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Joseph Armstrong Fisher 1841–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1841

Birth Location: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 05 Feb 1922

Death Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Joseph Fisher

Mother: Evaline McLean

Spouse(s): Margaret Merrill, Mary Carruth, Sarah Harris

Children(s): Clarence Fisher, Edith Fisher, Josephine Affleck, Bathsheba Fisher, Geneva Croft, David Fisher, William Fisher, Sarah Fisher, Cora Fisher

The story of Joseph Armstrong Fisher began in 1841 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. Joseph Armstrong Fisher married Margaret May Merrill, Mary Barr Carruth, Sarah Lovina Harris, and had children including Bathsheba May Bashie Fisher, Clarence Merrill Fisher, Cora Avilla Fisher, David Merrill Fisher, Edith Evaline Fisher, Geneva Jane Croft, Joseph Fisher, Josephine Abbie Affleck, Sarah Elizabeth Fisher, William George Fisher. Joseph Armstrong Fisher passed away in 1922 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Armstrong Fisher began in 1841 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States.
  • Joseph Armstrong Fisher married Margaret May Merrill, Mary Barr Carruth, Sarah Lovina Harris, and had children including Bathsheba May Bashie Fisher, Clarence Merrill Fisher, Cora Avilla Fisher, David Merrill Fisher, Edith Evaline Fisher, Geneva Jane Croft, Joseph Fisher, Josephine Abbie Affleck, Sarah Elizabeth Fisher, William George Fisher.
  • Joseph Armstrong Fisher passed away in 1922 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Fisher's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Fisher
1841–1922
Birth Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Parents
Joseph A Fisher
1801–1867
Ohio Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Evaline McLean
1805–1893
Green Castle, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Fisher
1774–1850
New Sewickley, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Martin
1780–1841
Derry, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA
John (Mclean) McClean
1770–1859
Greencastle, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Kirk
1768–1850
Greencastle, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Martin
1745–1818
Prudence Culbertson
1743–1831
Jean Steele
1744–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Hutchinson
1721–1779

Joseph Fisher's Descendants

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Joseph (Armstrong) Fisher (28 Jul 1841–05 Feb 1922) m. Margaret (May) Merrill (05 Feb 1872–8 Dec 1946) m. Mary (Barr) Carruth (2 Aug 1852–21 Aug 1898) m. Sarah (Lovina) Harris (21 Jul 1846–11 Jan 1905)
  1. 1. Clarence (Merrill) Fisher 1912–1998 m. Elnora Atkinson 1912–1984
    1. 1. Karen (Sue) Fisher 1941–1993
    2. 2. Jessie (May) Fisher 1933–1933
    3. 3. Merrill (Clarence) Fisher 1938–2018 m. Kathryn (Linda) Lyon 1940–2019
  2. 2. Edith (Evaline) Fisher 1871–1873
  3. 3. Josephine (Abbie) Affleck 1908–1992
  4. 4. Bathsheba (May "Bashie") Fisher 1916–2014 m. Avon (B) Thomander 1908– m. Ashley (L) Robison 1914–
  5. 5. Geneva (Jane) Croft 1868–1946
  6. 6. David (Merrill) Fisher 1909–2004
  7. 7. William (George) Fisher 1871–1952 m. Magdalena Allison 1869–1957
    1. 1. Mary Fisher 1900–1969 m. Harold (Lee) Browning 1896–1959
    2. 2. Blanche (Louise) Fisher 1903–1997 m. Ralph (Merideth) Mitchell 1901–1949
      1. 1. James (Ralph “Dick”) Mitchell 1929–2015
    3. 3. Ruth Fisher 1908–1981 m. Hugh (Mark) Tuttle 1904–1966
  8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Fisher 1864–1929 m. John (Howe) Salmon 1860–1946
    1. 1. Grace (Elizabeth) Salmon 1888–1989 m. Espen (Franklin) Ricks 1889–1971
      1. 1. Janet Ricks 1934–2025 m. Ray (Vance) Moser 1933–1998
    2. 2. Eva Salmon 1892–1981 m. Moroni Richins 1873–1961
    3. 3. Erma Salmon 1892–1988 m. Joseph (Harold) Eldredge 1890–1977
      1. 1. Orba (Moselle) Eldredge 1920–2006 m. Finley (Carlyle) Pearce 1915–1998
        1. 1. William (Finley) Pearce 1938–2020
      2. 2. Harold (Salmon) Eldredge 1922–1993 m. Mary (Leona) Dillman 1924–2012
        1. 1. Brett (Eugene) Eldredge 1951–2024
      3. 3. Burr (Salmon) Eldredge 1925–2019
      4. 4. Erma (Ruth) Eldredge 1927–2019 m. Lloyd (G) Hogan 1934–2013
      5. 5. Sara (Renae) Eldredge 1936–2023
  9. 9. Cora (Avilla) Fisher 1865–1951 m. Willard (Finley) Smith 1860–1940
    1. 1. Willard (Clarence) Smith 1887–1943 m. Emily Platts 1887–1973
    2. 2. Erschel (Fisher) Smith 1888–1968 m. Rita Fowler 1896–1985
      1. 1. Keith (Erschel) Smith 1914–1969 m. Merle Nye 1915–1966
        1. 1. Joan (Gaye) Smith 1937–2000 m. Val (Telford) Anderson 1936–2014 m. Phillip (Keith) Smith 1938–2014
      2. 2. Jayne (Fowler) Smith 1918–1993 m. Lester (Albert) Ballingham 1912–2003
      3. 3. Rita (Carol) Smith 1920–1981 m. George (William) Ballingham 1920–2021

Joseph Fisher's Timeline

2 Records

1841
28 Jul 1841
Birth of Joseph Armstrong Fisher in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
1922
05 Feb 1922
Age 81
Death of Joseph Armstrong Fisher in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1841
    Event Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Feb 1922
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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