 1797. His widow then married Zaccheus Walker, and he moved in with her and ran the "Tavern". Rachel died 04 January 1829. (see new notes below)
1790 census: NH-Hillsboro-New Ipswich-Silas Bigelow: 2-6-4-0-0.

Children of Silas and Rachel (Pitts) Bigelow:

16166.1       Silas, b 09 Jan 1775 Westford, MA; d 13 Aug 1801, place not stated.

16166.2t      Daniel, b 03 Apr 1776 Westford, MA; d 6 Feb 1850 Middlebury, VT; m ____ (date) Betsy Town Wilkins. 10 children.

16166.3       Samuel, b 11 Nov 1777 Westford, MA; d 24 Oct 1811 "Holland Purchase," NY; marriage, if any, unknown.

16166.4       Joel, b 27 Feb 1779 Westford, MA; d 2 Aug 1807, place not stated.

16166.5       John, b 07 July 1781 Lunenburg, MA; d  _ Nov 1809, place not stated.

16166.6       infant, born and died 01 Aug 1783 Ashburnham, MA.

16166.7       Joseph, bapt 13 Nov 1785 Ashburnharn, MA; died _ Jan 1786.

16166.8      Betsy, b 08 Nov 1788 Ipswich, NH; d ____ ; m 1804 Danforth Walker. (see below)

16166.9      Milly, b 17 Feb 1792 Ipswich, NH; d ____ ; m 28 Sept 1813 David Walker; res Middlebury, VT. (see below)

16166.A     Luther, b 13 Jan 1794 Ipswich, NH; d 6 Oct 1832 Nashville, TN; a physician. Marriage, if any, not given. No Issue.

Sources:
The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Volume I, page 150-151;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
death notices from NY newspapers from a microfilm at New York State Library;
Forge: The Bigelow Society Quarterly, vol.11, p.81, "Early Obits." 
Janice Notes:
Silas BIGELOW, was born on 17 Mar 1750 in Stowe, MA. He died on 17 May 1797 in New Ipswich, Hillsboro, New
Hampshire. He was Tavern and Inn Owner. He lived in Westford, Lunenburg, and Ashburnham, MA and New Ipswich, NH.
When Silas settled in New Ipswich, NH he bought the house of Samuel Whittemore, enlarged it, and made it into "The
Bigelow Tavern". After Silas died in 1797 his widow married Zaccheus Walker, and he moved in with her and ran the
Tavern. Silas BIGELOW and Rachel PITTS were married in 1774 in Westford, Middlesex Co., MA. Rachel PITTS was born on 25
Dec 1755 in prob. Townsend, MA. She died on 4 Jan 1829.
Silas BIGELOW and Rachel PITTS had the following children:
53 i. Silas BIGELOW was born on 9 Jan 1775 in Westford, Middlesex Co., MA. He was baptized on 5
Feb 1775 in Westford, Middlesex Co., MA. He died on 13 Aug 1801.
+54 ii. Daniel BIGELOW (born on 3 Apr 1776).
55 iii. Samuel BIGELOW was born on 11 Nov 1777 in Westford, Middlesex Co., MA. Samuel BIGELOW
died on 24 Oct 1811 in "Holland Purchase" , NY. Drowned while Lumbering.
56 iv. Joel BIGELOW was born 29 Feb. 1779 in Westford, Middlesex Co., MA. He died on 2 Aug 1807.
57 v. John BIGELOW was born on 7 Jul 1781 in Lunenburg, MA. He died in Nov 1809. [NEED TO
DEFINE SENTENCE: Unmarried]
58 vi. Infant BIGELOW was born on 1 Aug 1783 in Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA. Infant BIGELOW
died on 1 Aug 1783 in Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA.
59 vii. Joseph BIGELOW was born in 1785 in Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA. He was baptized on 13
Nov 1785 in Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA. He died in Jan 1786 in Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA.
+60 viii. Betsy BIGELOW (born on 8 Nov 1788).
+61 ix. Milly BIGELOW (born on 17 Feb 1792).
62 x. Luther BIGELOW was born on 13 Jan 1794 in Ipswich, NH. He died on 6 Oct 1832 in Nashville,
Tenn.. He was Physician. No Children.

Betsy BIGELOW was born on 8 Nov 1788 in Ipswich, NH.
Betsy BIGELOW and Danforth WALKER were married in 1804 in Ipswich, NH. Danforth WALKER (son of Zaccheus
WALKER and Martha DANFORTH) was born on 26 July 1785. He died on 4 Jun 1863. He was Farmer. He lived in New
Ipswich, Hillsboro, New Hampshire.
Betsy BIGELOW and Danforth WALKER had the following children:
+223 i. Martha Maria WALKER (born on 20 Jan 1805).
+224 ii. Eliza Ann WALKER (born on 8 Jun 1807).
+225 iii. William Danforth WALKER (born on 23 Dec 1809).
+226 iv. Silas Bigelow WALKER (born on 7 Jun 1812).
+227 v. George Washington WALKER (born on 28 Jul 1814).
+228 vi. Addison Augustus WALKER (born on 22 Sep 1817).
+229 vii. Frances Elizabeth WALKER (born on 5 Apr 1819).
+230 viii. John Hermond WALKER (born on 24 Sep 1821).
+231 ix. Luther Barbour WALKER (born on 8 Aug 1826).
232 x. Edward Payson WALKER was born on 22 Oct 1832.

Milly BIGELOW was born on 17 Feb 1792 in Ipswich, NH. She lived in Middlebury, VT.
Milly BIGELOW and David WALKER were married on 23 Sep 1813 in New Ipswich, Hillsboro, New Hampshire.


Modified - 12/12/2005
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