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Thomas Fish 1703–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Dec 1703

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA

Death Date: 1786

Death Location: Oblong, Dutchess Co., NY, USA

Father: Preserved Fish

Mother: Ruth Cook

Spouse(s): Mercy Coggeshall

Children(s): John Fish, Lydia Fish, Wait Fish, Amy Fish, Preserved Fish, Preserved Fish, Elizabeth Fish, Sarah Fish, Caleb Fish, Joshua Fish

The story of Thomas Fish began in 1703 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA. Thomas Fish married Mercy Coggeshall, and had children including Amy Fish, Caleb Fish, Elizabeth Fish, John Fish, Joshua Fish, Lydia Fish, Preserved Fish, Sarah Fish, Wait Fish. Thomas Fish passed away in 1786 in Oblong, Dutchess Co., NY, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Fish began in 1703 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA.
  • Thomas Fish married Mercy Coggeshall, and had children including Amy Fish, Caleb Fish, Elizabeth Fish, John Fish, Joshua Fish, Lydia Fish, Preserved Fish, Sarah Fish, Wait Fish.
  • Thomas Fish passed away in 1786 in Oblong, Dutchess Co., NY, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Preserved Fish
1679–1745
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
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Ruth Cook
1682–1775
Birth Location: Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA
RC

Spouses(s)

Mercy Coggeshall
1704–1778
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
MC

Children(s)

John Fish
1732–
Birth Location: Darthmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA
JF
Lydia Fish
1725–1812
Birth Location: Darthmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA
LF
Wait Fish
1727–
Birth Location: Darthmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA
WF
Amy Fish
1729–
Birth Location: Darthmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA
AF
Preserved Fish
1729–
Birth Location: Darthmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA
PF
Preserved Fish
1731–
Birth Location: Darthmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA
PF
Elizabeth Fish
1736–1814
Birth Location: Darthmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA
EF
Sarah Fish
1738–1825
Birth Location: Darthmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA
SF
Caleb Fish
1740–
Birth Location: Darthmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA
CF
Joshua Fish
1742–1817
Birth Location: "Oblong" Amenia Precinct, Duchess Co., NY, USA
JF

Thomas Fish's Ancestors

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Thomas Fish
1703–1786
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
Parents
Preserved Fish
1679–1745
Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
Ruth Cook
1682–1775
Tiverton, Newport Co., RI, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Fish
1649–1687
Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
Grizzle (Grizigon) Strange
1645–
Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
John Cook
1653–1737
Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
Ruth Shaw
1660–1737
Newport Co., RI, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fish
1618–1687
Mary Soule
1625–1673
John Strange
1619–1687
Alice Feere
1619–1687
John Cooke
1630–1691
Mary Borden
1632–1690
Anthony Shaw
1628–1705
Alice Stonard
1633–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Fish
1593–1639
Alice Fyshe
1597–
John Straunge
1584–1633
Phillipa Brown
1590–1633
Thomas Cooke
1603–1677
Mary
1600–1672
Richard Borden
–1671
Joan Fowle
1604–1688
John Stonard
1610–1649
Margaret Miller
1612–1682

