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Lieut Jeremiah Fitch Jr 1707–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 17, 1707

Birth Location: Lebanon, New London County, Province of Connecticut, (Present USA)

Death Date: 8 Jan 1779

Death Location: Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States (On his gravestone:In Memory of Lieut. Jeremiah Fitch he Departed this Life Janr 8th 177[ ] in ye 72d year of his Age)

Father: Jeremiah Fitch

Mother: Ruth Gifford

Spouse(s): Mercy\Mary Porter

Children(s): Hannah Fitch

The story of Lieut Jeremiah Fitch Jr began in 1707 in Lebanon, New London County, Province of Connecticut, (Present USA). Lieut Jeremiah Fitch Jr married Mercy Mary Porter, and had children including Hannah Fitch. Lieut Jeremiah Fitch Jr passed away in 1779 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States (On his gravestone:In Memory of Lieut. Jeremiah Fitch he Departed this Life Janr 8th 177[ ] in ye 72d year of his Age).

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Biography

  • The story of Lieut Jeremiah Fitch Jr began in 1707 in Lebanon, New London County, Province of Connecticut, (Present USA).
  • Lieut Jeremiah Fitch Jr married Mercy Mary Porter, and had children including Hannah Fitch.
  • Lieut Jeremiah Fitch Jr passed away in 1779 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States (On his gravestone:In Memory of Lieut. Jeremiah Fitch he Departed this Life Janr 8th 177[ ] in ye 72d year of his Age).

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Lieut Jr's Ancestors

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Lieut Jr
1707–1779
Birth Place: Lebanon, New London County, Province of Connecticut, (Present USA)
Parents
Jeremiah Randle Fitch
1670–1736
Norwich Township, New London, Conneticut Colony, British North America
Ruth (Clara) Gifford
1676–1756
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, (Present USA)
Grandparents
Rev (James) Fitch
1622–1702
Bocking, Braintree District, Essex, England
Priscilla Mason
1641–1714
Windsor, Connecticut Colony
Stephen Gifford
1641–1724
England
Hannah Gallup
1644–1724
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bocking
1590–1632
Anna Reeve
1590–1685
John Mason
1600–1672
Anne Peck
1619–1672
William Gifford
1615–1687
Elizabeth Gifford
1614–1683
Capt. III
1620–1675
Hannah Lake
1621–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fitch
1562–1612
Mary Monke
1565–1629
John Reeve
1561–1621
Mary Brock
1566–1620
Rev III
1580–1656
Anne Lawrence
1585–1648
Capt. II
1593–1649
Christobel Brushett
1592–1655
John Fanton
1590–1657
Margaret Reade
1598–1672

Lieut Jr's Descendants

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Lieut (Jeremiah Fitch) Jr (April 17, 1707–8 Jan 1779) m. Mercy\Mary Porter (October 10, 1708–January 27, 1743)
  1. 1. Hannah Fitch 1735–1806 m. Nathaniel Winslow 1730–1778
    1. 1. Lemuel WINSLOW 1755–1828
    2. 2. Lovina WINSLOW 1765–1832
    3. 3. Mercy Winslow 1763–1840 m. John Devereaux 1756–1843
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Betsey) Devereaux 1785–1870 m. Moses Davis 1773–1828
        1. 1. Harry Davis 1817–1885 m. Zerelda (Jane) Cowan 1827–1903
        2. 2. Andrew (Jackson) Davis 1827–1892
        3. 3. William (Young) Davis 1821–1897
      2. 2. Henry Devereaux 1797–1876
      3. 3. Levi Devereaux 1786–
      4. 4. Amanda Devereaux 1786–
      5. 5. Laura Devereaux 1788–

Lieut Jr's Timeline

2 Records

1707
April 17, 1707
Birth of Lieut Jeremiah Fitch Jr in Lebanon, New London County, Province of Connecticut, (Present USA)
Lebanon, New London County, Province of Connecticut, (Present USA)
1779
8 Jan 1779
Age 72
Death of Lieut Jeremiah Fitch Jr in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States (On his gravestone:In Memory of Lieut. Jeremiah Fitch he Departed this Life Janr 8th 177[ ] in ye 72d year of his Age)
Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States (On his gravestone:In Memory of Lieut. Jeremiah Fitch he Departed this Life Janr 8th 177[ ] in ye 72d year of his Age)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 17, 1707
    Event Place: Lebanon, New London County, Province of Connecticut, (Present USA)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1779
    Event Place: Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States (On his gravestone:In Memory of Lieut. Jeremiah Fitch he Departed this Life Janr 8th 177[ ] in ye 72d year of his Age)

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