Rev. John Bisbee, Jr.

1794 - 1829  (34 years)

• Name	John Bisbee  [1]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	12 May 1794	Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Mar 1829	Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I2625	Bisbee
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	John Bisbee,   b. 15 Sep 1755, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Jun 1842, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Lydia Soule,   b. 13 Nov 1760   d. 13 Oct 1826 (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1791  [1]
  	Married by Rev. Sampson.
  Family ID	F604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Mercy Ruggles,   b. 17 Sep 1802   d. 13 Dec 1877 (Age 75 years)
  Intentions Pub	15 May 1823
  Marriage	9 Jun 1823  [2]
  	Mercy Ruggles was from Hardwick, Mass. Int. published 15 May 1823. [2]
  Children	1. Laurelia Ruggles Bisbee,   b. 31 May 1824   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Lydia Laurelia Bisbee,   b. 10 Aug 1826, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Charlotte Ruggles Bisbee,   b. 6 Jun 1828   d. 29 Nov 1832, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA (Age 4 years)
  Family ID	F1328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 May 1794 - Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Death - 8 Mar 1829 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  John Bisbee Jr. went to school in Kingston, Mass. under Rev. Martin Parris and was a classmate of Rev. W. A. Drew of Augusta. He graduated at Brown University and studied law with Marcus Morton in Taunton. He embraced Universalism and began to preach in Brookfield, Mass. He was ordained Nov. 14, 1821. On October 19, 1824 he went to Hartford and succeeded Rev. Russell Streetor of Portland, Maine in July 1827. While in Portland he was known as a talented and eloquent speaker. There is a probability that Rev. John's influence resulted in a petition for incorporation of a Universalist Society which was presented to the General Court and granted on October 122, 1824. Rev. John Bisbee had three children. He died after eight days illness in Portland, Maine March 8, 1829. The Bisbee fraternity in Portland perpetuated his memory. He delivered an oration at Southbridge, Mass. on the Fourth of July 1821, the 45th anniversary of that memorable day. He was noted for the purity and quality of his diction. Rev. Bisbee had some striking physical peculiarities; his hair and beard on one side were white while the other side was dark; one eye was hazel and the other pale blue. He generally contrived to dye both sides of his hair and beard the same. He also had some interesting mental peculiarities. His wife had been a student at his private school before their marriage and after Rev. Bisbee's death she taught school. She later married Capt. Daniel Jackson in 1833; she was graduated from medical school in 1861 and practiced medicine for 18 years. John d. "of pneumonia." NEH&GR vol 144, p. 122: John Dean "married at Hartford (CT), 4 December 1826, Saloma Jones, the Rev. John Bisbe officiating (Hartford VRs, 1:52)." [3]

  
  

• 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. 164. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 165.