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Eliza Melissa Bisbee

Eliza Melissa Bisbee

Female 1832 - 1915  (82 years)


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  • Name Eliza Melissa Bisbee
    Birth 12 Dec 1832  London Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female
    Census 7 Sep 1850  Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 13 Jun 1860  Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death Jul 1915  , Kent, Ontario, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Eliza Bisbee Burk, 1832-1915    		 Eliza Bisbee Burk, 1832-1915
    Obituary
    Burial Craford Cemetery, Cedar Springs, Chatham-Kent, ONT, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Eliza M. Bisbee Burke Gravestone    		 Eliza M. Bisbee Burke Gravestone
    Photo by Bob Betts
    Person ID I26061  Bisbee
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2011

    Father Elijah Bisbee,   b. Abt 1801, , , Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1859, Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    Mother Sarai Lawrence Foster,   b. Abt 1809, , , Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1879 and 1883, Blenheim, Kent, Ontario, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F9844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Joseph Hall,   b. 13 Jun 1829, , , , Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1869, , Kent, Ontario, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    Marriage 28 Feb 1850  , Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Maria Ottley Hall,   b. Abt 1852, , , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Silas Hall,   b. Abt 1854, , , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1940, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    +3. Sarai Hall,   b. Abt 1856, , , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1920, Blenheim, Kent, Ontario, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     4. Dela A. Hall,   b. 20 Jan 1865, Harwich Township, Kent, Ontario, CAN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1866, Harwich Township, Kent, Ontario, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     5. Ettie Hall,   b. 11 Sep 1867, Harwich Township, Kent, Ontario, CAN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1870, Harwich Township, Kent, Ontario, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
    Family ID F9852  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2011

    Family 2 John Morgan Burk,   b. 8 Jan 1838, , , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1912, Blenheim, Kent, Ontario, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Marriage 2 Mar 1870  Chatham, Kent, Ontario, CAN Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
    +1. Ira L. Burk,   b. 19 Aug 1872   d. 17 Apr 1941, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     2. Ernest C. Burk,   b. 23 Feb 1873   d. 23 Dec 1950, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F9853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2011

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Dec 1832 - London Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Feb 1850 - , Sanilac, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 7 Sep 1850 - Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 13 Jun 1860 - Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Mar 1870 - Chatham, Kent, Ontario, CAN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Jul 1915 - , Kent, Ontario, CAN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Craford Cemetery, Cedar Springs, Chatham-Kent, ONT, CAN Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Eliza Melissa Bisbee (1832-1915)    		Eliza Melissa Bisbee (1832-1915)
    Daughter of Elijah Bisbee and Sarai Lawrence
    Eliza Melissa Bisbee    		Eliza Melissa Bisbee
    Inscription on back of photo

  • Sources 
    1. [S2676] 1901 Census Kent Co., Harwich Twp, subdiv6 p9.

    2. [S2712] Hall, Joseph (i26074): 1850 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2005): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M432, roll 363; page 16, line 9, dwelling 251, family 151; image accessed 10/11/2009.), 1850.MI.Sanilac.Lexington.23.

    3. [S2701] Hall, Joseph (i26074): 1860 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2004): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M653, roll 558; enumerated page 74, master page 909(B), line 32, dwelling 534, family 523; image accessed 10/11/2009.), 1860.MI.Sanilac.Lexington.41.

    4. [S2677] Kent County Branch, OGS, Craford Cemetery Transcriptions, (1979), stone 21.
      (small red flat stone) Eliza M. Burke/1832-1915 widow of Joseph Hall

    5. [S2677] Kent County Branch, OGS, Craford Cemetery Transcriptions, (1979).

    6. [S2689] County Clerk, Marriage Records, Sanilac Co, 1849-1887, (LDS IGI).

    7. [S2690] Marriage Registration for Burk/Hall(Bisbee), p156.
      His Name: John M. Burk, Age 32, Residence : Tp of Harwich, Place of Birth:Canada, Widower, Farmer, Names of Parents: Ira and Margaret Burk, Her NAme: Eliza M. Hall, age 36, Residence: Tp Harwich, Plac e of Bith: Canada, Widow, Names of Parents: Elijah & Saria Brisbane, Names and Residences of Witnessess: James Simpson M.D. & Eliza Sulivan, Blenheim Ont, Date and Place 2nd March 1870 Chatham, REli gious Denomination of Bridegroom: Disciple, ..of Bride: Methodist, By Whom Married: Rev Wm Walker, License, Town of Chatham, Kent