Peter Joseph Bichet

Cal 1857 - 1893  (~ 36 years)

• Name	Peter Joseph Bichet  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	Cal 1857	Jefferson County, New York   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	19 Oct 1860	LeRay, Jefferson, New York   [6]
  	Role: Household Member
  		Census LeRay, New York
  Census	1870	LeRay, Jefferson, New York   [7]
  	Role: Household Member
  Census	21 Jun 1875	LeRay, Jefferson, New York   [8]
  	Role: Household Member
  Occupation	1883	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan   [9]
  	bartender at 54 Michigan Avenue
  Residence	12 Dec 1883	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan   [10]
  Residence	18 Oct 1887	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan   [11]
  Occupation	1888	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan   [12]
  	bartender
  Occupation	21 Apr 1888	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan   [13]
  	dentist
  Occupation	1889	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan   [14]
  	bartender
  Reference Number	240
  _UID	66A1C6CFA73C435B8C5ADE73BC0FB1491970
  Died	3 Aug 1893	Detroit, Michigan   [15, 16]
  Person ID	I12011	Paul's Genealogy Tree
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Joseph Victor Bichet,   b. 7 Jun 1815, Ronchamp, Haute-Saone, Franche-Comte, France ,   d. 24 Nov 1883, LeRay, Jefferson, New York  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Almira Sixbury,   b. 16 Mar 1817, LeRay, Jefferson, New York ,   d. 9 Mar 1906, LeRay, Jefferson, New York  (Age 88 years)
  Married	4 Feb 1841  [17, 18, 19]
  Children	11 children
  1. Louis J. Besha,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Victorine Besha,   b. 1842, Jefferson County, New York, USA ,   d. Croghan, New York   3. Sarah Jane Besha,   b. 1844, Jefferson County, New York, USA ,   d. Evans Mills, Jefferson, New York   4. Melinda M. Besha,   b. 3 Jan 1846, Jefferson County, New York ,   d. 17 Nov 1920, Jefferson County, New York  (Age 74 years)   5. Joseph L. Besha,   b. 1848, Jefferson County, New York, USA ,   d. Detroit,   6. Charles Edward Besha,   b. 17 Jul 1850, Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York ,   d. 11 Aug 1918, Carthage, Jefferson County, New York  (Age 68 years)   7. Ferdinand A. Besha,   b. 4 Oct 1852, LeRay, Jefferson, New York ,   d. 25 Feb 1933, Carthage, Jefferson County, New York  (Age 80 years)   8. Annette J. Besha,   b. Nov 1854, Jefferson County, New York, USA ,   d. 1934  (Age ~ 79 years)   9. Peter Joseph Bichet,   b. Cal 1857, Jefferson County, New York ,   d. 3 Aug 1893, Detroit, Michigan  (Age ~ 36 years)   10. George A. Besha,   b. 7 May 1859, Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York ,   d. 1941, Jefferson, Colorado  (Age 81 years)   11. William M. Besha,   b. Cal 1862, New York ,   d. 1937  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence,   b. Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Martha Bisha,   b. 18 Oct 1887, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2017
  Family ID	F10907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Cal 1857 - Jefferson County, New York Census - 19 Oct 1860 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Census - 1870 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Census - 21 Jun 1875 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Occupation - bartender at 54 Michigan Avenue - 1883 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Residence - 12 Dec 1883 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Residence - 18 Oct 1887 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Occupation - bartender - 1888 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Occupation - dentist - 21 Apr 1888 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Occupation - bartender - 1889 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Died - 3 Aug 1893 - Detroit, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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Age: 54 Occupation: farmer Value of real estate: 14,500 Value of personal estate: 2500 Place of birth: France Mother and father of foreign birth Almira Age: 52 Place of birth: NY Mother and father of foreign birth Ferdinand Age: 17 Annette Age: 15 Peter Age: 13 George Age: 11 William Age: 9 James Sixbury, Climena, 1860 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York James Sixbury, Climena, 1860 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York Source: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7N-GV6 : 30 December 2015), James Sixberry, 1860. Joseph Besha US Federal Census, 1870, Le Ray (Post Office: Philadelphia), Jefferson County, New York, page 433. [S1141] Michigan, Births, 1867-1902, Michigan. Department of Vital Records. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, (http://familysearch.org :n.d.), Michigan Births, 1867-1902." 1887: Wayne, 68, 69, 1028, Martha Bisha, accessed Aug 3, 2016. (Reliability: 3), 3 Aug 2016. 