Lewis Peter Fisher (1821 - 1905)

Born 17 Jun 1821 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Catherine (DeMill) Fisher — married 23 Jun 1850 in Wesleyan Chapel, Woodstock, NB

Died 9 Oct 1905 at age 84 in Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Preceded by None (position established)

Mayor of Woodstock 1856-1880

Succeeded by Fred T. Bridges

Lewis studied law in the office of his older brother Charles, and was called to the bar in 1843, whereupon he removed to Woodstock to establish his own law practice. He was elected the first mayor of Woodstock in 1856 and held this office consecutively for twenty-four years. He was also appointed a Judge of Probate in 1865 and made Queen's Counsel in 1873. L. P. Fisher amassed a large fortune during his life, close to half a million dollars, and in his will he left $208,000 to establish a hospital, a public library, and two public schools in Woodstock. This ranked at the time as "the largest individual benefaction to any community in New Brunswick".

Lewis Peter Fisher. Given Name: Lewis Peter. Surname: Fisher. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 17 JUN 1821. ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Died 10 OCT 1905. Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[7][8]

FSFTID K2JK-G3D.

AMTID 200104881587:1030:113089246.

Residence FROM 1841 TO 1905. Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[9][10]

Event: AltBirth 10 JAN 1820. , , New Brunswick, Canada. ^[11] AltBirth 1822^[12] AltDeath 9 OCT 1905. ^[13] No issue. ^[14][15]

Baptism: 5 JUN 1825. Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[16]

Census: 1851 Woodstock Parish, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[17] 1901 Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[18]

Occupation: a barrister. 1851 Woodstock Parish, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[19] lawyer. ^{[20][21][22][23][24]}

Buried Old Methodist Cemetery, Woodstock, Carleton,, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[25]

Marriage 23 JUN 1850. Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. ^{[26][27][28][29]}

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S176
2. ↑ Source: #S180 age 28, in Woodstock Parish
3. ↑ Source: #S232
4. ↑ Source: #S57 Oulton Family, #55
5. ↑ Source: #S773 p. 359, #851
6. ↑ Source: #S2665 Lewis Peter Fisher and Edward Fisher baptisms 5 Jun 1825 b. 17 Jun 1821 bap. 5 June 1825 Lewis Peter, son of Peter and Susannah Fisher b. 25 Feb 1825 bap 5 June 1825 Edward, son of Peter and Susannah Fisher merchant, Fredericton by George Bent
7. ↑ Source: #S183 Vol. 76 Chart of descendants of Michael and Maria Fisher
8. ↑ Source: #S208 Certainty: 2
9. ↑ Source: #S61 p.155-156
10. ↑ Source: #S208 Certainty: 2
11. ↑ Source: #S1027 Town of Woodstock, L1, #69 Certainty: 2
12. ↑ Source: #S183 Vol. 76 Chart of descendants of Michael and Maria Fisher
13. ↑ Source: #S773 p. 359, #851
14. ↑ Source: #S208 Certainty: 2
15. ↑ Source: #S232
16. ↑ Source: #S2665 Lewis Peter Fisher and Edward Fisher baptisms 5 Jun 1825 b. 17 Jun 1821 bap. 5 June 1825 Lewis Peter, son of Peter and Susannah Fisher b. 25 Feb 1825 bap 5 June 1825 Edward, son of Peter and Susannah Fisher merchant, Fredericton by George Bent
17. ↑ Source: #S2105 Woodstock Parish, Carleton Co Co, NB, p19 Certainty: 2
18. ↑ Source: #S1027 Town of Woodstock, L1, #69 Certainty: 2
19. ↑ Source: #S2105 Woodstock Parish, Carleton Co Co, NB, p19 Certainty: 2
20. ↑ Source: #S61 p.155-156
21. ↑ Source: #S180
22. ↑ Source: #S188 1850-1852 #49 25 jun 1850 CS Certainty: 2
23. ↑ Source: #S208 Certainty: 2
24. ↑ Source: #S1027 Town of Woodstock, L1, #69 Certainty: 2
25. ↑ Source: #S773 p. 359, #851
26. ↑ Source: #S176
27. ↑ Source: #S188 1850-1852 #49 25 jun 1850 CS Certainty: 2
28. ↑ Source: #S208 Certainty: 2
29. ↑ Source: #S235 A:331 (p.45) Certainty: 3

• Fisher Family Heritage
• New Brunswick Provincial Deaths, 1815-1938, database with images, FamilySearch (9 December 2014), Lewis Peter Fisher, 09 Oct 1905; citing Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, certificate 001924, Provincial Archives, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,320,319.
• Find A Grave, Methodist Cemetery, Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
• Source: S1027 Carleton Branch, NBGS, 1901 Census, Carelton Co, NB
• Source: S176 Information copied from Fisher Family tree in possession of Peter and Barbara Fisher, Sackville, NB and from electronic communication
• Source: S180 transcription of 1851 Census for Carleton Co, NB available at National Library
• Source: S183 MG 30 D 44 George R Parkins Papers (National Archives of Canada; Ottawa, ON)
• Source: S188 Daniel Johnson, Vital Statistics from New Brunswick Newspapers (NBGS)
• Source: S208 The Fisher Family gave much to Woodstock - article by Katherine M Connell (The Bugle, Woodstock, NB 7 Nov 1984 p.B1)
• Source: S2105 Ancestry.com. 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
• Source: S232 Fisher Family Tree, being descendants of Michael and Maria Fisher primarily through grandson Peter Fisher Note: created by Fisher family of Sackville, NB
• Source: S2665 Christ Church Anglican (Fredericton, New Brunswick), , , ; F1114, New Brunswick Archives, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
• Source: S57 Florence (Anderson) Wheaton, The Anderson Family, a compiliation of the Anderson Family and descendants started by her mother in the 1950s. Obtained from Mrs Wheaton and via Barbara Fisher filed in Elizabeth Oulton/Charles Bulmer folder
• Source: S61 W C Milner, History of Sackville, New Brunswick personal copy (1994 edition Tribune Press Ltd, Sackville, NB originally published 1934)
• Source: S773 Headstone transcription of Methodist Cemetery, Woodstock, NB
• Wikidata: Item Q6536938
• Marriage notice
• Death certificate
• Death register