Brief Life History of Benjamin L.
Benjamin L. Fish was born about 1786, in Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, United States. He married Thankful Emery on 25 August 1807, in Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters.
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- Benjamin L Fish, "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- Benjamin L Fish in entry for Rebecca Fish, "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- Benjamin L Fish in entry for Sarah Fish, "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English fish, fisch, fisk ‘fish’ (Old English fisc, Old Norse fiskr), a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a fish.
Americanized form of German Fisch , and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname. The surname of Jewish and German origin is also found in Britain.
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Poisson ‘fish’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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