Fish · ◉ direct ancestor

♂Preserved Fish

Born 1679, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America.

Parents

Not yet found. This line is still being traced.

Spouses and children

With ◉ Ruth Cook family page
- ◉ Thomas Fish 1703–1786
- ◉ Amy Fish 1705–1748
- ○ Grizzel Fish 1700–
- ○ Ruth Fish 1701–
- ○ Sarah Fish 1708–
- ○ John Fish 1710–
- ○ Preserved Fish 1713–
- ○ Benjamin Fish 1716–

Stories

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Recorded events

Event	When	Where	Evidence ?on record - the original document has been read from a compiled source - an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so not yet documented - in the family record, no source attached yet
Birth	12 Aug 1679	Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America	on record

Sources

Arnold, James N., Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, vol. 4, Newport County (Providence, 1893) - Portsmouth — Birth

Borders as they stood about 1700, from the historical-basemaps project, the Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries (states and territories, 1783 on) and Natural Earth; the colonies and provinces are drawn along today's lines.

Line of descent

Descendants

Thomas Fish 1703–1786
1. Elizabeth Fish 1736–1814
  1. Laban Allen
  2. Mary Allen
  3. Lydia Allen
  4. Hannah Allen
  5. Amie Allen
  6. Gideon Allen
  7. Elizabeth Allen
  8. David Allen –1814
  9. John Allen 1752–1825
  10. Audere Allen 1759–1810
  11. Waite Allen 1766–1850
    1. Isaac Sherman 1785–1863
    2. Reuben Sherman 1796–1891
    3. Luna A. Sherman 1798–1887
    4. Salena Sherman 1806–1842
    5. Wait A. Sherman 1809–1896
    6. Prudence Sherman 1800–
    7. Allen Sherman 1811–
    8. Stephen Sherman 1784–
    9. Peter Sherman 1795–
  12. Philip Allen 1777–1842
2. Lidia Fish 1725–
3. Wait Fish 1727–
4. Amie Fish 1729–
5. Preserved Fish 1731–
6. John Fish 1734–
7. Caleb Fish 1740–
Amy Fish 1705–1748
1. Ruth Akin 1731–1821
  1. Batchelder Sherman 1761–1828
    1. Isaac Sherman 1785–1863
    2. Reuben Sherman 1796–1891
    3. Luna A. Sherman 1798–1887
    4. Salena Sherman 1806–1842
    5. Wait A. Sherman 1809–1896
    6. Prudence Sherman 1800–
    7. Allen Sherman 1811–
    8. Stephen Sherman 1784–
    9. Peter Sherman 1795–
  2. Shubal Shearman
  3. John Shearman
  4. Henry Shearman
  5. Almy Shearman
  6. Deborah Shearman
  7. Ruth Shearman
Grizzel Fish 1700–
Ruth Fish 1701–
Sarah Fish 1708–
John Fish 1710–
Preserved Fish 1713–
Benjamin Fish 1716–