5152. Henry N. MERRITT-4515 (Mary Ann BARKER , John L. BARKER , Eunice SHEARMAN , Christopher SHEARMAN , Sarah SISSON , Richard , George , Richard ) was born on 4 Nov 1837 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died on 14 Sep 1895.

Henry married (MRIN:2238) Mary M. SUTHERLAND-4514 on 20 May 1860. Mary was born about 1840 in Scotland.

5167. Alfred C. ANTHONY-23661 (James ANTHONY , Margaret HATHAWAY , Susanna SHEARMAN , Isaac SHEARMAN , Sarah SISSON , Richard , George , Richard ) died on 4 Oct 1941.

Alfred married (MRIN:5001) Flora Stedman SISSON-11531, daughter of George Edwin SISSON-2675 and Laura Elizabeth SWEET-113 (MRIN:106), on 10 May 1899. Flora was born on 9 Jun 1876 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died on 14 Mar 1975 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She was buried in St Mary's Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

5169. William Northupp SISSON-3927 (John , Joseph , Lemuel , Mary , Richard , Richard , George , Richard ) was born about 1870 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died on 4 Jul 1936 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island.

William and Dora were Methodists. Will was paid 25 cents to remove the town hearse (see The Sisson Newsletter, vol 14, no 2, page 17).

William married (MRIN:1981) Lydora Louise PECKHAM "Dora"-3970, daughter of Albert PECKHAM-11853 and Charlotte BRIGHTMAN-27464 (MRIN:2009), on 5 Nov 1897 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Dora was born on 2 Sep 1872 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. She died in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island.

"'Dora' came to teach about 1890."

5170. Lydora Almy SISSON-3928 (John , Joseph , Lemuel , Mary , Richard , Richard , George , Richard ) was born on 24 May 1882 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island.

Lydora married (MRIN:1982) Frederick Richmond BROWNELL-3929, son of Frederick R. BROWNELL-27459 and Annie D. COGGESHALL-27460 (MRIN:10167), on 15 Jun 1904 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Frederick was born about 1880 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island.

5172. David SISSON-3933 (Henry Tillinghast , David , Lemuel , Mary , Richard , Richard , George , Richard ) was born on 12 May 1875 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. He died about 1944.

David Sisson was an assistant supervisor for Standard Oil Company in Little Compton, RI. He typed a copy of his father's report of the Sisson Gatherings of 1869 and 1870. He sent a copy to Frank Harris Sisson in 1935. David died sometime in the 1940s.

David married (MRIN:1985) Nina Edna HALE-9081 on 4 Feb 1903 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island. Nina was born in 1880. She died on 12 Jun 1908 in Providence, Rhode Island.

Shirley Sisson Madden's records give Nina's date of death  as 1907.

David also married ( 2:MRIN:1986) Bessie Irene DOOLITTLE-3934, daughter of James R. DOOLITTLE-27512, on 9 Apr 1917 in Little Compton, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Bessie was born in 1889.

5174. Frank Harris SISSON-3936 (Henry Tillinghast , David , Lemuel , Mary , Richard , Richard , George , Richard ) was born on 5 Jan 1885 in Providence, Rhode Island. He died on 4 Feb 1948.

Frank Harris Sisson was a surveyor, clerk, Mason and a member of the Rhode Island militia and veterans' association.

Frank married (MRIN:1987) Mary Cecelia HABERLIN-9084 on 5 Oct 1911 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Mary was born on 22 Nov 1887 in New York State. She died on 28 Dec 1960.

5187. Ellen Preston Nellie SISSON [scrapbook]-10802 (Joseph Preston , James Phillips , Lemuel , Mary , Richard , Richard , George , Richard ) was born on 28 Jul 1875 in Hilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaii.

Ellen married (MRIN:4201) Frederick William Wil THRUM-10803, son of Thomas George THRUM-11871 and Anna Laura BROWN-13606 (MRIN:4766), in 1897 in Hilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaii. Frederick was born about 1870.

5188. James Philip SISSON-9289 (Joseph Preston , James Phillips , Lemuel , Mary , Richard , Richard , George , Richard ) was born on 30 Aug 1877 in Hilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaii. He died on 26 Sep 1910 in Hilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaii.

James Philip Sisson is the grandfather of Frances Jackson of Honolulu, source of much of the information about the family of Joseph Preston Sisson and his wife Ellen Holden. He was a civil engineer for the Hawaii Railroad Company. He died of pneumonia. Source: family data from Frances Jackson, Honolulu, Hawaii.

James married (MRIN:4199) Edith Maud CHEEK-10811, daughter of Marion Alonzo CHEEK-13302 and Sarah Adorna BRADLEY-12431 (MRIN:4770), on 5 Jan 1904 in California. Edith was born in 1879. She died in Sep 1969 in Oakland, Alameda Co., California.

5189. Horace Holden SISSON-10810 (Joseph Preston , James Phillips , Lemuel , Mary , Richard , Richard , George , Richard ) was born on 10 Dec 1879 in Hilo, Hawaii Island, Hawaii. He died on 21 Aug 1969 in Palo Alto, San Mateo Co., California.

Source: family data from Frances Jackson, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Horace married (MRIN:4769) Mabel A. THAYER-10822 on 7 Jul 1909 in California. Mabel died in 1961.

5201. Thomas Vernon SISSON-27530 (George Coggeshall , Isaac , Richard , Richard , Richard , Richard , George , Richard ) was born on 14 Dec 1866 in Fall River, Massachusetts. He died on 17 Apr 1929 in Tiverton, Rhode Island.

Thomas and Margaret are ancestors of Howard Sisson of North Haven, CT. The 1910 census for Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island, shows Thomas V., 43; Margaret A., 41; children Vernon H., 20; Sarah G., 19; Charles H., 16; Thomas M., 13; Grace A., 12; George E., 10; Frank S., 8; and Doris J., 2. The family is also listed in the 1900 census.

Thomas married (MRIN:10192) Margaret A. BATESON-27531, daughter of Henry BATESON-28110 and Alice WILDING-28111 (MRIN:10401). Margaret was born on 23 Mar 1869 in England. She died on 9 May 1956 in Somerset.

5204. Emily Augusta THOMPSON-3599 (Sabrina Ann SISSON , Richard , Richard , Richard , Richard , Richard , George , Richard ) was born about 1864 in Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.

Emily married (MRIN:1843) Edwin Wesley HAMMER-3600 on 28 May 1890.

5208. George Henry SISSON-26234 (William Henry , John F. , Job , Richard , Richard , Richard , George , Richard ) was born on 6 Apr 1867 in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

George Henry was educated at Kimball Union Academy and the University of Illinois and was fitted for the ministry under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church. David Martin's Town Records, p 61.

George married (MRIN:9686) Minni A. LADIEU-26235, daughter of Willet M. LADUE-26236 and Ellen M. HALL-26237 (MRIN:9687), on 12 Jun 1889 in Windsor, Vermont. Minni was born in 1877.