FISH MASSACHUSETTS

New England Historical and Genealogical Register
pt. 2 R929.105 N532last updated 06/01/02

continues from part 1 &
part 2 & continues in part 4

Vol. 50

   p.195 Partners in Land Bank of 1740 (near Boston?)
        Fish, Daniel  Dighton,MA  N,O,S
        Fish, Stephen Uxbridge,MA A,G,N,O,S
     A= Mass. Archives 102,44 list of subscribers Feb 29, 1739-40
          w/ amount of assessment
     G=Worchester Reg. returns Jan 1, 1741
     N=List of some partners who have paid their assessment
     O=alphabetical list of subscribers
     S=Newsletter Nov 15, 1744
   p.476 James Barrett's Returns -- David Fisk not Fish

Vol. 51

No Fish

Vol. 52

   p.57 Letters of Jonathan Boucher
     Mary Pabodie b.Apr 4, 1712 m.Nov 28, 1736 Nathaniel Fish #2460/
     her sister Rebecca Pabodie b.Feb 29, 1704 m. Joseph Fish #2457
   p.232 Record of Deaths at Edgartown,MA
     Aug 11, 1771 a child of Nath'l Fish age 1
     (p.368) 1773 Feb a child of Nath'l Fish
     (p.369) Oct 12, 1775 a child of Henry Fish age 1
     (p.370) Dec 1779 a child of Henry Fish
             Dec 1779 a child of Sam'l Fish

Vol. 53

   p.102 Deaths at Edgartown
       Jan 17, 1782 Sam'l Fish age 40: they all perished the 14th in
        a ship at Gay Head
      (from Vol.59 p.411) Esther (Dunham), was the first wife of Joseph Fish and
        the dau. of Ebenezer & Abigail (Vincent) Dunahm
   p.103 Apr 5, 1782 Dinah, age 41, the Widdow of Sam'l Fish of Drop(sy?)
         Apr 27, 1782 an infant of Sam'l Fish, late deceased
   p.104 Jan 28, 1785 Easter Fish, wife of Jos Fish lying in fever
         Oct 23, 1785 Wd of Fish, old age , age 84
   p.105 June 5, 1788 infant of James Fish, Jr, 25 days
   p.106 Sep 19, 1789 male infant of James Fish, Jr, 9 weeks
         Oct 17, 1790 an infant of James Fish, Jr, 8 days
   p.108 in notes of above:
        The above Wd. age 84 was Ruth (Butler), dau. of Henry Butler and
        widow of Thomas Fish
   p.159 Essay on William Adams Richardson
        Secretary Fish to Sec. Richardson private letter 26 Sep 1873
   p.464 families in book who visited someone....?

Vol. 54

   p.344 Abstracts of English Wills
      Robert Sibthrop, Widford, County Hartford ...29 Sep 1645...
      supervisors: Sr Henry Fish of Hunsden, gent. in said Hartfordshire

Vol. 55

   p.49 Juduthan Rogers, son of Juduthan, b.Mar 4, 1753 Hampton, CT 
        d.~1834 m.1783 Elizabeth Fisk (or Fish) of New London, CT.  She b. 1759
        d.1838 moved to Bethel, VT in 1787.  Son Isaiah b.Feb22, 1784 Hampton,CT.
   p.64 First Church of Rockingham, VT
        Windham Church SS: Be it remembered that at Rockingham in said County,
        on the 3d day of Dec 1818 Mr. Jonas Fish & Miss BEtsy Dagget, both of
        Rockham, m. by me Elijah Wollage
   p.64 21 June, 1819 David Wiley of Landgrove in County of BEnnington, VT m.
        Mrs. Submit Fish of Rockingham

