Dorothy (Ward) Bidwell (1711 - bef. 1774)

Born 25 Jul 1711 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Moses Bidwell — married 20 May 1729 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died before 25 Apr 1774 before age 62 in Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Dorothy Ward was born 25 July 1711, Middletown, Connecticut, to William Ward and Abigail Collins.^[1][2] Dorothy's estate distributed on 25 April 1774, Middletown, Connecticut, she mentions sons:; Samuel, Moses and William in her will. ^[3]

Dorothy Ward married Moses Bidwell on 20 May 1729, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.^[4]

Children

1. Samuel Bidwell born 15 March 1729 (Twin)^[5]
2. Abegail Bidwell born 15 March 1729 (Twin), died before 17 July 1732^[6]
3. Abegail Bidwell born 17 July 1732^[7]
4. Phebe Bidwell born 27 December 1734, died before 1793, not mentioned in her brother Moses will.^[8]
5. Moses Bidwell born 10 July 1738, wrote will in 1793, mentioned siblings.^[9]
6. Anna Bidwell born 4 August 1741, died before 1793, not mentioned in brother Moses will.^[10]
7. William Bidwell born 4 April 1745, died before 1793, not mentioned in brother Moses will.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F735-DG4 : 11 February 2018), Dorothy Ward, 25 Jul 1711; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
2. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W9-GW5 : 11 February 2018), Dorithee Ward, 25 Jul 1711; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
3. ↑ Middletown Town Records Vol 4, p. 188
4. ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7PP-ZQF : 5 November 2017), Moses Bidwell and Dorathy Ward, Marriage 20 May 1729, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; Connecticut State Library, Hartford; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QQ-9V7 : 11 February 2018), Dorathy Ward in entry for Samuel Bidwell, 15 Mar 1729; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QQ-SQB : 11 February 2018), Dorathy Ward in entry for Abegail Bidwell, 15 Mar 1729; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WX-7Z3 : 11 February 2018), Dorothy in entry for Abegail Bidwell, 17 Jul 1732; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QQ-S79 : 11 February 2018), Dorathy Ward in entry for Phebe Bidwell, 27 Dec 1734; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74K-SXN : 11 February 2018), Dorothy in entry for Moses Bidwell, 10 Jul 1738; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QQ-S74 : 11 February 2018), Dorothy Ward in entry for Anna Bidwell, 04 Aug 1741; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.
11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QQ-S7Z : 11 February 2018), Dorathy Ward in entry for Willm. Bidwell, 04 Apr 1745; citing Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,513,707.

• Bidwell, Edwin M, Genealogy of the first seven generations of the Bidwell family in America, 1884, https://archive.org/details/genealogyoffirst1884bidw/page/52
• Collins, James Wade Ferris. The Family and American Descendants of Deacon Edward Collins of Cambridge, Medford, and Charlestown, Massachusetts, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2020) Vol. 174, Page 261.
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Middletown, Page 466. Birth record.
• Scofield, Harriet. Sergeant William Ward, of Middletown, Conn., The American Genealogist (1933) Vol. 10, Page 213.