An American Family History

Deacon Ebenezer Fiske was born on March 22, 1679 in Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of William Fiske and Sarah Kilham.

He was a farmer. He married Elizabeth Fuller on May 24, 1710 in Wenham. She was the daughter of Jacob Fuller and Mary Bacon of Salem. Elizabeth was born in 1686.

Their children included:
Sarah Fiske Moulton (1711, married Samuel Moulton),
Jonathan Fiske (1713, died aged 23),
Ebenezer Fiske (1716, married Dorcas Tyler),
Elizabeth Fiske Bradstreet (1718, married John Bradstreet),
Jacob Fiske (1721, married Elizabeth Lamson),
Mary Fiske (1723),
William Fiske (1726, married Susannah Batchelder),
Mercy Fiske Perkins (1728, married David Perkins son of Jonathan Perkins and Elizabeth Potter), and
Lucy Fiske White (1732, married Thomas White).

In 1728, he was his father’s principal heir and legatee.

Elizabeth died on August 25, 1732. He was elected deacon in 1739.

His second wife was Mrs. Martha Kimball. They married on December 1, 1733.

He died on September 30, 1771.

Deacons played a respected and important role in early New England churches. They sat in a raised pew near the pulpit and had special duties during communion.

Some Puritans gave their children hortatory names (from the Latin for “encourage”) like Thankful, hoping that the children would live up to them. The names were used for several generations.

Children of Deacon William Fiske and Sarah Kilham William Fiske Sarah Fiske Cook Ruth Fiske Samuel Fiske Martha Fiske Joseph Fiske Samuel Fiske Joseph Fiske Benjamin Fiske Theophilus Fiske Ebenezer Fiske Deacon Ebenezer Fiske Jonathan Fiske Elizabeth Fiske Foster

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.