Melissa Sixbury

1843 - 1882  (39 years)

• Name	Melissa Sixbury  [1]
  Born	1843  [2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	18 Jun 1855	LeRay, Jefferson, New York   [3]
  	New York State
  Census	5 Jun 1880	LeRay, Jefferson, New York   [4]
  	'Susan Bishart' was living with Jacob Sixbury and Mary, his wife and their three daughters Margaret, Melinda? and Gertrude.
  Reference Number	194
  _UID	B0201BA05E514381808F396EEA1301A2546E
  Died	1882  [5]
  Person ID	I194	Paul's Genealogy Tree
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Jacob Sixbury,   b. 9 Jan 1803, Riemensneider's Bush, Town of Manheim, Herkimer County, New York ,   d. 16 Jun 1892, LeRay, Jefferson, New York  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Mary Hoover,   b. 18 Jul 1808,   d. 8 Mar 1889  (Age 80 years)
  Children	10 children
  1. Peter Sixbury,   d. 1892   2. Alfred Sixbury,   b. 14 Jul 1828,   bur. Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York   3. Martha Sixbury,   b. 1833, Jefferson County, New York, USA ,   d. 17 Aug 1894  (Age 61 years)   4. Mary Sixbury,   b. 1835,   d. 1863  (Age 28 years)   5. Jacob Sixbury,   b. 1838, Jefferson County, New York, USA ,   d. 1906  (Age 68 years)   6. Margaret Sixbury,   b. 6 Aug 1841, Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York, USA ,   d. 21 Jul 1897, Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York  (Age 55 years)   7. Melissa Sixbury,   b. 1843,   d. 1882  (Age 39 years)   8. Gertrude Sixbury,   b. 1846, Jefferson County, New York, USA ,   d. 1885  (Age 39 years)   9. Alonzo Sixbury,   b. 1848, Jefferson County, New York, USA ,   d. 1869  (Age 21 years)   10. Moses Sixbury,   b. 1852, Jefferson County, New York, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - New York State - 18 Jun 1855 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Census - 5 Jun 1880 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Perkins, Carolyn - Package, unknown, (2 Jan 1997), Group 2, Page 3 (Reliability: 2). Page 122 from William Cornwall and His Descendants Page 122 from William Cornwall and His Descendants Reference to marriage of Mary Jane Butterfield to Alexander Sixbury, 1834. [S75] Perkins, Carolyn - Package, unknown, (2 Jan 1997), Group 2, Page 3 (Reliability: 3). See dwelling 109 Jacob Sixbery children (cont.) [S102] State Census Jeff Co. NY 1855, (State of New York, 1855 Census Records by town: A-E, reel 0895241 E-P, reel 0895242 P-W, reel 0895243), LDS Microfilm Reel Number: 0895242 (Reliability: 3), 12 Jul 2007. First Election District Town of LeRay Jefferson County June 18, 1855 Dwelling house numbered in order of visitiation: 109 Type: Stone Value: 500 Family numbered in the order of visitation: 112 Name: Joseph Bisha Age: 40 Place of birth: France Marital status: Married Years resident in this city or town: 20 Occupation: farmer Naturalized Owned land Name: Almira Bisha Age: 37 Sex: F Relationship to head of family: wife Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Marital status: married Years resident in this city or town: 37 Name: Mary Bisha Age: 13 Sex: F Relationship to head of family: daugh Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Marital status: Years resident in this city or town: 13 Name: S J Bisha Age: 11 Sex: F Relationship to head of family: daugh Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Marital status: Years resident in this city or town: 11 Name: M Bisha Age: 9 Sex: F Relationship to head of family: daugh Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Marital status: Years resident in this city or town: 9 Name: Joseph Bisha Age: 7 Sex: m Relationship to head of family: son Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Marital status: Years resident in this city or town: 7 Name: C E Bisha Age: 5 Sex: m Relationship to head of family: son Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Marital status: Years resident in this city or town: 5 Name: F A Bisha Age: 3 Sex: m Relationship to head of family: son Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Marital status: Years resident in this city or town: 3 Name: July Bisha Age: 7/12 Sex: m Relationship to head of family: son Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Marital status: Years resident in this city or town: 7/12 Family numbered in the order of visitation: 113 Name: Francis Bisha Age: 69 Sex: m Relationship to head of family: Birthplace: France Marital status: married Years resident in this city or town: 20 Occupation: farmer Naturalized Owns land Name: Susan Bisha Age: 49 Sex: f Relationship to head of family: wife Birthplace: France Marital status: married Years resident in this city or town: 20 Occupation: Dwelling numbered in the order of visitation: 110 Family numbered in the order of visitation: 114 Name: P C Lodwick... Dwelling numbered in the order of visitation: 111 Family numbered in the order of visitation: 115 Type: Logs Name: Robert Sixbery Age: 77 Birthplace: Herkimer Co. Widowed Years resident in this city or town: 56 Occupation: farmer Native Owns land Dwelling numbered in the order of visitation: 112 Family numbered in the order of visitation: 116 Type: Logs Name: Jacob Sixbery Age: 55 Birthplace: Herkimer Co. Years resident in this city or town: 55 Occupation: farmer Native Owns land Name: Mary Sixbery Age: 48 Sex: f Relationship to head of family: wife Birthplace: