Asa Fitch transcripts of Jabez Fitch narrative and diaries circa 1871

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Asa Fitch transcripts of Jabez Fitch narrative and diaries circa 1871

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Asa Fitch (1809-1879) of Salem, New York was an entomologist and genealogist. He was the grandson of Jabez Fitch (1737-1812) of Norwich, Connecticut and Hyde Park, Vermont, a soldier in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. The collection consists of Asa Fitch's transcripts of Jabez Fitch's narrative account of his treatment as an American prisoner of war after the Battle of Long Island, 1776-1777, his brief digest of diaries for the years 1749-1756, and his diaries continuing from late 1756-1772 May, 1774 Jan.-Oct., and 1777 Dec.-1793 Jan.; as well as Asa Fitch's transcripts of some miscellaneous items relating to the Fitch family; and his index with notes of family members and events mentioned in the Jabez Fitch diaries. Miscellaneous items include transcripts of Capt. Samuel P. Fitch's Voyage to the Pacific, from a New London, Connecticut newspaper, 21 Dec. 1808; the pension warrant of Joanna Walker, widow of Cordilla Fitch; and genealogical notes on the Fitch family from the volume known as the Brewster Book.

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Fitch, Jabez, 1737-1812

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Jabez Fitch (1737-1812) of Norwich, Connecticut and Hyde Park, Vermont, served as a soldier in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. From the description of Jabez Fitch diary, 1776-1777. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 441991880 From the guide to the Jabez Fitch diary, 1776-1777, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Army officer. From the description of Jabez Fitch journals, 1775. (Unknown). Worl...

Fitch family

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Asa Fitch (1809-1879) of Salem, New York was an entomologist and genealogist. He was the grandson of Jabez Fitch (1737-1812) of Norwich, Connecticut and Hyde Park, Vermont, a soldier in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. From the guide to the Asa Fitch transcripts of Jabez Fitch narrative and diaries, circa 1871, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection

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Fitch, Asa, 1809-1879

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The Saratoga Patent was originally granted to Peter Schuyler and others on November 4, 1684. From the description of Map of Saratoga Patent and Margaret Livingston's and Bayard's Lots, Saratoga and Washington Counties, New York, 1849. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122346632 Asa Fitch (1809-1879) of Salem, New York was an entomologist and genealogist. He was the grandson of Jabez Fitch (1737-1812) of Norwich, Connecticut and Hyde Park, Vermont, a soldier in the French and In...