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Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Mary Beebe and 137 of her descendants down to the eighth generation.


First Generation
1. Mary Beebe,1 born 10 November 1797 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of Paul Beebe and Mary Rogers.1, 2 Mary married James Dunbar2 (born ca. November 1792 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Moses Dunbar and Esther _____;3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 James died 16 February 1871 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island3, 10).

James served in the War of 1812. He commence service on 9 August 1814, the same day as Gurdon Dunbar, who is believed to be James’ brother. His brief service ended on 26 August 1814.9, 11


Children of Mary Beebe and James Dunbar:

+2i. James Dunbar, born 1817 in Connecticut; died 1900. Married Mary Ann Gleason.
+3ii. Jane Dunbar, born 24 October 1820 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut; died 2 September 1894 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island. Married Nathaniel H. Cook.
+4iii. Gurdon Dunbar, born ca. 1825 in Connecticut. Married Ann E. Smith.
+5iv. Adeline R. Dunbar, born ca. 1827 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut; died 1 November 1880 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. Married (1) Joseph R. Stanton Married (2) Nathan Franklin Pendleton.
+6v. William M. Dunbar, born ca. 1829 in Connecticut; died September 1881. Married Frances E. Pachey.
 7vi. Orrin Dunbar, born ca. 1835;12 died 22 February 1852.12 Orrin was a mariner, serving on the ship Columbus that sailed from New London, Connecticut, in 1851. Sadly, he was lost at sea on 22 February 1852.12, 13 Orrin is buried in (lost at sea).12
+8vii. Amelia Dunbar, born ca. 1837 in Connecticut; died 2 October 1917 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut. Married Albert B. Sisson.

  1. Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, Mary Beebe, born: 10 November 1797 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; father: Paul Beebe; mother: Mary.
  2. Some Descendants of John Beebe, by Nancy Ann Norman. Website produced 4 May 2003. Mary Beebe (No. 584), sixth daughter of Paul Beebe (No. 337) and Mary Rogers, born 10 November 1797 in New London, Connecticut. Married James Dunbar. Also, Mary Jane Beebe (No. 606), daughter of Douglass Beebe (No. 358) and Rebecca Newbury, born 1 November 1814 in East Lyme, Connecticut; died 14 May 1885 in New London, Connecticut. Married Moses Dunbar, born 30 December 1806 in Waterford, Connecticut.
  3. Hopkinton, Rhode Island Death Records, 1788-1922 (available at Hopkinton Historical Association, hopkintonhistorical.org), Dunbar, James, died: 16 February 1871, age 78 years 3 months; male; white; married; laborer; born in Waterford, Connecticut; son of Moses and Esther Dunbar.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1820, Connecticut; New London County, Waterford, Image 4 of 26, James Dunbar: Males: 1-Under16; 1-16to26 (James); Females: 1-16to26 (Mary); 1-Engaged in Agriculture (James).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1830, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Image 3 of 32, James Dunbar: Males: 1-Under5; 1-5to10; 1-40to50 (James); Females: 1-Under5; 1-5to10; 1-30to40 (Mary).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1840, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Image 27 of 30, James Dunbar: Males: 1-5to10; 2-10to15; 2-20to30; 1-40to50 (James); Females: 2-Under5; 2-10to15; 2-20to30; 1-40to50 (Mary).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton, Page 30, Nathaniel H. Cook, 41, New York, stonecutter; Jane Cook, 39, Connecticut; Gurdon Cook, 11, Connecticut; William A. Cook, 10, Connecticut; James N. Cook, 5, Rhode Island; Aaron Church, 58, Rhode Island, day laborer; James Dunbar, 69, Connecticut, day laborer.
  8. Rhode Island State Census 1865, Washington County, Hopkinton, Page 142, James Dunbar, 74, Connecticut, farmer; Catherine Dunbar, 47, Ireland.
  9. Gazlay, Lee, Descendants of Moses Dunbar of Waterford, Connecticut. First Edition, February 2021. This paper presents research on Moses Dunbar who lived in Waterford, Connecticut, from as early as 1800 until his death in 1855. His birth about 1777 aligns with the Moses Dunbar who was the youngest son of Moses Dunbar (1746-1777) who was hanged as a traitor in Connecticut. Available as a .pdf at Gazlay Family History (website), under Sources.
  10. Rhode Island Vital Records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953, available at familysearch.org, James Dunbar, died: 1871; father: Moses Dunbar. The record shows Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island as the Event Place, but this is thought to be where the death record is archived. Another source shows Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island as the actual place of death.
  11. National Archives Catalog, Compiled Military Service Record of James Dunbar, 3rd Regiment (Moore’s), Connecticut Militia. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/74790851
  12. Daily Alta California, San Francisco, California. Available at cdnc.ucr.edu, 24 April 1852, Shipping Intelligence, Port of San Francisco. Lost overboard from ship Columbus, of New London, Feb 22d, Orrin Dunbar, of New London, age 17. Also, Nelson Davis, of Lebanon, Ct, age 20.
  13. Whaling Crew List Database, New Bedford Whaling Museum (webpage: www.whalingmuseum.org), Ship Columbus, 1851: Orin Dunbar, age 17, residence: Waterford, CT; height: 5 ft. 8 in.; skin: light; hair: light brown.
Second Generation
2. James Dunbar2 (Mary1), born 1817 in Connecticut;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 1900.5 James married, 1840 in Sandusky County, Ohio, Mary Ann Gleason6 (born ca. 1824 in New York, the daughter of Alonso Gleason and Mary Baker;1, 2, 3, 4 Mary died 18925).

James Dunbar settled in Fulton County, in 1849. He was among the first settlers, and cleared the farm on which he lives. He was born in Connecticut and married in Sandusky County, Ohio, in 1840, to Mary A. Gleason, daughter of Alonso and Mary Baker Gleason both natives of New York where the former died in 1848, and the latter in 1861. Mrs. Dunbar was born in Connecticut, in 1817 [sic, this refers to Mr. Dunbar, not Mrs. Dunbar. She was born in New York c.1824]. Their children are: William W. (deceased), Gurden R. B. (deceased), Martha E. Adaline A., Mary Amelia (deceased), Orin R., Mary A., and William Sherman. The parents of the subject of this sketch, James and Mary (Beebe) Dunbar, were natives of New London, Connecticut, where the former died in 1870, and the latter in 1845. William W. Dunbar was a member of Company K, 38th Regiment O.V.I., and died near Chattanooga, of a fever, November 19, 1863. Gurden R. B. was a member of Company K, 38th Regiment O.V.I. He was shot at Jonesborough, Georgia, September 1, 1864. Mr. And Mrs. Dunbar struggled with poverty in the early days. Post-office, Wauseon. Business, farmer, section 14.6

A Standard History of Fulton County, Ohio, states that James Dunbar, born in Connecticut in 1817, came from Erie county, Ohio, where he was married in 1841 to Mary Ann Gleason, and settled in Clinton Township in 1844. He became one of the substantial residents of the township, and lived in it for fifty-six years, death coming in 1900. His wife died in 1892.5


 9i. William Wallace Dunbar, born 15 November 1841 in Ohio;1, 2, 7 died 19 November 1863 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.6, 7 William is buried in Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.7
 10ii. Gurdon R. B. Dunbar, born 14 August 1843 in Ohio;1, 8 died 1 September 1864 in Jonesborough, Clayton County, Georgia.6, 8 Gurdon is buried in Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.8
+11iii. Martha E. Dunbar, born ca. 1846 in Ohio. Married Henry B. Scott.
 12iv. Mary Amelia Dunbar, born 21 September 1852 in Ohio;2, 9 died 23 July 1860.9 Mary is buried in Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.9
+13v. Adaline A. Dunbar, born 4 April 1856 in Ohio; died 11 February 1941 in Delta, Fulton County, Ohio. Married William H. Fields, Jr..
 14vi. Orrin R. Dunbar, born 9 September 1857 in Ohio;2, 3, 4, 10, 11 died 31 May 1903.10
+15vii. Mary Anna Dunbar, born November 1860 in Ohio; died 1940. Married Madison Fields.
+16viii. William Sherman Dunbar, born 9 October 1865 in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio; died 27 January 1939 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Married Rosena P. H. ‘Rose’ Sigg.

3. Jane Dunbar2 (Mary1), born 24 October 1820 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut;12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 died 2 September 1894 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.12, 13 Jane married Nathaniel H. Cook (born 23 April 1817 in New York, parents not determined;14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 Nathaniel died 16 March 1884 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island19). Jane and Nathaniel are buried in Nathaniel Cook Lot, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.12, 19

 17i. James Cook, born 1840 in Connecticut.14
 18ii. Josephine Cook, born 1846 in Connecticut.14
+19iii. Gurdon Cook, born March 1849 in Connecticut; died 18 February 1913 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island. Married (1) Lucina Eddy Married (2) Lydia A. Burdick.
 20iv. William A. Cook, born ca. 1850 in Connecticut;15, 16 died ca. 1865.20 William is buried in Nathaniel Cook Lot, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.20
 21v. James N. Cook, born ca. 1855 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.15, 16, 17

4. Gurdon Dunbar2 (Mary1), born ca. 1825 in Connecticut.21, 22 Gurdon married, 23 April 1854 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, Ann E. Smith24 (born 1826 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, parents not determined;22 Ann died 1885 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut23).

Gurdon was a crewmember on several whaling ships, often as second mate. His service included: Ship Columbus (1843); Ship Georgia (1846); Bark North America (1849); Ship New England (1851); Ship Florida (1856 and 1859); and Schooner Somerset (1864).25


+22i. Edward E. Dunbar, born ca. 1855 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut; died 3 May 1885 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. Married Alice A. Dunbar.

5. Adeline R. Dunbar2 (Mary1), born ca. 1827 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut;26, 27, 28, 29, 30 died 1 November 1880 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.30 Adeline married, first, 22 January 1845 in Connecticut, Joseph R. Stanton32 (born ca. 1816 in Connecticut, parents not determined;26, 27, 31 Joseph died 13 October 186131). Adeline married, second, 25 November 1863 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, Nathan Franklin Pendleton30 (born 1841 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Nathan Lanphere Pendleton and Mary A. Miner;28, 29, 30, 33, 34 Nathan died 17 August 1906 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut30). Joseph is buried in Stanton Cemetery, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.31

 23i. Joseph W. Stanton, born ca. 1845 in Connecticut;26, 27, 35 died 28 March 1863 in Virginia.35 Joseph is buried in Stanton Cemetery, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.35
 24ii. Horace D. Stanton, born ca. 1847 in Connecticut.26, 27
 25iii. Adda A. Stanton, born ca. 1852 in Connecticut.27
 26iv. William R. Stanton, born ca. 1854 in Connecticut.27
 27v. John E. Stanton, born ca. 1858 in Connecticut.27, 28, 29
+28i. Frank Everett Pendleton, born 23 July 1865 in Connecticut; died 1960. Married Edith E. Geer.
 29ii. Lillie Belle Pendleton, born 23 September 1867.30
 30iii. (daughter) Pendleton, born 26 August 1868.30
+31iv. Nellie Maud Pendleton, born 27 January 1870 in Rhode Island; died 12 April 1949 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut. Married John Abram Lawrence.

6. William M. Dunbar2 (Mary1), born ca. 1829 in Connecticut;36, 37, 38, 39 died September 1881.40 William married Frances E. Pachey (born 19 May 1836 in Connecticut, the daughter of William Pachey and Eliza Beebe;38, 39, 41 Frances died 24 October 1872 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut41). William is buried in (lost at sea).40 Frances is buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.41

+32i. Alice A. Dunbar, born 17 February 1857 in Connecticut; died 23 March 1900 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. Married (1) Edward E. Dunbar Married (2) Clarence Morton Caulkins.
 33ii. Fanny Dunbar, born ca. 1864 in Connecticut;39 died 26 October 1872 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.42 Fanny is buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.42
 34iii. Robert Dunbar, born ca. 1868 in Connecticut.39, 43

8. Amelia Dunbar2 (Mary1), born ca. 1837 in Connecticut;44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 died 2 October 1917 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.44, 50 Amelia married, ca. 1856, Albert B. Sisson47, 48 (born ca. 1830 in Connecticut, the son of Barnabas Sisson and Elizabeth _____;45, 46, 47, 48, 51, 52 Albert died 25 September 1903 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut51). Amelia and Albert are buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.44, 51

