Andrew Bigelow and the American Revolution

Andrew Bigelow headstone

Andrew Bigelow, son of Charles Bigelow and Lucy Bennett, was born the 24th of April 1764, in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. According to the book the Boylston Centennial, the Bigelows were some of the first settlers of the town of Shrewsbury. At the age of 16 years old, Andrew enlisted to serve in the military during the American Revolution. The book goes on to say that, “These last “three years men” were subjected to great hardships, and by the depreciation of the “Continental Currency” received the least compensation for their services. His children remember his recital of the sufferings of the soldiers during one winter in the woods of Pennsylvania, from want of shoes, through inability of the government to provide better for her troops.” Andrew Bigelow was the father of 15 children from two wives, Sarah Fassett (my ancestor) and Lydia Sawyer.

Grave photo curated from Ancestry.com and book excerpt from Boylston Centennial Celebration of the Incorporation of the Town of Boylston, Massachusetts.


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