Jabez Bigelow was born 19 December 1736 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts to Eleazer Bigelow (1705-1762) and Mary Fiske (1702-1777) and died 13 August 1822 Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Deborah Knowlton (1734-1816) 5 October 1761 in Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
Biography
Jabez Bigelow, youngest son of Eliezer Bigelow and Mary Fiske, was born December 19, 1736 in Watertown. He moved with his family to Westminster, Massachusetts when he was six. He married Deborah, daughter of Ezekiel Knowlton and Susannah Morgan of Shrewsbury, on October 5, 1761, in Shrewsbury. Deborah was born in Shrewsbury on December 23, 1734. They settled on lot number 3 in Westminister, on the intersection of Main and Bacon Streets, which Jabez had purchased the spring before from John Wheeler.
Jabez was a soldier in the Company of Asa Whitcomb, in the closing campaigns of the French and Indian War, and a Minuteman at the beginning of the Revolution, as a Sgt. in Col. Asa Whitcomb's Regt., which marched to Cambridge upon hearing the news of Lexington & Concord. He served several times during the Revolution, attaining the position of Lieutenant under Captain Elisha Jackson. He is said to have been at White Plains, New York, and at other battles, and was at West Point in New York under Arnold at the time of Arnold's treason. He was known by his military title during the later years of his life. He was twice on the board of selectmen in Westminster, and held many other offices of trust in the town.
Jabez and Deborah had ten children, all born in Westminster. Jabez died August 13, 1822 at Westminster. He is buried in Woodside Cemetery in Westminster.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Bigelow (1762-1829) | |||
| Jabez Bigelow (1764-1851) | |||
| Benjamin Bigelow (1765-1849) | |||
| Deborah Bigelow (1767-1836) | |||
| Abraham Bigelow (1768-1802) | |||
| Susanah Bigelow (1770-1798) | |||
| Ezekiel Knolton Bigelow (1772-1845) | 4 April 1772 Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts | 18 August 1845 Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts | Prudence Penniman (1772-1806) |
| Luke Bigelow (1774-1860) | |||
| Reuben Bigelow (1775-1834) | |||
| Asa Bigelow (1779-1845) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Benjamin Bigelow (1725-1770) | |||
| Elisha Bigelow (1728-1814) | 11 January 1728 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 1 February 1814 Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | Sarah Goodridge (1731-1807) |
| Mary Bigelow (1730-1761) | |||
| Joshua Bigelow (1733-1790) | |||
| Jabez Bigelow (1736-1822) | 19 December 1736 Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | 13 August 1822 Westminster, Worcester County, Massachusetts | Deborah Knowlton (1734-1816) |
| Ann Bigelow (1740-1760) | |||
| Esther Bigelow (1744-1831) | |||