Capt. Jabez Fitch

CAPT Fitch, the son of Jabez Fitch and Anne Knowlton, married Hannah Perkins. He was a veteran of both the French and Indian Wars and the American Revolution (17th Connecticut Regiment). He kept a diary of his Revolutionary War experiences, which was later published. He was captured by the British on 27 August 1776 during the Battle of Long Island. He was one of the original settlers of Hyde Park, VT, arriving in 1788 with three of his sons (Darius, Theophilus, and Jabez). The rest of the family arrived later.

Jabez Fitch, born at Norwich, Connecticut, February 15, 1737, was known to keep a detailed diary from when he was about 12 until shortly before his death in 1812. It is from this diary that we have much of the information about the early settlement of Hyde Park. Capt. Fitch came to Hyde Park in 1787 for the first time and was present during the original surveying of the town. He returned again in 1788 with three of his sons, Darius, Wilson, & Jabez, and began to clear the land during the warm months. Another year or two later the family came to settle permanently.