Amos Bidwell (1729 - 1803)

Born 18 Aug 1729 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

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Died 5 Mar 1803 at age 73 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Amos Bidwell was born 18 Aug 1729 in Hartford, Connecticut to David and Mehetabell [Mehitable] Bidwell. ^[1][2]

He married Phebe Williams on 25 Oct 1753 in Hartford^[3]. They had the following children:^[4]

• Susanna, b. 1755; d. 1756
• George Harvey, b. 9 Oct 1756; m. Sarah Sedgwick; d. 17 Apr 1840
• Phineas, b. 7 Jul 1758; d. 5 Nov 1835
• Rachel, b. 7 Dec 1759; m. David Williams; d. 24 Dec 1828
• Ruth, b. 1761, d. 1762
• Williams, b. 28 May 1764; m. Phebe Ives; d. 3 Oct 1840
• Nancy, b. 1766; bap. 2 Nov 1766; d. 1767
• Amos, Jr, b. 18 Feb 1769; d. 21 Apr 1874
• Ozias, b. 31 Mar 1771; m. Elizabeth Hail; d. 17 Nov 1846
• Eunice, b. 1774; m. Seth Hathaway; d. 16 Mar 1831
• Jabez, b. 1775; bap. 23 Oct 1775; d. 1775
• Susannah, b. 1776; bap. 2 Mar 1775/76; d. 8 Dec 1838
• Jerusha, b. 1777; bap. 16 Feb 1777; d. 20 Sep 1778

A potter and brickmaker in the West Division, Amos Bidwell operated a tanning yard later in life. He owned 200 acres of land in the Susquehannah Purchase and in 1796 was 50 pounds in debt to Hartford's Grammar School. He was married to Phebe Williams and died from palsy, a type of paralysis. Information obtained from the historical society.^[4]

He passed away on 5 Mar 1803 in West Hartford, Connecticut. ^{[5][6][7] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74V-T7W : accessed 11 July 2015), Amos Bidwell, 18 Aug 1729; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
3. ↑ Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) White, Lorraine Cook, ed. ‘’The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Memorial ID - #59189066: Amos Bidwell
5. ↑ The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.
6. ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920. Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.
7. ↑ U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. Newspaper: American Mercury. Publication Date: 17 Mar 1803. Publication Place: Connecticut, USA. Call Number: 486547
8. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772–1934." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.