Born in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Andrews
and Anna (Rankin) Andrews
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Timothy Bigelow
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Nancy (Bigelow) Lincoln, Timothy Bigelow, Andrew Bigelow, Rufus Bigelow, Lucy Bigelow and Clarissa Bigelow
Died
at age 62
in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jul 2013
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Biography
Anna ANDREWS, daughter of Samuel and Anna (RANKIN) ANDREWS, born 11 April 1747 at Worcester. At the time of her marriage she was an orphan and had inherited a considerable fortune. Her maternal grandparents were James and Rachel Rankin, immigrants from Ireland with the Scotch Presbyterians of 1718. Her father Samuel Andrews established a tannery in Worcester, near Lincoln Square, and built the Bigelow Mansion opposite Courthouse Square.
Anna died 02 August 1809. "Bigelow, Anna w. Timothy (wid. Col. Timothy of Worcester) and mother of Lucy Lawrence, age 63y." [1]
Sources
- ↑ Groton - Deaths - Massachusetts Vital Records Project Online database of images and transcriptions courtesy of John Slaughter.
- http://bigelowsociety.com/rod/coltim4.htm
- Repertory (Tuesday, Aug 08, 1809 Boston, MA) Vol: VI, Issue: 63, Page: 2: Mortuary Notice.
- "At Groton, Mrs. Anna Bigelow, Aet. 63, relict of the late Col. Timothy Bigelow, of the revolutionary army and mother of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of this state."
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Anna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Anna:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Anna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Anna:
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~0.39%
~3.12%
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