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Thomas Fisher Jr.

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Thomas Fisher Jr.

Birth
York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
8 Jul 1845 (aged 81–82)
Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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Thomas Fisher Jr. b.1763 d.1845 married Catharine Warner; the daughter of John and Catherina Warner. Thomas Fisher Jr. is the son Thomas Frederick Fisher Sr. b. 1728 d.1793 his father was the immigrant who came to America in 1751 and married Maria Eve King (Koenig) Ilgenfritz . no grave has been found for Thomas Fisher Sr. Maria Eve King (Koenig) was married (first) Joesph/Jacob Leitner; married (second) Jacob Schneider; married (third) May 26, 1807, in Trinity Reformed Church in York, Pennsylvania Jacob/Joseph Elgenfritz/Ilgenfritz.

Thomas Frederick Fisher Sr. and B.1763 d.1845 and first married Maria Eva King (Koenig) Ilgenfritz, and had eight children, born January 17, 1728, died before 1786. Maria Eva was the daughter of Abraham and Anna Maria Koenig. She was born in Hoffen, Zweibrücken, Alsoce-Lorraine, France and died in York County, Pennsylvania, having immigrated to this country with her parents in 1751 aboard the ship "Janet", which arrived in Philadelphia on October 7, 1751. Thomas Frederick Sr. and Maria Eve ran a tavern Littlestown, Pennsylvania.
Thomas Frederick Fisher Sr. married secondly Catherine Linebacher ; she was (first) married to Gerhardt Graeff and (second) to Casper Mitten (Miller) and third to Thomas Franklin Fisher Sr. born 1750, died August 30, 1821. They had one child Johannes (John) Fisher b. 1791 in Baltimore, d. April 19, 1847, married Ann, her parentage unknown. Thomas Sr. and Catherine ran a tavern in York, Pennsylvania.

The first of the Fisher family to come to this country was Thomas Fisher Sr. He was a native of Stuttgart, Wurttenburg, Germany, and when a young man emigrated to America, settling in Adams County PA., near what is now Littlestown. He later bought a farm and was engaged in agriculture until his death. In his day, he was well known.

The children of Thomas Jr. and Catharine (Warner) Fisher:
(1.) Rachel Fisher, born June 9, 1789, died August 13, 1852; married George Hospelhorn.
(2.) Johannes (John) Fisher Jr, born November 19, 1791, died April 19, 1847.
(3.) Abraham Fisher, (twin) born October 5, 1796. Christened March 12, 1797, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Sponsors Abraham Werner and Sally. died 1885. Buried Lutheran church in Emmitsburg. Married Elizabeth Benner born 1797 died 1829. Farmed and operated Fisher's Mill on Possum Creek at the Great Conewago.
Abraham Fisher Jr., (twin) born 1826, died 1915. Married Julia Ann Dieh, born 1829, died 1910.
Issac Newton Fisher, (twin) born 1826, died ___. Married Elizabeth S. Everett born 1835, died 1927.
(4.) Isaac Fisher, (twin) born October 5, 1796, died March 2, 1872; married Sarah Row, born 1796, died 1867
(5.) Mary (Maria) Fisher, born November 4, 1798, died July 7, 1878. married (1.) Abraham Rife; married 1817 in Frederick County, Maryland, married (2) George Lewis Shriver after 1822. (George Lewis Shriver married Sarah Krise March 17, 1818, in Frederick County, Maryland. Sarah died Jan. 26, 1822.
(6.) Lydia Fisher, born June 7, 1801, died Mar. 9, 1880. Buried Phoutz Meeting House Cemetery, Gettysburg. Married David Sheets, died 1846.
(7.) Elizabeth Ann Fisher, born August 5, 1804, died October 26, 1869; married Jacob Sheets, born January 7, 1801, died April 8, 1885.
(8.) George Fisher.
(9.) Susannah Fisher, born June 15, 1795. Married Jacob Ockerman.
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Source:Title: History of Frederick County, MD, with a Biographical record of Representative Families. Reprinted from the original 1910 edition.
Page: 828
Publication: Regional Publishing Co., Baltimore
Author: T.J.C. Williams and Folger McKinsey

Title: Names in Stone: 75,000 Cemetery Inscriptions from Frederick County, MD. Reprinted with "More Names in Stone".
Page: 406
Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore
Author: Jacob Mehrling Holdcraft
Thomas Fisher Jr. b.1763 d.1845 married Catharine Warner; the daughter of John and Catherina Warner. Thomas Fisher Jr. is the son Thomas Frederick Fisher Sr. b. 1728 d.1793 his father was the immigrant who came to America in 1751 and married Maria Eve King (Koenig) Ilgenfritz . no grave has been found for Thomas Fisher Sr. Maria Eve King (Koenig) was married (first) Joesph/Jacob Leitner; married (second) Jacob Schneider; married (third) May 26, 1807, in Trinity Reformed Church in York, Pennsylvania Jacob/Joseph Elgenfritz/Ilgenfritz.

