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Homer Rice Bisbee

Male 1879 - 1970  (90 years)

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  • Name Homer Rice Bisbee  [1, 2]
    Birth 4 May 1879  Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male
    Death 20 Jan 1970  Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Center Cemetery, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Homer R. Bisbee Memorial with Gravestone Photos    		 Homer R. Bisbee Memorial with Gravestone Photos
    Memorial and photos by E.B. Holmberg
    at Find A Grave
    Person ID I6985  Bisbee
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2011

    Father Horatio Bisbee,   b. 20 Nov 1833, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1918, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Mother Louisa Lyman Rice,   b. 6 Jul 1837, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1919, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Marriage 14 Oct 1858  Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    • After Horatio's death, his two sons, Charles and Homer, continued the lumber and grain business under the firm name of BISBEE BROTHERS. The business was operated by his grandsons until closing in 1991. The old Bisbee gristmill was recently donated (1996) to the town as a museum.
    Family ID F2588  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Knox Utley,   b. 14 Aug 1882, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1975, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    Marriage 19 Oct 1910  Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    • Married by Rev. William T. Anderson. [1]
    Notes 
    • no children [3]
    Family ID F3282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2010

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 May 1879 - Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Oct 1910 - Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Jan 1970 - Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Center Cemetery, Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Homer was a partner in Bisbee Brothers, lumbering, forestry and grain dealers at Bisbee's, Mass. He resided at Chesterfield, Mass. in 1935.
      Homer R. Bisbee was co-founder of Bisbee Lumber Co. He served the town as treasurer from 1907-1933. [1, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 451.

    2. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 107.

    3. [S2309] Viola Drake Bisbee, compiler, Geneology of The Bisbee Family (I) - Viola Drake Bisbee, (June 2000, Bisbee Family Connection, Decatur, MI), p. 243.

    4. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 359.