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James B. Bisbee, Jr.

Male 1821 - 1856  (35 years)

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  • Name James B. Bisbee  [1, 2]
    Suffix Jr.
    Birth 1 Mar 1821  McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Alt. Birth 31 Mar 1821  McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Alt. Birth 
    Census 21 Sep 1850  McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 27 May 1856  [4] 
    Person ID I3135  Bisbee
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2009

    Father James B. Bisbee,   b. 11 Aug 1783, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1861, East Pharsalia, Chenango, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Mother Polly Packard,   b. 14 Jan 1787, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1862, East Pharsalia, Chenango, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Marriage 28 Jan 1807  Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Letter written to Tryphena Bisbee Crandall, Utah Territory by Polly Packard Bisbee:
      "McDonough, N.Y. May 30th, 1841 Dear and affectionate child, we received your letter dated May 8th and was sorry to hear that you had not heard from us. We sent you a letter last July and also another in March and we wrote to you both times that we had not received any papers and I desire to know what the reason is that we do not receive them. I want you to write to Stephen and try to find out the cause of all this trouble. There hasn't been elders in this place since you went away. We know nothing about the church only what we hear in the newspapers and they speak quite well of them. Hiram stops fighting for me. Our health is much as yousial and I hope these few broken lines will find you injoying the same blessing. I am sorry to hear you was sik last summer but if you lov God it will work fore your good. You wrote that you had married a poor man I care not how poore hee is if hee is rich in faith and will keep all the commands of God with an I single to the glory of the same. then I think you can take comfort together. I want you to come and make us a long visit, both of you if you have faith anofe to come by water. Your father wrote to you if you would send word how much monny it would take to bare your expense he would send you same but I think it wouldnt bee safe to send monny in a letter as you dont get them. This is the third time that I have wrote to you less than a yeare and have been looking for a letter ever sens last fall from you. I began to think that you was all dead but when I heard from you I felt to thank the lord that hee had spared youre life and my prayer to God is that hee would prepare a way for us to see each other onse more this side of the grave. Note-(There is no signature after this abrupt ending, but the handwriting is that of Tryphena's mother, Polly Bisbee. The letter was folded and apparently sealed with wax, no envelope, but with this inscription: East Pharsalia, N.Y. June 10th Mr. Myron Crandal, Quincy, Adams Co. Ill.) July the 23-1843." -- Our Pioneer Heritage [6]
    Family ID F675  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Julia Ann Carter,   b. 1824, , , New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Marriage 1 Jan 1845  [4] 
    • 1860 US Census, Fairview, Jones, IA: M653-328 12JUN P602 L3 V340 A603-206/338
      PO Anamosa
      BISBY JAMES ae39 m farmer RE200 PE75 b.NY
      BISBY JULIA ae36 f b.NY
      BISBY MARONI ae15 m farmer b.NY att sch
      BISBY NEPHI B ae13 m b.NY att sch
      BISBY MARY ae11 f b.NY att sch
      BISBY LEHI ae7 m b.IA att sch
      BISBY HILDA D ae5 f b.IA
      BISBY ELLEN ae4 f b.IA
      BISBY LESTINA ae2 f b.IA
      BISBY WM ae 6mo b.IA

      1870 US Census, Twp 3, Pawnee, NE: M593-832 3SEP P30(B) L18 V4 A61-20/22
      PO Table Rock
      BISBEE JAMES ae50 m wh farmer RE1600 PE360 b.NY
      BISBEE JULIA A ae46 f wh keeping house b.NY
      BISBEE LEHIGH ae17 m wh farmer b.IA
      BISBEE HILDA ae15 f wh at school b.IA att sch
      BISBEE ELLEN ae14 f wh at school b.IA att sch
      BISBEE LUSTINA ae11 f wh at school b.IA att sch
      BISBEE WILLIAM ae9 m wh at school b.IA att sch
      BISBEE DELLA ae7 f wh at sch b.IA att sch cannot write
      BISBEE GEORGE ae5 m wh b.IA
      BISBEE ADA ae3 f wh b.NE
      BISBEE IRA ae24mo m wh b.NE b.AUG1870 (sic)

      1880 US Census, Steinauer, Pawnee, NE: ED53 SH4 L29 (soundex record)
      BISBEE JAMES wh m age 60 b.NY
      BISBEE JULIA A wf ae56 b.NY
      BISBEE WM JAMES son ae20 b.IA
      BISBEE GEORG (sic) son ae16 b.IA
      BISBEE IRA son ae9 b.NE
    Children 
     1. Maroni F. Bisbee,   b. 2 Oct 1845, McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Nephi Barton Bisbee,   b. 3 Feb 1848, McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mary Isabella Bisbee,   b. 20 Feb 1849, McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Lehigh Bisbee,   b. Abt 1852, , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Hilda D. Bisbee,   b. Abt 1854, , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Ellen Bisbee,   b. Abt 1855, , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Lustina Bisbee,   b. Abt 1858, , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. William James Bisbee,   b. Abt 1860, , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. Della Bisbee,   b. Abt 1863, , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     10. George Bisbee,   b. Abt 1864, , , Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     11. Ada Bisbee,   b. Abt 1867, , , Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     12. Ira Bisbee,   b. Aug 1868, , , Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1549  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2008

    Family 2 Elizabeth Mavis Buell   d. Yes, date unknown
    Marriage Aft 1849  [4] 
    Family ID F1550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2008

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Mar 1821 - McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Birth - Alt. Birth - 31 Mar 1821 - McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 21 Sep 1850 - McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Letter written to Tryphena Bisbee Crandall, Utah Territory:
      "Dear Sister. Being at home having an oportunity I take my pen in hand to inform you that I have been to visit the grate Missouri. I also visited Packard and Arsa and would have visited you had not sickness and hard times prevented it. I was taken sick with the fever and ague while living at Dr. Mabbets about 12 miles from Arsas which lasted about two weeks. I also had several shakes of the ague while on my way homeward. I think if I have my health I shall come and visit you in the course of two or three years. Write as soon as you receive this and write how much land is per acre if you pleas. It is hard work for me to wright theirfore I must be excused by subscribing my name -James Bisbee." -- Our Pioneer Heritage

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

    2. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 28.

    3. [S596] Bisbee, James B. (i1178): Probate, (Chenango County Courthouse, Norwich, New York).

    4. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 84.

    5. [S1286] Bisbee, James B. JR (I3135): 1850 US Census, (www.ancestry.com (2005): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M432, roll 487; page 122, line 32, dwelling 1929, family 1972; image accessed 12/24/2008.), 1850.NY.Chenango.McDonough.28.

    6. [S2121] Our Pioneer Heritage, (Internation Society, Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Our Pioneer Heritage, (28). Salt Lake City: Infobases, Inc., 1996. Published under license. All Rights Reserved. This database tells the story of Utah pioneers and their accomplishments. Many of the bibliographic entries include such information as names of spouse and children, place of birth and death, place of residence, professions, and church duties, as well as other specific details of every day life. The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers have given great service in searching out, clarifying and preserving the pioneer history, which is essential to perpetuate the great ideal of the pioneer heritage.), Historic Letters, [P.342] Letters From Home, Company E.
      "Tryphena Crandall"