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Jerusha Fitch 1696–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1696

Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 19 Feb 1780

Death Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: James Major

Mother: Alice Bradford

Spouse(s): Daniel Jr

Children(s): Jabez Bissell, Jerusha Bissell, Margaret Bissell, Daniel III, Ebenezer Bissell, Lucy Bissell

Jerusha Fitch was born in 1696 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of James Fitch Major And Alice Bradford. Jerusha Fitch married Daniel Bissell Jr, and had children including Daniel Bissell Iii, Ebenezer Fitch Bissell, Jabez Bissell, Jerusha Bissell, Lucy Bissell, Margaret Bissell. Jerusha Fitch passed away in 1780 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Jerusha Fitch was born in 1696 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA, the child of James Fitch Major And Alice Bradford.
  • Jerusha Fitch married Daniel Bissell Jr, and had children including Daniel Bissell Iii, Ebenezer Fitch Bissell, Jabez Bissell, Jerusha Bissell, Lucy Bissell, Margaret Bissell.
  • Jerusha Fitch passed away in 1780 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Major
1647–1727
Birth Location: Saybrook Point, Middlesex County, Connecticut
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Alice Bradford
1659–1745
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Daniel Jr
1694–1770
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
DJ

Children(s)

Jabez Bissell
1718–1769
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
JB
Jerusha Bissell
1721–1803
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
JB
Margaret Bissell
1723–1803
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
MB
Daniel III
1724–1814
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
DI
Ebenezer Bissell
1736–1814
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
EB
Lucy Bissell
–1786
Birth Location: –
LB

Jerusha Fitch's Ancestors

Self
Jerusha Fitch
1696–1780
Birth Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
James Fitch, Major
1647–1727
Saybrook Point, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Alice Bradford
1659–1745
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Rev. (James) Fitch
1622–1702
Bocking, Essex, , England
Abigail Whitfield
1622–1659
Ockley, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fitch
1590–1633
Anna Reeve
1590–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jnr
1561–1621
Mary Reeve
1548–1620

Jerusha Fitch's Descendants

1.
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Jerusha Fitch (Abt. 1696–19 Feb 1780) m. Daniel (Bissell) Jr (31 Oct 1694–11 Nov 1770)
  1. 1. Jabez Bissell 1718–1769
  2. 2. Jerusha Bissell 1721–1803
  3. 3. Margaret Bissell 1723–1803
  4. 4. Daniel (Bissell) III 1724–1814
  5. 5. Ebenezer (Fitch) Bissell 1736–1814
  6. 6. Lucy Bissell –1786

Jerusha Fitch's Timeline

2 Records

1696
Abt. 1696
Birth of Jerusha Fitch in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1780
19 Feb 1780
Age 84
Death of Jerusha Fitch in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1696
    Event Place: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1780
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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