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Mehitable Fish 1684–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1684

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 13 Jul 1792

Death Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John War

Mother: Joanna Knowles

Spouse(s): William Cornell, Joseph Closson

Children(s): Daniel Cornell, Benjamin Cornell, Caleb Cornell, Rebecca Cornell, Joseph Cornell, Alse Cornell, Mary Cornell, Rachel Cornell, Elizabeth Cornell, Mary Cornell, George Cornell

The story of Mehitable Fish began in 1684 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Mehitable Fish married Joseph Closson, William Cornell, and had children including Alse Alice Cornell, Benjamin Cornell, Caleb Cornell, Daniel Cornell, Elizabeth Allen Cornell, George J Cornell, Joseph Cornell, Mary Cornell, Rachel Cornell, Rebecca Cornell. Mehitable Fish passed away in 1792 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mehitable Fish began in 1684 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Mehitable Fish married Joseph Closson, William Cornell, and had children including Alse Alice Cornell, Benjamin Cornell, Caleb Cornell, Daniel Cornell, Elizabeth Allen Cornell, George J Cornell, Joseph Cornell, Mary Cornell, Rachel Cornell, Rebecca Cornell.
  • Mehitable Fish passed away in 1792 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John War
1651–1742
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable County, or Portsmouth, Newport County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence, United States
JW
Joanna Knowles
1668–1746
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Spouses(s)

William Cornell
1684–1755
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
WC
Joseph Closson
1680–
Birth Location: Massachusetts
JC

Children(s)

Daniel Cornell
1723–1799
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
DC
Benjamin Cornell
1711–1764
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
BC
Caleb Cornell
1716–1756
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
CC
Rebecca Cornell
1718–1771
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
RC
Joseph Cornell
1720–1801
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
JC
Alse Cornell
1726–1811
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
AC
Mary Cornell
1728–1792
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
MC
Rachel Cornell
1733–1816
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
RC
Elizabeth Cornell
1736–1816
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
EC
Mary Cornell
1718–
Birth Location: –
MC
George Cornell
1713–1807
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
GC

Mehitable Fish's Ancestors

Self
Mehitable Fish
1684–1792
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
John Fish (Fisher) AMR Rev War
1651–1742
Sandwich, Barnstable County, or Portsmouth, Newport County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence, United States
Joanna ('Anna' Munford) Knowles
1668–1746
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Fish \) Fyshe
1619–1687
Market Harboroug, Great Bowden, Harborough, Lancashire, England
Mary (Soule Sherman Fish) Peterson
1624–1699
Halstead, Essex, England or Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mehitable Fish's Descendants

1.
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Mehitable Fish (22 Jul 1684–13 Jul 1792) m. William Cornell (22 Jul 1684–1755) m. Joseph Closson (Abt 1680–)
  1. 1. Daniel Cornell 1723–1799 m. Elizabeth Allen 1722–1767 m. Mary Huddlestone 1730–1792
    1. 1. Rebecca Cornell 1744–1773 m. Daniel Smith 1745–1816
      1. 1. Humphrey Smith 1767–1818 m. Loreana Vaughn 1768–1820
        1. 1. William (Brandiga) Smith 1793–1870 m. Elizabeth (Hagen) Squires 1797–1880
        2. 2. Wiland Palmer 1800–1866
        3. 3. George (T.) Smith 1789–1874
        4. 4. Diana (Smith) Barber 1792–
        5. 5. Elihu (Elisha) Smith 1795–1879
        6. 6. Rhoda Smith 1804–1864
        7. 7. Daniel Smith 1793–1808
        8. 8. Diana (Dinah) Smith 1805–
        9. 9. Daniel Smith 1790–
        10. 10. Rebecca Smith 1797–1879
        11. 11. Henry Smith 1795–1804
        12. 12. James (Starbuck) Smith 1794–1866
      2. 2. Abigail Smith 1773–
      3. 3. James (Allen) Smith 1770–1818
      4. 4. Stephen Smith 1773–
      5. 5. Jeremiah Smith 1766–1823
      6. 6. Jean Smith 1770–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Smith 1768–
    2. 2. Joseph Cornell 1764–1765
    3. 3. Paul Cornell 1759–1851
    4. 4. John (William) Cornell 1773–1835
    5. 5. Thomas Cornell 1761–1828
    6. 6. James Cornell 1753–1828
    7. 7. Daniel Cornell 1775–
    8. 8. Mary (Jane) Cornell 1755–1790
    9. 9. Benjamin Cornell 1770–1795
    10. 10. Abigail (Cornell Tripp) ( 1763–1832
    11. 11. Elizabeth Cornell 1772–1853
    12. 12. Content Cornell 1757–1840
    13. 13. Zebulon Cornell 1751–1834
  2. 2. Benjamin Cornell 1711–1764
  3. 3. Caleb Cornell 1716–1756
  4. 4. Rebecca Cornell 1718–1771
  5. 5. Joseph Cornell 1720–1801
  6. 6. Alse (Alice) Cornell 1726–1811
  7. 7. Mary Cornell 1728–1792
  8. 8. Rachel Cornell 1733–1816
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Allen) Cornell 1736–1816
  10. 10. Mary Cornell 1718–
  11. 11. George (J) Cornell 1713–1807

Mehitable Fish's Timeline

2 Records

1684
22 Jul 1684
Birth of Mehitable Fish in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1792
13 Jul 1792
Age 108
Death of Mehitable Fish in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1684
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1792
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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