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William Fisher 1798 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1798

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: Feb 1880

Death Location: Jackson CO., WV

Father: William Fisher

Mother: Mary Williams

Spouse(s): Sarah Samuels

Children(s): Greenberry Fisher

The story of William Fisher began in 1798 in Virginia. William Fisher married Sarah F Samuels, and had children including Greenberry Fisher. William Fisher passed away in 1880 in Jackson CO., WV.

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Biography

  • The story of William Fisher began in 1798 in Virginia.
  • William Fisher married Sarah F Samuels, and had children including Greenberry Fisher.
  • William Fisher passed away in 1880 in Jackson CO., WV.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Fisher
1760 – 1834
Birth Location: Germany, Adams, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
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Mary Williams
1760 – 1809
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Samuels
1804 – 1853
Birth Location: Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
SS

Children(s)

Greenberry Fisher
1822 – 1901
Birth Location: West Virginia
GF

William Fisher's Ancestors

Self
William Fisher
1798 – 1880
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
William (Leo) Fisher
1760 – 1834
Germany, Adams, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Mary (Ann) Williams
1760 – 1809
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Wilhelm (Frederick) Fischer
1706 – 1783
Berlin, Stadt Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Elizabeth (Gertrude) Hain
1711 – 1768
Livingston Manor, Sullivan, New York, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Weigel Fischer
1654 – 1725
Anna Lerchen
1672 – 1725
Johann Haehn
1685 – 1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Georg Fischer
1613 – 1659
Catharina Lerchen
1620 – 1656

William Fisher's Descendants

1.
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William Fisher (1798 – Feb 1880) m. Sarah (F) Samuels (16 Dec 1804 – 1853)
  1. 1. Greenberry Fisher (26 July 1822 – 5 Feb 1901) m. Juliet Koontz (abt 1829 – 12 Dec 1895)
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Fisher (8 May 1859 – 12 Sept. 1905) m. David Gorrell (20 August 1848 – 3 July 1925)
      1. 1. Sarah (B) Gorrell (Jul 1884 – 2 Jun 1928) m. Lawrence (Benton) McDevitt (30 Nov 1885 – 12 Jan. 1974)
        1. 1. Louise (Edith) Dudgeon (1913 – 1971) m. Rube (C) Dudgeon (Nov 1907 – Mar 1980)

William Fisher's Timeline

3 Records

1798
1798
Birth of William Fisher in Virginia
Virginia
1853
1853
Age 55
William Fisher was married in Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Jackson, West Virginia, United States
1880
Feb 1880
Age 82
Death of William Fisher in Jackson CO., WV
Jackson CO., WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1880
    Event Place: Jackson CO., WV
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