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Claude Gillis Fitch 1870–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 January 1870

Birth Location: Brockport, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 24 October 1931

Death Location: Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Otis Fitch

Mother: Caroline Nichols

Spouse(s): Anna Fitch

Children(s): Lillian Fitch, Margaret Fitch, Bessie Fitch, Claude Jr, Charles Fitch, Bertie Fitch, Kenneth Fitch, Margaret Fitch

In 1870, Claude Gillis Fitch entered the world in Brockport, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to Otis Burlingame Fitch And Caroline Nichols. In 1880, Claude Gillis Fitch resided in Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1900, Claude Gillis Fitch resided in Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA. Claude Gillis Fitch married Anna Jane Fitch, and had children including Bertie Lyle Fitch, Bessie E Fitch, Charles Edward Fitch, Claude Burlingame Fitch Jr, Kenneth H Fitch, Lillian Pearl Fitch, Margaret Fitch, Margaret Lenora Fitch. Claude Gillis Fitch passed away in 1931 in Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1870, Claude Gillis Fitch entered the world in Brockport, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to Otis Burlingame Fitch And Caroline Nichols.
  • In 1880, Claude Gillis Fitch resided in Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1900, Claude Gillis Fitch resided in Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Claude Gillis Fitch married Anna Jane Fitch, and had children including Bertie Lyle Fitch, Bessie E Fitch, Charles Edward Fitch, Claude Burlingame Fitch Jr, Kenneth H Fitch, Lillian Pearl Fitch, Margaret Fitch, Margaret Lenora Fitch.
  • Claude Gillis Fitch passed away in 1931 in Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Otis Fitch
1832–1919
Birth Location: Franklinville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
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Caroline Nichols
1836–1902
Birth Location: Farmersville, Cattaraugus County, Ny
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Spouses(s)

Anna Fitch
1875–1940
Birth Location: Horton City, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Children(s)

Lillian Fitch
1898–1985
Birth Location: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
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Margaret Fitch
1907–1946
Birth Location: Horton City, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Bessie Fitch
1891–1972
Birth Location: Montmorenci, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Claude Jr
1894–1961
Birth Location: Montmorenci, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Charles Fitch
1900–1943
Birth Location: Montmorenci, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Bertie Fitch
1914–1991
Birth Location: Montmorenci, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Kenneth Fitch
1926–2016
Birth Location: Sheffield, Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Margaret Fitch
1907–1998
Birth Location: Horton City, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
MF

Claude Fitch's Ancestors

Self
Claude Fitch
1870–1931
Birth Place: Brockport, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Otis Burlingame Fitch
1832–1919
Franklinville, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
Caroline Nichols
1836–1902
Farmersville, Cattaraugus County, Ny
Grandparents
Ephraim (Fitch) Sr
1792–1865
Oxford, Chenango County, New York, United States of America
Athalia Smith
1798–1877
Butternut, Chenango County, New York
John (Nichols) Jr
1793–1870
New Hampshire, USA
Sarah (Sally) Smith
1792–1867
Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Capt Fitch
1758–1824
Hannah Hollenbeck
1771–1808
John Smith
1773–1855
Ophelia Edwards
1774–1865
John Cattara
1757–1849
Sarah Steel
1768–1818
Sarah Smith
1762–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Fitch
1736–1832
Lydia Root
1737–1787
Dirck Hollenbeck
1736–1815
Mary Spoor
1739–1826
John Smith
1745–1827
Anne Wilkinson
1749–1839
Edward Edwards
1743–1824
Margaret Oviatt
1742–1824
Samuel Nichols
1715–1804
Mary Templeton
1722–1803
John Steele
1735–1818
Jane Scott
1734–1821
Squire Shepard
1735–1822
Sarah* PIERCE
1736–1830

Claude Fitch's Descendants

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Claude (Gillis) Fitch (6 January 1870–24 October 1931) m. Anna (Jane) Fitch (March 1875–1940)
  1. 1. Lillian (Pearl) Fitch 1898–1985 m. Sydney (Ward) Yates 1903–1965 m. A (M) Stanton 1895– m. William (George) Benson 1893–1969
    1. 1. Alan (Ward) Yates 1921–1996 m. Gertrude ("Betty") Jandrew 1923–2008
    2. 2. Sydney (Donald) Yates 1926–1999 m. Ruth (Catherine) Blose 1925–2012
    3. 3. Arthur (Calvin) Yates 1924–1935
    4. 4. Richard (Grant) Yates 1934– m. Kathryn Moline 1941–2009
  2. 2. Margaret (Lenora) Fitch 1907–1946
  3. 3. Bessie (E) Fitch 1891–1972
    1. 1. Doris (Virginia) McDonald 1924–2000
      1. 1. Virginia Wenner 1943–2022 m. William (Francis "Bill") Myers 1941–2012
  4. 4. Claude (Burlingame Fitch) Jr 1894–1961
    1. 1. Mabel (Aldine) Fitch 1924–1980
    2. 2. Vivian (C) Mellquist 1923–1984
      1. 1. Violet (Marie) Mellquist 1948–2000
  5. 5. Charles (Edward) Fitch 1900–1943 m. Laura (Margaret) Olson 1908–2001
    1. 1. Edith Fitch 1931–2008 m. Dennis (Randolf) Perkins 1937–2012
    2. 2. Frances (Ruth) Fitch 1933–1990 m. Franklin ((Tootie)) McDonald 1937–2007 m. John (L) Polaski 1913–1997
      1. 1. William (Lee) Polaski 1951–2002
    3. 3. Helen (Marie) Fitch 1928–2004
    4. 4. Lillian (Mae) Fitch 1926–2009
    5. 5. Clinton (W) Fitch 1924–1975
  6. 6. Bertie (Lyle) Fitch 1914–1991
  7. 7. Kenneth (H) Fitch 1926–2016
  8. 8. Margaret Fitch 1907–1998

Claude Fitch's Timeline

8 Records

1870
6 January 1870
Birth of Claude Gillis Fitch in Brockport, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Brockport, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 10
Claude Gillis Fitch resided here in Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 30
Claude Gillis Fitch resided here in Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
1910
Age 40
Claude Gillis Fitch resided here in Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
1918
7 Aug 1918
Age 48
Claude Gillis Fitch resided here in Kane, Pennsylvania, USA
Kane, Pennsylvania, USA
1920
1920
Age 50
Claude Gillis Fitch resided here in Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 60
Claude Gillis Fitch resided here in Ridgway, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
Ridgway, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
1931
24 October 1931
Age 61
Death of Claude Gillis Fitch in Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 January 1870
    Event Place: Brockport, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 094001-097000
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1564; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 18
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2341768
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1125; Page: 424b; Enumeration District: 136
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1407; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0042
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1341; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1375354
    [7] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1125; Page: 424b; Enumeration District: 136

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1407; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0042

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1341; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1375354

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1918
    Event Place: Kane, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Kane Republican; Publication Date: 7 Aug 1918; Publication Place: Kane, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1564; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 18

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ridgway, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2341768

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 October 1931
    Event Place: Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 094001-097000

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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