Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Fiske, Horatio Hancock |
Other names |
Horatio H. Fiske |
Born |
23 Jun 1790 |
Birthplace |
West Cambridge |
Deceased |
13 Sep 1829 |
Deceased where |
West Cambridge - Boston? |
Father |
Fiske, Thaddeus |
Mother |
Clarke, Lucy |
Notes |
Died at age 39 leaving wife and 2 daughters Both daughters married George B. Neal of Charlestown (after one died) Fiske and fIsk Family by Frederick Clifton Pierce c. 1896 p. 498 Horatio Hancock Fiske, birth June 22 1790 in Mentomy, Middlesex County, MA; married March 29 1818 Letitia Whittemore, daughter of Amos, of West Cambridge, inventor of the celebrated machine for making cards. Haratio H. and Letitia, his wife, owned the covenant in Arlington, Nov. 20 1823, the same date Elmira, his daughters, was baptized. Horatio Hancock, son of Rev. Thaddeus, was bap. June 27, 1790. . . "served an apprenticeship in the mercantile house of Munson & Bernard, Boston, from 1805 to 1813. He then commenced mercantile business in the co-partnership and under the firm name of Stanton, Fiske & Nichols, Boston, who were very enterprising, reputable, and successful merchants." he died aged 30, leaving a wife and two daughters, Elmira and Caroline. An obituary notice in the Sentinel , Sep 16, 1829, speaks of him as the only son of the Rev. Dr. Fiske, of West Cambridge, and as one of 'our most active, correct and enterprising merchanges. Whatever was required of him was sure to be done punctually, faithfully, and to be to the best of his power, few perhaps live so short a period in whose character is combined more good qualities than his, or fill up the measure of their days better than he. Both his daughters married George B. Neal of Charlestown. He died on Sept 13, 1829 in Boston. |
Occupation |
"served an apprnticeship in the mercantile house of Munson and Barnard, Boston, who were very enterprising, reputable and successful merchants. |
Spouse |
Letitia Whittmore m. 29 Mar 1818 |
Children |
Elmira before 1823 Caroline Harris b. 1829 d. 1848 |
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