The New England Meetinghouse was the only municipal building in a town. Both worship and civil meetings were held there. It was customary for men and women to sit separately and the town chose a committee once a year to assign seats according to what was paid, age, and dignity.
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 included:
Prudence Fiske (1745),
Olive Fiske (1747),
Mary Fiske (1749), and Lieutenant Rufus Fiske (1752, married Dorcas Gleason).
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.
Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts was incorporated in 1749 and dissolved in 1938. It was renamed from Quabbin in 1754 .
First printed in Boston 1745
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
