John Fish (1769 - 1860)

Born 30 Dec 1769 in Canterbury, Connecticut

Ancestors

Died 7 Dec 1860 at age 90 in New York City, New York, United States of America

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Biography

John Fish, born 30 Dec 1769 at Canterbury, Connecticut, was the third child of Darius Fish and Sarah Howard.

He married Alice Johnson [b. 22 Sep 1769 @ Rouses Point, New York, daughter of Col. Obadiah Johnson and Lucy (Cady)]. They had 5 children ^[1]:

1. Amanda Fish, b. 17 May 1794; d. 5 Apr 1886 @ Brooklyn, New York
2. John Fish, b. 17 Oct 1796; d. 23 May 1807 @ Troy, New York
3. Almira Caroline Fish, b. 27 Mar 1799; married 2 Oct 1826 William Lyman; d. 17 Jul 1834
4. William Jay Fish, b. 5 Mar 1806; married Nancy Clark; d. 8 Apr 1885 ^[2]
5. Deliza Fish, b. 25 Jul 1809; d. 13 Jun 1837 @ Champlain, New York

John Fish passed away in New York City, 7 Dec 1860.

Note: An online memorial site pertains to a grave represented to be in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York [[1]], however in view of paucity of its contained information, no assumptions should be made as to its relevance to this profiled John Fish without deeper investigation.

Sources

1. ↑ The Fish Family in England and America (1948) p. 267, no. 1462: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067390757;view=1up;seq=327
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #125356228