1. | ![]() Notes: Youngest child of Hiram Sibley and Elizabeth Maria Tinker Sibley. Emily Sibley married Isaac S. Averell in 1876. They had two children, born 11 months apart, Elizabeth Louise Averell (1877-1886) and James G. Averell (1877-1904). Emily and Isaac separated ca. 1883, and were divorced in 1891. Later that year, Emily married James Sibley Watson, son of her father's partner Don Alonzo Watson. Together, Emily and "Jimmie" had one son, James Sibley Watson, Jr. Emily married Isaac Seymour Averell 27 Apr 1876, Rochester, New York; divorced ca. 1891, California. Isaac (son of James George Averell and Charlotte Hildebrand Seymour) was born 21 Jun 1850, Ogdensburg, NY; died 25 Oct 1909, San Francisco, CA. [Group Sheet] Children:
Emily married James Sibley Watson, Sr. 1891. James (son of Don Alonzo Watson and Caroline Matilda Manning) was born 1860; died 1951. [Group Sheet] Children:
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2. | ![]() Notes: Entrepreneur and capitalist, nurseryman and founder of Western Union, Hiram Sibley was born in North Adams, Massachusetts. He moved to Western New York around 1829-1830, and by 1835 he and his lifelong friend and partner Don Alonzo Watson had opened a machine shop in Sibleyville (now Mendon). He was elected Monroe County Sheriff in 1843 and began to invest in local nurseries in 1844. Hiram married Elizabeth Maria Tinker 24 Jan 1833, North Adams, MA. Elizabeth (daughter of Giles Tinker and Zilpha Knight Tinker) was born 11 Aug 1815; died 11 Jul 1903, Rochester, New York ; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York . [Group Sheet] |
3. | ![]() Notes: Wife of Hiram Sibley; Emily Sibley Watson’s mother. She was one of the founders and early benefactors of Genesee Hospital, and a quiet philanthropist who helped many individuals.
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4. | Benjamin Sibley was born 29 Apr 1768, Sutton, MA (son of Timothy Sibley and Anna Waite); died 2 Oct 1829, Mendon, NY. Benjamin married Zilpha Davis. Zilpha (child of Samuel Davis) was born 13 Apr 1771, Oxford, MA; died 10 May 1824. [Group Sheet] |
5. | Zilpha Davis was born 13 Apr 1771, Oxford, MA (child of Samuel Davis); died 10 May 1824.
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8. | Timothy Sibley was born 2 Nov 1727; died 6 Dec 1818. Notes: Grandfather of Hiram Sibley Timothy married Anna Waite 16 Oct 1753. Anna (daughter of Benjamin Waite and Elizabeth Holland) was born 14 Oct 1733, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; was christened 21 Oct 1733; died 12 Mar 1791, Sutton, MA. [Group Sheet] |
9. | Anna Waite was born 14 Oct 1733, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts; was christened 21 Oct 1733 (daughter of Benjamin Waite and Elizabeth Holland); died 12 Mar 1791, Sutton, MA. Notes: Grandmother of Hiram Sibley
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10. | Samuel Davis died Yes, date unknown.
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