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1606 - 1653 (47 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Thomas BRIGHAM was born in 1606 in England; died on 18 Dec 1653. Notes:
Name:
Thomas Brigham, the ancestor of the Brighams in New England, embarked at London for America, April 18, 1635, in the ship Susan and Ellyn, Edward Payne, master. He was then 32 years of age, and consequently was b. in 1603. He settled in Watertown, near Cambridge line, on land which was afterward set to Cambridge. He was made freeman in 1639, and was selectman in 1640, and subsequently. He m. about 1637 Mercy Hurd, b. in England. He d. Dec. 18, 1653, and she m. 1655 Edmund Rice, then of Sud., but afterwards of Marl. He d. and she m. as her 3rd husband William Hunt of Marl., who d. 1667, and she d. 1693.
Thomas married Mercy HURD about 1637. Mercy was born in England; died in 1693. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
2. | Samuel BRIGHAM (1.Thomas1) was born on 12 Jan 1652; died on 24 Jul 1713. Notes:
Name:
He resided about a mile and a quarter east of the old Meeting-house Common, near where Daniel Brigham now resides, where he erected a tannery, occupied by his descendants to this day. He was a large landholder.
Samuel married Elizabeth HOWE in 1683. Elizabeth (daughter of Abraham HOW and Hannah WARD) was born on 8 Apr 1665; died on 26 Jul 1739. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Lydia BRIGHAM was born on 06 Mar 1691/92 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
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3. | Thomas BRIGHAM (1.Thomas1) was born in 1641; died on 25 Nov 1717. Other Events and Attributes:
- Fact: He married 2nd Mrs. Susanna Morse of Watertown
Notes:
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He came into marl. with his mother, who m. Edmund Rice, and on arrive at age, he purchased a town right, settled in the southwest part of the town, on what is now called the "Warren Brigham farm," and on the south road to Northborough. The house which he built after King Phillips war, is still standing; and even the chair in which he expired, is in the neighborhood, in the possession of one of his descendants, Mrs. lewis Ames. He was a prominent man in the town.
Family/Spouse: Mary RICE. Mary (daughter of Henry RICE and Elizabeth MOORE) was born on 19 Sep 1646; died before 30 May 1695. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Thomas married Susanna SHATTUCK on 30 May 1695. Susanna was born in 1643; died on 16 Mar 1716. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
4. | Lydia BRIGHAM (2.Samuel2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 06 Mar 1691/92 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Fact: Daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Howe) Brigham
Lydia married Jonathan HOWE on 11 Apr 1711. Jonathan (son of Thomas HOWE and Sarah HOSMER) was born on 23 Apr 1687 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 22 Jun 1738 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Eliakim HOWE was born on 17 Jan 1723/24 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
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6. | Gershom BRIGHAM (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 23 Feb 1680; died on 3 Jan 1749. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Physician and a land surveyor
Family/Spouse: Mehetabel ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Abigail BRIGHAM was born on 25 Nov 1708 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 6 Mar 1790 in Chesterfield, Cheshire Co, New Hampshire; was buried in West Burying Ground, West Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire.
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Generation: 4
7. | Eliakim HOWE (4.Lydia3, 2.Samuel2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 17 Jan 1723/24 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Eliakim married Rebecca HOWE on 15 Dec 1747. Rebecca (daughter of Peter HOWE and Grace BUSH) was born on 12 Jul 1728 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Otis HOWE was born on 03 Oct 1748 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 02 Oct 1822 in Stockbridge, Windsor, Vermont, USA.
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9. | Abigail BRIGHAM (6.Gershom3, 3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 25 Nov 1708 in Marlborough, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; died on 6 Mar 1790 in Chesterfield, Cheshire Co, New Hampshire; was buried in West Burying Ground, West Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. Family/Spouse: John SNOW. John (son of Zerubabel SNOW and Jemima CUTLER) was born on 30 Mar 1706 in Marlborough, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire; died on 12 May 1777 in Chesterfield, Cheshire Co, New Hampshire; was buried in West Burying Ground, West Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Capt Zerubbabel SNOW was born on 12 Aug 1741 in Rutland, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; died on 12 Apr 1795 in Chesterfield, Cheshire Co, New Hampshire; was buried in West Burying Ground, West Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire.
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