Melville Reuben BISSELL
Born: 25 September 1843, Hartwick, New York, USA
Died: 15 March 1889, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Died: 15 March 1889, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Married: Lydia Ann "Anna" SUTHERLAND 29 November 1865
Alpheus
BISSELL
Born
24 January 1801
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Canaan, Connecticut, USA
Died
9 February 1897
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Born: 24 January 1801 in Canaan, Connecticut, USA
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Alpheus married Lydia BROOKS 13 May 1824 in Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lydia BROOKS was born 14 July 1803 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . Lydia died abt. 1893 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Alpheus BISSELL died 9 February 1897
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Alpheus BISSELL married 
Lydia BROOKS
Marriage date: 13 May 1824
Marriage place: Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA
Lydia BROOKSMarriage date: 13 May 1824
Marriage place: Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA
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Birth — 180124 January 1801
Canaan, Connecticut, USA
1824 Marriage / PartnerAlpheus BISSELL and Lydia BROOKS 13 May 1824, Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA
He was 23 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of ChildMelville Reuben BISSELL was born 25 September 1843, Hartwick, New York, USA
Alpheus was 42 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1889 Death of ChildMelville Reuben BISSELL died 15 March 1889, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Alpheus was 88 years old.
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