Brief Life History of Ann L.
When Ann L. Sisson was born on 22 August 1798, in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Barnard Sisson, was 30 and her mother, Barbara Sisson, was 25. She married Reuben Taber on 20 September 1813, in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States in 1860. She was buried in Island Cemetery, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
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- Ann Taber in household of William Newton, "United States Census, 1860"
- Ann Sisson, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Ann Sisson, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1811 · USS Revenge
On January 9, 1811, the USS Revenge hits a reef off of Watch Hill, Rhode Island. The load the ship is carrying is handed off to other ships and the USS Revenge is tied down by tow ropes. It brakes free from the ropes and later sinks. In 2011 divers find what are believed to be the remains of the ship.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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.
Name Meaning
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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