Benjamin Fish Sr. (1722 - 1758)

Born 14 Nov 1722 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mehitable (Pope) Handy — married 15 Jan 1747 (to before 6 Nov 1758) in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1758 at age 35 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Benjamin Fish B: 14 Nov 1722 Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts and died 1758 in Sandwich, Mass. He married Mehitable Pope on January 15, 1746/47 in Sandwich. Children of Benjamin Fish and Mehitable Pope are: Benjamin Fish, d. date unknown. Jonathan Fish, d. date unknown. Jirah Fish, d. date unknown. Deborah Fish, d. date unknown. ^[1]

Benjamin's Timeline

1679 Apr 13 Birth of Mother Seth Fish Sr. in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts ^[2]

1682 Birth of Father Seth Fish Sr. in Sandwich, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

1702 Dec 30 Marriage of Father Seth Fish Sr. and Mary (Turner) Fish in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

1703 Apr 16 Birth of Brother Peleg Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Province of Mass. Bay

1704 Jul 23 Birth of Brother Ambrose Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1706 Jun 05 Birth of Sister Hannah (Fish) Tupper in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1708 Feb 28 Birth of Sister Mary (Fish) Holmes in Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1709 May 29 Birth of Brother Seth Fish Jr. in Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1710 Aug 30 Death of Brother Seth Fish Jr. in Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1712 Mar 02 Birth of Brother Jireh Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

1715 Mar 31 Birth of Sister Abiah (Fish) Ellis in Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1715 Birth of Brother Seth Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1717 Mar 13 Birth of Sister Mehitable (Fish) Sears in Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1718 Feb 17 Birth of Brother William Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1720 Dec 30 Birth of Brother Ephraim Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA

1721 Death of Brother Jireh Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

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1722 Nov 14 Birth of Benjamin Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

1726 Oct 14 Marriage of Samuel Tupper and Sister Hannah (Fish) Tupper in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1728 Dec 25 Marriage of Nathaniel Ellis Sr. and Sister Mary (Fish) Holmes in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1729 May 27 Birth of Wife Mehitable (Pope) Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1735 Nov 05 Marriage of Brother Peleg Fish and Ann (Ridley) Fish in Truro, Barnstable County, Province of Mass. Bay

1742 Apr 16 Marriage of Brother Seth Fish and Patience (Hamblin) Fish in Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1744 Aug 05 Marriage of Brother William Fish and Mercy (Morey) Fish in Plymouth, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1744 Oct 18 Birth of Son Jirah Fish Sr. in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1746 Apr 25 Birth of Son Deborah (Fish) Tupper in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA

1747 Jan 15 Marriage of Benjamin Fish and Mehitable (Pope) Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

1747 Sep 27 Birth of Son Benjamin Fish Jr. in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA

1749 Feb 16 Birth of Son Jonathan Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA

1750 Feb Death of Mother Seth Fish Sr. in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1750 Death of Brother Ephraim Fish

1752 Apr 23 Marriage of Thomas Sears and Sister Mehitable (Fish) Sears in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1758 Feb Death of Brother Seth Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1758 Apr 04 Death of Father Seth Fish Sr. in Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1758 Nov 06 Death of Benjamin Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

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1764 May 01 Death of Sister Abiah (Fish) Ellis in Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1765 Jan 24 Marriage of Peleg Tupper Sr. and Son Deborah (Fish) Tupper in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA

1767 Feb 07 Marriage of Son Jirah Fish Sr. and Marcy (Farrow) Fish in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA

1769 Feb 06 Death of Sister Mehitable (Fish) Sears in Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1775 Apr 18 Death of Brother Ambrose Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1775 Dec 20 Death of Son Jonathan Fish in Leeds, Androscoggin, ME, USA

1776 Jun 11 Death of Brother Peleg Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

1779 Mar 09 Death of Sister Hannah (Fish) Tupper in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

1779 May 15 Death of Sister Mary (Fish) Holmes in Sandwich, Barnstable, MA, USA

1790 Feb 02 Death of Brother William Fish in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Joe Fitzgerald, Mar 4, 2012
2. ↑ Genealogy of Thomas Pope (1608-1683) and His Descendants, Dora Pope Worden, et al. (1917), [9] SETH4 POPE (John,3 Seth,2). Born in Sandwich, Jan. 3, 1701 ; died 1769. He was a respected citizen of that town, and was frequently chosen to fill positions of public trust. In 1749 he removed to Lebanon, Conn., where he bought a farm at the north end of "Town Street ". In the spring of 1759 he sold this property and purchased a large tract on the borders of Plainfield and Voluntown, Conn., where is now the village of Sterling Hill. In 1760 was rated £45 10s. among the tax-payers of the "old society" of Plainfield, Ct. April 28, 1762 admitted inhabitant of Voluntown. March 1, 1762, he conveyed his homestead to his sons Seth, Jr., and Gershom. Married, June 22, 1719, Jerusha, daughter of Gershom and Mehetable (Fish) Tobey, of Sandwich (born March 23, 1697 -8); Oct. 3, 1769, his son Seth was appointed administrator of his estate. Children all born in Sandwich; v. MEHETABLE, b. May 27, 1729; m. Jan. 15, 1746-7, Benjamin Fish, of Sandwich.