Brief Life History of Abigail
When Abigail Fish was born in 1730, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, David Fish, was 11727 and her mother, Mary Searle, was 29. She married David Fanning on 2 January 1749, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 26 June 1771, in her hometown, at the age of 41.
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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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