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James Fish
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James FISH (b. 1785), the first permanent white settler of Brooklyn, Ohio, was the son of Joseph FISH (b.1751) and Mary FISH. James set out from Groton, Connecticut in 1811 along with a large party of pioneers headed for the Western Reserve. Of these, only James and his cousins had this township as their destination.
James was first cousin to brothers Ebenezer FISH Jr. and Moses FISH who settled on Lot 65, Township 7, Range 13. The area that now surrounds the intersection of West 25th (Pearl Rd.) and Denison Avenue.
