Brief Life History of Nathanial
When Nathanial Sisson was born on 11 November 1756, in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America, his father, William Sisson, was 33 and his mother, Lydia Potter, was 28. He married Grace Gifford on 2 February 1781, in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 10 May 1840, in Glens Falls, Warren, New York, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Quaker Cemetery, Queensbury, Warren, New York, United States.
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- 1816 Marriage of Roger Haviland & Ruth Sisson
- Nathaniel Sisson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ulster. Biographies, Probate Records | Warren. Biographies, History Records (image 1337) Haviland's in Warren County
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New York is the 11th state.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
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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