Israel Bissell, spelled Bissel, was a patriot post rider who delivered mail between Boston, Massachusetts and New York.
22 Facts About Israel Bissell
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The order stated that Israel Bissell was to travel through Connecticut, which he did, traveling along the Old Post Road from Watertown, Massachusetts to New Haven, where the dispatch included an order to take the message to Philadelphia.
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Along the way, Israel Bissell shouted "To arms, to arms, the war has begun", and carried a message from Joseph Palmer asking townspeople to send soldiers to the fight.
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Israel Bissell was born in 1752 in East Windsor of the Connecticut Colony of the British Colonies.
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Israel Bissell's family settled in East Windsor after they immigrated from England.
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Israel Bissell was a post rider who carried mail between Boston and New York for the British Crown.
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Israel Bissell worked for them, transporting the mail, including dispatches for the Sons of Liberty along the same route.
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Israel Bissell carried the "call to arms" message to Worcester, south and west through Connecticut, and ultimately to Philadelphia.
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Israel Bissell left Palmer and traveled to Worcester, passing many people walking towards Lexington.
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Along the way, Israel Bissell shouted "To arms, to arms, the war has begun" and "the war has begun, the war has begun".
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Israel Bissell averaged about 69 miles per day on the 345 miles journey, requiring him to obtain fresh horses along the route.
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Israel Bissell said to have made the trip within two hours, crossing a distance of 36 miles that was generally one or two days travel for a post rider.
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Israel Bissell generally had to convince the townspeople that the dispatch was not a false alarm.
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Israel Bissell took a break at some of the stops to get a nap and some food before he took the dispatch for the next stop on his route.
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Israel Bissell then rode the Lower Post Road, where he headed south into Connecticut, and crossed the Middle Post road at Pomfret.
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Isaac Israel Bissell took a westerly route in Massachusetts, from Worcester, down to Hartford, and then throughout the Connecticut countryside for a total of six days.
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Israel Bissell spread the word about the start of the war.
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Israel Bissell's father died in 1776, and Bissell returned to the family home to take care of the farm.
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Israel Bissell married Lucy Hancock of Longmeadow, who gave birth to four children.
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Israel Bissell died there on October 24,1823, and he was buried in the Maple Street Cemetery in Hinsdale.
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The remarkable ride of Israel Bissell is a partly fictional account of Bissell's ride written by Alice Schick, Marjorie N Allen, and Joel Schick in 1976.
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Israel Bissell was portrayed by David Bluvband on the cult public access program, The Chris Gethard Show in the episode "18th Century American Gladiators", which aired in August 2014.