Ellen M. (Church) Fisher (abt. 1847 - 1929)

Born about 16 Dec 1847 in Greensborough, Orleans County, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George H. Fisher — married 29 Apr 1872 in Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 1929 at about age 81 in Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Ellen "Nellie" M. Church was a daughter of Calvin Church and his wife Patty, born in Greensborough, Vermont, on 16 December 1847.

The 1850 U.S. Census recorded Ellen M. Church, age 2, in Barton (Orleans County), Vermont, in the household of 37-year-old farmer Calvin Church and 38-year-old Patty Church, with Ira W. Church, age 4. All were born in Vermont.^[1]

The 1860 U.S. Census found Ellen Church, age 13, in Sutton, Vermont, in the household of 47-year-old farmer Calvin Church. Others in the household were Mary M. Church, 33; Wilbur Church, 14; David Church, 89; Elethea Church, 86; and David Church, 57, a farm laborer. All were born in Vermont except for the older David Church, born in Massachusetts, and Elethea Church, born in New Hampshire.^[2]

Nellie M. Church married George H. Fisher in Danville, Vermont, on 29 April 1872. The marriage card identifies her as a resident of Greensboro and names her parents as Calvin Church and Patty. She was 24 years old and it was her first marriage. The marriage was performed by C. W. Thompson, pastor, Congregational Church.^[3]

The death record for her daughter Ursula Fisher gives her maiden name as Nellie M. Church and indicates that she was born in Greensborough, Vermont.^[4][5] Census records indicate that she was born in Vermont to parents born in Vermont. Her birth date of 16 December 1847 was registered in the vital records of West Springfield, Massachusetts, together with the birth date of her husband George.^[6] The 1900 U.S. Census gave her birth date as December 1846, and indicated that George and Nellie married in about 1872.^[7]

The 1880 U.S. Census recorded George H. Fisher, age 33, and wife Nellie Fisher, age 32, in West Stamford, Stamford, Connecticut, with daughter Ursula Fisher, age 2. George was born in New Hampshire to parents born in that state; Nellie was born in Vermont to parents born in that state; and Ursula was born in Connecticut to a father born in New Hampshire and a mother born in Vermont. George worked as a spinner in a woolen mill.^[8]

The 1900 U.S. Census recorded George H. Fisher and Nellie M. Fisher, both 53 years old, at 94 Race Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts. George was born in New Hampshire in February 1847; his parents also were born in New Hampshire. Nellie was born in Vermont in December 1846; her parents also were born in Vermont. George and Nellie had been married 28 years; Nellie was recorded as the mother of three children, all of them living. Their household also included daughter Ursula Fisher, 21 (born in Connecticut February 1879); son Calvin Fisher, 14 (born in Connecticut in March 1886); and daughter Florence K. Fisher, 6 (born in Massachusetts in March 1894). Ursula and Calvin both had a father born in New Hampshire and a mother born in Vermont. However, Florence apparently was not the biological child of George and Nellie; according to the record her father was born in Germany and her mother was born in New York. George worked as a "wollen spinner," Ursula worked as a paper millhand, and Calvin worked as an office boy. ^[7]

The 1910 U.S. Census recorded George H. Fisher and his wife Nellie M. Fisher, both 63 years old, at 96 Race Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts, with Florence K. Fisher, 16, identified as their foster daughter. George was born in New Hampshire to parents born in Vermont, and Nellie was born in Vermont to parents born in that same state. George and Nellie had been married 38 years. Nellie had had three children, only one of whom was living. Nellie and Florence had no occupations; George was a janitor for a church.^[9]

The 1920 U.S. Census recorded George H. Fisher and Nellie M. Fisher, both 74 years old, in a rented home on Main Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts. George was born in New Hampshire to parents born in Vermont, and Nellie was born in Vermont to parents born in Vermont. George reported no occupation, and Nellie was a cook in a tea room. ^[10]

Nellie M. (Church) Fisher died in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1929.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6S9Q-XVZ?cc=1401638&wc=95R6-6YR%3A1031309301%2C1031805201%2C1031605801 : 9 April 2016), Vermont > Orleans > Barton > image 16 of 24; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBSC-YTJ?cc=1473181&wc=7QY4-95V%3A1589436395%2C1589436729%2C1589429292 : 24 March 2017), Vermont > Caledonia > Sutton > image 8 of 26; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Bride's Marriage Card], Town of Danville, Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Vermont Vital Records, 1871–1908. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Accessed at Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/4661/41269_312810-01645
4. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.) Vol. 517, page 135.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F41J-HS4 : 10 February 2018), Ursula M. Fisher, 30 Sep 1901; citing Holyoke, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, reference v 5 p 76; FHL microfilm 2,026,621.
6. ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of West Springfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Vol. 1, page 92, Accessed at Ancestry.com. Text: FISHER, George H., h. Nellie, Feb. 7, 1847. G.R.16. Nellie [-----], w. George H., Dec. 16, 1847. G.R. 16.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D4L7-ZJ7?cc=1325221&wc=9BQX-BZ4%3A1030549901%2C1032817901%2C1032902301 : 5 August 2014), Massachusetts > Hampden > ED 530 Holyoke city Ward 2 > image 2 of 60; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ United States Census, 1880. [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6742/4240008-00740 Enumeration sheet for Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: 96; Page: 368D; Enumeration District: 155. Accessed at Ancestry.com.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJR-9MDH?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ7-6RF%3A133638101%2C139302801%2C139446801%2C1589124723 : 24 June 2017), Massachusetts > Hampden > Holyoke Ward 2 > ED 553 > image 49 of 60; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
10. ↑ United States Census, 1920. Enumeration sheet for Holyoke Ward 2, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_700; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 39. Accessed at Ancestry.com.
11. ↑ Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3659/41263_2421406273_0065-00092 Citing Vol. 32, page 528.