John Bidwell
- Marriage: Sarah Welles on 7 Nov 1678 in Hartford, Connecticut
- Died: 3 Jul 1692, Connecticuit
 Noted events in his life were:
• Biography: From Genealogy of the First Seven Generations of the Bidwell Family in America by Edwin M Bidwell, 1884, Page 32. Third Generation.
7 John Bidwell, d. 3 July, 1692 ; m., 7 Nov., 1678, Sarah Welles b. 1659 ; d. 1708. She was a dau. of Mr. Thomas and g. dau. of Gov. Welles, and mentioned in his will.
Children :
19 John, b. I Sept., 1679 ; d. 3 Sept., 1751.
20 Hannah, b. 31 Aug., 1680; d. 1707.
21 Sarah, b. 19 Aug., 1681.
22 Thomas, b. 27 Dec, 1682; d. 1716. 23 Jonathan, b. 5 March, 1684.
24 David, b. 1687; d. 24 June, 1758.
25 James, b. 1691 ; d. 7 May, 1718.
Glastenbury for 200 years by Chapin, page 129: John Bidwell, Jr., has the first Saw Mill at Glastenbury, 1667. He lived at Hartford, as his father willed him all his lands and buildings west of the Connecticut river. He had at Hartford, a saw, grist and fulling mill; six saw or grist mills, three at Hartford, and one each at East Hartford, Wethersfield and Middletown, he was an engineer and was selected by the town of Hartford, to deepen the channel in the Connecticut river between Hartford and Wethersfield. (Town Records of Hartford, 1686. The town by their vote made choice of major Talcott, Ensign Nathaniel Stanley, Mr. Cyprian Nichols and John Bidwell to consider the best way to make a channel in the river between this town and Wethersfield). He is buried at East Hartford and left an estate of 1081 pounds. His widow Sarah, in March, 1704, gave to her son John land on the east side of the Connecticut river and her son Thomas witnessed the deed. He and his wife Sarah were admitted to full communion at the 2d or Centre St. Church, Hartford, 21 Feb., 1685. Vol. 5, page 45 Hartford Co. Probate Records : " Mrs. Sarah (Wells) Bidwell was administrator of John Bidwell (her husband) deceased and Daniel Bidwell (her brother-in-law) was appointed by the court to oversee the children as they were all young."
John married Sarah Welles, daughter of Thomas Welles and Hannah Tuttle, on 7 Nov 1678 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Sarah Welles was born in Apr 1659 in Hartford, Connecticut and died before 7 Mar 1709 in Hartford, Connecticut.)
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