Eunice (Bumpas) Fish (abt. 1784 - 1821)

Born about 1784 in Leeds, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States

Wife of Jirah Fish Jr. — married 8 Nov 1803 in Leeds, Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Mar 1821 at about age 37 in Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

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Biography

Eunice Bumpas was born about 1784 in Leeds, now Maine, the daughter of Shubael Bumpas and Sarah Cotton.

She married Jira Fish Jr in Leeds, Maine on 8 Nov 1803.

Known children of Jirah Jr and Eunice are:

• Deborah Fish b. 30 Nov 1804;
• Ezra W. Fish b .3 Jan 1807, d.1884;
• Shubael Fish b. 11 Jun 1809 (died young according to the Nathan Hale cemetery records);
• Rufus Fish b. 11 Sep 1811;
• Jeremiah Fish b. 22 Mar 1813;
• Ansel Henry Fish b.10 Apr 1818, d. 1897.

Eunice died in 1821 in Leeds, Maine.

Research Notes

1. Parents (?) : The marriage records that are attached to Sarah Cattan and Shubae Bumpas says they were married in 1817/8. Knox, Maine. They were married by Elder Isaac Hall. Clergyman. This marriage is about 32 years after the birth of Eunice.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HVW-M8V : 2 March 2021), Shubae Bumpas and Sarah Cattan, 1817; citing Knox, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H2M-3PT : 16 December 2020), Jirah Fish and Eunice Bumpus, 08 Nov 1803; citing Leeds, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HVM-S6W : 16 December 2020), Eunice Bumpus in entry for Deborah Fish, 30 Nov 1804; citing Leeds, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F49Y-GSD : 14 January 2020), Eunice Bumpus in entry for Ezra Fish, 1807

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SV-ZP6 : 14 January 2020), Eunice in entry for Shubael Fish, 1809

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HJ1-B6D : 16 December 2020), Eunice Bumpus in entry for Rufus Fish, 11 Sep 1811; citing Leeds, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F49Y-PXY : 14 January 2020), Eunice Bumpus in entry for Jeremiah Fish, 1813.

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F49Y-PFD : 14 January 2020), Eunice Bumpus in entry for Ansel Fish, 1818

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HJ1-BFR : 16 December 2020), Eunice Bumpus Fish, 24 Mar 1821; citing Leeds, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm

Acknowledgements: Profile created by

• Joe Fitzgerald, firsthand knowledge.