Abby Williams Fish

Abby W. Booth Fish

Born: 1819

Died: 1897

Father: Joseph Booth, b. Middleborough, Mass. July 2, 1778; d. Nov 9, 1840, Bristol, R. I.; only son of Joseph and Cely (Betsey) Smith Booth

Mother: Ruth Diman, b. prob. Bristol, 1783-84; dau. Timothy and Elizabeth (-?-) Diman of Bristol, [R.I. VRs],

Marriage: December 4, 1836, Bristol, R.I.

Spouse: Rowland Greene Fish, (b. 1813 - 1859)

Abby W. Booth was born in 1819. She married Rowland Greene Fish, (b. 1813 - 1859). She died in 1897, and is buried in the North Burial Ground, Bristol, Rhode Island.

Children:

• Eugene A. Fish, b. 1838; d. 1897
• Joseph H. Fish, b. 1840
• Louisa N. Fish, b.1841; d. 1873
• Alden B. Fish, b. 1844
• Byron Kimball Fish, b.1846
• Alberteene Fish, b. 1850, d. 1867
• Ruth A. Fish, b. 1851; d. 1919
• Mary P. Fish, b. 1857; d. 1894
• Stillborn, Fish, Birth 1853
• Walter Shute Fish, b. 1855
• William James Fish, b. 1859

Notes on Abby Booth's father:

"Joseph-6 is the only son of Joseph-5 and Cely (Betsey) Smith who migrated *south* instead of west like the rest of them (except for Jeremiah-6 and Smith-6, for whom I have no further record after birth... did they die young?). Joseph-6 simply went over the line to Bristol, R.I., married, and died there some 40 years later."

Here is the family summary as I found them in Bristol, Bristol Co. R.I.:

Joseph-6, b. Middleborough, Mass. 2 July 1778, [Columbus Smith: Booth Assoc. Rpt., 1868], d. Bristol, R. I. 9 Nov 1840 [R.I. VRs], m. Bristol, R.I. 13 Mar 1803, Ruth Diman, dau. Timothy and Elizabeth (-?-) Diman of Bristol [R.I. VRs], b. prob. Bristol, 1783-84 [1850 Census-Bristol, a. 67]. We find Joseph-6 as Head of Household in Bristol in the 1810, 1820, 1830 and 1840 US Census, and as you can see, he died a few months after the 1840 census taker came by.

No birth records of children are found, however from a marriage record and a census record we find two Bristol girls who are strong candidate-daughters of the only Booth family in town. They are:

i. Susan J. Booth, b. prob. Bristol, ca. 1818 [if a 21 year old bride], m. Bristol 9 July 1839, Henry A. Manchester [R.I. VRs, no parents names].

ii. Abby H., b. prob Bristol, 1819-20 [1850 Census-Bristol, a. 30], m. Bristol, 4 Dec 1836 [R.I. VRs], Rowland G. Fish, b. prob. Bristol, 1814 [1850 Census, a. 36].

Abby, was found in the 1850 Bristol census, hosting her widowed mother. Rowland G. Fish (Head) with wife, Abby, and mother-in-law, Ruth Booth, a. 67, plus six children: Eugene A., 12; Joseph H., 10; Lousia H., 9; Alden B., 6; Byron H., 4; and Albertine, 6/12. All occupants were born in R.I. Notice the second-born male, a good onomastic clue further supporting the belief that these are the grandchildren of Joseph-6.

From: Mac Young <mayoung@direcway.com>

Subject: [BOOTH-L] Joseph-6 Booth Family Summary (John-1) / Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 16:21:47 -0500

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOOTH/2004-03/1078694507

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The July 1860 US Census for Bristol, RI lists Abbie W (41) housekeeper, Eugene A. (22) labourer, Joseph H. (21) machinist, Louisa H. (19) domestic, Alden B. (16) farm labourer, Byron K. (14), Albertine (10), Ruth A. (8), Mary P. (7), Walter (5), and William J. (1).

The June 1870 US Census for Bristol, RI lists Abbie W (50) keeping house, Eugene A. (32) bill poster, Louisa H. (29) works in rubber factory, Alden B. (24) brakeman R.R., Byron K. (23), Ruth A. (18) works in rubber fact, Mary P. (16) nurse, Walter (14), and William J. (11) at school.

The June 1880 US Census for Bristol, RI lists Abby W. Fish (60), her son Eugene A. (42) bill poster, daughter Mary P. (27), son William (21) rubber worker, and grandson, no name (7).

Other sources:

Bristol Phoenix: http://library.rwu.edu/sites/default/files/downloads/library/master...

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55163499