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    John FISHER

    Male Abt 1789 - 1870  (81 years)


    Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

    • Name John FISHER  [1, 2
      Birth Abt 1789  , , Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      Gender Male 
      Death 1870  Berrien, Berrien, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Burial Long Lake Cem., Berrien, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Person ID I145  PeteFamily
      Last Modified 8 May 2012 

      Father Joseph FISHER,   b. 1750, Hunterdon Cty, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1830, Portage, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
      Relationship Natural 
      Mother Rebecca VROOM,   b. 1750, New Sewickley, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Relationship Natural 
      Marriage Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Family ID F85  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Hannah (Hanna) JEWELL,   b. 1789, , , New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1851, Berrien, Berrien, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
      Marriage 27 Dec 1810  Palmyra, Portage, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Children 
       1. Britian R. (Farmer) FISHER,   b. Abt 1810, , , Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1873, Wayne, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [Father: Natural]
       2. Ambrose (Farmer) FISHER,   b. Abt 1811, , Portage, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1853, , Berrien, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [Father: Natural]
       3. Joseph (Farmer) FISHER,   b. Abt 1818, , , Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1890, Berrien Springs, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: Natural]
       4. John (Blacksmith) FISHER, Jr.,   b. Abt 1820, , , Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Natural]
       5. Ellen FISHER,   b. Mar 1823, Cincinati, , Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1889, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: Natural]
       6. Noble (Farmer) FISHER,   b. Abt 1827, , , Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1870, , Berrien, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 43 years)  [Father: Natural]
       7. Illif (Olif) (Farmer) FISHER,   b. Abt 1833, , , Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Natural]
       8. Chester FISHER,   b. 1836, , Portage, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1915, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: Natural]
      Family ID F82  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Notes 
      • !Census: 1860 Berrien, Berrien, Michigan # 888-801 John age 71 living with
        son Noble and Joseph age 21 a farm laborer living with #841-875 Thomas
        Wolf.
        !Census: 1850 Division # 10, Berrien, Berrien, MI # 747-756
        !Census: 1840 John Edinburgh 279 Portage OH
        !Census: 1830 John Edinburgh 209 Portage OH
        Joseph Deerfield 204 Portage (think this is John's father)
        Charles Deerfield 204 Portage OH
        Zachariah Palmyra 230 Portage OH
        Britton Palmyra 230 Portage OH
        George Palmyra 230 Portage OH

        !Census: 1820 John Deerfield 035 Portage OH
        Joseph Deerfield 034 Portage OH
        Zachariah Palmyra 047 Portage OH

        In 1820 there is also a Benjamin Jewell Palmyra 048 Portage OH
        James Jewell Palmyra 047 Portage OH
        William Jewell Palmyra 047 Portage OH
        Hopewell Jewell Pike 144 Wayne OH
        Isaac Jewell Pike 143 Wayne OH

        ! 1816 John Deerfield, Portage
        !Census: 1809 Joseph Portage 006 (think this is John's father)

        !Book: Born in Ohio Living in Southwest Michigan 1860 #977.4Xb1860

        Fisher, Jacob 17 Bainbridge Twp B179
        John Jr. 40 " B113
        Joseph 43 " B120
        Joseph 21 " B112
        Mary 18 " B122
        Hannah 16 " B122
        Noble 33 " B119

        !Marr: Film # 0891357 Marriage Records of Portage Co. Ohio

        !Cemetery records of Berrien Co., MI

        !Film # 0891357 Marriages of Portage Co. Ohio:

