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Josiah Bidwell

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Josiah Bidwell

Birth
Connecticut, USA
Death
5 Sep 1790 (aged 30)
Connecticut, USA
Burial
Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
AGNES ABBE, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Tryon) Abbe, born probably in Glastonbury, Conn.; died August 30, 1765.
Married December 25, 1740, DANIEL BIDWELL, born November 18, 1717; died December, 1791 (or February 28, 1792). Son of Samuel and Ann (Stanborrow) Bidwell of Middletown, Conn. One descendant says Mary Barnes was his mother's name. He was drum major in the French and Indian War, 1756; bought and sold land, recorded in Chatham town records, 1768-1791. His will was made December 13, 1790, probated April 2, 1792, at Middletown, inventory amounting to £213. 4s. 6d.
Children:
The 9th child for Daniel Bidwell and Agnes Abbe was:
Josiah Bidwell, b. March 8, 1760 ; d. Sept. 5, 1790.
He was a drum major during the Revolution, from Connecticut. Married Lucinda Kneeland who m. (2) Pelton, and had sons Joseph and Amasa, and (3) Phineas Norton. She d. in New Marlboro, Mass.
Children of Josiah Bidwell
1 - Demmis, b. 1787, was living in 1800
2 - Josiah, b. Sept. 4, 1789, d. Aug. 20, 1859.
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"North America Family Histories, Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book" show:
Benjamin Bidwell (1744-1831).....his brothers, John and Josiah also served as officers (in the American Revolution).
From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
AGNES ABBE, daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Tryon) Abbe, born probably in Glastonbury, Conn.; died August 30, 1765.
Married December 25, 1740, DANIEL BIDWELL, born November 18, 1717; died December, 1791 (or February 28, 1792). Son of Samuel and Ann (Stanborrow) Bidwell of Middletown, Conn. One descendant says Mary Barnes was his mother's name. He was drum major in the French and Indian War, 1756; bought and sold land, recorded in Chatham town records, 1768-1791. His will was made December 13, 1790, probated April 2, 1792, at Middletown, inventory amounting to £213. 4s. 6d.
Children:
The 9th child for Daniel Bidwell and Agnes Abbe was:
Josiah Bidwell, b. March 8, 1760 ; d. Sept. 5, 1790.
He was a drum major during the Revolution, from Connecticut. Married Lucinda Kneeland who m. (2) Pelton, and had sons Joseph and Amasa, and (3) Phineas Norton. She d. in New Marlboro, Mass.
Children of Josiah Bidwell
1 - Demmis, b. 1787, was living in 1800
2 - Josiah, b. Sept. 4, 1789, d. Aug. 20, 1859.
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"North America Family Histories, Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book" show:
Benjamin Bidwell (1744-1831).....his brothers, John and Josiah also served as officers (in the American Revolution).

Gravesite Details

ae 31y, From 'The Portland Burying Ground Association and Its Cemetery (1897)'



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  • Originally Created by: Ken - TN
  • Added: Oct 21, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78869856/josiah-bidwell: accessed ), memorial page for Josiah Bidwell (8 Mar 1760–5 Sep 1790), Find a Grave Memorial ID 78869856, citing Portland Burying Ground, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520).