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Ebenezer Fish Sr.
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[[Image:Grave_marker_for_Ebenezer_Fish_Sr._and_wife_Lydia_(Small).JPG |thumb|Grave marker for Ebenezer Fish Sr. and his wife, Lydia, at Denison Cemetery]] | [[Image:Grave_marker_for_Ebenezer_Fish_Sr._and_wife_Lydia_(Small).JPG |thumb|Grave marker for Ebenezer Fish Sr. and his wife, Lydia, at Denison Cemetery]] | ||
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| + | Ebenezer Fish, Sr. (1757 - 1827 | ||
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| + | ==Early Life== | ||
| + | :Ebenezer Fish, Sr. was born 1757 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; son of Captain John Fish and Sarah Latham. | ||
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| + | ==Military== | ||
| + | :Served as a Private in the American Revolutionary War of 1812.<ref> Revolutionary War, Private; Adj Gen Conn 1889 Vol 1 Pg 578 | ||
| + | War Of 1812, Pvt, Oor Index Pg 93; Capt. Harvey Murray's</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Family== | ||
| + | :Ebenezer Sr. married Lydia Fish, daughter of Jonathan Fish and Abigail Fish. The couple had 10 children, most of whom moved to [[Brooklyn]] in [[Cuyahoga County]], Ohio. | ||
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| + | :After his children had settled in Ohio, Ebenezer and wife Lydia followed. His son [[Moses Fish|Moses]] provided his parents with an 8 acre farm which was located south of [[Newburgh St.|Denison Avenue]] near what later became [[Grandview St.|West 22nd St.]] | ||
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| + | :Not long after establishing himself in Brooklyn Village, Ebenezer passed away at the age of 70. He was buried in [[Denison Cemetery]] in Section 3, Lot 61. A grave stone noting his military service as a Revolutionary War soldier now marks the spot of his final resting place. | ||
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Revision as of 14:54, 23 April 2009
Ebenezer Fish, Sr. (1757 - 1827
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Early Life
- Ebenezer Fish, Sr. was born 1757 in Groton, New London, Connecticut; son of Captain John Fish and Sarah Latham.
Military
- Served as a Private in the American Revolutionary War of 1812.[1]
Family
- Ebenezer Sr. married Lydia Fish, daughter of Jonathan Fish and Abigail Fish. The couple had 10 children, most of whom moved to Brooklyn in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
- After his children had settled in Ohio, Ebenezer and wife Lydia followed. His son Moses provided his parents with an 8 acre farm which was located south of Denison Avenue near what later became West 22nd St.
- Not long after establishing himself in Brooklyn Village, Ebenezer passed away at the age of 70. He was buried in Denison Cemetery in Section 3, Lot 61. A grave stone noting his military service as a Revolutionary War soldier now marks the spot of his final resting place.
References
- ↑ Revolutionary War, Private; Adj Gen Conn 1889 Vol 1 Pg 578 War Of 1812, Pvt, Oor Index Pg 93; Capt. Harvey Murray's
