Deacon Elisha Bisbee

1783 - 1860  (77 years)

• Name	Elisha Bisbee  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Deacon
  Birth	18 Apr 1783	Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	5 Aug 1850	Chesterfield Town, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  Death	28 Apr 1860	Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 4]
  Burial	Center Cemetery, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
  		Lydia and Elisha Bisbee photo by P.K. Magruder
  		Elisha Bisbee Memorial with Gravestone Photo and Family Links #80149946 created at Find A Grave by P.K. Magruder
  Person ID	I1432	Bisbee
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Jotham Bisbee,   b. 18 Mar 1750/51, Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 May 1817, Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Lydia Curtis   d. 16 Apr 1841
  Marriage	Y  [6]
  	Lydia was from Scituate, Mass. Int. pub. 6 March 1775. [3]
  Family ID	F559	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Lydia Geer,   b. 1 Aug 1784   d. 28 May 1840, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1806	Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  	From CHESTERFIELD FAMILIES. Birth dates for Ursula & J. Zeruah, from Kane Co. (IL) Chronicles. Vol. 9 No. 2 April 88. [4]
  Children	+ 1. Orin Bisbee,   b. 10 Jul 1807, Westhampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Jul 1887, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years) + 2. Osman Bisbee,   b. 11 Jul 1809, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Apr 1881, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA (Age 71 years) + 3. Maranda Bisbee,   b. 10 Aug 1811, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 Jul 1849, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA (Age 37 years)   4. Levi Bisbee,   b. 27 Aug 1813   d. 23 Sep 1832 (Age 19 years)   5. Joanna Bisbee,   b. 13 Jan 1816, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Arvilla Bisbee,   b. 9 Feb 1818, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Apr 1901 (Age 83 years)   7. Asenath Bisbee,   b. 27 Dec 1819, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 Jan 1893, Cherryfield Town, Washington, Maine, USA (Age 73 years)   8. Cordelia Bisbee,   b. 14 Dec 1821, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Dec 1825 (Age 4 years)   9. Ursula Bisbee,   b. 8 Apr 1824, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA d. Yes, date unknown   10. Jane Zeruah Bisbee,   b. 19 May 1827, , Kane, Illinois, USA d. 31 Jul 1840 (Age 13 years)
  Family ID	F815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2009

  
  

  Wife 2	Susannah Spaulding   d. 27 Nov 1869, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
  Marriage	28 May 1842  [8]
  Family ID	F816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Apr 1783 - Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 15 May 1806 - Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Census - 5 Aug 1850 - Chesterfield Town, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Death - 28 Apr 1860 - Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Burial - - Center Cemetery, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Elisha Bisbee was known as "Deacon." He granted a quit claim deed to John Geer in 1814 and other warranty deeds in 1820, 1825, 1850 and 1854. The 1820 US Census for Chesterfield, Mass. lists, "Elisha Bisbee; 1 m. < 10, 2 m. 10 - 16, 1 m. 25 < 45, 4 fem < 10, 1 fem 10 - 16, 1 fem. 26 - 45." Elisha Bisbee's will was made Jan. 27, 1858 and was probated 14 July 1860. His wife, Susan, and son, Osman, were name executors. He also bequeathed to his daughters, Mirona, Joanna Buck, Arvilla Robinson, Asenath Wetherill and Ursulla Tilden. The will was witnessed by Asahel and Eliza Burt Bisbee. The inventory was for $114.36 in personal possessions and $550 in real estate. Elisha d. "Aged 77 yrs. 10 mos." [8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 136. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 3. [S1993] Compiled by the Bicentenial Genealogy Committee, Ruth A. Baker, Chairman, History and Genealogy of the Families of Chesterfield, (Published by the town of Chesterfield, Massachusetts, 1962), p. 48. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 14. [S1098] Bisbee, Elisha (i1432): 1850 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2009): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M432, roll 320, page 19A, line 31, dwelling 246, family 303; image accessed 20 Oct 2010.), 1850.MA.Hampshire.Chesterfield.19. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 68. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 15. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 137.