Hon. Elijah Brigham

1751 - 1816  (64 years)

• Name	Elijah Brigham
  Prefix	Hon.
  Born	26 Jun 1751	Westborough, Worcester Co., MA
  	Westborough Births BRIGHAM: Elijah, s. Levi and Susanah, Jan. 14, 1750.
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Feb 1816	Washington, District of Columbia, DC
  Buried	Aft 2 Feb 1816	Congressional Cemetery - Washington, ____, DC
  Notes	Elijah was a grad of Dartmouth Col, settled in Westboro as a merchant; was 12 years a member of the Senate, 2 years a member of the Ex Council, 16 years Judge of the C.C.P., and a member of Congress from 1810 until his death. __________________ Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949, page 890 BRIGHAM, Elijah, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Westboro (now Northboro), Mass., July 7, 1751; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1778; [p.890] studied law, but did not practice; engaged in mercantile pursuits at Westboro; member of the State house of representatives 1791-1793; justice of the court of common pleas 1795-1811; served in the State senate in 1796, 1798, 1801-1805, and 1807-1810; State councilor in 1799, 1800, and 1806; elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1811, until his death in Washington, D.C., February 22, 1816; interment in the Congressional Cemetery.
  Person ID	I55271	Stedman/Steadman/Steedman Families of the New World
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2011

  
  

  Father	Levi Brigham,   b. 21 Aug 1716, Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA ,   d. 1 Feb 1787  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Susanna Grout,   b. 27 Mar 1720,   d. 17 Mar 1816  (Age 95 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1745	Westborough, Worcester Co., MA
  	Westborough Marriages BRIGHAM: Levi and Susanna Grout, June 6, 1745.
  Family ID	F20368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Sophia Parkman,   d. 26 Nov 1783
  Married	21 Sep 1780
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2006
  Family ID	F20370	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Lambert,   b. 26 Feb 1750/51,   d. 22 Mar 1787  (Age 36 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1786	Westborough, Worcester Co., MA
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2006
  Family ID	F20369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Sarah Ward,   b. 28 Jul 1756, Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA ,   d. 3 Feb 1838  (Age 81 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1792	Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2006
  Family ID	F20268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Jun 1751 - Westborough, Worcester Co., MA Married - 26 Jan 1786 - Westborough, Worcester Co., MA Married - 16 Dec 1792 - Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA Died - 2 Feb 1816 - Washington, District of Columbia, DC  = Link to Google Earth