Gazlay Family History
Amelia Dunbar
Parents
| Father | James Dunbar (ca. December 1792 - 16 February 1871) |
| Mother | Mary Beebe (10 November 1797 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 8 January 2017; Last Edited: 6 December 2020 |
| Person ID | 8382 |
| Name | Amelia Dunbar |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | ca. 1837 in Connecticut1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | ca. 1856 to Albert B. Sisson4, 5 |
| Died | 2 October 1917 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut1, 7 |
| Buried | in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, New London County, Connecticut1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Albert B. Sisson (son of Barnabas Sisson and Elizabeth _____) |
| Born | ca. 1830 in Connecticut |
| Married | ca. 1856 to Amelia Dunbar |
| Died | 25 September 1903 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Amelia Dunbar and Albert B. Sisson: |
| +1. | Julia A. Sisson |
| Born | ca. 1857 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 10 September 1884 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut to Charles A. Perkins |
| Died | 15 December 1935 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut |
| +2. | George Robert Sisson |
| Born | 1 November 1861 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 21 March 1898 in New London, New London County, Connecticut to Bessie Louise Congdon |
| Died | 16 August 1941 in Fitchville, New London County, Connecticut |
| +3. | Henry Everett Sisson |
| Born | 8 October 1869 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | ca. 1897 to Dora _____ |
| Married | 26 May 1914 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut to Nellie Dora Weaver (née Burdick) |
| Died | 8 June 1946 in New London County, Connecticut |
| +4. | Amelia M. ‘Amy’ Sisson |
| Born | 5 March 1874 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 28 December 1898 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut to Herbert Getchell |
| Died | 15 February 1948 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut |
| 5. | Herbert D. Sisson |
| Born | 4 August 1879 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 1910 to Ella B. Stover |
| Died | 1934 in Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut |
Sources
- 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).
- 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.).
- 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).
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.