Brief Life History of Charles Grandison
When Charles Grandison Sisson was born on 15 April 1807, in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States, his father, Gilbert Sisson, was 38 and his mother, Desire Maine, was 35. He married Martha Wheeler on 11 May 1829, in North Society of Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Hudson, New Jersey, United States in 1860. He died on 21 August 1874, in Harrington Township, Bergen, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Brookside Cemetery, Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey, United States.
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- Charles Cisson, "United States Census, 1870"
- 1807 Charles Grandison Sisson, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Charles G. Sisson, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1820
Historical Boundaries: 1820: Bergen, New Jersey, United States 1837: Hudson, New Jersey, United States
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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