Vol.56

p.16 in memorium of New England Historical Gen. Soc. member Edwards Amasa
     Park, "in the view o Professor F.W. Fish they hold, "much the same place
     in the recent literature of the pulpit that Michael Angelo's statue
     of Moses hold in modern sculpture""
p.121 Diary of Elisha Fish #359 1785-1804
says errors in records of children of Benjamin #113 and Priscilla Arthur
in Arnold's Vital Records of Rhode Island, so from the family Bible:
  i.  Sarah b.1740 Oct 10
  ii. Preserved b.1741 Dec 13
  iii. Rhoda b.1743 Dec 30
  iv. Stephen b.1745 Dec 8
  v. Peace b.1747 Oct 14
  vi. John b.1749 Aug 17
  vii. Silas b.1751 Sep 24
  viii. Artemus b.1754 June 28
  ix. Elihu b.1756 Aug 9
  x. Elijah b.1759 Dec 25
  xi. Elisha b.1762 Feb 27
  xii. Gardner b.1765 Sep 7
p.307-308 in A Branch of the Cass Family:
    Zebulan Cass, son of Jonathan Cass & Bathsheba Williams, b.Mar 17, 1732
    m. Irena Fish Oct 29, 1761. They ahd children: Eunice b.1762; William b.1764;
    Zebulon b.1766 & Lydia b.1768

Vol.57

No Fish

Vol.58

  p.70 Christ Church Bells, Boston,MA
    money collected in port of London toward the Bells
      from Josh Fish 1 pound 1 shilling
  p.278 Baptisms of First Church of Holden, MA 1743-1822
      Fish, Luther s. Bezaleel & Rebecca Aug 13, 1758
      Fisk, Eunice dau. of   "     " of Princeton Oct 19, 1760
      Fiske, Jonathan son of Bezaleel and Tabatha Mar 4, 1750

Vol.59

 p.26 Des. of John Russell of Dartmouth,MA
    Luthan Russel son of Isaac m.Dec 13, 1785 MAry Fish. Children:
    William, Isaac, Sarah, b.Dartmouth
 p.203 Deaths at Edgartown, MA
    Feb 1794 Robert Fifh d. in West Indies at age 20
 p.204 Deaths at Edgartown, MA
    July 10, 1795 a male infant of Dan Fifh age 4mo
 p.205 Deaths at Edgartown, MA
    1797 Mar 22 Peggy Fifh d. of Jonan d.age 12 of cancer
    1800 Apr 1 Sally Fifh wife of Daniel Fifh d. in travail age 33 (note on page 208: Sally (Fish),
       dau. of John and Sarah (Fish) Fish and the first wife of Daniel)
    1800 Apr 7 Henry Fifh Hect: decay fortafse age 75
         "?   Ellis Fifh, son of James Fifh Jr drowned in coming into
              Waqua his father attempted to swim on shore
 p.206 Deaths at Edgartown, MA
    Sep 22, 1800 Lydia Fifh the wife of Richard Fifh d. in childbed age 22
    July 17?, 1800 Gamaliel Fifh & William Dunham were lost at sea in April.
       they both left wives in a state of pregnancy. Dunham's wife was
       delivered of twins July 15.
 p.298 Deaths at Edgartown, MA
    May 5, 1804 Thomas Fifher died age 80. The family of Fifh have changed
      their name to Fisher.
 p.303 & 307 Oct 6, 1813 Jedidah Clarke wife of John d. in fit prob. Epilep age 49
       (Jedidah (Fish) was dau. of John and Sarah (Fish) Fish)
 p.304 & 307 Feb 21, 1814 wid Sarah Fifher d. of old age at 83
       (Sarah (Fish), dau. of Thomas and Ruth (Butler) fish and widow of John (Fish(er)) 
 p.309 Records of second church of Scituate
     1738 Mary Fifh dau. of Ebenezer and Deborah of Duxborough was bapt. July 9, 1738
 p.310 Records of second church of Scituate
     Williams Fifh son of Nathan11 & Mary, bapt Apr 22, 1739

Vol.60

 p.88 Genealogies in Preparation
    Fish- Nathan by Henry Herbert Smythe, Falmouth, MA
 p.150 Des. of Francis West
    Mary West, dau. of Capt. Ellis West b.1744 & Mary Lathrop of Norwich,CT,
     lived in Bozrah, CT, m. Samuel Fish of Litchfield, NY

Vol.61

 p.292 Records of second church of Scituate
    Rev W.H. Fish was succesor of S. Deane at the 2nd church of Scituate

