BiographyRoderick Bissell was born on 17 July 1796, the son of Ezekiel Bissell II and Lucretia Spencer Bissell of Torringford, Connecticut. On 11 May 1824, he married Fanny Gaylord (1801- 1891). They had six children: Dr. Gaylord Giles; Mary Jane (Bronson); Charles Roderick, M.D.; John Edgar; Esther Ann; and Virgil Rollin Bissell. Roderick Bissell died on 10 February 1875 and was buried in Torringford Cemetary.