Sarah Bemis Bigelow was born 15 January 1643 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts to Joseph Bemis (1619-1684) and Sarah Finch (1620-1712) and died 1712 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. She married John Bigelow (1617-1703) 2 October 1694 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Research Notes
After the death of his wife Mary Warren (1624-1691) in 1691, John Bigelow (1616-1703) married (2) on 2 October 1694, Sarah Bemis (1643-1712), daughter of Joseph Bemis (1619-1684). She outlived him.
Sarah Bemis, dau of Joseph and Sarah ( ___ ) Bemis was born 15 Jan 1642/3 Boston, Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA; died 1712 Watertown, Middlesex, MA; and buried: 1712 Watertown, Middlesex, MA; she married 2 Oct 1694 Watertown, Middlesex, MA, John Bigelow and his second wife and had no children.
There seems to be confusion and doubt about whether this Sarah Bemis was the widow of Joseph Bemis, born about 1612, or the daughter of Joseph Bemis, Sarah Bemis, born January 15, 1643. He would have been 25 years older than the daughter. Both ladies were apparently living and "available" during this time of marriage. Torrey reports whichever one it was died before 1712.
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Sarah Bemis (1643-1712) | 15 January 1643 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 1712 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | John Bigelow (1617-1703) |
| Mary Bemis (1644-1730) | |||
| Joseph Bemis (1647-1647) | |||
| Ephraim Bemis (1647-1647) | |||
| Martha Bemis (1649-) | |||
| Joseph Bemis (1651-1694) | |||
| Rebecca Bemis (1654-1712) | 17 April 1654 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 6 April 1712 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | John White (1649-1684) Thomas Harrington (1665-1712) |
| Ephraim Bemis (1656-1738) | 25 August 1656 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 1738 | Elizabeth Bond (1658-1712) |
| John Bemis (1659-1732) | 13 August 1659 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 24 October 1732 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Mary Harrington (1663-1716) Sarah Holland (1662-1716) Judith Jenison (1667-) |
References
- Bemis Family Page - Bigelow Society
- The Bemis History and Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Bemis of Watertown, Mass, by Colonel Thomas Waln-Morgan Draper, published in 1900;
- Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Mass, by Henry Bond, published in 1860;