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| Name |
Elijah Brigham |
| Title |
Honorable |
| Born |
7 Jul 1751 |
Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Library book: History of the Brigham Family |
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| Occupation |
When he went to college, his father gave him a horse, which was all the start he had toward his higher education. He graduated from Dartmouth College, A.B., 1778; A.M., Dartmouth and Harvard {ad eum.), and Yale, 1792; began the study of law, but for some reason unknown abandoned it before he was admitted to the bar. He settled in Westborough as a merchant with Breck Parkman. Brigham He was selectman in 1785, '89, and '96. He represented Westborough in the General Court, 1791 and '93; served 12 years as a member of the Senate; 2 years as executive counselor, and 16 years as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Worcester County; was a member of Congress from 1810 until his death. His effectiveness in Congress was hampered by his allegiance to the Federalist Party, which would dissolve soon after his death. |
| Died |
22 Feb 1816 |
Washington, District of Columbia |
| Buried |
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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Honorable Elijah Brigham Headstone.
Honorable Elijah Brigham Headstone. |
 Siblings |
8 siblings |
| 1. Lieutenant Levi Brigham, b. 26 Aug 1746, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 26 Apr 1821, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire |
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| 4. Susanna Brigham, b. 21 Jan 1754, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 10 Nov 1834, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| 5. Winslow Brigham, b. 18 Jun 1756, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 4 Sep 1837, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| 7. Mindwell Brigham, b. 18 Aug 1760, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 1 Feb 1784, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| 8. Anna Brigham, b. 28 May 1763, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 30 May 1790 |
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| Person ID |
I3384 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
15 Jun 2019 |
| Father |
Levi Brigham, b. 21 Aug 1717, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 1 Feb 1787, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 69 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Susanna Grout, b. 27 Mar 1720, d. 17 Mar 1816 (Age 95 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
6 Jun 1745 |
| Family ID |
F926 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Anna Sophia Parkman, d. 26 Nov 1783 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Anna Sophia Brigham, b. 26 Jul 1781, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 17 Oct 1864, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 83 years) [Birth] |
| | 2. Elijah Brigham, b. 21 Apr 1783, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 22 Jan 1847, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 63 years) [Birth] |
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| Family ID |
F673 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 3 |
Sarah Ward |
| Children |
| | 1. Ann Maria Brigham, b. 14 Jul 1794, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts , d. 14 Dec 1880, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 86 years) [Birth] |
| | 2. Sally Sophronia Brigham, b. 22 Dec 1795, d. 3 Dec 1810 (Age 14 years) |
| | 3. Dana Ward Brigham, b. 9 Mar 1797, d. 23 Nov 1830 (Age 33 years) |
| | 4. Susanna Walter Brigham, b. 4 May 1798, d. 24 Dec 1825 (Age 27 years) |
| | 5. Catherine Martha Brigham, b. 21 Jan 1801, d. 24 Jul 1881 (Age 80 years) |
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| Family ID |
F878 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 7 Jul 1751 - Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts |
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 | Died - 22 Feb 1816 - Washington, District of Columbia |
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 | Buried - - Congressional Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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 | Honorable Elijah Brigham
Honorable Elijah Brigham |
 | Honorable Elijah 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 Elijah Brigham.
Honorable Elijah Brigham - U.S. House of Representatives, 1811 - 1815. My 2nd cousin, 8 times removed. |
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