Artus Harding Fish

Artus Harding Fish

Born: March 3, 1883 in Bristol, Rhode Island

Father: Alden B. Fish, 1844, Rhode Island; d. Apr. 6, 1884, Bristol, Bristol Co, Rhode Island

Mother: Helen Augusta "Nellie" Harding, b. Jun., 1846, Massachusetts; d. Jun. 8, 1914, Providence, Rhode Island

Marriage: September 19, 1911, Attleborough, Massachusetts

Spouse: Josephine Hannah Curran, b. October 1872, North Attleboro, Mass.; d. Aug. 19, 1940, Providence, R.I.; dau of Thomas A. and Lavinia D. (Forshner) Curran

Artus Harding Fish was born on March 3, 1883 in Bristol, Rhode Island, to Alden B. Fish and Helen (Nellie) Harding. His father, Alden Fish passed away in 1884, and in 1885 his mother Helen was still living in Bristol and working as a dressmaker to support Artus and his older sister Florence who passed away in that year. On January 5, 1888, in Providence, RI, Helen married Benjaman Tanner who was born in North Kingstown in 1822, and the family moved to Providence. Benjamin died in 1889. The 1900 and 1910 censuses list Artus and his mother living at 201 Pearl St. in Providence, where Artus was Post Office worker. On September 19, 1911, Artus, 28, son of Alden Fish and Helen Harding of Bristol, RI, married Josephine H. Curran, daughter of Thomas A. Curran and Lavinia Forshner, in Attleborough, Massachusetts. The 1920 census lists Artus, 36, and Josephine 45, residing at 142 Wesleyan Ave in Providence, with Josephine's father, Thomas A. Curran, 73, and with no children.

June 1900 US Census for Providence, RI lists: Head of house rented at 201 Pearl St. - Helen Tanner, 53, b. June 1846, Mass, widowed; Son - Artus H. Fish, 17, b. 03 Mar 1883, RI, occupation: P.O. worker.

April 1910 US Census for Providence, RI lists: Head of house rented at 201 Pearl St. - Helen Tanner, 63, b. Mass, widowed; Son - Artus H. Fish, 27, b. RI, occupation: Postal Clerk.

On September 19, 1911, Artus H. Fish, 28, son of Alden Fish and Helen Harding of Bristol, RI, married in Attleborough, Massachusetts, H Josephine Curran, daughter of Thomas A. Curran and Lavinia Forshner.

January 1920 US Census for Providence, RI lists: Head of house rented at 142 Wesleyan Ave - Artus H. Fish, 36, b. RI, parents b. RI, occupation: Foreman, Post Office; Wife - Josephine H. Fish, 45, b. Mass., father b. RI, mother b. Nova Scotia; Father in law - Thomas A. Curran, 73, b. RI, father b. Ireland, mother b. Ireland, occupation: Burnisher Jewelry Co.

Burial: North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Gravestone Details: Section DQ, Map 00035, Stone Material - granite, Condition good, Shape - pointed top, no carving, Legibility good, Number of Graves on Stone 4, Last Seen Date 1995.

Sources:

"Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," index, FamilySearch - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZY2-VYZ

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4FZ-XHB

heritagequestonline.com censuses

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