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NOTE: red numbers & notes correspond to FISH in Lester Fish's book

RI Land Evidences 1648-1696

R929.3 R6Zw 1970 
p.211-212 [349] Thomas Fish to Preserved Fish
...Thomas Fish of Portsmouth...unto my...grandson Preserved Fish #104
the sonn & heire of my sonn Thomas Fish late of Postmouth...deceased...
have given to be by him Possessed....after the terme of 16 years
....which will be in the year one thousand seven hundred the late
dwelling house of my sonn Thomas Fish deceased...with all...
            2nd May 1684 Thomas Fish
p.212 William Browning to Robert Fish Feb 12,1687
p.219 Richard Cadman to Robert Fish 22 Sep 1688

Pawtucket,RI & Vicinity Marriages & Deaths from the Pawtucket Gazette & Chronicle

R929.37451 J66P V.1 1825-1834

p.11 married Sat. Jan 14, 1826 in Newport by Rev. Mr. Eddy, Mr. Joseph B. Fish
     to Miss Sarah Anthony, dau. of William Anthony, Esq., all of Portsmouth
p.49 Sat. Apr 7, 1827 married in this village on thursday evening last
     by the Rev. Mr. Greene, Mr. William Fish #799 to
     Miss Mary Ann Clark, both of this town
p.178 Apr. 19,1833: On last evening, by Rev. James O. Barney, Mr. James Fish #802
      to Miss Fanny Elizabeth, second dau. of Mr. Ebenezer Bishop, all of
      Seekonk.  This wedding was strictly temperate. Not even the juice of
      the grape was suffered to riot in the wedded heat. A noble and
      beautiful piece of cake came to us with the marriage notice for
      which the generous donors will accept our thanks.

Vital Records of Granston, Johnston & N. Providence, RI

R929.3 R6ZA V.2 pts. 2, 3, 4 
N. Providence p.19
  1-195 Fish, Charles and Mary Ann Gifford, both of Smithfield
  m. by Rev. Calvin Daman May 15, 1851
Warwick V.1 pt 1 p.43
  2-38 Fish, Daniel #749 of Dighton,MA and
  Barbara Bowen m. by Samuel Gorton, Justice Apr 8, 1760
Warwick p.161
  2-38 Fish, Mary of Daniel and Barbara b(?). May 13, 1761

Vital Records of Providence,RI

R929.37451 A756V 1988 V.2 pt.1
marriages
p.72 3-18 Fish, Isaac & Sarah ________; m. by Rev. Michael Eddy Dec 12, 1801
     4-62 Fish, M.P. & H.W. Leman Sep 20, 1843
     5-82 Fish, George H., of John, and Puriltener Rebecca Nahar, of Joseph,
           m. by Rev. J.S. Thompson July 23, 1849
     5-45 Fish, Job of Boston,MA, son of Isaiah, and Martha E. Brown of
           Mrs. Elizabeth; m. by Rev. Horace C. Atwater Aug 15, 1849
     5-77 Fish, Edward of Boston,MA, son of Benjamin, and Sarah McIntire
           of said Boston, dau. of Daniel, m. by Rev James N. Granger Jan 24, 1850
     5-100 Fish, Lydia L. and Lemuel A. Coburn Feb 5, 1850
births
p. 224 1-4 Fish, Patience of Samuel & Merabah    Mar 28, 1706
       1-4  "  , Joseph           "              June 8, 1708
       1-4  "  , Daniel           "              May 10, 1710
     3-18 Fish, Martha B. #448 of Isaac #440 & Sarah   Dec 17, 1804
     3-28   " , Henry H. #449        "             June 5, 1807
     3-28   " , David #450           "             Oct 15, 1809
     3-28   " , Sarah Ann #451       "             Jan 20, 1812
     3-28   " , Isaac Jr #452        "             Apr 22, 1814
     3-28   " , Adeline F. #453      "             Jan 21, 1817
     3-28   " , William J.M. #454    "             June 21, 1819
     3-28   " , Caroline S. #455     "             June 18, 1821
     3-28   " , Frederick E. #456    "             July 5, 1824
deaths
p.266 1-422 Fish, _______, son of Mary, Nov 28,1708
      5-537 Fish, Ezekiel (*5-179) Dec 28, 1757

RI Mayflower Lineages: R929.3745 L754 1966 V.1 & 2

RI Genealogies 

Vol II:
p.10: Catherine Niles b.18 July 1729 d.9 Jan 1759 m. 13 Oct 1748
      Nathan Fish #1876. They had son Nathan Fish.
p.222: Elizabeth Slocum b. 8th 9th month 1711 m. Preserved Fish #112.
p.242: Delilah Stafford (~1768?) m. David Fish (probably #1444 p.265).
p.467: The Quaker Meeting House Burial Ground, Little Compton,RI
       Elizabeth Fish wife of Preserved Fish #842 dau. of Jeremiah
       and Margaret Austin d. 2d mo 1818?
p.486: Abstracts of Wills, Middletown, RI Vol. 1
       Wilson, John of Jamestown. Mentions daus. Jemima, wife of
       Job Howland, Ann Spencer, Alice Fish (wife of #575 Robert),
       Mary Eldred, & Sarah Grinnel; son-in-law Walter Buffum, will dated
       Oct 10, 1749 probated Mar 9, 1752

also same volume (?)
p.421-432 to be filled in...
p.177 Joseph Tripp m. Aug 6,1667 Mehetible Fish #95 dau. of
      Thomas & Mary of Portsmouth,RI
p.179 Joseph and Mehitible (above) had 13 children...
p.250 Charles A. Viall b.Jan 26,1843 m. Adelaide daughter of William
      Fish of Pawtucket. One child Mary E. b.1870 living in Providence.
p.282 History of Wanton Family: Thomas R. married Jemima Fish
p.326 (same as above) Thomas Richardson Robinson b.1761 m. Jemima Fish #849 1783
p.328 Jemima Fish Robinson (above) d.1846 age 85
p.373 Timothy Wightman Rev. (whose father died 1747) m(1)Jane Fish #1509
      He m(2) Mary Stoddard

RI Misc

from Genealogy of RI Families R929 20974 G326 1983 V.1 Lester's numbers in red for Fish members who appear in his book

Name Changes in RI 1800-1880

R929.3745 T244N 1995 
p.275 Fish, Benjamin Franklin [name change] to Franklin Standish Bradford, June 1852 [p.144]
      Fish, Mary Standish Bradford [name change] to Mary Standish Bradford, Jan 1868, Providence [p.161]