+35i. Julia A. Sisson, born ca. 1857 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; died 15 December 1935 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut. Married Charles A. Perkins.
+36ii. George Robert Sisson, born 1 November 1861 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; died 16 August 1941 in Fitchville, New London County, Connecticut. Married Bessie Louise Congdon.
+37iii. Henry Everett Sisson, born 8 October 1869 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; died 8 June 1946 in New London County, Connecticut. Married (1) Dora _____ Married (2) Nellie Dora Weaver (née Burdick) .
+38iv. Amelia M. ‘Amy’ Sisson, born 5 March 1874 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut; died 15 February 1948 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut. Married Herbert Getchell.
+39v. Herbert D. Sisson, born 4 August 1879 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut; died 1934 in Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut. Married Ella B. Stover.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Fulton County, Clinton Township, Page 328, James Dunbar, 33, Connecticut, farmer; Mary Dunbar, 26, New York; William Dunbar, 8, Ohio; Gurdon Dunbar, 7, Ohio; Martha Dunbar 4, Ohio; Delpha Gleason, 18, New York.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Fulton County, Clinton Township, Page 71, Jas [James] Dunbar, 42, Connecticut, farmer; Mary A. Dunbar, 36, New York; Wm [William] Dunbar, 18, Ohio, farm laborer; Martha Dunbar, 14, Ohio; Mary Dunbar, 7, Ohio; Adaline Dunbar, 4, Ohio; Orrin Dunbar, 2, Ohio; Mary Gleason, 61, New York.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Fulton County, Clinton Township, Pages 6-7, James Dunbar, 53, Connecticut, farmer; Mary Dunbar 46, New York; Adaline Dunbar, 14, Ohio; Orin Dunbar, 12, Ohio; Mary Dunbar 10, Ohio; William Dunbar, 4, Ohio.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Village, E.D. 24, Sheet No. 11, James Dunbar, 63, Connecticut, farmer; wife Mary A. Dunbar, 56, New York; daughter Adeline A. Dunbar, 24, Ohio; son Orin R. Dunbar, 22, Ohio; daughter Mary A. Dunbar, 19, Ohio; son William S. Dunbar, 14, Ohio.
  5. A Standard History of Fulton County, Ohio. Under the editorial supervision of Frank H. Reighard. Volume I. The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1920. Page 205. Available at archive.org.
  6. Historical Atlas of the World, Fulton County References. H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers. Lakeside Building, Chicago. 1875. Available at www.ohiohistory.org. Page 13, Personal Histories, by Mary H. Motley, Clinton Township, biographical sketch of James Dunbar.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, William W. Dunbar, born: unknown; died: unknown (from record, which include a note with the inscription, “Son of J. and M.A. Enlisted at Wauseon, Oh Co K38 Reg OVI Died 19 Nov 1863 at Chattanoga, TN Age 22 years 4 days.” Derived birth date would be 15 November 1841.
  8. Find a Grave (website). Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, G.R.B. Dunbar, born: unknown; died: unknown (from record, which includes a note regarding the inscription: “Son of J. and M.A. Enlisted at Wauseon, Oh in Co K 38 Reg OVVI Killed in battle at Jonesboro, GA 011 Sep 1864 Age 21 years 17 days.” Another source indicates the death date as 1 Sep 1864. Derived birth would be 14 August 1843.
  9. Find a Grave (website). Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, Marya Dunbar [sic, almost certainly should be Mary A. Dunbar], born: unknown; died: 23 July 1860 (from record, which include a note with the inscription: “Daughter of J. and m. Dunbar Age 7 years 10 months 2 days.” Derived birth date would be 21 September 1852.
  10. Find a Grave (website). Mikesell Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, Orin R. Dunbar, born: 9 September 1857; died: 31 May 1903 (from record).
  11. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Village, E.D. 4, Sheet No 10A, Oren Dunbar, 37, Ohio, Oct. 1862 [sic, another source indicates is birthdate was 9 September 1857], day laborer [he is listed as a border in the household of Lewis Chetiater].
  12. Find a Grave (website). Nathaniel Cook Lot, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Jane Dunbar Cook, born: 24 October 1820 in Connecticut; died: 2 September 1894 in Ashaway, Washington County, Rhode Island (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and one son).
  13. Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Commission (website: rihistoriccemeteries.org), Jane Cook, maiden name: Dunbar; wife of: Nathaniel; daughter of: James Dunbar and Mary Beeby [sic]; cemetery name: Nathaniel Cook Lot; born: 24 October 1820; died: 2 September 1894; notes: Born Waterford CT; Died Hopkinton, RI.
  14. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, Image 2 of 48, Nathaniel Cook, 33, New York, stonecutter; Jane Cook, 29, Connecticut; James Cook, 10, Connecticut; Josephine Cook, 4, Connecticut; Gurdeon Cook, 1, Connecticut.
  15. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton, Page 30, Nathaniel H. Cook, 41, New York, stonecutter; Jane Cook, 39, Connecticut; Gurdon Cook, 11, Connecticut; William A. Cook, 10, Connecticut; James N. Cook, 5, Rhode Island; Aaron Church, 58, Rhode Island, day laborer; James Dunbar, 69, Connecticut, day laborer.
  16. Rhode Island State Census 1865, Washington County, Hopkinton, Page 149, Nathaniel H. Cook, 46, Connecticut, farmer; Jane Cook, 43, Connecticut; Gurdon Cook, 16, Connecticut, asst. farmer; William A. Cook, 14, Connecticut; James N. Cook, 10, Hopkinton; Mary A. Lock, 16, Connecticut, asst. housekeeper.
  17. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton, Image 22 of 68, Nathaniel Cook, 53, Connecticut, farmer; Jane Cook, 47, Connecticut; James N. Cook, 15, Rhode Island; Gurdon Cook, 21, Rhode Island, farmer; Mary E. Cook, 2/12, Rhode Island; Lorinda Cook [? this is probably Lucina Eddy, wife of Gurdon; she shows as the mother of Mary Elizabeth Cook in the latter’s birth record], 15 [? could be 5, the notation “keeping house” suggests this is not a five year old], Rhode Island.
  18. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton, E.D. 154, Page No. 14B, Nathaniel Cook, 63, N. York, stonemason; wife Jane Cook, 59, Connecticut; granddaughter Mary E. Cook, 10, Rhode Island; grandson William Cook, 4, Rhode Island [the latter two are children of Gurdon Cook, son of Nathaniel and Jane. The children are also enumerated with their parents in a separate 1880 census]; border Henry Palmer, 35, Rhode Island, laborer.
  19. Find a Grave (website). Nathaniel Cook Lot, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Nathaniel H. Cook, born: 23 April 1817 in New York; died: 16 March 1884 in Ashaway, Washington County, Rhode Island (from record, which includes a note naming his wife Jane and sons Gordon [sic], William A., and James N.; and granddaughter Mary J., information from several census records; and the names and links for his wife and one child).
  20. Find a Grave (website). Nathaniel Cook Lot, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, PVT William A. Cook [and W. A. Cook in a separate entry], born: unknown; died: 3 March 1861 (from record, which indicates: Son of Nathaniel and Jane Cook. Served in Co. A, 1st U.S. Artillery in Civil War. Died in hospital during the War.) The date of death stated in this record is likely incorrect. William shows with his parents and siblings in the Rhode Island State Census for 1865,
  21. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Image 211 of 216, list of crewmembers on the Bark North America, Indian Ocean, 19th June 1849, including Gurdon Dunbar [indexed as Gordon Dunbar], 24, Connecticut, mariner. [Other records show that the ship sailed from New London the next day.]
  22. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Page 117-118, Elias Smith, 48, New York, fisherman; Mary A. Smith, 46, Connecticut; John Smith, 19, Connecticut, fisherman; Albert Smith, 15, Connecticut; Edwin Dunbar, 5, Connecticut; Samuel Watross, 35, Connecticut, fisherman; Jane M. Watross, 22, Connecticut; Gurdon Dunbar, 39, Connecticut, fisherman; Ann E. Dunbar, 34, Connecticut. [This is believed to be Ann E. (nee Smith) Dunbar, her husband Gurdon, son Edwin, and parents Elias and Mary Smith, and other children.]
  23. Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934, available at FamilySearch.org. Annie E. Dunbar, died: 1885 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.
  24. Connecticut Marriages 1640-1939, Record of Marriages in the Town of Groton, Images 24 and 296 of 746, Gurdon Dunbar, 27, born in Waterford, mariner; and Ann E. Smith, 18, born in Waterford; married on 23 April 1854 in Groton, Connecticut.
  25. Whaling Crew List Database, New Bedford Whaling Museum (webpage: www.whalingmuseum.org), Gurdon (sometimes Gurdin and Gurden) Dunbar, service on several whaling ships, 1843-1864).
  26. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, Image 40 of 48, Joseph R. Stanton, 34, h. carpenter; Adeline Stanton, 23; Joseph W. Stanton, 5; Horace D. Stanton, 3.
  27. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, Page 39, family of Joseph R. Stanton, 42, Connecticut, farmer; Adeline Stanton, 33, Connecticut; Joseph W. Stanton, 13, Connecticut; Horace D. Stanton, 11, Connecticut; Adda A. Stanton, 8, Connecticut; William R. Stanton, 6, Connecticut; John E. Stanton, 2, Connecticut. This family is shown on the same census page as the family of Albert and Amelia Sisson. Both Adeline Stanton and Amelia Sisson were born surname Dunbar, and are believed to be sisters.
  28. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, Page 7, family of Nathan F. Pendleton, 28, Connecticut, farm hand; Adaline Pendleton, 41, Connecticut; John Pendleton, 13, Connecticut [this is believed to be John Stanton, a son of Adeline and her first husband Joseph Stanton]; Frank Pendleton, 5, Connecticut; Jane Pendleton, 5/12, Feb[ruary], Connecticut [The age of this daughter corresponds closely with daughter Nellie Maude, born 27 January 1870, shown in later records]. This family is on the same census page as the family of Albert and Amelia Sisson; Adeline Pendleton and Amelia Sisson are believed to be sisters (surname Dunbar).
  29. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, E.D. 123, Page No. 3, Nathan F. Pendleton, 39, Connecticut, laborer; wife Adaline Pendleton, 50, Connecticut; son Frank E. Pendleton, 14, Connecticut; daughter Nellie M. Pendleton, 8, Connecticut; [relationship appears to show as “none” but he is Adaline’s son from her first marriage] John E. Stanton, 19, Connecticut, boxes checked for Deaf and Dumb; Idiotic; Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden, or Otherwise Disabled; Cannot Read; Cannot Right.
  30. Brian Pendleton and His Descendants, 1599-1910, compiled by Everett Hall Pendleton. Privately Printed, MCMX. Copyright 1911 by E. H. Pendleton. Volume I. Available at books.google.com. Page 580, entry for 1942. Nathan Franklin Pendleton, married to Adeline R. Dunbar, daughter of James and Mary (Beebe) Dunbar, and listing four children with their birth dates, and Nathan’s parents and siblings. The entry notes that Adeline was “given as Adeline Stanton in the No. Stonington records.”
  31. Find a Grave (website). Stanton Cemetery, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, Capt. Joseph R. Stanton, born: unknown; died: 13 October 1861 (from record). His gravestone inscription reads: Capt. / Joseph R. Stanton / Died / Oct. 13. 1861. / Aged 45 years.
  32. Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997, Joseph R. Stanton and Adeline R. Dunbar, married on 22 January 1845.
  33. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, Ledyard, Page 33, Nathan L. Pendleton, 40, R.I., factory; Mary A. Pendleton, Groton, Ct.; Nathan F. Pendleton, 19, N. Ston., Ct., farm lab.; John Q. A. Pendleton, 17, N. Ston., Ct., farm lab.; Susan A. Pendleton, 15, N. Ston., Ct.; Alonzo F. Pendleton, 13, N. Ston., Ct.
  34. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton Town, E.D. 233, Sheet No. 16A, Nathan F. Pendleton, 55, Connecticut, October 1844, farm laborer.
  35. Find a Grave (website). Stanton Cemetery, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, Joseph W. Stanton, born: unknown; died: 28 March 1863 (from record). His gravestone inscription reads: Joseph W. Stanton, / Co. G. 21 Reg. Conn. Vol. / Died at the general Hospital Va. / March 28, 1863 / Aged 17 years.
  36. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Image 192 of 216, list of crewmembers on the Brig Zoe, April 20 1850 for San Francisco, including Wm. Dunbar, 21, Connecticut, mariner.
  37. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Image 202 of 216, list of crewmembers on the Ship Catherine for Pac. Ocean 10th August 1848, including Wm. Dunbar, 19, Connecticut, mariner.
  38. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Page 16, William Dunbar, 29, Connecticut, sea captain; Frances Dunbar, 24, Connecticut; Alice P. Dunbar, 3, Connecticut.
  39. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Page 60, William Dunbar, 41, Connecticut, quarryman; Fanny Dunbar, 34, Connecticut; Alice Dunbar, 13, Connecticut; Fanny Dunbar, 6, Connecticut; Robert Dunbar, 2, Connecticut.
  40. Find a Grave (website). (body lost at sea). William Dunbar, born: unknown; died: September 1881 at sea (from record, which includes a brief description of William’s service on the ship Jeannette which sank in Arctic waters; and the names and links for his wife and two children).
  41. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Frances E. Pachey Dunbar, born: 19 May 1836; died: 24 October 1872 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, spouse, and two children). Her gravestone shows the same dates, and is also inscribed with her daughter Fanny’s name, age 8, and date of death, two days before Frances’ death.
  42. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Fanny Dunbar, born: unknown; died: 26 October 1872 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which includes a note: Age 8, which is also shown on her gravestone which she shares with her mother, who died two days earlier, cause of their deaths unknown; and the names and links for her parents and one sibling).
  43. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 114, Page No. 10B, Hazard K. Wells, 58, Connecticut, farmer; wife Abby Wells, 58, Connecticut; step-daughter Sarah E. Stebbins, 21, Connecticut; border Robert Dunbar, 11, Connecticut. [It is thought that this Robert is the son of William and Frances Dunbar. At the time of this census, William was on the ill-fated Arctic expedition on the ship Jeannette, and Sarah had died eight years earlier. It is not known if this Wells family is related to the Dunbar family.]
  44. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Amelia Dunbar Sisson, born: 1837; died: 2 October 1917 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the name of her spouse and two children). Gravestone: shared with her husband, Albert B. Sisson (see his entry).
  45. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, Page 39, family of Albert Sisson (28, Conn., laborer); Ramelia D. Sisson [sic, Amelia] (20, Conn.); Julia A. Sisson (2, Conn.).
  46. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, Page 7, family of Albert B. Sisson (38, Connecticut, house carpenter); Amelia Sisson (29, Connecticut); Julia A. Sisson (12, Connecticut); son George R. Sisson (9, Connecticut); Wm. H. Sisson [believed to be Henry E. Sisson] (2, Connecticut).
  47. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, Enumeration District 102, Page No. 12D, family of Albert Sisson (50, Connecticut, laborer); wife Amelia Sisson (42, Connecticut); daughter Julia Sisson (22, Connecticut); son George R. Sisson (19, Connecticut, work on farm); son Henry E. Sisson (11, Connecticut); daughter Amelia Sisson (6, Connecticut); son Albert Sisson (10/12, Connecticut).
  48. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, East Lyme, Enumeration District 445, Sheet No. 14B, family of Albert E. Sisson, 65, Connecticut, July 1834, day laborer; wife of 44 years Amelia Sisson, 56, Connecticut, Dec. 1843 [sic, their years of marriage is probably correct, but her age and supposed birth month/year state here are probably incorrect, otherwise she would have been 13 years old when she married; other records place her birth year around 1837], 6 children, 5 living; son Betie D. Sisson [i.e., Herbert], 20, Connecticut, Aug. 1879, day laborer. Living next door is their married daughter Amelia (Amy): Herbert Getchel, 25, Connecticut, Oct. 1874, day laborer; wife of one year Amy M. Getchel, 25, Connecticut, Mar. 1875, no children.
  49. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, E.D. 506, Sheet No. 20B, Herbert Getchell, 36, Maine, laborer, phosphate factory; wife of 10 years Amy Getchell, 35, Connecticut, 1 child, 1 living; son Russell N. Getchell, 7, Connecticut; mother-in-law Amelia Sisson, 68, Connecticut, widowed, 6 children, 5 living.
  50. Obituary, The Norwich Bulletin, 4 October 1917, Mrs. Albert B. Sisson (Romelia Dunbar), died 1 October 1917 in Waterford, Connecticut. The article provides the names of her five children, one granddaughter, one great-grandson, and indicates she also had five grandsons.
  51. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Albert B. Sisson, born: 1828; died: 25 September 1903 in East Lyme, New London, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names of his wife and two children). Gravestone: Sisson / Albert / 1828-1903 / Amelia / 1837-1917.
  52. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, Image 47 of 48 Page 323, family of Barnabas Sisson (58, RI, farmer); Elizabeth Sisson (50, RI); Julia A. Sisson (29, Ct); Lydia Sisson (22); Albert Sisson (20, laborer); Harriet (16).
Third Generation
11. Martha E. Dunbar3 (James,2 Mary1), born ca. 1846 in Ohio.1, 2, 3 Martha married, 20 November 1866 in Fulton County, Ohio, Henry B. Scott4 (born ca. 1843 in Ohio, parents not determined3).

 40i. Alfred J. Scott, born ca. 1872 in Ohio.3

13. Adaline A. Dunbar3 (James,2 Mary1), born 4 April 1856 in Ohio;2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 died 11 February 1941 in Delta, Fulton County, Ohio.5, 6 Adaline married, 8 August 1880 in Fulton County, Ohio, William H. Fields, Jr.12 (born March 1856 in Enniskillen, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, the son of William Fields and Mary Ann Sophrona Shoaff;9, 10, 11 William died 191110). Adaline and William are buried in Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.10, 5

A 1905 history of the County of Fulton, Ohio, provides interesting details of William H. Fields, his family, and his wife’s family.

WILLIAM H. FIELDS, a builder and house-mover of Wauseon, was born in Enniskillen, Ontario, Canada. He is the son of William and Mary Ann Sophrona (Shoaff) Fields, both natives of Canada. William Fields came to Wauseon in 1865, where he engaged in building and house-moving, in which business he was quite successful. For some years he was actively engaged in the furniture and undertaking business. During the thirty-eight years, that he conducted his business so successfully in Wauseon, he found some time to devote to society and social affairs. In Odd Fellowship he took a very active part, having passed all the chairs of that organization, and was quite prominent all over the State. He was equally active in the temperance cause, being identified with all the temperance societies. It is therefore not to be wondered at that he enjoyed the respect of all classes. He died in 1902 at the age of seventy-five years and is survived by his widow, who is still in remarkably good health, notwithstanding she is seventy-six years old. There were born to this marriage the following children: Almira (deceased), who was the wife of Miles Root of Clinton township; Sarah E., wife of Jason Dowell of Toledo, O.; Sophrona (deceased), who was the wife of James Murphy of Wauseon; William H., the subject of this sketch; Madison, of Michigan; Cyrus, of Chicago; Anna M. (deceased), who was the wife of David M. Mikesell of Toledo; Cora B., wife of John Maxwell of Michigan; and Charles, of Wauseon. William H. Fields, the subject of this sketch was nine years old when he came to Wauseon with his parents. He was educated in the public schools of his home city. After leaving school he formed a partnership with his father in the contracting and house-moving business, in which he is still actively engaged. His success is largely due to the fact that he is thoroughly equipped for his work, understanding it in every detail. So carefully are buildings moved under his direction that comparatively little damage is done to them. As a matter of course he enjoys a very liberal patronage. He married Miss Adaline A. Dunbar, daughter of James Dunbar, born in New London, Conn., in 1817, who located in Erie county, in 1831, and two years later in Clinton township, Fulton county, where he entered wild land. The maiden name of Mrs. Fields’ mother was Gleason. The children of Mr. and Mrs. James Dunbar are: William Wallace (deceased), who served in the Civil war; Gurden R. B., who was killed in the battle of Jonesboro, Georgia; Martha E., now the wife of Henry B. Scott, of Seattle, Washington; Mary (deceased); Adaline A., wife of William H. Fields; Orin R. (deceased); Anna M., wife of Madison Fields, and William Sherman of Wauseon. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Fields has been blessed with one child, Arthur J.


