• Worked as a teamster for the William Chapple family. In Mary Ann Chapple's autobiography, she refers to Joseph as "Joseph Paine." Payne was his mother's maiden name. The handwritten note "1/2 price" in the PEF ledger likely indicates that Joseph (listed as Henry in that document), would have received credit for half of his passage in exchange for his work as a teamster.

  As indicated in the PEF ledger, Joseph's parents, Joseph and Catherine Payne Sisam, and sister, Emma, traveled with him.

John Riggs Murdock Company (1868)

• Age at Departure: 15

Sources

• "Funeral Services For Joseph Henry Sisam," Deseret Evening News , 25 Sep. 1917, 7.
• "Mary Ann Chapple Warner, " The Work Progress Administration (Utah Section) Biographical Sketches, ca. 1930-1940.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger D, p. 154.
• Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America