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Ebenezer FISH Jr. and Moses FISH
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Revision as of 23:07, 27 May 2006
Ebenezer FISH Jr. and his brother, Moses settled on Lot 65, Township 7, Range 13. The area that now surrounds the intersection of West 25th (Pearl Road) and Denison Avenue. Ebenezer owned the land north of Denison and Moses owned the land south of Denison. When they arrived, neither was married. They built a log house on Ebenezer's property and lived there but a brief time before being called into the service.
Ebenezer fought in the War of 1812 guarding the frontier from the British and was with Commodore Perry on Lake Erie. He took part in a skirmish on Mackinaw Island. He was also one of the guards of the Indian chief, Omic, who was the first criminal hung in Cleveland. He first entered the service 22 Aug 1812 and left 14 Dec 1812. (see "General History of Cuyahoga County", by Crisfield Johnson, 1879, pg 60)
Moses also served in the armed forces but being of a weaker nature was not able to continue after being drafted into the regular service. In his stead, Ebenezer served six months. It was during this time that he was involved in the Mackinaw Island skirmish.
Upon Ebenezer's return, he and Moses continued their efforts to clear the land. This was frontier territory and demanded a lot of labor cutting down trees and planting crops.
