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Osgood, Merrick H.

Osgood, Merrick H.

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  1. 1.  Osgood, Merrick H. was born on 15 Feb 1857 (son of Osgood, M. Chauncey and Bisbee, Martha Jane).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Osgood, M. Chauncey

    M. married Bisbee, Martha Jane on 25 Nov 1852. Martha (daughter of Bisbee, Captain Hopestill and Sturtevant, Martha Jane) was born on 04 Apr 1828 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 25 Sep 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Bisbee, Martha Jane was born on 04 Apr 1828 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME (daughter of Bisbee, Captain Hopestill and Sturtevant, Martha Jane); died on 25 Sep 1894.
    Children:
    1. 1. Osgood, Merrick H. was born on 15 Feb 1857.
    2. Osgood, Cleon Sanford was born on 22 Jul 1859.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Bisbee, Captain HopestillBisbee, Captain Hopestill was born on 27 Apr 1796 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME (son of Bisbee, Lt. Elisha and Pettingill, Mary [Molly]); died on 10 Jun 1882 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Tombstone Photo: Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; Hartford Center Cemetery
    • Census: 1830, Sumner, Oxford Co., ME
    • Census: 1840, Hartford, Oxford Co., ME

    Notes:

    UNCLE OF CIVIL WAR MEDAL-OF-HONOR WINNER AXEL HAYFORD REED

    Hopestill married Sturtevant, Martha Jane on 18 Dec 1817 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME. Martha (daughter of Sturtevant, Seth and Cushing, Abigail) was born on 05 Dec 1795 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 28 Nov 1893 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Sturtevant, Martha JaneSturtevant, Martha Jane was born on 05 Dec 1795 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME (daughter of Sturtevant, Seth and Cushing, Abigail); died on 28 Nov 1893 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Tombstone Photo: Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; Hartford Center Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Bisbee, Deplura H. was born on 11 Jul 1818 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 14 Oct 1893 in Camden, Knox Co., ME.
    2. Bisbee, Lavinia/Lovina Buck was born on 10 Sep 1820 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 15 Jan 1860 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.
    3. Bisbee, Lt. Horatio Nelson was born on 02 Nov 1822 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 22 Dec 1844 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.
    4. 3. Bisbee, Martha Jane was born on 04 Apr 1828 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 25 Sep 1894.
    5. Bisbee, Harriet Bray was born on 26 Jun 1838 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died in 1917; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Bisbee, Lt. ElishaBisbee, Lt. Elisha was born on 04 Mar 1757 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME (son of Bisbee, Charles and Howland, Beulah); died on 01 Dec 1826 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • DAR Ancestor Number: A010406
    • Tombstone Photo: Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; Sumner Field Cemetery

    Notes:

    Revolutionary War Service:
    1775 -14 days Capt. Amos Turner's Co., Col. John Bailey's Rgmt Served at the Lexington Alarm
    1775 - 3 months, 6 days Capt. Amos Turner's Co., Gen. John Thomas' Rgmt Enlisted May 3, 1775. Served at the Seige of Boston
    1776 - 59 days Capt. Abam Washburn's Co., Col. John Cushing's Rgmt Enlisted Sept. 20, 1776. Served at Newport, RI.
    1778 - 11 months, 14 days Capt. Joseph Coles's Co., Col. John Jacobs's Rgmt Enlisted Jan. 20, 1778.

    DESCENDANT OF MAYFLOWER PASSENGER FRANCIS COOKE
    GRANDFATHER OF CIVIL WAR MEDAL-OF-HONOR-WINNER AXEL HAYFORD REED
    HELPED TO MAKE THE FAMOUS CHAIN THAT BLOCKED THE HUDSON RIVER IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

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    A BIOGRAPHY OF LT. ELISHA BISBEE, by Larry Overmire (4th great grandson), Aug. 2008:

    Elisha Bisbee was born Mar. 4, 1757, in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, the eldest of nine children of Revolutionary War veteran Charles Bisbee and his wife Beulah Howland. Charles Bisbee was the great great grandson of Francis Cooke of the Mayflower.

    Elisha distinguished himself as an ardent patriot in the Revolutionary War. Such was his Revolutionary zeal that, while a blacksmith's apprentice, he purposely burned the lock of a Tory's gun that had been left at the shop to be repaired.

    Elisha went on to become a blacksmith in the Massachusetts Line and helped make the famous chain that blocked the British approach up the Hudson River. His promotion to lieutenant was signed by Gen. George Washington himself.

    Elisha married Mary "Molly" Pettingell on Sept. 22, 1779 in Duxbury. She was the daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Gannett) Pettingell. They had ten children: Susan, Sarah "Sally" Howland, Anna, Elisha Jr., Daniel, Mary "Molly," Hopestill, Thursea, Horatio, and Huldah.

