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Calvin Bisbee

Male 1771 - 1857  (86 years)

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  • Name Calvin Bisbee  [1]
    Calvin Bisbee Bio
    Calvin Bisbee Bio
    posted at Find A Grave by Larry Overmire
    Birth 14 Oct 1771  Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male
    Census 31 Aug 1850  Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 28 Nov 1857  Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Burial Chaffin Cemetery, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Calvin Bisbee Gravestone
    Calvin Bisbee Gravestone
    photo by Stacey York at Find A Grave
    Person ID I1148  Bisbee
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2019

    Father Charles Bisbee,   b. 1726, East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1807, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Mother Beulah Howland,   b. 1737, Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1813, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Marriage 16 Sep 1756  Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Family Moved to Pembroke. (Nahum Mitchell)
    Family ID F502  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bethiah Glover,   b. 14 Jul 1781, Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1858, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Marriage 22 Apr 1800  [3
    • Married by Rev. Isaac Sturtevant. [3]
    Children 
    +1. David Bisbee,   b. 14 Dec 1803, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Charles Bisbee,   b. 22 Sep 1806, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1897, Waterford, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +3. Capt. Lewis Bisbee,   b. 10 Aug 1808, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1904, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
    +4. Mahala Bisbee,   b. 13 Jul 1810, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Volney Bisbee,   b. 13 Jul 1810, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +6. Chloe Bisbee,   b. 23 Aug 1812, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +7. Hosea Bisbee,   b. 29 Dec 1816, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Celia Bisbee,   b. 19 Feb 1823, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2009

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Oct 1771 - Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 31 Aug 1850 - Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Nov 1857 - Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Chaffin Cemetery, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Records for 1812-1814 of the Massachusetts Militia show, "Calvin Bisbee, Lieut. E. Steven's Co., Lieut. Col. C. Clark's Reg't.; raised in Sumner, Maine 9-14-1814; service at Portland, Maine."

      Calvin Bisbee lived on the old homestead in Sumner and was much respected in the town. He was a member of the convention which framed the State Constitution and later a member of the legislature in 1823, 1827 and 1829. He came to Sumner in the summer of 1784.

      Calvin d. "Aged 86 yrs." Grave record: "Calvin Bisbee born Bridgewater, Mass. 10-14-1771. Came to Sumner 1784. Died 11-28-1857. Aged 86 yrs. Member of Constitutional Convention (Maine) 1819. Member of the Legislature 1823, 1827 and 1829." [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 49.

    2. [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), 7735.

    3. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 97.

    4. [S2754] www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Internet Website, Find A Grave Memorial 29379485 For Calvin Bisbee.

    5. [S3372] Bisbee, Lewis (I2844): 1850 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2009): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M432, roll 263, page 160A, line 13, dwelling 189, family 208; image accessed 12 Jul 2013.), 1850.ME.Oxford.Sumnger.27.