Vol.62

 p.143 note in 'Richard Bourne'
     *Rev. Phineas Fish, appointed by Harvard College and supported in part
      by the Williams Fund...Mr. Fish lived in Marshpee over twenty years.
      His congregation however appears to have been chiefly made up of a
      few negroes and white people living in the vicitnity as the Indians
      prefered to attend services held by one of their own tribe"
      ("The Indians were put under the guardianship of unsympathetic
      commisioners and had a minister forced upon them who took little
      interest in their welfare")
 p.246 Emigrants from England
    Josa Fish age 19 carpenter from Norfolk on ship Carolina
    to Virginia as indentured servant, Port of LOndon 18 to 25 Dec 1773
 p.355 Births and Deaths in Newport RI
    Aug 29, 1762 "P" ___________ of N London, sailor, age 22
 p.367 Des. of Capt Jonathan Stokes
    Daniel Stokes Chapman (son of Daniel Chapman m. Emily Maria Stokes
    b.1831 Westport, CT) m. Mary Ellen Fish-- had one child 

Vol.63

p.1x Annual Meeting of NEH&GR: Memorials of Deceased Members:
   Rev. Silvanus Hayward, AM of Southbridge,MA b.Gilsum, NH Dec 3, 1828 s.Southbridge,MA
   Sep 2, 1908.  His father, Amherst Hayward, b.Surry,NH Nov 18, 1788, mother
   Sarah Fish #1745 b.Gilsum JAn 20, 1801. Her mother was dau. of Rev. Elisha
   and Abigail (Snell) Fish.
 p.69 Records of Church at Eastbury, CT
   1799 George Fifh was received to full communion. He being in covenant
   with the Church of Christ at Middletown.
 p.198 (in notes) Mary (Peckham) Saunders must have been only child ot
   the only surviving child of John and Mary (Clarke) Peckham at the time
   of the death of Rev. John Clark in MAy 1676 whose will would seem
   to indicate that he had another sister whose dau. married a Samuel
   Fish and that she was the neice to whose children the legacy was left.
 p.329 Bristol Co. Probate Records
   Account of estate of William Wodel of Pocafset 8 Sep 1692 presented
   to Judge on Oct 8, 1697..debts paid to Robert Fish... 

Vol.64

 p.xxxiii: Mrs. Frances (Webster) Fish of Berkeley, CA joined
    NEH&GR society in 1909

Vol.65

 p.48 Emigrants to America from Liverpool
  Feb 7, 1702 Mary Fish of Whittle in ye Woods Lancas Appr to m' Gilb:
   Eden or his assigns to Virg. or Maryland age 29 years 5
  (page 49) Mary Fish of Whittle in ye Woods in Lancaste' Spins +
   to m' Eden Ap. to m' Tildesley age 29 years 5

Vol.66

No Fish

Vol.67

 p.281 Des. of Robert Huckins
   S. Cady C. Smith of Newhampton, farmer, b.24 May 1860 m(1) 20 Mar 1890
   Elizabeth J. Haskins, dau. of William and Rachel J. Fish
 p.293 CT Cemetary Inscriptions
   Emily V. wife of Lucius Fish, d. Jan 13, 1839 age 25

Vol.68

 p.143 Des. of Capt. Edward Johnson
  Esther Johnson (dau. of Obadiah Johnson & Rebecca Brooks) b. Canterbury, CT
  1 Sep 1704; d.1793; m. 19 July 1726 John #1363 Fish of Canterbury

Vol.69

 p.79 Friends' Records at Vassalborough,ME
  Jerusha Fish, b.20, 12th month 1732 d.25 9mo. 1807
 p.92 list of members of Newport,RI (second Bapt. Church)
  Mehitable Fish d.Mar 14, 1729

