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He married 14 May 1767 REBECCA HOWE of Concord; she mar- ried secondly 28 Mar. 1786 Lieut. William* Merriam, born at Bedford 25 Aug. 1750, son of John5 and Esther ( ).
Children, both born at Lexington:
14. i. BENJAMIN,6 b. 20 Aug. 1778.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. 7 Apr. 1783; m. 29 May 1802 WILLIAM WHITNEY of Shir- ley, b. 3 Oct. 1778, d. 29 Jan. 1837, s. of Rev. Phineas; d. 24 Feb. 1810, leaving two children.
11. DR. DAVID6 FISKE (Robert,5 Robert,4 David,3 David, 2 David1), born 23 Nov. 1760, died 20 Nov. 1803, and was buried by the Masonic Order.
He was a resident in early life of the adjoining town of Woburn, where he became an inmate of Benjamin Edgell's family, arriving 11 Feb. 1771, and remaining 153 weeks, or till 20 July 1772. "Doct. Blodgett,"another Lexington young man, also left Edgell's house in Woburn on. 20 July 1772. Benjamin Edgell in his account book stated that Doctor Blodgett had arrived as an inmate of his family at Woburn, 20 June 1769.1 In Lexington he lived at the corner of Elm Avenue and Bedford Street, the place consisting of a house and an acre of land which he purchased of Mrs. Ruth Harrington in 1777.
He married ABIGAIL HARRINGTON, born 9 Aug. 1754, daughter of Robert4 and Abigail (Mason), who died his widow at Woburn 14 Dec. 1848, aged 67.
Children:#
i. ROBERT," m. 7 June 1801 SALLY7 ROBBINS of West Cambridge, d. at Woburn 14 Dec. 1848; d. at Boston 1820.§ They had nine children.
ii. ABIGAIL, d. young.
iii. BETSEY, b. 17 Oct. 1782; m. 29 Nov. 1810 JOSEPH NEWELL of New Ipswich, N. H.
iv. JOHN, m. at Woburn, 20 July 1809, LYDIA PIERCE, who d. 26 Aug. 1880; d. at Boston 1858. He resided at Winchester and had nine children.
v. MARY, d. young.
vi. CHLOE, scalded 16 Feb. 1794.
vii. PETER, b. at Lexington; d. at Woburn 20 July 1854, aged 48.
12. DR. JOSEPH6 FISKE, JR. (Joseph,5 Robert, 4 David,3 David,2 David1), born 25 Dec. 1752, died 25 Sept. 1837, g. s.
He studied with Dr. John Warren and his son for seven years; he was surgeon in the Continental Army; present at the capture of Burgoyne and at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown; one of
* William, John," Nathaniel,' John,& Joseph,? William.1
In Hurd, Hist. of Middlesex County, Vol. i., p. 370, is the statement that the 153 weeks may refer to Blodgett's stay, or to that of both of them, David Fiske, afterwards a doctor at Lexing- ton, evidently standing to Blodgett in the light of a pupil and assistant. Benjamin Edgell, the recorder of these items, came to Woburn from Lexington, the place of his former residence, about 1768.
* "Peter Son of Doc. D. Fisk Sept. 18th 1796." Jonathan Harrington's list.
§ "Robert Fisk Mar. 26th " (1821). Jonathan Harrington's list.
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the original members of the Society of the Cincinnati, 1783, and a member of the Mass. Medical Society. He was town clerk and a justice of the peace.
He married 31 July 1794 ELIZABETH STONE, born 13 Nov. 1770, died 6 Mar. 1849, g. s., daughter of Jonas,6 Jr. and Sarah (Buck- man).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. ELIZABETH,7 b. 15 June 1795; m. 5 Dec. 1819 RICHARD1 FISHER.
15. ii. JOSEPH, b. 9 Feb. 1797.
16. iii. JONAS STONE, b. 9 Mar. 1799.
iv. SARAH ANN, b. 18 May 1802; d. unm. 27 Dec. 1822 .*
17. v. FRANKLIN, b. 16 Oct. 1804.
vi. ALMIRA, b. 24 June 1808; m. 5 Mar. 1828 ZADOC7 HARRINGTON; d. 22 Jan. 1834.
13. DAVID6 FISKE (David,5 Robert,4 David,3 David,2 David1), born 1759, died 17 Aug. 1820, aged 61.
He entered the service as a fifer in the company of Capt. Edmund Munroe and served to the close of the war, and was known as "Fifer David."
