Settler of township lots: Lot 14, Conc. 5, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the second lot east of Hwy 35 opposite Kirks Circle and Matabanick Road.

Land acquisition: 1949 Patented 100 acres from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 129).

Other land:

• Lots 18 & 19, Conc. 2, Stanhope: 1914 south 40 acres of each lot from Stephen Sisson. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Images 132 & 141).
• Lot 15, Conc. 3, Stanhope: 1924 North half from Oscar Sisson. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 221)

Dates of residency: 

• 1911 Census of Canada, Stanhope: Harry W. Sisson, son, living at Lot 16, Conc. 4
• 1911 Stanhope Voters List
• 1923 Marriage: Leita Louise Scott, Maple Lake
• 1928 Stanhope Voters LIst: Lot 15, Conc. 3 & Lot 14, Conc. 5
• 1967 Death: Maple Lake

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: The Crown

Succeeding landowner: 1963 Claire Laverne Sisson for $1

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Harry Wilbert Sisson, b. 05 Sep 1883, Stanhope, d. 09 Mar 1967, Maple Lake, (Age 83 years). Buried: St. Peter's Cemetery
  Parents:
  • James Henry Sisson, b. 15 Jan 1851, Ontario, d. 09 Dec 1918, Ontario, (Age 67 years)
  • Emma Dawson, b. 24 May 1856,  Ontario,  d. 18 Nov 1935, Carnarvon, (Age 79 years)
• Leatta Louise Scott, b. Aug 1905, Guilford
• Deceased Children:
  1. Clare Laverne Sisson, b. Abt 1924, d. 25 Aug 2003, Newmarket,  (Age ~ 79 years)
  5. Hannah May Sisson, b. Abt 1925, d. 8 Sep 2014, Walkerton, (Age ~ 89 years)