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Leigh Hugh Laverne Sisson

Male 1892 - 1983  (90 years)


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  • Name Leigh Hugh Laverne Sisson 
    Born 24 Jun 1892  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Apr 1983 
    Buried St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I394  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2018 

    Father Thomas MacLeod Sisson,   b. 5 Nov 1858, Manvers, Durham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1916, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Mary Agnes Ellen Dawson,   b. 11 Nov 1860, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1904, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Family ID F73  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnie Oliver,   b. 08 Aug 1890, Feltham, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1983  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 23 Sep 1919  Boskung, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Photos
    Leigh Sisson & Mary Oliver 25th Anniversary
    Leigh Sisson & Mary Oliver 25th Anniversary
    Stanhope Museum Collection 997.02.166
    Leigh Sisson & Minnie Oliver's 1919 wedding at St. Stephen's church
    Leigh Sisson & Minnie Oliver's 1919 wedding at St. Stephen's church
    Other persons in the photo: Thomas Mason with the beard, Mrs. Sarah (Davies) Mason is second from right side of photo. Witnesses were sister Alice Oliver and brother Bruce Sisson
    Documents
    Leigh Sisson / Minnie Oliver 1919 wedding
    Leigh Sisson / Minnie Oliver 1919 wedding
    Stanhope Museum Collection - Accession #016.01.18
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F74  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Ontario Birth Registrations, Reg# 12296-92.
      Name on birth registration is Lee Lavern.

    2. [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 5, Family 44.

    3. [S16] 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Stanhope / Page 3, Family 27.

    4. [S34] 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria / Stanhope / Page 9, Family 96.

    5. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, Reg# 11996-19.
      At St. Stephen's Church, Boskung