Nellie Dora Burdick

Person/Family

Spouse 1

Leon Morton Weaver (son of James O. Weaver and Adelia Chipman)

+1.	Morton Ellis Weaver

+2.	Hayward Leon Sisson (born Weaver)

+3.	Mabel Helen Sisson (born Weaver)

+4.	Kenneth C. Sisson (born Weaver)

Spouse 2

Henry Everett Sisson (son of Albert B. Sisson and Amelia Dunbar)

+1.	Frank Henry Sisson

+2.	Annabelle E. Sisson

+3.	Jessie Myrtle Sisson

4.	Blanche M. ‘Snookie’ Sisson

Sources

1. Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, Nellie Dora Burdick, born: 20 December 1886 in Groton, New London [County], Connecticut; father: Walter Burdick; mother: Fannie.
2. 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.
3. 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).
4. 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).
5. 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).
6. 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).
7. 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.
8. Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Leon Weaver and Dora Burdick, married on 8 March 1907 in Groton, Connecticut.
9. Divorce Filing, Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, Connecticut, 31 January 1914, Leon M. Weaver, brought suit for divorce against his wife Nellie Dora (maiden name Burdick). They were married on 8 March 1907. In an article in the same newspaper, 23 May 1914, the divorce was secured.
10. Marriage Announcement, Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, Connecticut 29 May 1914, Henry Sisson and Mrs. Dora B. Weaver, married on 26 May 1914 in Groton, Connecticut.