BornLahir indi tahun 2332 indi [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], Benjamin isadalah the son ofanak dari[[Joseph Sisko]], theseorang ''[[chef]]'' and ownerdan ofpemilik thedari [[restaurantrestoran]] "Sisko's Creole Kitchen," biasa disebut "Sisko's" for short. HisIbu birthkandungnya motheradalah wasseorang amanusia humanbumi woman namedbernama Sarah. HoweverNamun, Sarah wassebenarnya actuallydirasuki possessedoleh bysalah onesatu of thedari ''[[Bajoran Prophets]]'' (themakhluk life-formshidup thatyang existhidup inside thedalam ''[[Bajoran wormhole]])'', whoyang manipulatedmemanipulasi herSarah intoagar marryingmenikah dengan Joseph anddan conceivingmelahirkan Benjamin. Sarah anddan Joseph werehidup happilybahagia marriedsebagai suami-istri untilhingga Sarah disappeared two days after Ben's first birthday, when the life-form left her body. She died in an accident several years later. Joseph eventually met and married another woman who went on to raise Benjamin as her own son. Benjamin remained unaware of these events until well into his adulthood and long after he had otherwise made contact with the Bajoran Prophets.<ref> Episode "[[Shadows and Symbols]]"; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Episode 2 of Season 7</ref> Ben has a sister named Judith, and at least two brothers.
Sisko entered [[Starfleet Academy]] in 2350. During his [[sophomore]] year, he was in a field-study assignment on Starbase 137. He met a woman named Jennifer in [[Babylon (town), New York|Babylon]], New York on [[Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree, New York|Gilgo Beach]], shortly after graduating from the Academy. The two eventually wed and had a son named [[Jake Sisko|Jake]].<ref name="ReferenceA">Episode "[[Emissary (DS9 episode)|Emissary]]"; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Episode 1 of Season 1</ref>
