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Stephen Fiske

Greenwich was Incorporated in 1749 and dissolved in 1938. It was renamed from Quabbin in 1754. It was also called Quaker Plain and Narragansett. Quabbin is now under the Quabbin reservoir. It is also spelled Quabin.

Stephen Fiske was born on September 14, 1714 in Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut. His parents were William Fiske and Eunice Jennings. He was christened on April 17, 1715 in Weston, Massachusetts.

He married Prudence Farley (1719) in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts on August 5, 1742. Her parents were John Farley and Mary Johnson.

Stephen and Prudent's children were Prudence Fiske (1745), Olive Fiske (1747), Mary Fiske (1749), and Rufus Fiske (1752).

He later married Ann Bradish Green on June 26, 1758 in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Ann was born on June 6, 1729 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts. Her parents were James Bradish and Damaris Rice. She was a widow and had been married to John Green who was killed in the Battle of Lake George on September 8, 1755.

Stephen and Ann had at least one child, James Fiske, who was born November 17, 1844 in Greenwich, Massachusetts.

Stephen died October 20, 1764 and Ann died in 1826 in Vermont.

Before 1752 the year began on March 25th. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year, not the beginning.

Children of William Fiske
and Eunice Jennings
  • William Fiske
  • Hannah Fiske Powers
  • Stephen Fiske
  • Nathan Fiske
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    History of Hardwick, Massachusetts: With a Genealogical Register
    By Lucius Robinson Paige
    Published by Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1883
     
     

    Green, John, prob. s. of Thomas, and b. in Shrewsbury 2 Mar. 1726, m. Anna Bradish 7 Dec. 1751, and had William, b. 21 Sep. 1752; John, b. 3 May1754. John the f. was a tanner and a soldier. He was killed in battle 8 Sep.1755. In his will he made provision for his wife and two children, and also for his mother Mary. His w. Anna prob. m. Stephen Fisk of Gr. 29 June 1758.

     

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