Timothy Bigelow fought as a patriot

Patriot (American Revolution)

Patriots is a name often used to describe the colonists of the British Thirteen United Colonies who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution. It was their leading figures who, in July 1776, declared the United States of America an independent nation...

 in the American revolution

American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...

. He was a delegate to the Massachusetts Provincial Congress

Massachusetts Provincial Congress

The Massachusetts Provincial Congress was a provisional government created in the Province of Massachusetts Bay early in the American Revolution....

, participated in the Committee of Correspondence

Committee of correspondence

The Committees of Correspondence were shadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the eve of American Revolution. They coordinated responses to Britain and shared their plans; by 1773 they had emerged as shadow governments, superseding the colonial legislature...

, fought in the Battles of Lexington and Concord

Battles of Lexington and Concord

The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy , and Cambridge, near Boston...

, and served as Colonel of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment

15th Massachusetts Regiment

The 15th Massachusetts Regiment was raised on September 16, 1776 under Colonel Bigelow at Boston, Massachusetts. The regiment would see action at the Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Rhode Island. The regiment was disbanded on January 1, 1781 at West Point, New...

 of the Continental Army

Continental Army

The Continental Army was formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, it was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in...

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Bigelow married Anna Andrews; together they had six children:

• Nancy Bigelow, b.1765
• Timothy Bigelow
  Timothy Bigelow (lawyer)
  Timothy Bigelow was an American lawyer in early 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts.Born in Massachusetts to parents Timothy Bigelow and Anna Andrews, Bigelow was educated at Harvard University. In 1802, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He served as...
  
  , 1767-1821; married a Prescott.
• Andrew Bigelow, b.1769.
• Rufus Bigelow, b.1772.
• Lucy Bigelow, b.1774; married Luther Lawrence.
• Clara Bigelow, b.1781; married Tyler Bigelow.

Memorials

Mount Bigelow (Maine)

Mount Bigelow (Maine)

Mount Bigelow is a long mountain ridge with several summits. It is located in Franklin County and Somerset County, Maine. It is one of Maine's highest summits...

 is named after Timothy Bigelow.

In 1861, Bigelow's grandson erected a monument to his memory in Worcester

Worcester

The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...

, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

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External links

• http://www.bigelowdar.org