Moses Bisbee

Brief Life History of Moses

When Moses Bisbee was born on 2 February 1765, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Charles Bisbee, was 39 and his mother, Beulah Howland, was 28. He married Ellen Buck on 14 October 1788, in Cumberland, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Cumberland, Maine, United States in 1790 and Denmark, Oxford, Maine, United States in 1850. He died on 23 January 1852, in Waterford, Oxford, Maine, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Bisbeetown Cemetery, Waterford, Oxford, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moses Bisbee
1765–1852
Ellen Buck
1765–1836
Marriage: 14 October 1788
Mary “Molly” “Polly” Bisbee
1790–
Elvira Bisbee
1806–1873
Moses Bisbee
1792–1870
Robert D. Bisbee
1794–1873
Calvin Bisbee
1796–
Jonathan T Bisbee
1799–1857
Ellen Cushman Bisbee
1801–1853
James Warren Bisbee
1803–
Jane Warren Bisbee
1803–

Sources (36)

  • Moses Bisby, "United States Census, 1790"
  • Moses Bisbee, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
  • Moses Bisbee, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1774

Historical Boundaries: 1774: York, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: York, Massachusetts, United States 1805: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Bisby .

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

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