 41i. Arthur J. Fields, born October 1885 in Ohio;9, 13 died 1952.13 Arthur is buried in Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.13

15. Mary Anna Dunbar3 (James,2 Mary1), born November 1860 in Ohio;7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 died 1940.14 Mary married, 10 October 1880 in Fulton County, Ohio, Madison Fields16, 20 (born October 1857 in Canada, parents not determined;15 Madison died 191119). Mary and Madison are buried in Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio.14, 19

 42i. Howard Fred Fields, born April 1885 in Ohio.15, 16
 43ii. Otto Henry Fields, born January 1887 in Ohio.15, 16, 17, 18

16. William Sherman Dunbar3 (James,2 Mary1), born 9 October 1865 in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio;7, 8, 21, 22 died 27 January 1939 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.21, 23 William married, 15 November 1885 in Fulton County, Ohio, Rosena P. H. ‘Rose’ Sigg22, 26 (born 30 January 1868 in Ohio, the daughter of Jacob Sigg and Paulina Krause;22, 24 Rose died 1 August 1938 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio24, 25). Their marriage ended in divorce. William and Rose are buried in Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio.23, 24

 44i. Blanch Dunbar, born May 1887 in Ohio.22
 45ii. Laura Dunbar, born May 1889 in Ohio.22
 46iii. Oscar Dunbar, born June 1894 in Ohio.22
 47iv. Walter Dunbar, born July 1897 in Ohio.22

19. Gurdon Cook3 (Jane,2 Mary1), born March 1849 in Connecticut;27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 died 18 February 1913 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.27 Gurdon married, first, Lucina Eddy (born ca. 1855 in Rhode Island, parents not determined31, 35). Gurdon married, second, 6 July 1875 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, Lydia A. Burdick36, 37 (born 15 July 1856 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, the daughter of Clark Burdick and Clarissa Catherine Crandall;32, 33, 34, 36 Lydia died 5 June 1915 in Bradford, Washington County, Rhode Island36). Gurdon is buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.27 Lydia is buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.36

Child of Gurdon Cook and Lucina Eddy:

 48i. Mary Elizabeth Cook, born 24 March 1870 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.31, 32, 38, 39
+49i. William E. Cook, born March 1876 in Rhode Island; died 1957. Married Jessie Robinson McColl.

22. Edward E. Dunbar3 (Gurdon,2 Mary1), born ca. 1855 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut;40, 41, 42 died 3 May 1885 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.40 Edward married, 1875, Alice A. Dunbar40 (born 17 February 1857 in Connecticut, the daughter of William M. Dunbar and Frances E. Pachey;42, 43, 44, 45 Alice died 23 March 1900 in New London, New London County, Connecticut43). Edward and Alice are buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.40, 43

+50i. Minnie A. Dunbar, born April 1876 in Connecticut. Married _____ Hill.

28. Frank Everett Pendleton3 (Adeline,2 Mary1), born 23 July 1865 in Connecticut;46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 died 1960.46 Frank married, ca. 1885, Edith E. Geer49, 54 (born 9 March 1868 in Connecticut, parents not determined;49, 50, 51, 52, 55 Edith died 9 June 193655). Frank and Edith are buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.46, 55

 51i. James E. Pendleton, born June 1885 in Connecticut.49, 51
+52ii. Rose Mabel Pendleton, born September 1887 in Rhode Island; died 1964. Married Alphonso J. Thompson.
 53iii. Rupert E. Pendleton, born April 1890 in Rhode Island;49, 50, 51, 52 died 26 February 1951.56 Rupert is buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington Borough, New London County, Connecticut.56
 54iv. John L. Pendleton, born January 1892 in Rhode Island.49, 50
 55v. Grace L. Pendleton, born December 1893 in Rhode Island.49, 50
 56vi. William E. Pendleton, born May 1896 in Connecticut.49, 50, 51
+57vii. Carl A. Pendleton, born January 1898 in Rhode Island; died 1970. Married Gladys Church.
+58viii. Frank Leslie Pendleton, born 9 June 1900 in Rhode Island; died 26 March 1981. Married Martha Grace Hunt.
 59ix. Ella May Pendleton, born 1903 in Rhode Island.50, 51
+60x. Delmar Rufus Pendleton, born 18 September 1905; died 2 October 1990. Married Mona I. Hunt.

31. Nellie Maud Pendleton3 (Adeline,2 Mary1), born 27 January 1870 in Rhode Island;47, 48, 54, 57 died 12 April 1949 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.57 Nellie married, 4 September 1886 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, John Abram Lawrence54 (born 6 June 1846 in Mystic Island, Ocean County, New Jersey, the son of John Prentice Lawrence and Catherine Denison Meeker;54, 58 John died 4 January 193258). Nellie and John are buried in West Plain Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.57, 58

 61i. Herbert Emerson Lawrence, born 26 September 1889 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.54
 62ii. Frank Pitcher Lawrence, born 1 February 1892 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.54
 63iii. Catherine Denison Lawrence, born 11 July 1897 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.54

32. Alice A. Dunbar3 (William,2 Mary1), born 17 February 1857 in Connecticut;42, 43, 44, 45 died 23 March 1900 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.43 Alice married, first, 1875, Edward E. Dunbar40 (born ca. 1855 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Gurdon Dunbar and Ann E. Smith;40, 41, 42 Edward died 3 May 1885 in New London, New London County, Connecticut40). Alice married, second, 1888, Clarence Morton Caulkins43 (born June 1855 in Connecticut, the son of John F. Caulkins and Sarah A. Ames;59, 60, 61, 62, 63 Clarence died February 194059). Alice is buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.43 Edward is buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.40 Clarence is buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.59

+50i. Minnie A. Dunbar, born April 1876 in Connecticut. Married _____ Hill. (Note: Minnie is shown here with her birth parents. She was previously shown also with her birth parents under her father’s entry.)

35. Julia A. Sisson3 (Amelia,2 Mary1), born ca. 1857 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut;64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71 died 15 December 1935 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut.64, 72 Julia married, 10 September 1884 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, Charles A. Perkins68, 75, 76 (born 25 October 1863 in Bozrah, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Samuel Perkins and Philura Miner;68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75 Charles died 194173). Julia and Charles are buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.64, 73

Charles A. Perkins, of Lebanon, was born at Bozrah October 25, 1863, and is the son of Samuel and Philura (Miner) Perkins. He received his education in the public schools. On September 10, 1884, he married Julia Sisson daughter of Albert and Amelia (Dunbar) Sisson and they have had two children: Frank C., born November 22, 1888 and Fannie C., born February 12, 1891. Mr. Perkins is a successful farmer and is also engaged in carpentry. He is a Republican and has been Tax Collector four years. He is also Trustee of the First Congregational Church at Lebanon and has been superintendent of the Sunday School several years. Mr. Perkins is Ex-Councillor of William Williams Council, O. U. A. M., No. 72; a member of the A. O. U. W., and Fraternal Helpers. His upright and genial qualities gained for him many true friends at the Capitol.75

Another longer biography provides more extensive details of Charles and his family:77

Charles A. Perkins was born Oct. 25, 1863, in Bozrah, Conn., and attended the district school and Bacon academy until he was about fifteen years of age. At that time he lost his father, and was obliged to remain at home to manage the farm, as the older boys had all branched out for themselves. Although still a boy he was capable of doing as much work as any man. For four years he worked very hard upon the farm, and then his mother disposed of the property, and the young man began working for the Yantic Paper Company as fireman, and later for several years he was an engineer, remaining in the employ of that company for almost nine years, or until 1885. At that time, on account of poor health, he gave up his position. He had been allowed to work over time for extra pay, and some weeks he managed to do ten and one-half days’ work, beginning his tasks long before daylight. His strength, however, was not equal to the strain he put upon it, and he was forced to try outdoor labor. Renting a farm in Lebanon, he resided there for a year, and then removed to another farm, which he made his home for four years, at the end of that time, beginning work at the carpenter’s trade. Being of a mechanical turn, as were his brothers and sisters, it was very easy for him to learn the details of the trade, and he was soon working for Mr. William Taylor. In 1897, with his savings, he purchased his present farm, known as the “Ira Tucker place,” a tract of fifty acres, upon which he has made many improvements, and where he is engaged in farming and dairying, although he still works at his trade of carpenter, hiring a good deal of his farm work.

On Sept. 10, 1884, Mr. Perkins was happily married to Julia A. Sisson, of Groton, daughter of Albert B. and Amelia (Dunbar) Sisson. Amelia Dunbar was a sister of William Dunbar, who was lost on the ill-fated “Genetta” in Arctic waters. Another brother, Gurdon, also a seafaring man, spent three years with a companion on a lonely island, where they were wrecked. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Perkins are: Frank Charles, born Nov. 22, 1888; Fannie Clara, born Feb. 12, 1891. In politics Mr. Perkins is a Republican, and has served on the board of relief, and has been repeatedly chosen constable, but has never qualified. In 1900 he was elected tax collector. Fraternally he was a prominent and active member of William Williams Council No. 72, Order United American Mechanics, passing all the chairs, and in 1898 he was chosen to represent the organization at the state council held at Milford. Both he and his estimable wife are consistent members of the Congregational Church, and he is now assistant superintendent of the Sunday School. Mr. Perkins is a self-made man, and by his industry, energy and ability has risen in the world and firmly established himself in the respect and confidence of all who know him.


+64i. Frank Charles Perkins, born 22 November 1888 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut; died 28 June 1941 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut. Married Minnie Morgan Kingsley.
 65ii. Fannie Clara Perkins, born 12 February 1891 in Connecticut;68, 69, 70, 71, 74, 75, 78 died 25 October 1969 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.78, 79 Fannie is buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.78

36. George Robert Sisson3 (Amelia,2 Mary1), born 1 November 1861 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut;66, 67, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85 died 16 August 1941 in Fitchville, New London County, Connecticut.80 George married, 21 March 1898 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, Bessie Louise Congdon81, 87 (born 19 February 1884 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of John Bishop Congdon and Frances A. White;81, 82, 83, 86 Bessie died 7 September 1929 in New London, New London County, Connecticut86). George and Bessie are buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.80, 86

+66i. Arthur Edward Sisson, Sr., born 1 May 1899 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut; died 30 September 1962 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut. Married Myrtle Irene Daniels.
+67ii. Earl E. Sisson, born 3 November 1904 in Connecticut; died 16 February 1976 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. Married Sylvia L. Stewart.
+68iii. Roy Robert Sisson, born 1 September 1907 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut; died 28 April 1967 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. Married Mabel Helen Sisson (born Weaver).
+69iv. Ralph Wilson Sisson, born 16 April 1914 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut; died 20 December 1994 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut. Married Emily Briggs.

37. Henry Everett Sisson3 (Amelia,2 Mary1), born 8 October 1869 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut;66, 67, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93 died 8 June 1946 in New London County, Connecticut.88 Henry married, first, ca. 1897, Dora _____89 (born September 1874 in Connecticut, parents not determined89). Their marriage ended in divorce in before 1910.90 Henry married, second, 26 May 1914 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, Nellie Dora Weaver (née Burdick) 98 (born 20 December 1886 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of Walter Elsworth Burdick and Fannie E. Griswold;90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97 Nellie died 23 January 1936 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut95). Henry is buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.88 Nellie is buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.95

+70i. Frank Henry Sisson, born 17 June 1917 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died 22 August 2009 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut. Married Mildred F. Knox.
+71ii. Annabelle E. Sisson, born 17 November 1921 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut; died 16 December 2016 in Chula Vista, San Diego County, California. Married Harry William ‘Bill’ Highhouse.
+72iii. Jessie Myrtle Sisson, born 11 March 1925 in Connecticut; died 17 February 2001 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. Married Salvatore Samuel Palmisano.
+73iv. Blanche M. ‘Snookie’ Sisson, born 15 March 1928 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut; died 29 May 1986 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut. Married George W. ‘Sharkey’ Silva.

38. Amelia M. ‘Amy’ Sisson3 (Amelia,2 Mary1), born 5 March 1874 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut;67, 99, 100, 101, 102 died 15 February 1948 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.103 Amy married, 28 December 1898 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, Herbert Getchell100, 105 (born October 1874 in Maine, parents not determined;100, 101, 102 Herbert died 27 August 1927 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut104).

+74i. Russell H. Getchell, born ca. 1903 in New York. Married Grace F. Beach.

39. Herbert D. Sisson3 (Amelia,2 Mary1), born 4 August 1879 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut;67, 100, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110 died 1934 in Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut.107, 111 Herbert married, 1910, Ella B. Stover108 (born 16 April 1889 in Connecticut, the daughter of Charles E. Stover and Bertha _____;108, 109, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115 Ella died 15 November 1985112, 113). Herbert is buried in New Scotland Cemetery (South), Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut.107

