Rev. Azel Parkhurst Brigham was born on 7 April 1809 in Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont, United States to Thomas Brigham (1786-1816) and Mary W. Lacy (1782-1865).
Siblings
William Lacy Brigham was born on 30 December 1810 in Enosburg, Franklin, Vermont, USA. He married Achsah Blake, called Ava, (born about 1812) on 24 November 1831 in Bath, Grafton, New Hampshire. William
Ephraim Thomas Brigham was born on 9 June 1813 in Colebrook, Coos, New Hampshire, USA. He married 1) Sophronia A. Langley (1815-1849) on 2 January 1843 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts and 2) Rebecca C. Smith (1827-1903) on 2 August 1851. Ephraim died on 26 October 1895 in Wolfeboro, Carroll, New Hampshire, USA.
Education
He was educated at Readfield Academy, Kents Hill School which was then called the Maine Wesleyan Seminary.
Marriage and Family
Rev. Azel Parkhurst Brigham married Amanda Adams (1811-1848) on 9 April 1834 in Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire. Bans called 7 April 1833 in the same place.
Children of the Brigham-Adams Marriage
Caroline Augusta Brigham born 6 October 1835 in Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA. She married George Warren C. Dudley (1833-1909) on 1 January 1857. Caroline died on 27 May 1908 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire.
Emeline Amanda Brigham born 7 May 1843 in Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA. She was living in Lebanon, Merrimack, New Hampshire, unmarried in 1899.
Death and Burial
Azel died on 28 September 1846 in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States at the age of 34. He was buried in the Greensboro Cemetery, Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire. A headstone photo is available. Find A Grave: Memorial #105272438
Sources
Adams, Andrew Napoleon. A Genealogical History of Robert Adams, of Newbury, Mass.: and his Descendants, 1635-1900. Rutland, VT: Adams, 1900. Page 161, page 315 for their children. ...m. Apr. 7, 1833, Rev. Azel P. Brigham, son of Thomas Brigham, b. in Enosburg, Vt., April 7, 1809. He was educated at Redfield Academy, Kent's Hill, Me., and was a member of the N.E.M.E., Conference for twelve years; he d. in Hanover, N.H., 28 Sept., 1843...'
New Hampshire Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 about Azel P. Brigham and Amanda Adams. Date, place.