Brief Life History of Arthur L
When Arthur L Sisco was born in June 1868, in Potton, Brome, Quebec, Canada, his father, James M Sisco, was 20 and his mother, Fannie Hadlock, was 25. He married Mary L Titus on 14 October 1890, in Jay, Orleans, Vermont, United States. He lived in Jay, Orleans, Vermont, United States in 1880. He died on 15 March 1940, in New Jersey, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Holmdel Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States.
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- Arthur Sisco in household of Hattie A Sisco, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Arthur Sisco, "Find A Grave Index"
- Arthur L Sisco, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
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1879
Thomas Edison had been seeking to create a more practical and affordable version of the lightbulb, primarily for home use. Edison had attempted several different materials, including platinum and other metals, before ultimately deciding on a carbon filament. On October 21, 1879, Edison finally carried out the first successful test of this new light bulb in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
American shortened and altered form of the surname Francisco (which is in part of German and presumably also of French origin) and thus a variant of Cisco and Sesco .
Americanized form of Italian (Calabria) Sisca: nickname from dialect sisca ‘wooden bucket’.
Americanized form of Croatian and Slovenian Šiško (see Sisko ), and also an Americanized form of German Schischka, which is in turn a Germanized form of Slavic (Czech or Slovenian) Šiška or perhaps of Hungarian Siska .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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