Joshua Bigelow1,2

M, #2531, * 5 Nov 1655, + 21 Feb 1745
FatherJohn Bigelow1,2 * 16 Feb 1617, + 14 Jul 1703
MotherMary Warren1,2 * 12 Sep 1624, + 19 Oct 1691
     Joshua Bigelow was born on 5 Nov 1655 in Watertown.1,2 He married Elizabeth Flagg, daughter of Thomas Flagg and Mary, on 20 Oct 1676 at Watertown.1,2 He died on 21 Feb 1745 in Westminster, Massachusetts.1,2

Other information:

Joshua Bigelow and Elizabeth Flagg had eleven children: Joshua, Jonathan, John, Benjamin, Elisabeth, David, Joseph (or Josiah), Daniel, Ebenezer, Gershom, and Eliezer.1,2
     Jonathan Bigelow's daughter Sarah married Joshua Bigelow's son John on 4 Nov 1709. It was John's second marriage. John, his first wife Hannah, Sarah, and his third wife Abigail all are buried in Colchester, Connecticut. Sarah was born in Hartford (unknown date) and died 13 Oct 1754 of an epidemic fever. Her son Asa and two of his children also died. John was born 20 Dec 1681 in Watertown, and died 8 Mar 1770 in Cochester.3
He served in Captain Ting's Comp. and was wounded in King Phillips War.
He received a landgrant in what is now Westminster, but did't move there until 1742.1,2


Name variants: Joshua Biglo (in his father's will.)4

Citations

  1. [S342] Gilman Bigelow Howe, Bigelow, pg. 27-28. Online at http://books.google.com/. The website contains updated information, in addition to most of the info from the book.
  2. [S257] William Barry, Framingham, pg. 185-188. Bigelow. Online at http://books.google.com/
  3. [S176] Bigelow, online: http://bigelowsociety.com/rod/bigsoc1.htm
  4. [S342] Gilman Bigelow Howe, Bigelow, pg. 19-21. Online at http://books.google.com/. The website contains updated information, in addition to most of the info from the book.