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Fulton County, Clinton Township, Page 328, James Dunbar, 33, Connecticut, farmer; Mary Dunbar, 26, New York; William Dunbar, 8, Ohio; Gurdon Dunbar, 7, Ohio; Martha Dunbar 4, Ohio; Delpha Gleason, 18, New York.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Fulton County, Clinton Township, Page 71, Jas [James] Dunbar, 42, Connecticut, farmer; Mary A. Dunbar, 36, New York; Wm [William] Dunbar, 18, Ohio, farm laborer; Martha Dunbar, 14, Ohio; Mary Dunbar, 7, Ohio; Adaline Dunbar, 4, Ohio; Orrin Dunbar, 2, Ohio; Mary Gleason, 61, New York.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Village, E.D. 24, Page No. 10, Henry Scott, 37, Ohio, brickmason; Martha E. Scott, 34, Ohio; Alfred J. Scott, 8, Ohio.
  4. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Fulton County, License issued 19 November 1866 (license applied for by James Dunbar, Martha’s father); Henry B. Scott and Martha E. Dunbar, married on 20 November 1866.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio; Adaline A. Fields, born: 1856; died: 1941 (from record).
  6. Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, Fields, Adaline A., died: 11 February 1941 in Delta, Fulton County, Ohio; age 84 years 10 months 7 days; born in Conn. [sic, other sources indicate she was born in Ohio]; widowed; father: James Dunbar; mother: Mary Gleason.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Fulton County, Clinton Township, Pages 6-7, James Dunbar, 53, Connecticut, farmer; Mary Dunbar 46, New York; Adaline Dunbar, 14, Ohio; Orin Dunbar, 12, Ohio; Mary Dunbar 10, Ohio; William Dunbar, 4, Ohio.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Village, E.D. 24, Sheet No. 11, James Dunbar, 63, Connecticut, farmer; wife Mary A. Dunbar, 56, New York; daughter Adeline A. Dunbar, 24, Ohio; son Orin R. Dunbar, 22, Ohio; daughter Mary A. Dunbar, 19, Ohio; son William S. Dunbar, 14, Ohio.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Village, E.D. 4, Sheet No. 13B, William Fields, 44, Canada, March 1856, building mover; wife of 20 years Adaline Fields, 44, Ohio, April 1856, 1 child, 1 living; son Arthur J. Fields, 14, Ohio, October 1885.
  10. Find a Grave (website). Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio; William H. Fields, born: 1856; died: 1911 (from record).
  11. The County of Fulton. Thomas Mikesell, Editor. Madison, Wisconsin, Northwestern Historical Association, 1905. Available at archive.org. Page 350, biographical sketch of William H. Fields.
  12. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Fulton County, License No. 421, 7 August 1880, William Fields, Jr., and Adeline A. Dunbar (license applied for by James Dunbar, Adeline’s father), married on 8 August 1880.
  13. Find a Grave (website). Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio; Arthur J. Fields, born: 1885; died: 1952 (from record).
  14. Find a Grave (website). Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio; Anna Fields, born: 1860; died: 1940 (from record).
  15. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Village, E.D. 4, Sheet No. 11B, Madison Fields, 42, Canada, October 1857, laborer, grist mill; wife of 19 years Anna Fields, 39, Ohio, November 1860, 4 children, 2 living; son Howard Fields, 14, Ohio, April 1885; son Otto Fields, 13, Ohio, January 1887.
  16. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Midland County, Geneva, E.D. 131, Sheet No. 8A, Madison Fields, 52, Canada, farmer, general farm; wife of 29 years Anna M. Fields, 49, Ohio, 4 children, 2 living; son Fred H. Fields, 25, Ohio, farm labor, home farm; son Henry O. Fields, 23, Ohio, farm labor, home farm; border Ruth M. Brown, 7, Ohio.
  17. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Midland County, Geneva, E.D. 253, Sheet No. 2A, Otto H. Fields, 32, Ohio, farmer, general farm; mother Anna M. Fields, 59, Ohio, widowed.
  18. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Midland County, Geneva, E.D. 56-3, Sheet No. 3A, Henry O. Fields, 43, Ohio, farmer, farm; mother Anna M. Fields, 68, Ohio, widowed.
  19. Find a Grave (website). Wauseon Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio; Madison Fields, born: 1858; died: 1911 (from record).
  20. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Fulton County, License No. 450, 9 October 1880 (license applied for by James Dunbar, Mary’s father); Madison Fields and Mary A. Dunbar, married on 10 October 1880.
  21. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, Certificate of Death, William Sherman Dunbar, died: 27 January 1939 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; born: 9 October 1865 in Wauseon, Ohio; age: 73 years 3 months 18 days; widowed; wife: Rose Starr; father: James Dunbar, born in Pa.; died: mother maiden name: Mary unknown; burial: Tol. Memorial.
  22. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Fulton County, Wauseon Village, E.D. 4, Sheet No. 3B, William Dunbar, 35 [written over 34], Ohio, Oct. 1866 [sic], laborer; wife of 14 years Rose Dunbar, 32, Ohio, Jan. 1868, 4 children, 4 living; daughter Blanch Dunbar, 13, Ohio, May 1887; daughter Laura Dunbar, 11, Ohio, May 1889; Oscar Dunbar, 5, June 1894; son Walter Dunbar, 2, Ohio, July 1897.
  23. Find a Grave (website). Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio, William Sherman Dunbar, born: unknown; died: 27 January 1939 (from record).
  24. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, Certificate of Death, Rose P. H. Starr, died: 1 August 1938 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; born: 30 January 1868 in Ohio; age 70 years 6 months 2 days; married; husband: Richard Starr; father: Jacob Sigg, born in Switzerland; mother maiden name: Pauline Krause, born in Pennsylvania; burial: Tol. Mem. Park.
  25. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Rose P. H. Starr, died: 1 August 1938 in Ohio.
  26. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Fulton County, License No. 1213 issued 2 November 1885, William S. Dunbar and Rosena P. H. Sigg, married on 15 November 1885.
  27. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Gurdon Cook, born: 1849; died: 18 February 1913 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and spouse, m. 1875).
  28. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, Image 2 of 48, Nathaniel Cook, 33, New York, stonecutter; Jane Cook, 29, Connecticut; James Cook, 10, Connecticut; Josephine Cook, 4, Connecticut; Gurdeon Cook, 1, Connecticut.
  29. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton, Page 30, Nathaniel H. Cook, 41, New York, stonecutter; Jane Cook, 39, Connecticut; Gurdon Cook, 11, Connecticut; William A. Cook, 10, Connecticut; James N. Cook, 5, Rhode Island; Aaron Church, 58, Rhode Island, day laborer; James Dunbar, 69, Connecticut, day laborer.
  30. Rhode Island State Census 1865, Washington County, Hopkinton, Page 149, Nathaniel H. Cook, 46, Connecticut, farmer; Jane Cook, 43, Connecticut; Gurdon Cook, 16, Connecticut, asst. farmer; William A. Cook, 14, Connecticut; James N. Cook, 10, Hopkinton; Mary A. Lock, 16, Connecticut, asst. housekeeper.
  31. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton, Image 22 of 68, Nathaniel Cook, 53, Connecticut, farmer; Jane Cook, 47, Connecticut; James N. Cook, 15, Rhode Island; Gurdon Cook, 21, Rhode Island, farmer; Mary E. Cook, 2/12, Rhode Island; Lorinda Cook [? this is probably Lucina Eddy, wife of Gurdon; she shows as the mother of Mary Elizabeth Cook in the latter’s birth record], 15 [? could be 5, the notation “keeping house” suggests this is not a five year old], Rhode Island.
  32. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 163, Page No. 35, Gurdon Cook, 32, Rhode Island, works in woolen mill; wife Lydia Cook, 23, Rhode Island, works in woolen mill; son William Cook, 4, Rhode Island; daughter Mary E. Cook, 11, Rhode Island; sister-in-law Abby Burdick, 18, Rhode Island, works in woolen mill.
  33. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton Town, E.D. 233, Sheet No. 2A, Gurdon Cook, 51, Connecticut, March 1849, stone mason; wife of 21 years Lydia Cook, 44, Rhode Island, July 1855, 1 child, 1 living.
  34. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton Town, E.D. 301, Sheet No. 2A, Gurdon Cook, 62, Connecticut, married twice, mason, stone; wife of 35 years Lydia A. Cook, 54, Rhode Island.
  35. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton, E.D. 154, Page No. 33, Lucina Cook, 26, Rhode Island, works in woolen mill (she is a border in the household of William Simpson).
  36. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Lydia A. Burdick Cook, born: 15 July 1856 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island; died: 5 June 1915 in Bradford, Washington County, Rhode Island (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, siblings and spouse, m.1875).
  37. Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916. 6 July 1875 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, Gordon Cook and Lydia A. Burdick.
  38. Rhode Island State Births Index, 1819, 1852-1900, Mary Elizabeth Cook, born: 24 March 1870 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island; father: Gurdeon Cook; mother: Lucina Eddy.
  39. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton, E.D. 154, Page No. 14B, Nathaniel Cook, 63, N. York, stonemason; wife Jane Cook, 59, Connecticut; granddaughter Mary E. Cook, 10, Rhode Island; grandson William Cook, 4, Rhode Island [the latter two are children of Gurdon Cook, son of Nathaniel and Jane. The children are also enumerated with their parents in a separate 1880 census]; border Henry Palmer, 35, Rhode Island, laborer.
  40. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Edward E. Dunbar, born: unknown, Groton, New London County, Connecticut; died: 3 May 1885 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which includes notes indicating his birth about 1856, the names of his parents, and that he had a daughter Minnie, b. about 1876, with his wife Alice; and the name and link for his wife, m. 1875). [Edward and his wife Alice were first cousins, their fathers William and Gurdon Dunbar, respectively, were brothers.]
  41. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Page 117-118, Elias Smith, 48, New York, fisherman; Mary A. Smith, 46, Connecticut; John Smith, 19, Connecticut, fisherman; Albert Smith, 15, Connecticut; Edwin Dunbar, 5, Connecticut; Samuel Watross, 35, Connecticut, fisherman; Jane M. Watross, 22, Connecticut; Gurdon Dunbar, 39, Connecticut, fisherman; Ann E. Dunbar, 34, Connecticut. [This is believed to be Ann E. (nee Smith) Dunbar, her husband Gurdon, son Edwin, and parents Elias and Mary Smith, and other children.]
  42. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 91, Page No. 21, Edward D. Dunbar, 24, Connecticut, fisherman; wife Alice A. Dunbar, 23, Connecticut; daughter Minnie A. Dunbar, 4, Connecticut.
  43. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Alice A. Dunbar Caulkins, born: 17 February 1857 in Connecticut; died: 23 March 1900 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, one sibling, and two spouses, Edward E. Dunbar, m. 1875, and Clarence Morton Caulkins, m. 1888). [Alice and her first husband Edward were first cousins, their fathers Gurdon and William Dunbar, respectively, were brothers.]
  44. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Page 16, William Dunbar, 29, Connecticut, sea captain; Frances Dunbar, 24, Connecticut; Alice P. Dunbar, 3, Connecticut.
  45. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Page 60, William Dunbar, 41, Connecticut, quarryman; Fanny Dunbar, 34, Connecticut; Alice Dunbar, 13, Connecticut; Fanny Dunbar, 6, Connecticut; Robert Dunbar, 2, Connecticut.
  46. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Frank E. Pendleton, born: 1865; died: 1960 (from record, which provides the names and links for his spouse and four children).
  47. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, Page 7, family of Nathan F. Pendleton, 28, Connecticut, farm hand; Adaline Pendleton, 41, Connecticut; John Pendleton, 13, Connecticut [this is believed to be John Stanton, a son of Adeline and her first husband Joseph Stanton]; Frank Pendleton, 5, Connecticut; Jane Pendleton, 5/12, Feb[ruary], Connecticut [The age of this daughter corresponds closely with daughter Nellie Maude, born 27 January 1870, shown in later records]. This family is on the same census page as the family of Albert and Amelia Sisson; Adeline Pendleton and Amelia Sisson are believed to be sisters (surname Dunbar).
  48. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, E.D. 123, Page No. 3, Nathan F. Pendleton, 39, Connecticut, laborer; wife Adaline Pendleton, 50, Connecticut; son Frank E. Pendleton, 14, Connecticut; daughter Nellie M. Pendleton, 8, Connecticut; [relationship appears to show as “none” but he is Adaline’s son from her first marriage] John E. Stanton, 19, Connecticut, boxes checked for Deaf and Dumb; Idiotic; Maimed, Crippled, Bedridden, or Otherwise Disabled; Cannot Read; Cannot Right.
  49. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton Town, E.D. 233, Sheet No. 13A, Frank E. Pendleton, 34, Connecticut, July 1865, cotton carder; wife of 15 years Edith E. Pendleton, 32, Connecticut, March 1868, 8 children, 8 living; son James E. Pendleton, 15, Connecticut, June 1885, cotton spinner; daughter Rose M. Pendleton, 12, Rhode Island, September 1887; Rupert E. Pendleton, 10, Rhode Island, April 1890; son John L. Pendleton, 8, Rhode Island, January 1892; daughter Grace L. Pendleton, 6, Rhode Island, December 1893; son Willie E. Pendleton, 4, Connecticut, May 1896; son Carl A. Pendleton, 2, Rhode Island, January 1898; mother-in-law Phebe Geer, 72, Rhode Island, November 1827, widowed, 9 children, 4 living.
  50. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly Town, E.D. 309, Sheet No. 28A, Frank E. Pendleton, 44, Connecticut, foreman, woolen mill; wife of 26 years Edith E. Pendleton, 42, Connecticut, 12 children, 10 living; son Rupert E. Pendleton, 20, Rhode Island, picker, woolen mill; son John L. Pendleton, 18, Rhode Island, finisher, woolen mill; daughter Grace L. Pendleton, 16, Rhode Island, weaver, woolen mill; son William E. Pendleton, 13, Connecticut; son Carol A. Pendleton [sic, most likely an enumerator error; this is son Carl], 11, Rhode Island; Frank L. Pendleton, 9, Rhode Island; daughter Ella May Pendleton, 7, Rhode Island; son Delmoor R. Pendleton, 4, Rhode Island; mother-in-law Phebe Geer, 82, Rhode Island, widowed, nine children, 4 living.
  51. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 360, Sheet No. 6B, Frank E. Pendleton, 54, Connecticut, stripper, woolen mill; wife Edith E. Pendleton, 51, Connecticut; son James E. Pendleton, 34, Connecticut, divorced, finisher, woolen mill; son Robert E. Pendleton, 29, Rhode Island, spinner, woolen mill; son William E. Pendleton, 23, Connecticut, yard man, woolen mill; son Frank L. Pendleton, 19, Rhode Island, carder, woolen mill; daughter Ella M. Pendleton, 17, Rhode Island, spooler, woolen mill; daughter Delma M. Pendleton [sic, likely an enumerator error; this is son Delmar] 14, Rhode Island; granddaughter Amie T. Pendleton, 8, Rhode Island; border Jeremiah Foley, 56, Connecticut, widowed, carder, woolen mill.
  52. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 5-15, Sheet No. 4B, Frank E. Pendleton, 64, Connecticut, first married age 19, laborer, odd jobs; wife Edith E. Pendleton, 62, Connecticut, first married age 16; son Rupert E. Pendleton, 40, Connecticut, spinner, woolen mill; son Delmer R. Pendleton, 24, Rhode Island, laborer, woolen mill. Living next door: Frank L. Pendleton, 29, first married age 21, laborer, odd jobs; wife Martha G. Pendleton, 24, Rhode Island, first married age 18; son Raymond E. Pendleton, 8, Rhode Island; son Donald L. Pendleton, 5, Rhode Island; son Robert R. Pendleton, 8/12, Rhode Island.
  53. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 5-31, Sheet No. 6B, Delmar Pendleton, 34, Rhode Island, laborer, W.P.A. railroad const.; wife Mona Pendleton, 28, Rhode Island; son Gary Pendleton, 4, Rhode Island; son Roger Pendleton, 2, Rhode Island; son Neil Pendleton, 1, Rhode Island. Living next door: Frank Pendleton, 74, Connecticut, widow, carder, woolen mill.
  54. Brian Pendleton and His Descendants, 1599-1910, compiled by Everett Hall Pendleton. Privately Printed, MCMX. Copyright 1911 by E. H. Pendleton. Volume I. Available at books.google.com. Page 580, entry for 1942. Nathan Franklin Pendleton, married to Adeline R. Dunbar, daughter of James and Mary (Beebe) Dunbar, and listing four children with their birth dates, and Nathan’s parents and siblings. The entry notes that Adeline was “given as Adeline Stanton in the No. Stonington records.”
  55. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Edith E. Geer Pendleton, born: 9 March 1868; died: 9 June 1936 (from record, which provides the names and links for her mother, one sibling, spouse, and four children).
  56. Find a Grave (website). Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Stonington, Connecticut, Rupert E. Pendleton, born: unknown; died: 26 February 1951 (from record, which includes the inscription “14th CO 152 Div D.B. World War age 60.”
  57. Find a Grave (website). West Plain Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, Nellie M. Pendleton Lawrence, born: 27 January 1870 in Rhode Island; died: 12 April 1949 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which includes a note naming her children and their approximate birth dates; and provides the name and link for her spouse).
  58. Find a Grave (website). West Plain Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, John Abram Lawrence, born: 6 June 1846 in Connecticut [his birthplace is shown as New Jersey or New York in other records]; died: 4 January 1932 (from record, which provides the name and link for his spouse).
