Nathan Sands Fish (1828 - 1915)

Born 11 Apr 1828 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Died 8 Oct 1915 at age 87 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut

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Biography

Nathan Sands Fish, born 11 Apr 1828 at Groton, Connecticut, was the second child of Eliza Roe (Randall) Fish (1803-1872) and Simeon Fish (1797-1863) ^[1],^[2]. The location of his birth is uncertain; whereas his grave memorial presents Stonington, the transcribed official record presents Groton, Connecticut. The locations being geographically close, either is plausible.

An account of his life which later appeared verbatim in the Fish genealogy (1948) was taken from an 1898 publication ^[3], here transcribed:

2061 NATHAN SANDS9 FISH (Simeon8, Sands7, Nathan6, Nathan5, Samuel4, John3, Alice2, John1), son of (1987) Simeon and Eliza R. (Randall) Fish, was b. at Groton, Conn., Apr. 1828; d. in the Masonic Home at Wallingford, Conn., Oct. 8, 1915, at 87. He m. Jennette Morgan, dau. of Elisha and Caroline (Morgan) Morgan. He was in the grocery business for many years, starting with his father; lived for a time at Poquonoc, Conn.

Nathan Sands Fish married 22 Apr 1850, Jennette E. Morgan ^[4]. Their children were ^[5]:

1. Mary Randall Fish (1850-1851), d. in infancy;
2. Frank Fish (1852-1899), b. Dec. 23, 1851; four children;
3. Ellen Bertha (Fish) Burrows (abt.1857-), b. June 2, 1857, m. Chas. L. Barrows;
4. Donald M Fish (abt.1868-), b. July 7, 1867, lived on his father's farm.

Nathan Sands Fish died 8 Oct 1915 at Wallingford, Connecticut. His grave is in Fish Cemetery #18, Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, USA ^[6].

Sources

1. ↑ Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n396/mode/1up
2. ↑ Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002
3. ↑ Biographical Review containing life sketches of leading citizens of New London County Connecticut Publication: Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company 1898
4. ↑ Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002
5. ↑ Fish, Lester Warren. The Fish family in England and America: genealogical and biographical records and sketches Rutland Vermont, USA. 1948; p. 308: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067390757;view=1up;seq=368
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #79458941