He married first 26 Apr. 1784 SARAH HADLEY, born 26 Nov. 1764, died 21 May 1804, daughter of Thomas2 and Ruth (Lawrence); secondly 6 May 1806 MRS. RUTH (WOOD) TRASK, daughter of Capt. John and Dorcas (Smith) Wood of Woburn, and widow of Jonathan4 Trask.
Children by the first wife:
i. RUTH,7 m. 1804 PHILIP THOMAS of Rindge, N. H.
18. ii. JONATHAN, b. 15 Apr. 1786.
iii. SARAH, m. HENRY SPEAR, resided in New York.
iv. DAVID, m. 25 Aug. 1820 CHLOE6 TRASK, dau. Jonathan.
v. SAMUEL, d. unm., aged 36, 2 June 1829 .*
19. vi. BENJAMIN, b. 27 Apr. 1798.
vii. ANNA, m. 10 Sept. 1820 OLIVER WINSHIP.
viii. CHARLES, went to sea and never returned.
ix. PATTY, m. DANIEL GRAY, and moved to Keene, N. H.
x. BETSEY, m. SAMUEL CLARKE, and went to Glover, Vt.
Children by the second wife:
xi. ICHABOD, went to Surry, N. H., on a visit and died there.
xii. WILLIAM, resided at Boston.
xiii. JOHN, m. at Boston and d. without issue. He was a shoedealer.
xiv. FREDERIC, resided at Charlestown, m. and had a family.
14. BENJAMIN6 FISKE (Benjamin,5 Ebenezer,4 David,3 David,? David1), born 20 Aug. 1778, died 2 Feb. 1863.
He moved to Boston in 1808 and was engaged in the pursuit of navigation till 1848. He however returned to Lexington in 1843 and bought a farm on present Lowell Street. He was a justice of the peace at Boston, an alderman there in 1843 and a representative to the General Court from 1833 to 1838.
* Jonathan Harrington's list.
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He married first at Chelmsford, 16 May 1797, ELIZABETH BRIDGE, died 20 Oct. 1814; secondly NANCY ADAMS of Westford, b. 1785, died 6 Sept. 1865.
Children by the first wife, the first on Lexington records:
i. JOHN MINOT, 7 b. 15 July 1798; m. at Salem ELIZA MARIA WINN of Salem, b. 30 June 1800, d. 17 Dec. 1848, dau. of Joseph; d. at Chelmsford 16 Aug. 1841. Grad. Harvard, 1815, studied law; had four children.
ii. LOUISA, b. 30 May 1801; m. DR. CYRUS BRIGGS of Augusta, Me., b. at Little Compton, R. I., 4 Mar. 1800, d. at Salem 24 June 1871, s. of Job and Sarah (Church); d. 4 Dec. 1890. They had four children.
20. iii. CHARLES, b. 17 Nov. 1807.
iv. BENJAMIN, b. 15 Oct. 1811; d. 18 June 1812.
Child by the second wife:
V. BENJAMIN, b. 20 Nov. 1820; m. 21 Oct. 1842 MARIA SPEAR of Boston. Lived in New York, and later at Medford.
15. JOSEPH7 FISKE (Joseph,6 Joseph,5 Robert,4 David,3 David,2 David1), born 9 Feb. 1797, died 4 May 1860.
He married MARY GARDNER KENNARD, born at Kittery, Mass., now Eliot, Me., 17 Oct. 1795, died 12 Jan. 1874, daughter of Timothy, a Revolutionary soldier, and Abigail (Stevens).
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. JOSEPH ALEXANDER, 8 b. 8 Mar. 1830; m. LOVE LANGDON DODGE of Methuen, and resided at Lawrence and Lynn. Enlisted 21 Aug. 1862 in Co. E, 50th Mass. Inf'y, discharged 9 Mar. 1863 by reason of expira- tion of service.
21. ii. TIMOTHY KENNARD, b. 5 Aug. 1831.
16. JONAS STONE7 FISKE (Joseph,6 Joseph,5 Robert,4 David,3 David,2 David1), born 9 Mar. 1799, died 23 Mar. 1828.
He married 18 May 1823 PAMELIA BROWN, born at Lexington 29 July 1800, died 4 Aug. 1897, daughter of James Jr.5 and Pamelia (Munroe). They lived at West Cambridge, now Arlington.
