Luther Bisbee

Luther Bisbee, son of Ebenezer Bisbee and Bathsheba Whitmarsh, was born 18 November 1761 at Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. At age 16, he enlisted as a soldier in the Revolutionary War at Bridgeport, Connecticut. Due to his young age he first served as water boy and a drummer boy. He later served in Captain Joseph Cole's company under the command of General George Washington and took part in the Battle of Yorktown.

He married Sarah Whitmarsh (1775 - 1854) on 19 April 1787 at Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. They moved to Albany, New York in 1807 where he was a contractor of public works and turnpike building. He lost a fortune there and four years later moved to Charlton, Saratoga County, New York, where he was in the hotel business. They then moved to Genoa, Cayuga County, New York, where they took up 500 acres of heavy timber - in the midst of Indian Fields. In 1820, they moved to Ossian.

Luther Bisbee died 26 July 1856 at Ossian, Livingston County, New York, and is buried at Westview Cemetery, Ossian, Livingston County, New York, United States.

Marriage and Children

1. Sarah Whitmarsh (1775 - 1854)
   1. Sarah Ann Bisbee (1792 - 1870)
   2. Marcia Maria Bisbee (1805 - 1867)
   3. Luther Jarvis Bisbee (1808 - 1867)

Legacy

The Bisbees were the primary builders of Bisbeetown (now Westview), a small hamlet on Route 436 in Livingston County, New York. It is located in a triangle between Ossian, Nunda and Dansville. There is a New York State Historical Marker for Bisbeetown acknowledging Luther Bisbee and depicting the settlement's original location.

Sources

• Find A Grave Memorial# 41233400
• A Bisbee Family History Information from Cathy French, direct descendant of Luther Bisbee
• Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files › Massachusetts › B › Bisbee › Luther Bisbee
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_York_State_Historic_Marker...
• History of Bisbeetown
• Bisbeetown Historical Marker
• History of Ossian, New York