Thomas Fish's Descendants

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Thomas Fish (1 Dec 1703–1786) m. Mercy Coggeshall (22 Dec 1704–10 Feb 1778)
  1. 1. John Fish 1732–
    1. 1. Ephriam Fish 1760–1838 m. Mary Potter 1762–
      1. 1. John Fish 1786–
      2. 2. Benjamin Fish 1787–1855 m. Delia Pease 1793–1873
        1. 1. Wilson (Chester) Fish 1825–1878 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Grubb 1833–1926 m. Mary (Ann) Randall 1825–1860
        2. 2. Lura Fish 1810–
        3. 3. Stephen Fish 1812–1849 m. Anna Case 1819–1869
        4. 4. Delia Fish 1816–
        5. 5. Asa Fish 1820–
        6. 6. Charles Fish 1823–
        7. 7. Halsey Fish 1828–1851
        8. 8. Ephriam Fish 1829–
        9. 9. Chancey Fish 1831–
        10. 10. Hiram Fish 1833–
        11. 11. George Fish 1835–
    2. 2. Benjamin Fish 1758–
    3. 3. John Fish 1762–
    4. 4. Abigail Fish 1764–
    5. 5. Almy 1766–
  2. 2. Lydia Fish 1725–1812 m. Timothy Dakin 1723–
    1. 1. Preserved (Fish) Dakin 1748–1835 m. Deborah Akin 1749–1841 m. Elizabeth (C.) Prosser 1787–
      1. 1. William Dakin 1772–1841 m. Charity Hollister 1776–1850
        1. 1. John (Nelson) Dakin 1794–1883 m. Susanna 1796–1886
        2. 2. Hiram Dakin 1800–1875 m. Henrietta Craw –1837
        3. 3. Lewis Dakin 1803–1883 m. Elizabeth Disbrow 1803–1884
        4. 4. Sarah Dakin 1804–1851 m. David Harvey 1805–1878
        5. 5. Akin Dakin 1805–1862 m. Mary Harvey 1805–1874
        6. 6. Laura (Emma) Dakin 1809–1886 m. Eber Jones 1804–1880
        7. 7. James (W.) Dakin 1811–1876 m. Nancy Rich 1817– m. Susanna (Elizabeth) Seaman 1809–1836
        8. 8. Zebulon Dakin 1813–
        9. 9. Theresa Dakin 1817–1901 m. Thomas Scott 1811–1864
        10. 10. Mary Dakin 1822–1861 m. Jonathan Edwards 1816–1895
        11. 11. Simon Dakin 1824–1865 m. Rebecca Harlan 1825–1910
        12. 12. Elizabeth Dakin 1827– m. Mitchell (Worrel) Shidaker 1821–1889
        13. 13. Elias Dakin –1862
        14. 14. Lydia Dakin 1815–
      2. 2. James Dakin 1790–1857 m. Mary (Ann) Sabin 1793–1877
        1. 1. Edwin (Francis) Dakin 1819–1892 m. Hannah (Jane) Bellar 1825–1886
        2. 2. Louisa (Angeline) Dakin 1830–1877 m. Anselm Antrim 1830–1923
        3. 3. Maria Dakin 1816–1901 m. Charles West 1811–1881
        4. 4. Warren (Sabin) Dakin 1817–1859
        5. 5. Horace (Walpole) Dakin 1821–1891 m. Rosalie (A.) Denver 1823–1872 m. Ann (Eliza) Pidgeon 1830–
        6. 6. Charles Dakin 1823–1824
        7. 7. Raymond Dakin 1825–1841
        8. 8. Almira (H.) Dakin 1827–1847
        9. 9. Mary Dakin 1828–1857 m. Daniel Mooney 1824–1893
        10. 10. Ellen Dakin 1834–1910 m. James (Wilkinson Van Der) Voort 1834–1911
        11. 11. Baron (F.) Dakin 1836–1897 m. Angeline Hisey 1840–
      3. 3. Elias Dakin 1794–1835 m. Phoebe Hazard 1801–1841
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Deborah) Dakin 1833– m. Oscar (Fitz Allen) Blood 1833–1865
        2. 2. Harriet (E.) Dakin 1816–1839 m. Archibald Haynes 1808–
        3. 3. Morgan (Lewis) Dakin 1828–1850
        4. 4. Lydia Dakin 1820–1855 m. Nathaniel Harlan 1813–1880
        5. 5. Malinda (Truesdale) Dakin 1823–1893 m. Charles (Rolin) Brown 1817–1900
      4. 4. Arthur (Scott) Dakin 1804–
      5. 5. Maria (Theresa) Dakin 1804–
      6. 6. Preserved (Fish) Dakin 1809–
      7. 7. Albert (E.) Dakin 1811–
      8. 8. Cordelia (Ann Desdemona) Dakin 1813–1902 m. Robert (Palmer) Main 1788–1861
        1. 1. Mary (Frances) Main 1839–
        2. 2. Louise (Adelaide) Main 1841–1895 m. Lloyd (Smith) Kniffen 1841–
        3. 3. Harriet (Elizabeth) Main 1843–1914 m. Charles (Henry) Faulkes 1844–1921 m. Elias Glass 1821–1908
        4. 4. Martha (Emily) Main 1845–1885 m. George Smith 1842–1924
        5. 5. Edwin (Dakin) Main 1847–1935 m. Juliette Chapin 1853–1926
        6. 6. Anna (Maria) Main 1849–1941 m. Edgar (Wooster) Comstock 1846–1921
        7. 7. Alice (Cordelia) Main 1851–1940 m. Francis (Marion) Ames 1847–1932
        8. 8. Robert (Walter) Main 1854–1920
      9. 9. Chauncey (Decatur) Dakin 1815–
      10. 10. Allen (Foster) Dakin 1817–
      11. 11. Oliver (Hazard Perry) Dakin 1820–1858 m. Margaret (Susan) Custis 1823–1870
