Brief Life History of Ebenezer "Eben"
When Ebenezer "Eben" Bigelow was born on 12 September 1784, in Mount Holly, Rutland, Vermont, United States, his father, Nathan Bigelow, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Oaks, was 33. He married Betsy Wallace about 1808, in Crown Point, Crown Point, Essex, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Crown Point, Crown Point, Essex, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died on 24 November 1863, in Crown Point, Essex, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Crown Point, Crown Point, Essex, New York, United States.
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- Ebbin Bigalow, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ebenezer Bigelow - birth: 12 September 1784; Mount Holly, Rutland, Vermont, United States
- Ebenezer Bigelow, "Find A Grave Index"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1786
Established in 1786
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English or Irish: perhaps a variant of English Bigley or Irish Begley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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