1733 - 1806 (72 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Edmund Brigham |
Title |
Captain |
Born |
12 Aug 1733 |
Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts |
Gender |
Male |
Library book: History of the Brigham Family |
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Military Service |
Continental Army, American Revolution |
He served as Captain in Major General Ward's Regiment. From "The History of the Brigham Family Vol 1" Capt. Edmund was also deacon; he settled near Chauncey Pond in the northeast part of Westboro, and was an important citizen. He was warden in 1774; member of a committee of vigilance and correspondence, '77 and '78; selectman, '79, '87, '88, '91, 93. Was also Captain of the Company of Minute Men who marched on the Lexington Alarm'. He took 18 men to the Northern Army, (who each had a bounty of £9), and at the surrender of Burgoyne he had command of a company of volunteers. Was kicked by a horse, which incapacitated him for further service in the army. British prisoners, destined for Boston, under charge of officers, accompanied him on his journey home, and were encamped on his grounds for a night, as they passed through Westboro. During the halt, a Hessian prisoner drew a map of Capt. Brigham's fine farm as the one he intended to draw for his service in conquering the country. This map was discovered, about 1800, by a citizen from the vicinity of Westboro, hanging upon the wall of an inn in Germany, and recognized. Up to this time, his descendants have failed to find the grave of this Revolutionary hero. |
Died |
29 Jun 1806 |
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts |
Siblings |
7 siblings |
1. Captain Nathan Brigham, b. 13 Mar 1730, Southborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 9 Feb 1806, Southborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts  | |
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3. Captain William Brigham, b. 8 Apr 1735, Southborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 20 Apr 1793, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts  | |
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6. Ebenezer Brigham, b. 24 Jun 1741, Southborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 25 Feb 1765 | |
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Headstones |
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Person ID |
I3050 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
14 Dec 2018 |
Father |
Lieutenant Nathan Brigham, Jr, b. 28 Nov 1693, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 15 Sep 1784, Southborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 90 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Hephzibah Ward, b. 30 Dec 1708, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 1748 (Age 39 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Married |
Abt 1729 |
Family ID |
F331 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Elizabeth Bevel, b. 1740, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 11 May 1825, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 85 years) |
Married |
Aft 1769 |
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
Children |
| 1. Captain Pierpont Brigham, b. 16 Sep 1780, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 6 Oct 1836, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 56 years) [Birth] |
| 2. Betsey Brigham, b. 7 May 1782, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 20 Apr 1880, Whitingham, Windham, Vermont (Age 97 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Eli Brigham, b. 31 Jul 1784, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 30 Oct 1865, Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 81 years) [Birth] |
| 4. Dexter Brigham, b. 25 May 1786, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 22 Dec 1870, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 84 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F1268 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Sarah Lyscom, b. 27 Dec 1734, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 27 May 1769, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 34 years) |
Married |
2 Nov 1757 |
Children |
| 1. Edmund Brigham, b. 19 Oct 1758, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 22 Apr 1840, Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 81 years) [Birth] |
| 2. Hepsibah Brigham, b. 29 Jul 1760, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 11 Mar 1789, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 28 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Roger Brigham, b. 28 Feb 1762, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 18 Nov 1837, Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire (Age 75 years) [Birth] |
| 4. Samuel Brigham, b. 6 Dec 1763, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 11 Jun 1823, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 59 years) [Birth] |
| 5. Sarah Brigham, b. 15 Mar 1765, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 31 Aug 1845, Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont (Age 80 years) [Birth] |
| 6. Elizabeth Brigham, b. 2 Dec 1766, d. 20 Oct 1785 (Age 18 years) |
| 7. Lyscom Brigham, b. 19 May 1769, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 24 Aug 1845, Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts (Age 76 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F992 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 12 Aug 1733 - Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts |
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 | Married - Aft 1769 - Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
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 | Died - 29 Jun 1806 - Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts |
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