Children, both born at Lexington:
i. MARY ELIZABETH, 8 b. 2 June 1824; m. 3 Apr. 1845 NEHEMIAH MUNROE FESSENDEN, b. 20 Jan. 1821, d. 7 Apr. 1867, s. of Ichabod; d. 15 May 1890. 22. ii. JAMES FRANCIS, b. 31 Dec. 1825.
17. FRANKLIN7 FISKE (Joseph,6 Joseph,5 Robert,4 David,3 David,2 David1), born 16 Oct. 1804, died 23 Mar. 1868, g. s.
He married 3 Oct. 1839 HANNAH PETERS of Newport, N. H., died 1871, aged 69.
Children:
i. CHARLES A., 8 b. 25 Dec. 1842; enlisted 13 June 1861 in Co. K, 11th Mass. Inf'y, severely wounded at Gettysburg, and discharged 12 Nov. 1864 for disability; d. unm. at Hampden, Va.
ii. JOSEPH H. R., b. 8 Sept. 1843; enlisted 13 June 1861 for three years in Co. G, 11th Mass. Inf'y; d. unm. in Arkansas.
18. JONATHAN7 FISKE (David, 6 David,5 Robert, 4 David,3 David,2 David1), born 15 Apr. 1786, died at Billerica 19 Dec. 1871.
He married at Walpole, N. H., ROWENA LEONARD, born 1786, died 17 May 1871, daughter of Benjamin and Macombe ( ).
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Children :
i. ELIZA A.,8 b. 13 Dec. 1810; m. 6 Mar. 1833 NATHANIEL BRIDGMAN PIERCE, b. at Weathersfield, Vt., 18 Mar. 1808, d. at Cavendish, Vt., May 1882; d. 11 Feb. 1886. They had six children.
ii. GEORGE, b. 1814; d. unm. aged 28.
iii. SARAH, b. 1817; resided at Boston and d. there 1862.
iv. MARIA, b. 30 Nov. 1819; m. DR. M. F. HALEY, b. at York, Me., and re- sided at Philadelphia, Pa., where he d .; she m. (2) J. McIVER, and went to Edna, Texas .; d. 14 Dec. 1896.
v. CAROLINE M., b. about 1821; m. ASA C. CHASE, d. 1881; d. 6 Jan. 1899. Resided at Boston. They had one daughter.
vi. ROWENA, b. 1825; m. DAVID J. MACKIE and moved to San Francisco, Cal .; d. 25 Oct. 1909. They had two children.
vii. JOHN, b. 6 Nov. 1827; m. 13 Mar. 1856 JUDITH DECROW of Lincolnville, Me., b. 8 June 1828, dau. of Robert and Harriet (Wade); d. at Billerica 12 Feb. 1905. Resided at Billerica and had six children.
19. BENJAMIN7 FISKE (David, 6 David,5 Robert, 4 David,3 David,2 David1), born 27 Apr. 1798, died at Woburn 26 July 1875.
He married 20 Mar. 1827 SARAH DALAND of Woburn, born at Billerica 18 Jan. 1806, died 29 May 1869, daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Foster).
Children:
i. BENJAMIN ICHABOD, 8 b. 6 Oct. 1828; m. CAROLINE WOOD of Leominster and lived at West Cambridge, now Arlington.
ii. LOUISA D., b. 21 Feb. 1830; m. 30 May 1847 GEORGE REED of Auburn, N. H .; d. 8 Nov. 1898.
iii. FREDERICK C. D., b. 3 Oct. 1831; enlisted 14 Jan. 1862 in Co. C, 18th Mass. Inf'y, killed 30 Aug. 1862 at Bull Run.
iv. HANNAH E. D., b. 5 June 1834; m. 6 Mar. 1852 NATHAN& BROWN; lived at Waltham.
v. DAN GRAY, b. 6 Dec. 1836; enlisted 16 June 1861 in Co. E, 12th Mass. Inf'y, discharged 15 Apr. 1863 for disability.
vi. CHARLES HENRY, b. 23 Apr. 1838; enlisted 26 June 1861 in Co. E, 12th Mass. Inf'y, killed in battle at Antietam 17 Sept. 1862.
vii. SARAH LOVINA, b. 2 Apr. 1841.
viii. MARY MARIA, b. 16 Mar. 1843; m. 24 Mar. 1861 GEORGE G. WHEELER, b. at Lempster, N. H., s. of Gilman and Sophia ( ). Child: Carrie,9 b. 20 Mar. 1863; d. 25 May 1869.
ix. OLIVE O., b. 3 Apr. 1845; d. 5 Apr. 1845.
