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Benjamin Fish 1716–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1716

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA

Death Date: 23 Oct 1798

Death Location: Friends Burial Burying Ground, Portsmouth (RI, USA)

Father: Preserved Fish

Mother: Ruth Cook

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Children(s): Sarah Fish, Preserved Fish, Rhoda Fish, Stephen Fish, Peace Fish, John Fish, Gilbert None, Artemus Fish, Elihu Fish, Elijah Fish, Elisha Fish, Gardner Fish

Benjamin Fish was born in 1716 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA, the child of Preserved Fish And Ruth Cook. Benjamin Fish married Mrs Patience Sisson, Priscilla Arthur, and had children including Artemus Fish, Elihu Fish, Elijah Fish, Elisha Fish, Gardner Fish, Gilbert, John Fish, Peace Fish, Preserved Fish, Rhoda Fish, Sarah Fish, Stephen Fish. Benjamin Fish passed away in 1798 in Friends Burial Burying Ground, Portsmouth (RI, USA).

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Biography

  • Benjamin Fish was born in 1716 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA, the child of Preserved Fish And Ruth Cook.
  • Benjamin Fish married Mrs Patience Sisson, Priscilla Arthur, and had children including Artemus Fish, Elihu Fish, Elijah Fish, Elisha Fish, Gardner Fish, Gilbert, John Fish, Peace Fish, Preserved Fish, Rhoda Fish, Sarah Fish, Stephen Fish.
  • Benjamin Fish passed away in 1798 in Friends Burial Burying Ground, Portsmouth (RI, USA).

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Benjamin Fish's Ancestors

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Benjamin Fish
1716–1798
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
Parents
Preserved Fish
1679–1745
Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
Ruth Cook
1682–1775
Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Fish
1649–1687
Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
Grizzle (Grizigon) Strange
1645–
Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
John Cook
1653–1737
Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
Ruth Shaw
1660–1737
Newport Co., RI, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fish
1618–1687
Mary Soule
1625–1673
John Strange
1619–1687
Alice Feere
1619–1687
John Cooke
1630–1691
Mary Borden
1632–1690
Anthony Shaw
1628–1705
Alice Stonard
1633–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Fish
1593–1639
Alice Fyshe
1597–
John Straunge
1584–1633
Phillipa Brown
1590–1633
Thomas Cooke
1603–1677
Mary
1600–1672
Richard Borden
–1671
Joan Fowle
1604–1688
John Stonard
1610–1649
Margaret Miller
1612–1682

Benjamin Fish's Descendants

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Benjamin Fish (14 Apr 1716–23 Oct 1798)
  1. 1. Sarah Fish 1740–
  2. 2. Preserved Fish 1741–
  3. 3. Rhoda Fish 1743–
  4. 4. Stephen Fish 1745–
  5. 5. Peace Fish 1747–
  6. 6. John Fish 1749–
  7. 7. Gilbert 1751– m. Susanna Sisson 1754–1790
    1. 1. Joseph Fish 1781–1859
      1. 1. Celia Fish 1804–1894
        1. 1. David (Joseph) Paden 1825–1905 m. Lucinda McCaw –1890
        2. 2. James Paden 1827–1908
        3. 3. Isaac Paden 1828–1829
        4. 4. Jacob Paden 1828–1905
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Paden 1830–1912
        6. 6. Maria Paden 1832–1914
        7. 7. Marilla Paden 1833–1887
        8. 8. Caroline Paden 1834–1834
        9. 9. Rebecca Paden 1835–1888
        10. 10. Albert (F.) Paden 1842–1915
        11. 11. Emma (E.) Paden 1842–1860
        12. 12. Harriett (A.) Paden 1844–1851
      2. 2. Amon Fish 1806–1889
      3. 3. Emma (Jane) Fish 1808–1883
      4. 4. Albert Fish 1810–1892
        1. 1. Prudence Fish 1834–
        2. 2. Olive (Jeannette) Fish 1836–
        3. 3. Adelia Fish 1840–
        4. 4. Fidelia Fish 1840–
        5. 5. Emeline Fish 1844–
      5. 5. Samuel Fish 1812–1872
        1. 1. Harvey Fish 1838–1879
        2. 2. Alonzo Fish 1840–
        3. 3. W.H. Fish 1845–
      6. 6. Mary (Scott) Fish 1815–
      7. 7. Anna Fish 1817–
      8. 8. Harvey Fish 1823–1837
      9. 9. Katherine (O.) Fish 1830–
      10. 10. Elezan Fish 1835–
    2. 2. Stephen Fish 1786–1867 m. Hannah (K.) Hanna 1791–1877
      1. 1. John Fish 1804–1832
      2. 2. Selim Fish 1807–
      3. 3. Phebe Fish 1814–
      4. 4. Solomon Fish 1816–
      5. 5. Lydia Fish 1818–
      6. 6. Gardner Fish 1820–
    3. 3. Priscilla Fish 1776–
    4. 4. Susannah Fish 1800–
    5. 5. Mary Fish 1802–
    6. 6. Sarah Fish 1804–
    7. 7. Silas Fish 1806–
    8. 8. Amy Fish 1809–
  8. 8. Artemus Fish 1754–1834
    1. 1. Alice Fish 1773–
    2. 2. Preserved Fish 1775–
    3. 3. Job Fish 1777–
    4. 4. Ruth Fish 1779–
    5. 5. Peleg Fish 1780–
    6. 6. Isaac (P.) Fish 1781–1899
    7. 7. Sarah Fish 1784–
    8. 8. David Fish 1786–
    9. 9. Ann Fish 1790–
    10. 10. Artemus Fish 1792–
    11. 11. Mary Fish 1788–
    12. 12. Eliza Fish 1792–
  9. 9. Elihu Fish 1756– m. Hannah Sisson 1763–1828
    1. 1. Hannah Fish 1788–
    2. 2. Elijah Fish 1790–
    3. 3. Elisha Fish 1791–
    4. 4. Susanna Fish 1793–
    5. 5. Lydia Fish 1795–
    6. 6. Benjamin Fish 1797–
  10. 10. Elijah Fish 1759–
  11. 11. Elisha Fish 1762– m. Hannah Sisson 1763–1828
  12. 12. Gardner Fish 1765–

Benjamin Fish's Timeline

2 Records

1716
14 Apr 1716
Birth of Benjamin Fish in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
1798
23 Oct 1798
Age 82
Death of Benjamin Fish in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1716
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Fish Family Data and Information, 6b pg. 1
    [2] RISA Microfilm-Portsmouth Vital Records, 1684-1853, Vol. 1, pg. 74

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1798
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Fish Family Data and Information, 6b pg. 1
    [2] Fish Family Data and Information, 1-5 pg. 7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Friends Burial Burying Ground, Portsmouth (RI, USA)
    Record Source: Fish Family Data and Information, 6b pg. 2

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