OCCUPATION: 1870 Clergyman

RESIDENCE:
25 Jul 1850 Brooklyn, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
20 Nov 1850 Olmsted, Cuyahoga, Ohio (per Quit Claim Deed assigning Eunice's share of her inheritance from her father, Moses). This may be about the time that they moved to Iowa as they seem to be settling up their affairs.
27 Jul 1860 Wagner, Clayton County, Iowa
11 Jul 1870 Washington, Black Hawk County, Iowa

BURIAL: Washington Chapel Cemetery, Washington, Iowa

1. George WATROUS b. 13 Apr 1839, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 28 Apr 1919; bur. Washington Chapel Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
2. Elizabeth WATROUS b. 23 Dec 1840, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 2 Jan 1920, , Blackhawk, Iowa.
3. Morris WATROUS b. Abt 1843, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Naomi Leona WATROUS b. 13 Jun 1845, Rock Co., Wisconsin; d. Mar.
5. 1. Henry WATROUS b. Abt 1848, Ohio.
6. Tom WATROUS b. Abt 1848.
7. Elizabeth WATROUS b. Abt 1849, Ohio.
8. Adelide (Addie) M. WATROUS b. 30 Dec 1850, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 8 Apr 1919, Clarksville, Butler County, Iowa; bur. 10 Apr 1919, Washington Chapel Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
9. David A. WATROUS b. Abt 1853, Ohio.
10. Lorania Rebecca WATROUS b. 3 May 1856, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 23 Feb 1937, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana; bur. 26 Feb 1937, Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana.

1. Horace Wells Watrous b. 16 Jul 1813, ,, Connecticut.
2. 2. George H. WATROUS b. 25 Dec 1814, Conneticut (NY on 1880 and 1850); d. 24 Oct 1897, , Washington, Iowa; bur. Washington Chapel Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
3. Elizabeth Watrous
4. Levi Walter Watrous b. 13 Jun 1825, Edwardsburg, Ontario, Canada; d. 8 Jun 1910, Dayton, Columbia, Washington.
5. Lydia Marie Watrous
6. Reuben T. Watrous

"Two other children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer FISH, Johanna (now Mrs. FOWLS), and John Moses married Miss BRAINERD. They endured hardships and discomforts long before enjoying the ordinary pleasures of existence. Fever and ague also added to the trials of the first settlers. Ebenezer was ninety-three when he died."


Referred to as Moses in every article or history that has mentioned his name.

MARRIAGE:
BRAINARD, ELIZABETH and FISH, MOSES vol.0001 pg.0028 (Cuyahoga County Marriage Index)
CHESTER, HARRIET and FISH, MOSES vol.0002 pg.0037 (Cuyahoga County Marriage Index)

OBIT: Name: Fish, Moses
Date: 1840
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #025.
Notes: 1789 - 1840. Dennison Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.

MARRIAGE: BRAINARD, ELIZABETH and FISH, MOSES vol.0001 pg.0028 (Cuyahoga County Marriage Index)

1. 3. Eunice FISH b. 22 Feb 1815, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 21 Apr 1884, , Clayton, Iowa; bur. Washington Chapel Cemetery, Washington, Iowa.
2. Bethuel FISH b. 26 May 1816, ,, Ohio; d. 17 Jun 1872, Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. Ozias FISH b. 16 May 1818; d. 4 Mar 1912, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Daniel FISH b. 20 Dec 1820, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Jan 1902, Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. Levi FISH b. 31 Jul 1822, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 27 Aug 1909, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan.

In the fall of 1811, James FISH, his wife, two children, Mrs. STANTON, his wife's mother, and Moses FISH, his cousin, moved in an ox team to Ohio and stopped at Newburg. Brooklyn at this time was a wild forest full of the red man, the township had been surveyed and run into quarter sections by agents who lived in Connecticut. James and Moses FISH thought they would look at these lands. James selected a good piece and Moses selected a quarter section. James built a log cabin and his family moved into it, but becoming frightened by Indians, went back to Newburg. Other families coming, they moved again to Brooklyn. Moses wrote to his brother Ebenezer, in Connecticut, to come and take one-half his land, which he did. A road (now Denison avenue) was run from Newburg to Rockport, which divided the property of the FISHES. They built a log cabin, in which they lived till the war of 1812. Ebenezer enlisted for six months and came out with honors. Afterward Moses was drafted. His health being poor, Ebenezer took his place and served the remainder of the war. He went back to Connecticut, married Miss Johanna STANTON, a smart, worthy woman who, on hearing of his Ohio farm, proposed moving there. Accordingly in 1818, with their two children, Eliza and Emily (afterwards Mrs. CORBIN and Mrs. BOOTH), his two brothers, and their families came in a large wagon drawn by two yoke of oxen. They all built and lived in log cabins.

