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Bessel family Niagara on the Lake ontario

Bessel family Niagara on the Lake ontario

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 2:40AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: bissel fellows

Looking for family connection to the Bissel family. Mt great great grandmother Mary Bissel married my great grandfather William Fellows


Re: Bessel family Niagara on the Lake ontario

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 5:55PM GMT
Classification: Query
It would help if you would tell

1.) what you already know about Mary Bissell e.g. date and place of birth, date and place of marriage, names of her parents, names of her brothers and sisters etc.

2.) exactly what information you would like to know about her.

There were 2 large families of Bissells in Niagara in the 1800s so any additional information you can give could help point to the family she belonged to... IF that's what you are hoping to find out about her.

Re: BESSEL family Niagara on the Lake ontario BISSEL ?

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 8:18PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: BESSEL, FELLOWS
Hi, What is the Correct Surname - BESSEL / or BISSEL

What information are you searching for / family connection ?
What time Frame are you researching
Did Your Mary BESSELL/ BISSEL - and William FELLOWs - have middle names - this would help identify the correct family line.

When did your GGGrandmother Mary BESSEL/ BISSEL - marry William FELLOWS
REGISTRATION of MARRIAGE - Long form Marriage Certificate - may show personal information - Including names of parents - including maiden name of the mothers etc

When, Where were Children Born
When, Where - did Mary and William Pass away
REGISTRATION of DEATH - Long Form Death Certificate
Much depends on knowledge of the Informant

Re: Bessel family Niagara on the Lake ontario

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 7:58PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 28 Feb 2015 11:04PM GMT
I have found quite a bit of Bissell information on various free sites including:
- the names of Mary's parents
- the names of Mary's brothers and sisters and their spouses and some b/m/d dates
- the church record (actual image) of her marriage to William Fellows in 1886
- the names of her husband's parents
- photos of Fellows/Bissell cemetery stones and more.

While doing this research I found that I have a connection to this Bissell family in that a sister and a brother of Mary married two of my McGuire ancestors, children of my great grandfather's brother.

I will gladly share the information I have found with you or any Bissell/Fellows researcher. Just let me know what information you would like.

Sharon
Welland, Ontario

Re: Bessel family Niagara on the Lake ontario

Posted: 19 Mar 2015 12:46PM GMT
Classification: Query
hi Sharon - thank you for your reply. My 2nd Great Grand Mother would be Mary Bissel, married my Great Grandfather William Fellows, I believe that Mary's parents were John Bissel and Emily Smith of Virgil? Mary was born in 1867 and died1911. they resided in Niagara on the Lake. Their children were Mary, Edith. Mildred, Mettie,

Any insight on Mary's family is appreciated.

thank you kindly

Dawn Fellows Kodama
Calgary, Ab

Re: BESSEL family Niagara on the Lake ontario BISSEL ?

Posted: 19 Mar 2015 12:57PM GMT
Classification: Query
thank you for your reply, my 2nd Great Grandmother Mary Bissel married my 2nd GG William Fellows. Mary was born in 1867 and died 1918. I believe her parents were John Bissel and Emily Smith? I believe they were from Virgil, Ontario. Mary and William lived in Niagara on the Lake, and their children are Mettie, Mary Edith, Edith and Mildred, Mildred is my Great Grandmother, her son Darryl was my grandfather. Mildred died during childbirth 1918 and her parents Mary and William raised him. I have no idea who is father was? He was raised as a Fellows.
Any assistance is always appreciated.
Are you a member of the Bissel family?

thank you

kind regards

Dawn Fellows Kodama
Calgary AB

Re: Bessel family Niagara on the Lake ontario

Posted: 20 Mar 2015 1:02AM GMT
Classification: Query
This is all I can do for you as I don't have an Ancestry subscription. Dates are generally approximate as they tend to differ on each census. My added notes are in the square brackets.

Children of John Bissell and Emily Smith:

1. Harrie - female, age of 3 in the 1871 census [This name does not appear on any other census.]

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4Q7 L64s
[May possibly be Florence.]

