Melville Reuben BISSELL

Born

25 September 1843 , Hartwick, New York, USA

Died

15 March 1889 , Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Cause of Death: pneumonia

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Born: 25 September 1843 in Hartwick, New York, USA

Parents of Melville Reuben BISSELL

Father

Alpheus BISSELL

Mother

Lydia BROOKS

Grandparents of Melville Reuben BISSELL

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Melville Reuben married Lydia Ann "Anna" SUTHERLAND 29 November 1865 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Lydia Ann "Anna" SUTHERLAND was born 2 December 1846 in River John, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. Lydia Ann "Anna" died 8 November 1934 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Lydia Ann "Anna" was the child of William M SUTHERLAND and Eleanor PUTNAM.

Melville Reuben BISSELL died 15 March 1889 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

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Father Alpheus Bissell (1801-1897)
Mother Lydia Ann "Leila" Brooks (1803-1893)

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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: invented the modern carpet sweeper

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Melville Reuben BISSELL

Melville Reuben BISSELL married

Lydia Ann "Anna" SUTHERLAND
Marriage date: 29 November 1865
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Lydia Ann "Anna" SUTHERLAND was the child of William M SUTHERLAND and Eleanor PUTNAM

Children of Melville Reuben BISSELL and Lydia Ann "Anna" SUTHERLAND

Anna Dotelle BISSELL

Born: 11 December 1868, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Died: 8 June 1958, Los Angeles, California, USA

Lillie May BISSELL

Born: 30 May 1871, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Died: 20 November 1878, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Melville Reuben BISSELL

Born: 7 April 1882, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Died: 20 December 1972, East Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Harvey Sutherland BISSELL

Born: 22 October 1884, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Died: 1 September 1972, Jupiter, Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Irving Jay BISSELL

Born: 12 January 1888, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Died: 14 May 1961, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1843
25 September 1843
Hartwick, New York, 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

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Marriage / Partner
Melville Reuben BISSELL and Lydia Ann "Anna" SUTHERLAND 29 November 1865,

He was 22 years old.

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Birth of Child
Anna Dotelle BISSELL was born 11 December 1868, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Melville Reuben was 25 years old.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1871 Birth of Child
Lillie May BISSELL was born 30 May 1871, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Melville Reuben was 27 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 - September 19 - 1st carpet sweeper patented (Melville Bissell of Grand Rapids, Mich)

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1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Death of Child
Lillie May BISSELL died 20 November 1878, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Melville Reuben was 35 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1882 Birth of Child
Melville Reuben BISSELL was born 7 April 1882, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Melville Reuben was 38 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Harvey Sutherland BISSELL was born 22 October 1884, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Melville Reuben was 41 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Birth of Child
Irving Jay BISSELL was born 12 January 1888, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Melville Reuben was 44 years old.

Death — 1889
15 March 1889
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 45.

Melville Reuben BISSELL - Grand River Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co. Like a lot of well-intentioned people who plan on having a relaxing Saturday, we didn’t really mean to star

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Bissell Carpet Sweeper Co.

Like a lot of well-intentioned people who plan on having a relaxing Saturday, we didn’t really mean to start cleaning—it just happened. In 1876, Melville R. Bissell and his wife, Anna, were running a small crockery shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sick of constantly cleaning sawdust off the shop's carpet, Melville invented and patented a one-of-a-kind sweeper. It didn't take long for friends and customers at the shop to ask about buying the sweeper, and when they did, a new business was born... bissell.com

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