Eunice Ann (Manter) Fisher (1838 - 1905)

Born 19 Sep 1838 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Henry Fisher — married 24 Jul 1864 in Nantucket, Nantucket Co., Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1905 at age 67 in Oak Bluffs, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Eunice was born on 19 September 1838 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Reuben Manter and Betsey Eunice Kellog.

In 1850 Eunice, 11 years old, was living on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts with her parents and brother.^[1] In the 1860 census Eunice (age 21) was living on Nantucket, Massachusetts with her parents.^[2]

When Eunice was 25 she married George Henry Fisher on 24 July 1864 in Nantucket, Nantucket Co., Massachusetts.^[3] In the 1870 census, Eunice was 31 years old, living on Nantucket with her husband and 4 year old daughter, Emily Jane Fisher.^[4] Unfortunately, Emily Jane died when she was 6 years old of diptheria on 12 November 1877.^[5]

In 1880 Eunice, age 41, her husband and their four children were living on Nantucket.^[6]

By the 1900 census, Eunice, age 61, her husband their son Stanley were living in Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.^[7]

Eunice was 67 when she died on 1 October 1905 in Cottage City, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.^[8] She was buried in Newtown Cemetery on Nantucket.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: MDS7-HD8 (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-661Z-PM Image number 00150
   Eunice Ann Manter (11) in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 6; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 513; FHL microfilm: 803513; Record number: 202;
   FamilySearch Record: MZHF-TMF (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSS-8GB Image number 00010
   Eunice Ann Manter (21) in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
   citing Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,021.
   FamilySearch Record: N4M2-FSG (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6F6S-MZP Image number 00965
   Eunice A Manter (26) marriage to George ... Fisher on 24 Jul 1864 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States.
4. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 81; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 28; FHL microfilm: 000552133; Record number: 3236;
   FamilySearch Record: MDQS-MF1 (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6G1Z-N7L Image number 00086
   Eunice A Fisher (31) in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States.
5. ↑ Death of daughter Emily Jane Fisher: "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
   citing Nantucket, Massachusetts, v 293 p 241, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,213.
   FamilySearch Record: N756-774 (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6G1Q-FZG
   Eunice Manter in death record for daughter Emily Jane Fisher, 12 Nov 1877 in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
6. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MHX4-W1X (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBX-9Z7G Image number 00045
   Eunice A Fisher (41), wife, in household of George H. Fisher (47) in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts, United States.
7. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 3; FHL microfilm: 1240639; Record number: 36129;
   FamilySearch Record: M95Y-FKT (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6LKC-Z5F Image number 00741
   Eunice A Fisher (62), wife, in household of George H Fisher (68) in Oak Bluffs, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States.
8. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
   citing Cottage City, Massachusetts, cn 502, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,071,016.
   FamilySearch Record: NWJN-ML5 (accessed 11 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-67K3-QTQ
   Eunice Ann Manter Fisher death 1 Oct 1905 (age 67y 12d), daughter of Reuben Manter & Betsey Kellogg, wife of George Henry Fisher, in Cottage City, Massachusetts.
9. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
   citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   FamilySearch Record: QVKQ-Y264 (accessed 11 September 2022)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #37444566
   Eunice Ann Manter Fisher burial (died on 1 Oct 1905) in 1905 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Acknowledgments

• Profile Manter-7 was created through the import of Johnson Family Tree 2011-08-24.ged on Aug 24, 2011 by Rosemary Palermo.