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Daniel Bigelow, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Death: 1715 (64-65)
Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Framington, Middlesex, Mass
Immediate Family:

Son of John Biglo (Bigelow) of Watertown and Mary Bigelow
Husband of Abial Bigelow
Father of Abigail Belknap; Daniel Bigelow, Jr.; Abiel Walker; Susannah Jennings; Ephraim Bigelow and 1 other
Brother of Samuel Bigelow; Sarah Learned; James Bigelow, I; Martha Olmstead/Wood; Deliverence Bigelow, died young and 8 others

Occupation: Tailor
Managed by: James Hutchison
Last Updated:

About Daniel Bigelow, Sr.

Children of John and Mary (Warren) Bigelow, all born in Watertown, Middlesex co, MA:

14 Daniel 2 BIGELOW, fourth child and third son of John 1 and Mary (WARREN) BIGELOW, was born in Watertown, Middlesex co, MA, on 01 December 1650. He married about 1688 Abial PRATT, daughter of Thomas and Susanna (Gleason) PRATT. He settled in Framingham, MA as early as 1686, and was a tailor by trade. They lived near the east end of what was known as Gleason's Pond. Daniel died about 1715, and his wife outlived him. Births of his children are found in the vital records of Sherborn, of which Framingham was then a part.

Daniel's wife said to be Abigail Pratt born ca 1658 (see below)

Children of Daniel and Abial (PRATT) BIGELOW, all born Framingham:

141 Abigail, b 28 Oct 1689; d abt 1734; m 08 Mar 1727 Abraham BELKNAP. Res Framingham and Natick. No issue.

142 Daniel, b 24 Nov 1691; said to have died 1752 Framingham; m (1) 27 June 1723 Rebecca EAMES, who died 1738; and (2) 17 July 1746 Mrs. Prudence (PRATT) STONE, widow of Ebenezer STONE, and daughter of Joseph and Hannah (PROVENDER) PRATT. She married (3) 10 May 1753 Ezekial RICE. Daniel had 7 children by first wife, 5 of whom died in infancy.

143 Abiel, b 20 Jan 1693; no death date; m (1) 11 Oct 1716 Jonathan STONE, by whom four children, and (2) 15 June 1743 Samuel WALKER of Natick.

144 Susannah, b 04 Mar 1696; d 24 Oct 1768 Framingham; m 09 June 1715 Stephen JENNINGS; res Framingham. 6 children.

145 Ephraim, b 12 May 1698; d 18 Oct 1756 Holliston, MA; m 29 July 1729 Lydia JOHNSON. A carpenter by trade, res Holliston. 5 children.

146 Lydia, b 02 Jan 1702; was living 1738, when admitted to the church at Westborough, MA by letter from Hopkinton; m 30 Sept 1731 Martin PRATT; res Hopkinton and Westborough. 3 children listed Bigelow genealogy, but Pratt Directory adds a fourth child, Martin jr, b 1744 Westborough.

Sources:

  1. http://bigelowsociety.com/rod/daniel2.htm cites
    1. Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. I page.13;
    2. Howe, Bigelow Family in America, page 25-26;
    3. J. Gardner Bartlett, Gregory Stone Genealogy;
    4. Jayne (Pratt) Lovelace, A Pratt Directory, 1980;
    5. vital records of Watertown, Framingham, Sherborn, Holliston, and Westborough, MA.
  2. http://bigelowsociety.com/rod/john1.htm
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Daniel Bigelow, Sr.'s Timeline

1650
December 1, 1650
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1689
October 28, 1689
Framingham, Middlesex, MA, USA
1691
November 24, 1691
Framingham, Middlesex, MA, USA
1693
January 29, 1693
Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1696
March 4, 1696
Framingham, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts
1698
May 12, 1698
Framingham, Middlesex, MA, USA
1702
January 2, 1702
Framingham, Middlesex, MA, USA
1715
1715
Age 64
Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1715
Age 64
Framington, Middlesex, Mass