Vol.70

 p.48 Canterbury Cemetary Inscriptions- Carey Cemetary
  In memory of Miss Eletheir Fish who d. Sep 16, 1796 in ye 21 year of her age
  In memory of Mrs. Esther, wife to Capt. John #1363 Fish, who d.
      July 13, 1793 in ye 87th year of age
  In memory of Miss Eunice #1452f daughter of Mr. Nathan #1452 Fish
      who departed this life Dec 9th 1804 in the 34th year of her age
  In Memory of Capt John #1363 Fish, he departed this life
      July 4, 1782 in ye 87th year of his age
  Departed this life July 7, 1813 Miss Philura #1468 dau. of
      Mr. Darius #1455 & Mrs. Sarah Fish aged 98 years
  In Memory of Mrs. Sarah, wife of Darius #1455 Fish who died
      Aug 9, 1813 aged 68
p.228 Plainfield First Congr. Church Records, CT
   (marraiges) Apr 19, 1791 Elus Fish of Norwich and Betey Peters of
    Plainfield
p.352 Peterson Family of Duxbury,MA
   pertainning to the daughters of Thomas and Mary (Sampson) Peterson:
    child #6. Amelia Meigs Peterson b.27 May 1834 m.10 May 1851 Ezra Fish
    child #1. Mary T. Peterson b.21 Sep 1825 m. (intention at Pembroke
              4 Sep 1842) Adoniram J Fish

Vol.71

 p.140 Record of Deaths at Plainfield,CT
   Aug 16, 1813 Mr. Elas Fish wife
 p.269 Des. of Jonathan Hyde
   Lt. Timohty Cleveland of Canterbury b.29 Dec 1734 d. Canterbury
   27 Oct 1804 m. there 30 Jan 1760 Esther #1454 Fish
   b.at Canterbury 18 Feb 1735/6 d. 3 Nov 1804 dau. of John #1363 & Esther (Johnson) Fish.
   8 children.
 p.369 Mrs. MRM Fish asst. editor in Atlantic Co,NJ History book 1915

Vol.72

 p.50 Wintonbury Church Records (now Bloomfield,CT)
  persons admitted to church: 1855 Sep 21 Mrs. HArriet C Fish by letter from
   NorthHampton, wife of Goodwin Fish
 p.102 Wintonbury Church Records
   Oliver Kelsey of Windsor to Lidia Fish of Windsor Oct 8, 1817
 p.129 CT Cemetary Inscription: Tolland
   Charles Fish d. Feb 12, 1876 age 90
    Esther his wife d. Feb 28, 1875 age 81
    Martha F their dau. d.Sep 1, 1824 age 2y2m11d
 p.177 Wintonbury Church Records: d.Feb 26, 1818 Benjamin Fish (pauper)
 p.181 Wintonbury Church Records: d.Dec 9, 1828 Anna Fish, wife of Miller Fish, aged 28y
 p.182 Wintonbury Church Records: d. June 5, 1832 John Fish, 70
 p.307 Des. of John Holman
         Albert Reuben HArries b.1834 d.at Battleboro, VT 1906 m. Halifax
         10 Oct 1856 Francelia Mary Niles b.Halifax 12 July 1837 d.Battleboro
         1903, dau. of Oliver Perry & Louisa (Fish). 3 children b. Halifax

Vol.73

 notes of NEHGS: Frederick Samuel Fish listed of South Bend, IN in
  Pilgrim Tercentenary Members 1919

Vol.74

 reports on committees of the NEHGS

Vol.75

 p.207 Des. of Henry Withington
  Charles Phineas Withington b.Kingston,NJ 7 Dec 1832 (s. of Charles and
   Rhoda (Fish) m. his cousin 6 Mar 1856 Martha Jane Fuller
 p.251 Rhoda Fish m. Charles Withington. She of Falmouth b.26 Nov 1802
   dau. of Theophilus and Sarah (Gifford) Fish. She m(2) 3 Jan 1861
   Warren Crowell of N. Falmouth. 4 children by Charles. No children by Warren.
 p.302 Marriage Intentions at Buckland, MA Dec 19, 1795 Joel Fish and
   Betsey Smith, both of Buckland
 p.vii Frederick Samuel Fish, AB of Southbend,IN on committee of English Res. 1921

Vol.76

 p.49 New Englanders in Florida Census of 1850
  persons b.MA: Fish, Eliza 33 (2:318) wife of James (b.CT); 1 child
  persons b.CT: Fish, James 33 mariner (2:318); wife and 1 child
 p.278, p.1xxix Frederick Samuel Fish mentioned in NEHGS committee stuff

