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William Fish 1825 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1825

Birth Location: Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 02 Mar 1904

Death Location: Walkerville, Oceana, Michigan, USA

Father: Abraham Fish

Mother: Lydia Harris

Spouse(s): Mary Thompson, Mary Mitty, Elizabeth Moore

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

The story of William Fish began in 1825 in Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada. In 1851, William Fish resided in Essex, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. In 1871, William Fish resided in Mersea. William Fish married Mary Thompson, Mary Mitty, Elizabeth Moore, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Fish, Hannah Fish, John Amos Fish, John A. Fish, William Henry Fish, Fanny Eliza Fish, Joseph Fish, Laura Alvilda Fish, Abraham William Fish, Jennie Fish, Cora Jane Fish, Muriel Fish, Lucinda Jane Fish, Jennie Fish. William Fish passed away in 1904 in Walkerville, Oceana, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Fish began in 1825 in Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1851, William Fish resided in Essex, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.
  • In 1871, William Fish resided in Mersea.
  • William Fish married Mary Thompson, Mary Mitty, Elizabeth Moore, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Fish, Hannah Fish, John Amos Fish, John A. Fish, William Henry Fish, Fanny Eliza Fish, Joseph Fish, Laura Alvilda Fish, Abraham William Fish, Jennie Fish, Cora Jane Fish, Muriel Fish, Lucinda Jane Fish, Jennie Fish.
  • William Fish passed away in 1904 in Walkerville, Oceana, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Fish
1795 – 1875
Birth Location: New York State, USA
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Lydia Harris
1800 – 1877
Birth Location: Kortright, Delaware, New York, United States
LH

Spouses(s)

Mary Thompson
1845 – 1881
Birth Location: Essex, 1654297, Ontario, Canada
MT
Mary Mitty
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
MM
Elizabeth Moore
1843 –
Birth Location: York, York, Maine, United States
EM

Children(s)

Mary Fish
1866 – 1939
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
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Hannah Fish
1867 – 1953
Birth Location: Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
HF
John Fish
1867 – 1930
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
JF
John Fish
1868 –
Birth Location: Essex County, Ontario, Canada
JF
William Fish
1870 – 1936
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
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Fanny Fish
1872 – 1918
Birth Location: Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
FF
Joseph Fish
1872 – 1937
Birth Location: Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
JF
Laura Fish
1876 – 1956
Birth Location: Essex County, Ontario, Canada
LF
Abraham Fish
1876 – 1936
Birth Location: Mersea Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
AF
Jennie Fish
1878 –
Birth Location: Mersea Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
JF
Cora Fish
1878 –
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
CF
Muriel Fish
1881 – 1948
Birth Location: Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
MF
Lucinda Fish
1858 – 1909
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
LF
Jennie Fish
1878 –
Birth Location: Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
JF

William Fish's Ancestors

Self
William Fish
1825 – 1904
Birth Place: Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Abraham Fish
1795 – 1875
New York State, USA
Lydia Harris
1800 – 1877
Kortright, Delaware, New York, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fish's Descendants

