Moses Bidwell (abt. 1699)

Born about 9 Jan 1699 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Ward) Bidwell — married 20 May 1729 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Connecticut

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Biography

Moses Bidwell was born 9 January 1699, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, his year of death isn't known, he die before his wife. He is the son of Samuel Bidwell and the 3rd wife of Samuel, Abigail "unknown surname.^[1]

Dorothy Ward married Moses Bidwell on 20 May 1729, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.^[2]

Children

1. Samuel Bidwell born 15 March 1729 (Twin)^[3]
2. Abegail Bidwell born 15 March 1729 (Twin), died before 17 July 1732^[4]
3. Abegail Bidwell born 17 July 1732^[5]
4. Phebe Bidwell born 27 December 1734, died before 1793, not mentioned in her brother Moses will.^[6]
5. Moses Bidwell born 10 July 1738, wrote will in 1793, mentioned siblings.^[7]
6. Anna Bidwell born 4 August 1741, died before 1793, not mentioned in brother Moses will.^[8]
7. William Bidwell born 4 April 1745, died before 1793, not mentioned in brother Moses will.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ The Society of Middletown First Settlers Descendants, http://www.middletown1650.org/BidwellInDepth.pdf
2. ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PP-ZQF : 5 November 2017), Moses Bidwell and Dorathy Ward, Marriage 20 May 1729, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; Connecticut State Library, Hartford; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QQ-9V7 : 11 February 2018), Dorathy Ward in entry for Samuel Bidwell, 15 Mar 1729; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
4. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QQ-SQB : 11 February 2018), Dorathy Ward in entry for Abegail Bidwell, 15 Mar 1729; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WX-7Z3 : 11 February 2018), Dorothy in entry for Abegail Bidwell, 17 Jul 1732; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QQ-S79 : 11 February 2018), Dorathy Ward in entry for Phebe Bidwell, 27 Dec 1734; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74K-SXN : 11 February 2018), Dorothy in entry for Moses Bidwell, 10 Jul 1738; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QQ-S74 : 11 February 2018), Dorothy Ward in entry for Anna Bidwell, 04 Aug 1741; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QQ-S7Z : 11 February 2018), Dorathy Ward in entry for Willm. Bidwell, 04 Apr 1745; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.

• Bidwell, Edwin M, Genealogy of the first seven generations of the Bidwell family in America, 1884, https://archive.org/details/genealogyoffirst1884bidw/page/52
• Collins, James Wade Ferris. The Family and American Descendants of Deacon Edward Collins of Cambridge, Medford, and Charlestown, Massachusetts, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2020) Vol. 174, Page 261.