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(Reliability: 3), 3 Aug 2016. Name: Watertown Daily Times, MAy 24, 1871 Watertown Daily Times, MAy 24, 1871 Son of James Sixbury is killed in an accident. Joseph V. Bichet and family, 1875 census, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York Joseph V. Bichet and family, 1875 census, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNKC-RRJ [S764] 1875 New York State Census Jefferson County NY, New York, Jefferson, (Digital images. FamilySearch.org. \i FamilySearch.org\i0 . http://FamilySearch.org : 2012), Le Ray, p. 18, dwelling 181, family 200, line 26, Peter J. Bichet; (http://FamilySearch.org : accessed Aug 3, 2016); citing citing p. 18, line 26, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 895,250. (Reliability: 3), 3 Aug 2016. Name: Peter J. Bisha, bartender, 1883, 54 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan Peter J. Bisha, bartender, 1883, 54 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan *Note Lewis Bisha, agent at same location. Source: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com Joseph V. Bichet and family, 1875 census, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York Joseph V. Bichet and family, 1875 census, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNKC-RRJ [S955] 1860 Census - Jefferson County, New York, New York, Jefferson, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 2013), M653, roll 761, LeRay, p. 353 (stamped), dwelling 1320, family 1343, Joseph E. Bischa, accessed Jan 28, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 28 Jan 2017. Name: Passenger List of the Ship C. Amelia Passenger list of the ship C. Amelia, arriving in New York, New York, June 30, 1828 from Le Havre, France. Passenger list of the ship C. Amelia Passenger list of the ship C. Amelia, arriving in New York, New York, June 30, 1828 from Le Havre, France. Passenger list of the ship C. Amelia Passenger list of the ship C. Amelia, arriving in New York, New York, June 30, 1828 from Le Havre, France. 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Name: Joseph Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1850 Joseph Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1850 Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYK-LQ7 Joseph B. Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1870 Joseph B. Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1870 Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8N4-QBF [S764] 1875 New York State Census Jefferson County NY, New York, Jefferson, (Digital images. FamilySearch.org. \i FamilySearch.org\i0 . http://FamilySearch.org : 2012), Le Ray, p. 18, dwelling 181, family 200, line 23, Joseph V. Bichet; (http://FamilySearch.org : accessed Aug 3, 2016); citing citing p. 18, line 23, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 895,250. (Reliability: 3), 3 Aug 2016. Name: Francois Bichet's Estate, pg. 1 Proceedings of the Probate of the Estate of Francois Bichet. Francois Bichet's Estate, pg. 2 Francois Bichet's Estate, pg. 3 Francois Bichet's Estate, pg. 4 Francois Bichet's Estate, pg. 5 Francois Bichet's Estate, pg. 6 Francois Bichet's Estate, pg. 7 Francois Bichet's Estate, pg. 8 Francois Bichet's Estate, pg. 9 Joseph V. Bichet and family, 1875 census, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York Joseph V. Bichet and family, 1875 census, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNKC-RRJ [S1561] Detroit City Directory for 1883, R. L. Polk & Co., (\i HeritageQuest Online\i0 . http://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/HQA : 2017), 237; <http://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/HQA : accessed Feb 5, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 5 Feb 2017. Name: Peter J. Bisha, bartender, 1883, 54 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan Peter J. Bisha, bartender, 1883, 54 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan *Note Lewis Bisha, agent at same location. Source: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com [S676] Watertown Re Union, New York. Watertown., "EVANS MILLS," December 12, 1883, p. 5, col. 2; digital images, \i NYS Historic Newspapers\i0 (Reliability: 3), 5 Feb 2017. Peter J. Besha resturned to Detroit last week. Watertown Re-Union, Dec. 12, 1883 Watertown Re-Union, Dec. 12, 1883 Peter J. Besha returned to Detroit last week. Source: http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn85054450/1883-12-12/ed-1/seq-5/ James Sixbury, Climena, 1855 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York James Sixbury, Climena, 1855 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York Source: "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-25847-11063-49?cc=1937366 : 22 May 2014), Jefferson > Brownville, E.D. 1 > image 3 of 25; count clerk offices, New York. [S1141] Michigan, Births, 1867-1902, Michigan. Department of Vital Records. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, (http://familysearch.org :n.d.), Michigan Births, 1867-1902." 1887: Wayne, 68, 69, 1028, Martha Bisha, accessed Aug 3, 2016. (Reliability: 3), 3 Aug 2016. Frame Number: Mark Biggerstaff Over Norton James Sixbury, Climena, 1850 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York James Sixbury, Climena, 1850 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York Source: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYJ-B6D : 9 November 2014), James Sixberry, Brownsville, Jefferson, New York, United States; citing family 16, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Birth record of Martha Bisha, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Birth record of Martha Bisha, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11132-94275-70?cc=1459684 Birth record of Martha Bisha, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Birth record of Martha Bisha, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11132-94127-99?cc=1459684 [S1559] Detroit City Directory for 1888, R. L. Polk & Co., (\i HeritageQuest Online\i0 . http://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/HQA/Search : 2017), 293; <http://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/HQA/Search : accessed Feb 5, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 5 Feb 2017. Name: James Sixbury, Climena, 1855 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York James Sixbury, Climena, 1855 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York Source: "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-25847-11063-49?cc=1937366 : 22 May 2014), Jefferson > Brownville, E.D. 1 > image 3 of 25; count clerk offices, New York. Peter J. Bisha, bartender, 1888, 27 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan Peter J. Bisha, bartender, 1888, 27 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan Source: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com [S1141] Michigan, Births, 1867-1902, Michigan. Department of Vital Records. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, (http://familysearch.org :n.d.), Michigan Births, 1867-1902." 1887: Wayne, 68, 69, 1028, Martha Bisha, accessed Aug 3, 2016. (Reliability: 3), 3 Aug 2016. Frame Number: James Sixbury, Climena, 1855 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York James Sixbury, Climena, 1855 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York Source: "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-25847-11063-49?cc=1937366 : 22 May 2014), Jefferson > Brownville, E.D. 1 > image 3 of 25; count clerk offices, New York. Birth record of Martha Bisha, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Birth record of Martha Bisha, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11132-94275-70?cc=1459684 Birth record of Martha Bisha, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Birth record of Martha Bisha, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11132-94127-99?cc=1459684 [S1560] Detroit City Directory for 1889, R. L. Polk & Co., (\i HeritageQuest Online\i0 . http://interactive.ancestryheritagequest.com : 2017), 282; <http://interactive.ancestryheritagequest.com : accessed Feb 5, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 5 Feb 2017. Name: James Sixbury, Climena, 1860 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York James Sixbury, Climena, 1860 Census, Brownville, Jefferson County, New York Source: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7N-GV6 : 30 December 2015), James Sixberry, 1860. Peter J. Bisha, bartender, 1889, 27 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan Peter J. Bisha, bartender, 1889, 27 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan Source: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com [S782] Watertown Daily Times, New York. Watertown., "EVANS MILLS," August 10, 1893, col. 3; digital images, \i Old Fulton NY Post Cards\i0 (Reliability: 3), 5 Feb 2017. Watertown Daily Times August 10, 1893 pg. ?, col. 3 EYANS MILLS. Aug. 7. The funeral of Peter Besha, who died in Detroit, Mich., on Thursday, the 3rd inst, was held Tuesday morning. Rev. Father Driscoll officiating. He leaves an aged mother, four sisters, and five brothers to mourn his loss, together with a large circle of friends. Watertown Re-Union, Dec. 12, 1883 Watertown Re-Union, Dec. 12, 1883 Peter J. Besha returned to Detroit last week. Source: http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn85054450/1883-12-12/ed-1/seq-5/ Death notice, Peter Besha, Detroit Michigan, Watertown Daily Times Death notice, Peter Besha, Detroit Michigan, Watertown Daily Times, August 10, 18893 Source: http://fultonhistory.com/fulton.html [S75] Perkins, Carolyn - Package, unknown, (2 Jan 1997), Group 2, Page 10 (Reliability: 3). Birth record of Martha Bisha, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Birth record of Martha Bisha, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11132-94275-70?cc=1459684 Birth record of Martha Bisha, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Birth record of Martha Bisha, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11132-94127-99?cc=1459684 [S17] Child's Gazetteer, Town of LeRay, Hamilton Child, (Syracuse Journal Co., Syracuse, New York, 1890. Portions of this journal excerpted by volunteers (directed by Shirley Farone) and posted to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/childler.htm) (Reliability: 3), 23 Nov 2004. Joseph V. Bisha came from France to his country in 1828, at that time being 13 years of age. In 1841 he married Almira, daughter of Robert Sixbury, and followed the occupation of farming on road 8, where they remained 16 years. They then removed to Pleasant Valley, in the town of Cape Vincent, remaining there five years, when they returned to this town and purchased a farm on road 35. During the next 19 years they resided in several different places, finally returing to the farm on road 35, where Mr. Bisha died November 24, 1883. Their children were Mary V., Sarah J., Malinda, Louis J., Charles E., Ferdinand A., Julia A., Peter J., George A., and William M. The latter resides with his mother on the old homestead. 1855 Census, Jefferson County, New York Jacob Fraley and Catherine Slick, and children, and Jacob Slick (Catherine Slick's father) Image source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25847-10890-20 Jacob Fraley & family, 1855 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Jacob Fraley & family, 1855 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Image source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25847-10890-20 [S2] Obituary for Robert Sixberry - 1873, (The Watertown Post, October 1873, Watertown, New York), "Almira married Joseph Bishit and lives near LaFargeville." (Reliability: 3). Jacob Fraley 1855 New York State Census Town of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County Pages 13 14 15 <../1855_new_york_state_census_index.htm> Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~aliecor/1855_NYS_census/1855_CA/pg_13_ca_55.htm [S75] Perkins, Carolyn - Package, unknown, (2 Jan 1997), Group 2, Page 10- (date) (Reliability: 3).