Thomas Frederick Fisher Sr. and B.1763 d.1845 and first married Maria Eva King (Koenig) Ilgenfritz, and had eight children, born January 17, 1728, died before 1786. Maria Eva was the daughter of Abraham and Anna Maria Koenig. She was born in Hoffen, Zweibrücken, Alsoce-Lorraine, France and died in York County, Pennsylvania, having immigrated to this country with her parents in 1751 aboard the ship "Janet", which arrived in Philadelphia on October 7, 1751. Thomas Frederick Sr. and Maria Eve ran a tavern Littlestown, Pennsylvania.
Thomas Frederick Fisher Sr. married secondly Catherine Linebacher ; she was (first) married to Gerhardt Graeff and (second) to Casper Mitten (Miller) and third to Thomas Franklin Fisher Sr. born 1750, died August 30, 1821. They had one child Johannes (John) Fisher b. 1791 in Baltimore, d. April 19, 1847, married Ann, her parentage unknown. Thomas Sr. and Catherine ran a tavern in York, Pennsylvania.

The first of the Fisher family to come to this country was Thomas Fisher Sr. He was a native of Stuttgart, Wurttenburg, Germany, and when a young man emigrated to America, settling in Adams County PA., near what is now Littlestown. He later bought a farm and was engaged in agriculture until his death. In his day, he was well known.

The children of Thomas Jr. and Catharine (Warner) Fisher:
(1.) Rachel Fisher, born June 9, 1789, died August 13, 1852; married George Hospelhorn.
(2.) Johannes (John) Fisher Jr, born November 19, 1791, died April 19, 1847.
(3.) Abraham Fisher, (twin) born October 5, 1796. Christened March 12, 1797, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Littlestown, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Sponsors Abraham Werner and Sally. died 1885. Buried Lutheran church in Emmitsburg. Married Elizabeth Benner born 1797 died 1829. Farmed and operated Fisher's Mill on Possum Creek at the Great Conewago.
Abraham Fisher Jr., (twin) born 1826, died 1915. Married Julia Ann Dieh, born 1829, died 1910.
Issac Newton Fisher, (twin) born 1826, died ___. Married Elizabeth S. Everett born 1835, died 1927.
(4.) Isaac Fisher, (twin) born October 5, 1796, died March 2, 1872; married Sarah Row, born 1796, died 1867
(5.) Mary (Maria) Fisher, born November 4, 1798, died July 7, 1878. married (1.) Abraham Rife; married 1817 in Frederick County, Maryland, married (2) George Lewis Shriver after 1822. (George Lewis Shriver married Sarah Krise March 17, 1818, in Frederick County, Maryland. Sarah died Jan. 26, 1822.
(6.) Lydia Fisher, born June 7, 1801, died Mar. 9, 1880. Buried Phoutz Meeting House Cemetery, Gettysburg. Married David Sheets, died 1846.
(7.) Elizabeth Ann Fisher, born August 5, 1804, died October 26, 1869; married Jacob Sheets, born January 7, 1801, died April 8, 1885.
(8.) George Fisher.
(9.) Susannah Fisher, born June 15, 1795. Married Jacob Ockerman.
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Source:Title: History of Frederick County, MD, with a Biographical record of Representative Families. Reprinted from the original 1910 edition.
Page: 828
Publication: Regional Publishing Co., Baltimore
Author: T.J.C. Williams and Folger McKinsey

Title: Names in Stone: 75,000 Cemetery Inscriptions from Frederick County, MD. Reprinted with "More Names in Stone".
Page: 406
Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore
Author: Jacob Mehrling Holdcraft

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114373026/thomas-fisher: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Fisher Jr. (1763–8 Jul 1845), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114373026, citing Elias Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Mike Hahn (contributor 46770538).