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William Fish (16 Sep 1825 – 02 Mar 1904) m. Mary Thompson (04 May 1845 – 20 Jun 1881) m. Mary Mitty m. Elizabeth Moore (1843 – )
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Fish (14 Jan 1866 – 1939)
  2. 2. Hannah Fish (5 Apr 1867 – 1953)
  3. 3. John (Amos) Fish (16 Nov 1867 – abt 1930) m. Nora Vaughan (1874 – 1943)
    1. 1. Everet (Ray) Fish (1901 – 1982) m. Alma Whitney (1900 – 1946)
      1. 1. Ella Whitney (Abt. 1920 – )
      2. 2. Harry Fish (1923 – 1923)
      3. 3. Russel Fish (1928 – 2003)
      4. 4. Shirley (Ellen) Fish (1929 – 2003)
      5. 5. Verna Fish (1929 – 2004)
  4. 4. John (A.) Fish (1868 – )
  5. 5. William (Henry) Fish (06 NOV 1870 – 18 Sep 1936) m. Florence (1877 – )
    1. 1. Reta (T) Fish (1896 – )
    2. 2. Clarence Fish (1897 – )
    3. 3. Mary (B) Fish (1900 – )
    4. 4. Carl Fish (1903 – )
    5. 5. Charles (R) Fish (1906 – )
    6. 6. Hazel (Grace) Fish (1909 – 1963) m. Aloy (A) Reedy (abt 1907 – )
      1. 1. Shirley (J) Reedy (abt 1929 – 28 Dec 2013)
      2. 2. Donald (L) Reedy (abt 1938 – )
        1. 1. Reedy
  6. 6. Fanny (Eliza) Fish (24 Nov 1872 – 21 Sep 1918)
  7. 7. Joseph Fish (24 Nov 1872 – 18 Sep 1937) m. Alice (Maud) Betts (11 Aug 1882 – 1942)
    1. 1. Jerrold (Edward) Fish (7 Sep 1902 – 6 Feb 1992)
    2. 2. Bessie (Marie) Fish (22 Jan 1905 – 16 October 1972)
    3. 3. Elsie Fish (18 Jan 1907 – 4 Sep 1995)
    4. 4. George Fish (11 Jan 1909 – 16 Jul 1955)
      1. 1. Gerald (Dennis) Fish (1941 – 1988) m. Lewis
        1. 1. Debra Fish
    5. 5. Wilma (Irene) Fish (8 Mar 1916 – 30 May 2000)
    6. 6. Elynor (Joyce) Fish (12 Feb 1924 – 16 Dec 2012) m. Charlie (Garland) Swindell (15 Feb 1919 – 24 Feb 2006) m. James (Wallace) Harrell (13 Jun 1925 – 27 Jul 1999) m. Dellas (W) Cox (25 Feb 1911 – 23 Feb 2002)
      1. 1. Charlie (Garland) Swindell (abt 1941 – )
        1. 1. Charlu (J) Wade (6 Jul 1967 – 25 Oct 2012)
      2. 2. Kenneth (H.) Swindell
      3. 3. Bonnie Harrell (abt 1951 – ) m. Daniel (H) Stevens
      4. 4. Pamela Harrell (abt 1955 – )
      5. 5. James (L) Harrell
      6. 6. John Harrell
        1. 1. Kristine Harrell
    7. 7. Joseph (Howard) Fish (05 Apr 1925 – 09 Dec 1990) m. Hewett
      1. 1. John Fish
  8. 8. Laura (Alvilda) Fish (1876 – 1956)
  9. 9. Abraham (William) Fish (21 MAR 1876 – 18 Sep 1936) m. Lillian (‘Lillie’ May) Bell (08 Jul 1886 – 26 Jan 1914)
    1. 1. Bertha (Violet) Fish (1904 – 1961) m. Clarence (Alanson) Tofflemire (20 Jul 1898 – 6 Dec 1970)
      1. 1. Harry (Croft) Cornish (1920 – 2004) m. Freda (May) Robinson
        1. 1. Cynthia Cornish
      2. 2. Lillian (‘Lil’ Isabella) Tofflemire (22 Apr 1929 – 14 Jul 2014) m. Leslie (‘Les’ Clarence) Alton (10 Apr 1930 – 6 Dec 1991)
        1. 1. Raymond Alton (21 Jul 1957 – 10 Jun 2013)
        2. 2. Alton m. Elizabeth (May "Betty ") Elliott (13 Oct 1950 – 26 Mar 2017)
        3. 3. Lily- (Anne) Alton
        4. 4. Leslie Alton
        5. 5. Debbie Alton
        6. 6. Dianna Alton
        7. 7. Terry Alton
        8. 8. Joe Alton
      3. 3. John (Lawrence) Tofflemire (4 Jun 1930 – 15 May 2015)
      4. 4. Helen (Florence Clara ‘Flo’) Tofflemire (14 Sept 1931 – 07 Oct 1999) m. Werner (John) Doster (1932 – 2016)
        1. 1. Kathy Doster m. Rick Chevalier
      5. 5. Jean (Gladys Ruth) Tofflemire (7 Mar 1936 – 14 Apr 2003) m. William (James 'Bill') Boyd (Abt. Sep 1934 – 20 Feb 2015)
      6. 6. Marie (Muriel) Tofflemire (19 Dec 1938 – 3 Dec 1985)
      7. 7. Herbert (Lewman) Tofflemire (24 Dec 1939 – 09 Aug 2018)
      8. 8. Albert Tofflemire (4 June 1941 – 13 Feb 2015)
      9. 9. Wayne (H) Tofflemire (24 Apr 1943 – 17 Mar 2005)
    2. 2. Frank Fish (1905 – 1906)
    3. 3. Lawrence (Arnold) Fish (17 Dec 1906 – 30 Sep 1929)
    4. 4. Lorena (Laurena) Fish (6 Mar 1908 – 18 Apr 1970)
    5. 5. Nettie Fish (1909 – 1989)
    6. 6. Mary (Etta) Fish (1910 – 1938)
  10. 10. Jennie Fish (23 MAY 1878 – )
  11. 11. Cora (Jane) Fish (23 May 1878 – )
  12. 12. Muriel Fish (6 Jun 1881 – 1948)
  13. 13. Lucinda (Jane) Fish (1858 – 22 Jan 1909)
  14. 14. Jennie Fish (23 May 1878 – )

William Fish's Timeline

5 Records

1825
16 Sep 1825
Birth of William Fish in Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
1851
1851
Age 26
William Fish resided here in Essex, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Essex, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1871
1871
Age 46
William Fish resided here in Mersea
Mersea
1891
1891
Age 66
William Fish resided here in Essex South, Ontario, Canada
Essex South, Ontario, Canada
1904
02 Mar 1904
Age 79
Death of William Fish in Walkerville, Oceana, Michigan, USA
Walkerville, Oceana, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1825
    Event Place: Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Essex, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11720; Page: 11; Line: 4
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada
    [3] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929, The Library of Michigan; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan Death Records Project; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008530713; Roll Number: 73; Certificate Number: 4
    [4] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1939, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series Number: Ms 932; Reel: 46
    [5] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
    [6] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
    [7] 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Essex, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Essex, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11720; Page: 11; Line: 4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Mersea
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
    [2] Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871
    [3] 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Essex South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1904
    Event Place: Walkerville, Oceana, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929, The Library of Michigan; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan Death Records Project; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008530713; Roll Number: 73; Certificate Number: 4
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