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Luther Bisbee

Male 1737 - Yes, date unknown

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  • Name Luther Bisbee  [1]
    Birth 17 Dec 1737  Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Christening 4 Feb 1737/38  Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • First Church, Abington.
    Gender Male
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I911  Bisbee
    Last Modified 25 Dec 2009

    Father Elisha Bisbee,   b. 3 May 1699, Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Mother Patience Soanes   d. Bef 1756, Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 15 Mar 1720/21  Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F461  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family  
    Family ID F507  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2013

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Dec 1737 - Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 4 Feb 1737/38 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Baptized First Church, Abington, 4 Feb. 1738. No record of marriage.

      Luther Bisbee moved to Plainfield, Mass. with his brother, Ebenezer as early as 1779.

      The 1790 US Census for Massachusetts records, "Luther Bisby Cummington, Hampshire Co. 6 m. 2 fem., 4 m. 16 under 26, 2 m. 10 under 16." Have record of one child, Nahum. The US Census of Hampshire Co. has no record of Luther Bisbee for 1800-1810-1820.

      The records of Revolutionary War soldiers and sailors from Massachusetts mention, "luther Bisbee Private, Capt. Abraham Washburn's Co., Col. Abiah Stearns Reg't.; enlisted 4-11-1778, service 2 mos. 24 das. at Castle Island." Also, "Private, Capt. Nathan Smith's Co., Col. Jacob's Reg't. Payroll for Nov. 1778, service 1 mo." Also, "Luther Bisbee, Bridgewater, list of men mustered in Plymouth Co. by James Hatch, Muster Master, Capt. James Allen's Co., col. Gate's Reg't. Residence Bridgewater, enlisted for town of Bridgewater, enlistment 9 mos. to expire Jan. 1st 1779."

      Various actions in Court of Sessions, Hampshire Co., Mass. were recorded from 1798 to 1808. Deeds were recorded in 1790, 1804, 1805 and 1807.

      Luther served as juror in 1794.

      No record of a will was found. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 33.

    2. [S2291] Frank Jones Bisbee, Genealogy of the Bisbee Family, (1956; reprint, Decatur, MI: Johnson Graphics, 1992), p. 54.