Aelius Marcellus Bisbee

1841 - 1901  (59 years)

• Name	Aelius Marcellus Bisbee  [1]
  Birth	22 Oct 1841	Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Sep 1901	Shanghai, , Shanghai, China   [3, 4]
  	Although Frank Jones Bisbee has his death in 1909, Anna Weitzman, a researcher working for the Smithsonian Institute Archives, informs us via email that their records show A. M. Bisbee died in 1901. She also cites a letter to the Smithsonian, dated Nov. 27, 1902, from W. F. Tayler, Acting Coast Inspector, Shanghai: "In ref. to public'ns supplied to this office, addressed to A. M. Bisbee, attention is drawn to the fact that Captain A. M. Bisbee died last year. The undersigned has taken Capt. Bisbee's place as coast inspector & would be grateful to S.I. if it would continue the supply of pub's & would address them to me."
  Burial	Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  	Gravestone inscription: "Capt. Aelius Marcellus Bisbee died in Shanghai, China 7 Sept. 1901 in his [60th year]. Late Harbor Master and Inspector at Shanghai. He served in the Imperial Maritime Custom Service for over 20 years."
  Person ID	I1902	Bisbee
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	William Marshall Bisbee,   b. 8 Mar 1805, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. Jan 1859 (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Catherine Warren Harrub,   b. Abt 1807   d. 6 Aug 1887, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1829
  	"Both of Plympton, Mass." [1]
  Family ID	F1021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Flora Delara   d. 7 Dec 1929, , , Rhode Island, USA
  Marriage	Between 1878 and 1879	Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Kenneth Delara Bisbee,   b. 4 Oct 1880, Shanghai, , Shanghai, China d. Yes, date unknown   2. Arthur William Bisbee,   b. 2 Jan 1882, Shanghai, , Shanghai, China d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Gertrude Florence Bisbee,   b. Between 1886 and 1887, Shanghai, , Shanghai, China d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Oct 1841 - Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - Between 1878 and 1879 - Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Death - 7 Sep 1901 - Shanghai, , Shanghai, China Burial - - Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Various records show the following: A. M. Bisbee, customs clerk res. 733 Wharton St., Philadelphia, Pa., 1872. Aelius M. Bisbee, inspector, res. 735 Wharton St., Phila., Pa., 1874-1886. Catherine W. Bisbee, widow, as above. A. M. Bisbee, mariner, res. 2327 Brown St., Phila., Pa., 1890. Aelius d. "Aged 68 yrs." at Shanghai, China. He was cremated and his ashes buried in the family lot in Plympton, Mass. The large family monument in Plympton with marker "A. M. B." has an inscription as follows: "Capt. Aelius Marcellus Bisbee died in Shanghai, China 7 Sept. 1909 in his [60th year]. Late Harbor Master and Inspector at Shanghai. He served in the Imperial Maritime Custom Service for over 20 years." [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 260. [S1084] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, comp., International Genealogical Index (R), (Version 5.0 (Online: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1999-2005), : FamilySearch (TM) Internet Genealogy Service, 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150), Batch No. C501231. Film # 0874028 (item 2): Vital records of Plympton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 381. [S2] Grave Marker, Old Plympton Burying Ground, Plympton, Massachusetts, Capt . Aelius Marcellus Bisbee.