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William Fish 1825–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 SEP 1825

Birth Location: Mersea Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 2 MAR 1904

Death Location: Oceana County Michigan USA

Father: Abraham Fish

Mother: Lydia Harris

Spouse(s): Mary Thompson

Children(s): Hannah Fish, Cora Fish, Fanny Fish, John Fish, Laura Fish, William Fish, Abraham Fish, Muriel Fish, Mary Fish, Joseph Fish

In 1825, William Fish entered the world in Mersea Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada, born to Abraham Fish And Lydia Harris. In 1852, William Fish resided in Mersea, Essex County, Canada West (Ontario), Canad. In 1861, William Fish resided in Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House. William Fish married Mary Thompson, and had children including Abraham William Fish, Cora Jane Fish, Fanny Eliza Fish, Hannah Fish, John Amos Fish, Joseph Fish, Laura Alvida Fish, Mary Elizabeth Fish, Muriel Fish, William Henry Fish. William Fish passed away in 1904 in Oceana County Michigan USA.

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Biography

  • In 1825, William Fish entered the world in Mersea Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada, born to Abraham Fish And Lydia Harris.
  • In 1852, William Fish resided in Mersea, Essex County, Canada West (Ontario), Canad.
  • In 1861, William Fish resided in Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House.
  • William Fish married Mary Thompson, and had children including Abraham William Fish, Cora Jane Fish, Fanny Eliza Fish, Hannah Fish, John Amos Fish, Joseph Fish, Laura Alvida Fish, Mary Elizabeth Fish, Muriel Fish, William Henry Fish.
  • William Fish passed away in 1904 in Oceana County Michigan USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Fish
1795–1875
Birth Location: –
AF
Lydia Harris
1798–1877
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
LH

Spouses(s)

Mary Thompson
1845–1881
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
MT

Children(s)

Hannah Fish
1867–
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
HF
Cora Fish
1878–1957
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
CF
Fanny Fish
1872–1918
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
FF
John Fish
1869–1930
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
JF
Laura Fish
1875–
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
LF
William Fish
1870–1936
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
WF
Abraham Fish
1876–1936
Birth Location: Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
AF
Muriel Fish
1881–1948
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
MF
Mary Fish
1866–1939
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
MF
Joseph Fish
1872–1937
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
JF

William Fish's Ancestors

Self
William Fish
1825–1904
Birth Place: Mersea Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Abraham Fish
1795–1875
Lydia Harris
1798–1877
Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Joseph (Fish) Sr
1767–1814
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States
Phebe Butts
1772–1854
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States
John (Searle Cearle) Harris
1769–1841
Rebecca (Maria) Conover
1776–1827
Great-Grandparents
PhinhasFish
1740–1795
Mercy Palmer
1743–1812
Jonathon Gwin
1723–
Elizabeth Coleman
1722–
Daniel Harris
1743–1828
Dorothy Rude
1738–1814
Samuel Couwenhoven
1734–1835
Nancy Vanpatten
1743–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
SamuellFish
1692–1782
ThanfullMog
1701–1788
Samuel Palmer
1707–1775
Mercy Parker
1709–1750
David Gwinn
1700–1744
Alice Cartwright
1702–1767
Solomon Coleman
1678–1771
Daniel Harris
1700–1771
Lydia Hill
1713–1767
Zachariah Rude
1690–1795
Dorothy Rude
1701–1754
Samuel Covenhoven
1710–1751
Sarah Covenhoven
1711–1786

William Fish's Descendants

1.
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William Fish (16 SEP 1825–2 MAR 1904) m. Mary Thompson (4 MAY 1845–20 JUN 1881)
  1. 1. Hannah Fish 1867–
  2. 2. Cora (Jane) Fish 1878–1957
  3. 3. Fanny (Eliza) Fish 1872–1918 m. George (S.) Mosher 1865–
  4. 4. John (Amos) Fish 1869–1930 m. Nora Vaughan 1874–
    1. 1. Roy (Everitt) Fish 1901–
    2. 2. Eva (Pearl) Fish 1899–
    3. 3. Hattie Fish 1890–
    4. 4. Jeannette Fish 1893–
  5. 5. Laura (Alvida) Fish 1875– m. Jason Summerfield 1875–1924
    1. 1. Nina (May) Summerfield 1899–1935 m. Ronald (Ransier) Hudgins 1900–1979
    2. 2. Mary (Etta) Summerfield 1910–1938
  6. 6. William (Henry) Fish 1870–1936 m. Florence (Finetta) Spears 1878–
  7. 7. Abraham (William) Fish 1876–1936 m. Lillian (May) Bell 1886–1910 m. Charlotte (Pearl) Nickerson 1886–1963
    1. 1. Bertha (Violet) Fish 1904–1961 m. Clarence (Alanson) Tofflemire 1898–1970 m. Oscar Scott 1900–
      1. 1. Wayne (H) Tofflemire 1943–2005
      2. 2. Harry (MacDonald) Tofflemire 1937–1961
      3. 3. Herbert (Lewman) Tofflemire 1939–2018
      4. 4. Helen (Florence Clara ‘flo’) Tofflemire 1931–1999
      5. 5. Lillian (Isabella Tofflemire) Alton 1929–2014
      6. 6. John (Lawrence) Tofflemire 1930–2015
      7. 7. Jean (Gladys Ruth) Tofflemire 1936–2003
      8. 8. Marie (Muriel Tofflemire) Beaudrie 1938–1985
      9. 9. Albert Tofflemire 1941–2015
    2. 2. Lawrence (Arnold) Fish 1906–1971
    3. 3. William (Herbert 'Willie') Fish 1917–1974 m. Melba (May) Reid 1917–2004
      1. 1. Velma (Marie) Fish 1936–2009
      2. 2. William (Fish) Jr. 1938–1974
    4. 4. Gladys (Ruth Pearl) Fish 1914–1917
    5. 5. Laurena Fish 1908–1970 m. Clayton Jones 1906–1958
      1. 1. Marjorie (Marie) Jones 1929–2014 m. George (Dale) Henricks 1927–1996
      2. 2. Clifford (Burredette) Jones 1927–1990 m. Etta (Frances) Dunphy 1925–1963 m. Annie Krivak 1929–2006
        1. 1. Diane (Georgina) Jones 1949–1950
    6. 6. Nettie (Marie) Fish 1909–1989 m. Thomas Randall 1897–1970
      1. 1. Lawrence (Ervin Wilson) Randall 1934–1998 m. Shirley L.Ross 1936–1972 m. Mary (Jean) Springer 1936–1998
      2. 2. Donna (Mae) Randall 1937–2002
    7. 7. Hughie (Donald) Fish 1921–1921
    8. 8. Frank Fish 1905–1906
    9. 9. Etta (Francis) Fish 1910–1938
  8. 8. Muriel Fish 1881–1948
  9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) Fish 1866–1939
  10. 10. Joseph Fish 1872–1937