20. CHARLES7 FISKE (Benjamin, 6 Benjamin,5 Ebenezer, 4 David,3 David,2 David1), born at Chelmsford 17 Nov. 1807.
He married first 8 Nov. 1831 ABIGAIL MALVINA HAYDEN, born 9 June 1812, died 29 Mar. 1859, daughter of Daniel and Sarah ( ); secondly 20 May 1861 MRS. PRISCILLA ( ) DAVIS of Nashua, N. H., ? died there 8 Oct. 1873.
Children, all born at Bangor, Me .:
i. FRANCES ALBERTINE, 8 b. 1 Nov. 1832; m. 8 June 1852 THOMAS B. DAV- ENPORT of Hopkinton; d. at Worcester 1904.
23. ii. CHARLES, b. 27 May 1834.
iii. WILLIAM B., b. 23 June 1836; m. 15 Oct. 1855 HENRIETTE S. LYFORD of Boston; served in the navy during the Civil War; d. at Brooklyn, N. Y., 9 Feb. 1909.
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Children, born at Lexington ?:
iv. HENRY A., b. 23 Apr. 1840.
v. AUGUSTA MARION, b. 20 Jan. 1846; d. 12 Jan. 1864.
vi. ABBIE JOSEPHINE, b. 18 Nov. 1848; m. 18 Nov. 1869 ALONZO AUSTIN8 GODDARD.
21. TIMOTHY KENNARD8 FISKE (Joseph,7 Joseph,6 Joseph, 5 Robert,4 David,3 David,2 David1), born 5 Aug. 1831.
He has been a farmer and house painter. In 1855 he worked at the navy yard on the steam frigate Merrimac, which was built that year. He has been elected to the Mass. Society of the Cincinnati as a successor of his father, and of his grandfather who was an original member.
He married 25 Nov. 1857 BARBARA PETERS, born at Polbach, Germany, 2 Nov. 1834, daughter of John1 and Anna (Mayers).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. WILLIAM EVERETT,9 b. 11 Nov. 1858.
ii. ANNIE LAURA, b. 11 Dec. 1859; m. 24 Mar. 1897 CHARLES H.9 HARRING- TON.
iii. GEORGIE LOUISA, b. 29 July 1862; m. 18 Sept. 1890, as his second wife, FREDERICK FRANCIS JACKSON, b. at Wiscasset, Me., s. of Frank and Sarah ( ).
iv. ADALINE AUGUSTA, b. 1 Dec. 1865; m. 20 Oct. 1892 RICHARD SEAVEY2 COFFIN.
v. JOHN THEODORE, b. 23 Nov. 1867; m. in Maine Apr. 1904 MAUD SUSAN COFFIN.
24. vi. JOSEPH HOWARD, b. 28 Mar. 1870.
vii. MARY ABBIE, b. 21 Jan. 1872.
viii. ARTHUR IRVING, b. 14 Feb. 1874.
ix. HATTIE EVELYN, b. 19 Apr. 1876; m. 10 Jan. 1900 RICHARD S.2 COFFIN.
22. JAMES FRANCIS8 FISKE (Jonas S.,7 Joseph, 6 Joseph,5 Rob- ert,4 David,3 David,2 David1), born 31 Dec. 1825, died 7 Aug. 1883.
He married at West Cambridge LYDIA HASTINGS INGRAHAM, born at West Cambridge 18 Apr. 1829, died 21 Sept. 1877, daughter of Nehemiah Ingersoll and Keziah Martin (Chenery). They moved to Lexington about 1854.
Children:
i. EMMA ISADORE,9 b. 18 Sept. 1848.
ii. CARRIE FRANCES, b. 28 Feb. 1851. She has taught school since Apr. 1872.
iii. LOUIS THEODORE, b. 22 Mar. 1853; d. 31 July 1872.
23. CHARLES8 FISKE (Charles,7 Benjamin,6 Benjamin,5 Eben- ezer, 4 David,3 David,2 David1), born at Bangor, Me., 27 May 1834, died at Jamaica Plain 7 Oct. 1910. He served in the navy in the Civil War on the U.S. ship San Jacinto. Resided at Chicago, Ill., New York City and Boston.
He married first 4 Apr. 1855 ADELINE W. SHAW of Augusta, Me .; secondly at Eastport, Me., 25 Mar. 1868 ANNA ISABELLE CRAFTS,
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born at Sandwich 25 June 1846, daughter of Rev. Eliphalet Porter and Augusta (Porter).