  59. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Clarence Morton Caulkins, born: June 1855 in Connecticut; died: February 1940 (from record, which includes the names and links for his parents, sibling, and spouse, m. 1888).
  60. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 467, Sheet No. 18B, Clarence Caulkins, 44, Connecticut, June 1855, widowed, carpenter; daughter Minnie Hill, 24, Connecticut, married, April 1876 [this is his step-daughter from his wife’s first marriage].
  61. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 523, Sheet No. 18B, Clarence Caulkins, 54, Connecticut, carpenter, house; step-daughter Minnie Hill, 34, Connecticut, married 19 years, no children; border Carl V. Chapman, 27, Connecticut, conductor, electric R.R.
  62. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, E.D. 246, Sheet No. 5B, Clarence M. Caulkins, 64, Connecticut, widowed, carpenter, house; step-daughter Minnie D. Hill, 43, Connecticut, widowed; border Carl B. Chapman, 37, Connecticut, divorced, farm manager, general farm.
  63. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, E.D. 6-14, Sheet No. 16A, Clarence M. Caulkins, 73, Connecticut, widowed; step-daughter Minnie Hill, 53 Connecticut, widowed; border Carl B. Chapman, 47, Connecticut, farming, farm; border Herman B. Porter, 82, Connecticut, first married age 21; border Sarah E. Porter, 78, Connecticut, first married age 24.
  64. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Julia A. Sisson Perkins, born: 1857; died: 1935 (from record). Gravestone: Perkins / Charles A. Perkins / 1863-1941 / Julia A. Sisson / 1857-1935.
  65. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, Page 39, family of Albert Sisson (28, Conn., laborer); Ramelia D. Sisson [sic, Amelia] (20, Conn.); Julia A. Sisson (2, Conn.).
  66. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, Page 7, family of Albert B. Sisson (38, Connecticut, house carpenter); Amelia Sisson (29, Connecticut); Julia A. Sisson (12, Connecticut); son George R. Sisson (9, Connecticut); Wm. H. Sisson [believed to be Henry E. Sisson] (2, Connecticut).
  67. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, Enumeration District 102, Page No. 12D, family of Albert Sisson (50, Connecticut, laborer); wife Amelia Sisson (42, Connecticut); daughter Julia Sisson (22, Connecticut); son George R. Sisson (19, Connecticut, work on farm); son Henry E. Sisson (11, Connecticut); daughter Amelia Sisson (6, Connecticut); son Albert Sisson (10/12, Connecticut).
  68. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, Enumeration District 451, Sheet No. 7B, family of Charles A. Perkins (36, Conn., Oct. 1863, farmer); wife of 15 years Julia A. Perkins (36, Conn., Sep. 1863 [sic, actually born in 1857], 2 children, 2 living); son Frank C. Perkins (11, Conn., Nov. 1888); daughter Fannie C. Perkins (9, Conn., Feb. 1891).
  69. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 507, Sheet No. 5A, Charles A. Perkins, 47, Connecticut, farmer; wife of 25 years Julia A. Perkins, 47, Connecticut, 2 children, 2 living; son Frank C. Perkins, 21, Connecticut, laborer, home farm; daughter Fannie C. Perkins, 19, Connecticut, cook, at home.
  70. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 250, Sheet No. 3A, Charles A. Perkins, 56, Connecticut, farmer, home farm; wife Julia A. Perkins, 56, Connecticut; daughter Fannie C. Perkins, 28, Connecticut; border Emma F. Danielson, 62, Connecticut, widow, housekeeper, home.
  71. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 6-16, Sheet No. 1B, Charles A. Perkins, 66, Connecticut, first married age 21, farmer, dairy farm; wife Julia A. Perkins, 66, Connecticut, first married age 21; son Frank C. Perkins, 41, Connecticut, divorced, first married age 22, carpenter, house; daughter Fannie C. Perkins, 39, Connecticut, mother’s helper, house work.
  72. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Deaths, 1897-1969; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/death-records/. Julia Perkins, died: 15 December 1935 in Lebanon, Connecticut.
  73. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Charles A. Perkins, born: 1863; died: 1941 (from record). Gravestone: shared with wife Julia A. Sisson Perkins (see her entry).
  74. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 6-26, Sheet No. 2B, Charles A. Perkins, 76, Connecticut, widowed, farmer, farm; son Frank C. Perkins, 50, Connecticut, divorced, laborer, farm; daughter Fannie C. Perkins, 47, Connecticut.
  75. Legislative History and Souvenir of Connecticut, Vol. VII, 1907-1908, Putnam, Conn.: William Harrison Taylor, 1908. Page 236, photograph and biography of Charles A. Perkins.
  76. Connecticut Marriages 1640-1939, License and Certificate, Town of Groton, Charles A. Perkins, age 21, born in Bozrah, Ct., and Julia A. Sisson, age 20 [sic, actually around age 26], born in Stonington; married on 10 September 1884.
  77. Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1905. Pages 366 and 367, biography of Charles A. Perkins, including extensive details of his family and of his parents and siblings.
  78. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Fannie C. Perkins, born: 1891; died: 1969 (from record, which provides the name and link for her brother Frank C. Perkins [incorrectly labeled as Spouse]). Fannie and Frank are both inscribed on the back of the gravestone for their parents, Charles A. and Julia A. Perkins.
  79. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Deaths, 1897-1969; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/death-records/. Fannie Perkins, died: 25 October 1969 in Stonington, Connecticut.
  80. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, George Robert Sisson, born: 1 November 1860 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; died: August 16, 1941 in Fitchville, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which indicates the source of the birth date is his obituary whereas the gravestone shows 1861; record also provides the names of his parents, spouse, two children, and one sibling). Gravestone: Sisson / George R. / 1861-1941 / Bessie 1884-1929.
  81. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Enumeration District 491, Sheet No. 19A, family of George Sisson (38, Connecticut, Nov. 1861, day laborer); wife of 2 years Bessie Sisson (16, Connecticut, Feb. 1884, 1 child, 1 living); son Arthur Sisson (1, Connecticut, May 1899).
  82. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Enumeration District 551, Sheet No. 23A, family of George R. Sisson (47, Connecticut, farm laborer, working out); wife of 12 years Bessie L. Sisson (27, Connecticut, 3 children, 3 living); son Arthur E. Sisson (10, Connecticut); Earl E. Sisson (5, Connecticut); Roy R. Sisson (2, Connecticut).
  83. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Enumeration District 304, Sheet No. 9B, family of George R. Sisson (61, Connecticut, laborer, common); wife Bessie L. Sisson (35, Connecticut); son Arthur E. Sisson (20, Connecticut, helper, brass shop); son Earl E. Sisson (15, Connecticut, helper, factory belt); son Roy R. Sisson (12, Connecticut); son Ralph W. Sisson (5, Connecticut).
  84. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Enumeration District 675, Sheet No. 1A, family of George B. Sisson (69, Connecticut, widow, laborer, odd jobs); son Roy E. Sisson (22, Connecticut, laborer, odd jobs); son Ralph W. Sisson (16, Connecticut); niece Mabel Sisson (18, Connecticut, housekeeper, private family).
  85. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Bozrah, Enumeration District 6-1, Sheet No. 10B, family of Arthur E. Sisson (41, Connecticut, drawing clerk, quilt mill); wife Myrtle J. Sisson (36, Connecticut); Arthur Sisson (17, Connecticut, mechanic, garage); daughter Myrtle Sisson (15, Connecticut); son George Sisson (3, Connecticut); daughter Elizabeth Sisson (2, Connecticut); father George Robt. Sisson (78, Connecticut, receives old age pension).
  86. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Bessie Louise Congdon Sisson, born: 19 February 1884 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut; died: 7 September 1929 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which indicates her death certificate has the wrong birth date, and one stated in the record is correct; record also provides the names of her parents, spouse, two children and several siblings. Gravestone is shared with her husband George Robert Sisson (see his entry).
  87. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ George Sisson and Bessie Congdon, married on 21 March 1898 in New London, Connecticut.
  88. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Henry Everett Sisson, born: 8 Oct 1867 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; died: 8 June 1946 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which cites “DC” as the source of the birth date; record also provides the names of his parents, spouse, two children, and one sibling). Gravestone indicates: Sisson / Dora 1886-1936 / Henry 1869-1946 / Frank 1917-2009.
  89. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Enumeration District 491, Sheet No. 19B, family of Henry Sisson (25, Connecticut, Aug. 1874, day laborer); wife of 3 years Dora Sisson (25, Connecticut, Sept. 1874, no children).
  90. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, Enumeration District 506, Sheet No. 21A, family of Henry E. Sisson (36, Connecticut, divorced, laborer, fertilizer works); housekeeper Dora Weaver [this is Henry’s second wife before they were married] (23, Connecticut, married [shown as m1, meaning first marriage, but appears to be crossed out], years present marriage: 3 years, 2 children, 2 living, housekeeper, private family); border Morton Weaver (3, Connecticut); border Hillard [this is believed to be Hayward] Weaver (6/12, Connecticut).
  91. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Enumeration District 303, Sheet No. 13B, family of Henry A. Sisson (47, Connecticut, farm laborer); wife Dora Sisson (31, Connecticut); son Hayward Sisson (9, Connecticut); Mabel Sisson (7, Connecticut); son Keeney Sisson (3 3/12, Connecticut); Frank Sisson (2 6/12, Connecticut).
  92. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Enumeration District 6-21, Sheets No. 14B and 15A, family of Henry E. Sisson (60, Connecticut, first married age 21); wife Dora N. Sisson (44, Connecticut, first married age 20); son Kenneth E. Sisson (17, Connecticut, fish cutter, fisheries); son Frank H. Sisson (13, Connecticut); daughter Annabelle E. Sisson (8, Connecticut); daughter Jessie M. Sisson (5, Connecticut); daughter Blanche M. Sisson (2 0/12, Connecticut).
  93. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Enumeration District 6-36, Sheet No. 12B, family of Henry Sisson (69, Connecticut, widow); daughter Jessie Sisson (14, Connecticut); daughter Blanche Sisson (12, Connecticut).
  94. Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, Nellie Dora Burdick, born: 20 December 1886 in Groton, New London [County], Connecticut; father: Walter Burdick; mother: Fannie.
  95. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Dora Burdick Sisson, born: 20 December 1886 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut; died: 23 January 1936 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which indicates names of parents, first and last [second] spouses, and links to her (second) husband and two children.
  96. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, Enumeration District 449, Sheet No. 23A, family of Walter Burdick (30, Connecticut, Sept. 1869, lobster fisherman); wife of 19 years Fannie E. Burdick (37, Connecticut, Jan. 1863, 6 children, 6 living); son Walter E. Burdick (18, Connecticut, Sept. 1881, day laborer); daughter Sadie D. Burdick (16, Connecticut, Dec. 1883); daughter Nellie D. Burdick (13, Connecticut, Nov. 1886); son James H. Burdick (9, Connecticut, Aug. 1890); daughter Etta M. Burdick (7, Connecticut, May 1893); son Thomas E. Burdick (4, Connecticut, Aug. 1895).
  97. History of the Descendants of Peter Spicer, compiled by Mrs. Susan Spicer Meech and Miss Susan Billing Meech, 1911: Stanhope Press, F. H. Gilson Co., Boston, Mass. Available at google.books.com. Pages 159-160, in the family of James Spicer (1779-1867) and his wife Francis Averill: a great-grandchild, Fannie E. Griswold (daughter of Samuel Griswold and Frances Mary Louise Averill), married Walter Burdick. The text provides the names and birth dates for their eldest six Burdick children (Walter, 21 Sep. 1883; Saidee, 11 Dec. 1885; Dora, 25 Nov. 1888; J. Herbert, 16 Aug. 1890; Etta M., 13 May 1893; and Eugene, 7 Aug. 1895). Some birth dates in this book vary from other sources.
  98. Marriage Announcement, Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, Connecticut 29 May 1914, Henry Sisson and Mrs. Dora B. Weaver, married on 26 May 1914 in Groton, Connecticut.
  99. Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, Amelia Sisson, born: 5 March 1874 in Groton, New London [County], Connecticut; father: Albert Sisson; mother: Amelia.
  100. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, East Lyme, Enumeration District 445, Sheet No. 14B, family of Albert E. Sisson, 65, Connecticut, July 1834, day laborer; wife of 44 years Amelia Sisson, 56, Connecticut, Dec. 1843 [sic, their years of marriage is probably correct, but her age and supposed birth month/year state here are probably incorrect, otherwise she would have been 13 years old when she married; other records place her birth year around 1837], 6 children, 5 living; son Betie D. Sisson [i.e., Herbert], 20, Connecticut, Aug. 1879, day laborer. Living next door is their married daughter Amelia (Amy): Herbert Getchel, 25, Connecticut, Oct. 1874, day laborer; wife of one year Amy M. Getchel, 25, Connecticut, Mar. 1875, no children.
  101. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, E.D. 506, Sheet No. 20B, Herbert Getchell, 36, Maine, laborer, phosphate factory; wife of 10 years Amy Getchell, 35, Connecticut, 1 child, 1 living; son Russell N. Getchell, 7, Connecticut; mother-in-law Amelia Sisson, 68, Connecticut, widowed, 6 children, 5 living.
  102. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, E.D. 303, Sheet No. 5B, Herbert W. Getchel, 48, Maine, painter, automobile repair shop; wife Amy W. Getchel, 48, Connecticut; son Russell H. Getchel, 15, New York.
  103. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Deaths, 1897-1969; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/death-records/. Amelia Getchell, died: 15 February 1948 in East Lyme, Connecticut.
  104. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Deaths, 1897-1969; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/death-records/. Herbert Getchell, died: 27 August 1927 in East Lyme, Connecticut.
  105. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Herbert Getschell [sic, Getchell] and Amelia Sissau [sic, Sisson], married on 28 December 1898 in East Lyme, Connecticut.
  106. Connecticut Marriages 1640-1939, Record of Births in the Town of Groton, 1879, August 4th, Albert D. Sisson; father: Albert Sisson, born in Rhode Island, carpenter; mother: Amelia, born in Waterford, CT, sixth child.
  107. Find a Grave (website). New Scotland Cemetery (South), Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut, Herbert D. Sisson, born: 1880; died: 1934 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
  108. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, Windham County, Scotland Town, E.D. 586, Sheet No. 1B, Herbert D. Sisson, 29, Connecticut, carpenter, jobbing; wife of 0/12 years [i.e., newlyweds], Ella B. Sisson, 20, Connecticut, no children, housekeeper.
  109. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, Windham County, Scotland Town, E.D. 347, Sheet No. 2B, Herbert D. Sisson, 39, Connecticut, mail carrier, U.S. Govt.; wife Ella B. Sisson, 30, Connecticut.
  110. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, Windham County, Scotland Town, E.D. 8-24, Sheet No. 2B, Herbert D. Sisson, 49, Connecticut, first married age 29, farm labor, farm; wife Ella B. Sisson, 39, Connecticut, first married age 20.
  111. Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934, available at FamilySearch.org. Herbert D. Sisson, died: 1934 in Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut; father: Albert Sisson.
  112. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Ella B. Sisson, died: 15 November 1985; born: 16 April 1889; residence zip code: 10583 [corresponding to Scarsdale, New York].
  113. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Ella B. Sisson, born: 1889; died: 19 November 1985 in Windham, Connecticut [sic; Social Security records list her date of death as 15 November 1985]; widowed; spouse: Herbe[rt]; father: Stave.
  114. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, East Lyme, E.D. 445, Sheet No. 5A, Charles E. Stover, 40, Germany, August 1859, farming; wife of 16 years Bertha Stover, 41, Germany, January 1858, 5 children, 3 living; daughter Gertrude Stover, 15, Maryland, April 1885; daughter Ella Stover, 11, Connecticut, April 1889; son Alex Stover, 9, Connecticut, January 1891.
  115. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, Windham County, Scotland, E.D. 8-34, Sheet No. 2B, Ella Sisson, 50, Connecticut, widowed, hired hand, poultry farm.
Fourth Generation
49. William E. Cook4 (Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1), born March 1876 in Rhode Island;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 died 1957.1 William married, 12 December 1896 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Jessie Robinson McColl10 (born December 1877 in Scotland, the daughter of Alexander McColl and Annie Robinson;4, 5 Jessie died 19199). William and Jessie are buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.1, 9

