Major Seth Bisbee

1789 - 1862  (73 years)

• Name	Seth Bisbee  [1]
  Prefix	Major
  Birth	11 Jun 1789	Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	17 Aug 1850	Lathrop Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA   [4]
  Death	26 Oct 1862	Lathrop Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Burial	Hillsdale Cemetery, Lathrop Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 5]
  		Maj Seth Bisbee Memorial with Gravestone Photo created at Find A Grave by Elizabeth Fike
  Person ID	I2618	Bisbee
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2009

  
  

  Father	Noah Bisbee,   b. 23 May 1752, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 Jan 1839, Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Jane Bradford,   b. 12 Mar 1756, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 Mar 1837, Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	12 Feb 1778	Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Leah Aldrich,   b. Abt 1794   d. 22 Apr 1827, Harford Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	1808	Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
  	Leah Aldrich was from Richmond, N. H. They were M by Nathaniel Aldrich. List of (2) children incomplete. There apparently were 10 children in all. [2, 6]
  Children	1. Deborah Bisbee,   b. 1809, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA bur. Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA   2. Seth Bisbee, Jr.,   b. 1811, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA bur. Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA   3. Jane Bradford Bisbee,   b. 1816, Harford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1875, Tioga, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years) + 4. Alonzo Bisbee,   b. 1818, Harford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Mar 1848, , , Indiana, USA (Age 30 years) + 5. Sally Bisbee,   b. 1820, Harford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Noah Bisbee,   b. 3 Jul 1821, Harford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Apr 1904, Binghamton, Broome, New York, USA (Age 82 years) + 7. Levi Bisbee,   b. 1825, Harford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Jul 1871, Wheaton, Dupage, Illinois, USA (Age 46 years) + 8. Betsy Bisbee,   b. 10 Jul 1825, Harford, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 Oct 1907, Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 82 years)   9. Albert Bisbee   d. Abt 1827
  Family ID	F1323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2009

  
  

  Wife 2	Hannah Fish,   b. 1795, , , Connecticut, USA d. 13 Jun 1874, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	28 Sep 1829  [5, 6]
  	This couple appeared in the 1850 US Census of Lathrop Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. [5]
  Children	+ 1. Leah Bisbee,   b. 11 Jul 1830, Brooklyn, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Oct 1896, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years) + 2. Hannah Bisbee,   b. 22 Mar 1833, , , Pennsylvania, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Lydia Bisbee,   b. 14 Mar 1835, , , Pennsylvania, USA d. Sep, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA + 4. John Bisbee,   b. 11 Oct 1837, Brooklyn, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Dec 1899, Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 62 years) + 5. Martin V. Bisbee,   b. 15 Apr 1840, Brooklyn, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Nov 1916, Montrose, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 76 years) + 6. Alpha D. Bisbee,   b. 18 Apr 1842   d. 10 Jul 1874, Lenox, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 32 years) + 7. James Parrish Bisbee,   b. 2 Oct 1844, Lathrop Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA d. 23 Aug 1883, Hop Bottom, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F1324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Jun 1789 - Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 1808 - Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA Census - 17 Aug 1850 - Lathrop Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 26 Oct 1862 - Lathrop Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - - Hillsdale Cemetery, Lathrop Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Seth Bisbee, in his 15th year, 1804, shipped on a vessel for a three year voyage. After his return, he resumed his studies, and later entered the law office of his brother Noah Jr. in Boston. He enlisted with Noah in 1812, wounded in the same battle, 25 July 1814. At the close of the war, Seth received an honorable discharge and a pension for the rest of his life. He was called Major Seth Bisbee. Seth Bisbee served in the war of 1812 and was wounded at Bridgewater, Ontario. He was on the tax list of Richmond, N. H. in 1811-1815. Seth and Leah Bisby purchased land from the USA and Lydia Miller, New Lisbon, N. Y. in 1818. Seth purchased land in Hartford, Susquehana County, Pa. in 1823 from Asahel Carpenter. (See Montrose, Pa. Reg. of Deeds, Vol 5, p.181, New Harford, Pa.). Headstone, Hillsdale Cemetery: War of 1812, emblem and flag, veteran Maj. Seth Bisbee Died / Oct. 27, 1862 / Aged 73 yrs. / 1 mo. & 15 ds. He was a soldier in / The War of 1812 [2, 5, 6]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 79. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 163. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 18. [S3453] Bisbee, Seth (I2618): 1850 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2009): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M432, roll 829, page 32, line 17, dwelling 488, family 488; Image accessed 8 Feb 2014. image accessed 8 Feb 2014.), 1850.PA.9usquehanna.Lathrop.9. [S2581] Correspondence With Compiler, Sep 2009, email from M. J. Williams of Binghamton, New York, with connections to the Bisbee families of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Cites sources which will be verified and posted when time permits. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 19.