Child by the first wife, born at Lexington:
i. ELLA HARRIET,9 b. 10 July 1856.
Children by the second wife:
ii. ELLEN MARION, b. at Eastport, Me., 19 Nov. 1870.
iii. FREDERICK PORTER, b. at Albany, N. Y., 27 Feb. 1874; d. 7 Dec. 1879.
iv. EDWARD CHARLES, b. at Brighton 19 Jan. 1876; d. 6 Sept. 1876.
24. JOSEPH HOWARD9 FISKE (Timothy K., 8 Joseph,7 Joseph, 6 Joseph,5 Robert,4 David,3 David,2 David1), born 28 Mar. 1870.
He was educated in the public schools. He and his brother are dealers in bicycles and sundries, and boots and shoes.
He married 7 June 1905 LENA EMILY TUKEY, born at Portland, Me., 28 May 1876, daughter of Frederick Octavus and Sarah Frances (Forseyth). .
Children, born at Lexington:
i. GRETA MIRIAM, 10 b. 26 Mar. 1907.
ii. ARNOLD KENNARD, b. 13 Dec. 1908.
BENJAMIN1 FISKE was born at Boston.
He married MARY ( ), born in Ireland.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. NAOMI,2 b. 21 July 1864.
CLARENCE1 FISKE was born at Lexington.
He married THERESA M. ( ), born in Ireland.
Child, born at Lexington :
i. JOHN FRANCIS,2 b. 20 Nov. 1887.
DAVID1 FISKE was born at Bedford.
He married SARAH ( ), born at Billerica.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. LILLIAN ELIZA,2 b. 31 Aug. 1864.
FRANK E.2 FISKE (William H.1) was born at Lincoln, son of William H. and Lydia P. ( ).
He married 17 July 1886 ESTELLA M. BUTCHER, born at Masquo- bit, N. S., daughter of James A.1 and Mary (Miller).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. ANNA MAY,3 b. 31 May 1891.
SAMUEL1 FISKE was born at Salem 30 Sept. 1789. He came to Lexington when a child and lived there with John Chandler, who presented him for baptism 29 May 1803. He represented Lex- ington in the General Court in 1828, '29 and '30; remained at Lexington until about 1835 when he moved to Shirley, thence to Worcester.
He married 25 Jan. 1818 ARDELLA LOUISA TUFTS, born at Charles-
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town 7 Jan. 1795, died 15 Apr. 1833, daughter of Ammi Ruhamah and Lucy (Williams).
Children, the first born at Kinderhook, N. Y., ii. at Charles- town, viii. at Roxbury, and the others at Lexington:
i. LUCY ANN,2 b. 7 May 1819; m. 12 Oct. 1841 JOSEPH PRIESTLY HALE of Bernardston, d. at New York, N. Y., 15 Oct. 1853; d. at New York, N. Y., 23 Dec. 1906.
ii. AMMI R., changed to ALFRED ROLLING, b. 28 Sept. 1820; m. 28 Dec. 1846 PHEBE JAMES, b. at Newburyport; d. at Pottsville, Pa., 30 Nov. 1886. iii. AUGUSTA TUFTS, b. 31 Dec. 1822; m. 3 Sept. 1848 TIMOTHY WALLACE7 WELLINGTON.
iv. LUCRETIA, b. 12 July 1825; m. 19 Oct. 1845 WILLIAM3 HUDSON.
v. ARDELIA LOUISA, b. 20 Apr. 1827; m. 20 Apr. 1847 LUCIUS W. POND of Worcester, where he d. 21 May 1889; d. 9 Oct. 1899.
vi. MARIA WELLINGTON, b. 20 Dec. 1828; m. 21 Apr. 1853 WILLIAM COOPER PINKERTON of Lancaster, Pa., d. there 28 Dec. 1870; d. at Cambridge 28 Aug. 1884.
vii. LYDIA CHANDLER, b. 27 July 1830; m. 24 Dec. 1868 HENRY LEAVENWORTH7 CHANDLER.
viii. SAMUEL, b. 23 Mar. 1833; m. at Lancaster, Pa., 26 Sept. 1856, AMANDA STODDART of Philadelphia, Pa .; d. at Mt. Vernon, N. Y., 24 May 1904.
WILLIAM F.I FISKE was born at Portland, Me.
He married FLORENCE MARION OTIS, born at Chelsea.
Child, born at Lexington:
i. HOWARD DUDLEY,2 b. 29 Aug. 1904.
