Stewartson, Eugene A.: My Damon Genealogy

Generation: 1

1. Stewartson, Eugene A. was born on 27 Aug 1852 (son of Stewartson, Robert E. and Bisbee, Sylvia); died on 23 Oct 1853.

Generation: 2

2.	Stewartson, Robert E. was born in Mar 1815 in England; died on 28 Nov 1879. Robert married Bisbee, Sylvia on 24 Oct 1846. Sylvia (daughter of Bisbee, Daniel and Stevens, Sylvia) was born on 13 Nov 1824; died on 28 Mar 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bisbee, Sylvia was born on 13 Nov 1824 (daughter of Bisbee, Daniel and Stevens, Sylvia); died on 28 Mar 1900.

Children:

Stewartson, Addie E. was born on 12 Apr 1850; died on 13 Apr 1850.
1. Stewartson, Eugene A. was born on 27 Aug 1852; died on 23 Oct 1853.
Stewartson, Lilligene L. was born on 03 Jan 1854.
Stewartson, Jennie L. was born on 18 Jun 1856; died on 09 Jun 1865.
Stewartson, Willie E. was born on 13 Aug 1858.
Stewartson, Ida E. was born on 14 Jun 1861; died in Young.
Stewartson, Inez E. was born on 14 Jun 1861; died in Young.
Stewartson, Sylvia E. was born on 19 Dec 1863.
Stewartson, Lottie D. was born on 22 Jan 1865.

Generation: 3

Bisbee, Daniel was born on 07 May 1791 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME (son of Bisbee, Lt. Elisha and Pettingill, Mary [Molly]); died on 24 Apr 1824; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.

Other Events and Attributes:

Tombstone Photo: Hartford, Oxford Co., ME

Daniel married Stevens, Sylvia in 1814. Sylvia was born on 28 Oct 1797; died on 25 Sep 1866 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stevens, Sylvia was born on 28 Oct 1797; died on 25 Sep 1866 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME.

Other Events and Attributes:

Tombstone Photo: Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; Sumner Field Cemetery

Children:

Bisbee, Danville was born in 1818 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 07 Nov 1858 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME.
Bisbee, Ezra Stevens was born on 27 May 1821 in Oxford Co., ME; died on 14 Jun 1854 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME.
Bisbee, William S. was born on 04 Jun 1817; died on 10 Sep 1865 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME.
3. Bisbee, Sylvia was born on 13 Nov 1824; died on 28 Mar 1900.

Generation: 4

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Bisbee, 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]

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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:

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.
Bisbee, Sarah was born on 23 Mar 1782 in New Gloucester, Cumberland Co., ME; died on 14 May 1866 in Belfast, Waldo Co., ME.
Bisbee, Anna was born on 19 Mar 1784 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bisbee, Horatio was born on 13 Aug 1800 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 07 Oct 1881 in Canton, Oxford Co., ME.
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.