Vol.77

 p.13 "Preserved Fish" mentioned in article in funny names
 p.32-33 Church Records of Shrewsbury,MA
   Aug 13, 1786 Lucy Fish owned the covenantt.  Lucy and her dau. bapt. Silas
     Beaman and Persis his wife made profession of religion
   June 22, 1786 Amherst Morse m. Asuba Fisk and in vital records of
     Boylston,MA: Amherst Morse m. Azubath Fish...publishment under one
     name "Fish" May 15, 1786
 p.42 Des. of Philip Gavet
     Anna Gavitt (dau. of William & Anna) b.29 Dec 1761; m(1) at Westerly
     15 Mar 1778 John Prentice Babcocl b.1750 killed at Battle of Mystic 1781;
     m(2) Aaron4 #1852 b.at Groton, CT
     30 Oct 1758. 1 child by first husband Staton. 9 children by 2nd husband.
 p.171 Theodore Newton Vial. Mr Vial was made president of the T&T Co
     upon resignation of Pre. Fish 1907
 p.321 Proc. of Gen. Soc.
     Margaret A Fish of Brookline,MA, a lifemember

Vol.78

 p.197 20 July 1923 Ancestry of Frances Webster Fish
  given by Mrs. Lafayette I Fish of Oakland,CA
 p.202 Annual Report Pilgrim Tercentenary Members by succession
  Alden Fish of Mystic, CT
  Stuyvesant Fish, Jr. succeeded Stuyvesant Fish of NY NY
 p.214 Annual Report
   1920 Pilgrim : Stuyvesant Fish AM of NYC b.NYC 24 Jun 1851 d.Apr 10, 1920
 p.215 1919 lifemember Mrs. Frances (Webster) Fish of Oakland,CA d.1919?
    b.Stockhom, St Lawrence Co, NY 10 Apr 1853 d.Oakland, CA 25 Aug
 p.219 Frederick Samuel Fish of South Bend on NEHGS committee 1924
 p.434 xeroxed...to be filled in

Vol.79

 p.84 Frederick Samuel Fish contributed article...
 p.137 Descendants of John Winchester:
        Samuel Heman of Holden,ME & BAngor,ME b.1839 d.1889 Bangor
        m.1864 Annie Fish of Holden. Children: Albion, Herbert F.,
        Frederick H, Earnest L, Lauretta
 p.215 committee: Frederick Samuel Fish 1925
 p.320 memorial: on xerox...to be filled in...

Vol.80

 p.57 Extracts from the Diary of William Watson of Hartford,CT
   1829 Oct 28 Wednesday
    "I saw Mr. Eli Fish 80 years old last February. He appeared
     almost as energetic as he was 30 years ago"
 p.97 Memoirs of Mozart Gallup & Ancestors
     his ancestor, Benadam Gallup b.28 Oct 1766 m. 14 Oct 1792 Cynthia Fish #1890
     Benadam and Cynthia had a son, Palmer Gallup.
 p.98 Mozart Gallup's second cousin is Alden Fish
 p.221 NEH&GS Committee members 1926 included F.S.Fish
 p.269 Knowles Family of Eastham, MA
     Harriet R. Bassett (dau. of Lemuel Bassett and his cousin Rebecca Knowles?)
     b. at Lee,MA Jan 1830 d.there 15 May 1853 age 23 m.6 Dec 1849
     William Tully Fish b.at Salisbury,CT abt. 1825 d.at Lee 10 Nnov 1875
     aged 50 (son of Henry and Rebecca Fish). He. m(2) Martha Vance Gest
     (stepfather was Cleland). 2 children.

Vol.81

 p.153 Descendants of Thomas Peverly
         Mary Leavitt b.Percy (was Stark), MA ~1812 m. Zelotes Fish of Portland,ME.
 p.235 Frederick Samuel Fish in annual report

Vol.82

 p.251 Frederick Samuel Fish in annual report
 p.276 Timothy Williamson and his descendants:
         Sophia Augusta (Fish) Chandler maybe #2828b m. Simeon Bartlett and
         had son, Frank Ellsworth Chandler of Kingston,MA b.1861
 p.406 Timothy Williamson and descendants (continued):
         Jennie May (Fish) m. Lewis Nathaniel Kibbie and had
         Irving L. Kibbie of Keene,NH b.1872 East Randolph,VT