Henry Comfort Fitch 1 2 3 4
- Born: 22 March 1807, Norwalk, CT 1 2 3
- Baptized: 29 March 1818, Ellsworth, OH
- Marriage (1): Rebecca Bowman on 11 March 1829 1 2
- Died: 14 May 1878, Woodstock, IL at age 71 1 2
 General Notes:
Following the death of his first wife in 1859, Henry was remarried to Margrette Eddy on 12 Feb 1861. He still had all 10 children living with him at the time but within the next 10 years almost all of them were married or living elsewhere.
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Baptism Notes:
Ellsworth Presbyterian Church, Trumbull County, Ohio (area later became Mahoning County)
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Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Center, IL on 25 September 1850. 3
1850 US Census
Page 365 B, Dwelling 45, Family 45, Roll 120
Center, McHenry County, Illinois
Henry Fitch..43..CT..Blacksmith
(Living with wife and 8 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Woodstock, IL on 6 August 1860. 4
1860 US Census
Page 509, Roll 202, Family 3736
Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois
Henry Fitch..52..CT..Blacksmith
Sarah Fitch..27..OH..Teacher
Cyrus Fitch..26..OH..Carpenter
Comfort Fitch..24..OH..Carpenter
Lucy Fitch..23..OH
Elizabeth Fitch..21..OH..Teacher
Rebecca Fitch..18..OH
Laura Fitch..16..OH
Mary Fitch..13..OH
Ellis Fitch..10..IL
Albert Fitch..5..IL
(Henry was widowed when his wife died one year earlier and left with 10 children.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 22 Mar 1807, then his age should have been 53 instead of 52.
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Henry married Rebecca Bowman, daughter of Christian Bowman and Elizabeth Kreager, on 11 March 1829.1 2 (Rebecca Bowman was born on 16 July 1811 in Green Township, Mahoning, OH 1 2 5 and died on 26 August 1859 in Woodstock, IL 1 2.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Center, IL on 25 September 1850. 3
1850 US Census
Page 365 B, Dwelling 45, Family 45, Roll 120
Center, McHenry County, Illinois
Henry Fitch..43..CT..Blacksmith
Rebecca Fitch..39..OH
Sarah Fitch..19..OH
Cyrus Fitch..17..OH..Farmer
Comfort C. Fitch..15..OH..Farmer
Lucy L. Fitch..13..OH
Elizabeth Fitch..11..OH
Rebecca Fitch...8..OH
Laura Fitch..6.OH
Mary Fitch..4..OH
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Marriage Notes:
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 12, Ed. 1, Tree #1194, Robert E. Wallace]
Marriage record has 14 Mar 1829.
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As evidenced by the birth locations of their children, Henry and Rebecca lived in Ohio until sometime between 1849 and 1851 when they relocated to Illinois where their last two children were born in 1851 and 1854.
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