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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Family Time Line
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"
Spouse and Children
1849– Male
1854– Female
Parents and Siblings
1816–1897 Male
1822–1867 Female
Siblings (5)
1843–1909 Female
1845– Male
1849– Male
1856–1938 Female
1861–1925 Male
World Events (8)
1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition
Age 2
1863
Age 14
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 32
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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