Asahel (or Ashbel) Freeman 7 BIGELOW

almeda memorial
Almeda, wife of Asahel buried North Branch Cemetery, Middlesex, VT; no grave for Asahel found

16313.31      Asahel (or Ashbel) Freeman 7 BIGELOW, son of Timothy 6 (Amasa 5 , David 4 , Lt. John 3 , Joshua 2, John 1), and Elizabeth (ARNOLD) BIGELOW, was born at Brookfield, Orange, VT on 07 May 1785. He married at Williamstown, VT on 28 September 1808 Almeda Hurlburt. She was born 18 June 1787 in Grafton, Grafton County, NH. She died 10 Oct 1845 Middlesex, Washington County, VT. She was buried there in the North Branch Cemetery.They had lived in Williamstown many years  In 1850 census, we learn he was living there and was 65 and that he was recently married to a Mrs. Charlotte Beckwith, age 51 - born in NH -and was raising her two youngest children. Asahel's widowed daughter, (Polly), and her son were also living in the household. We have no record of him after this date. He possibly died in IL.

Children of Asahel and Almeda (Hurlburt) Bigelow:

16313.311     Polly, b 08 July 1809; d infancy.

16313.312     Polly, b 0l April 1810; d_____; m 14 Jan 1835 John Merrill; 1 child, no data.

16313.313     Amy Hurlburt, b 12 July 1812.

16313.314t   Asahel Arnold , b 08 Feb 1814; d_1867 (aged 52–53). IL; m 24 Feb 1840 Adeline (Bixby) Bigelow; 4 children. (see below)

16313.315     Elizabeth, b 0l June 1816.

16313.316     Horace M., b 1818.

Sources:
The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Volume II, page 227;
Howe,Bigelow Family of America;
vital records VT; censuses VT.
Note:
Posted by: Cheri Mitchell     mitchellws@home.com
Asahel A. Bigelow - Adaline Sophronia Bixby -VT
Date: February 15, 2002 at 18:26:05
Seeking this couple and their children. Adaline was born 12/28/1811 in Williamstown, Orange, Vermont. In some records she was shown as Sophronia Adaline and in others at Adaline Sophronia.

Modified - 02/11/2025
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