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Lemuel Fitch 1704–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JAN 1704

Birth Location: Montville, New London, CT

Death Date: 16 AUG 1757

Death Location: Colchester, New London, CT

Father: Daniel FITCH

Mother: Mary Sherwood

Spouse(s): Mercy Bigelow

Children(s): Naomi Fitch, Sarah Fitch, Mary Fitch, Hannah Fitch, Lemuel Fitch, Mercy Fitch, Samuel Fitch, Betty Fitch, Bathsheba Fitch, Elizabeth Fitch, Daniel Fitch

The story of Lemuel Fitch began in 1704 in Montville, New London, CT. Lemuel Fitch married Mercy Mary Bigelow, and had children including Bathsheba Fitch, Betty Fitch, Daniel Fitch, Elizabeth Fitch, Hannah Fitch, Lemuel Fitch, Mary Fitch, Mercy Fitch, Naomi Fitch, Samuel Fitch, Sarah Fitch. Lemuel Fitch passed away in 1757 in Colchester, New London, CT.

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Biography

  • The story of Lemuel Fitch began in 1704 in Montville, New London, CT.
  • Lemuel Fitch married Mercy Mary Bigelow, and had children including Bathsheba Fitch, Betty Fitch, Daniel Fitch, Elizabeth Fitch, Hannah Fitch, Lemuel Fitch, Mary Fitch, Mercy Fitch, Naomi Fitch, Samuel Fitch, Sarah Fitch.
  • Lemuel Fitch passed away in 1757 in Colchester, New London, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel FITCH
1665–1711
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Sherwood
1672–1752
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Spouses(s)

Mercy Bigelow
1715–1796
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, CT
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Children(s)

Naomi Fitch
1746–1752
Birth Location: Hartford County, Connecticut
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Sarah Fitch
1738–1789
Birth Location: Conneaut, Ashtabula, OH, USA
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Mary Fitch
1739–1789
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Hannah Fitch
1739–1752
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Lemuel Fitch
1741–1779
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Mercy Fitch
1743–
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Fitch
1745–1762
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Betty Fitch
1747–1756
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Bathsheba Fitch
1749–1749
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Fitch
1750–1752
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Daniel Fitch
1752–1752
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Lemuel Fitch's Ancestors

Self
Lemuel Fitch
1704–1757
Birth Place: Montville, New London, CT
Parents
Daniel (Capt) FITCH
1665–1711
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Mary Sherwood
1672–1752
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Grandparents
Rev (James) Fitch
1622–1702
Bocking, Essex, England
Priscilla (Mason) Fitch
1641–1714
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Matthew Sherwood
1644–1715
Stratford, Fairfield, CT
Mary Fitch
1643–1730
Norwalk, Fairfield, CT
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fitch
1590–1633
Anna Reeve
1590–1684
John Mason
1600–
Anne Peck
1619–1672
Thomas Sr
1586–1655
Mary Fitch
1627–1693
Thomas Gov.
1612–1704
Anna Stacey
1613–1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Fitch
1547–1605
Joan Thurgood
1550–1603
John Reeve
1560–1620
Mary Brock
1570–1620
Sir Sewarde
1548–1631
Dorcas (Sherwood)
1555–1622
Thomas Fitch
1590–1633
Anna Reeve
1590–1684
Thomas Fitch
1590–1633
Anna Reeve
1590–1684

Lemuel Fitch's Descendants

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Lemuel Fitch (JAN 1704–16 AUG 1757) m. Mercy (Mary) Bigelow (04 FEB 1715–15 APR 1796)
  1. 1. Naomi Fitch 1746–1752 m. William Cady 1745–1837
    1. 1. Prudence Cady 1789–1847 m. Capt (John KNIGHT) III 1787–1878
      1. 1. Charles (Carroll) Knight 1827–1879
      2. 2. Edmond (A) Knight 1816–1855
      3. 3. Guy (Kinsley) Knight 1831–1900
      4. 4. Hannah Knight 1818–1878
      5. 5. Hiram (A.) Knight 1825–1912
      6. 6. Sara (Jane) Knight 1829–1916
      7. 7. Julia Knight 1815–
      8. 8. Maria (L) Knight 1820–1878
      9. 9. Perthenia (Belle) Knight 1812–1875 m. Joshua (Wingate) Shaw 1795–1860
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Shaw 1850–1930 m. Charles (Allen) Martin 1851–1917
        2. 2. John (Knight) Shaw 1834–1910 m. Lucena Hazen 1836–1903
        3. 3. Marie Shaw 1833–1913
      10. 10. Judson Knight 1823–1827
      11. 11. Benjamin (Franklin) Knight 1833–1893
      12. 12. Harriet Knight 1835–1866
      13. 13. Daniel (E.) Knight 1849–
      14. 14. Harriet Knight 1824–1866
      15. 15. George Knight 1833–
  2. 2. Sarah Fitch 1738–1789
  3. 3. Mary Fitch 1739–1789
  4. 4. Hannah Fitch 1739–1752
  5. 5. Lemuel Fitch 1741–1779
  6. 6. Mercy Fitch 1743–
  7. 7. Samuel Fitch 1745–1762
  8. 8. Betty Fitch 1747–1756
  9. 9. Bathsheba Fitch 1749–1749
  10. 10. Elizabeth Fitch 1750–1752
  11. 11. Daniel Fitch 1752–1752

Lemuel Fitch's Timeline

3 Records

1704
JAN 1704
Birth of Lemuel Fitch in Montville, New London, CT
Montville, New London, CT
1757
16 AUG 1757
Age 53
Death of Lemuel Fitch in Colchester, New London, CT
Colchester, New London, CT
1757
1757
Age 53
Lemuel Fitch - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JAN 1704
    Event Place: Montville, New London, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 AUG 1757
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, CT

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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