Lewis Bissell (1789 - 1868)

Born 12 Oct 1789 in Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Woodbridge) Bissell — married 22 Jun 1825 in Connecticut

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1868 at age 79 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Lewis was born in 1789. He passed away in 1868.

Lewis Bissell came from an impressive family of American military leaders. His father, Major Russell Bissell was the first commandant of Fort Bellefontaine. The famous General Daniel Bissell was Lewis' uncle. Bissell began his military career at the age of nineteen. Under a commission from President Jefferson, he was sent to what was then the Western frontier. Bissell served with distinction in the War of 1812 & was promoted to Captain in 1815. He was given command of Fort Clark, now Peoria, Illinois. In 1818, he went with the Yellowstone Expedition up the Missouri River, which ended in the founding of Omaha, Nebraska.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 April 2020), memorial page for Lewis Bissell (12 Oct 1789–25 Nov 1868), Find A Grave: Memorial #18501, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .

• "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7LX-KBS : 11 January 2020), Lewis Bissell, 1825.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPH-GXF : 11 August 2017), Lewis Bissel, Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing 207, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 2,800.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRV-J28 : 27 August 2017), Lewis G Bissell, East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 239, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 24; FHL microfilm 3,019.

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRW3-HQ6Z : 15 February 2020), Lewis Bissell in entry for MM9.1.1/MVZZ-HY1:, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZN-QQ9 : 19 March 2020), Lewis Bessell, 1860.