Barnabas Sisson (1772 - 1809)

Born 9 May 1772 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island

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Died 19 Aug 1809 at age 37 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Biography

farmer and a mariner Barnabas was drowned in the Sakonnet River when his boat was upset. buried in Union Cemetery, Po16, Portsmouth, RI. from Find A Grave "Barnard Sisson, better known as “Barney,” was a native of Portsmouth, where he was born in the latter part of the eighteenth century, son of Joseph Sisson. His time was divided between farming and a seafaring life, and he met his death by drowning in the Sakonnet river. His body was recovered and interred in the Union cemetery at Portsmouth. Barney Sisson was married, Dec. 17, 1797, to Barbara, daughter of Richard Sisson, and they had children as follows: Ann, b. Aug 22, 1798 Jabez, b. Nov. 24, 1799 Sarah b. July 6, 1803 Caroline b. Sept 20, 1806 Edmund Sanford b. Sept 19, 1808 "

Sources

• Sission tree http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dasisson/richard/aqwg22.htm#2087
• Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=sisson&GSiman=1&GScid=2182818&GRid=15076470&