Benjamin Fitch (1719 - 1780)

Born 22 Aug 1719 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut Colony, New England

Ancestors

Husband of Zipporah (Hascoll) Fitch — married 24 Mar 1743 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, New England

Descendants

Died 12 Jul 1780 at age 60 in Franklin, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America [uncertain]

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Biography

Benjamin Fitch was born on 22 Aug 1719. He was the son of Benjamin Fitch and [[Reed-849}|Hannah Read].

Benjamin married Zipporah Haskell in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony on 24 Mar 1743.^[1] They registered the births of six children in Norwich:

1. Daniel Fitch (b. 28 May 1744)^[2]
2. Joseph Fitch (b. 5 Aug 1746)^[3]
3. Benjamin Fitch (19 Feb 1748/9)^[4]
4. Desire Fitch (10 Oct 1751)^[5]
5. Sarah Fitch (27 Jul 1754)^[6]
6. Lemuel Fitch (Dec 1757)^[7]

Benjamin Fitch died on 12 Jul 1780, probably in or near Franklin, New London County, Connecticut, where he was buried in the Plains Cemetery.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Benjⁿ Fitch & Zipporah Haskel were married on the 24^th day of March 1743:" Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848, p. 226 (accessed 11 Feb 2022 - subscription required).
2. ↑ "Daniel. y^e Son of Benjⁿ Fitch & Zipporah his wife was born May 28^th : 1744 : ": Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848, p. 226 (accessed 11 Feb 2022 - subscription required).
3. ↑ "Joseph y^e Son of Benjⁿ. Fitch & his wife Zipporah was born August 5^th 1746:" Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848, p. 226 (accessed 11 Feb 2022 - subscription required).
4. ↑ "Benjamin y^e Son of Benjⁿ. Fitch & his wife Zipporah was born Febr^y 19^th 1748/9 :": Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848, p. 226 (accessed 11 Feb 2022 - subscription required).
5. ↑ "Desire y^e Daughter of Benjamin Fitch & his wife Zipporah was born octo^r. 10^th : 1751 :" : Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848, p. 226 (accessed 11 Feb 2022 - subscription required).
6. ↑ "Sarah ; y^e Daughter of Benjⁿ. Fitch and of his wife Zipporah was born July 27^th 1754 :" : Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848, p. 226 (accessed 11 Feb 2022 - subscription required).
7. ↑ "Lemuel y^e Son of Benjⁿ Fitch and of his wife Zipporah was born Decem^r 1757:" Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848, p. 226 (accessed 11 Feb 2022 - subscription required).
8. ↑ See photo of gravestone: Find a Grave Memorial# 44563872, Benjamin Fitch (accessed 12 Feb 2022) .

See also:

• Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F75S-VZP : 11 February 2018), Benjamin Fitch and Zipporah Haskell, 24 Mar 1743; citing Conn, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 4,706.
• Find a Grave, database and images ( : accessed 12 February 2022), memorial page for Benjamin Fitch (22 Aug 1719–12 Jul 1780), Find A Grave: Memorial #44563872, citing Plains Cemetery, Franklin, New London County, Connecticut, USA.
• Fitch, John Townsend. Descendants of the Reverend James Fitch (Fitch, Camden, Maine, 1996), pp.125-126.
• Norwich CT: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913 (subscription required).