Looking to make contact with others researching the BISSELL line in NE Ohio, especially the line of Justus BISSELL of Middlefield, MA. Justus BISSELL, jr., b. 17 Aug 1782 in Middlefield, MA, son of Justus & Ann (BLODGETT) BISSELL, m. 15 Aug 1803 in Middlefield, Nancy HATCH, dau. of Noah HATCH, b. ca. 1782 in Middlefield. They came first to Aurora, OH, in 1808, later moving to Bainbridge in 1818. Children included: 1. Amariah, b. ca. 1804; d. ca. 1828 2. Randall, b. ca. 1806; d. ca. 1830 3. Unknown daughter, b. bef. 1814; m. Noel FORBES; d. bef. 1850 4. Dr. Onzo, b. bef. 1816; d. at Grand Rapids, MI 5. Pizzaro, b. ca. 1816; m. Anna Eliza KING (possibly COLLINS) 6. Lorenzo, b. ca. 1823; m. Sarah --, bef. 1860; d. 25 Jan 1898 in Dorset 7. Sabrina, m. Benjamin BIDLAKE; d. ca. 1878 in Munson twp. 8. Jane, m. Dr. Merchant BALDWIN; d. at Allegan, MI 9. Nancy, m. Henry FOSTER; d. at MI 10. Lavencia, m. Levant JOHNSON Pizzaro and Lorenzo later farmed in Dorset, Ashtabula county. Pizzaro m. Anna Eliza KING (or COLLINS) bef. 1847, probably in Geauga co. Anna d. in 1874, probably in Dorset, and Pizzaro d. 27 May 1900 in Saybrook. Their children include: 1. Collins Justus, b. ca. 1847; d. ca. 1865 2. Lucy, b. ca. 1848; d. ca. 1886 3. Frederick G., b. ca. 1850 4. Wilbert P., b. ca. 1853; d. ca. 1875 5. Anna King, b. 30 Aug 1854 in Dorset; m. Martin Dexter ABBEY, 24 Sep 1874, at Troy; d. 1931 in Broome county, NY 6. Albert H., b. ca. 1857; d. ca. 1884 7. Frank Leon 8. Purdy E., b. 20 Apr 1864; m. Clara SCRIVENS, 2 Sep 1890; Purdy was the publisher of the Conneaut Evening Post in the mid 1890s. If any of these names sound familiar, I look forward to trading info and notes. Regards, Gregg Watts Bainbridge Island, WA Researching: In Ashtabula, OHIO - ABBEY, BISSELL, DENSLOW, KREMER, LINFOOT, McKAY, OWENS, PERKINS, WATTS, WITTER In Belmont, OHIO - PERKINS, STOUT In Jasper, IOWA - EARP, ILER, JUDD, LINFOOT In Queens, NEW YORK - BODE, McHUGH, TRANCHO In Ontario, Canada - CALDWELL, WATTS In Glamorgan, Wales - OWENS, THOMAS In Hereford, England - DAVIS, PURNELL