GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
2754
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-2972)
Name
Edward Michael Wigglesworth
Gender
Male
Lived
b. ca. 1693-01-01 d. 1765-01-16 (new)
Associated Places
Source of Data
Catherine Evans
Biographical Sources Consulted
Wigglesworth Family Papers, guide to the collection.
Other note
The son of Michael Wigglesworth (1631 - 1705, person ID: 2971). He graduated from Harvard College in 1710 and in 1722 he as appointed as the first Hollis Chair, professor of divinity. He married Rebecca Coolidge (d. 1729) and they had issue: Rebecca (1730-1783), Edward Wigglesworth (17321794; Person ID: 2973), Mary Wigglesworth (1735-1758), Sybil Wigglesworth (1771-1794) and Thomas Wigglesworth (1775-1855).
GEMMS record created
May 24, 2020
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024