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Personal data John Peter Fisher 

  • He was born on December 8, 1808 in Somerset Co., PA.
  • He died on July 7, 1894 in Union Twp., St. Joseph Co., IN, he was 85 years old.
  • He is buried after July 7, 1894 in Lamb's Settlement (Union Cem.), Union Twp., St. Joseph Co., IN.
  • This information was last updated on July 17, 2010.

Household of John Peter Fisher

(1) He is married to Sarah Ann Richter.

They got married on March 7, 1852 at St. Joseph Co., IN, he was 43 years old.

John Peter Fisher oo Sarah Richter

Marriage source: Fisher, Ed M., Fisher/Ayers FGS, (Lowell MI, EMF, mailed vii Oct MCMXCVI).

Note, however, that the date & place might be for any one of Sarah's 3 husbands. The FGS does not make it clear.

Glover, Charlotte, Richter GEDCOM file, (McRae AR, C.G., v Oct MMI) for yom = 1852.

Cooke, Joan, e-mail to David A. Navorska in re Sarah Ann Richter ii, (Pub. location unknown, JC, x Oct MMIX)

"... On March 7, 1852 in St. Joseph Co.,Indina, Sarah married John Peter Fisher. He had been previously married to Nancy Lee Hall who died in 1850. ..." <>

Child(ren):

  1. James Anthony Fisher  1862-1940 


(2) He is married to Nancy Lee Hall.

They got married at fortasse, somewhere, Verenigde Staten.

John Peter Fisher oo Nancy Lee Hall

Marriage source: Fisher, Ed M., Fisher\\Richter FGS, (Lowell MI, E.M.F., sent xxv Sept MCMXCVI) for evidence of marriage. <>

Notes about John Peter Fisher

John Peter Fisher

Source: Fisher, Ed M., Fisher/Richter FGS, (Lowell MI, EMF, mailed vii Oct MCMXCVI) for name.

Fisher, Ed M., Fisher\\Richter FGS, (Lowell MI, E.M.F., mailed xxv Sep MCMXCVI) for birth 8 Dec 1808 in PA; Married 18 Mar 1852 in Shanesville, Tuscarawas Co., OH; died 189 in Union Twp., St. Joseph Co., IN.

For yod, Mr. Fisher gives 189.

John Peter Fisher

Glover, Charlotte, Richter GEDCOM file, (McRae AR, C.R., v Oct MMI) for dob = 8 Dec 1808 in Somerset PA, dod = 7 Jul 1894 in Lakeville, St. Joseph Co., IN.

John's wives: 1) Nancy Lee Hall
2) Sarah Ann Richter

Cooke, Joan, e-mail to David A. Navorska in re Sarah Ann Richter ii, (Pub. location unknown, JC, x Oct MMIX)

"... On March 7, 1852 in St. Joseph Co.,Indina, Sarah married John Peter Fisher. He had been previously married to Nancy Lee Hall who died in 1850. They had 8 children: John, Peter, Darcas, Elizabeth, Margaret, Susan, Mary and Catherine. (Ican give you more details on them if you want) Children of Sarah and John Fisher were: Clarissa, Jacob W., Malinda, Willis P., Marion Francis, Abraham Lincoln, James Anthony, Ida Mae, Charles C., Clinton Francis and Nora A. (I can also give you more details on them). Sarah cared for her invalid husband John Pete Fisher until his death in 1904. ..." <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Peter Fisher

John Peter Fisher
1808-1894

(1) 1852

Sarah Ann Richter
1825-1917

James Anthony Fisher
1862-1940
(2) 

Nancy Lee Hall
< 1820-1850


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Birthday December 8, 1808

  • The temperature on December 8, 1808 was about 6.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1808: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 12 » John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church, Reculver, founded in 669, from coastal erosion is abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture and sculpture.
    • March 2 » The inaugural meeting of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is held in Edinburgh.
    • April 6 » John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company, that would eventually make him America's first millionaire.
    • April 8 » The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baltimore is promoted to an archdiocese, with the founding of the dioceses of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Bardstown (now Louisville) by Pope Pius VII.
    • May 2 » Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.
    • October 14 » The Republic of Ragusa is annexed by France.

Day of marriage March 7, 1852

  • The temperature on March 7, 1852 was about 8.2 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 36%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1852: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 17 » The United Kingdom signs the Sand River Convention with the South African Republic.
    • February 14 » Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital in England to provide in-patient beds specifically for children, is founded in London.
    • March 17 » Annibale De Gasparis discovers in Naples the asteroid Psyche from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
    • March 20 » Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.
    • September 11 » Outbreak of Revolution of September 11 resulting in the State of Buenos Aires declaring independence as a Republic.
    • September 24 » The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27km) from Paris to Trappes.

Day of death July 7, 1894

  • The temperature on July 7, 1894 was about 20.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 9 » New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
    • April 14 » The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
    • May 1 » Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
    • July 22 » The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte Jules-Albert de Dion, but the 'official' victory was awarded to Albert Lemaître driving his 3hp petrol engined Peugeot.
    • September 17 » Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
    • November 1 » Buffalo Bill, 15 of his Indians, and Annie Oakley were filmed by Thomas Edison in his Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey.


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