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Benjamin Fish 1716–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1716

Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 16 Oct 1798

Death Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Perserved Fish

Mother: Ruth Cook

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Fish

Benjamin Fish was born in 1716 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Perserved Fish And Ruth Cook. In 1774, Benjamin Fish resided in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British America. In 1777, Benjamin Fish resided in Tiverton, Newport County, RI. Benjamin Fish married Priscilla Arthur, and had children including John Fish. Benjamin Fish passed away in 1798 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Fish was born in 1716 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Perserved Fish And Ruth Cook.
  • In 1774, Benjamin Fish resided in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British America.
  • In 1777, Benjamin Fish resided in Tiverton, Newport County, RI.
  • Benjamin Fish married Priscilla Arthur, and had children including John Fish.
  • Benjamin Fish passed away in 1798 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.

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Benjamin Fish's Ancestors

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Benjamin Fish
1716–1798
Birth Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Perserved Fish
1679–1745
Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Ruth Cook
1682–1775
Rhode Island
Grandparents
Thomas (Fish) ii
1649–1684
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grizzel Strange
1650–1691
Portsmouth, Nwpt, Rhode Island, USA
John Cook
1657–1737
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Ruth Shaw
1660–1737
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fish
1619–1687
Mary Sherman
1625–1699
John III
1620–1687
Alice (immigration)
1620–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1586–1688
Phillippa Brown
1590–1619
John Ferrar
1583–1657
Bathsheba Owen
1594–1659

Benjamin Fish's Descendants

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Benjamin Fish (14 Apr 1716–16 Oct 1798)
  1. 1. John Fish 1749–1800

Benjamin Fish's Timeline

5 Records

1716
14 Apr 1716
Birth of Benjamin Fish in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
1774
1774
Age 58
Benjamin Fish resided here in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British America
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British America
1777
1777
Age 61
Benjamin Fish resided here in Tiverton, Newport County, RI
Tiverton, Newport County, RI
1790
1790
Age 74
Benjamin Fish resided here in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1798
16 Oct 1798
Age 82
Death of Benjamin Fish in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1716
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts
    [5] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, British America
    Record Source: Rhode Island Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Tiverton, Newport County, RI
    Record Source: Rhode Island, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1798
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records

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