Individual Details

George Sisson

(1 Dec 1753 - 28 Dec 1831)

Events

Birth1 Dec 1753Swansea, Massachusetts
Marriage10 Jun 1781Swansea, Bristol Co., Massachusetts - Bethana Luther
EventJun 1789Yates County, New York
Event1790Torrey, Yates County
Death28 Dec 1831Torrey, Yates Co., NY

Families

SpouseBethana Luther (1759 - 1811)
ChildLydia Sisson (1781 - 1810)
ChildBenoni Sisson (1781 - 1833)
ChildJonathan Sisson (1784 - 1857)
ChildLament Sisson (1789 - 1860)
ChildLuther Sisson (1793 - 1871)
FatherJohn Sisson (1723 - 1783)
MotherMary Thurber (1730 - 1784)
SiblingPhebe Sisson (1751 - )
SiblingJarvis Sisson (1756 - )
SiblingJohn Sisson (1758 - 1839)
SiblingCaleb Sisson (1760 - )
SiblingEsek Sisson (1762 - 1832)
SiblingJane Sisson (1764 - 1842)
SiblingStephen Sisson (1765 - 1807)
SiblingGardiner Sisson (1767 - 1849)
SiblingFones Sisson (1769 - )
SiblingMary Sisson (1771 - )
SiblingLydia Sisson (1774 - )

Notes

Marriage

From "Vital Records of Swansea, Massachusetts to 1850," p. 246: "George Sisson Juner of Worrin and Bethany Luther of Swanzey were Joined in the Covenant of Marriage on the 10 day of June 1781 by me David Peirce Justice of Peace." (Note: in those days, "Jr." might be used if George was the younger of two George Sissons in the area, not necessarily father and son.)

Event

George and Bethana moved first to Schenectady and then to New Jerusalem, Yates County, New York, in June 1789. The families lived in caves along the "Outlet," a waterway between Keuka and Seneca Lakes, when they first arrived. They finally settled on the west bank of Seneca Lake near what is now Penn Yan. They settled there with 25 other people and planted 12 acres of wheat.

Event

The first settlement of the society included pioneers Abel Botsford , Peleg Briggs , John Briggs , Isaac Nichols , George Sisson , Ezekiel Shearman , and Stephen Card .

Death

City Hill Cemetery, Dresden, Yates, NY