Lyman Francis Fish

Male12 March 1849–

Brief Life History of Lyman Francis

When Lyman Francis Fish was born on 12 March 1849, in Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, United States, his father, William W Fish, was 33 and his mother, Sarah Ann Pratt, was 27. He married Laura E. Greenlaw on 24 December 1874, in Calais, Washington, Maine, United States. He lived in Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, United States for about 50 years and Somerset, Maine, United States in 1920. He was buried in Bloomfield, Somerset, Maine, United States.

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Lyman Francis Fish
1849–
Laura E. Greenlaw
1854–
Marriage: 24 December 1874

Sources (8)

  • Lyman Fish in household of Edward F. Tukey, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Lyman Francis Fish, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Lyman F Fish, "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980"

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  • Marriage
    24 December 1874Calais, Washington, Maine, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition

    Age 2

    "In 1851, Maine outlawed the sale of alcohol, allowing exceptions only for ""medicinal, mechanical, and manufacturing purposes"". This made Maine the first state to experiment with prohibition. Neal Dow, mayor of Portland, believed that alcohol was linked to slavery and was also convinced by the Christian temperance movement. Dow ran into problems later for his anti-immigration rhetoric against the Irish, and also for breaking his own prohibition laws; although not a designated ""purchaser"", Dow personally purchased alcohol to distribute to local doctors, violating a technicality. As the citizens turned against him, Dow eventually ordered soldiers to fire on protesters. This marked a sharp decline in Dow's political career, and the Maine Law was repealed by 1856. Aspects of the law would remain in tact, however, and ultimately paved the way for the 18th Amendment, which prohibited alcohol on the national level."

    1863

    Age 14

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 32

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    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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