Mary Esther (Fish) Horton (1868 - 1964)

Born 12 Aug 1868 in Mystic, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 1964 at about age 95 in Mystic, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Mary Esther Fish, born 12 Aug 1868 at Mystic, Connecticut, was the first child of Asa Fish (1844-1907) with Joanna (Brown) (1846-1925) ^[1],^[2]. Mary was counted with her birth family during her childhood in New London and Stonington, Connecticut ^[3],^[4].

She married Jan 30, 1895 Edwin B. Horton (17 Oct 1870 - 9 Jan 1927 ^[5]) of Attleboro, Massachusetts. The following children of this family are documented:

• Dean Harris Horton (18 November 1895 ^[6] – March 1975)
• Harry Beniah Horton (1898–1965 ^[7])
• Lydia Leming Horton (13 July 1900 – 26 July 1986); married George J. Truss
• Alice Bradwell Horton (21 September 1902 ^[8] – 1 January 1984); married George Banks
• Charles Douglass Horton (28 May 1906 – 12 September 1978); married Bertha L. Anderson
• Mary Esther Horton (26 December 1908 – 8 February 1988); married Raymond Brooks
• Henry Irving Horton (29 September 1913 – 11 March 1995)

This family was counted in the 1900 census record of Washington, DC ^[9]. By 1905 they were in Pawtucket, Rhode Island ^[10], then in 1910 in Providence ^[11], then back to New London ^[12]. Mary had been widowed by 1927, thereafter returned to residence in Stonington ^[13],^[14]

Mary Esther (Fish) Horton died in 1964. Her grave is in Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, USA ^[15].

Notes

Reason behind their frequent relocations probably related to military or naval food supply service. In the 1900 census the occupation of Edwin Horton was 'provisions'. Subsequent records state butcher, butcher's market.

Edwin's middle name may have been Beniah, Bernan, Upward trace on his ancestry probably would lead to Pearline Ann (Corbin) & Beniah A. Horton as his grandparents.

Sources

1. ↑ The Fish Family in England and America (1948) p. 303, no. 2015 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067390757;view=1up;seq=363
2. ↑ Brown Genealogy, Vol.1 Many of the Descendants of Thomas, John, & Eleazer Brown, 1628-1907, By Cyrus Henry Brown, 1907 pg. 442: https://archive.org/stream/browngenealogyof00brow#page/442mode/1up
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7G-JMF : Thu Oct 05 03:12:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Asa Fish and Anna Fish, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZ9-KM5 : Thu Oct 05 22:20:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Asa Fish and Annie B. Fish, 1880.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #242969263
6. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXX9-Z5N : 1 December 2022), Dean Harris Horton, 1895.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #157966049
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #82431238
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMX1-9SW : Thu Oct 05 09:57:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Edwin B Horton and Mary E Horton, 1900.
10. ↑ "Rhode Island State Census, 1905", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLJR-F4X : Tue Oct 03 11:37:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary E Horton, 1905.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP6G-6W4 : Thu Oct 05 15:55:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Edwin B Horton and Mary E Horton, 1910.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCNY-X8F : Thu Nov 09 12:45:59 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary F Horton and Dean H Horton, 1920.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM5T-QCT : Tue Oct 03 20:20:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary F Harton and Harry B Harton, 1930.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWMC-HGN : Sat Oct 07 00:42:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary F Horton and Charles D Horton, 1940.
15. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #140387359