THE FITCH FAMILY




1. Joseph Fitch of Norwalk, Conn., 1652, rem. to Nhn. (Northampton) in 1655, and was chosen selectman the same year. In 1660 he rem. to Hart., was representative there 1662-1668, and then rem. to Windsor, Conn. He m. Mary, dau. of Rev. Samuel Stone. He d. abt. 1727. Little can be found as to his ch.

Children:
Joseph.
Nathaniel.
Samuel, perhaps.
Mary, b. at Nhn., Jan. 1657-8.

We find that Joseph had two grandsons: -

2. Joseph, b. 1699, at East Windsor, Conn., where he d. Mar. 26, 1789, a. 91, whose s. John (b. 1743, d. 1793) built the first steamboat in America in 1787, and

3. John, the second grandson of Joseph (1) (probably a brother of Joseph, though there is no proof of this fact). He was b. at East Windsor, Conn., Mar. 14, 1802-03; m. Oct. 5, 1736, Lydia Scott, who was b. 1708. He sett. in Hat. (Hatfield). He built the first oil mill in Massachusetts in 1737; had a patent from the province for fifteen years.

Children:
Ebenezer, and four others.


4. Ebenezer, s. of John (3), was b. at Hat., Dec. 16, 1745; d. Jan. 16, 1835; m. Aug. 8, 1770, Abigail Taylor of Suffield, Conn., who was b. abt. 1745 and d. Sept. 5, 1818, a. 73. He surveyed lands in twenty towns in this vicinity from 1765 to 1825.

Children:
John, b. Mar. 31, 1772; d. Nov. 9, 1772.
Sophia, b. Dec. 8, 1774; m. Feb. 8, 1792, prob. John C. D. Minson.
Abigail, b. Dec. 21, 1776; m. Mar. 10, 1799, Sylvanus Smith.
Sarah, b. Mar. 5, 1779; m. (1) Apr. 8, 1822 Moses Burt; m. (2) Aug. 30, 1842, Dr. Daniel White of Hat.; d. Feb. 10, 1870.
John, b. July 7, 1781.
Lydia, b. Mara. 18, 1783; m. Nov. 8, 1809, Eldad Stebbins; d. Aug. 8, 1812.


5. John, s. of Ebenezer (4), was b. July 7, 1781; d. Mar. 4, 1847; m. (1) Nov. 26, 1818, Rachel King of Wilbraham, who d. Apr. 9, 1833, a. 47. He m. (2) Sept. 3, 1834, Wealthy Jones of Williamsburg, who was b. Sept. 14, 1798, and d. Mar. 22, 1854.

Children:
John Taylor, b. Mar. 26, 1822.
Abby, b. Apr. 11, 1824; m. George O. Whitney.
George C., b. June 6, 1828.


6. John Taylor, s. of John (5), was b. Mar. 26, 1822; d. May 14, 1887; m. Mar. 3, 1842, Julia A. White of Williamsburg, who d. Aug. 11, 1909.

Children:
Maria L., b. Aug. 29, 1845; m. Nov. 23, 1864, Charles L. Warner.
Hervey W., b. Nov. 17, 1849; d. Mar. 18, 1853.


7. George C., s. of John (5), was b. June 6, 1828; d. Oct. 7, 1905; m. Sept. 12, 1848, Sarah Kingsley of Hat., who was b. Sept. 9, 1827, and d. Mar. 3, 1902.

Children:
George W., b. June 29, 1849.
Ella E., b. Mar. 5, 1854; m. Feb. 20, 1877, Benjamin M. Warner of Hat.
Abby L., b. June 6, 1868; m. Mar. 24, 1889, Arthur L. Shumway of Amh.
Cora Belle, b. Nov. 22, 1870; m. Apr. 15, 1909, Edwin C. Spear of Spfd.


8. George W., s. of George C. (7), was b. June 29, 1849; m. Nov., 1871, Nellie M. Dayton of Nhn. Residents of Amh.

Child:
Lena M., b. Apr. 6, 1874.


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