Charles “Squire” Fisher, Namesake of Fishers New York

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Charles Fisher, Sr.

Also Known As: "Chas.", "Squire"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: May 04, 1872 (75)
Fishers, Ontario County, New York, United States
Place of Burial: Wangum Road, Fishers, Ontario County, NY, 14564, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Robert Fisher and Lucinda Fisher
Husband of Helen Jane Fisher and Rebeckah (Gaskill) Fisher
Father of Henry Pardee Fisher; William Frank Fisher; Charles Fisher, Jr.; Robert Fisher; Harriet Fisher and 2 others
Brother of Lorinda (Fisher) Strong; Samantha (Fisher) Rose and Lucinda McMichael

Occupation: Postmaster, Justice of The Peace
FamilySearch: L8PR-JZ5
MEMORIAL ID: 108675650 🪦
OurNorthernRoots: I15576
WikiTree: Fisher-22198
Managed by: Philipp E. Kafka
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About Charles “Squire” Fisher, Namesake of Fishers New York

m1. 29 July 1821, Rebeckah Gaskill. She died. They had two sons and three daughters.
m2. October 21, 1850, Helen Jane Pardee. They had two sons.



Charles was the son of Robert Fisher who passed away about 1811 at Fishers, Ontario, NY and Lucinda Cleland.

Charles was the grandson of John Fisher.



From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;

"Charles Fisher, was born in Stockbridge, Mass., November 30, 1796, and came with his parents to Woodstock, Madison county, when he was two months old, and afterwards, in the year 1811, to Henrietta, Monroe county.

In the year of 1814 he located permanently at Fisher's, in the town of Victor. He was among the earliest settlers here, and the place was named after him. He was justice of the peace for a term of years, postmaster, and entertained travelers until there was a hotel started in the place.

He married twice, first July 29, 1821, to Rebeckah Gaskell of Victor. They had two sons and three daughters: Harriet; Charles, now of Newton, Kansas; Almira; Robert, an attorney of Victor village; and Mary R. Mrs. Fisher died September 7, 1848.

He married second Helen J. Pardee, on October 21, 1850. They had two sons, Henry P., born December 27, 1851, died June 25, 1893, who married Lucy E. Bushman, November 9, 1875, and had two children: Clara and Charles. William F. was born March 9, 1854; September 6, 1882, he married Addie C., daughter of Almon and Emily Preston, of Battle Creek, Mich. They have two sons, Almon P. and Henry S.

Mr. Fisher was a produce dealer with his brother for some time, but is now farming on the old homestead. He is a member of Milner Lodge, No. 139, F. & A. M., Victor, and Excelsior Chapter, No. 164, R. A. M., Canandaigua."



From Ontario County Times 8 May 1872.
"Charles Fisher, the well-known and estimable citizen from whom Fisher's Station on the New York Central railroad took its name, died at his residence in that place on Saturday last, at the age of seventy-three years.

Pioneer Charles Fisher prospered by clearing the forest, sawing the lumber in his mills and selling the cleared land to farmers. The next generation of Fishers, brothers William and Henry Pardee Fisher, operated a nursery here, specializing in newly developed varieties of apples and pears, per William's grandson, John Sheldon Fisher at a park dedication ceremony in 2001."

It is possible that his remains along with several other Fishers were removed to Broughton Hill Cemetery in 1884.


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Charles “Squire” Fisher, Namesake of Fishers New York's Timeline

1796
November 30, 1796
Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
1827
May 8, 1827
Victor, Ontario, NY, United States
1834
1834
1851
1851