Samuel A. Fisher

1758 - 1812  (53 years)

• Name	Samuel A. Fisher  [1]
  Born	26 Aug 1758	Londonderry, Rockingham Co., NH, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer
  Residence	1767	Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2]
  Residence	1784	Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2]
  Died	12 May 1812	Upper Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Upper Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Notes	From Douglas Goff, correspondent. Samuel Fisher went to Truro, Nova Scotia in 1767 with his half-sister Janet when she married Matthew Archibald. Samuel was nine years old at that time. He married Mary Tupper and settled along the river in Stewiacke where he raised his family. From H. M. GiCal, correspondent, note of October 22nd, 2003 Samuel moved with his half-sister Janet (wife of Matthew Archibald) to Nova Scotia in 1767 when he was only 9 years old. In 1784 he settled on the interval farm that is now owned by Mr Samuel Butler and Mr Patterson (as of 1873) on the south side of the Stewiacke River. Samuel was a "worthy man" and also went by the name Deacon Fisher. Samuel and Mary were the first white couple to be buried in the Upper Stewiacke Riverside Cemetery. The cemetery had previously been known as an Indian Burial Ground. (from Ronald and Michael Redden's book - The Fisher Grant to Lawkland Farm A Two Hundred Year History) From H. M. GiCal, correspondent, note of October 25, 2012 From the Genealogical Record of Colchester Co. by Thomas Miller Samuel, son of Deacon Samuel Fisher, was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire. He removed to Nova Scotia in 1767. He was married to Mary, daughter of Eliakim Tupper, Esq. and Elizabeth Newcomb. He settled on the interval farm that is now owned by Mr. Samuel Butler and Mr. Patterson, on the south side of the Stewiacke River in 1784. He was a worthy man; he went by the name of Deacon Fisher also. He died in Stewiacke, May 12th 1812. His wife died April 23rd, 1812 [3, 4]
  Person ID	I86322	Sprague Family History on Guild
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Deacon Samuel Fisher,   b. 29 Jul 1722, Londonderry, County Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 10 Apr 1806, Londonderry, Rockingham Co., NH, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Sarah Barber,   b. 26 May 1732, Ireland ,   d. 3 Feb 1813, Londonderry, Rockingham Co., NH, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1756	Londonderry, Rockingham Co., NH, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F32727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Tupper,   b. 20 Oct 1766, Cornwallis, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1812, Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 45 years)
  Married	1786  [2, 5]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Fisher,   b. 1787, Londonderry, Rockingham Co., NH, USA ,   d. 14 Feb 1843, Brookfield, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 56 years)   2. Sarah Barber Fisher,   b. 1789, Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Dec 1835, New Annan, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 46 years)   3. Ebenezer Fisher,   b. 17 May 1790, Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1866, Wallace, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 75 years)   4. Rachel Fisher,   b. 1791, Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Nancy Fisher,   b. 1795, Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 10 Aug 1846  (Age 51 years)   6. John Waddell Fisher,   b. Abt 1798, Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 19 Jan 1829, Upper Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age ~ 31 years)   7. Charlotte Fisher,   b. 1800, Upper Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 11 Jun 1865, Middle Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 65 years)   8. James Fisher,   b. 1802, Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 1870, OH, USA  (Age 68 years)   9. Margaret Hamilton Fisher,   b. 1806, Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1868, Bass River, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 62 years)   10. Mary Fisher,   b. 2 Jun 1810, Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1862, Stanley, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F32410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Aug 1758 - Londonderry, Rockingham Co., NH, USA Residence - 1767 - Nova Scotia, Canada Died - 12 May 1812 - Upper Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, Upper Stewiacke, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Correspondent: Gibson, Helen. [S832] Correspondent: Goff, Doug. [S94] Correspondent: Gibson, Helen, note of October 22nd, 2003. [S94] Correspondent: Gibson, Helen, note of October 25, 2012. [S430] Correspondent: Bean, Rose, as provide in "The Tupper History".