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Cheney B. Bisbee 1835 - 1917

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• Birth	20 Mar 1835	Lebanon Town, Madison, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jun 1840	Lebanon Town, Madison, New York, USA   [7]
  Census	9 Sep 1850	Lebanon Town, Madison, New York, USA   [8]
  Census	7 Jul 1860	Preble, Cortland, New York, USA   [9]
  Military Service	Between 12 Aug 1864 and 12 Aug 1865
  	Co. I, 103 NY National Guard
  Census	5 Aug 1870	French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA   [10]
  Census	23 Jun 1880	Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [11]
  Census	29 Jun 1900	Venango Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [12]
  Census	29 Apr 1910	Venango Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [13]
  Died	23 Feb 1917	Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [5, 14]
  	Cause: heart failure
  Buried	25 Feb 1917	Wattsburg Cemetery, Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [5, 14]
  		Cheney and Calista Bisbee Photograph by William F. Bisbee
  Person ID	I24	Bisbee
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2010

  
  

  Father	Joseph Cushman Bisbee,   b. 5 Jun 1803, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 24 Dec 1873, Amity Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
  Mother	Sally Ann Morey,   b. Abt 4 Oct 1809, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 19 Feb 1890, Amity Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
  Married	, Madison, New York, USA
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Calista Fidelia Trass,   b. 1 May 1837, Preston, Chenango, New York, USA ,   d. 30 Mar 1923, Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
  Married	Abt 1857	, Madison, New York, USA
  Children	1. Alvah Chene Bisbee,   b. 11 Feb 1858, Lebanon Town, Madison, New York, USA ,   d. 2 Mar 1942, North East, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   2. Alice Olive Bisbee,   b. 15 Aug 1860, Preble, Cortland, New York, USA ,   d. 26 Jun 1885   3. Nettie Elida Bisbee,   b. 1 Jun 1864, , , New York, USA ,   d. 26 Mar 1953, North Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA   4. Frank Wilson Bisbee,   b. 26 Aug 1866, Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 12 Jun 1941, Mill Village, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   5. Adelbert Melvin Bisbee,   b. 28 May 1869, Amity Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 9 Apr 1951, Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   6. Eva Lena Bisbee,   b. 27 Jul 1874, Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 9 Oct 1954, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, USA   7. Ervin Joseph Bisbee,   b. 12 Dec 1877, Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 1962, Reynoldsburg, Franklin, Ohio, USA
  Photos		Cheney B Bisbee (1835-1917) and Calista Fidelia Trass Bisbee (1837-1923) Son of Joseph Cushman Bisbee and Sally Ann Morey Daughter of Joseph Trass and Catherine Davis
  Last Modified	06 Dec 2009
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Event Birth - 20 Mar 1835 - Lebanon Town, Madison, New York, USA Census - 1 Jun 1840 - Lebanon Town, Madison, New York, USA Census - 9 Sep 1850 - Lebanon Town, Madison, New York, USA Married - Abt 1857 - , Madison, New York, USA Census - 7 Jul 1860 - Preble, Cortland, New York, USA Census - 5 Aug 1870 - French Creek Town, Chautauqua, New York, USA Census - 23 Jun 1880 - Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Census - 29 Jun 1900 - Venango Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Census - 29 Apr 1910 - Venango Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Died - Cause: heart failure - 23 Feb 1917 - Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Buried - 25 Feb 1917 - Wattsburg Cemetery, Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Cheney B. Bisbee (1835-1917) Son of Joseph Cushman Bisbee (1803-1873) and Sally Ann Morey (1809-1890)

  
  

  Albums

  Cheney B. Bisbee Civil War Pension Records (13) Documents from his pension files at the National Archives

  
  

• Notes

  At the Wattsburg Historical Society, one can find a book of handwritten minutes for the Wattsburg Borough Council, recorded between 1873 and 1886. They show that Cheney often did work for the borough, building and repairing roads and bridges. Standard pay for labor in those days was 15 cents an hour, 30 cents if you supplied your own team of horses. At one point, he was fined for not repairing a sidewalk in front of his own home, and he was nearly charged for keeping an untaxed dog in his yard. In 1886 Cheney was himself elected to the borough council. In the photographs of him, an elderly Cheney sports a full white beard.