William Fish's Timeline

8 Records

1825
16 SEP 1825
Birth of William Fish in Mersea Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Mersea Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
1852
1852
Age 27
William Fish resided here in Mersea, Essex County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Mersea, Essex County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1861
1861
Age 36
William Fish resided here in Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head, Mersea, Essex, Canada West, Canada
Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head, Mersea, Essex, Canada West, Canada
1871
1871
Age 46
William Fish resided here in Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
1881
1881
Age 56
William Fish resided here in Marital Status: Married, Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
Marital Status: Married, Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 66
William Fish resided here in Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head, Essex South, Ontario, Canada
Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head, Essex South, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 76
William Fish resided here in Mersea, Essex (south, Ontario, Canada
Mersea, Essex (south, Ontario, Canada
1904
2 MAR 1904
Age 79
Death of William Fish in Oceana County Michigan USA
Oceana County Michigan USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1825
    Event Place: Mersea Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898
    [2] New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1846; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 062; Line: 33; List Number: 465
    [3] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Mersea, Essex South, Ontario; Roll: T-6336; Family No: 189
    [4] Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012
    [5] New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists
    [6] New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1846; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 062; Line: 35; List Number: 465
    [7] Ohio, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
    [8] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Mersea, Essex (southsud), Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 86
    [9] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Mersea, Essex South, Ontario; Roll: T-6336; Family No: 189
    [10] Kovaltsenko Web Site, Catahrina Bitsch
    [11] Knokgaard Web Site, Christoph Bitsch
    [12] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Mersea, Essex South, Ontario; Roll: T-6336; Family No: 189
    [13] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1019-1020
    [14] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Mersea, Essex, Ontario; Roll: C_13280; Page: 26; Family No: 124
    [15] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Jackson, Seneca, Ohio; Roll: M653_1034; Page: 99; Image: 204; Family History Library Film: 805034
    [16] WalterMillen Web Site, Anna Maria Bitsch
    [17] Kovaltsenko Web Site, Anna Maria Bitsch
    [18] WalterMillen Web Site, Hans Georg Bitsch
    [19] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Mersea, Essex, Ontario; Roll: C_13280; Page: 26; Family No: 124
    [20] WalterMillen Web Site, Anna Margarethe Bitsch
    [21] WalterMillen Web Site, Johann Adam Bitsch
    [22] Knokgaard Web Site, Gabriel Bitsch
    [23] Genning Web Site, Georg Bitsch
    [24] Henrik Bitsch Web Site, Johan Matthias Bitsch
    [25] Larsen Web Site, Balthasar Bitsch
    [26] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Mersea, Essex, Ontario; Roll: C-9889; Page: 65; Family No: 230
    [27] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Mersea, Essex, Ontario; Roll: C_13280; Page: 26; Family No: 124
    [28] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1019-1020
    [29] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Mersea, Essex County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11720; Page: 11; Line: 4
    [30] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Mersea, Essex (southsud), Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 86

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Mersea, Essex County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1846; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 062; Line: 33; List Number: 465
    [2] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Mersea, Essex County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11720; Page: 11; Line: 4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 MAR 1904
    Event Place: Oceana County Michigan USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists
    [2] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Mersea, Essex, Ontario; Roll: C-9889; Page: 65; Family No: 230

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head, Mersea, Essex, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Knokgaard Web Site, Gabriel Bitsch
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1019-1020

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Marital Status: Married, Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Mersea, Essex, Ontario; Roll: C_13280; Page: 26; Family No: 124
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Mersea, Essex, Ontario; Roll: C_13280; Page: 26; Family No: 124

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Mersea, Essex (south, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Ohio, Find A Grave Index, 1787-2012
    [2] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Mersea, Essex (south/sud), Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 86

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head, Essex South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Mersea, Essex South, Ontario; Roll: T-6336; Family No: 189
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