John 4 BIGELOW
1514. John 4 BIGELOW,
son of John 3 ( Samuel 2, John
1), and Jerusha (GARFIELD) BIGELOW, was born 28
October 1704/5 in Marlborough, Middlesex co, MA. He was married on 04
July 1728 to Rebecca HOWE, daughter of John and Rebecca HOWE of
Marlborough. They soon moved to Worcester, specifically that portion of
the township later set off as the township of Holden, and John was a
leading man in petitioning for the formation of Holden in 1740. He was
elected as one of the first selectmen (town council) in 1741, and
served 1741-46, 1748-51, 1755, 1756, and 1761. He was Assessor in 1742,
1744-46, 1748-51, 1755, 1756; he was town Treasurer 1742 and 1750. He
was a captain in the local militia. In 1742 he and his brother Jotham
were admitted to the
church by letter of transfer from Worcester. In 1763 he bought land
from James
Foster, and said he was of Holden. In 1765 he bought land in tract
Narragansett
#4, and was "late of Holden", having moved to what is now Greenwich. In
1764
he was of Greenwich (then called by its Indian name Quabbin) when he
gave
his son John jr a tract of land; again in 1765 he sold land to his son
Nathan
in Quabbin, but after that no further record. Family tradition says he
moved
to Goshen or Cummington and died about 1783, but no record exists, nor
can
we find record of his wife Rebecca Howe. (see below)
Children of John and Rebecca (HOWE) BIGELOW, all born in Worcester
and Holden, MA:
15141 Rebeckah, b 30 May 1729; d _____
; m 06 Nov 1750 Richard CHEEVER of Rutland.
15142 Mary, b 16 Feb 1732; d _____ ;
15143 Anna, b 23 Aug 1735; d 06 Nov
1735.
15144 Prudence,
b 22 Sept 1736; d _____ ; m 16 Nov
1758 Jonathan EDMUNDS. (see below)
15145 John,
b ___ 1740; d 19 Oct 1807 Cummington, MA; m Mary _____ . 11 children.
15146 Nathan
5, b 09 Oct 1744; died circa 1800 Peru, Clinton, NY;
m 1767 Mrs. Jesse BETTS, nee CURTIS. 1 stepson and about 7 children.
Sources:
Howe, Bigelow Family of America; page 53-54;
Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol I page 48;
Holden Town records, censuses of VT & NY;
National Archives, pension record of Bartlett Betts Bigalow.
From:
Charles Howe < genealogyhowe@yahoo.com >
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 4:30 PM
Subject: Bigelow Society webpage
I was looking for more info on John Bigelow's wife Mary.
John Bigelow, b. 28 Oct 1705 in Marlborough, Middlesex, MA married
Rebecca Howe, info below applies (you indicated "no knowledge"
regarding her:
Born 19 Mar 1702/03
Vital Records, Marlborough, MA, Vol 1, Pg 105
VR of Marlborough MA to the end of the year 1849
http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Marlborough/
Marriage info:
VR, Marlborough, Vol 1, Pg 270
Further sites:
Nathan Bigelow
VR of Holden MA to the end of the year 1849 http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Holden/
Pg. 14
Prudence and Rebeccah
VR of Worcester MA to the end of the year 1849
http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Worcester/
Pg 105
Charles A. Howe
322 W Hickory St
Roseburg, Oregon, 97471-2220
From:
Carma Demmer Synstelien
<carmasynstelien@yahoo.com >
I just wanted to tell you what a fine job you are doing on the
Bigelow family information! I really enjoy all the stories and
interesting facts. I am a descendant of Prudence Bigelow that
married Jonathan Edmunds. John 1, Samuel 2, John 3, John 4,
Prudence 5.
I have only been researching our family history for about a year,
but your site has been the most enjoyable. Thank you, Carma
Demmer Synstelien 12 - Minnesota
Anna Edmunds 6, Betsy Howe 7, Anna Edmunds Rogers Smith 8, George
Waters Smith 9, Matilda Smith 10, Orville Demmer 11, Carma Demmer
Synstelien 12
Rod Bigelow
Box 13 Chazy Lake
Dannemora, N.Y. 12929
rodbigelow@netzero.net 
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