Capt. Ebenezer Fisk

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Capt. Ebenezer Fisk

Also Known As: "Ebenezer Fish Or Fisk", "Ebenezer Fisk", "Ichabad Ebenezer Fiske"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Connecticut
Death: May 31, 1790 (70)
South Hero Township, Grand Isle County, Vermont Republic, United States
Place of Burial: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Ebenezer Fiske, of New Milford and Mehitable Fiske
Husband of Sarah Fisk and Sarah Fiske
Father of Ichabod Ebenezer Fisk; Samuel Fisk; Solomon Fisk; Isaac Fisk; Captain Solomon Fisk and 6 others
Brother of Mehitable Platt; Hannah Bostwick; Ann Bostwick; Mehitable Fiske and Benjamin Fiske

Managed by: Stephanie Jean Herter Branham
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About Capt. Ebenezer Fisk

Citation
History of South Heroe Island Being the Towns of South Hero and Grand Isle Vermont - Volume I , is a book in the New England Historic and Genealogical Society Library in Boston, Massachusetts.
Notes
This book has early records of the Towns of South Hero and Grand Isle Vermont. It mentions John Fisk, his brother Ichabod E. Fisk, his father Ebenezer Fisk and his sons John Dean Fisk and Claudius Lucius Fisk. It had great maps of the land grants and tells the history of the area.
John Fisk's land is shown on page 19. He is also shown on pages 16,33,38,41,44 and 47.



Citation
The book "State Papers of Vermont" Volume II edited by Franklin H. Dewart 1922 was found at the Research Library at UCLA in Los Angeles California
Notes
This has township Charters for land granted by the State of Vermont to various individuals.
The Charter of Two Heroes lists John Fisk and his father Ebenezer Fisk -pages 192-193
It was granted October 27, 1779. It is important because John Fisk and his family lived there.
In fact Ebenezer Fisk taught all of his living children to speculate on land at the end of the Revolutionary War because Ichabod Ebenezer, Solomon, John, Sarah, Ruth and Isaac Fisk are all on the Charter for Burk, February 26, 1782 - Before the end of the War. pages 34-35

Other charters where their names appear:
Charter of Victory - Ebenezer, ichabod E, Isaac and John Fisk - 6 September 1781 - pages 197-198
Charter of Vershire - Ebenezer Fisk - 3 August 1781 - pages 195-196
Charter of Victory Town in Essex County- "grant of 23,040 acres to Capt. Ebenezer Fisk and 64 associates - 6 September 1781 - page 358
Charter of Berkshire - John Fisk 22 June 1781 - page 21
Charter of Montgomery page 138-139 - Ebenezer, Solomon, Sarah and Ruth Fisk 8 October, 1789
Charter of Littleton - Ebenezer Fisk - 8 November 1780 - page 125


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Capt. Ebenezer Fisk's Timeline

1719
December 13, 1719
Connecticut
1741
November 23, 1741
Age 21
Wenham, Massachusetts
1747
October 19, 1747
New Milford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
October 19, 1747
New Milford, Litchfield Co, CT
1750
February 1, 1750
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1751
April 21, 1751
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1752
September 24, 1752
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
September 24, 1752
New Milford, Ct
1754
May 23, 1754
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States