Alice Martha Bennett was born on 6 March 1920. SSN: 023-50-7397 She died in June 1984 in North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Harry R. says his aunt Alice was seriously retarded. His grandmother Hazel was slight and fraila nd cared for Alice at home as long as she could. She was then a resident of the State Hospital at Belchertown. Harry said she was an excellent horseback rider. Parents: Harry Stowe Bennett and Hazel Marion Brierly.

Harry Raymond Bennett (private). Parents: Harry Stowe Bennett Jr. and Christine Varney.

Harry Stowe Bennett was born on 9 September 1896. In 1930 he was an a fireman at an asbestos textile company in North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died in May 1987 in North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Harry R. told JBM a story from Harry S, Sr.: Hazel lived in a house in New Brinatree (though, said Harry, he always thought she was born and raised in Millbury.) Gramp would hitch a ride on a mail wagon or milk cart and ride from N. Brookfield to her home to see her, and later to court her.

Gramp used to work as a furnace foreman in the old asbestos plant in the center of North Brookfield. He saved until he had ebough to buy some land. Then he went to the University of Maine and learned to riase chickens, too. He also raised white-faced Herefords for meat. The Warrens were also chicken farmers in North Brookfield, one of four in the area, and all were frinedly competitors.

Spouse: Hazel Marion Brierly. Hazel Marion Brierly and Harry Stowe Bennett were married on 5 June 1918. They lived on Waite Corner Road in North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts in 1930. Children were: Alice Martha Bennett, Harry Stowe Bennett Jr..

Harry Stowe Bennett Jr. was born on 20 May 1924 in North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died of cancer on 5 October 1985 in North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Harry R. said his father was a dairy farmer and was driving his old truck with teh windows open and his dog on the front bench seat. The dog was leashed and fell or jumped out the open window and was hanging. Harry S, Jr. stopped the truck to rescue the dog. As he reached across the seat he caught his heel between teh brake and clutch pedals and fractured his leg severely. Parents: Harry Stowe Bennett and Hazel Marion Brierly.

Spouse: Christine Varney. Children were: Harry Raymond Bennett, Jeffrey Frank Bennett.

Jeffrey Frank Bennett (private). Parents: Harry Stowe Bennett Jr. and Christine Varney.

Elizabeth Bennit was born in 1687/8. She died on 6 June 1775 in Manchester, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Spouse: Robert Warren. Elizabeth Bennit and Robert Warren were married on 11 December 1700 in Manchester, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: Sarah Warren, Robburd (Robert) Warren, Elizabeth Warren, Sarah Warren, Richard Warren, Ruth Warren, Hannah Warren, Abbigel (Abigail) Warren, Mary Warren, Eunice Warren.

Martha Bent (private).

Spouse: Samuel Brewer. Children were: Lucy Brewer, Nathan Brewer, John Brewer, Abigail Brewer, Samuel Brewer, Eliab Brewer.

Martha Bent was born about 1642/3 in Weghill Hants, England. She died in 1679/80 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Spouse: Samuel Howe. Martha Bent and Samuel Howe were married on 5 June 1662/3 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Children were: Samuel Howe, David Howe.

Caleb Berry (private).

Spouse: Elizabeth L. "Bettie" McCall.

Frank D. Berry was born (date unknown).

Spouse: Jennie McCall. Jennie McCall and Frank D. Berry were married.

James A. Berry was born (date unknown).

Spouse: Emma Elmyra McCall. Emma Elmyra McCall and James A. Berry were married on 2 December 1894 in Caldwell County, North Carolina. Officiant was J. W. Thomas, Baptist minister.

James L. Berry (private).

Spouse: Mary Bradshaw. Children were: Myra E. Berry.

Myra E. Berry was born about 1844. Parents: James L. Berry and Mary Bradshaw.

Spouse: Robert R. McCall. Myra E. Berry and Robert R. McCall were married about 1861. Children were: James V. McCall, Emma Elmyra McCall, William Berry McCall, Catherine M. "Kate" McCall, John Sidney "Sidney" McCall, Mary Ann "Annie" McCall, Jennie McCall.

Sallie Berry was born on 7 November 1874. She died on 9 December 1976 in Mokane, Callaway County, Missouri. She was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri. Lived with son Preston after she was widowed. Died at the Riverview Nursing Home, Mokane, Missouri, at 102

Spouse: James Marshall "Marshall" McCall. Sallie Berry and James Marshall "Marshall" McCall were married on 1 March 1897 in Callaway County, Missouri. Children were: Gladys McCall, Preston Berry McCall.

Samuel Berry (private).

Spouse: Harriet F. "Fannie" McCall.

Bertrada was born between 678 and 701. She died between 723 and 789.

Spouse: Caribert Of Loan. Bertrada and Caribert Of Loan were married between 695 and 738. Children were: Bertrada "Queen of Franks" .

Agnes Besford was born about 1350 in Besford, Worcestershire, England. She died between 1389 and 1445. Parents: Sir Alexander Besford and Beatrice Thornden.

Spouse: Thomas de Throckmorton. Agnes Besford and Thomas de Throckmorton were married about 1381. Children were: John Throckmorton.

Sir Alexander Besford was born between 1299 and 1328. He died between 1353 and 1413.

Spouse: Beatrice Thornden. Beatrice Thornden and Sir Alexander Besford were married between 1325 and 1368. Children were: Agnes Besford.

Edward Betham was born between 1563 and 1592. He died between 1617 and 1677.

Spouse: Elizabeth Putnam. Elizabeth Putnam and Edward Betham were married on 22 October 1611/2.

Elizabeth M. Betts (private).

Spouse: Albert Turnstall. Children were: William Betts Turnstall.

Kate Biddix was born (date unknown).

Spouse: William Marvin McCall. Kate Biddix and William Marvin McCall were married.

David Bigelow was born on 19 September 1730 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died on 10 May 1810 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. History of Worcester and Its People by Charles Nutt; Volume 4
page 784

DAVID BIGELOW
Of Worcester, second son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Whitney) Bigelow, was born in Worcester, Sept. 19, 1730, died May 10, 1810. He was a very infuential patriot during the Revolution, and although physically unfit, owning to a fall which left him crippled, did yeoman service of a civil nature. He was a member of the Committee of Public Safety; selectman; representative to the General Court in 1777; member of the convention to ratify the Constitution of the United States; deacon of the First Unitarian Church of Worcester; a man of purity of speech, manners and life. He married (1st), May 21, 1752, Sarah Eaton, who died Oct, 22, 1761. He married (2nd) March 8, 1764, Deborah Heywood, who survived him until May 23, 1822. Their home was in the northeast part of town on an old road to Boylston. Children of 1st wife:
1) David, married Hannah Wellington
2) Sarah, married Joshua Harrington
3) Elizabeth, married John Haw
4) Lydia, died young, born 7 days before her mother's death.

Children by 2nd wife:
1) Lydia (2), married Zachariah Childs
2) Lucretia, married William Goulding
3) Dorothy, married Joseph Chadwick
4) Silas, married Anathusa Moore
5) Levi, married Nancy Goodhue
6) Walter, married Judith Trowbridge
7) Tyler, married Clarissa Bigelow, and was father of Chief Justice
General Tyler Bigelow

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History of Worcester and Its People by Charles Nutt; Volume 4
pages 783, 784
THE BIGELOW LINE Bigelow is a name found in New England at a very early date, and has been well represented both as to numbers and in character of citizenship throughout the Union. The Worcester family in this branch trace to David Bigelow, a prominent patriot of Independence days,a brother of Colonel Timothy Bigelow, a brave officer of the Revolution. They were descendants of John Bigelow, baptized in England, Feb. 16, 1617, died in Watertown, Mass., July 14, 1703. He married (1st) in Watertown, Oct. 30, 1642, Mary Warren, also of English birth, who died Oct. 19, 1691. He married (2nd) in 1694, Sarah Bemis. He had 6 sons and 6 daughters, and was the ancestor of numerous Bigelow families in New England. His sons were: John, Jonathan, Daniel, Samuel, Joshua, and James. The line of descent is through Joshua Bigelow, born in Watertown, Nov. 5, 1655, lived in Watertown most of his life, but at the age of 86 removed with his son Eleazer, in 1742, to land granted them in Narragansett, now Westminster. He died there, Feb. 1, 1745, his the first adult death in the town. He served in Captain Ting's Company in King Philip's War, was engaged in conflict and received wounds. Joshua Bigelow married Elizabeth Flagg. They were the parents of sons: Joshua, Jonathan, John, Benjamin, Jabez, David, Joseph, Daniel, Ebenezer, Gershom and Eleazer. Descent is traced through Daniel, the 8th son and 9th child.

DANIEL BIGELOW biography
Was born in Watertown, his baptismal date, Aug. 29, 1697, and died in that part of Worcester known as Pakachoag Hill, about 1789, aged 92. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel and Mercy Whitney, and after his marriage settled in Worcester. They were the parents of: Daniel(2), David, Nathaniel, Elijah; died young, Timothy, the Revolutionary officer, and Silence.

Children were: Lucretia Bigelow.

Delight Bigelow (private).

Spouse: Jesse Woodbury.

John Bigelow died in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Spouse: Sarah [--?--] Stebbens. Children were: Sarah Stebbens.

Joseph Bigelow (private).

Spouse: Sarah Stebbens.

Lucretia Bigelow was born on 26 March 1767. Parents: David Bigelow.

Spouse: William Goulding. Lucretia Bigelow and William Goulding were married on 18 November 1790. Children were: Lydia Goulding, William James Goulding, Lucretia Goulding, Elizabeth Goulding, Charles Goulding, Loren Goulding, Pliney Goulding, Franklin Goulding, Franklin Goulding, Nancy Bigelow Goulding, William James Goulding.

Sarah Bigelow was born on 1 October 1680/1 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She died between 1726 and 1776.

Spouse: Josiah Howe. Sarah Bigelow and Josiah Howe were married on 14 December 1705/6. Children were: Abraham Howe.

James Biggar (private).

Spouse: Margaret Finney. Children were: Robert Biggar.

James Biggar was born on 26 April 1875 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Parents: Robert Biggar and Jane Murray.

Jeannette "Jeanie" Biggar was born about 1880 in Scotland. In 1906 she was an a clerk in Worcester. Parents: Robert Biggar and Jane Murray.

Spouse: William Betts Turnstall. Jeannette "Jeanie" Biggar and William Betts Turnstall were married on 14 September 1906 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Jessie K. Biggar was born on 5 June 1883 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Parents: Robert Biggar and Jane Murray.

Margaret Buchanan Murray Biggar was born on 5 June 1883 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. In 1907 she was an a clerk in Worcester. She died on 26 November 1961 in Westboro, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Margaret was buried in 1961 in Central Cemetery, Millbury, Massachusetts. Parents: Robert Biggar and Jane Murray.

Spouse: Walter James Brierly. Margaret Buchanan Murray Biggar and Walter James Brierly were married on 22 August 1907 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Chas. R. Johnson, Justice of the Peace, officated. Children were: Walter Robert Brierly, William Biggar Brierly, Edwin Russell Brierly, Edward James Brierly, Naomi Jane Brierly.

Robert Biggar was born on 26 September 1851 in Glasgow, Scotland. He died of freezing on 12 February 1907 in Massachusetts, off Block Island. He was buried on 17 February 1907 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Parents: James Biggar and Margaret Finney.

Spouse: Jane Murray. Children were: James Biggar, Jeannette "Jeanie" Biggar, Margaret Buchanan Murray Biggar, Jessie K. Biggar, Robert Biggar.

Robert Biggar was born on 13 February 1889 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Parents: Robert Biggar and Jane Murray.

Nancy Bigsbey (private).

Spouse: Israel Jacobs.

Ester Bill was born on 21 March 1791 in Hampton, Connecticut. She died on 7 January 1842 in Brookfield, Orange County, Vermont. Parents: Roswell Bill and Rebecca Burgess.

Spouse: Ezra Clark. Ester Bill and Ezra Clark were married on 20 August 1812 in Hampton, Connecticut. Children were: Hermione Rebecca Clark.

