He was a great-great-grandson of Robert Isbell who came from Cornwall, England to Salem, Mass., c1634, and later to Nutfield, Mass., and died at New Haven, Connecticut in 1655.
Lineage:
Robert Isbell
+Ann Kingman
Eleazer Isbell
+Elizabeth French
Robert Isbell III
+Miriam Carter
Eleazer Isbell 1705-1777
+Elizabeth Bishop
Elias Isbell
+Temperance Ward
Descendants of Robert Isbell in America (1944) by Edna Warren Mason, p. 15: "Elias Isbell and his son, John, were among the first organizers and builders of Emmanuel Episcopal Church at North Killingworth, then North Bristol. Elias and Temperance (Ward) Isbell Owned the Covenant, September 18, 1774 at Second Church of Killingworth, and he was a Reader at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 1808-1882." Mr. and Mrs. Isbell observed their Golden Wedding Anniversary September 24, 1882. The Isbell homestead, built by Elias Isbell around 1780, is still (1943) standing. He was a farmer and also had a shop where carriages were upholstered and sleds and carts were made. Elias Isbell served in the War of the Revolution, 1777, 'Drummer in Capt. Bezeliel Bristol's Co.' (Reference, Connecticut Men in the Revolution, page 551.0 Residence, Killingworth, Conn."
He was a great-great-grandson of Robert Isbell who came from Cornwall, England to Salem, Mass., c1634, and later to Nutfield, Mass., and died at New Haven, Connecticut in 1655.
Lineage:
Robert Isbell
+Ann Kingman
Eleazer Isbell
+Elizabeth French
Robert Isbell III
+Miriam Carter
Eleazer Isbell 1705-1777
+Elizabeth Bishop
Elias Isbell
+Temperance Ward
Descendants of Robert Isbell in America (1944) by Edna Warren Mason, p. 15: "Elias Isbell and his son, John, were among the first organizers and builders of Emmanuel Episcopal Church at North Killingworth, then North Bristol. Elias and Temperance (Ward) Isbell Owned the Covenant, September 18, 1774 at Second Church of Killingworth, and he was a Reader at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 1808-1882." Mr. and Mrs. Isbell observed their Golden Wedding Anniversary September 24, 1882. The Isbell homestead, built by Elias Isbell around 1780, is still (1943) standing. He was a farmer and also had a shop where carriages were upholstered and sleds and carts were made. Elias Isbell served in the War of the Revolution, 1777, 'Drummer in Capt. Bezeliel Bristol's Co.' (Reference, Connecticut Men in the Revolution, page 551.0 Residence, Killingworth, Conn."
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