+75i. William E. Cook, Jr., born January 1897 in Rhode Island; died 1965. Married Mary _____.
+76ii. Jessie R. Cook, born March 1898 in Rhode Island; died 1983. Married Charles Nathaniel Knight, Sr..
 77iii. Beatrice M. Cook, born August 1899 in Rhode Island.4, 5
 78iv. Gurdon A. Cook, born 1904 in Rhode Island;5, 6, 7, 8, 11 died 1952.11 Gurdon is buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.11
 79v. George W. Cook, born ca. 1908 in Rhode Island.5, 6, 7, 8
 80vi. Joseph H. Cook, born ca. 1909 in Rhode Island.5, 6
 81vii. Avis M. Cook, born ca. 1912 in Rhode Island.6
 82viii. Gladys Cook, born 1913 in Rhode Island.6, 7

50. Minnie A. Dunbar4 (Edward,3 Gurdon,2 Mary1), born April 1876 in Connecticut.12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 Minnie married, ca. 1891, _____ Hill14 (born ____, parents not determined).

52. Rose Mabel Pendleton4 (Frank,3 Adeline,2 Mary1), born September 1887 in Rhode Island;18, 19 died 1964.18 Rose married Alphonso J. Thompson (born 1883, parents not determined;20 Alphonso died 195920). Rose and Alphonso are buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.18, 20

57. Carl A. Pendleton4 (Frank,3 Adeline,2 Mary1), born January 1898 in Rhode Island;19, 21, 22 died 1970.21 Carl married Gladys Church (born 1898, parents not determined;23 Gladys died 195823). Carl and Gladys are buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.21, 23

58. Frank Leslie Pendleton4 (Frank,3 Adeline,2 Mary1), born 9 June 1900 in Rhode Island;22, 24, 25, 26 died 26 March 1981.24 Frank married Martha Grace Hunt (born 7 December 1902, parents not determined;26, 27 Martha died 14 May 199527). Frank and Martha are buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.24, 27

 83i. Raymond E. Pendleton, born ca. 1922 in Rhode Island.26
 84ii. Donald L. Pendleton, born ca. 1925 in Rhode Island.26
 85iii. Robert R. Pendleton, born 1929 in Rhode Island.26

60. Delmar Rufus Pendleton4 (Frank,3 Adeline,2 Mary1), born 18 September 1905;22, 25, 26, 28, 29 died 2 October 1990.28 Delmar married Mona I. Hunt (born 1911 in Rhode Island, parents not determined;29, 30 Mona died 197930). Delmar and Mona are buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.28, 30

 86i. Gary Pendleton, born ca. 1936 in Rhode Island.29
 87ii. Roger Pendleton, born ca. 1938 in Rhode Island.29
 88iii. Neil F. Pendleton, born 5 January 1939 in Rhode Island;29, 31 died 6 November 2001.31 Neil is buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.31

64. Frank Charles Perkins4 (Julia,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 22 November 1888 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut;32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 died 28 June 1941 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut.33, 39 Frank married, 12 October 1910 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, Minnie Morgan Kingsley42 (born June 1889 in Connecticut, the daughter of Frank M. Kingsley and Mary J. Lyman40, 41). Frank is buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.33

 89i. Frank R. Perkins, born ca. 1911 in Connecticut.41
 90ii. Annie L. Perkins, born ca. 1919 in Connecticut.41

66. Arthur Edward Sisson, Sr.4 (George,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 1 May 1899 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut;43, 44, 45, 46, 47 died 30 September 1962 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.43 Arthur married Myrtle Irene Daniels47 (born 5 October 1904 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of James Daniels and Mary Louise Wilcox;47, 48 Myrtle died 27 July 1997 in New London, New London County, Connecticut48). Arthur and Myrtle are buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.43, 48

+91i. Arthur Edward Sisson, Jr., born 27 July 1923 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died 8 September 2005 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. Married Mattie Louise Goss.
 92ii. Myrtle Sisson, born ca. 1925 in Connecticut.47
 93iii. George Sisson, born ca. 1937 in Connecticut.47
 94iv. Elizabeth Sisson, born ca. 1938 in Connecticut.47

67. Earl E. Sisson4 (George,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 3 November 1904 in Connecticut;45, 46, 49, 50 died 16 February 1976 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.51 Earl married, 15 July 1927 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Sylvia L. Stewart49, 53 (born 19 May 1903 in New York, parents not determined;49, 50 Sylvia died 9 October 1976 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut52).

68. Roy Robert Sisson4 (George,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 1 September 1907 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut;45, 46, 54, 55, 56 died 28 April 1967 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.54 Roy married, 14 February 1931 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Mabel Helen Sisson (born Weaver)56, 59 (born 8 December 1911 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of Leon Morton Weaver and Nellie Dora Burdick;55, 56, 57, 58 Mabel died 25 May 2008 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut57). Roy and Mabel are buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.54, 57

 95i. Ruth H. Sisson, born ca. 1934 in Connecticut.56
+96ii. Jacqueline Rae Sisson, born 8 May 1944 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died 31 August 1979 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut. Married Lawrence Raymond Merriman, Jr..

69. Ralph Wilson Sisson4 (George,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 16 April 1914 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut;46, 50, 55, 60 died 20 December 1994 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut.60 Ralph married, 24 June 1941 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Emily Briggs62 (born 10 March 1922 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of Henry Briggs and Phoebe Brooks;61 Emily died 7 December 2002 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut61). Ralph and Emily are buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.60, 61

+97i. Gary Lee Sisson, born 19 September 1944 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died 11 April 2005 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. Married Jean L. Crandall.

70. Frank Henry Sisson4 (Henry,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 17 June 1917 in New London, New London County, Connecticut;58, 63, 64, 65, 66 died 22 August 2009 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.63, 66 Frank married, 24 June 1939 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, Mildred F. Knox68 (born 17 April 1920 in Groveland, Essex County, Massachusetts, parents not determined;65, 67 Mildred died 14 October 2018 in Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida67). Frank is buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.63

 98i. Trudie Sisson.
 99ii. Loretta F. Sisson, born 26 August 1941.69
 100iii. Gail Sisson.

71. Annabelle E. Sisson4 (Henry,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 17 November 1921 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut;64, 70, 71, 72 died 16 December 2016 in Chula Vista, San Diego County, California.70, 72 Annabelle married Harry William ‘Bill’ Highhouse70 (born 28 June 1920, the son of Nicholas Highhouse and Nellie Hoekzema;73 Bill died 21 January 201273). Annabelle and Bill are buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California.70, 73

 101i. Michael Highhouse.
 102ii. Patsy Highhouse.
 103iii. Yolanda Highhouse.
 104iv. Jeanne Highhouse.
 105v. Duane Highhouse.

72. Jessie Myrtle Sisson4 (Henry,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 11 March 1925 in Connecticut;64, 69, 74 died 17 February 2001 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.75, 76 Jessie married, 19 June 1948 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut, Salvatore Samuel Palmisano78, 79 (born 15 February 1922 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Pietro ‘Peter’ Palmisano and Antonina Lazzara;77, 78 Salvatore died 3 February 2011 in West Haven, Connecticut78). Jessie and Salvatore are buried in St. Mary Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut., 78

Sam, as he was known, was a graduate of Chapman Technical School. He served in Guadalcanal during World War II. Sam worked at Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut, for over 40 years. He was a pipefitter and worked in the nuclear pipe inspection department. He worked on the first nuclear submarine, the Nautilus.78


+106i. Peter Henry Palmisano, born 10 November 1950 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; twin. Married Peggy Jean Krupowski.
+107ii. Pia Cecilia Palmisano, born 10 November 1950 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; twin. Married Lawrence Raymond Merriman, Jr..

73. Blanche M. ‘Snookie’ Sisson4 (Henry,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 15 March 1928 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut;64, 74, 80 died 29 May 1986 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.80 Snookie married, 5 April 1947 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, George W. ‘Sharkey’ Silva82 (born 22 February 1924 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Manuel Silva and Clementina Taschea;81 Sharkey died 7 September 1993 in New London, New London County, Connecticut81). Snookie and Sharkey are buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.80, 81

74. Russell H. Getchell4 (Amelia ‘Amy’,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born ca. 1903 in New York.83, 84, 85 Russell married Grace F. Beach (born ca. 1899 in Connecticut, parents not determined;85 Grace died 20 April 1975 in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut86). Russell was adopted by Herbert Getchell and Amelia M. ‘Amy’ Sisson.

An article in the Norwich Bulletin indicates that Russell was adopted by Herbert Getchell and his wife, and that Russell was apparently abused.87

LEFT HOME, BOY CLAIMS, BECAUSE HE WAS BEATEN

“I stole it because I wanted to be arrested and be put somewhere so they can’t touch me.” This statement was made Saturday morning in the Groton town court by Russell H. Getchell, 14, adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Getchell of Thames View, whose disappearance from home was reported Friday. Russell was arrested in Mystic on a charge of stealing from a store a clock valued at $3.75. The lad ran away from home Thursday, coming from the Quaker Hill school in New London, and, according to his testimony in court, walking to Mystic.

Peter Hammacker, proprietor of the store where the theft took place, had the boy arrested, and upon his presentation in court he was asked why he did the act. His reply was followed by testimony to the effect that his adopted parents had abused him severely, and that he could not stand it any longer. His parents denied this, but neighbors volunteered the information, following the hearing, that the boy had been abused, and had often showed cuts on his hands.

The court decided that probation officer Richard W. Mansfield was the best person to untangle the situation, and Russell was placed in his care for six months. Mr. Mansfield heard the stories of the boy and his foster parents and will send the boy to the Boy’s school in Cheshire.


 108i. Rosemary E. Getchell, born 17 April 1937 in Connecticut.69, 85
 109ii. Allan R. Getchell, born 4 June 1939 in Connecticut.69, 85
 110iii. Kenneth M. Getchell, born 16 November 1941.69

