Philothea was the daughter of Colonel Josiah Fish, who was likely the first permanent settler in Rochester, New York.
"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6JQ-FN1 : 13 December 2014), Filotheta Giddings in entry for Anson James Giddings, 08 Oct 1882; citing Death, Cherry Valley, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, source ID v 1 p 208, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 890,260.
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