Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Sisson was born on 10 September 1773, in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Richard Sisson, was 23 and her mother, Philadelphia Brownell, was 21. She married John Sanford on 22 November 1798, in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 12 February 1822, at the age of 48.
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- Ruth Sisson, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Ruth Sisson, "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916"
- Ruth Sisson in entry for Emery Hodgkin and Ruth S. Sanford Clement, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence
Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
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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