Shubael Fish

Male17 October 1808–1 November 1824

Brief Life History of Shubael

When Shubael Fish was born on 17 October 1808, in New York, United States, his father, George Washington Fish Sr, was 25 and his mother, Polly Smith, was 20. He died on 1 November 1824, in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, United States, at the age of 16, and was buried in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Fish Sr
1783–1842
Polly Smith
1788–1861
Shubael Fish
1808–1824
Aurelia Joanna Fish
1822–1828
Chloe Fish
1810–1895
Sophia Fish
1815–1888
John Fish
1818–
Aurelia Fish
1819–1821
George Washington Fish Jr
1828–1841

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Siblings (7)

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World Events (5)

1812

Age 4

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · War of 1812

Age 4

Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 11

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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