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Reuben Bigelow

Birth: 22 Nov 1775
Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death: 13 Dec 1834 (aged 59)
Peru, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
Burial: North Cemetery

Peru, Bennington County, Vermont, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 132590295 View Source

Wife:
Abigail (married Oct 1796, Westminster, MA)

Other Children:
~ Reuben Miles (6 Apr 1807-17 Feb 1861, Seattle, WA)
~ Caroline Eliza "Bigelow" Nicholas (b. 16 Feb 1816; last found liv. in Marshall, VA in 1870)
~ Frederick Orlando (19 Jan 1818-12 Aug 1852, Carson Valley, CA)

Town clerk & treasurer (1812-1834)
First representative of the town to the general assembly
First postmaster of the town

occupation: chairmaker (had shoemaker's shop & blacksmith shop)

ae 59y

(sources: Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954; "Reunion Celebration, together with an historical sketch of Peru. . .", by Ira K Batchelder, 1891, pp. 28, 120-121; Vital Records of Westminster, MA, to the end of the year 1849, Marriages, p. 118 & Births, p. 15; "Genealogy of the Bigelow Family of America", by Gilman Bigelow Howe, 1890, pages 154-156)

Wife:
Abigail (married Oct 1796, Westminster, MA)

Other Children:
~ Reuben Miles (6 Apr 1807-17 Feb 1861, Seattle, WA)
~ Caroline Eliza "Bigelow" Nicholas (b. 16 Feb 1816; last found liv. in Marshall, VA in 1870)
~ Frederick Orlando (19 Jan 1818-12 Aug 1852, Carson Valley, CA)

Town clerk & treasurer (1812-1834)
First representative of the town to the general assembly
First postmaster of the town

occupation: chairmaker (had shoemaker's shop & blacksmith shop)

ae 59y

(sources: Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954; "Reunion Celebration, together with an historical sketch of Peru. . .", by Ira K Batchelder, 1891, pp. 28, 120-121; Vital Records of Westminster, MA, to the end of the year 1849, Marriages, p. 118 & Births, p. 15; "Genealogy of the Bigelow Family of America", by Gilman Bigelow Howe, 1890, pages 154-156)

Family Members

Parents

Spouse

Abigail Brooks Bigelow

1776–1857

Siblings

Half Siblings

Ezra Shattuck Holden

1810–1867

Children

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Created by: Allison
Added: Jul 10, 2014
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132590295/reuben-bigelow: accessed ), memorial page for Reuben Bigelow (22 Nov 1775–13 Dec 1834), Find a Grave Memorial ID 132590295, citing North Cemetery, Peru, Bennington County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Allison (contributor 47066078).

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