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Mary Fish (abt. 1729 - 1806)

Mary Fish
Born about in Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Baymap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 12 Dec 1745 (to 29 Jul 1801) in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Mother of and
Died at about age 77 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mary Fish was born about 1729 based on her age at death, probably in Falmouth or Sandwich, Barnstable County, (then) Province of Massachusetts Bay, to unknown parents.[1] She married Simeon Fish of Sandwich on 12 December 1745. At the time of her marriage she was residing in Falmouth.[2][3][4][5]

She died in Sandwich on 11 June 1806, a 77 year old widow.[6]

Children, no births recorded in Sandwich or Falmouth (birth dates estimates):

  1. Chloe, b. ca. 1747, m. Seth Hamblen Jr.
  2. Polly, b. ca. 1750, d. ca. 1788
  3. Stephen, b. ca. 1755, m. Betty Larrance
  4. Sylvanus, b. 1758, d. 1843, m. Lucretia Fish
  5. Simeon, b. ca. 1758, d. 1833, m. Dorcas Baker
  6. Asa, b. ca. 1766, d. 1822, m. Susannah Fish

Research notes

While no proof has yet been found, she might be the Mary Fish born in Falmouth in 1726 to Samuel Fish and his wife Thankful Meiggs. Madison-125 13:51, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Sources

  1. ↑ C.L. Kardell & R.A. Lovell, Jr., Vital Records of Sandwich MA to 1885 (NEHGS, Boston, MA: 1996), p. 1440. (died age 77 in 1860)
  2. ↑ C.L. Kardell & R.A. Lovell, Jr., Vital Records of Sandwich MA to 1885 (NEHGS, Boston, MA: 1996), p. 525.
    "Simeon Fish of Sandwich & Mary Fish of Falmouth Dec 12 1745. By Ezra Bourne Justice Peace."
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (22 October 2020), Barnstable > Sandwich > Births, marriages, deaths 1836-1842 > image 121 of 126; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Sandwich Town Records, Volume marked Records of Birth, Death 1836-1842 Marriages. Page 161.
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (30 October 2019), Barnstable > Falmouth > Birth, marriage, death, and town record index 1686-1753 > image 208 of 215; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Falmouth Town Records, Volume marked Town Records 1699-1753, page 240. Falmouth marriage record.
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (30 October 2019), Barnstable > Falmouth > Birth, marriage, death, and town record index 1686-1753 > image 211 of 215; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Falmouth Marriage Intentions, page 246.
    "Simeon Fish of Sandwich and Mary Fish of Falmouth ware published Dcr 2nt 1745"
  6. ↑ C.L. Kardell & R.A. Lovell, Jr., Vital Records of Sandwich MA to 1885 (NEHGS, Boston, MA: 1996), p. 1440, 1st Cong. Soc. records.
    [Deaths] "Mary Fish wid. of Simeon June 11 1860 [age] 77"




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Hallisey-27 Cheri (Hallisey) Ryals-Hallisey
Howdy Bobbie,

Sorry to ask this and I appreciate all the time and effort you put in to researching our Fish family. Would you mind changing Mary's LNAB to Unknown please? It might help me figure out part of my Fish family. I've been meaning to reach out to you about some of my thoughts on this. But, I end up chasing another rabbit. : ) Thanks again for all your work! Cousin Cheri

posted by Cheri (Hallisey) Ryals-Hallisey
Madison-125 Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Hi Cheri,

Nope :)

Her marriage record calls her Mary Fish of Falmouth before she married, not just after. It's not unusual in this location for there to be cousin marriages, even though they probably weren't close cousins. Rabbit holes everywhere else, but this bunch is the Fish Pond.

Cheers, Bobbie

posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Madison-125 Bobbie (Madison) Hall
The most solid proof that her surname before her marriage to Simeon is in the Falmouth marriage intentions: "Simeon Fish of Sandwich and Mary Fish of Falmouth ware published Dcr 2nt 1745."
posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Hallisey-27 Cheri (Hallisey) Ryals-Hallisey
Love the Nope!  :) Thanks for pointing that out about Mary's marriage record. I'm sorry I missed that. And Yep to cousins that married, I've got quite a few (in the past). It reminds me of when I was a child and had a crush on my cousin. We were military and didn't get to see them much. Mom explained to me how we were related. I guess that was my first lesson in genealogy! Lol

Have a great day!

posted by Cheri (Hallisey) Ryals-Hallisey
edited by Cheri (Hallisey) Ryals-Hallisey

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