Fish, Benjamin Jr. b. 10 Aug 1740 Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA d. 2 Jul 1808 Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA: Thurmon King's New Sackett Database

1740 - 1808 (67 years)

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Name	Fish, Benjamin [1]
Suffix	Jr.
Born	10 Aug 1740	Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA [1]
Gender	Male
Died	2 Jul 1808	Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA [1]
Person ID	I14356	Sackett \| Descendants of Rev. John Moore, Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist
Last Modified	24 Aug 2021

Father Fish, Benjamin, b. 12 May 1697, Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA , d. 18 Oct 1773, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA (Age 76 years)

Mother Moore, Sarah Sackett, b. 29 Sep 1706, Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA , d. 17 Mar 1790, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA (Age 83 years)

Married 11 Jan 1728 Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA [2]

Children 9 children

+	1. Fish, Elizabeth, b. Feb 1730, Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA , d. Unknown
+	2. Fish, Rebecca, b. 1732, Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA , d. Unknown, Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
	3. Fish, Anna, b. 12 Mar 1732, Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA , d. Unknown
	4. Fish, Nathan, b. 19 Mar 1734, Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA , d. 16 Aug 1801, Centre Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years)
	5. Fish, Joseph, b. 29 Jul 1735, Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA , d. 29 Dec 1789 (Age 54 years)
	6. Fish, Samuel, b. 1 Nov 1737, Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA , d. Unknown
	7. Fish, Benjamin Jr., b. 10 Aug 1740, Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA , d. 2 Jul 1808, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA (Age 67 years)
	8. Fish, John, b. 30 Apr 1743, Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA , d. 30 May 1785 (Age 42 years)
	9. Fish, Nathaniel, b. 11 Dec 1745, Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA , d. 8 Jul 1804, Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA (Age 58 years)

Family ID F2672 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family Howell, Abigail, b. 15 Mar 1750, d. 11 Nov 1822 (Age 72 years)

Married Abt 1770 Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA

Children

	1. Fish, Israel, b. 14 Jul 1772, Long Island, New York, USA , d. 10 Jul 1860 (Age 87 years)
	2. Fish, Peter, b. 7 Mar 1774, Long Island, New York, USA , d. Unknown
	3. Fish, Asa, b. 5 Jan 1777, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA , d. 28 Feb 1851, Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA (Age 74 years)
	4. Fish, Nathan, b. 10 Dec 1779, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA , d. 7 Jul 1865, Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA (Age 85 years)
+	5. Fish, Benjamin III, b. 15 Nov 1785, Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA , d. 22 Jun 1880, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA (Age 94 years)

Last Modified 18 Jan 2009

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	Born - 10 Aug 1740 - Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA
	Married - Abt 1770 - Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
	Child - Fish, Israel - 14 Jul 1772 - Long Island, New York, USA
	Child - Fish, Peter - 7 Mar 1774 - Long Island, New York, USA
	Child - Fish, Asa - 5 Jan 1777 - Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
	Child - Fish, Nathan - 10 Dec 1779 - Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
	Child - Fish, Benjamin III - 15 Nov 1785 - Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
	Died - 2 Jul 1808 - Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA

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[S2624] Rev. John Moore of Newtown, Long Island, and some of his descendants, James W. Moore, 76-79 (Reliability: 2), 23 Aug 2021.
Sarah Moore⁴ and Benjamin Fish had

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358. Benjamin Fish⁵, b. Aug. 10, 1740, Long Island, m. Abigail Howell³ (Joshua², Daniel¹), b. March 15, 1750, d. Nov. 11, 1822; he d. suddenly, July 2, 1808. [414]

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358. Benjamin Fish⁵ (Sarah Moore⁴, m. Benjamin Fish, Joseph³, Capt. Samuel², Rev. John¹) and Abigail Howell³ (Joshua², Daniel¹).

Abigail Howell³ was the daughter of Joshua², b. October 11, 1722, and Rebecca Reed, granddaughter of Daniel Howell¹, d. April 25, 1732, and Mary ___, the sister of Ebenezer Prout's wife. Daniel Howell¹ came to Ewing, N. J., from Long Island.

