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 Samuel Fisher

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Samuel Fisher

Birth
Northern Ireland
Death
10 Apr 1806 (aged 83)
Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Memorial ID
31935542 View Source

The following obituary was published in the Haverhill Museum (Haverhill, New Hampshire), April 29, 1806:

DIED—At Londonderry, (N.H.) on the 10th instant, Deacon SAMUEL FISHER, in the 84th year of his age. It is not more than simple truth to observe, that he possessed a strength of intellectual capacity, with a steadfast sincerity of heart, which do honor to his memory as a man and as a christian. Master of a pathetic perspicuity and solemnity of address, especially on interesting subjects, he commanded a respectful attention of those he conversed with, whether learned or illiterate. Far from engrossing the conversation, he was sociable, free, solid, orderly and edifying. From early life he was a fervent professor of religion, which was his favorite study; and soon became and continued to be an established character for reputation and usefulness, as a father in Israel and a ruling elder in the church of God. Much respected as a citizen, esteemed as a husband, honored as an instructing and exemplary father, diligent in business, patient in trouble, pious and punctual in devotional duties, he lived; with resignation to, and desires for death, he died; recommending Christ and religion to the living. He has left an aged consort bereaved of her companion, with 12 children, 76 grand-children, and 53 great-grand-children (total 141) from him descended, to remember and imitate his virtue. --The righteous hath hope in his death.

The following obituary was published in the Haverhill Museum (Haverhill, New Hampshire), April 29, 1806:

DIED—At Londonderry, (N.H.) on the 10th instant, Deacon SAMUEL FISHER, in the 84th year of his age. It is not more than simple truth to observe, that he possessed a strength of intellectual capacity, with a steadfast sincerity of heart, which do honor to his memory as a man and as a christian. Master of a pathetic perspicuity and solemnity of address, especially on interesting subjects, he commanded a respectful attention of those he conversed with, whether learned or illiterate. Far from engrossing the conversation, he was sociable, free, solid, orderly and edifying. From early life he was a fervent professor of religion, which was his favorite study; and soon became and continued to be an established character for reputation and usefulness, as a father in Israel and a ruling elder in the church of God. Much respected as a citizen, esteemed as a husband, honored as an instructing and exemplary father, diligent in business, patient in trouble, pious and punctual in devotional duties, he lived; with resignation to, and desires for death, he died; recommending Christ and religion to the living. He has left an aged consort bereaved of her companion, with 12 children, 76 grand-children, and 53 great-grand-children (total 141) from him descended, to remember and imitate his virtue. --The righteous hath hope in his death.


Inscription

Elder
Samuel Fisher
Died April 10, 1806
[the rest of the tombstone is sunken]

Footstone is inscribed: "S.F. / S.F." (for Samuel and Sarah Fisher his 3rd wife?)


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  • Created by: Gregory Park
  • Added: 4 Dec 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 31935542
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31935542/samuel-fisher: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Fisher (29 Jul 1722–10 Apr 1806), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31935542, citing Old Hill Graveyard, Londonderry, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Gregory Park (contributor 47044196).