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William Fisher 1769 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1769

Birth Location: , , New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 14 Jan 1855

Death Location: Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, USA

Father: John Fisher

Mother: Hannah Hill

Spouse(s): Mary Scott

Children(s): Peter Fisher

The story of William Fisher began in 1769 in , , New Jersey, USA. William Fisher married Mary Scott, and had children including Peter Fisher. William Fisher passed away in 1855 in Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Fisher began in 1769 in , , New Jersey, USA.
  • William Fisher married Mary Scott, and had children including Peter Fisher.
  • William Fisher passed away in 1855 in Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Fisher
1756 – 1799
Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Hannah Hill
1772 – 1817
Birth Location: New Jersey, United States
HH

Spouses(s)

Mary Scott
1767 – 1853
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MS

Children(s)

Peter Fisher
1801 – 1865
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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William Fisher's Ancestors

Self
William Fisher
1769 – 1855
Birth Place: , , New Jersey, USA
Parents
John Verscheur Fisher
1756 – 1799
Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Hannah Hill
1772 – 1817
New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Margarete McCrae
1737 – 1819
New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fisher's Descendants

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William Fisher (Oct 1769 – 14 Jan 1855) m. Mary Scott (25 May 1767 – 25 Apr 1853)
  1. 1. Peter Fisher (1801 – 1865) m. Rebecca Frazier (1795 – Abt. 1850)
    1. 1. Deborah (Jane) Fisher (1818 – 1867)
    2. 2. Alexander Fisher (1821 – 1899) m. Sarah (Jane) Hubbard (1828 – 19 Dec 1899)
      1. 1. John (R) Fisher (10 Aug 1850 – 5 Jan 1881)
      2. 2. General (Jackson) Fisher (1855 – )
      3. 3. David (Melton) Fisher (10 Aug 1858 – 10 Mar 1919)
      4. 4. Mary (Rebecca) Fisher (2 Aug 1859 – 21 Jan 1934) m. James (Henry) Beavers (26 Jan 1862 – 28 May 1925)
        1. 1. Finley Beavers (1878 – 1879)
        2. 2. Willard Beavers (1880 – 1880)
        3. 3. Nora (May) Beavers (1883 – 2 Mar 1900)
        4. 4. Emma Beavers (3 Jul 1886 – 20 Nov 1904)
        5. 5. Lula (Bell) Beavers (13 Mar 1889 – 8 Apr 1963)
        6. 6. Bessie (Blanche) Beavers (13 Jun 1892 – 23 May 1967)
        7. 7. Frederick (Thomas) Beavers (13 Jun 1895 – 23 Apr 1959) m. Mattie (Elizabeth) Beavers (14 February 1898 – 13 January 1977)
        8. 8. Stanley (David) Beavers (10 Jul 1898 – 28 Jul 1964)
      5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson) Fisher (27 Dec 1860 – 2 Nov 1895)
      6. 6. Newton (Daniel) Fisher (1 May 1861 – 2 Aug 1954)
      7. 7. Charlotte Fisher (abt 1863 – )
      8. 8. Lilly (Jane) Fisher (abt 1869 – )
    3. 3. Elias (Leach) Fisher (6 August 1821 – 20 Oct 1903)
    4. 4. Jessee Fisher (Abt. 1826 – 20 Oct 1903)
    5. 5. Rebecca (Fisher) Meyers (Abt. 1831 – )
    6. 6. Susan Fisher (abt 1832 – Aug 1898)
    7. 7. Nancy (Fanny Frances) Fisher (1835 – Aug 1898)
    8. 8. James (F) Fisher (1840 – )
    9. 9. James (F) Fisher (abt 1842 – )

William Fisher's Timeline

2 Records

1769
Oct 1769
Birth of William Fisher in , , New Jersey, USA
, , New Jersey, USA
1855
14 Jan 1855
Age 86
Death of William Fisher in Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, USA
Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1769
    Event Place: , , New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Roodhouse, Greene, Illinois, USA
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