David Bigelow (b. September 19, 1730, d. May 10, 1810)
David Bigelow (son of Daniel Bigelow and Elizabeth Whitney) was born September 19, 1730 in Worcester, MA, and died May 10, 1810 in Worcester, MA. He married Deborah Heywood on March 08, 1764 in Worcester, MA.
Notes for David Bigelow: David lived in the northeast part of Worcester on the old road to Boylston. He was a carpenter by trade, and when he was a young man, fell from the roof of a barn on which he was working. His leg was severely broken -- the bone protruding from the flesh into the ground. A Dr. Marsh, surgeon from CT, was summoned and performed a surgical operation. With good care, David survived and though always crippled, he was able to earn his own living.
David was a staunch Whig throughout the Revolution. He performed laborious and important work on the colonial cause in a civil capacity. He was a member of the Committee of Safety of Worcester (a loyalist stronghold); the Committee of Safety were vested eith and exercised many of the powers of government during the Revolution. David was a Selectman in 1776, 1777, 1779, 1780, 1783 and 1784. He was representative to the General Court in 1777. He was a member of the Convention to ratify the Constitution of the United States, and voted with the minority -- against acceptance. His reason was that he disapproved the provision giving slave owners three votes for every five slaves they owned.
He was a Deacon of the Unitarian Church until his death May 10, 1810. Despite his always living in straitened circumstances due to his handicap, he brought up his large family "under the influences of his example of purity of speech, manners and life." All of his children were born in Worcester.
More About David Bigelow and Deborah Heywood: Marriage: March 08, 1764, Worcester, MA.
Children of David Bigelow and Deborah Heywood are:
+Tyler Bigelow, b. August 13, 1778, Worcester, MA, d. May 23, 1865, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA.
David Bigelow (b. September 19, 1730, d. May 10, 1810)
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