Robert
Fish
Born in Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of David Fish
and Jemima (Tallman) Fish
Brother of
Mary (Fish) Lawton, Hannah (Fish) Chase, David Fish, Christopher Fish, Charity (Fish) Hall, Ann (Fish) Freeborn, Ruth (Fish) Shearman, Isaac Fish, Stephen Fish, Joseph Fish, Preserved Fish, Susannah (Fish) Brownell, No Name Fish, Elizabeth (Fish) Brownell, Sarah (Fish) Macomber and Patience (Fish) Macomber
Husband of
Bathsheba (Barker) Fish
— married
13 Oct 1763 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Fish) Thomas, Isaac Fish, Susanna Fish, Joseph Fish, Nancy (Fish) Anthony, Barker Fish, Rhoda (Fish) Almy, Rebecca (Fish) Sherman, Bowers Green Fish and Robert Fish
Died
at age 56
in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Aug 2013
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Biography
Robert Fish was born 27 Feb 1742/43 at Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island. He was the eighth child of Jemima (Tallman) Fish (1708-1781) and David Fish (1710-1779) [1].
Robert Fish married 13 Oct 1763, Bathsheba Barker (daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Barker). They had 13 children, three of whom died in infancy.
Robert Fish died 6 JUN 1799 at Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
Sources
- ↑ Fish, Lester Warren. The Fish family in England and America: genealogical and biographical records and sketches Rutland Vermont, USA. 1948; p. 111, 115: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067390757;view=1up;seq=163
- Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. p 74
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Harold Templeton for creating WikiTree profile Fish-1526 through the import of WikiTree GEDCOM, Me.ged on Aug 5, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Dean (Fish Jr) Fish
:
Y-Chromosome Test 45 markers, haplogroup R1b
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~0.78%
Sue Hall :
23andMe, GEDmatch WS6598198 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A510412 [compare]
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Autosomal DNA Test, yourDNAportal MARcb8fa57a
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~0.78%
Charles Cobb :
23andMe, GEDmatch AT3859266 [compare]
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~0.78%
Adele (Cobb) Aiken :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Harold Templeton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A569922 [compare], Ancestry member mrman51
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