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Bigelow William [Male] b. 21 SEP 1778 Weston, Middlesex Co, MA - d. 12 JAN 1844 Boston, Suffolk Co, MA

He graduated at Harvard in 1794, studied divinity under a Rev. ______ Thayer of Lancaster, MA, then in 1796-97 was editor of the Village Messenger at Amherst, NH. He then moved to Salem, MA, where on 12 Jan 1799 he married Margaret Lander, born 1773, daughter of Peter Lander. They were a few years in Salem, after which he taught in the Boston Latin School. The late Oliver Wendell Holmes was one of his pupils, as well as Richard Everett and N.L. Frothingham. He later moved to Maine, then returned to Massachusetts and was a magazine writer of some repute. He was author of a history of Natick and Sherborn, MA. In later years he was a proof-reader and editor for different publishing houses in Boston. His wife Margaret died 25 Mar 1884 in Salem, Essex county, MA; he died 12 Jan 1844 in Boston, Suffolk county,MA.

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Bigelow Abraham Col. [Male] b. 15 MAR 1788 Natick, Middlesex Co, MA - d. 16 OCT 1873 Natick, Middlesex Co, MA

He was prominent in military circles and was a Colonel of a regiment of mounted militia. He was commander of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, 1827-28, and in that period invited Rev. John Pierpont to deliver the election sermon, which was famous as a protest against the military, and so offensive that the occasion was recorded in the company history. Abraham married, on 15 March 1814 Louisa Train, daughter of Nahum and Louisa (Fiske) Train. She was born 06 June 1794 in Weston, MA. They lived in Natick, and he died there 16 October 1873, she on 23 December 1874.

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Bigelow Abraham [Male] b. 19 MAY 1810 Natick, Middlesex Co, MA - d. 4 AUG 1888 Dover, MA

Abraham was a farmer and fruit grower. This family resided in Natick several years and then moved to Sherborn - still later to Dover, MA where he died on 04 August 1888 a widower. His wife had died at Dover on 09 December 1881. "Their children were all very large people, averaging well over 200 pounds each".

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Bigelow Chester Adams [Male] b. 3 AUG 1844 Sherborn, Middlesex Co, MA - d. 3 MAR 1915 Wellesley, MA

Wellesley; he served Co. H., 13th Regt. MA. Vols., with brother; no children

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Beecher Harriet [Female] b. 1811 - d. 1896

the well-known novelist and author, and abolitionist,
daughter of Dr. Lyman Beecher.

author and abolistionist, wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly (1851-2), elected to American Hall of Fame in 1910

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Bigelow Marshall Train [Male] b. 3 OCT 1822 Natick, Middlesex Co, MA - d. 23 OCT 1902 Cambridge, MA

born on 03 October 1822 at Natick, Middlesex, MA. He early went to Cambridge, MA where he mamed Caroline P. Warland on 21 October 1847. He learned the printers art and at one time was engaged in the book publishing business at Cambridge, was engaged in proof-reading at the University Press, Cambridge. At one time, he was considered one of the best proof-readers in the country and was an author of several valuable educational works. He died on 23 October 1902 at Cambridge. We have no data on his wife.

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Bigelow William Perkins [Male] b. 29 JUL 1834 Natick, Middlesex Co, MA - d. 1912 Boston, Suffolk Co, MA

They resided in Natick and he was engaged in the dry goods business in Boston.

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Tucker Dora L. [Female] b. 22 SEP 1854 Norwich, CT

Mrs. Bigelow was a member of the Col. Timothy Bigelow Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

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Bigelow Francis Hill [Male] b. 24 FEB 1859 Cambridge, MA - d. 17 JUN 1953

commission merchant, author of book on early silver, authority and collector of silver; unm.

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Bigelow Margaret Lander [Female] b. 3 JUN 1876

educator; unm.

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Gale Horace [Male] b. 27 DEC 1861

in late 1880's he was acting Professor of Dynamic Engineering at (then) Washington University, St. Louis, MO.

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Thayer Alexander Wheelock [Male] b. 22 OCT 1817 Natick, Middlesex Co, MA - d. 15 JUL 1897

writer, and U.S. consul at Trieste; he is best-known for his 3-volume Life of Beethoven, still considered an authoritative work on the subject.

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Thayer Henry Dr. [Male]

prominent physician in his lifetime

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Adams Chester Col. [Male] d. 1856

He was a native of Bristol, CT. They res Natick, where he was prominent in town and county affairs, town clerk in Natick 27 yrs, member of the state legislature, 5 yrs in the lower house, 4 yrs in the senate, and a colonel of militia in the War of 1812. He died 1856, ae 71 yrs.