Fisher, Joshua 1

Birth Name Fisher, Joshua
Gender male
Age at Death 51 years, 7 months, 9 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1621 Syleham, Suffolk, England  
 
Baptism 1621-04-02 Syleham, Suffolk, England  
 
Immigration 1639    
 
Death 1672-08-10 Dedham, Massachusetts  
 
Burial   Old Village Cemetery, Dedham, Massachusetts  
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Parents

Relation to main person Name Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Fisher, Joshua
Mother unknown, Elizabeth
         Fisher, Joshua

Families

    Family of Fisher, Joshua and Aldous, Mary
Married Wife Aldous, Mary
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage 1643-11-15 Dedham, Massachusetts  
 
  Children
  1. Fisher, Mary

Media

Narrative

Joshua Fisher came to New, England in 1639, with his second wife, (Anne Luson), and daughter Mary. His son Joshua had preceded him, arriving some time in 1638; for on "The First of ye 11th Month (1638), Jan. 1, 1639, Jdshua, Jr. enters upon the lot granted the smith and is to hold it and make improvements for ''the behalfe of his Father wch is expect this next somer.' Joshua was made a freeman, May 13, 1640; was a blacksmith by trade; settled first in Dedham, from there going to Medfield at its settlement in 1650. He drew his houselot in the center of the town of Medfield, where the house of William Pt Hewins now stands. Was the first deacon in the Medfield church, and was a selectman in 1653 and 1655.
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Pedigree

  1. Fisher, Joshua
    1. unknown, Elizabeth
      1. Fisher, Joshua
        1. Aldous, Mary
          1. Fisher, Mary

Ancestors

Source References

  1. The Fisher Genealogy: A Record of the Descendants of Joshua, Anthony, and ... (1898)
  2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=fisher&GSfn=joshua&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=21&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=104992248&df=all&