Brief Life History of Barnabas
When Barnabas Sisson was born on 29 March 1768, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Peleg Sisson, was 49 and his mother, Content Lamphere, was 32. He married Cynthia Lamphere on 7 March 1790, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 6 January 1851, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 82.
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- Barney Sisson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Barnabas "Barney" Sisson - birth: 29 March 1768; Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
- Barney Sisson in entry for Barney Sisson, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
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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.
1790 · 13th State
On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island becomes the last of the original 13 colonies to become a state.
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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