Herkimer Co. Married Years resident in this city or town: 43 Name: Marthy Sixbery Age: 22 Sex: f Relationship to head of family: daugh Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Years resident in this city or town: 22 Name: Mar Sixbery Age: 20 Sex: f Relationship to head of family: daugh Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Years resident in this city or town: 20 Name: Jacob Sixbery Age: 17 Sex: m Relationship to head of family: son Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Years resident in this city or town: 16 Occupation: farmer [next page] Name: M Sixbery Age: 14 Sex: f Relationship to head of family: daugh Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Years resident in this city or town: 14 Name: M Sixbery Age: 11 Sex: f Relationship to head of family: daugh Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Years resident in this city or town: 11 Name: G Sixbery Age: 9 Sex: f Relationship to head of family: daugh Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Years resident in this city or town: 9 Name: Alonz? Sixbery Age: 7 Sex: m Relationship to head of family: son Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Years resident in this city or town: 7 Name: M Sixbery Age: 3 Sex: m Relationship to head of family: son Birthplace: Jefferson Co. Years resident in this city or town: 3 Several families were living within close proximity to one another: Helmer, VanBrocklin, Bisha, Sixbury and Hoover. Sidney A. Sixbury and wife Maria, 1860 census, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York Sidney A. Sixbury and wife Maria, 1860 census, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7F-3P9 See dwelling 109 Jacob Sixbery children (cont.) Watertown Daily Times Notice of Sale [S507] US Census 1880, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ), Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Le Ray, Jefferson, New York; Roll: T9_839; Family History Film: 1254839; Page: 363.1000; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 0240. (Reliability: 3), 30 Mar 2008. (see line 4) Dwelling house numbered in order of visitation: 44 Family numbered in order of visitation: 43 Name: Bishart, Susan Color: w Sex: f Age: 74 Relationship to head of household: Marital status: Widowed/divorced Occupation: keeping house Place of Birth: France Father's place of birth: France Mother's place of birth: France Name: Sixbury, Jacob Color: w Sex: m Age: 78 Relationship to head of household: Marital status: married Occupation: farmer Place of Birth: New York Father's place of birth: NY Mother's place of birth: NY Name: " Mary Color: w Sex: f Age: 74 Relationship to head of household: wife Marital status: married Occupation: keeping house Place of Birth: New York Father's place of birth: NY Mother's place of birth: NY Name: " Margaret Color: w Sex: f Age: 25 Relationship to head of household: daughter Marital status: single Occupation: at home Place of Birth: New York Father's place of birth: NY Mother's place of birth: NY Name: " Melissa Color: w Sex: f Age: 22 Relationship to head of household: daughter Marital status: single Occupation: at home Place of Birth: New York Father's place of birth: NY Mother's place of birth: NY Name: " Gertrude Color: w Sex: f Age: 35 Relationship to head of household: daughter Marital status: single Occupation: at home Place of Birth: New York Father's place of birth: NY Mother's place of birth: NY ..... (see line 40) Name: Hoover, Samuel Color: w Sex: m Age: 48 Relationship to head of household: Marital status: married Occupation: male carrier [*Note: census taker was a bad speller, I think he meant 'mail carrier'] Birthplace: N.Y. Father's birthplace: N.Y. Mother's birthplace: N.Y. Name: Hoover, Catharine Color: w Sex: f Age: 42 Relationship to head of household: wife Marital status: married Occupation: keeping house Birthplace: N.Y. Father's birthplace: N.Y. Mother's birthplace: N.Y. Name: Hoover, Aseena Color: w Sex: f Age: 68 Relationship to head of household: mother Marital status: widowed/divorced Occupation: no occupation Birthplace: N.Y. Father's birthplace: N.Y. Mother's birthplace: N.Y. [*Note: the entire line (line 42) was crossed out with a hand-drawn line and 'Dead D.L.' was written in the 'Health' column. In addition, hand written notes appear in the margin which read 'Dead see sched...? Would it be correct to assume this to mean that the person had died just shortly after the census was taken? ] Name: Hoover, Ann Color: w Sex: f Age: 14 Relationship to head of household: daughter Marital status: single Occupation: at school Birthplace: N.Y. Father's birthplace: N.Y. Mother's birthplace: N.Y. Name: Hoover, Matie Color: w Sex: f Age: 8 Relationship to head of household: daughter Marital status: single Occupation: at school Birthplace: N.Y. Father's birthplace: N.Y. Mother's birthplace: N.Y. Watertown Daily Times Sidney A. Sixbury and wife Maria, 1860 census, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York Sidney A. Sixbury and wife Maria, 1860 census, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7F-3P9 Samuel Hoover [S75] Perkins, Carolyn - Package, unknown, (2 Jan 1997), Group 2, Page 3 (Reliability: 3). Page 122 from William Cornwall and His Descendants Page 122 from William Cornwall and His Descendants Reference to marriage of Mary Jane Butterfield to Alexander Sixbury, 1834.