Gazlay Family History
Amelia M. ‘Amy’ Sisson
Parents
| Father | Albert B. Sisson (ca. 1830 - 25 September 1903) |
| Mother | Amelia Dunbar (ca. 1837 - 2 October 1917) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 8 January 2017; Last Edited: 12 December 2020 |
| Person ID | 8385 |
| Name | Amelia M. ‘Amy’ Sisson |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 5 March 1874 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | 28 December 1898 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut to Herbert Getchell3, 6 |
| Died | 15 February 1948 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut7 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Herbert Getchell |
| Born | October 1874 in Maine |
| Married | 28 December 1898 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut to Amelia M. ‘Amy’ Sisson |
| Died | 27 August 1927 in East Lyme, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Amelia M. ‘Amy’ Sisson and Herbert Getchell: |
| +1. | Russell H. Getchell |
| Born | ca. 1903 in New York |
| Adopted | (child of unidentified parents, adopted by Herbert Getchell and Amelia M. ‘Amy’ Sisson) |
| Married | to Grace F. Beach |
Sources
- Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, Amelia Sisson, born: 5 March 1874 in Groton, New London [County], Connecticut; father: Albert Sisson; mother: Amelia.
- 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.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Waterford, E.D. 303, Sheet No. 5B, Herbert W. Getchel, 48, Maine, painter, automobile repair shop; wife Amy W. Getchel, 48, Connecticut; son Russell H. Getchel, 15, New York.
- Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Marriages, 1897-2001; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/ Herbert Getschell [sic, Getchell] and Amelia Sissau [sic, Sisson], married on 28 December 1898 in East Lyme, Connecticut.
- Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Deaths, 1897-1969; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/death-records/. Amelia Getchell, died: 15 February 1948 in East Lyme, Connecticut.