2. Florence (aka "Flora") - b. 16 Sep 1867, married Charles McGuire, b. 18 Dec 1867, 3 children

007184-88 (Lincoln) Charles MCGUIRE, 21, farmer, Louth, Niagara Twp, s/o Owen & Amanda MCGUIRE, married Flora BISSELL, 21, Niagara Twp, same, d/o John & Emily BISSELL, witn - James SMITH of California & Florence BALL of Niagara, 3 December 1888 at Niagara

http://canadianheadstones.com/on/view.php?id=117585

http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/View.jsp?id=33826&h...

3. Mary Ann (also in 1871 census, age 1 year) - born circa 1870, married (1886) William "Bill" Fellows

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH 1951 24494 14155 37?cc=1927566&wc=M6VR YZ7:220999701,221017401,221017402,221040301 [Click on the + sign to enlarge. Fellows/Bissell marriage is second from the end.]

http://canadianheadstones.com/on/view.php?id=127136 [William's father and mother?]

http://www.canadianheadstones.com/on/view.php?id=127131

4. Elizabeth - b. 10 Aug 1871, married (1889) James Gayder, 5 children, [This family can be found in the 1901 census for St. Catharines.]

7316-89 (Lincoln Co): James GAYDEN, [should be spelled "Gayder"] 22, farmer, England, Niagara twp., s/o William & Eliza, married Elizabeth BISELL, 20, Niagara twp., same, d/o John & Emily, witn: P.W. GUNN & Elen BISSELL, both of Niagara twp., 2 March 1889 at Niagara

http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/View.jsp?id=19517&h...

5. William - born circa 1876, married twice [definitely to one McGuire sister, possibly to two, sisters of Charles McGuire who married Florence/Flora]

22533-23 William BISSELL, 49, farmer, widower, Niagara on the Lake, same, s/o John BISSELL (b. Canada) & Emily SMITH, married Catherine McGuire ROBINSON, 48, widow, Grantham twp., Niagara on the Lake, d/o Owen McGUIRE (b. Canada) & Amanda BROOKER, witn: Mrs. T. MUNRO of Stamford & Alice m. GREENFIELD of Niagara Falls, 8 May 1923 at Niagara Falls [William's 2nd marriage]

6. George - 1878-1968, married Margaret ?, 1889-1972 [He married later in life so may not have had children.]

https://canadianheadstones.com/on/view.php?id=115623

7. Jessie May - 7 Oct 1881-16 Jan 1950, married Isaac Lavell 7 Nov 1880-21 July 1954

http://canadianheadstones.com/on/view.php?id=117932

http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=58187&...

8. Lavina or Lavinia (aka "Vina") - b.c. 1882 , married Artemus Hugh Boyden (born 1876, USA, served in US military, also in Canadian Expeditionary Force in WWI)

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=bo...;

http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=58200&...

Re: Bessel family Niagara on the Lake ontario

Posted: 20 Mar 2015 1:22AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Sharon

Thank you for this information. Are you a member of the Bissel Family? You mention you are not a member of Ancestry.ca, I have just joined a basis membership but i find I do not have access to allot of Census and other information, I think if I want this info i have to upgrade my subscription.
Do you use other sites that are more useful than Ancestry.ca
i am fairly new to this so still finding my way. I appreciate your help.

Warm Regards

Dawn Fellows Kodama

Re: Bessel family Niagara on the Lake ontario

Posted: 20 Mar 2015 3:52AM GMT
Classification: Query
As I mentioned before, two of my McGuire ancestors (in another line of McGuires, not my line) married into the Bissell family. That’s my only connection to the Bissells. So no blood connection.

Here are some free sites that I make use of:

familysearch.org - Mormons/Latter Day Saints have tons of family information for free. https://familysearch.org/search

automatedgenealogy.com for 1901, 1911, 1851/2 census, etc.: http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/

Ancestry.ca for 1921 census only - The federal government gave Ancestry permission to post it online IF it was made available to Canadians to use for free.
http://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=8991

RootsWeb’s World Connect - free arm of Ancestry - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi

Find A Grave
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs&;

canadianheadstones.com
http://canadianheadstones.com/on/search.php

Field of Stones
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~clifford/Wel...

Google search engine
https://www.google.ca/webhp?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&...

Library and Archives Canada
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/search/Pages/ancestors-search.a...

Local library websites for local history e.g. births/marriages/deaths, etc.

There are many more free sites that I just don't have time to list.

Good luck in your search.

Sharon
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