Cotton Fisk
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Cotton Fisk (1774 - 1826)

Captain Cotton Fisk
Born in Epping, Rockingham, Province of New Hampshiremap
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Husband of — married 15 Feb 1803 in Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
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Died at age 51 in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canadamap [uncertain]
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Biography

Captain Cotton Fisk was born on 8 August 1774 in Epping, Rockingham, New Hampshire. His parents were Ebenezer Fisk and Elizabeth Cotton.[1]

Cotton Fisk is entered in the 'List of Persons who have taken the Oath and Signed the Declaration since the 24th of January 1797 before the Commissioners at Missiskouie Bay.' His signature was taken on the 20th of October, with his religion being Protestant, and coming from Bolton.[2]

He married Sally Fifield (age 25y) on 15 February 1803 in Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.[3]

On 23 March 1813, Cotton Fisk sold lots 19 and 20 in the 12th range in the Township of Bolton to Elisha Godard.[4]

On 28 February 1824, Cotton Fisk, Ensign Township Militia, being entitled to 500 acres of land, he was assigned lots 12 in the 8th and 9th ranges and the north half of lot 12 in the 4th range in the Township of Milton.[5]

On 11 March 1826 before an undersigned notary and witnesses, James Moore, the Attorney of John Tuttle, donated to Captain Cotton Fisk, of Yamaska Mountain, the lot number 13 in the 6th range in the Township of Shefford, containing 200 superficial acres.[6]

He died on the 11th of April 1826, and was buried on the 16th in Abbottsford.[7]

The transcription of his grave:
In memory of Capt. Cotton Fisk, who departed this life April 11th 1826, Aged 52 years 7 months & 7 days.
This man was killed in the fall of a tree.
Stranger pause as on this stone.
You turn a careful eye, and read the fate of him that's gone.
Perchance that fate may be thine own.
Then oh prepare to die.

A newspaper says that he was born in England and came to America at 3 years old where he spent his childhood. He found his way to East Bolton, Quebec where he stayed about 7 years.[8]

Research Notes

27 September 1824: Agreement between Cotton Fisk and James Everett.[9]
29 September 1824: Concession from Jean Dessaulles, Ecuyer, Seignior of Saint-Hyacinthe, to Cotton Fisk.[10]
29 September 1824: Transport from Sieur Pierre Ménard dit Bellerose to Sieur Cotton Fisk.[11]
11 January 1828: His wife sold 200 acres in Bolton to James Pearly.[12]
11 January 1828: His wife sold 112 acres in Bolton to Daniel Taylor Junior.[13]
7 March 1829: his wife sold his 200 acres in Shefford to True Worthy Tuttle.[14]
2 April 1829: Statement of the communite de biens between Sally Fifield and the late Cotton Fisk.[15]
2 April 1829: Agreement between Sally Fifield and Nathaniel Fisk.[16]

According to his wife Sarah's petition to George Earl of Dalhousie, G.C.B. Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Province of Lower Canada Vice Admiral of the same, Cotton Fisk was a Lieutenant in the Township Militia. Other documents related to his wife's petition state that he was an Ensign.[5]

Cotton and Sally supposedly has another child: Isabella Fisk (29 Mar 1822). But was not baptized with the rest of the family on 7 May 1826.

Sources

  1. ↑ "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDJM-QTP : 18 January 2020), Cotton Fisk, 1774.
  2. ↑ "Land Petitions of Lower Canada, 1764-1841," Library and Archives Canada (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-petitions-lower-canada-1764-1841/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=30361 accessed 18 December 2023), LOWER CANADA LAND PAPERS Wilson, John - Wilson, Thomas & others RG 1 L 3 Vol. 206.
  3. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947", citing FHL microfilm: 1000993; Record number: 823, FamilySearch Record: FLXN-4TV (accessed 1 November 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6QF9-QPP Image number 00823, Cotton Fisk marriage to Sally Fifield (25y) in 1803 in Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.
  4. ↑ Léon Lalanne, 1799-1845, BAnQ Sherbrooke, Fonds Cour supérieure. District judiciaire de Bedford. Greffes de notaires, (05S,CN502,S26).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-petitions-lower-canada-1764-1841/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=30364
  6. ↑ Daniel Thomas, 1819-1855, BAnQ Sherbrooke, Fonds Cour supérieure. District judiciaire de Saint-François. Greffes de notaires, (05S,CN501,S27).
  7. ↑ "Canada, Québec, registres des églises protestantes, 1763-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-LBPY-9SQ6?cc=1929561&wc=M6XW-CWL%3A224519401%2C224519402%2C224540801 : 21 May 2014), Abbotsford & Rougemont > Church of England in Canada Mission of Abbotsford and Rougemont > Baptisms, marriages, burials with index 1826 > image 8 of 33; Archives Nationales du Québec-Montréal, Sainte-Foy (Quebec National Library and Archives, Sainte-Foy).
  8. ↑ The daily witness, 1897-10-30, Collections de BAnQ.
  9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Quebec, Canada, Notarial Records, 1637-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Bibliothèque Et Archives Nationales Du Québec; Montréal, Quebec, Canada; Collection: Fonds Cour Supérieure. District Judiciaire De Montréal. Cote Cn601. Greffes De Notaires, 1648-1967.; District: Montreal; Title: O'Keefe, Richard (1824-1829) Search: Répertoires Et Index De Notaires > Montréal > O´Keefe, Richard (1824-1829) > image 7 of 59. Accessed on ancestry.com, 14 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Louis Chicou dit Duvert, 1809-1840, BAnQ Vieux-Montréal, Fonds Cour supérieure. District judiciaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. Greffes de notaires, (06M,CN602,S28).
  11. ↑ Louis Chicou dit Duvert, 1809-1840, BAnQ Vieux-Montréal, Fonds Cour supérieure. District judiciaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. Greffes de notaires, (06M,CN602,S28).
  12. ↑ Daniel Thomas, 1819-1855, BAnQ Sherbrooke, Fonds Cour supérieure. District judiciaire de Saint-François. Greffes de notaires, (05S,CN501,S27).
  13. ↑ Daniel Thomas, 1819-1855, BAnQ Sherbrooke, Fonds Cour supérieure. District judiciaire de Saint-François. Greffes de notaires, (05S,CN501,S27).
  14. ↑ Charles Anderson Richardson, 1826-1882, BAnQ Sherbrooke, Fonds Cour supérieure. District judiciaire de Saint-François. Greffes de notaires, (05S,CN501,S23).
  15. ↑ François-Léon-L. Dessureau, 1825-1853, BAnQ Vieux-Montréal, Fonds Cour supérieure. District judiciaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. Greffes de notaires, (06M,CN602,S22).
  16. ↑ François-Léon-L. Dessureau, 1825-1853, BAnQ Vieux-Montréal, Fonds Cour supérieure. District judiciaire de Saint-Hyacinthe. Greffes de notaires, (06M,CN602,S22).
  • Grave: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191595129/cotton-fisk: accessed 14 January 2023), memorial page for Cotton Fisk (unknown–16 Apr 1826), Find a Grave Memorial ID 191595129, citing Saint Pauls Anglican Church Cemetery, Abbotsford, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada; Maintained by Graceti (contributor 47177702).




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