Brief Life History of William
When William Sisson was born on 25 October 1770, in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Jonathan Sisson, was 45 and his mother, Hannah Howland, was 42. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Sarah Liscomb Millon. He died on 3 June 1844, at the age of 73.
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- Wilson Sisson, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Willson Sisson, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Willson Sisson, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""
about 1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
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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