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Abel Washington Bisbee

Male 1798 - 1862  (64 years)

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  • Name Abel Washington Bisbee  [1]
    Birth 6 Feb 1798  Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male
    Census 28 Aug 1850  Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 17 Apr 1862  [4
    Burial Sumner Hill Cemetery, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Abel W. Bisbee Gravestone Photo
    Abel W. Bisbee Gravestone Photo
    posted at BillionGraves
    by Mike Damon
    Person ID I2822  Bisbee
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2013

    Father Solomon Bisbee,   b. 3 Sep 1769, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1845 (Age 75 years)
    Mother Ruth Barrett,   b. 7 Sep 1776, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1867, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    Marriage 10 May 1795  Turner, Androscoggin, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Ruth Barrett was from Buckfield. They were Married by Richard Bonney Esq. [1]
    Family ID F648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Pauline Record   d. Yes, date unknown
    Marriage 1 Jun 1828  [5
    • Pauline was from Hebron, Maine. They were married by Rev. John Tripp. [5]
    Children 
     1. George Bisbee,   b. 1829, Paris, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1897, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F1441  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2009

    Family 2 Nancy Durrel,   b. Woodstock Town, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1865
    Marriage 8 Apr 1832  [5
    Children 
     1. Mary Bisbee,   b. 8 Feb 1835, Paris, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1905, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     2. Nancy Bisbee,   b. 28 Jul 1837, Paris, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Antipas Bisbee,   b. 3 Dec 1840, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1912, Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F1442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2009

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Feb 1798 - Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 28 Aug 1850 - Sumner, Oxford, Maine, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Sumner Hill 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 
    • Abel Washington Bisbee was a blacksmith of Paris, Maine. He was Postmaster of Sumner, Maine for 20 years and was a member of the State Legislature in 1850. He was listed in the 1820 Maine census at Waterford as having no children. [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 96.

    2. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 187.

    3. [S3370] Bisbee, Abel Washington (I2822): 1850 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2009): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M432, roll 263, page 150B, line 23, dwelling 55, family 59; image accessed 12 Jul 2013.), 1850.ME.Oxford.Sumnger.8.

    4. [S3396] billiongraves.com, (Otter Creek Holdings, LLC).

    5. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 188.