Addington Munroe Brigham

1837 - 1924  (86 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Addington Munroe Brigham
  Born	27 Mar 1837	Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  		Marlborough Births 35. "Vital records of Marlborough, Massachusetts to the Year End 1849" Published by Franklin P. Rice Publishing, Worcester, Massachusetts 1908. Page 35.
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	He was educated in the schools of Marlborough Massachusetts. In 1864 he enlisted in Co. E. 5th Massachusetts Infantry and was stationed in Baltimore and vicinity during most of the service. Became a dairy farmer on the ancestral estate, which originally covered 175 acres. It has been occupied by Brighams ever since it was redeemed from the wilderness. It was the site of Captain Samuel Brigham's garrison house as stated on p. 109 of the History of Marlboro. Addington has served the town as Road Commissioner and the city of Marlboro as a member of the Common Council, of which he has also been president. He was a charter member of the Marlborough Grange and has held the leading offices in that and the District Grange. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He was a librarian-curator of the Brigham Family Association for many years, and was a member of the Publication Committee of the Brigham Family History.
  		The Brigham Family Association (13) The Brigham Family Association was organized 18 October 1893. It was active well into the late 1950's. One of their main goals was to publish a family history which was realized in 1907 with the publication of "The History of the Brigham Family a Record of Several Thousand Descendants of Thomas Brigham the Emigrant, 1603-1653" and again in 1927 when the second volume was published.
  Biographical Information	The Samuel-Barnabas-Addington Homestead
  		The Samuel-Barnabas-Addington Homestead, Brigham Street, Marlborough, Massachusetts The Farm originally covered 175 acres. It was first owned by Captain Samuel, then by Samuel's son George, who left it to Ashbel Samuel, who sold it to Doctor Daniel, who was followed by Barnabas and then by Addington. George, Ashbel Samuel, and Addington Brigham were all born in this house. The location was a Garrison place and stands on Brigham street in the south part of Marlborough three-quarters of a mile from Marlborough Junction. Historical Reminiscences of he Early Times in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and Prominent Events From 1860 to 1910: Including Brief Allusions to Many Individuals, and an Account of the Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town by Ella A. Bigelow. Times Publishing Company, Marlborough, Massachusetts 1910. Page 34.
  Library book: History of the Brigham Family	541
  Military Service	Civil War, Union Army
  	Company E 5th Massachusetts Infantry
  		Addington M Brigham Service. Addington M Brigham Service.
  Died	2 Jan 1924
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Abigail Brigham,   b. 5 May 1825, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 4 Jun 1883
  2. Mary Ann Brigham,   b. 17 Oct 1826, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  3. William Fife Brigham,   b. 29 Sep 1829, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 18 Jul 1863
  4. Mindwell Brigham,   b. 2 Jun 1832,   d. 15 Jul 1880
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  Person ID	I2498	Nagel
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Barnabas Brigham,   b. 14 Apr 1786, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 4 Jun 1865, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Fife,   b. 9 Nov 1796,   d. 4 Aug 1839, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	20 Apr 1824
  Family ID	F1191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Estabrook,   b. 1 Feb 1838,   d. 5 May 1921, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years)
  Married	7 May 1861
  Children	1. Abbie Alice Brigham,   b. 1 Feb 1862   2. William Munroe Brigham,   b. 23 Jan 1864, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts  [Birth]   3. Ella A Brigham,   b. 1867   4. Cora Estabrook Brigham,   b. 27 Jun 1868,   d. 2 Oct 1892  (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F1192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Addington Munroe Brigham The History of the Brigham Family, A Record of Several Thousand Descendants of Thomas Brigham the Emigrant, 1603-1653. By W.I. Tyler Brigham. Published by the Grafton Press, New York, 1907