• Sources

  [S1736] Compiler's note. A Biography of Joseph C. Bisbe and Sally Ann Morey lists among their children "Chene" Bisbe of Wattsburg, Pennsylvania. A grandson (first child of Cheney Bisbee) bore the name Alvah Chene. It is probable that subject's given name was Chene (pronounced Cheen), and that the familiar form "Cheney" (pronounced Cheeny) was used all his life. The pronunciation was provided by Gerald Hall (2004) of Wattsburg, great grandson of Cheney Bisbe, whose father and grandparents lived with "Cheney" and "Clisty", and spoke of them often. It was a family habit to add an "ee" sound to the end of many words, such as "Oneidee" for Oneida (New York) where they claimed to have lived at some point in their lives. Cheney's brother Charles moved his family to Texas in 1895. The descendants of Charles Bisbee, who still live in Eastland County, Texas, believe that Cheney's middle name was Ban. To this compiler's ear, "Ban" and "Ben" sound alike in Texas. Cheney's middle name may well have been Benjamin. [S1739] Joseph C. Bisbee Family Biography: History of Erie County, Pennsylvania, ((Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884, Part VI - Amity twp), 4). [S2056] Erie County, Pennsylvania, Deeds vol. 142, p. 264, C. B. Bisbee et. al. to Curtis C. Bisbee, 22 May 1891, (Erie County Courthouse, Erie, Pennsylvania). [S436] Cheney B. Bisbee Civil War Pension Application No. 1192129, (Washington, D.C.: The National Archives Cheney B. Bisbee, Co. I, 103 NY National Guard. Application abandoned.). RECORD PROOF OF BIRTH OF SOLDIER APPLICANT: "Wattsburg, Oct-24-1904: And now to wit personally appeared before me, J. F. Dearing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Erie and State of Penna., Cheny B. Bisbe Claimant for pension under act of Mar 15-1904, And offered in evidence before me their family Bible for the purpose of proving his birth. The said Bible bares the dat (sic) 1857 and in it is properly recorded the birth of Cheny B. Bisbe and also all the other members of the Bisbe family, Cheny B. Bisbe born Mar. the 20th 1835. This date is an exact copy from the family Bible." [S425] Cheney B. Bisbee Death Certificate No. 21499 (PA-1917), (Pennsylvania Department of Health). [S1793] Joseph C. Bisbee Household: 1855 New York Census, Lebanon, Madison County. [S1785] Joseph C. Bisbee Household: 1840 US Census Population Schedule, Lebanon, Madison, New York, (www.ancestry.com (2004): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M704, roll 295; page 138, line 10; image downloaded 8/26/2008). [S1788] Joseph C. Bisbee Household: 1850 US Census Population Schedule, Lebanon, Madison, New York, (www.ancestry.com (2005): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M432, roll 527; page 118, line 24, dwelling 2000, family 2044; image downloaded 8/26/2008). [S2057] Cheney B. Bisbee Household: 1860 US Census Population Schedule, Preble, Cortland, New York, (www.ancestry.com (2004): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M653, roll 739; enumerated page 32, master page 64, line 11, dwelling 270, family 263; image downloaded 11/1/2008.). [S2058] Cheney B. Bisbee Household: 1870 US Census, French Creek, Chautauqua, New York, (www.ancestry.com (2003): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication M593, roll 912; enumerated page 12, master page 380B, line 16, dwelling 103, family 100; image downloaded 11/2/2008.). [S1294] Cheney B. Bisbee Household: 1880 US Census Population Schedule, Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania, (www.ancestry.com (2005): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T9, roll 1129; enumeration district (ED) 174, enumerated page 35C, master page 264C, line 9, dwelling 49, family 52; image downloaded 11/2/2008.). [S1297] Cheney B. Bisbee Household: 1900 US Census Population Schedule, Venango, Erie, Pennsylvania, (www.ancestry.com (2004): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T623, roll 1409; enumeration district (ED) 126, sheet 16B, page 217B, line 68, dwelling 382, family 386; image downloaded 1/2/2008.). [S1302] Cheney B. Bisbee Household: 1910 US Census Population Schedule, Venango, Erie, Pennsylvania, (www.ancestry.com (2006): National Archives and Records Administration micropublication T624, roll 1343; enumeration district (ED) 134, sheet 7B, page 179B, line 92, dwelling 130, family 130; image downloaded 11/2/2008.). [S1538] Newspaper Clipping, (Wattsburgn Area Historical Society, source and date unknown.).