Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture James Fishburn

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: Est 1810 - of Wellfleet, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 3 May 1838 - lost at sea, off Cape Romain
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Notes
General:
"Lost overboard from ship Switzerland, of Boston, on the passage from Havre to Charleston, 3rd inst. off Cape Romain, Mr James Fishburn, of Wellfleet, seaman; he fell from the bows." 16 May 1838 Barnstable Patriot, p3

picture James Fishburn

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 1777
        Baptism: 
          Death: 15 Apr 1839 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 2
         Burial: in South Wellfleet cemetery
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Rebecca Hamblen (18 Apr 1782 - 23 Oct 1860) 3 4 
       Marriage: 11 Feb 1802 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 5
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Hamlin Fishburn (1807-1879) 6 7
                2. Sophronia Fishburn (1808-      ) 7
                3. Sarah Fishburn (1813-      ) 7
                4. James Fishburn (1815-1855) 7
                5. Joseph Mayo Fishburn (1819-1838) 7
                6. Henry Fishburn (Est 1806-      )


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Joseph Mayo Fishburn

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 19 Jan 1819 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 7
        Baptism: 
          Death: 3 May 1838
         Burial: in South Wellfleet cemetery
 Cause of Death: drowned


Parents
         Father: James Fishburn (1777-1839) 1
         Mother: Rebecca Hamblen (1782-1860) 3 4

Notes
General:
Joseph M., son of James and Rebecca, drowned 3 May, 1838, aged 19 years, 3 months. [On his father's stone.]

picture Julia Frances Fishburn

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 18 Aug 1867 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 8
        Baptism: 
          Death: 10 Aug 1868 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 9
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Captain James Fishburn (1842-1913)
         Mother: Martha A Gould (1848-      )


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Lizzie W Fishburn

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: Cir Oct 1879 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: George W Fishburn (1848-      )
         Mother: Lydia Ann (1857-      )


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Lydia A Fishburn

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 1 Feb 1882 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 20 Aug 1882 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 10
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: George W Fishburn (1848-      )
         Mother: Lydia Ann (1857-      )

Notes
Medical:
age 0-6-19

picture Mary Hamlin Fishburn

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 4 Jan 1807 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 7
        Baptism: 
          Death: 3 Feb 1879 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: James Fishburn (1777-1839) 1
         Mother: Rebecca Hamblen (1782-1860) 3 4

Spouses and Children
1. *George Mayo Graham (15 Sep 1802 - 10 Mar 1866) 6 11 
       Marriage: 22 Dec 1822 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 12
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. John Mayo Graham (1825-      ) 13
                2. Edmund Mayo Graham (1827-      ) 13
                3. James Fishborn Graham (1829-1891) 13
                4. Sophronia Fishborn Graham (1831-      ) 13
                5. Nicholas Hanson Graham (1834-1891) 13 14
                6. George Washington Graham (1835-1905) 15 16
                7. Rebecca F Graham (1838-1855) 17
                8. Joseph M Graham (1841-1904) 18
                9. Mary Ann Graham (1843-      ) 13 19
                10. Alice Graham (1846-      )
                11. Emma Graham (1849-1924)

Notes
Marriage Notes (George Mayo Graham)
George, Rebecca and Joseph may belong to another family

picture Sarah Fishburn

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 14 Nov 1813 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 7
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: James Fishburn (1777-1839) 1
         Mother: Rebecca Hamblen (1782-1860) 3 4


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Sophronia Fishburn

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 17 Sep 1808 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 7
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: James Fishburn (1777-1839) 1
         Mother: Rebecca Hamblen (1782-1860) 3 4


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Fisher

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: Est 1650
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Rebecca Partridge (1651 - After Nov 1702)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 


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Abner Fisher

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: Est 1785 - (Boston, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Joanna Whitcomb (Est 1787 -       )
       Marriage: 1809 - Boston, Massachusetts
         Status: 


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Adele Louise Fisher

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 15 Mar 1940 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 20
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Sherwood Manter Fisher (1904-1963) 21 22
         Mother: Louise Christine Mrosk (1909-After 1963) 21


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Amos Fisher

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: Abt 1765
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Deborah Atwood (20 Jan 1772 -       )
       Marriage: 14 Oct 1793 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 23
         Status: 


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Betsey Fisher

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: Cir 1795 - Wrentham, Massachusetts 24
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *William Hawes (25 Oct 1796 -       ) 25 
       Marriage: 19 Oct 1815 - Wrentham, Massachusetts 26
         Status: 

Notes
General:
There were several Betsey Fishers born 1785-1800 in Wrentham.

picture Chandler Fisher

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 1820 - Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Notes
General:
1850 US census, Wellfleet:
Chandler Fisher was 30, a shoe maker, born Mass., resident at Thomas Holbrook's hotel.

picture Captain Consider Fisher

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 1812 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Notes
General:
1850 US census, Edgartown
dwelling 72, family 93
Consider Fisher, 38, mariner, born Sandwich Mass, $800

Master of brig Altamaha of Marion, sperm whaling in the Atlantic from 16 May 1856 - Apr 1858.
source: Falmouth Mass. Historical Society Film #7, Manuscript #394, titled "Description of Whaling Experiences". by James H Fisher, born Falmouth 8 Feb 1836.

