James SISSON

(b. 8 April 1656 , Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1734 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

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James SISSON was born 8 April 1656 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

James SISSON was the child of Richard SISSON and Mary UNKNOWN FREEMAN?

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James married Lydia HATHAWAY abt. 1678 . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Lydia HATHAWAY was born abt. 1663 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Lydia died 23 June 1714 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Lydia was the child of Arthur HATHAWAY and Sarah COOKE.

James SISSON died abt. 1734 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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James SISSON married

Lydia HATHAWAY-- Date: abt. 1678 Place:
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Lydia HATHAWAY was the child of Arthur HATHAWAY and Sarah COOKE

SISSON James James (-1734) & Lydia [HATHAWAY] (1662-1714) by 1682 Dartmouth {Reg. 32:236, 55:74 MD 16:111 Stonington Hist. 568 Hardwick 395 Austin's Dict. 181 Davol-Willets 2, 91, 157 Fallass 165 Warren (,9) 7}

Children of James SISSON and Lydia HATHAWAY:

Richard SISSON (b.19 February 1682, Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 9 October 1744, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Mehitable FISH 1705

Sarah SISSON (b.26 February 1684, Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1753, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. William DAVOL 30 MAY 1708 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Mary SISSON (b.26 February 1685, Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1734, )

Jonathan SISSON (b.abt. 1689, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England d. abt. 1775, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

Philip SISSON (b.abt. 1691, Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1729, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

Thomas SISSON (b.abt. 1692, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1702, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

Content SISSON (b.abt. 1694, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1734, )

Hannah SISSON (b.abt. 1698, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1706, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

James SISSON (b.abt. 1700, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1774, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

Thomas SISSON (b.abt. 1702, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1776, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations )

Rebecca SISSON (b.abt. 1705, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1789, )

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1656 Birth
8 April 1656
Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

James SISSON - Title New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a

Title New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a nation, Volume 1
New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, William Richard Cutter
Editor William Richard Cutter
Edition 3
Publisher Lewis historical publishing company, 1915
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Feb 1, 2008
Length 2366 pages
Page 506

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1682 Birth of Child
Richard SISSON was born 19 February 1682, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

James was 25 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Sarah SISSON was born 26 February 1684, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

James was 27 years old.

1685 Birth of Child
Mary SISSON was born 26 February 1685, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

James was 28 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1708 Marriage of Child
Sarah SISSON married 30 MAY 1708, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to William DAVOL

1714 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lydia HATHAWAY died 23 June 1714, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

Added: 3/27/2010 9:23:35 PM - Updated: 2/7/2025 2:44:29 PM

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state