Horace Walworth Fish (1840 - 1927)

Born 24 Oct 1840 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Babcock (Potter) Fish — married 24 Oct 1867 in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut.

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1927 at age 86 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

DEA. HORACE WALWORTH9 FISH (Nathan8, Sands7, Nathan6, Nathan5, Samuel4, John3, Alice2, John1), son of Nathan and Emeline (Miner) Fish, was b. Oct. 24, 1840; d. Mar. 1927, at 86, at his home, 31 West 90th St., New York ^[1].

On Oct. 24, 1867, he married Anna Babcock (Potter) Fish (1846-1935), daughter of Dea. William H. and Bridget (Rathbun) Potter.

Children:

• Edith, b. Sept. 9, 1868; m. Apr. 17, 1895, Charles H. Spencer, son of Charles and Agnes (Spill) Spencer, and had: Horace Fish Spencer, b. Oct. 11, 1896.
• Alice, b. Dec. 23, 1870; m. Mar. 21, 1889, Samuel A. McGuire, son of Samuel K. and Mary J. (McCullough) McGuire, and had Grace Evelyn McGuire, b. Jan. 29, 1901
• Harry Potter, b. Apr. 29, 1887.

He was president of the Potter Printing Press Co., retired as of the 1910 census.

He was a member and deacon of Fifth Ave. (now Park Ave.) Baptist Church for 45 years.

Horace Walworth Fish was enumerated at the following times and locations:

1850: Groton, New London, Connecticut ^[2]

1860: Groton, New London, Connecticut ^[3]

1870: Groton, New London, Connecticut ^[4]

1880: printing press maker [New York (Manhattan), New York City-Greater, New York, United States] ^[5]

1900: mfg of printing presses, New York City, New York, New York ^[6]

1910: (via Ancestry.com) Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York ^[7]

1920: Redlands, San Bernardino, California ^[8]

Horace Walworth Fish died 22 Mar 1927. His grave is in Lower Mystic Cemetery, W. Mystic, New London, Connecticut ^[9].

Sources

1. ↑ 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=370
2. ↑ (via Ancestry.com). Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432,
3. ↑ (via Ancestry.com). United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1
4. ↑ (via ancestry.com) Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota.
5. ↑ (via Ancestry.com) 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
6. ↑ (via Ancestry.com) United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623
7. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States
8. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census (via Ancestry.com). For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #54384918

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