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Fisk (Family : Fisk, Benjamin Bigford Fisk, 1794-1832)

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Biography

Benjamin Bigford Fisk (1794-1832) married Lydia Aldrich (1796-1879) on April 12, 1816, in Connecticut. They had six sons: Cyrus B., Leander, Welcome V., Horace A., Clinton Bowen, and Benjamin W. These sons were born in Connecticut, New York, and Michigan. Leander Fisk married Fannie Ellis in Michigan in 1857. They migrated from Michigan to Oakland, California, in 1853. Clinton Bowen Fisk was a financier and served as a Brigadier General in Missouri during the Civil War. He later founded Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Cyrus B., Welcome V., Horace A., and Benjamin W. all lived and died in Michigan.

Citation:
UPB files, June 17, 2024 (Leander and Fannie Fisk migrated from Michigan to Oakland, California, in 1853. Clinton Bowen Fisk was a financier and served as a Brigadier General in Missouri during the Civil War. He later founded Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee)

FamilySearch, June 17, 2024 (Benjamin Bigford Fisk (1794-1832) married Lydia Aldrich (1796-1879) on April 12, 1816, in Connecticut. Six sons: Cyrus B., Leander, Welcome V., Horace A., Clinton Bowen, and Benjamin W. These sons were born in Connecticut, New York, and Michigan. Leander Fisk married Fannie Ellis in Michigan in 1857. Cyrus B., Welcome V., Horace A., and Benjamin W. all lived and died in Michigan)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Fisk family papers

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233282695]
Identifier: MSS SC 848
Scope and Contents Papers of the Fisk family of Michigan, Connecticut, and New York, dated 1831-1895. Contains multiple letters sent from Leander Fisk and his wife Fannie Fisk, Clinton B. Fisk, Hannah Stearns, and Lydia Powell. Leander and Fannie write of a journey to the California gold fields and their home in Oakland, California. Letters discuss travels, family matters, including condolences on deaths, and a pension request sent to the United States Department of Interior. Collection also includes...
Dates: 1831-1895
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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