Jerusha (Bissell) Loomis (1721 - 1813)

Born 11 Apr 1721 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Wadsworth — married 22 Sep 1743 in Windsor, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 14 Oct 1813 at age 92 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

First married Joseph Wadsworth, son of Joseph and Lydia (Brown) Wadsworth.

Second married John Palmer, son of John and Deborah (Fille) Palmer.

Third marriage to a Mr. Loomis (no sources other than FamilySearch and FindAGrave profiles).

Had just one child, Joseph Wadsworth, with husband Joseph.

Burial

Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Research Notes

• Some confusion with Find A Grave: Memorial #40240583, pretty sure this Jerusha did not marry a Mr. Skinner, or at least no sources seem to support that.
  • Removed biography comment "Third married Daniel Skinner, son of John and Rachel (Pratt) Skinner."

• Fact: Burial (October 1813) Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Timothy, Jr. was born 30 Jul 1724; he married Sarah Talcott 31 Jan 1743. They settled in Windsor, Connecticut, where he died 19 Dec 1766 (1786?). They had three children. 1) Timothy was born 3 Jun 1750 and first married Anna Robinson; he married second Hannah Webster. They lived in Torrington, Ct. 2) Their son George was born 30 Sep 1753. 3) Esther was born 23 May 1756; she married Giles Loomis.

The book, "Phelps Family of America," includes these three additional children--but it also states Timothy died in 1766. So, unless this is a typo, these remaining three children could not be his. Anna baptized 20 Dec 1776; Rosa baptized 18 Dec 1778; and Timothy baptized 17 Aug 1780.

Find A Grave claims that he also married Jerusha Bissell and claim he lived until 1786, dying at age 62. (The photo of the headstone cannot be read.) However, Find A Grave also states that Jerusha Bissell Loomis married Ensign Mr. Timothy Loomis, 3 Nov 1763 as his second wife. This may have been her second marriage as well. They had no issue together. She died 14 Oct 1813. See Jerusha KCLD-FF9 There is another Jerusha Bissell Jerusha Bissell KTNL-VV5 born in 1721, the daughter of Daniel Bissell. Find A Grave names Joseph Wadsworth as a first husband for Jerusha, and names a John Palmer. On the FamilySearch Tree, this Jerusha has these two husbands, and also a first husband as Samuel Wolcott--but no Timothy Bissell. This page does note a conflict in parents of Jerusha Bissell. Two different Jerusha Bissells--need to sort out the husbands and resolve Find A Grave information.

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 July 2022, 00:25), entry for Jerusha Bissell (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KTNL-VV5 ); contributed by various users.
• Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 22, The Descendants of William Bradford, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004. "The Silver Book" Page 241
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W6-BRF : 7 January 2020), Jerusha Bissell, 1721.
• "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F76S-T3N : 16 September 2020), Jerusha Loomis, 1813.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27266238/jerusha-loomis: accessed 21 February 2023), memorial page for Jerusha Bissell Loomis (11 Apr 1721–14 Oct 1813), Find A Grave: Memorial #27266238, citing Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by KAM (contributor 46907840).
• FamilySearch Person Sources: KTNL-VV5