picture Cornelius Fisher

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: Est 1640
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Mercy Partridge (Est 1653 - After Nov 1702)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

Notes
General:
s/o Cornelius Fisher and Leah Heason
Marriage Notes (Mercy Partridge)
2 children

picture Elizabeth Fisher

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: Est 1595 - England
        Baptism: 
          Death: Cir 1643 - Plymouth, Plymouth Colony 27
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Stephen Hopkins (Abt 1580 - Jul 1644)
       Marriage: 9 Feb 1618 - St. Mary Matfelon, Whitechapel, London, England 27 28
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Damaris Hopkins (1618-Est 1624)
                2. Oceanus Hopkins (1620-Bef 1627) 27
                3. Caleb Hopkins (1623-Between 1644) 27
                4. Damaris Hopkins (1627-1668) 27
                5. Deborah Hopkins (1625-Bef 1674)
                6. Ruth Hopkins (Abt 1630-1644) 27
                7. Elizabeth Hopkins (Abt 1632-Abt 1659) 27

Notes
Marriage Notes (Stephen Hopkins)
Stephen Hopkins brought with him on the Mayflower his wife Elizabeth, children Giles and Constance by his first marriage, and Damaris by his second marriage. A son Oceanus was born while the Mayflower was at sea.
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MARRIAGE: (2) St. Mary Matfellon, Whitechapel, London, 19 February 1617/8 Elizabeth Fisher. She died at Plymouth sometime in the early 1640s before her husband, who desired to be buried near her; Bradford indicated that both she and her husband had lived in Plymouth above twenty years.

iii DAMARIS, b. say 1618; probably died at Plymouth before the birth of her sister of the same name.

iv OCEANUS, b. at sea on the Mayflower voyage between 16 September and 11 November 1620; died by 1627.

v CALEB, b. Plymouth say 1624; "became a seaman & died at Barbadoes" between 1644 and 1651 [Bradford 445].

vi DEBORAH, b. Plymouth say 1626; m. Plymouth 23 April 1646 as his first wife Andrew Ring [ PCR 2:98; TAG 42:202-05], daughter of widow MARY RING .

vii DAMARIS, b. Plymouth say 1628; m. Plymouth shortly after 10 June 1646 Jacob Cooke [MD 2:27-8], son of FRANCIS COOKE . (Since this Damaris was still bearing children in the early 1670s, she cannot be the same as the Damaris who came on the Mayflower.)

viii RUTH, b. Plymouth say 1630; d. after 30 November 1644 and before spring 1651 [ Bradford 445]; unm.

ix ELIZABETH, b. Plymouth say 1632; believed to have died by 6 October 1659 when her property was appraised "in case Elizabeth Hopkins do come no more" [ MD 4:114-19]; unm.
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picture Emma Francis Fisher

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 7 May 1931 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 29
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Sherwood Manter Fisher (1904-1963) 21 22
         Mother: Louise Christine Mrosk (1909-After 1963) 21

Spouses and Children
1. *Dr Richard Law (Est 1928 -       )
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

Notes
Marriage Notes (Dr Richard Law)
1963 of Woodbridge, Va.

picture Frank E Fisher

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 1903
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Georgeanna E Mann (1909 -       )
       Marriage: 5 Apr 1931 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 29
         Status: 

Notes
General:
1931 of Newton
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Sources


1 Bowman, Records from Cemetery near South Wellfleet Church (Mayflower Descendant).

2 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:242. Deaths.

3 Kenneth Cole, South Wellfleet Cemetery (Wellfleet, Mass. Rich Family Association).

4 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:27. the children of Benjamin Hamblen and Sarah his wife.

5 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:552. Marriages.

6 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 33. George & Mary Graham.

7 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:111. James and Rebecca Fishburn.

8 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 12.

9 Barnstable Patriot (Barnstable, Mass
archives 1830-1930 online at Sturgis Library, Barnstable), 18 Aug 1868.

10 Barnstable Patriot (Barnstable, Mass
archives 1830-1930 online at Sturgis Library, Barnstable), 29 Aug 1882.

11 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:72. Taylor & Deliverance Graham.

12 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:574.

13 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:136. The Children of George and Mary Graham.

14 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 32. N. Hanson Graham & Mary Lewis family.

15 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot A-63. Edwin H. & Laura M. Lamson family.

16 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1905. deaths.

17 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 92, #97. frequently differ from other records

18 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 50. 1904 #4.

19 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 4.

20 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1940.

21 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), row 19, lot 88. Bell & Fisher.

22 Provincetown Advocate (Provincetown, Massachusetts [partial archives online]), 17 Jan 1963, p5.

23 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:544. Marriages.

24 Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Wrentham, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (1910. Boston: NEHGS), 79.

25 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:65.

26 Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Wrentham, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (1910. Boston: NEHGS), 318.

27 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins. Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 (1995. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Great Migration Study Project.), Stephen Hopkins.

28 Stephen Hopkins family (mayflowerfamilies.com), Stephen Hopkins family.

29 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1931.


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