Spouse: Samuel Freeman. Ester Bill and Samuel Freeman were married between 1805 and 1832.

Roswell Bill was born on 29 December 1753 in Salisbury, Connecticut. He died on 13 October 1830 in Hampton, Connecticut.

Spouse: Rebecca Burgess. Rebecca Burgess and Roswell Bill were married on 20 November 1777. Children were: Ester Bill.

Lon F. Blackburn (private).

Spouse: Mary Elizabeth "Lillie or Bee" McCall.

Robert Blackburn (private).

Spouse: Jane Fields. Children were: Robert H. Blackburn.

Robert H. Blackburn was born on 3 September 1839 in Callaway County, Missouri. Parents: Robert Blackburn and Jane Fields.

Spouse: Mary Elizabeth McCall. Mary Elizabeth McCall and Robert H. Blackburn were married on 1 November 1855 in Callaway County, Missouri.

Nathan Blackman was born (date unknown).

Spouse: Hannah Goulding. Hannah Goulding and Nathan Blackman were married on 11 June 1787 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Abiathar Blanchard was born about 1790 in Massachusetts.

Spouse: Lydia Stowel. Lydia Stowel and Abiathar Blanchard were married on 9 December 1813 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Children were: Adeline Blanchard, Merrick Blanchard.

Adeline Blanchard was born about 1822 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Parents: Abiathar Blanchard and Lydia Stowel.

Spouse: George B. Gallond. Adeline Blanchard and George B. Gallond were married on 22 June 1847 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Alice M. Blanchard was born about 1858 in Massachusetts. Parents: Merrick Blanchard and Lucinda A. "Lucy" Hammond.

Charles Merrick Blanchard was born on 31 December 1848 in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Parents: Merrick Blanchard and Lucinda A. "Lucy" Hammond.

Elmer Swasey Blanchard was born on 2 February 1866 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. In 1911 he was a Superintendent of the Whitins Machine Company in Whitinsville, Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Parents: Merrick Blanchard and Lucinda A. "Lucy" Hammond.

Spouse: Flora M. Brierly. Flora M. Brierly and Elmer Swasey Blanchard were married on 29 April 1902 in Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was listed as second marriage, widowed, a machinist living in Whitinsville. Children were: Harlow Brierly Blanchard.

Spouse: Carrie F. Harris. Carrie F. Harris and Elmer Swasey Blanchard were married in March 1889 in Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was listed in the marriage record as a clerk, living in West Upton, first marriage. Rev. J. H. Childs, pastor of the Northbridge Congregational Church, officiated. Carrie was also living in West Upton. They lived at 434 Hill Street in Whitinsville, Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts in 1900. Children were: Lucy Blanchard.

Harlow Brierly Blanchard was born in November 1909 in Worcester. He died on 5 April 1911 in Whitinsville, Northbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Parents: Elmer Swasey Blanchard and Flora M. Brierly.

Lucy Blanchard (private). Parents: Elmer Swasey Blanchard and Carrie F. Harris.

Merrick Blanchard was born about 1824 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. In 1866 he was an a farmer in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He died in 1898 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Parents: Abiathar Blanchard and Lydia Stowel.

Spouse: Lucinda A. "Lucy" Hammond. Lucinda A. "Lucy" Hammond and Merrick Blanchard were married on 29 February 1848 in Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was living in Bolton, listed as a trader. Rev. E. Nate In Petersham, clergyman. Children were: Charles Merrick Blanchard, Alice M. Blanchard, Merrick J. Blanchard, Elmer Swasey Blanchard.

Spouse: Hattie D. Harlow. Hattie D. Harlow and Merrick Blanchard were married on 24 August 1886 in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Merrick J. Blanchard was born about 1863 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Parents: Merrick Blanchard and Lucinda A. "Lucy" Hammond.

Spouse: Mary S. Guy. Mary S. Guy and Merrick J. Blanchard were married on 22 February 1890 in Orange, Massachusetts. Both are living in Athol. R. S. Kellerman, clergyman of Orange, Ma. officiated.