1751 - 1816 (64 years)
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Name |
Elijah Brigham |
Prefix |
Hon. |
Born |
26 Jun 1751 |
Westborough, Worcester Co., MA |
- Westborough Births
BRIGHAM: Elijah, s. Levi and Susanah, Jan. 14, 1750.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Family ID |
F20368 |
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 |
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