  1. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, William E. Cook, born: 1876; died: 1957 (from record).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 163, Page No. 35, Gurdon Cook, 32, Rhode Island, works in woolen mill; wife Lydia Cook, 23, Rhode Island, works in woolen mill; son William Cook, 4, Rhode Island; daughter Mary E. Cook, 11, Rhode Island; sister-in-law Abby Burdick, 18, Rhode Island, works in woolen mill.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton, E.D. 154, Page No. 14B, Nathaniel Cook, 63, N. York, stonemason; wife Jane Cook, 59, Connecticut; granddaughter Mary E. Cook, 10, Rhode Island; grandson William Cook, 4, Rhode Island [the latter two are children of Gurdon Cook, son of Nathaniel and Jane. The children are also enumerated with their parents in a separate 1880 census]; border Henry Palmer, 35, Rhode Island, laborer.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly Town, E.D. 242, Sheet No. 3A, William E. Cook, 24, Rhode Island, March 1876, butcher; wife of 3 years Jessie R. Cook, 22, Scotland, December 1877, 3 children, 3 living; son William E. Cook, Jr., 3, Rhode Island, January 1897; daughter Jessie R. Cook, 2, Rhode Island, March 1898; daughter Beatrice M. Cook, 9/12, Rhode Island, August 1899.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly Town, William E. Cook, 34, Rhode Island, butcher, meat cart; wife of 14 years Jessie R. Cook, 32, Scotland, 6 children, 6 living; daughter Jessiebelle Cook, 12, Rhode Island; son William E. Cook, Jr., 13, Rhode Island; daughter Beatrice M. Cook, 10, Rhode Island; son Gurdon A. Cook, 5, Rhode Island; son George W. Cook, 2, Rhode Island; son Joseph H. Cook, 11/12, Rhode Island.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, William E. Cook, 43, Rhode Island, widowed, butcher, meat; son Gurdon A. Cook, 15, Rhode Island; son George Cook, 12, Rhode Island; son Joseph Cook, 10, Rhode Island; daughter Avis M. Cook, 8, Rhode Island; daughter Gladys Cook, 7, Rhode Island. Living in the same dwelling: Charles Knight, 23, Connecticut, machinist, general; wife Jessie Knight, 21, Rhode Island; daughter Jessie Knight, 1 1/12, Rhode Island. Also in the same dwelling: William E. Cook, Jr., 23, Rhode Island, laborer, odd jobs; Mary Cook, 21, New Jersey.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 5-16, Sheet No. 12A, William E. Cook, 54, Rhode Island, widowed, 23 at first marriage, meat cutter, farmer; son Gideon Cook, 23, Rhode Island, laborer, farm; son George Cook, 21, laborer, odd jobs; daughter Gladys Cook, 17, Rhode Island.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 5-32, Sheet No. 14B, William E. Cook, 64, Rhode Island, widowed, meat cutter, meat store; son Gurdon Cook, 36, Rhode Island, laborer, road construction; son George Cook, 33, Rhode Island, laborer, railroad.
  9. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Jessie Robinson McCall Cook, born: 1878; died: 1919 (from record).
  10. Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932, Marriages, William Cook, 21; father: Gurdon Cook; mother: Liddy Burdick; and Jessie R. McColl, 19; father: Alexander McColl; mother: Annie Robinson; married on 12 December 1896 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.
  11. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Gurdon A. Cook, born: 1904; died: 1952 (from record).
  12. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 91, Page No. 21, Edward D. Dunbar, 24, Connecticut, fisherman; wife Alice A. Dunbar, 23, Connecticut; daughter Minnie A. Dunbar, 4, Connecticut.
  13. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 467, Sheet No. 18B, Clarence Caulkins, 44, Connecticut, June 1855, widowed, carpenter; daughter Minnie Hill, 24, Connecticut, married, April 1876 [this is his step-daughter from his wife’s first marriage].
  14. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, New London, E.D. 523, Sheet No. 18B, Clarence Caulkins, 54, Connecticut, carpenter, house; step-daughter Minnie Hill, 34, Connecticut, married 19 years, no children; border Carl V. Chapman, 27, Connecticut, conductor, electric R.R.
  15. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, E.D. 246, Sheet No. 5B, Clarence M. Caulkins, 64, Connecticut, widowed, carpenter, house; step-daughter Minnie D. Hill, 43, Connecticut, widowed; border Carl B. Chapman, 37, Connecticut, divorced, farm manager, general farm.
  16. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, E.D. 6-14, Sheet No. 16A, Clarence M. Caulkins, 73, Connecticut, widowed; step-daughter Minnie Hill, 53 Connecticut, widowed; border Carl B. Chapman, 47, Connecticut, farming, farm; border Herman B. Porter, 82, Connecticut, first married age 21; border Sarah E. Porter, 78, Connecticut, first married age 24.
  17. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Stonington, Mystic, E.D. 6-107, Sheet No. 16B, Walter Burdick, 59, Connecticut, night watchman, woolen mill; wife Elizabeth Burdick, 55, Connecticut; housekeeper Minnie Hill, 64, Connecticut, widow. They are living next door to their son and family: Harold Burdick, 31, Connecticut, driller, construction; wife Mary Burdick, 29, Rhode Island; daughter Louise Burdick, 4, Connecticut.
  18. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Rose Mabel Pendleton Thompson, born: 1887; died: 1964 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, three siblings, and spouse).
  19. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton Town, E.D. 233, Sheet No. 13A, Frank E. Pendleton, 34, Connecticut, July 1865, cotton carder; wife of 15 years Edith E. Pendleton, 32, Connecticut, March 1868, 8 children, 8 living; son James E. Pendleton, 15, Connecticut, June 1885, cotton spinner; daughter Rose M. Pendleton, 12, Rhode Island, September 1887; Rupert E. Pendleton, 10, Rhode Island, April 1890; son John L. Pendleton, 8, Rhode Island, January 1892; daughter Grace L. Pendleton, 6, Rhode Island, December 1893; son Willie E. Pendleton, 4, Connecticut, May 1896; son Carl A. Pendleton, 2, Rhode Island, January 1898; mother-in-law Phebe Geer, 72, Rhode Island, November 1827, widowed, 9 children, 4 living.
  20. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Alphonso J. Thompson, born: 1883; died: 1959 (from record, which provides the name and link for his spouse).
  21. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Karl Pendleton, born: 1898; died: 1970 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, three siblings, and spouse).
  22. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly Town, E.D. 309, Sheet No. 28A, Frank E. Pendleton, 44, Connecticut, foreman, woolen mill; wife of 26 years Edith E. Pendleton, 42, Connecticut, 12 children, 10 living; son Rupert E. Pendleton, 20, Rhode Island, picker, woolen mill; son John L. Pendleton, 18, Rhode Island, finisher, woolen mill; daughter Grace L. Pendleton, 16, Rhode Island, weaver, woolen mill; son William E. Pendleton, 13, Connecticut; son Carol A. Pendleton [sic, most likely an enumerator error; this is son Carl], 11, Rhode Island; Frank L. Pendleton, 9, Rhode Island; daughter Ella May Pendleton, 7, Rhode Island; son Delmoor R. Pendleton, 4, Rhode Island; mother-in-law Phebe Geer, 82, Rhode Island, widowed, nine children, 4 living.
  23. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Gladys Church Pendleton, born: 1898; died: 1958 (from record, which provides the name and link for her spouse).
  24. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Frank Leslie Pendleton, born: 9 June 1900 in Rhode Island; died: 26 March 1981 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, three siblings, and spouse).
  25. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 360, Sheet No. 6B, Frank E. Pendleton, 54, Connecticut, stripper, woolen mill; wife Edith E. Pendleton, 51, Connecticut; son James E. Pendleton, 34, Connecticut, divorced, finisher, woolen mill; son Robert E. Pendleton, 29, Rhode Island, spinner, woolen mill; son William E. Pendleton, 23, Connecticut, yard man, woolen mill; son Frank L. Pendleton, 19, Rhode Island, carder, woolen mill; daughter Ella M. Pendleton, 17, Rhode Island, spooler, woolen mill; daughter Delma M. Pendleton [sic, likely an enumerator error; this is son Delmar] 14, Rhode Island; granddaughter Amie T. Pendleton, 8, Rhode Island; border Jeremiah Foley, 56, Connecticut, widowed, carder, woolen mill.
  26. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 5-15, Sheet No. 4B, Frank E. Pendleton, 64, Connecticut, first married age 19, laborer, odd jobs; wife Edith E. Pendleton, 62, Connecticut, first married age 16; son Rupert E. Pendleton, 40, Connecticut, spinner, woolen mill; son Delmer R. Pendleton, 24, Rhode Island, laborer, woolen mill. Living next door: Frank L. Pendleton, 29, first married age 21, laborer, odd jobs; wife Martha G. Pendleton, 24, Rhode Island, first married age 18; son Raymond E. Pendleton, 8, Rhode Island; son Donald L. Pendleton, 5, Rhode Island; son Robert R. Pendleton, 8/12, Rhode Island.
  27. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Martha Grace Hunt Pendleton, born: 7 December 1902; died: 14 May 1995 (from record, which provides the name and link for her spouse).
  28. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Delmar Rufus Pendleton, born: 19 August 1905; died: 2 October 1990 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, three siblings, spouse, and one child).
  29. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 5-31, Sheet No. 6B, Delmar Pendleton, 34, Rhode Island, laborer, W.P.A. railroad const.; wife Mona Pendleton, 28, Rhode Island; son Gary Pendleton, 4, Rhode Island; son Roger Pendleton, 2, Rhode Island; son Neil Pendleton, 1, Rhode Island. Living next door: Frank Pendleton, 74, Connecticut, widow, carder, woolen mill.
  30. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Mona I. Hunt Pendleton, born: 1911; died: 1979 (from record, which provides the names and links for her spouse and one child).
  31. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Neil F. Pendleton, born: 5 January 1939; died: 6 November 2001 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents).
  32. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Frank Charles Perkins, residing in Springfield, Agawam, Mass.; born: 22 November 1888 in Lebanon, Connecticut; occupation: machinist; married with wife and child.
  33. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Frank C. Perkins, born: 1888; died: 1941 (from record, which provides the name and link for his sister Fannie [incorrectly labeled as Spouse]. Frank and Fannie are inscribed on the back of the gravestone for their parents, Charles A. and Julia A. Perkins.
  34. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, Enumeration District 451, Sheet No. 7B, family of Charles A. Perkins (36, Conn., Oct. 1863, farmer); wife of 15 years Julia A. Perkins (36, Conn., Sep. 1863 [sic, actually born in 1857], 2 children, 2 living); son Frank C. Perkins (11, Conn., Nov. 1888); daughter Fannie C. Perkins (9, Conn., Feb. 1891).
  35. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 507, Sheet No. 5A, Charles A. Perkins, 47, Connecticut, farmer; wife of 25 years Julia A. Perkins, 47, Connecticut, 2 children, 2 living; son Frank C. Perkins, 21, Connecticut, laborer, home farm; daughter Fannie C. Perkins, 19, Connecticut, cook, at home.
  36. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 6-16, Sheet No. 1B, Charles A. Perkins, 66, Connecticut, first married age 21, farmer, dairy farm; wife Julia A. Perkins, 66, Connecticut, first married age 21; son Frank C. Perkins, 41, Connecticut, divorced, first married age 22, carpenter, house; daughter Fannie C. Perkins, 39, Connecticut, mother’s helper, house work.
  37. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 6-26, Sheet No. 2B, Charles A. Perkins, 76, Connecticut, widowed, farmer, farm; son Frank C. Perkins, 50, Connecticut, divorced, laborer, farm; daughter Fannie C. Perkins, 47, Connecticut.
  38. Legislative History and Souvenir of Connecticut, Vol. VII, 1907-1908, Putnam, Conn.: William Harrison Taylor, 1908. Page 236, photograph and biography of Charles A. Perkins.
  39. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Deaths, 1897-1969; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/death-records/. Frank Perkins, died: 28 June 1941 in Groton, Connecticut.
  40. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 451, Sheet No. 5A, Frank M. Kingsley, 37, Connecticut, May 1863, farmer; wife of 15 years Mary J. Kingsley, 42, Connecticut, October 1857, 2 children, 2 living; daughter M. Tilley Kingsley, 14, Connecticut, March 1886; daughter Minnie M. Kingsley, 12, Connecticut, June 1889; m-in-law Harriet S. Lyman, 67, New York, September 1832, widowed, 1 child, 1 living.
  41. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Lebanon, E.D. 6-17, Sheet No. 8A, Minnie M. Perkins, 42, Connecticut, divorced; son Frank R. Perkins, 19, Connecticut, laborer, odd jobs; daughter Annie L. Perkins, 11, Connecticut.
  42. Wedding Announcement, Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, Connecticut, 15-16 October 1910, Miss Minnie Morgan Kingsley and Mr. Frank Charles Perkins, married on 12 October 1910 in Lebanon, Connecticut. The article provides the names of their parents, Frank M. Kingsley and Mary J. Lyman, and Charles A. Perkins and Julia A. Sessions [sic, Sisson] and provides brief wedding details.
  43. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Arthur Edward Sisson, Sr., born: 1 May 1899 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut; died: 30 September 1962 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, two siblings, spouse, and one child).
  44. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Enumeration District 491, Sheet No. 19A, family of George Sisson (38, Connecticut, Nov. 1861, day laborer); wife of 2 years Bessie Sisson (16, Connecticut, Feb. 1884, 1 child, 1 living); son Arthur Sisson (1, Connecticut, May 1899).
  45. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Enumeration District 551, Sheet No. 23A, family of George R. Sisson (47, Connecticut, farm laborer, working out); wife of 12 years Bessie L. Sisson (27, Connecticut, 3 children, 3 living); son Arthur E. Sisson (10, Connecticut); Earl E. Sisson (5, Connecticut); Roy R. Sisson (2, Connecticut).
  46. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Enumeration District 304, Sheet No. 9B, family of George R. Sisson (61, Connecticut, laborer, common); wife Bessie L. Sisson (35, Connecticut); son Arthur E. Sisson (20, Connecticut, helper, brass shop); son Earl E. Sisson (15, Connecticut, helper, factory belt); son Roy R. Sisson (12, Connecticut); son Ralph W. Sisson (5, Connecticut).
  47. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Bozrah, Enumeration District 6-1, Sheet No. 10B, family of Arthur E. Sisson (41, Connecticut, drawing clerk, quilt mill); wife Myrtle J. Sisson (36, Connecticut); Arthur Sisson (17, Connecticut, mechanic, garage); daughter Myrtle Sisson (15, Connecticut); son George Sisson (3, Connecticut); daughter Elizabeth Sisson (2, Connecticut); father George Robt. Sisson (78, Connecticut, receives old age pension).
  48. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Myrtle Irene Daniels Sisson, born: 5 October 1904 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut; died: 27 July 1997 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which includes a note with the names of her parents, and provides the names and links for her spouse and one child).
  49. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, E.D. 6-75, Sheet No. 9B, Earl E. Sisson, 24, Connecticut, first married age 21, fisherman, fishing; wife Sylvia L. Sisson, 25, New York, first married age 22.
  50. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, E.D. 6-117, Sheet No. 31A, Earl Sisson, 35, Connecticut, fisherman, self; wife Sylvia Sisson, 37, New York; brother Ralph Sisson, 22, Connecticut, chauffeur, private family.
  51. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Earl E. Sisson, died: 16 February 1976 in New London, Connecticut, age 70; spouse: Sylv[ia].
  52. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Sylvi Sisson, died: 9 October 1976 in Waterford, Connecticut; widowed; spouse: Earl.
  53. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Earl Sisson and Sylvia Stewart, 15 July 1926 in Waterford, Connecticut.
  54. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Roy Robert Sisson, born: 1 September 1907 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut; died: 28 April 1967 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names of his parents and one sibling).
  55. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Enumeration District 675, Sheet No. 1A, family of George B. Sisson (69, Connecticut, widow, laborer, odd jobs); son Roy E. Sisson (22, Connecticut, laborer, odd jobs); son Ralph W. Sisson (16, Connecticut); niece Mabel Sisson (18, Connecticut, housekeeper, private family).
  56. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, East Lyme, Enumeration District 6-4, Sheet No. 2A, family of Roy R. Sisson (32, Connecticut, road worker, road construction); wife Mabel H. Sisson (28, Connecticut); daughter Ruth H. Sisson (6, Connecticut).
  57. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Helen Mabel Burdick Sisson, born: 8 December 1911 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died: 25 May 2008 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband). This record shows her maiden name as Burdick which is incorrect. She is the daughter of Nellie Dora Burdick and her first husband Leon Morton Weaver. She was apparently adopted by Nellie’s second husband, Henry Sisson.
  58. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, Enumeration District 303, Sheet No. 13B, family of Henry A. Sisson (47, Connecticut, farm laborer); wife Dora Sisson (31, Connecticut); son Hayward Sisson (9, Connecticut); Mabel Sisson (7, Connecticut); son Keeney Sisson (3 3/12, Connecticut); Frank Sisson (2 6/12, Connecticut).
  59. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Roy Sisson and Mabel Sisson, married on 14 February 1931 in Waterford, Connecticut.
  60. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Ralph Wilson Sisson, born: 16 April 1914 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut; died: 19 December 1994 in East Lyme, New London, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names of his parents, spouse, one child, and one sibling). Gravestone: Sisson / Ralph W. / April 16, 1914 / Dec. 20, 1994 / Emily B. / March 10, 1922 / Dec. 7, 2002.
  61. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Emily Briggs Sisson, born: 10 March 1922 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died: 7 December 2002 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names of her parents, spouse, and one child). Gravestone: shared with her husband, Ralph Wilson Sisson (see his entry).
  62. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Ralph Sisson and Emily Briggs, married on 24 June 1941 in Waterford, Connecticut.
  63. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Frank H. Sisson, born: 17 June 1917 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died: 22 August 2009 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names of his parents and one sibling). Gravestone: shared with his parents, Henry Everett Sisson (see his entry) and Dora Burdick Sisson.
  64. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Enumeration District 6-21, Sheets No. 14B and 15A, family of Henry E. Sisson (60, Connecticut, first married age 21); wife Dora N. Sisson (44, Connecticut, first married age 20); son Kenneth E. Sisson (17, Connecticut, fish cutter, fisheries); son Frank H. Sisson (13, Connecticut); daughter Annabelle E. Sisson (8, Connecticut); daughter Jessie M. Sisson (5, Connecticut); daughter Blanche M. Sisson (2 0/12, Connecticut).
  65. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, E.D. 6-117, Sheet No. 14A, Frank Sisson [indexed as Sissou], 22, Connecticut, tractor driver, sea wall construction, lived in Montville in 1935; wife Mildred Sisson, 20, Massachusetts, lived in New London in 1935.
  66. Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, 26 August 2009, Frank H. Sisson, died: 22 August 2009 in Waterford, Connecticut. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, children, sister and spouse, and two nieces, one grandchild, and indicates he had nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson.
  67. Obituary, DignityMemorial.com, Mildred F. Christie, born: 17 April 1920; died: 14 October 2018. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her (second) husband, three children, and her mother.
  68. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Frank Sisson and Mildred Knox, married on 24 June 1939 in New London, Connecticut.
  69. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  70. Find a Grave (website). Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California. Annabelle Sisson Highhouse, born: 17 November 1921 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut; died: 16 December 2016 in Chula Vista, San Diego County, California (from record, which includes text probably from her obituary giving vital and biographical details and the names of her parents and husband; and the name and link for her husband).
  71. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Ledyard, E.D. 6-29, Sheet No. 61A, Dorothy Streeter, 28, Connecticut, social worker, State of Conn., resided in Waterford in 1935; son Robert Streeter, 4, Connecticut; housekeeper Annabelle Sisson, 18, Connecticut, housekeeper, private family, resided in Montville in 1935.
  72. Obituary, San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California, 8 January 2017, Annabelle Highhouse, died: 16 December 2016; born: 17 November 1921 in Waterford, Connecticut. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, husband, children, and indicates she had eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
  73. Find a Grave (website). Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California. Harry William Highhouse, born: 28 June 1920; died: 21 January 2012 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, sibling, and wife).
  74. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Montville, Enumeration District 6-36, Sheet No. 12B, family of Henry Sisson (69, Connecticut, widow); daughter Jessie Sisson (14, Connecticut); daughter Blanche Sisson (12, Connecticut).
  75. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Jessie Palmisano, no. 040-22-9703
  76. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Jessie M. Palmisano, died: 17 February 2001 in New London, Connecticut; age 75; father’s surname: Sisson; spouse’s name: Salva[tore].
  77. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, New London, Enumeration District 6-33, Sheet 12B, family of Peter Pamiscino [a misspelling of Palmisano] (31, Pennsylvania, 23 at first marriage), wife Anna (28, Italy, 20 at first marriage), son Samuel (7, Connecticut), daughter Georgina (5, Connecticut), and son Joseph (8/12, Connecticut). It is not known why Angelina, born in 1927, is not shown with the family in this census.
  78. Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Salvatore Samuel Palmisano, 12 February 2011, died 3 February 2011 in West Haven, Connecticut.
  79. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Salvatore Palmisano and Jessie Sisson, married on 19 June 1948 in Montville, Connecticut.
  80. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Blanche M. “Snookie” Sisson Silva, born: 15 March 1928 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut; died: 29 May 1986 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, two siblings, and spouse).
  81. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, George W. “Sharkey” Silva, born: 22 February 1924 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut; died: 7 September 1993 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, and spouse).
  82. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ George Silva and Blanche Sisson, married on 5 April 1947 in Waterford, Connecticut.
  83. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Groton, E.D. 506, Sheet No. 20B, Herbert Getchell, 36, Maine, laborer, phosphate factory; wife of 10 years Amy Getchell, 35, Connecticut, 1 child, 1 living; son Russell N. Getchell, 7, Connecticut; mother-in-law Amelia Sisson, 68, Connecticut, widowed, 6 children, 5 living.
  84. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, E.D. 303, Sheet No. 5B, Herbert W. Getchel, 48, Maine, painter, automobile repair shop; wife Amy W. Getchel, 48, Connecticut; son Russell H. Getchel, 15, New York.
  85. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, Litchfield County, New Milford Town, E.D. 3-22, Sheet No. 2A, Russell H. Getchell, 36, New York, bottlewasher, retail milk farm; wife Grace F. Getchell, 41, Connecticut; daughter Rosemary Getchell, 2, Connecticut; son Allan Getchell, 9/12, Connecticut.
  86. Obituary, The Bridgeport Post, Bridgeport, Connecticut (available at newspapers.com, and newspaperarchive.com), 21 April 1975, Mrs. Grace Beach Getchell, 77, wife of Russell H. Getchell, died 20 April 1975 in New Milford. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her husband, children, siblings, and indicates she had six grandchildren.
  87. The Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, Connecticut, 17 January 1921, Left Home, Boy Claims, Because He Was Beaten. The article tells about Russell H. Getchell, 14, adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Getchell, and his running away from home and his arrest for stealing a clock.
Fifth Generation
75. William E. Cook, Jr.5 (William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1), born January 1897 in Rhode Island;1, 2, 3, 4 died 1965.1 William married Mary _____4 (born ca. 1899 in New Jersey, parents not determined4). William is buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.1

76. Jessie R. Cook5 (William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1), born March 1898 in Rhode Island;2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 died 1983.5 Jessie married, 1918, Charles Nathaniel Knight, Sr.6 (born 28 October 1895 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, parents not determined;4, 6, 7, 8 Charles died 13 April 19888). Jessie and Charles are buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.5, 8

 111i. Jessie Claire Knight, born 1918 in Washington County, Rhode Island;4, 9 died 1921.9 Jessie is buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.9
 112ii. Charles N. Knight, born 1920;10 died 1921.10 Charles is buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.10
+113iii. John Bernard ‘Bernie’ Knight, Sr., born 28 December 1921 in Pawcatuck, New London County, Connecticut; died 19 November 2010 in Pawcatuck, New London County, Connecticut. Married Margaret E. ‘Marge’ Schuler.
+114iv. Joseph C. Knight, born 6 December 1923 in Connecticut; died 12 March 2004. Married Catherine Greene.

