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William Orson Bisbee

William Orson Bisbee

Male 1805 - 1898  (92 years)


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  • Name William Orson Bisbee  [1, 2]
    Birth 28 Aug 1805  Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Census 13 Aug 1850  Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 1898  Waterford Township, Camden, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I3134  Bisbee
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2012

    Father Isaac Bisbee,   b. 2 Apr 1779, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Mother Martha Robinson,   b. Abt 1782   d. Yes, date unknown
    Marriage 6 Nov 1801  [2] 
    • NEH&GR vol 137, p. 36: (Descendants of Andrew Ford, Weymouth, Mass: Additions and Corrections). "page 185, line 51 through page 186, line 2... 1. Martha b.ca 1782 M 6 Nov 1801 Isaac Bisbee."
    Family ID F672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet Miriam Ballou,   b. 27 Sep 1807, , , Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1853 (Age 45 years)
    Marriage 22 Sep 1831  Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • Married at home of bride's father by Rev. Jacob Freize of Providence, Rhode Island. [3, 4]
    Children 
     1. Latimer Ballou Bisbee,   b. 5 Feb 1835, Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Melansa Metcalf Bisbee,   b. 19 Feb 1837, Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +3. General William Henry Bisbee,   b. 20 Jan 1840, Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1942, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 102 years)
    +4. Harriet Frances Bisbee,   b. 20 Oct 1843, Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Clara Augusta Bisbee,   b. 29 Jan 1847, Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1935, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F1548  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2012

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Aug 1805 - Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Sep 1831 - Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 13 Aug 1850 - Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1898 - Waterford Township, Camden, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

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    William Orson Bisbee (1805-1898)    		William Orson Bisbee (1805-1898)
    William Orson Bisbee (1805-1898)    		William Orson Bisbee (1805-1898)

  • Notes 
    • Probably the son of Isaac Bisbee.... and Probably an adopted son, as there are no birth
      records found.

      His earlier years were spent in Cattaraugus County, New York, then moved to Maine. According to his son, William had a brother named Arza.

      William Bisbee was an expert accountant and became chief clerk of Dexter Ballou's manufacturing establishment where he remained until 1840. Following this he entered a mercantile business and in 1842 formed a partnership with his brother-in-law, Latimer W. Ballou, continuing until 1850. Three years following the death of his wife he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and owned a farm at Waterford, NJ. He was employed in a Philadelphia bank in 1888.

      SMITH'S RHODE ISLAND CIVIL AND MILITARY LISTS give: William O. Bisbee, Major, Woonsocket Guards, 1844-5-6. William O. Bisbee, Lieut. Col., 6th R.F.C. of Militia 1847-8. 1860, Philadelphia, Pa., William Bisbee, clerk, N.W. Shirley and Coates. 1872, Philadelphia, Pa., W. Bisbee, bookkeeper, 1002 Arch St., Res. Waterford, N.J. 1874, Philadelphia, Pa., William O. Bisbee, 1002 Arch St., Res. Waterford, N.J. 1883, Philadelphia, Pa., William O. Bisbee, 26 North 5th St., Res. Waterford, N.J.

      William d. "Aged 93 yrs." [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 101.

    2. [S2562] Bisbee, Darius (i1224): 1850 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2005): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M432, roll 994; page 161(B), line 23, dwelling 741, family 741; image accessed 8/23/2009.), p. 28, 1850.WI.Columbia.Wyocena.2.

    3. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 199.

    4. [S3333] Adin Ballou (comp), History of Ballous in America, (Providence, RI, Press of E.L. Freeman & Son), p. 1123, http://archive.org/details/elaboratehistory00ball.

    5. [S767] Bisbee, William Orson (i3134): 1850 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2009): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M432, roll 843, page 426B, line 12, dwelling 771, family 997; image accessed 24 Sep 2010.), 1850.RI.Providence, Dist 1&4.116.