Deacon
John
Owen
Fish
Born in Mystic, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Nathan Gallup Fish
and Emeline Frances (Miner) Fish
Brother of
Susan Lester Fish, Helen Miner Fish, Simeon Gallup Fish, Horace Walworth Fish, Phebe Miner (Fish) Wilbur, Roswell Walter Fish and Infant Fish
Husband of
Frances Burrows (Eldredge) Fish
— married
1 Dec 1868 [location unknown]
Father of
Emeline F. Fish and Nathan Gallup Fish
Died
at age 69
in Mystic, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Oct 2010
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Biography
John Owen Fish, born January 10, 1839 in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut; died March 2, 1908 in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut; married Frances Burrows Eldredge December 1, 1868; born January 18, 1841; died March 2, 1922.
An account of his life is provided in the Fish genealogy [1]:
- 2083 DEA. JOHN OWEN9 FISH (Nathan8, Sands7, Nathan6, Nathan5, Samuel4, John3, Alice2, John1), banker, son of (1990) Hon. Nathan G. and Emeline (Miner) Fish, was b. at Mystic, Conn., Jan. 10, 1839; d. there Mar. 2, 1908.
- He early entered the employ of his father on Water Street; then entered the banking business and for over 42 years was identified with the Mystic River National Bank of which he was a Director. He was secretary of the Groton Savings Bank, and was for many years treasurer of Groton, his election being always unanimous, as the nominee of both parties. He was a charter member of Gary Lodge A. O. U. W., and a deacon of the Union Baptist Church. He was a man of unquestioned integrity and respected by all classes at Mystic. On Dec. 1, 1868, he m. Frances Eldridge, dau. of Robert and Melinna Eldridge of New York.
- Children: 2086 Emeline F.10 b. Sept. 19, 1869. 2087 Nathan Gallup, b. Nov. 22, 1871; d. Nov. 6, 1915; was an inspector for the New Haven R. R.; had a dau., (2087 1/2) Jessie11.
Deacon John Owen Fish died 2 Mar 1908 at Mystic, Connecticut. His grave is in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, USA [2].
Sources
- ↑ Fish, Lester Warren. The Fish family in England and America: genealogical and biographical records and sketches Rutland Vermont, USA. 1948; p. 309: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067390757;view=1up;seq=369
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #22415593
- Ancestors of Christina Potter Fish, Generation No. 4: http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/a/s/h/William-Ashbey/GENE5-0004.html
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Y-Chromosome Test 45 markers, haplogroup R1b
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~3.12%
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