        *John Fisher - Hannah Jewell marr 27 Dec 1810
        Hannah Fisher - William Horton of Palmyra Marr. 9 Mar 1810
        Elizabeth Fisher - James Tuttle of Palmyra Marr. 9 Mar 1812
        Charles Fisher - Minerva Alford of Palmyra Marr. 5 Apr 1813
        Rebecca Fisher- Joel Underwood of Palmyra Marr. 2 May 1813
        *Joseph Fisher - Elizabeth Corbin of Palmyra Marr 20 Jul 1813
        Hannah Fisher - Ephriam Garnson of Palmyra marr. 20 Jul 1814
        Lydia Fisher - Elijah Matt of Palmyra marr 26 Dec 1814
        Margaret Fisher - Robert Calvin marr 17 Dec 1817
        Anna Fisher - Marvin Gilber of Palmyra marr. 16 May 1818
        *George Fisher - Esther Simonds(Simon) marr 30 Sep 1819
        *William Fisher - Sophia Simonds (Simon) marr 16 Jan 1821
        Katherine Fisher - Josephus Wilson marr 4 Jul 1826
        *Britton Fisher - Katherine Simonds (Simon) marr 24 Feb 1829
        *Gipson Fisher - Sally Calvin marr 20 Aug 1829
        Thomas Fisher - Clarissa Hyde marr 24 Jul 1830
        *Ambrose Fisher - Maria Mc Daniel marr 25 Aug 1831
        John Fisher - Hannah Tuttle marr 17 Feb 1833
        Patience Fisher - Jonathan Caldwell marr 24 Feb 1833
        James Fisher - Alemena Goss marr 13 Jun 1833
        *Joseph Fisher - Nancy Caldwell marr 8 Dec 1836
        Philip Fisher - Souisa Schapp marr 28 Jan 1837
        Alexander Fisher - Louisa Dewey marr 31 Jan 1837
        LaDow Fisher - Amanda Cox marr 19 Nov 1838
        Benjamin Fisher - Harriet Litcher marr 24 Jan 1839
        Sarah Fisher - Jesse Wilson marr 19 Feb 1839
        *Gibson Fisher - Margaret Jones marr 16 Jul 1839
        Eli Fisher - Susan Strong marr 27 Feb 1840
        *Noble Fisher - Rachael Davis marr 13 Feb 1845
        Lydia Fisher - Elisha Butler marr 21 Jul 1847
        Daniel Fisher - Betsey McKelvey marr 13 Sep 1842
        Charles Fisher - Rebecca Gilbert marr 22 Nov 1843
        Minerva Fisher - Eleazer Gilbert marr 27 Nov 1843
        Barbara Fisher - Joseph Ausfahl marr 27 Apr 1848
        Margaret Fisher - John Calvin marr 25 Apr 1848
        *Josephus Fisher - Phebe Ann Gano marr 4 Jul 1850
        Rebecca Fisher - Robert Ramsey marr 6 Apr 1851
        Mary J. Fisher - Adam Shiver marr 4 May 1851

        (Think some of these are brothers and sisters etc. of our John)

        !Portage school youth 1832-1838 988.137j2j

        1832 John Fisher 2 children age 4-21
        Benjamin Fisher 1 "
        John Fisher 7 " (could be our John)
        Charles Fisher 7 "
        Thomas Fisher 0
        1833 John Fisher 2
        Benjamin Fisher 1
        1834 Benjamin Fisher 2
        1838 Ambrose Fisher sons Edward and Wanger ages 4-20
        Benjamin Fisher 3 "
        Charles Fisher 3 male 4 female "
        Edward Fisher
        John Fisher son Seth "
        Joseph Fisher
        Leonard Fisher son Leonard Jr. "

        !Tax records Portage Co. OH 1808-1820

        1809 Palmyra: Joseph & Joseph Jr.
        1810 Palmyra: Joseph, Joseph Jr. Charles
        1811 & 1812 Palmyra: Fisher, Joseph & Joseph Jr., John (probably ours) &
        Charles
        1813 Palmyra: John
        Deerfield: Joseph & Charles
        1814 Palmyra: Zachariah
        Deerfield: John, Charles & Joseph
        1816 Palmyra: Zachariah
        Deerfield: John, Charles & Joseph
        1817 Palmyra: Joseph
        1818 Palmyra: Joseph & John (original owner) taxes paid by Charles Parks
        1819 Palmyra: Joseph
        1820 Palmyra: Zachariah
        Deerfield: Joseph & Charles

        **28 Oct 1993 wrote to Berrien Co. Gen. Soc. and Palmyra Gen. Soc. for info. on
        Fisher & Jewell families.

        Mifflin Co. PA created 1789 from Cumberland & Northumberland, part of Centre
        Co. from Mifflin in 1800 (Fisher 1780-1820) *see 974.8 H2jj, 974.D31j, 6017763,
        0383437 wills.

        Mifflin PA 1790: George, Joseph & Maliky all on 155 Montgomery Co. and a James
        & Thomas on 86 Cumberland Co.

        Wills & Administration Northumberland Co. PA: 7/25/1794 John Fisher, White
        Deer, wife Elizabeth, children Henry, Paul, John, Michael, George, Mary,
        Elizabeth Daugherty, Cathrine Uley
        11/27/1792 John Fisher 3/8/1794 William Fisher

        Tax lists Cumberland Co. PA
        1751 Peters Twp- Moses Fisher h=horse
        1763 Peters Twp- Moses Fisher 200w c=cows
        1768 Derry - Moses Fisher 1h, 2c, 100w, 2c c=clear
        1769 Derry - Moses Fisher 1h, 1c, 50w,10c w=warranted
        1779 Derry - Moses Fisher 1h, 1c, 100L, 6c L=located
        warranted means formal claim
        Occupation: farmer

    • Sources 
      1. [S10] Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;), Database online.
        Record for John Fisher

      2. [S10] Ancestry.com, OneWorldTree, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;), Database online.
        Record for Joseph Fisher

      3. [S4] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online. Mattoon Ward 6, Coles, Illinois, ED , roll T624_236, part , page .
        Record for Ellen Henry