Brief Life History of John Bowers
When John Bowers Fiske was born on 31 August 1804, in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Micah Fiske, was 29 and his mother, Lydia Bowers, was 28. He married Mary Ireland on 6 November 1831, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 6 June 1852, at the age of 47.
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Sources (17)
- John B. Fisk, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- John Fiske in entry for Charles H. Fiske, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- John B. Fisk in entry for William Anson Fisk, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1804–1852 Male
1815–1853 Female
Children (7)
1833–1863 Male
1834–1880 Male
1836–1918 Male
1839–1839 Male
1844–1899 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1775–1817 Male
1776– Female
Siblings (8)
1800–1829 Male
1802– Female
1804–1852 Male
1806–1808 Male
1809– Female
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World Events (7)
1808
Age 4
1812
Age 8
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 15
Name Meaning
Norwegian: habitational name from a farm in western Norway, named from Old Norse fiskr ‘fish’ + -e from vin ‘meadow’.
English (East Anglia): variant of Fisk .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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