Benjamin Fish⁵ and Abigail Howell had

414. Israel Fish⁶, b. July 14, 1772, m. October 25, 1797, Mary Slack (Richard), of Hopewell, N. J., b. February 7, 1769, d. April 16, 1853 ; he d. July 10, 1860 ; no children.

415. Peter Fish⁶, b. March 7, 1774, d. in infancy.

416. Asa Fish⁶, b. January 5, 1777, m. 1. Margaret Conover (Garret, m. Lamartie ____), d. August 16, 1822; 2. Rachel Anthony (William), d. April 27, 1868; he d. February 28, 1851 ; no children.

417. Nathan Fish⁶, b. December 10, 1779, m. March 7, 1805, Sarah Smith (John, of Lawrence), d. April 8, 1859, aet. 75 ; he d. July 7, 1865. [419]

418. Benjamin Fish⁶, b. November 15, 1785, Ewing township, N. J., m. April 7, 1812, Maria Moore* (William Sackett⁵, m. Elizabeth Moore⁵ (Benjamin⁴, Nathaniel³, Capt. Samuel², Rev. John¹), Benjamin⁴, m. Mary Hart, Joseph³, Capt. Samuel², Rev. John¹) b. April 25, 1792, d. July 26, 1865 ; he d. June 22, 1880. [462], [472]

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[S2624] Rev. John Moore of Newtown, Long Island, and some of his descendants, James W. Moore, 76-77 (Reliability: 2), 23 Aug 2021.
Joseph Moore³ and Elizabeth Sackett and Sarah Sackett had

338. Sarah⁴, b. September 29, 1706. m. January 11, 1728, Benjamin Fish³ (Nathan², Jonathan¹), b. May 12, 1697, d. Oct. 18, 1773; she d. March 17, 1790 ; removed to Trenton, N. J. [353]

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338. Sarah Moore⁴ (Joseph³, Capt. Samuel², Rev. John¹) and Benjamin Fish³, (Nathan², Jonathan¹).

Benjamin Fish³ removed from Newtown, L. I., about 1745, to Ewing, N.J. He was the son of Nathan Fish² of Newtown, d. August 1, 1734, and ____, the grandson of Jonathan Fish¹, d. in England, came to America, first lived at Lynn, Mass., removed to Sandwich, on Cape Cod, in 1637, joined in the settlement of Newtown as early as 1653, was Magistrate under the Dutch, 1661 and 1662, d. 1663, and Mary ____; his widow, is thought by Riker to have married Gershom Moore² (Rev. John¹). She had three sons, John, Samuel and Nathan, all of whom were patentees of Newtown in 1686. Samuel Fish d. 1700±, and left no children, and John probably removed to Elizabeth, N. J.

Sarah Moore⁴ and Benjamin Fish had

353. Elizabeth Fish⁵ b. Feb., 1730, m. Amos Hart (Joseph), his second wife. [361]

354. Rebecca Fish⁵, b. 1732, m. John Phillips (Thomas), of Pennsylvania. [363]

355. Nathan Fish⁵, b. March 19, 1734. Descendants in Butler and Union Counties, Pennsylvania. Rev. Reeder M. Fish, of Lewisburg, Penua., was one of them.

356. Joseph Fish⁵, b. July 29, 1735, m. Sarah Sovereign ; he d. Dec. 29, 1789.

357. Samuel Fish⁵, b. Nov. 1, 1737, m. Huldah Bennet. Descendants in Salem and Gloucester Counties, N. J.

358. Benjamin Fish⁵, b. Aug. 10, 1740, Long Island, m. Abigail Howell³ (Joshua², Daniel¹), b. March 15, 1750, d. Nov. 11, 1822; he d. suddenly, July 2, 1808. [414]

359. John Fish⁵, b. April 30, 1743, m. Catharine Dubois ; he d. May 30, 1785. Posterity in Salem and Gloucester Counties, N. J.

360. Nathaniel Fish⁵, b. Dec. 11, 1745, unmarried, d. July 8, 1804.

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