Settler of township lots: Lot 15, Conc. 3, Lots 15 & 16, Conc. 4, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 101 acre Lot 16, Conc. 4 - 1167 North Shore Rd. "Mountainside Farm"

Land acquisition:  1917 from James Henry Sisson. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Images 221, 185 & 191)

Other land:

• Lots 18 & 19, Conc. 2, Stanhope, North 56 acres - 1918 from Stephen Sisson. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Images 132 & 141).
• Lots 15, & 16, Conc. 5, Stanhope - 1940 from Henry Sisson Sr & Jr. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Images 131 & 135)

Dates of residency:

• 1911 Census of Canada, Stanhope: Oscar B. Sisson, son, living at Lot 16, Conc. 4
• 1911 Stanhope Voters List: Lot 15, Conc. 3
• 1911 & 1918 Stanhope Post Office Lists: Lot 15, Conc. 3, Carnarvon
• 1928 Stanhope Voters List: Lot 17, Conc. 4, Lots 15 & 16, Conc. 2, Lot 19, Conc. 3

Interesting facts:

Go to An Interview with Mr. Oscar Sisson July 25, 1978 to read his life story, excerpted from “A Compiled History of Stanhope Township” a 1978 student project by Karen Wedmann, Kim Gorveatt and Godfrey Tyler.

The story begins: Mr. Sisson was born in 1886 on the farm where the printing shop for the Highlands Express is now located. His mother was English and his father was Scottish. They moved to Stanhope from Cavan (in the county of Durham) during the 1870's. At that time, all property was free grant land.

Oscar Sisson House: The former Oscar Sisson house at 1167 North Shore Rd. was built in 1913 and originally called "Mountainside Farm". It was home to Brigadoon Riding Stables in the early 1970s before being purchased by Bob and Joan Mann of Highlands Printing in 1976. Oscar Sisson was a son of James Henry Sisson, the first owner of this property.

Veteran: Oscar Benson Sisson, Pte.

• Enlisted: 11 Jan 1918, Kingston, Ontario:
• Occupation and residence: Farmer, Carnarvon - family home on Lot 16, Conc. 4, Stanhope - Mountainside Farm
• Battalion: 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, C.E.F.
• Notes on war service: He was Struck off Strength and Demobilized in Barriefield, Ontario on 9 Sep 1918, so he did not have the opportunity to serve overseas.

Preceding landowner:

• 1880 Jane Grey Sisson from The Crown

Succeeding landowner: 1969 John N Kinsman for $2

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Benson Oscar Sisson, b. 10 Dec 1886, Maple Lake, d. 09 Mar 1980  Maple Lake (Age 93 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, Durham,  d. 18 Nov 1935, Carnarvon, (Age 79 years)

Photo description & source: Stanhope Heritage Driving Tour brochure / Stanhope Museum collection