My maiden name was Jessey. I am having fits trying to find my people! Here is what I have so far:
(ME)
(My dad)
Claude Leonard Jessey
Lyman Pratt Jessey m. Lillian Clark
Peter B Jessey m. Mary Jane Bampton
Peter Jessey m. Calista Sampson
and that's it, and I have been looking on and of for three years!!! According to Census reports of Peter B, he was born in Vermont, Calista was also born in Vermont. I have her obit, but it's sketchy, doesn't mention much about her husband, Peter (SR)ACcording to the obit though, they moved around a LOT!! married in Bridport, VT joined M.E. Church, had three children. Moved to Erie, PA had one child. Moved to Ohio had 5 children there. Moved to New Buffalo, IN, then Kalamazoo, Mich. Then to Milwaukee, WI, then on to Portage, WI and FINALLY Grand Rapids, WI in 1859. (this was the only date mentioned) At the time of obit it states that there were only three living children, but I'm not sure if that meant none of the other 6 survived childhood or survived to date. In the June 1, 1860 census of Grand Rapids the following people were listed under Calista Jesse (note the spelling)
Calista, 47 seamstress (I think that's what it says) b VT
Peter, 23, Pilot on River, b VT
Henry (or Harry?), 17, --, b. Ohio
Emma Feegles, 20, --- b. Ohio
Willie Feegles, 3, -- b. Wisconsin

Now I am assuming that Emma was one of their children, I found a Henry Jessey in July 9, 1870 census who was 26 (maybe hadn't had birthday yet) born in Ohio also but living in Missouri?? His occupation was Carpenter, I know that there were several carpenters in the family... Also another child that was born in Vermont, was Celeste Eliza Jessey who married FW Burt, was already married during the first census that I mentioned. That leaves one child born in Vermont unaccounted for. and 3 in Ohio, not to mention the one in PA.

HELP ME!!!
Angela Angcast3@aol.com