FITCH
1. DAVID7 FITCH (David, 6 David,5 Benjamin, 4 Samuel, 3 Samuel, 2 Zachariah1)* was born at Bedford 20 Feb. 1802, died 19 May 1851.
He married 31 Mar. 1825 BETSEY BUTTRICK, born at Pelham, N. H., daughter of Oliver and Sarah (Hall).
Children, viii. born at Woburn, ix. at Burlington, the others at Billerica:
i. BETSEY, 8 b. 26 June 1826; m. LORENZO POOR of Derry, N. H.
ii. EMILY, b. 26 Dec. 1827; m. HENRY F. MARSHALL of Pelham, N. H.
2. iii. DAVID, b. 3 Mar. 1832.
iv. ANN, b. 15 Sept. 1834; m. 9 Apr. 1855 WILLIAM SUMNER JORDAN, b. at Woburn 26 May 1834, s. of William and Sarah T. (Richardson).
v. JOHN, b. 17 June 1836; d. 4 Sept. 1855.
vi. SARAH, b. 6 July 1838; d. 9 Apr. 1855.
vii. ABEL, b. 10 May 1840; m. MRS. THOMPSON of Cambridge.
viii. ALBERT, b. 18 Nov. 1842; enlisted in the U.S. Vols. from Burlington, and was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville, Va., in 1863.
ix. HELEN, b. 29 Mar. 1846.
2. DAVID& FITCH (David,7 David,6 David,5 Benjamin, 4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Zachariah1), born at Billerica 3 Mar. 1832, died 16 Aug. 1911.
He was a carpenter by trade. He came to Lexington about 1850,
* Further see Fitch Genealogy in New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volumes 55: pp. 288-294, 400-407, and 56: pp. 41-47.
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built the homestead on Adams St. in 1866, and resided there until his death. He enlisted 26 Sept. 1862 in Co. D, 45th Mass. Infantry, discharged 7 July 1863 at expiration of service.
He married 14 Jan. 1858 SARAH MARIE WILLIAMS, born at Brook- line 6 Mar. 1837, daughter of James and Maria (Smith).
Children, the first two born at Burlington, the others at Lexing- ton :
i. WARREN DAVID, 9 b. 20 Oct. 1858; m. BELLE MOORE.
ii. JOSEPH HENRY, b. 12 Feb. 1861; m. EMMA MITCHELL.
iii. LILLIAN ELLEN, b. 31 Aug. 1864; m. 17 Apr. 1886 CHARLES F. M. FISHER, b. at Waterville, Me., s. of Joseph and Sarah E. W. ( ). (A decree of Probate Court, Middlesex Co., Mass., dated 25 Oct. 1892, changed above name of Fisher to Fish.)
iv. ELIZA ALICE, b. 19 Sept. 1866; m. ( ) HASTINGS; d. at Bedford 16 Feb. 1894.
3. v. NATHAN ALBERT, b. 12 May 1876.
3. NATHAN9 ALBERT FITCH (David, 8 David,7 David, 6 David,5 Benjamin,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Zachariah1), born 12 May 1876.
He is a mechanical engineer, left Lexington in 1896 and returned to the old homestead in Oct. 1907.
He married at Boston, July 1896, LUCY MANNING, born at Som- erville 7 Nov. 1877, daughter of Stephen Benjamin2 and Nancy Elizabeth (Richards).
Children, the fourth born at Philadelphia, Pa., sixth at Lexing- ton, the others at Somerville:
i. WALTER,10 b. 20 May 1897.
ii. EMMA LOUISE, b. 27 July 1898; d. at Somerville 17 Mar. 1900.
iii. FREDERICK CLIFTON, b. 26 July 1900.
iv. FLORENCE MILDRED, b. 19 Dec. 1902.
v. MARION LOUISA, b. 17 June 1907.
vi. ALICE LESLIE, b. 14 Nov. 1908.
FITZGERALD
MICHAEL1 FITZGERALD; wife HANNAH ( ). Children, both born at Lexington:
i. ANNA,2 b. 26 Oct. 1853.
ii. HANNAH, b. 30 Apr. 1855.
MICHAEL1 FITZGERALD; wife MARY ( ). Children, both born at Lexington:
i. BRIDGET,' b. 31 Jan. 1853.
ii. JAMES, b. 24 Sept. 1854.
PATRICK J.1 FITZGERALD was born at Cambridge.
