Fish, Asa, 1790-1861
Asa Fish was born in Stonington, Connecticut, on July 17, 1790. He was the son of Sands Fish and Bridget Gallup. He was a merchant, insurance agent, bank and railroad director, selectman, probate judge, state legislator, and political and civic leader of Stonington. He was married to Prudence Brown Dean on September 30, 1818. Fish died in Mystic, Connecticut, on April 20, 1861.
From the guide to the Asa Fish papers, 1810-1855, (Manuscripts and Archives)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Fish, Asa, 1790-1861. Asa Fish papers, 1810-1855 (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Fanning, Edmund, 1769-1841. Letter: to Asa Fish /by Edmund Fanning, 1840 Dec 7. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Packer, Mason R., 1800-1888. Mason R. Packer papers, ca. 1832-1856. | G. W. Blunt White Library | |
| creatorOf | Fish, Asa, 1790-1861. Letter, 1839 January 30, Mystic Bridge (Stonington), Conn., to Elisha Haley, Washington, D.C. | Connecticut Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Asa Fish papers, 1810-1855 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Packer, Mason R., 1800-1888. Papers, ca. 1832-1856. | G. W. Blunt White Library |
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| associatedWith | Fanning, Edmund, 1769-1841. | person |
| associatedWith | Fish, James Deane, b. 1819. | person |
| associatedWith | Fish, Silas, b. 1825. | person |
| associatedWith | Gales & Seaton. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Haley, Elisha, 1776-1860. | person |
| associatedWith | Packer, Mason R., 1800-1888. | person |
| associatedWith | Perkins, Thomas Clap, 1798-1870. | person |
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| United States | |||
| Stonington (Conn.) | |||
| Connecticut--Stonington | |||
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| Business |
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| Sealing |
| Shipping |
| Whaling |
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Birth 1790
Death 1861
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