Hiram Fish (abt. 1796 - 1877)

Born about 18 Nov 1796 in Plainfield, Otsego, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Jan 1877 at about age 80 in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan, United States

Biography

Hiram Fish was born on Nov 18, 1796 in Plainfield, Otsego, New York, United States, son of Thomas M. Fish (~1766–1842) and Hannah Draper (Spicer) Fish (1768–1852).

Some of his siblings were:

• Esther (Fish) Babcock (1792–1875)
• Jerah Josiah Fish (1800–1883)
• Hulda (Fish) Matteson (1802–1873)

Hiram married Electa Prosser (1802 - 5 Aug 1870 ^[1]).

There were several children of this family, these of whom are documented:

• Allen Fish, 1825–1881
• Lurinda Fish Burnham, 1828–1912
• Miram Fish, 1832–1908
• Draper Fish, 1834–1903
• Giles Murray Fish, 1845–1926
• Horry Marion Fish, 1847–1868

This family was enumerated in the 1850 census of Lyme, New York ^[2]. By 1860 they had moved to Van Buren County, Michigan, where they remained ^[3],^[4].

Hiram Fish died on Jan 25, 1877 in Covert, Van Buren County, Michigan, United States, aged 80. His grave is in Fish Cemetery, Covert, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA ^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #131051325
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYK-35Z : Fri Oct 06 00:06:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Hiram Fish and Electa Fish, 1850.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW63-S6X : Thu Oct 05 12:34:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Hiram Fish and Electa Fish, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHC2-6W2 : Thu Oct 05 09:09:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Miram Fish and Lucetta Fish, 1870.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #131051259