    In 1784, Elisha and his family moved with his father to Sumner, Maine. He wrote a letter to his uncle William Ford of Pembroke, Mass., on Apr. 29, 1803, that gives an impression of what life was like in Sumner:

    "Dear Uncle: I embrace this opportunity to inform you that we are all well as common. I have nothing new to write. It is a general time of health here. We have had a very moderate winter, and as forward spring as we have had since I lived here. Bread and meat are plenty and cheap, and labor bears a very high price and not to be had at any rate... I have not had a line from you this many a day, and have done looking for any, but I am in hopes my scribbling may stir you up so that I may know how you and our relations fare there in that old worn-out country, and pray don't miss any opportunity of writing to me, as I shall take it very hard if you do. We have had a very exceeding snow storm here. It began on Friday, the fifteenth of this instant, early in the morning and grew hotter and hotter until Sunday about noon, when it abated. The snow fell eighteen or twenty inches deep and there is some of it to be seen now. It was by far the smartest storm we have had for the winter past. Our two oldest girls have got married and each of them got a boy. They married men of property and are in a way to live if no misfortune overtakes them. Remember me to all that may inquire..."

    In 1811, Elisha's wife Mary died. Some of the children were sent to live with others to ease the burden of raising them. On Sept. 15, 1812, Elisha married again, to Chloe Sylvester, the daughter of Elisha Sr. and Grace (Ruggles) Sylvester.

    Elisha died on either Dec. 1 or Dec. 4, 1826, at the age of 69. He was buried in The Bonney Road Cemetery in Sumner.

    Elisha married Pettingill, Mary [Molly] on 22 Sep 1779 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA. Mary was born on 19 Jan 1760 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA; died on 30 Aug 1811 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Pettingill, Mary [Molly] was born on 19 Jan 1760 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA; died on 30 Aug 1811 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Tombstone Photo: Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; Bonney Road or Chaffin Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Bisbee, Susan was born on 26 Mar 1780 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA; died on 24 May 1860; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.
    2. Bisbee, Sarah was born on 23 Mar 1782 in New Gloucester, Cumberland Co., ME; died on 14 May 1866 in Belfast, Waldo Co., ME.
    3. Bisbee, Anna was born on 19 Mar 1784 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME.
    4. Bisbee, Elisha Jr. was born on 08 May 1786 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 10 Dec 1874 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME.
    5. Bisbee, Hopestill was born on 19 Jul 1788; died on 22 Oct 1791.
    6. Bisbee, Daniel was born on 07 May 1791 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 24 Apr 1824; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.
    7. Bisbee, Mary was born on 04 Jan 1794 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 12 Jan 1832 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.
    8. 6. Bisbee, Captain Hopestill was born on 27 Apr 1796 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 10 Jun 1882 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.
    9. Bisbee, Theresa was born on 12 Sep 1798 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 11 Jul 1867; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
    10. Bisbee, Horatio was born on 13 Aug 1800 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 07 Oct 1881 in Canton, Oxford Co., ME.
    11. Bisbee, Hulda was born on 11 Nov 1802 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 11 Jul 1842 in Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.

  3. 14.  Sturtevant, SethSturtevant, Seth was born on 04 Jun 1760 in Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA (son of Sturtevant, William and Waterman, Joanna); died on 11 Jul 1852 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • DAR Ancestor Number: A129048
    • Tombstone Photo: Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; Robinson Cemetery
    • Baptised: 22 Apr 1802, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
    • Census: 1830, Sumner, Oxford Co., ME
    • Census: 1840, Sumner, Oxford Co., ME

    Notes:

    One of Washington's Life-Guards

    Joined Captain James Harlow's Company of Plymouth, Massachusetts of Colonel Simeon Cary's Regiment of Bridgewater, Massachusetts in the summer of 1776. Fought at the battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776. Wounded in the Battle of White Plains, the musket ball lodged just above his knee was never removed. Discharged December 1776.

    Reenlisted June 6, 1777 in Captain Amos Cogswell's company of James Wesson's Regiment, of General Benedict Arnold's Brigade of Massachusetts. Fought in the Battle of Saratoga on October 7, 1777.

    During the winter of 1778-1779 he was at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. April 1779 transferred to General George Washington's Life Guard. Fought in the Battle Monmouth on June 28, 1778. Discharged June 1, 1780.

    From 1781-1783 he worked on various ships including, but not limited to the "Mars," commanded by Samuel Daggett and the schooner "Sky Rocket." After many adventures, he returned home and resolved "not to go to sea again" and soon married the sister of his friend Ignatius Cushing on March 23, 1784.

    Seth married Cushing, Abigail on 23 Mar 1784 in Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA. Abigail was born on 28 Feb 1754 in Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA; died on 19 Oct 1839 in Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Cushing, AbigailCushing, Abigail was born on 28 Feb 1754 in Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA; died on 19 Oct 1839 in Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Tombstone Photo: Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; Sumner Hill Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Sturtevant, Sophia Cushing was born on 07 Aug 1785 in Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA; died on 13 Feb 1840 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Oxford Co., ME.
    2. Sturtevant, Earl Percy was born on 20 Jun 1790 in Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA; died on 09 Sep 1836 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME.
    3. 7. Sturtevant, Martha Jane was born on 05 Dec 1795 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 28 Nov 1893 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.
    4. Sturtevant, Abigail was born on 18 Apr 1798 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 11 Sep 1835 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.


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