Captain John Fisher

Abt 1742 - Abt 1815  (~ 73 years)

• Name	John Fisher
  Title	Captain
  Birth	Abt 1742	Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	16 Mar 1777	Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA
  	American Revolution (US)
  Occupation	Master of the Sloop Beaver
  Death	Abt 1815	Victor, Ontario Co., New York, USA
  Burial	Fishers Cemetery, Victor, Ontario County, New York, USA
  Notes	1762 his marriage record he is known as "a Seafaring Man" 20Oct1767, John Fisher (Mariner) and wife Bethia and Hannah Scolley(spinster) deed to John Greenleafe (apothacary) land; in Williams Court. 1786 taxpayer in Palmer 1794 deed dated 16 Dec 1794 in Palmer 1795 (Lber 31, Pge 727) John Jr deed to Judah Ferry in Palmer, MA ------------------------ Notes from Sheldon Fisher. Master of the Sloop Beaver II. Lost some of his property in the great Boston Fire of 1760. A child's arm chair and a matching adults chair were saved and is still in the family (2001-Shelton Fisher) The following was also written, however, John did not die in the 1780's at sea he was in fact living in Victor in 1810. If you are attacked by a would-be assassin and your life is saved by the providential hand of a passing stranger, just give the man a pipe he can smoke — and if it's your best smoker to boot, he'll cherish it all of his days and pass it on to posterity. That's what happened to Capt. John Fisher, 18th Century tea trader, enroute to China, who stopped in India for an extra cargo. While witnessing a procession in honor of an Indian prince, he quickly turned the hand of a ruffian who tried to murder the potentate. So pleased was his majesty that he bestowed upon the captain his favorite pipe. Fifteen inches long, with a stem of carved horn, wood and ivory, and a porcelain bowl in the form of a turbaned head, the pipe has been handed down from one generation to another, finally reaching its present owner, J. Sheldon Fisher, of Fishers, N. Y., great-great, great-grandson of Capt. John. The adventuresome seafarer lived in Boston, overlooking the Common and according to family tradition, participated in a certain famous tea party. As the boxes were broken open, on that historic occasion, some of the tea spilled into the captain's boots. Arriving home from the "party," he and his wife, Mary, so the story goes, set aside their patriotic fervor, for the moment and stole into the attic for a quiet (and secret) cup of tea. Soon after Capt. Fisher set forth on a long voyage which proved to be his last. He is believed to have perished at the hands of Portuguese pirates upon whom he had sworn vengeance for a previous unfortunate encounter. His son Robert brought his family overland to the Irondequoit Valley In 1811 and died shortly after, when his son Charles became the head of the family, thus firmly fixing the name of Fisher's to the settlement where he had made his home. ROCHESTER TIMES-UNION, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1941, Chats On Antiques, By JOAN LYNN SCHILD
  Person ID	I15617	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family	Bethiah Scollay,   b. 30 Dec 1744, Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA d. Aft 1820, Victor, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	27 May 1762	Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
  	By the Rev'd Mr. Ebenezer Turell
  Children	1. John Fisher, Jr.,   c. 20 Mar 1763, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA   2. Samuel Scollay Fisher,   c. 5 May 1765, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA   3. Hannah Fisher,   b. 19 Jul 1767, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 1768, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 0 years) + 4. Hannah Fisher,   c. 28 May 1769, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 27 Aug 1849, Palmer, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 80 years) + 5. Captain Robert Fisher,   c. 24 Feb 1771, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 1816, Victor, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age ~ 44 years) + 6. Deborah Fisher,   c. 14 Feb 1773, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 31 Dec 1857, Kingsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA (Age ~ 84 years)   7. Martha Fisher,   c. 19 Feb 1775, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F5255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1742 - Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 27 May 1762 - Medford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA Military Service - American Revolution (US) - 16 Mar 1777 - Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Death - Abt 1815 - Victor, Ontario Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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