Brief Life History of Jonathan
When Jonathan Bissell was born on 11 July 1796, in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Capt. Hezekiah Bissell, was 59 and his mother, Elizabeth Bartlett, was 42. He married Elizabeth McKnight Thompson on 20 December 1820, in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 5 March 1872, at the age of 75, and was buried in East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (19)
- John Bissell, "United States Census, 1870"
- John Bissell, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- John Bissell in entry for Elizabeth Thomson, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Spouse and Children
1796–1872 Male
1800–1887 Female
Children (9)
1822–1915 Male
1823–1825 Female
1825–1897 Male
1825– Female
1827–1831 Female
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1737–1831 Male
1753–1837 Female
Siblings (6)
1777–1849 Female
1780–1788 Female
1783–1839 Female
1787–1840 Female
1792–1872 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 4
1810
Age 14
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English buyscel, busshell, bysshell ‘bushel, measure of grain’ (Old French boissel, buissel, of Gaulish origin), hence a metonymic occupational name for a grain merchant or factor, one who measured grain. The name may also have been applied to a maker of vessels designed to hold or measure out a bushel.
Americanized form of German Bissel, of unexplained etymology. The surname Bissel is also found in France (Alsace).
History: The surname Bissell of French (ultimately possibly German; see 2 above) origin is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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