Colonel William Fitch

1737 - 1805  (67 years)

• Name	William Fitch
  Title	Colonel
  Birth	18 Jul 1737	Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1777
  	American Revolution (US)
  Death	30 Apr 1805	Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont
  Burial	Old Pawlet Cemetery, Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont
  Notes	Col. Wm. Fitch was one of the earliest settlers and most prominent citizens of the town. He was employed by the council of safety to furnish supplies to the troops raised to repel the invasion of Burgoyne in 1777. When the settlers north of this town fled, panic struck at Burgoyne. His wife Alethia, with three small daughters, all mounted on one horse, started south for a place of refuge, but being reassured they soon returned. He owned the first saw and grist mill built at the village, by William Bradford, and kept the first store in town. The village was known on our early maps as Fitch's Mills.
  Person ID	I45443	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family	Atie Wheeler,   b. 1741   d. 26 Apr 1805, Richmond, Ontario County, New York (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1788
  Children	+ 1. Margaret Fitch,   b. 7 Nov 1763, Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont d. 24 Mar 1833, Richmond, Ontario County, New York (Age 69 years) + 2. Sybil Fitch,   b. 24 Feb 1772, Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont d. 14 Jun 1850, Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont (Age 78 years) + 3. Hannah Fitch,   b. 28 Dec 1773, Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont d. 17 Jan 1837, Rochester, Oakland County, Michigan (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F16468	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Jul 1737 - Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut Death - 30 Apr 1805 - Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont Burial - - Old Pawlet Cemetery, Pawlet, Rutland County, Vermont  = Link to Google Earth
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