When Harriet Elizabeth Sisson was born in July 1826, in Otsego, New York, United States, her father, Gilbert Sisson, was 25 and her mother, Elizabeth Lewis, was 22. She married George Marcena Grant about 1849, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Cooperstown, Otsego, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 3 February 1869, at the age of 42, and was buried in Cooperstown, Otsego, New York, United States.
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During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
English:
from the Middle English female personal name Sis(se), Cisse, a pet form of Cecily (see Sisley ) + -son.
variant of Syson, a habitational name from Syston (Leicestershire), from a short form of an Old English personal name such as Sigehǣth or Sigefrith + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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