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James Allan McLeod Sisson
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1. James Allan McLeod Sisson was born on 4 Jun 1896 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada (son of James Henry Sisson and Emma Dawson); died on 05 Jun 1978; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. James married Florence May Oliver on 30 Aug 1921 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Florence (daughter of Robert Oliver and Jemima Davies) was born on 11 Jul 1899 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England; died on 09 Jan 1965 in Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Ella Alice Sisson was born on 28 Apr 1923; died on 31 Mar 2009 in Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Twelve Mile Lake Cemetery, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Minnie Ruth Sisson was born on 13 Aug 1925; died on 14 Oct 2021.
- James Robert Glenn Sisson was born on 8 Jan 1937 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Apr 2002.
- Charles Donald Allan Sisson was born on 3 Sep 1938; died on 13 Apr 2020 in Lindsay, Ops, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.
2. James Henry Sisson was born on 14 Jan 1851 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry Sisson and Jenny Ellen Gray); died on 9 Dec 1918 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. James married Emma Dawson on 13 Jul 1875 in Kinmount, Somerville, Victoria, Ontario, Canada. Emma (daughter of Peter Dawson and Jane Benson) was born on 24 May 1856 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 18 Nov 1935 in Carnarvon, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 19 Nov 1935 in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Emma Dawson was born on 24 May 1856 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Peter Dawson and Jane Benson); died on 18 Nov 1935 in Carnarvon, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 19 Nov 1935 in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
Children:
- Ellen Isabella Sisson was born on 12 Jun 1877 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 May 1914 in Fenelon Falls, Victoria, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Bertha Emma Sisson was born on 12 May 1880 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Harry Wilbert Sisson was born on 5 Sep 1883 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 09 Mar 1967 in Ontario, Canada.
- Benson Oscar Sisson was born on 10 Dec 1886 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 09 Mar 1980; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Agnes Mildred Sisson was born on 16 Aug 1888 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died in 1979.
- Jane Ethel Sisson was born on 11 Jan 1892 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 02 May 1971; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- 1. James Allan McLeod Sisson was born on 4 Jun 1896 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; died on 05 Jun 1978; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
Generation: 3
4. Henry Sisson was born on 27 May 1823 in Kirbyshire, Westmorland, England (son of James Sisson and Dorothy Baines); died on 23 May 1900 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Henry married Jenny Ellen Gray on 21 Jun 1849 in Ontario, Canada. Jenny (daughter of Thomas Gray and Jean Harkness) was born on 04 Aug 1828 in Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jul 1868 in Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Jenny Ellen Gray was born on 04 Aug 1828 in Glengarry, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Thomas Gray and Jean Harkness); died on 13 Jul 1868 in Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada. Children:
- 2. James Henry Sisson was born on 14 Jan 1851 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Dec 1918 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Emma Sisson was born on 07 Apr 1853 in Manvers, Victoria, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Jul 1918 in Restoule, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.
- Jane Gray Sisson was born on 28 Jul 1855 in Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 02 Jun 1924 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Coboconk Cemetery, Coboconk, Bexley, Victoria, Ontario, Canada.
- Thomas MacLeod Sisson was born on 5 Nov 1858 in Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Apr 1916 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Agnes Sisson was born on 23 Mar 1860 in Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 May 1863 in Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
- Henry Clair Sisson was born on 27 Oct 1862 in Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Jun 1950 in Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 3 Jun 1950 in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Caroline Sisson was born on 11 Aug 1864 in Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 09 Jul 1868 in Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
- Lissie Sisson was born in 1878 in Ontario, Canada.
6. Peter Dawson was born on 15 Jun 1800 in Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England (son of Peter Dawson and Sarah Baines); died on 4 Sep 1873 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Peter married Jane Benson on 30 Jun 1833 in Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England. Jane (daughter of Thomas Benson and Margaret Sisson) was born on 15 Aug 1815 in Westmorland, England; died on 01 Feb 1892 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Jane Benson was born on 15 Aug 1815 in Westmorland, England (daughter of Thomas Benson and Margaret Sisson); died on 01 Feb 1892 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
Children:
- Sarah Dawson was born on 02 Jun 1835 in Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England; died on 11 Dec 1883 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Margaret Dawson was born in 1836 in England; died on 23 Jan 1878 in Minto, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.
- Sophia Jane Dawson was born on 26 Aug 1837 in Underbarrow, Westmorland, England; died on 10 Oct 1915 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Peter Dawson was born on 14 Jan 1839 in Helsington, Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England; died on 14 Feb 1839 in Westmorland, England.
- Thomas Dawson was born on 25 Jan 1840 in Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England.
- Peter John Dawson was born on 21 Sep 1841 in Helsington, Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England.
- Dorothy Dawson was born on 26 Jul 1843 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 05 Jul 1857 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
- William Dawson was born on 09 Dec 1845 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Oct 1859 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
- Isabella Dawson was born on 10 Feb 1848 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Jun 1898 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Richard Henry Dawson was born on 21 Feb 1850 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Aug 1923 in Maple Lake, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 26 Aug 1923 in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Stephen Dawson was born on 3 Mar 1852 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Apr 1945 in Carbon, Strathmore, Wheatland, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Carbon, Strathmore, Wheatland, Alberta, Canada.
- John Dawson was born on 31 Oct 1853 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 07 Jan 1899 in Gelert, Snowdon, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- 3. Emma Dawson was born on 24 May 1856 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 18 Nov 1935 in Carnarvon, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 19 Nov 1935 in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Mary Agnes Ellen Dawson was born on 11 Nov 1860 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 27 Feb 1904 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
Generation: 4
8. James Sisson was born in 1786 in Westmorland, England; died on 31 Aug 1847 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada. James married Dorothy Baines. Dorothy was born in 1781 in England; died on 07 Apr 1865 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Dorothy Baines was born in 1781 in England; died on 07 Apr 1865 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada. Children:
- Richard Sisson was born about 1810 in England; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- James Sisson was born on 21 Dec 1813 in Westmorland, England; died on 13 Jun 1888 in Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
- 4. Henry Sisson was born on 27 May 1823 in Kirbyshire, Westmorland, England; died on 23 May 1900 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Edward Sisson was born on 26 Aug 1828 in Kirkby, Westmorland, England; died on 16 Oct 1920 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 18 Oct 1920 in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
10. Thomas Gray Thomas married Jean Harkness. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Jean Harkness Children:
- 5. Jenny Ellen Gray was born on 04 Aug 1828 in Glengarry, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jul 1868 in Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada.
12. Peter Dawson was born in 1772 in Natland, Kendal, Westmorland, England; died on 07 Feb 1855 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada. Peter married Sarah Baines on 06 Jun 1794 in Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England. Sarah was born in 1770 in Firbank, Westmorland, England; died on 08 Feb 1857 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Sarah Baines was born in 1770 in Firbank, Westmorland, England; died on 08 Feb 1857 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada. Children:
- 6. Peter Dawson was born on 15 Jun 1800 in Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England; died on 4 Sep 1873 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
14. Thomas Benson was born about 1774 in Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England; died on 06 Oct 1864 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada. Thomas married Margaret Sisson on 29 Jun 1801 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. Margaret was born in 1775 in Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England; died on 28 Jan 1870 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Margaret Sisson was born in 1775 in Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England; died on 28 Jan 1870 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada. Children:
- Richard Benson was born about 1802 in Westmorland, England; died on 30 Jan 1892 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- 7. Jane Benson was born on 15 Aug 1815 in Westmorland, England; died on 01 Feb 1892 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Margaret Benson