Born in Mendon, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Tyler
and Hannah (Samson) Tyler
Wife of
Ebenezer Fisk
— married
29 Dec 1739 in Upton, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Dorcas (Fisk) Freeman, Elizabeth (Fisk) Allen, Ebenezer Fisk, Levi Fisk, Abigail (Fisk) Barnard, Jonathan Fisk, Simeon Fisk and Moses Fisk
Died
at age 84
in Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Dorcas Tyler was born September 23, 1722 in Mendon, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay. She was a daughter of Robert Tyler and Hannah Samson.[1]
Marriage
She married Ebenezer Fisk on December 29, 1739 in Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay.[2] Together they had the following children: Dorcas, Elizabeth, Johnathan, Ebenezer, Levi, Abigail, John, Simeon and Moses.
Children
Death
Dorcas Tyler Fisk died June 18, 1807 in Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. She was buried in Hill Cemetery, Shelburne , Franklin, Massachusetts.[10]
Sources
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 [online database] FamilySearch. Dorcas Tyler, 23 Sep 1722; citing Birth, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ : 20 May 2022 Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 [online database] FamilySearch. Dorcas Tyler in entry for Ebenezer Fisk, 29 Dec 1739; citing Marriage, Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 [online database] FamilySearch. Dorcas in entry for Dorcas Fisk, 17 Oct 1740; citing Birth, Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 [online database] FamilySearch. Dorcas in entry for Elizabeth Fisk, 28 Jun 1743; citing Birth, Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 [online database] FamilySearch. Dorcas in entry for Jonathan Fisk, 17 Sep 1746; citing Birth, Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 [online database] FamilySearch. Dorcas in entry for Ebenezer Fisk, 9 Sep 1749; citing Birth, Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 [online database] FamilySearch. Dorcas in entry for Levi Fisk, 16 Dec 1751; citing Birth, Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 [online database] FamilySearch. Dorcas in entry for Abigail Fisk, 7 Oct 1755; citing Birth, Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-200 [online database] FamilySearch. Dorcas Fisk in entry for John Fisk, 27 Sep 1757; citing Birth, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
- ↑ Find A Grave memorial page for Dorcas Tyler Fisk (23 Sep 1722–18 Jun 1807), Find A Grave Memorial no. 42758091, citing Hill Cemetery, Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcas by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorcas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorcas by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dorcas:
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Tyler-3625 and Tyler-3064 appear to represent the same person because: Dates, spouse match.
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