Brief Life History of Isabella Jessie
When Isabella Jessie Bisset was born on 29 June 1824, in Duthil with Rothiemurchus, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, John Bissett, was 37 and her mother, Janet Shaw, was 37. She married John Gordon on 6 May 1848, in Carmyllie, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 10 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1861 and lived in Forfar, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 5 December 1920, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- Jessie Gordon, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- Janet Bizzet, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Isabella Jessie Bisset, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
Name Meaning
Scottish (of Norman origin): variant of Bissett .
French: from a diminutive of Old French bisse ‘fine linen’ (see Bisson ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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