Abigail (Skinner) Bigelow (1715 - 1792)

Born 9 Jul 1715 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Isaac Bigelow — married 14 Mar 1734 (to 1792) in Colchester, New London, Conn.

Descendants

Died 1792 at about age 76 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Abigail Skinner was born in Colchester, New London, Connecticut on July 9, 1715, the daughter of Ebenezer Skinner and Sarah (Lord) Skinner of New London, Connecticut.^[1] In Colchester on March 14, 1734, she married Isaac Bigelow^[2], the son of Isaac Bigelow and Mary Bond of Colchester, and they had children^[3], including:

1. Abigail, who was born 01 Jan 1735; and died 01 Sep 1803 in Colchester. On 24 Mar 1755 she married Daniel Pratt, a resident of Colchester, CT.
2. Ann, who was born 07 Mar 1736; and may have died in Nova Scotia. On 31 Jan 1760 (Colchester) she married Judah Wells; a resident of Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.
3. Isaac, who was born 17 Nov 1737; and d after 1800, probably Franklin county, VT. On 5 Apr 1759 (Colchester) he married Mary Chamberlain; and lived in Cornwallis, N.S, Dummerston, VT and Franklin county, VT.
4. Timothy, who was born 18 Nov 1739; and d 12 Sep 1818 in Tyringham, Berkshire, MA at the Shaker colony.^[4]. On 2 Dec 1762 (Colchester) he married Rhoda Williams; and they lived in Bernardston & Williamston, MA, possibly Rl, then at Tyringham. Timothy was a blacksmith by trade, and served in the Revolutionary War.
5. Amasa, who was born 23 Dec 1741; and died 18 Jan 1742.
6. Mary, who was born 02 Feb 1743; and died 25 Oct 1773 in East Haddam, CT. On 09 Sep 1761 (Colchester) she married Reuben Beebe, a resident of East Haddam.
7. Lydia, who was born 02 May 1745; and died either in Nova Scotia or New Brunswick. On 30 Jan 1772 (Cornwallis) she married Ezra Pride.
8. Margaret, who was born August 2, 1747; and died 29 Jan 1842 in Machias, Maine. On 10 Oct 1765 (Cornwallis) she married Nathan Longfellow; they lived in Cornwallis a number of years, then moved to Maine during the Revolutionary War.
9. Jerusha, who was born 08 Mar 1749. On 4 Dec 1766 (Cornwallis) she married Andrew Newcomb. They lived in Cornwallis and later moved to New Brunswick.
10. Ruby ("Zubah" on baptismal and burial records), was born 14 Dec 1750; and died 05 June 1759.
11. Samuel, who was born 01 Nov 1752; and 6 Mar 1830 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. On 09 June 1799 (Nantucket) he married Mrs. Naomi Gardner.
12. Amasa who was born 11 Feb 1755; and died before 1806 in Cornwallis, N.S.; On 09 Nov 1773 (Cornwallis) he married Rosina Cone, they lived in Cornwallis NS.
13. Addi, who was born 18 Oct 1757 and died before 1817 in Franklin County, OH; On 21 Oct 1779 he married Mary Nooney at Enfield, CT; second, on 29 July 1804 he married Zelinda Ingalls (Barre, VT); they lived in Barre, VT and moved to Franklin County, OH circa 1813.

Abigail, Isaac, and several of their children moved to Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia in 1760-61 as part of the New England Planter migration.^[5][6] Isaac and Abigail appear to have returned to New England at the outbreak of the American Revolution,^[7] and he appears in the 1790 census as a resident of Dummerston, Windham, Vermont.^[8] Abigail Skinner Bigelow died circa 1792.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WG-GYD : 3 December 2014), Abigail Skinner, 09 Jul 1715; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F759-PJ8 : 27 December 2014), Isaac Bigelow and Abigail Skinner, 14 Mar 1734; citing Conn, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,910.
3. ↑ The Bigelow Society website listing for Isaac Bigelow, Person ID1592
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHX8-8ZV : 10 December 2014), Timothy Bigelow, 12 Sep 1818; citing , reference item 2 p 16; FHL microfilm 1,903,038.
5. ↑ Smith, Leonard H. Jr., and Norma H. Smith. Nova Scotia Immigrants to 1867. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. p. 291.
6. ↑ Wright, Esther Clark. Planters and Pioneers: Nova Scotia, 1749 to 1775. Hantsport, NS: Lancelot Press, 1976. p. 49.
7. ↑ [http://bigelowsociety.com/rod/isaac4a.htm Bigelow Society
8. ↑ 1790 United States Federal Census.
9. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial #95135408

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  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SGG2-1YN : accessed 2017-02-15), entry for Isaac /BIGELOW/.
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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Skinner-801 created through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Mark Shurtliff. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mark and others.
• WikiTree profile Skinner-739 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by Bryan Sypniewski. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bryan and others.
• WikiTree profile Skinner-871 created through the import of Hummel Bigelow Roots.ged on Jul 8, 2011 by Gail Hummel. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Gail and others.