Brief Life History of Fisk
When Fisk Beach was born about 1788, in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Adna Beach, was 32 and his mother, Mary Stanley, was 32. He married Roxy Fyler on 24 March 1814, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 12 May 1863, in Hunter, Hunter, Greene, New York, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Hunter, Greene, New York, United States.
Photos and Memories (0)
Do you know Fisk? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Fisk Beach, "United States Census, 1850"
- Fisk Beach, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
- Fisk Beach, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
Children (6)
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1788 · Connecticut Becomes the 5th State
Connecticut became a state on January 9, 1788. In 1650, before it was a state, the boundary of Connecticut ran north from the westside of Greenwich Bay and the coast of the Pacific Ocean. During the 1600s, Westmoreland County was in Connecticut when the boundaries were changed Westmoreland County went to Pennsylvania.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English beche ‘beech-tree’ (Old English bēce) or Middle English beche ‘stream’ (Old English bæce). Middle English beche may be from Old English bēce ‘beech’ or bæce ‘stream’, and without further evidence it is impossible to distinguish these in Middle English.
Americanized form of Alsatian and German Bitsch: habitational name from Bitche (German Bitsch) in Alsace and Lorraine, at the foot of the northern slope of the Vosges.
Americanized form of German (mainly Hesse) Bitsch: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.