        1. 1. William (Henry) Dakin 1841–1930 m. Lizzie 1848–
        2. 2. Miles (Milton) Dakin 1844– m. Ella Kelso 1852–
        3. 3. Littleton (Custis) Dakin 1847–1905 m. Susanna Beard 1846–1928
        4. 4. Robert (Main) Dakin 1852–1930 m. Nellie 1856–1920
        5. 5. Azariah (Brewster) Dakin 1855– m. Martha (Jane) Dice 1860–1940
        6. 6. Samuel (Webster) Dakin 1853–1915 m. Martha (Josephine) Huffman 1858–1932
    2. 2. Ruth Dakin 1745–
    3. 3. Thomas Dakin 1746–1828 m. Druscilla –1772
      1. 1. Phoebe Dakin 1768–
      2. 2. James Dakin 1770–
      3. 3. Daniel Dakin 1780– m. Sarah Warwick 1785–
      4. 4. Isaac Dakin 1783–
      5. 5. Jacob Dakin 1786–
      6. 6. William (F.) Dakin 1791–
      7. 7. Thomas Dakin 1794–
    4. 4. Worster Dakin 1751–1806
    5. 5. Phobe Dakin 1756–
    6. 6. Mary Dakin 1758–
    7. 7. Paul Dakin 1761–1829 m. Lucy Gifford 1765–1821
      1. 1. Henry Dakin 1790–
        1. 1. Robert Dakin 1814–1890 m. Matilda (Ann) Macready 1824–1908
        2. 2. Elizabeth Dakin 1819–
        3. 3. Lucy (Emily) Dakin 1829–1860 m. Henry (Clay) Winans 1829–1884
      2. 2. Charles Dakin 1798–
      3. 3. Robert Dakin 1806–
      4. 4. Phoebe (Ann) Dakin 1803–1871
    8. 8. Timothy Dakin 1763–1838 m. Lydia Akin 1770–
      1. 1. Amy Dakin 1803–
      2. 2. Judith Dakin 1806–
      3. 3. Elias (H.) Dakin 1811–
      4. 4. John Dakin 1794–
      5. 5. Isaac Dakin 1798–
      6. 6. Matilda Dakin 1790–
      7. 7. Phebe Dakin 1803–
      8. 8. David Dakin 1810–
    9. 9. Joshua Dakin 1765–1814
      1. 1. Betsey Dakin 1796–
      2. 2. Anson Dakin 1799–
      3. 3. John Dakin 1802–
      4. 4. Rowena Dakin 1806–
      5. 5. Lydia Dakin 1808–
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Dakin 1810–
      7. 7. Thomas (Hazard) Dakin 1812–
      8. 8. Joshua Dakin 1814–1814
    10. 10. Zebulon Dakin 1768–1817 m. Thankful Briggs 1773–1850
      1. 1. Aldula Dakin 1796–
      2. 2. Betsy Dakin 1806–1855 m. John Osborn 1801–
      3. 3. Phillip (Rockafeller) Dakin 1800–1839 m. Sarah (Line) Vail 1811–1908
        1. 1. James Dakin 1830–1856
        2. 2. Zebulon Dakin 1832–1872
        3. 3. Rachel (Line Vail) Dakin 1836–
        4. 4. William (Henry) Dakin 1839–1922 m. Rachel Walton 1841–1910
      4. 4. Perry Dakin 1798–1846 m. Phoebe McManis 1806–1904
        1. 1. George (Mcmanis) Dakin 1827–1911 m. Martha (W.) Allen 1830–1909
        2. 2. James (Briggs) Dakin 1835–1896 m. Julia (Maria) Church 1841–
        3. 3. Phillip (Rockafeller) Dakin 1841–1897 m. Mary Jester 1858–1911
        4. 4. Margaret (Sabin) Dakin 1844–1925 m. Harvey (Marion) Trimble 1842–1918
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Hibben) Dakin 1846–1889 m. Julius (Augustus) Gilham 1844–1904
        6. 6. Martha (Mcmanis) Dakin 1836–1914 m. Robert (Henry) Cochrane 1836–1896
    11. 11. Ebenezer Dakin 1771–1849
      1. 1. Ebenezer Dakin 1833–
    12. 12. Mercy Dakin 1753–
  3. 3. Wait Fish 1727–
  4. 4. Amy Fish 1729–
  5. 5. Preserved Fish 1729–
  6. 6. Preserved Fish 1731–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Fish 1736–1814
  8. 8. Sarah Fish 1738–1825
  9. 9. Caleb Fish 1740–
  10. 10. Joshua Fish 1742–1817

Thomas Fish's Timeline

2 Records

1703
1 Dec 1703
Birth of Thomas Fish in Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
1786
1786
Age 83
Death of Thomas Fish in Oblong, Dutchess Co., NY, USA
Oblong, Dutchess Co., NY, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1703
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family His-Tree Book & ScottFish Supplement Book -; Christmas 1996 Supplement, pg. 28
    [2] Fish Family Data and Information, 6a pg. 5
    [3] RISA Microfilm-Portsmouth Vital Records, 1684-1853, Vol. 1, pg. 74

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Oblong, Dutchess Co., NY, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family His-Tree Book & ScottFish Supplement Book -; Christmas 1996 Supplement, pg. 28
    [2] Fish Family Data and Information, 6a pg. 5
    [3] Fish Family Data and Information, 1-5 pg. 6
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