Elijah BIDWELL
SOURCES: 1. This Family Group Sheet was compiled by Marion Grace Jewell Nicholls, of Gilbert, AZ. 2. IGI - NY - Batch #8519105 (page 74, 79), #7323510 (page 13), 3. Book 929. 1AM - 'American Ancestry' - Vol.#9 (page 7-8) - found at Orlando, FL. Public Library. 4. FHL Film #1035617 - Item #5 - Bidwell Family - By Joan Bidwell (pages 53) 5. Book - Litchfield, Connecticut 1720-1800 (page 29) - found at Orlando, Fl. Public Library. NOTES: 1. Elijah Bidwell lived in Litchfield in 1793 -"was a Grand Juror" - He lived in Hannibal - He was a member of the Baptist Church 2. Discrepancy on Marriages date 7 November 1785 or 17 November 1785
He married Cole 17 Nov 1785 at Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut .
They were the parents of 10
children:
Sarah Bidwell
born 14 Nov 1786.
Lucy Bidwell
born 4 Jun 1787.
Bennett Bidwell
born 21 Apr 1790.
Lurana Bidwell
born 6 Jul 1792.
Almira Bidwell
born 23 Jun 1794.
Sophia Bidwell
born 23 Nov 1797.
David C. Bidwell
born 12 Jan 1799.
Josiah Bidwell
born 5 Oct 1801.
Harriet Bidwell
born 28 Aug 1804.
Sylvanus Bidwell
born 6 Apr 1808.
Elijah Bidwell died 10 May 1848 at Hannibal, Oswego, New York .
Cole died 14 Mar 1842 at Hannibal, Oswego, New York .