Joseph BISSELL / BISEL

Born

November 29 1788 , York, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

October 26 1852 , Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA

Age: 63

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Benjamin BISELMother unknown

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Born: November 29 1788 in York, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Benjamin BISEL

Mother: Unknown

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Joseph married Amelia Millay JAMES . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amelia Millay JAMES was born September 19 1797 in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. Amelia Millay died 20 September 1861 in Pike, Jay, Indiana, USA. Amelia Millay was the child of Eve ELLENBERGER and .

Joseph BISSELL / BISEL died October 26 1852 in Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA.

1850 United States Federal Census
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Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012

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Joseph BISSELL / BISEL married

Amelia Millay JAMES
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Amelia Millay JAMES was the child of Eve ELLENBERGER

Children of Joseph BISSELL / BISEL and Amelia Millay JAMES

Rachel BISEL

Born: January 7 1815, Allegheny County Pennsylvania, USA
Died: February 22 1899, Wheatland, Mecosta, Michigan, USA

Married: George HEMINGER

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Birth — 1788
November 29 1788
York, Pennsylvania, USA

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1815 Birth of Child
Rachel BISEL was born January 7 1815, Allegheny County Pennsylvania, USA

Joseph was 26 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

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Bisel Church Cemetery Tuscarawas County Ohio, USA

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Death — 1852
October 26 1852
Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
He died at the age of 63.

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Bisel Church Cemetery Tuscarawas County Ohio, USA

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Pennsylvania means 'Penn's woods' or 'Penn's land.' Quaker William Penn was granted the tract of land by King Charles II of England in 1681 as repayment of debt owed to Penn's father, Admiral William Penn. Originally, Penn suggested Sylvania (woodland) for his land. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1787 - Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
December 12, 1787 - Pennsylvania becomes 2nd U.S. state

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