Sgt Otis Bigelow, Sr

Ancestor #: A010050

Wife #1 Lydia Loomis

Wife #2 Betty Bartlett

16355.     Otis 5 BIGELOW, fifth child and third son of Asa 4 (Lieutenant John 3,Joshua2, John1) and Dorothy (OTIS) BIGELOW, was born 24 January 1747 Colchester, New London co, CT. He married circa 1766 (1) Lydia LOOMIS, born _____. They lived in Colchester briefly, and she died leaving one child. Otis then married (2) 18 December 1777 Betsey BARTLETT, born Lebanon 01 October 1754, daughter of Nathaniel and Mercy (OTIS) BARTLETT. They moved to Lebanon, where they lived out their lives. Betsy died at Lebanon 09 March 1827, Otis on 10 September 1832.

1790 census: CT -Windharn - Lebanon - Otis Bigelow: 2-5-3-0-0.
Child of Otis BIGELOW by Lydia LOOMIS:

16355.1t Otis, b ca 1777 Colchester; d ca 1802; m Henrietta BUTLER, by whom 5 children; She later m (2) Asa CHURCH and moved to Sangerfield, NY.

Children of Otis BIGELOW by Betsy BARTLETT, all born Lebanon, New London co, CT;

16355.2t Erastus, b 20 Jan 1779; d 12 Mar 1861 Sangerfield, NY; m (1) Betsy BARTLETT; (2) Mary FOX; (3) 31 Jan 1819 Statira RANSOM; and (4) Maria BURGESS. 1 child by second wife, 4 children by third wife.
Note from Robert Jerome Billingsley: My wife is a Bigelow. Her family line starts at John Biglo of Watertown, then Joshua, John, Asa, Otis, Erastus, Horace, Horace, Horace, and Henry Upham (who is her father). I have been able to find John - through Otis, but I still need Erastus. I also need the three who are named Horace.

16355.3 Lydia, b 31 Aug 1781; d 26 Jan 1787.

16355.4t Asa, b 26 May 1783; d 02 July 1867 Lebanon, CT (see below); m at Canaan, CT 05 Nov 1832 Phebe LAWRENCE.

16355.5t Harvey, b 13 Apr 1785; d 06 Feb 1817 Stillwater, NY; m Eliza BRIGGS. 2 children.

16355.6 Orsamus, b 05 Feb 1787; d 20 Oct 1817 Lebanon, CT.

16355.7t Martin, b12 Feb 1789; d 16 Jan 1864 San Francisco, CA; m Phebe BRIGGS; 2 known children.

16355.8 Amasa, b 28 May 1791; d 09 Feb 1864 Lebanon, CT; unmarried.

16355.9 Betsy, b 09 May 1793, d 22 Jan 1863 Lebanon, CT; unmarried.

16355.A Jonathan, b 01 Mar 1795; d 23 Nov 1829 while working on Erie Canal; he was married and left one child.
Sources:
Bigelow Family Genealogy Volume. I page.167;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
1850 census MA and CT;
newspaper death notices Troy, NY;
correspondence with descendants.
Guest Book Note:
Tuesday 03/10/2009 11:45:46am
Name: Paul Trubey
E-Mail: ptrubey@earthlink.net
Homepage Title: www.beltanefarm.com
Location: Lebanon, CT
Comments: Have been reseaching the history of our house which apparently belonged to and was built by Asa Bigelow, son of Otis Bigelow. He lived here with his Brother Amasa and his sister Betsy from about 1840-1868. Asa and his two siblings all died here. The house and property was then willed to his neice Betsy Bigelow Taylor of Colchester, CT. Can give more information to anyone interested in this piece of Bigelow Heritag