91. Arthur Edward Sisson, Jr.5 (Arthur,4 George,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 27 July 1923 in New London, New London County, Connecticut;11, 12 died 8 September 2005 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.11 Arthur married Mattie Louise Goss (born 1 February 1911 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, parents not determined;13 Mattie died 27 May 1998 in New London, New London County, Connecticut13). Arthur and Mattie are buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.11, 13

96. Jacqueline Rae Sisson5 (Roy,4 George,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 8 May 1944 in New London, New London County, Connecticut;14 died 31 August 1979 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.14 Jacqueline married, 7 September 1963 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, Lawrence Raymond Merriman, Jr.14, 16 (born 3 December 1943 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Lawrence Raymond Merriman, Sr. and Ruby Wood Miller;15 Lawrence died 1 June 202015). Jacqueline and Lawrence are buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.14, 15

97. Gary Lee Sisson5 (Ralph,4 George,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 19 September 1944 in New London, New London County, Connecticut;17 died 11 April 2005 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.17 Gary married, 24 October 1964 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Jean L. Crandall19 (born 21 October 1948, parents not determined18). Gary is buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.17

 115i. Gary Lee Sisson, Jr., born 27 March 1965 in New London, New London County, Connecticut;20 died 6 February 2005 in New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut.20
 116ii. John R. Sisson.
 117iii. Carol Sisson.
 118iv. Kimberly Sisson.

106. Peter Henry Palmisano5 (Jessie,4 Henry,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 10 November 1950 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; twin. Peter married, 28 September 1974 in Quaker Hill, Connecticut, Peggy Jean Krupowski (born 18 April 1952 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of Alexander Anthony Krupowski and Jean Victoria Tefft). Their marriage ended in divorce in 2002 in Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia.

+119i. Paul Christopher Palmisano, born 30 April 1979 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. Married (1) Kathleen Evelyn Jakob Married (2) Amy Lynn Wooldridge.
 120ii. Laura Marie Palmisano, born 28 May 1982 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.

107. Pia Cecilia Palmisano5 (Jessie,4 Henry,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 10 November 1950 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; twin.18, 21 Pia married, 31 March 1983 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, Lawrence Raymond Merriman, Jr.21 (born 3 December 1943 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, the son of Lawrence Raymond Merriman, Sr. and Ruby Wood Miller;15 Lawrence died 1 June 202015). Lawrence is buried in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut.15

 121i. Ethan Leigh Merriman, born 21 August 1985 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.18

  1. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, William E. Cook, Jr., born: 1897; died: 1965 (from record).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly Town, E.D. 242, Sheet No. 3A, William E. Cook, 24, Rhode Island, March 1876, butcher; wife of 3 years Jessie R. Cook, 22, Scotland, December 1877, 3 children, 3 living; son William E. Cook, Jr., 3, Rhode Island, January 1897; daughter Jessie R. Cook, 2, Rhode Island, March 1898; daughter Beatrice M. Cook, 9/12, Rhode Island, August 1899.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly Town, William E. Cook, 34, Rhode Island, butcher, meat cart; wife of 14 years Jessie R. Cook, 32, Scotland, 6 children, 6 living; daughter Jessiebelle Cook, 12, Rhode Island; son William E. Cook, Jr., 13, Rhode Island; daughter Beatrice M. Cook, 10, Rhode Island; son Gurdon A. Cook, 5, Rhode Island; son George W. Cook, 2, Rhode Island; son Joseph H. Cook, 11/12, Rhode Island.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, William E. Cook, 43, Rhode Island, widowed, butcher, meat; son Gurdon A. Cook, 15, Rhode Island; son George Cook, 12, Rhode Island; son Joseph Cook, 10, Rhode Island; daughter Avis M. Cook, 8, Rhode Island; daughter Gladys Cook, 7, Rhode Island. Living in the same dwelling: Charles Knight, 23, Connecticut, machinist, general; wife Jessie Knight, 21, Rhode Island; daughter Jessie Knight, 1 1/12, Rhode Island. Also in the same dwelling: William E. Cook, Jr., 23, Rhode Island, laborer, odd jobs; Mary Cook, 21, New Jersey.
  5. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Jessie Cook Knight, born: 1898; died: 1983 (from record, which provide the names and links for two children).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Stonington, E.D. 6-68, Sheet No. 21A, Charles N. Knight, 34, Connecticut, first married age 21, machinist, machine shop; wife Jessie Cook Knight, 32, Rhode Island, first married age 19; son John B. Knight, 8, Connecticut; son Joseph Knight, 6, Connecticut.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Stonington, Pawcatuck, E.D. 6-111, Sheet No. 2B, Charles Knight, 44, Connecticut, machinist, printing machines; wife Jesse Knight, 42, Rhode Island; son John B. Knight, 18, Connecticut; son Joseph Knight, 16, Connecticut.
  8. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Charles Nathaniel Knight, Sr., born: 28 October 1895 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died: 13 April 1988 (from record).
  9. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Jessie Claire Knight, born: January 1918 in Washington County, Rhode Island; died: 1921 (from record, which provides the names and links for her mother and sibling).
  10. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Charles N. Knight, born: 1920; died: 1921 (from record, which provides the names and links for his mother and sister).
  11. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Arthur Edward Sisson, Jr., born: 27 July 1923 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died: 8 September 2005 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and spouse).
  12. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Bozrah, Enumeration District 6-1, Sheet No. 10B, family of Arthur E. Sisson (41, Connecticut, drawing clerk, quilt mill); wife Myrtle J. Sisson (36, Connecticut); Arthur Sisson (17, Connecticut, mechanic, garage); daughter Myrtle Sisson (15, Connecticut); son George Sisson (3, Connecticut); daughter Elizabeth Sisson (2, Connecticut); father George Robt. Sisson (78, Connecticut, receives old age pension).
  13. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Mattie Louise Goss Sisson, born: 1 February 1911 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died: 27 May 1998 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which includes a note regarding lack of gravestone, and names of her two husbands, and the names and links for her parents, siblings, second spouse, and two children from her first marriage).
  14. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Jacqueline Rae Sisson Merriman, born: 8 May 1944 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died: 31 August 1979 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names of her parents, Roy and Helen Weaver Sisson, and her husband, Lawrence R. Merriman, Jr., and their marriage date.
  15. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Lawrence Raymond Merriman, Jr., born: 3 December 1943 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut; died: 1 June 2020 (from record, which provides a note naming his two wives; and the name and link for his first spouse).
  16. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Lawre[nce] Merriman and Jacqu[eline] Sisson, married on 7 September 1963 in New London, Connecticut.
  17. Find a Grave (website). Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, Gary Lee Sisson, born: 19 September 1944 in New London, New London County, Connecticut; died: 11 April 2005 in New London, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the names of his parents). Gravestone: Gary Lee / Sisson / Sept 19, 1944 / April 11, 2005.
  18. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  19. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Gary Sisson and Jean Crandall, married on 24 October 1964 in Waterford, Connecticut.
  20. Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, 8 February 2005, Gary Lee Sisson, Jr., died: 6 February 2005 in New Britain, born: 27 March 1965 in New London. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, siblings, and maternal grandmother.
  21. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Groom: Lawrence R. Merriman, Jr., age 39. Bride: Pia Palmisano, age 32. Marriage Date: 31 Mar 1983. Marriage Place: New London, New London, Connecticut
Sixth Generation
113. John Bernard ‘Bernie’ Knight, Sr.6 (Jessie,5 William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1), born 28 December 1921 in Pawcatuck, New London County, Connecticut;1, 2, 3, 4 died 19 November 2010 in Pawcatuck, New London County, Connecticut.1, 4 Bernie married Margaret E. ‘Marge’ Schuler (born 10 May 1924 in Rhode Island, parents not determined;5 Marge died 7 April 2009 in Pawcatuck, New London County, Connecticut5). Bernie and Marge are buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.1, 5

+122i. John Bernard Knight, Jr., born 5 January 1950. Married Christine _____.
+123ii. Cameron Knight, Married Kathryn _____.
 124iii. Janine Knight.
 125iv. Gordon Knight.

114. Joseph C. Knight6 (Jessie,5 William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1), born 6 December 1923 in Connecticut;2, 3, 6 died 12 March 2004.6 Joseph married Catherine Greene (born 27 March 1927, parents not determined). Joseph is buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.6

+126i. Joseph C. Knight, Jr., born 14 June 1947 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island; died 31 August 2015. Married Eileen Theresa O’Keefe.
+127ii. Stephen Douglas Knight, born 18 October 1948. Married (1) Lynne A. Cody Married (2) Janet Murphy.
+128iii. Catherine Knight, born 29 July 1953. Married Michael A. Plesz.

119. Paul Christopher Palmisano6 (Peter,5 Jessie,4 Henry,3 Amelia,2 Mary1), born 30 April 1979 in New London, New London County, Connecticut. Paul married, first, 10 June 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Kathleen Evelyn Jakob (born ____, parents not determined). Their marriage ended in divorce in 2006. Paul married, second, 7 July 2007 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, Amy Lynn Wooldridge (born 23 February 1983 in New London, New London County, Connecticut, the daughter of Richard John ‘Rich’ Wooldridge (born Hoyle), Sr. and Robin Marie Jeffers). Their marriage ended in divorce on 13 December 2016 in Windham County, Connecticut.7

 129i. Megan Lynn Palmisano (born Nelson), born 24 October 2001.
 130ii. Alex Peter Palmisano, born xxxx.
 131iii. Samuel Clayton Palmisano, born xxxx.

  1. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, John Bernard Knight, born: 28 December 1921 in Pawcatuck, New London County, Connecticut; died: 19 November 2010 in Pawcatuck, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the name and link for his spouse).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Connecticut, New London County, Stonington, E.D. 6-68, Sheet No. 21A, Charles N. Knight, 34, Connecticut, first married age 21, machinist, machine shop; wife Jessie Cook Knight, 32, Rhode Island, first married age 19; son John B. Knight, 8, Connecticut; son Joseph Knight, 6, Connecticut.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, New London County, Stonington, Pawcatuck, E.D. 6-111, Sheet No. 2B, Charles Knight, 44, Connecticut, machinist, printing machines; wife Jesse Knight, 42, Rhode Island; son John B. Knight, 18, Connecticut; son Joseph Knight, 16, Connecticut.
  4. Obituary, The Westerly Sun, Westerly, Rhode Island (available at legacy.com), John Bernard Knight Sr., died: 19 November 2010; born 28 December 1921 in Pawcatuck, Rhode Island. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, siblings, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchild.
  5. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Margaret E. Knight, born: 10 May 1924 in Rhode Island; died: 7 April 2009 in Pawcatuck, New London County, Connecticut (from record, which provides the name and link for her spouse).
  6. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Joseph C. Knight, born: 6 December 1923; died: 12 March 2004 (from record). His gravestone provides the birth date of his wife Catherine Greene Knight, 27 March 1927.
  7. Information provided from personal knowledge by Paul Palmisano.
Seventh Generation
122. John Bernard Knight, Jr.7 (John ‘Bernie’,6 Jessie,5 William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1), born 5 January 1950.1 John married Christine _____ (born ____, parents not determined).

123. Cameron Knight7 (John ‘Bernie’,6 Jessie,5 William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1). Cameron married Kathryn _____ (born ____, parents not determined).

126. Joseph C. Knight, Jr.7 (Joseph,6 Jessie,5 William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1), born 14 June 1947 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island;2 died 31 August 2015.2 Joseph married, 19 December 1969 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, Eileen Theresa O’Keefe3 (born ____, parents not determined). Their marriage ended in divorce in 1982 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.4 Joseph is buried in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island.2

+132i. Heather Jean Knight, born 18 February 1971. Married Matthew Austin ‘Mat’ Tarbox.
+133ii. Shannon Marie Knight, born 28 August 1975. Married Robert Gustav Betjemann.
+134iii. Matthew Joseph Knight, born 29 September 1979. Married Jessi _____.
+135iv. Jeffrey Carl Knight, Married Juanita Marchand.
+136v. Jillian Marie Knight, Married Simon Voigt Nesbo.

127. Stephen Douglas Knight7 (Joseph,6 Jessie,5 William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1), born 18 October 1948.1 Stephen married, first, 11 December 1971 in Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, Lynne A. Cody5 (born January 1948, parents not determined1). Their marriage ended in divorce in 1983 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.6 Stephen married, second, Janet Murphy (born 10 June 1953, the daughter of Gordon C. Murphy and Edna Campbell1).

+137i. Karen Murphy Knight, born 8 July 1983. Married Ryan Nicholas Ort.
 138ii. Patrick Stephen Knight, born 14 June 1986.1

128. Catherine Knight7 (Joseph,6 Jessie,5 William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1), born 29 July 1953.1 Catherine married Michael A. Plesz (born 13 July 1950, parents not determined1).

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Joseph C. Knight, Jr., born: 14 June 1947; died: 31 August 2015 (from record).
  3. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Joseph C. Knight, 21, and Eileen T. OKeefe, 22, married on 19 December 1969 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.
  4. Connecticut Divorce Index, 1968 - 1997. Available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org. Joseph C. Knight, Jr., and Eileen Knight, divorced in 1982 in New London, New London County, Connecticut.
  5. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1959-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Stephen D. Knight, 23, and Lynne A. Cody, 23, 11 December 1971 in Bloomfield, Hardford County, Connecticut.
  6. Connecticut Divorce Index, 1968 - 1997. Available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org. Stephen D. Knight and Lynne Knight, divorced in 1983 in Hartford, Connecticut.
Eighth Generation
132. Heather Jean Knight8 (Joseph,7 Joseph,6 Jessie,5 William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1), born 18 February 1971.1 Heather married Matthew Austin ‘Mat’ Tarbox (born 23 May 1969, parents not determined1).

133. Shannon Marie Knight8 (Joseph,7 Joseph,6 Jessie,5 William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1), born 28 August 1975.1 Shannon married Robert Gustav Betjemann (born 14 January 1975, parents not determined1).

134. Matthew Joseph Knight8 (Joseph,7 Joseph,6 Jessie,5 William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1), born 29 September 1979.1 Matthew married Jessi _____ (born ____, parents not determined).

135. Jeffrey Carl Knight8 (Joseph,7 Joseph,6 Jessie,5 William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1). Jeffrey married Juanita Marchand (born ____, parents not determined).

136. Jillian Marie Knight8 (Joseph,7 Joseph,6 Jessie,5 William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1). Jillian married Simon Voigt Nesbo (born ____, parents not determined).

137. Karen Murphy Knight8 (Stephen,7 Joseph,6 Jessie,5 William,4 Gurdon,3 Jane,2 Mary1), born 8 July 1983.1 Karen married, 17 July 2010 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, Ryan Nicholas Ort2 (born 25 May 1983, parents not determined1).

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. Marriage Announcement, The Day, New London, Connecticut, 6 February 2011, marriage of Karen Knight and Ryan Ort on 17 July 2010 in Westerly, Rhode Island. The article gives biographical information and the names of their parents.