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Ebenezer Fish was the fourth of 10 children born to Ebenezer Fish Sr. and Lydia Fish. His birth took place June 11, 1787 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.

MILITARY: Fought in the War of 1812 and was with Commodore Perry on Lake Erie. Took part in a skirmish on Mackinaw Island. Also one of the guards of the Indian chief, Omic, who was the first criminal hung in Cleveland. Entered the service 22 Aug 1812 and left 14 Dec 1812. (see "General History of Cuyahoga County", by Crisfield Johnson, 1879, pg 60)

MILITARY: FISH, EBENEZER Burial: DENISON CEM, Section:3, Lot:61 BORN 1757, REVOLUTIONARY WAR, PRIVATE; ADJ GEN CONN 1889 VOL 1 PG 578 WAR OF 1812, PVT, OOR INDEX PG 93; CAPT. HARVEY MURRAY'S

After the war, he returned to Connecticut where he met and married his wife. He returned to Brooklyn, Ohio about 1818.

Ebenezer died March 26th of 1880 and was buried in Denison Cemetery on Garden Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio.