Great-great-grandson of John Fitch, (1743 - 1798) famous for the first steamboat constructed in the United States.
Grandson of Fitch Chewing Gum founder Asa (1850 - 1923).
Father divorced, name unknown.
Mother remarried George Spindler, president of Stutz Motor Car Company in Indianapolis.
Fitch was an amateur sailor. He was married to his wife Elizabeth until her death in 2009. He resided in Connecticut, near Lime Rock Park.
John and Elizabeth had three sons, John, Christopher (Kip) and Stephen.
Fitch died on October 31, 2012, of Merkel cell carcinoma at his home in Connecticut.
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John Fitch was NOT a GGG grandson of the steamboat inventor. He was a distant relative, but not a direct descendant.
Above information provided by contributor Alicia Finch # 49434950 on December 18, 2017.
Grandson of Fitch Chewing Gum founder Asa (1850 - 1923).
Father divorced, name unknown.
Mother remarried George Spindler, president of Stutz Motor Car Company in Indianapolis.
Fitch was an amateur sailor. He was married to his wife Elizabeth until her death in 2009. He resided in Connecticut, near Lime Rock Park.
John and Elizabeth had three sons, John, Christopher (Kip) and Stephen.
Fitch died on October 31, 2012, of Merkel cell carcinoma at his home in Connecticut.
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John Fitch was NOT a GGG grandson of the steamboat inventor. He was a distant relative, but not a direct descendant.
Above information provided by contributor Alicia Finch # 49434950 on December 18, 2017.
Great-great-grandson of John Fitch, (1743 - 1798) famous for the first steamboat constructed in the United States.
Grandson of Fitch Chewing Gum founder Asa (1850 - 1923).
Father divorced, name unknown.
Mother remarried George Spindler, president of Stutz Motor Car Company in Indianapolis.
Fitch was an amateur sailor. He was married to his wife Elizabeth until her death in 2009. He resided in Connecticut, near Lime Rock Park.
John and Elizabeth had three sons, John, Christopher (Kip) and Stephen.
Fitch died on October 31, 2012, of Merkel cell carcinoma at his home in Connecticut.
**********************************
John Fitch was NOT a GGG grandson of the steamboat inventor. He was a distant relative, but not a direct descendant.
Above information provided by contributor Alicia Finch # 49434950 on December 18, 2017.
Grandson of Fitch Chewing Gum founder Asa (1850 - 1923).
Father divorced, name unknown.
Mother remarried George Spindler, president of Stutz Motor Car Company in Indianapolis.
Fitch was an amateur sailor. He was married to his wife Elizabeth until her death in 2009. He resided in Connecticut, near Lime Rock Park.
John and Elizabeth had three sons, John, Christopher (Kip) and Stephen.
Fitch died on October 31, 2012, of Merkel cell carcinoma at his home in Connecticut.
**********************************
John Fitch was NOT a GGG grandson of the steamboat inventor. He was a distant relative, but not a direct descendant.
Above information provided by contributor Alicia Finch # 49434950 on December 18, 2017.
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