Person:Paul Bigelow (1)

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Paul Bigelow
b.21 Jan 1741 Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
d.1 Mar 1806 Brookline, Windham, Vermont, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 28 Dec 1731
  1. Cornelius Bigelow1732 -
  2. Mary Bigelow1734 -
  3. Betty Bigelow1735 - 1801
  4. Paul Bigelow1739 - 1739
  5. Paul Bigelow1741 - 1806
  6. Sarah Bigelow
  7. Noah Bigelow1743 - 1833
  8. Ruth Bigelow1744 -
  9. Eunice Bigelow1750 - 1750
  10. Job Bigelow1753 - 1776
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Paul Bigelow1741 - 1806
  • W.  Hannah Ober1743 - 1835
m. 13 Aug 1761
  1. Ebenezer Bigelow1762 -
  2. John Bigelow1765 -
  3. Joseph Bigelow1767 - 1827
  4. Benjamin Bigelow1769 - 1850
  5. Cornelius Bigelow1772 - 1861
  6. Hannah Bigelow1777 - 1841
  7. Elisha Bigelow1780 - 1856
  8. Mary Bigelow1782 - 1825
  9. Job Bigelow1785 - 1866
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Facts and Events
Name Paul Bigelow
Gender Male
Birth[1] 21 Jan 1741 Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 13 Aug 1761 Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Hannah Ober
Death[1] 1 Mar 1806 Brookline, Windham, Vermont, United States

Paul, son of Cornelius, Bigelow and Mary (Graves) Bigelow, was born 21 January 1741 at Westborough, Worcester county, MA. He was married in Upton, MA on 13 August 1761 to Hannah Ober. She was born 12 July 1743 at Upton, daughter of Ebenezer and Hannah (Fiske) Ober.

Paul and Hannah Bigelow lived in Upton for a year or two, then moved to Westborough, where we find they were warned (according to the custom of the times) to leave town in 1763. They do not appear to have done so, as several of their children were later born in Westborough.

The Bigelow history credits Paul with having served throughout the American Revolution. Massachusetts service records state that Paul served 11 days as a drummer in the local militia, on 19 April 1775, in the Battle of Concord and Lexington, and toward the end of the war served an additional few months.

Paul and family moved to Windham county, Vermont at the end of the Revolution. He was ennumerated on the 1790 census at Dummerston, Vermont. Only three children were then living at home. In 1800 he and wife Hannah were living in Chesterfield, Cheshire county, New Hampshire, living next door to their oldest son, Ebenezer. By 1802 they had returned to Vermont, and settled at Brookline, Windham county. The Bigelow genealogy says that he removed to Montreal with his sons, but we cannot prove this. His death date is given as 01 March 1806, probably at Brookline. (We are attempting to prove the place of death and burial.) His widow remained at Brookline many years, but in 1826 removed with their son Job to Ashford, Cattaraugus county, NY. She died there 03 September 1835 age 91; there is no marker for her in the family cemetery at Thomas Corners, Ashford.

Paul was a smith by trade. It is said he was a goldsmith, but a smith in that period was most likely to be skilled in all types of metal-working, from rough forge work to silver and gold smithing.

Sources: Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol I, pg 115-116. Howe, Bigelow Family of America; pg 106-107; #109-308; Huntley, Genealogical Descent of the Bigelow Family;

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bigelow Family Genealogy, in Bigelow Society
    Vol I, pg 115-116.

    http://bigelowsociety.com/rod/pau55336.htm

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