Honorable Joel Brigham

1818 - 1908  (90 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Joel Brigham
  Title	Honorable
  Born	10 Jan 1818	Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	He was the first white child born in Dunkirk, New York In 1834, he moved to Lodi, Ohio with his parents. He and his wife lived in a log cabin 1 2 x 1 6 feet, one story, with one room, lighted by 2 two windows; the door was provided with a wooden latch with " latch string " through the hole to lift it. This cabin was built on 80 acres given him by his father. In 1844, he received a sprain and sold out. He then moved to Chatham Centre, Ohio, where he built a store, which he sold in 1853. He moved to Lena, where he bought 240 acres with a sawmill. In 1859, Mr. Brigham moved to Wauseon, Ohio, formed a partnership with Isaac Springer and opened a store; in 1865 he bought a flouring mill and in 1871 erected a two-story brick warehouse and went into mercantile business in this place. In 1887 he turned it over to his youngest son. Has been a Justice of the Peace, assessor, town treasurer 15 years. Postmaster, and Mayor for 2 terms, when he declined further nomination. During the Civil War he was County Commissioner on Dist. Military Commission. He was one of three to buy the West Cemetery, of which he was the leading official for 25 years. At 84 he superintended a large farm in the suburbs.
  Library book: History of the Brigham Family	507
  Died	16 Jan 1908	Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio
  		Joel Brigham Obituary Sandusky Daily Register, Saturday, January 18, 1908, Page 7
  Buried	Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio, United States
  Siblings	6 siblings
  1. Elmina Brigham,   b. 2 Jul 1810, Augusta, Oneida, New York ,   d. Dec 1843
  2. Dexter Brigham,   b. 28 Oct 1812, Augusta, Oneida, New York ,   d. 19 Aug 1844, Lodi, Medina, Ohio
  3. Winfield Scott Brigham,   b. 30 Dec 1814, Otsego, Otsego, New York ,   d. 17 Apr 1906, Bowling Green, Wood, Ohio
  4. Haven Brigham,   b. 2 Jun 1820,   d. 19 Feb 1837
  5. Theodore Brigham,   b. 2 Jan 1823,   d. 19 Aug 1835
  6. Julius Brigham,   b. 25 Aug 1826,   d. 26 Jan 1840
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  Person ID	I783	Nagel
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Lieutenant Joel Brigham,   b. 12 Sep 1785, Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 3 Oct 1837, Lodi, Medina, Ohio  (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Polly Ann Durkee,   b. 7 Oct 1786, Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut ,   d. 13 Sep 1840, Lodi, Medina, Ohio  (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	8 Oct 1809
  Family ID	F970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betsy Lyon,   b. 20 Feb 1820, Goshen, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 25 Nov 1892, Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio  (Age 72 years)
  Married	29 Nov 1838
  Children	1. Elvira I Brigham,   b. 15 Nov 1839,   d. 26 Jul 1840  (Age 0 years)   2. Ann E Brigham,   b. 13 May 1841,   d. 21 Apr 1843  (Age 1 years)  [Birth] + 3. Walter Scott Brigham,   b. 6 Aug 1843, Lodi, Medina, Ohio ,   d. 1 Jan 1906, Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio  (Age 62 years)  [Birth]   4. Haven Theodore Brigham,   b. 17 May 1846, Lodi, Medina, Ohio ,   d. 4 Jan 1926  (Age 79 years)  [Birth]   5. Willard H Brigham,   b. 30 Aug 1849,   d. 18 May 1850  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]   6. Mary Eva Brigham,   b. 14 Jan 1852,   d. 7 May 1853  (Age 1 years) + 7. Harriett Amelia Brigham,   b. 28 Feb 1854, Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio ,   d. 22 Mar 1915, Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio  (Age 61 years)  [Birth] + 8. Celia A Brigham,   b. 18 Nov 1857,   d. 1923  (Age 65 years)  [Birth]   9. Clarence Elsworth Brigham,   b. 16 Oct 1860, Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio ,   d. 7 Apr 1916, Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio  (Age 55 years)  [Birth]   10. Mary Elmina Brigham,   b. 2 Oct 1862,   d. 13 Feb 1871  (Age 8 years)
  Family ID	F431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Jan 1818 - Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York Died - 16 Jan 1908 - Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio Buried - - Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  		Honorable Joel 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
  		Honorable Joel Brigham. Honorable Joel Brigham. Women left to right: Betsy Lyon Brigham his daughter, Hattie, Betsy's younger sister, Harriet Lyon Gardner.