Obituary of Benjamin Bissell

Publication

St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2024.001.0018

Description

This is an obituary of a Mr. Benjamin Bissell who passed away at the age of seventy-seven. The obituary mentions he was a widower to the late Bessie Henshaw Bissell. Benjamin died at the Mount Vernon Hotel in Baltimore. It goes on to mention that his childhood home was in Bel Air. By thirteen, he entered Shaw Coal Company and was involved for twenty-eight years before retirement. He was survived by his two sons William and Henry along with his three daughters Mrs. L. Magrueder Pasano, Mrs. Phoebe Bissell and Mrs. Charles W. Shaw. He was interred at Rock Spring Cemetery.

Collection

Egeli Family Collection

Location

Container

Egeli Family Collection Box 2

Shelf

Rack 01, Shelf 1

Rack

Rack 01

Wall

South wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall