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Dorcas Adams 1717–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1717

Birth Location: MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Death Date: 15 Jun 1807

Death Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Father: Jonathan Adams

Mother: Dorcas Mason

Spouse(s): John Fisher

Children(s): Silence Fisher, Dorcas Fisher, Kezia Fisher, Abigail Fisher, John Fisher, Lois Fisher

Dorcas Adams was born in 1717 in MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Jonathan Adams And Dorcas Mason. Dorcas Adams married John Fisher, and had children including Abigail Fisher, Dorcas Fisher, John Fisher, Kezia Fisher, Lois Fisher, Silence Fisher. Dorcas Adams passed away in 1807 in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Adams was born in 1717 in MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS, the child of Jonathan Adams And Dorcas Mason.
  • Dorcas Adams married John Fisher, and had children including Abigail Fisher, Dorcas Fisher, John Fisher, Kezia Fisher, Lois Fisher, Silence Fisher.
  • Dorcas Adams passed away in 1807 in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Adams
1696–1776
Birth Location: Medfield, Massachusetts
JA
Dorcas Mason
1695–1778
Birth Location: –
DM

Spouses(s)

John Fisher
1714–1777
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
JF

Children(s)

Silence Fisher
1755–1755
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
SF
Dorcas Fisher
1745–1815
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
DF
Kezia Fisher
1742–1776
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
KF
Abigail Fisher
1737–1805
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
AF
John Fisher
1748–1790
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
JF
Lois Fisher
1739–1805
Birth Location: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
LF

Dorcas Adams's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Adams
1717–1807
Birth Place: MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Parents
Jonathan Adams
1696–1776
Medfield, Massachusetts
Dorcas Mason
1695–1778
Grandparents
Jonathan Adams
1655–1718
Medfield, Massachusetts
Mary (" Marie ") Ellis
1660–1717
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Ebenezer Mason
1669–1754
Hannah Clark
1666–1757
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Great-Grandparents
Edward Adams
1629–1716
Lydia Penniman
–1676
Thomas Ellis
1627–1690
Mary Wight
1631–1693
Thomas Mason
–1676
Margery Partridge
1613–1711
Benjamin Clark
1644–1724
Dorcas Morse
1645–1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Adams
1583–1646
Edith Squire
1587–1672
Thomas Wight
1607–1674
Alice Roundy
1610–1665
Joseph Clark
1608–1684
Alice Pepper
1628–1711
Joseph Morse
1615–1654
Hannah Phillips
1617–1676

