Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Sisson was born on 15 June 1828, in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Daniel Lee Sisson, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Chapman, was 31. He married Gertrude L. Hasting on 14 May 1855, in Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 1 May 1907, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 78.
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- Thomas Sisson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Thomas Sisson, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
- Thomas Sisson, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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