Thanks to David Martin for passing along this link! The public library of New Bedford, Massachusetts, has an archive of whaling records which can be searched by name of crewmen, vessel, port, whaling ground, etc. These records cover 1807 to 1925; the online database appears to cover 1810 to 1860. Go to: http://www.ci.new-bedford.ma.us/Nav1.htm and click on "Whaling Voyages Crewlist". If you search for "Sisson", you get 61 hits. These are probably not 61 distinct individuals. Various information is recorded such as their job on the ship, name of ship, departure and return date. Some of them even show their height, residence, and coloring. They don't seem to tell parents for any of these, but if you know your Sisson was involved in whaling around the New Bedford area, you might be able to positively identify him here. Thanks, David! Carol Sisson Regehr Sisson-L list mom -- [email protected]