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Thomas Fitch
(1785-1872)
Nancy Carver
(1785-1855)
Christian Bowman
(1781-1852)
Elizabeth Kreager
(1780-1864)
Henry Comfort Fitch
(1807-1878)
Rebecca Bowman
(1811-1859)
Cyrus Alson Fitch
(1833-1908)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Eunice Minerva Haskins

Cyrus Alson Fitch 1 3 4 5

  • Born: 28 June 1833, Ellsworth Township, Trumbull, OH 1 2 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Eunice Minerva Haskins in January 1869 1 2
  • Died: 22 August 1908, Chicago, IL at age 75
  • Buried: 24 August 1908, Forest Park, IL

bullet   Cause of his death was Apoplexy.

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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Cyrus Alson Fitch
Death Date: 22 Aug 1908
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender: Male
Race (Original): White
Death Age: 75y
Estimated Birth Year: 1833
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: Merchant
Cemetery: Forest Home
Burial Date: 24 Aug 1908
Film Number: 1239808
Digital Folder Number: 4004659
Image Number: 251
Reference Number: 4570

Source Citation
"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N727-SP5 : accessed 26 Aug 2012), Cyrus Alson Fitch, 22 Aug 1908.
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bullet  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
Cyrus Fitch..17..OH..Farmer
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 28 Jun 1833, then his age should have been 16 instead of 17.
.

• 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
Cyrus Fitch..26..OH..Carpenter
(Living with widowed father.)
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Woodstock, IL on 8 July 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 26, Dwelling 209, Family 221
Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois
Carns Fitch..37..OH..Carpenter
(Living with wife, 1 daughter, and sister.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Chicago, IL on June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 532A, Roll 0192, District 105
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Samuel Fitch..Self..46..OH..Corn Merchant
(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - Cyrus either used a nickname of "Samuel" or else the transcription record is flawed. His brother, Charles, lived close by in Chicago.
.

• His occupation in August 1908 was a Retired Merchant in Chicago, IL.

• He was buried on 24 August 1908 in the Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, IL.


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Cyrus married Eunice Minerva Haskins in January 1869.1 2 (Eunice Minerva Haskins was born in 1846 in South Crosby, Ontario, CANADA 2 and died after 22 August 1908.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Woodstock, IL on 8 July 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 26, Dwelling 209, Family 221
Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois
Carns Fitch..37..OH..Carpenter
Eunice Fitch..25..CAN..Keeping House
Lillian Fitch..3m..IL
Mary Fitch..(Sister)..23..OH..Hat & Bonnet Mfgr.
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Chicago, IL on June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 532A, Roll 0192, District 105
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Samuel Fitch..Self..46..OH..Corn Merchant
Eunice Fitch..Wife..34..CAN..Keeping House
Dillie Fitch..Dau..10..IL..At School
Mabel Fitch..Dau..6..IL..At School
Earl E. Fitch..Son..10m..IL..At Home

NOTE - Cyrus either used a nickname of "Samuel" or else the transcription record is flawed. His brother, Charles, lived close by in Chicago.
.


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Sources


1 William Arthur Richards, Jr., "Richards Family Group" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=123654; Updated: Tue Mar 30 19:21:02 2004).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 105, p. 532A, Cyrus Alson Fitch and Eunice Minerva Haskins; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0192.

3 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Center, McHenry County, Illinois, p. 365B, dwelling 45, family 45, Henry Comfort Fitch and Rebecca Bowman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Jul 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 120.

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, p. 509, family 3736, Henry Comfort Fitch; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 202.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, p. 26, dwelling 209, family 221, Cyrus Alson Fitch and Eunice Minerva Haskins; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Nov 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.


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