Dorcas Adams's Descendants

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Dorcas Adams (24 Dec 1717–15 Jun 1807) m. John Fisher (20 Jul 1714–10 Feb 1777)
  1. 1. Silence Fisher 1755–1755
  2. 2. Dorcas Fisher 1745–1815 m. Nathan Harding 1725– m. Nathan Harding 1725–
    1. 1. Mary Harding 1774–1858 m. Silas Adams 1765–1849
    2. 2. Mary Harding 1774–1858 m. Silas Adams 1765–1849
  3. 3. Kezia Fisher 1742–1776 m. David Clark 1742–1806 m. David Clark 1742–1806
    1. 1. Kezia Clark 1769–1772
    2. 2. Mary Clark 1773–1785
    3. 3. Aaron Clark 1771– m. Olive Allen 1775–
      1. 1. Olive Clark 1805–1819
      2. 2. Olive Clark 1805–1819
      3. 3. Mary Clark 1798–1798
      4. 4. Nathan Clark 1796–
      5. 5. Mary Clark 1808–
      6. 6. Moses Clark 1813–
      7. 7. Aaron Clark 1811–
      8. 8. Abigail (Allen) Clark 1816–
      9. 9. Horace Clark 1799–
      10. 10. Mary Clark 1798–1798
      11. 11. Sarah Clark 1818–1876
  4. 4. Abigail Fisher 1737–1805 m. Thomas Burrage 1717–
  5. 5. John Fisher 1748–1790 m. Mary Clark 1746–1820 m. Mary Clark 1746–1820
    1. 1. Nathan Fisher 1781–1795
    2. 2. Alpheus Fisher 1784–
    3. 3. Alpheus Fisher 1784–
    4. 4. Moses Fisher 1787–
    5. 5. John Fisher 1779–1841 m. Phebe Johnson 1781–1842
      1. 1. Abigail Fisher 1817–1820
      2. 2. Clarissa Fisher 1809–1878
      3. 3. John Fisher 1824–
      4. 4. Amy Fisher 1810–
        1. 1. Francis (E.) Gleason 1835–
        2. 2. Mary (E.) Gleason 1834–
        3. 3. Amy Gleason 1840–
      5. 5. Mary Fisher 1814–
    6. 6. Quincy Fisher 1776–1824 m. Ame Allen 1780–1870
      1. 1. John Fisher 1820–1820
      2. 2. William Fisher 1803–1806
      3. 3. Ame Fisher 1802–1802
      4. 4. Miriam Fisher 1814–1815
      5. 5. Amy (Almira) Fisher 1811– m. John Ellis 1812–1864 m. John Ellis 1812–1864
      6. 6. William (Quincy) Fisher 1809–1886 m. Mary (L.) Harding 1809–
        1. 1. Mary (Allen) Fisher 1841–
        2. 2. Sarah (Harding) Fisher 1843– m. George (Washington) Bruce 1841–
      7. 7. Miriam Fisher 1816– m. Henry (P.) Bruce 1796–1880
        1. 1. Gustavus (Adolphus) Bruce 1838–
        2. 2. Jacob (P.) Bruce 1858–
        3. 3. John (William) Bruce 1845–
        4. 4. Emma (L.) Bruce 1855– m. Albert (J.) Babcock 1851–
        5. 5. Charles (F.) Bruce 1851–
        6. 6. George (Washington) Bruce 1841– m. Sarah (Harding) Fisher 1843–
        7. 7. Catherine (Partridge) Bruce 1843–1866
        8. 8. Albert (F.) Bruce 1853–
        9. 9. Robert (Henry) Bruce 1837–1878
        10. 10. Almira (Martha) Bruce 1848–
    7. 7. Calvin Fisher 1774–1824 m. Unknown Sybil 1781–1825
    8. 8. Luther Fisher 1772–1818 m. Lois Lovell 1769–
      1. 1. John Fisher 1805–
      2. 2. Otis Fisher 1801–1818
      3. 3. Nathan Fisher 1798–1825
      4. 4. Charles (Pinckney) Fisher 1809–1809
      5. 5. Minot Fisher 1807–1879
      6. 6. Mary Fisher 1796–1796
      7. 7. Louise Fisher 1802–1879 m. John Grant 1796–1868
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Grant 1820– m. James (M.) Ward 1800–
        2. 2. William (M.) Grant 1822– m. Rosilla Garfield 1822–1856
        3. 3. Louisa Grant 1825–
      8. 8. Mary Fisher 1800–1852 m. Warren Plimpton 1796–1880
        1. 1. Mary (L.) Plimpton 1832– m. George Rice 1812– m. F. (A.) Wiley 1812– m. Rufus (L.) Chandler 1812–
        2. 2. Andrew (F.) Plimpton 1829– m. Catherine Waite 1829–
        3. 3. John (Luther) Plimpton 1837–
        4. 4. Edmund (Otis) Plimpton 1827–1878 m. Mary (E.) Fuller 1827–1851 m. Lois Hayden 1827–
        5. 5. Lois (Smith) Plimpton 1821– m. William (R.) Williams 1801–
        6. 6. Warren (Henry) Plimpton 1835– m. Lucy Campbell 1835–
        7. 7. Harriet (M.) Plimpton 1840–1876 m. Albert Cleale 1820–
        8. 8. Betsey (Lauretta) Plimpton 1823– m. Reuben (Eames) Fisk 1809–1879
      9. 9. Czarina Fisher 1799–
  6. 6. Lois Fisher 1739–1805 m. David Lovell 1739–1802
    1. 1. Nathan Lovell 1773–1790
    2. 2. Dorcas Lovell 1776–1813 m. Jesse Ellis 1780–1846
      1. 1. David Ellis 1807–1807
      2. 2. Joseph Ellis 1807–1807
      3. 3. Joseph Ellis 1813–
      4. 4. David Ellis 1805–1807
      5. 5. Joseph Ellis 1807–1807
      6. 6. Joseph Ellis 1813–
      7. 7. Jesse Ellis 1813–
      8. 8. Harriet Ellis 1808–1862 m. John (A.) Turner 1788– m. John (A.) Turner 1788–
      9. 9. Caty Ellis 1811– m. Edmund (Tyler) Everett 1781–
    3. 3. Lois Lovell 1769– m. Luther Fisher 1772–1818
    4. 4. Hannah Lovell 1766–1832 m. John Fuller 1750–1830
    5. 5. Olive Lovell 1771–

Dorcas Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1717
24 Dec 1717
Birth of Dorcas Adams in MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS
1807
15 Jun 1807
Age 90
Death of Dorcas Adams in MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1717
    Event Place: MEDWAY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1807
    Event Place: MEDFIELD, NORFOLK CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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