He married ELLEN F. O'NEIL, born at Philadelphia, Pa. Children, all born at Lexington :
i. GERTRUDE MAY,' b. 7 Aug. 1898.
ii. EDWIN JAMES, b. 17 Nov. 1899.
iji. HELEN GERTRUDE, b. 23 Nov. 1903.
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STEPHEN1 FITZGERALD; wife SARAH ( ). Children, both born at Lexington:
i. GEORGE A.2 (twin), b. 3 Dec. 1849.
ii. JAMES HENRY (twin), b. 3 Dec. 1849.
THOMAS WILLIAM2 FITZGERALD (William1) was born at Worces- ter, son of William and Ellen (Barrett).
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He married 25 Nov. 1896 IDA VOLBORTH, born at Boston, daugh- ter of Edward and Mary (Corbett).
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. THOMAS EDMUND,3 b. 20 Feb. 1900.
ii. MARY, b. 18 Feb. 1903.
iii. EDWARD, b. 4 Sept. 1904.
iv. WILLIAM, b. 22 May 1911.
FITZPATRICK
PATRICK1 FITZPATRICK was born in Ireland 19 Mar. 1814, died 22 June 1887.
He married first ELLEN ( ); secondly MARGARET LOGAN, born in Ireland 1842, daughter of Patrick and Catherine (Morgan).
Children* by the first wife, i. born at Cambridge, ii. at Lexington:
i. HILARY MCGRATH,2 d. 19 Sept. 1845, aged 8 y. 3 m.
ii. MARGARET, b. 10 Aug. 1851.
Children by the second wife, all born at Lexington:
iii. CATHERINE, b. 8 Aug. 1859; d. young.
iv. CATHERINE A., b. 29 Nov. 1860; m. 17 Dec. 1891 JOSEPH T. DOOLEY, b. at New Bedford, s. of James M. and Mary (Kelly).
v. PATRICK HILARY, b. 6 Feb. 1863; d. 8 July 1865.
vi. ELLEN, b. 1865; m. 17 Nov. 1891 PATRICK T. CONNEARNEY, b. at Quebec, Canada, s. of Thomas and Ellen (Dunn).
vii. PATRICK HILARY, b. 24 July 1867; d. 12 Jan. 1885.
viii. PHILIP PATRICK, b. 23 Sept. 1868.
ix. MARY ELIZABETH, m. 1 June 1898 DANIEL DONAHUE, b. at Holliston, s. of William and Catherine (Fitzgerald).
X. ALICE ROSE, b. Feb. 1873; d. 21 Feb. 1888.
FLANIGAN
JAMES1 FLANIGAN; wife LOUISA ( ). Both born in Ireland. Child, born at Lexington:
i. JOHN J.,2 b. 11 Feb. 1856.
FLETCHER 1
1. CHARLES GRANDISON2 FLETCHER (Aaron1) was born at Car- lisle 13 Aug. 1821, died 21 June 1904, son of Aaron, born at New Ipswich, N. H., and Sally (Nieff), born at Carlisle.
* Probably others.
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HISTORY OF LEXINGTON
He married HANNAH PROCTOR BLOOD, born at Carlisle 13 Sept. 1826, died 17 Mar. 1879, daughter of Phineas and Ruha- mah ( ).
Children, iii. and vi. born at Lowell, v. at Billerica, vii. at Groton, the others at Carlisle:
2. i. CHARLES HENRY,3 b. 4 Sept: 1845.
ii. ELLA RUHAMAH, b. 28 Oct. 1848; m. JOSEPH H. TARBELL.
iii. EMMA ISADORA, b. 29 Nov. 1850; m. 21 Jan. 1874 GEORGE W.2 GREEN- WOOD.
iv. ADRIANNA, b. 9 Dec. 1852; m. STEPHEN A. WOOD.
v. CARRIE VIOLA, b. 6 Apr. 1855; m. 31 Mar. 1879 DARIUS AUGUSTUS3 Dow.
vi. FRANK GRANDISON, b. 19 June 1860; m. 23 July 1891 MAY L. QUIGLEY, b. at Belmont, dau. of Thomas and May H. ( ).
vii. FANNIE VICTORIA, b. 22 Mar. 1866; d. 4 Mar. 1872.
2. CHARLES HENRY3 FLETCHER (Charles G.,2 Aaron1), born at Carlisle 4 Sept. 1845, died at Saugus 20 Oct. 1898. He came to Lexington about 1884.
He married EUGENIA BROWN.
