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Emma Dawson

Emma Dawson

Female 1856 - 1935  (79 years)


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  • Name Emma Dawson 
    Birth 24 May 1856  Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Death 18 Nov 1935  Carnarvon, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Burial 19 Nov 1935  St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Person ID I12  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 19 May 2025 

    Father Peter Dawson,   b. 15 Jun 1800, Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1873, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Jane Benson,   b. 15 Aug 1815, Westmorland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Feb 1892, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Henry Sisson,   b. 14 Jan 1851, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1918, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jul 1875  Kinmount, Somerville, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Children 
     1. Ellen Isabella Sisson,   b. 12 Jun 1877, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1914, Fenelon Falls, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)
     2. Bertha Emma Sisson,   b. 12 May 1880, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1880, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. Harry Wilbert Sisson,   b. 5 Sep 1883, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1967, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     4. Benson Oscar Sisson,   b. 10 Dec 1886, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Mar 1980 (Age 93 years)
     5. Agnes Mildred Sisson,   b. 16 Aug 1888, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1979 (Age 90 years)
     6. Jane Ethel Sisson,   b. 11 Jan 1892, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 May 1971 (Age 79 years)
     7. James Allan McLeod Sisson,   b. 4 Jun 1896, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Jun 1978 (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Apr 2023 

  • Photos
    Emma (Dawson) Sisson
    Emma (Dawson) Sisson
    Emma (Dawson) Sisson
    Emma (Dawson) Sisson
    Back row: Emma (Dawson) Sisson, Florence (Oliver) Sisson, Ella (Sisson) Toye
Front: Vern Sisson sitting, Ruth Sisson leaning.
    Back row: Emma (Dawson) Sisson, Florence (Oliver) Sisson, Ella (Sisson) Toye Front: Vern Sisson sitting, Ruth Sisson leaning.
    Back row: Isabelle Gibbs, Ada Gibbs
Front row: Emma (Dawson) Sisson, Vern Sisson
    Back row: Isabelle Gibbs, Ada Gibbs Front row: Emma (Dawson) Sisson, Vern Sisson

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] 1861 Census of Canada, Ontario / Durham / Cavan ED 5 / Page 10.
      Age 4 on this census.

    2. [S9] 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough North / Stanhope & Sherborne / Pg 2, Family 4.

    3. [S8] 1881 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough East / Stanhope, Sherborne & McClintock / Page 21, Family 128.
      Age 25 on this census.

    4. [S25] 1891 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 5, Family 26.
      Age 34 on this census.

    5. [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 5, Family 46.

    6. [S16] 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Stanhope / Page 3, Family 25.

    7. [S34] 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria / Stanhope / Page 7, Family 72.

    8. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .
      Birth date: abt 1854 Birth place: Cavan Marriage date: 13 Jul 1875 Marriage place: Victoria Residence date: Residence place: Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ontariomarr1858-1899_ga&h=1758666&ti=5543&indiv=try&gss=pt


    9. [S24] Ontario Death Registrations, Reg# 17415-35.
      Cause: broncho pneumonia.

    10. [S24] Ontario Death Registrations, Reg# 17415-35.

    11. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, Reg# 09104-75.