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John Bigelow[1, 2]

Male 1616 - 1703  (87 years)


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  • Name John Bigelow 
    Born 16 Feb 1616  Wrentham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Christened 16 Feb 1616  Wrentham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Jul 1703  Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried 16 Jul 1703  Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I13780  Main Tree
    Last Modified 28 Dec 2009 

    Father John Randall Bigelow,   b. 1578, Of Wrentham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1626, Wrentham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Mrs. Mary Or Jane Bigelow,   b. 1582, Wrentham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1626, Wrentham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 1603  Of Wrentham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F1235  Group Sheet

    Family 1 Mary (Sarah) Bemis 
    Married 2 Oct 1694  Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F4832  Group Sheet

    Family 2 Mary Warren,   b. 12 Sep 1624, Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1691, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1642  Watertown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Children 
     1. John Bigelow,   b. 27 Oct 1643, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1721, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +2. Jonathan Bigelow,   b. 11 Dec 1646, Of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1710, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     3. Mary Bigelow,   b. 14 Mar 1649, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1704, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     4. Daniel Bigelow,   b. 1 Dec 1650, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1715, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     5. Samuel Bigelow,   b. 28 Oct 1653, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1730, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +6. Joshua Bigelow,   b. 29 Oct 1655, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1745, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     7. Elizabeth Bigelow,   b. 15 Jun 1657, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1694, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     8. Sarah Bigelow,   b. 29 Sep 1659, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1694, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     9. Martha Bigelow,   b. 1 Apr 1662, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1728, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     10. James Bigelow,   b. 1 Apr 1662, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1728, Weston, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     11. Abigail (Biglow) Bigelow,   b. 4 Feb 1664, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1754, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     12. Hannah Bigelow,   b. 7 Mar 1666, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1666, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     13. Unnamed Bigelow,   b. 18 Dec 1667,   d. 18 Dec 1667  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F873  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • Pequot War & King Philip's War

      From Colonial Families of the United States "John Bigelow, the immigrant ancestor of the family, came from Wrentham, Suffolk, England, wh ere he was b. and bapt. 16th February, 1616, son of John Randall Bigelow, of Wrentham; settle d at Watertown, Massachusetts, 1632, and d. there 14th July, 1703, at the age of 87. Serve d in the Pequot War, 1637; served in King Philip's War under Capt. John Cutler; Member of th e Watertown Traine Band, 1650, having taken the "Oath of Fidelity." In a deed dated, 1642, h e is named "John Baguley" a descendant of the Baguleys, of Baguley Hall, Chesire. (see pedi gree through other lines in Heralds College, London, "Arundel," Volume III); m. (firstly) 30t h October, 1642, Mary Warren, b. in England, 1628, d. 19th October, 1691, dau. of John Warren , Freeman, 1631; m. (second) 2d October, 1694, Sarah Bemis, dau. of Joseph Bemis." BIRTH: , he is named ï¿ưJohn BAGULEYï¿ư a descendant of the BAGULEYS, of Baguley Hall, Chesire. ( See pedigree through other lines in Heralds College, London, ï¿ưArundel,ï¿ư Volume III);

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Ancestral File (TM); FamilySearch, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998).

    2. [S37] Colonial Families of the United States, JOHN BIGELOW, the immigrant ancestor of the family, came from Wrentham, Suffolk, England, wh, e re he was b. and bapt. 16th February, 1616, son of John Randall BIGELOW, of Wrentham; settl, e d at Watertown, Massachusetts, 1632, and d. there 14th July, 1703, at the age of 87. Se.

    3. [S37] Colonial Families of the United States, came from Wrentham, Suffolk, England, where he was b. and bapt. 16th February, 1616.

    4. [S37] Colonial Families of the United States, JOHN BIGELOW, the immigrant ancestor of the family, came from Wrentham, Suffolk, England, wh, e re he was b. and bapt. 16th February, 1616.

    5. [S37] Colonial Families of the United States, d. there 14th July, 1703, at the age of 87..

    6. [S19] World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, BrÃıderbund Software, Inc., (Release date: November 29, 1995), Tree #3991, Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998.

    7. [S37] Colonial Families of the United States, m. (second) 2d October, 1694, Sarah BEMIS, dau. of Joseph BEMIS..

    8. [S35] DAR Research, 1912-13.

    9. [S503] American marriage records before 1699, Clemens, William M. (William Montgomery), 1860-1931. (Main Author), (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. Original: Pompton Lakes , NJ: Biblio Co., 1926.), 930249 Item 4; another filming 1293952 Item 10., Ancestry.com, 2 Oct 2000, Name Spouse Marriage Date Marriage Place BIGELOW, John Warren, Mary 30 October 1642 Watertown, , Mass..