Child, born at Lowell:
3. i. ARTHUR LEON,4 b. 23 Oct. 1874.
3. ARTHUR LEON4 FLETCHER (Charles H.,3 Charles G.,2 Aaron1), born at Lowell 23 Oct. 1874.
He married at Carlisle LOUISE NILLSON WILKINS, born at Chelmsford 3 June 1872, daughter of William Lafayette1 and Paulina Rebecca (Nickless).
Child, born at Lexington:
i. CHARLES HENRY,5 b. 11 Feb. 1899.
WILLIAM ALFRED3 FLETCHER (Benjamin F.,2 Joel1) was born at Cambridgeport 10 Apr. 1842, died. 23 Apr. 1906, son of Benjamin Franklin, born at Westford 6 Aug. 1804, and grandson of Joel and Abigail (Maynard). His mother was Mary Ann Brown, born at Rockport 14 May 1809. The ancestor who first came to this coun- try was Robert Fletcher, from Yorkshire, England, who settled at Concord in 1630.
He married at Quincy, 27 July 1864, JULIA MARIA SMALL, born at Quincy 12 Sept. 1842, daughter of Warren Elbridge and Abigail Francis (Mayo).
Children, the first three born at Cambridgeport, the others at Lexington:
i. MARY ELLEN, 4 b. 19 July 1865; m. 13 May 1891 FRED CLIFFORD WHITE, b. at Addison, Me., s. of Eastman W. and Salome (Curtis).
ii. WILLIAM FRANKLIN, b. 9 Nov. 1868.
iii. FREDERICK BRAY, b. 1 Dec. 1870; m. 2 Apr. 1902 ELLA MAY WILBUR, b. at Moncton, N. B., dau. of Alfred and Jane L. (Lutz).
iv. ALICE MAY, b. 4 May 1872.
v. ABBIE LOUISE, b. 26 July 1887.
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GENEALOGIES
FLINT
NATHANIEL1 FLINT was born in New Hampshire, died 12 Mar. 1874, aged 68.
He married HANNAH E. ( ), born 25 Oct. 1819, died 21 July 1852.
Children, all born at Lexington:
i. GEORGE, 2 b. 26 Sept. 1840; m. 20 Oct. 1889 MRS. ANGELINE E. (MOORE) WELLINGTON, b. at Canaan, Me., 2 Oct. 1839, d. 31 Jan. 1907, dau. of Joseph G. and Emily (Crowell), and widow of Henry A.8 Wellington; d. at Long Beach, Cal., 8 May 1908. He enlisted 29 June 1861 in Co. H, 16th Mass. Inf'y, discharged 27 July 1864 by reason of expiration of service.
ii. CAROLINE, m. 24 May 1860 WILLIAM R. BENNETT, b. at Woburn, s. of William S. and Susan E. (Russell).
iii. ESTHER M., b. about 1847; m. at Arlington, 8 Jan. 1871, HENRY PHELPS WEBBER, b. at Bedford 22 Feb. 1842, d. 6 May 1890, s. of Benjamin and Mary Ann (Twist); d. 26 Apr. 1887.
iv. WILLIAM WALLACE, b. 16 Oct. 1850.
FLYNN
PATRICK2 FLYNN (Timothy1) was born in Ireland, son of Timothy and Bridget ( ).
He married at Arlington, 9 Sept. 1885, CAROLINE JEFFERSON, daughter of Robert J.2 and Emma Blaney (Dustin).
Children, the second born at Arlington, the others at Lexington:
i. TIMOTHY THOMAS,3 b. 11 Sept. 1886.
ii. ELIZABETH AGNES, b. about 1892; m. 17 Mar. 1910 HARRY LUMAN3 COOLIDGE.
iii. MARY, b. 15 Apr. 1894.
iv. ALICE, b. 17 Apr. 1896.
v. GERTRUDE, b. 5 Apr. 1899.
vi. ROBERT JEFFERSON, b. 25 June 1902.
vii. EDWARD, b. 8 Nov. 1904.
FOBES
EDWIN FRANCIS3 FOBES (Daniel,2 Seth1) was born at Boston 26 Nov. 1856, son of Daniel, born at Bridgewater 21 July 1817, and grandson of Seth and Rachel (Eames). His mother, Lucretia Hay- ward, was born at Bridgewater 14 July 1832, daughter of Daniel Leech and Hannah (Fobes). The first ancestor who came to this country was John Fobes of England, who settled at Duxbury.
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