Jonathan Bissell

11 July 1796–5 March 1872 (Age 75)
East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

The Life 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 7 daughters. He died on 5 March 1872, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Bissell
1796–1872
Elizabeth McKnight Thompson
1800–1887
Marriage: 20 December 1820
John Hooker Bissell
1822–1915
Caroline Elizabeth Bissell
1823–1825
Samuel Thompson Bissell
1825–1897
Sarah T Bissell
1825–
Caroline Elizabeth Bissell
1827–1831
Hezekiah Bissell
1835–1928
Elizabeth Bissell
1836–1925
Caroline Bissell
1839–1924
Mary Abalena Bissell
1843–1928
Katie J Bissell
1858–1869

Spouse and Children

    Jonathan Bissell

    Male1796–1872Male

    Elizabeth McKnight Thompson

    Female1800–1887Female

MARRIAGE
20 December 1820
East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
children

(10)

    John Hooker Bissell

    Male1822–1915Male

    Caroline Elizabeth Bissell

    Female1823–1825Female

    Samuel Thompson Bissell

    Male1825–1897Male

    Sarah T Bissell

    Female1825–Female

    Caroline Elizabeth Bissell

    Female1827–1831Female

+5 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(6)

+1 More Child

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

Age 4

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1802 · Brass is Discovered

Age 6

"In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."
1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 23

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

1 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.2 English: from a diminutive of Biss .3 Respelling of German Biesel, a habitational name from Bisel in Alsace.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • John Bissell, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Bissell, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John Bissell, "United States Census, 1850"

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