Two other children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer FISH, Johanna (now Mrs. FOWLS), and John Moses married Miss BRAINERD. They endured hardships and discomforts long before enjoying the ordinary pleasures of existence. Fever and ague also added to the trials of the first settlers. Ebenezer was ninety-three when he died.
----"Memorial To The Pioneer Women Of The Western Reserve"

Ebenezer and Moses Fish, who came with James from the East, settled upon 80 acres of land in Brooklyn, in 1812. Ebenezer located on the north side of what is now Denison Avenue and Moses on the south side. Neither was then married.
----"A history of Cuyahoga County and the city of Cleveland",Chicago: American Historical Society, 1924, 1339 pgs, [pg63]


BURIAL: Fish, Ebenezer 1757-1827 Revolutionary War Soldier born in Groton, CT and walked to this area. (Denison Cemetery, Garden Ave., Cleveland)

Source of the names of some of Ebenezer's children:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=laney&id=I1852

OBIT: Name: Fish, Ebenezer Sr.
Date: 1827
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #025.
Notes: age 70. Dennison Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio

BURIAL: Fish, Lydia 10/15/1848 age 88 Lot 61 wife of Ebenezer Fish (Denison Cemetery, Garden Ave., Cleveland)

1. Abigail FISH b. 2 Jan 1781, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 8 Sep 1849, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
2. Susanna FISH b. 11 Jan 1783, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. Mar 1848.
3. Lydia FISH b. 5 Dec 1785, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 15 Jan 1869, Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Ebenezer FISH, Jr. b. 11 Jun 1787, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 26 Mar 1880, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; bur. 30 Apr 1880, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. 6. Moses FISH b. 25 Oct 1789, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 14 Apr 1840, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
6. Daniel FISH b. 7 Apr 1792, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 15 Oct 1880.
7. Eunice FISH b. 25 Oct 1795, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 31 Jul 1882, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
8. Jemima FISH b. 28 Apr 1797, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 22 May 1849, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
9. Eveline FISH b. 30 Jul 1799, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 19 Sep 1859, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
10. Matilda A. FISH b. 1 May 1803, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 9 Aug 1849, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

Moved to Brooklyn, Ohio in 1812 or 1813. 1817 Deed, for land which was part of LOTS 72 and 85 in Brooklyn, Ohio, lists the names of his six daughters (Anna Matthews, Jemima Abel, Rebecca Brainard, Miriam Brainard, Elizabeth Fish, and Delilah Brainard).
"Bounded on the northwestern corner by George Akin land and on the road and thence on the line of said lots to the Cuyahoga River thence on the banks of said river to Ira Brainard line, thence west on said Brainard line through said lots to the State Road, thence southwesterly on said road to the first mentioned corner containing 70 acres of which Rebecca is to have 15 acres. Miriam 15 acres and Ann, Jemima, Elizabeth, Delila are to have 10 each."

1. Anna BRAINARD b. Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. Jemima BRAINARD b. 23 Dec 1766, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 31 Dec 1851.
3. Rebekah BRAINARD b. 6 Jun 1769, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. Ozias BRAINARD, Jr. b. 26 Apr 1771, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 2 Feb 1858, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. Miriam BRAINARD, [child] b. 9 May 1773, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 26 Jul 1776, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. Bethuel BRAINARD, [infant] b. 6 Apr 1775, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 10 Aug 1776, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. Miriam BRAINARD b. 13 Feb 1777, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1828.
8. Bethuel BRAINARD b. 24 Feb 1779, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1815.
9. Ira BRAINARD b. 13 Apr 1781, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Munson,, Ohio ???.
10. Timothy BRAINARD b. 11 May 1783; d. 1830.
11. 7. Elizabeth BRAINARD b. 19 Jul 1785, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 19 Aug 1823, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
12. Delilah BRAINARD b. 4 Dec 1787, Middle Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. 13 Jan 1872, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.