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

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. 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.

1. John FISH b. 1749, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
2. Joseph FISH b. 1751, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 11 Oct 1783.
3. Jane FISH b. 1751, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
4. Susan FISH b. 1753, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
5. 1. Ebenezer FISH, Sr. b. 1757, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 4 Sep 1827, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
6. Sarah FISH b. 1763, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 5 Apr 1831, East Hartford,,Ny.

1. 2. John FISH b. Abt 1712, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; d. 4 Oct 1795, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
2. Daniel FISH b. 1714, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 11 Apr 1788, Voluntown, New London, Connecticut.
3. Sarah FISH b. Abt 1720; d. 1803, Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
4. Elizabeth FISH
5. Samuel FISH b. Abt 1726, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
6. Jane FISH

1. 3. Sarah LATHAM b. 25 Sep 1723, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
2. Joseph LATHAM b. 8 Apr 1714, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
3. Emblem LATHAM b. 14 Mar 1719/1720.
4. Susannah LATHAM b. 1 Sep 1717, , New London, Connecticutt; d. 23 Jul 1799, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
5. Emblem LATHAM b. 14 Mar 1720, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
6. Mary LATHAM b. Abt 1724, Groton, New London, Connecticut.

1. 4. Samuel FISH, Jr. b. 26 Aug 1682, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
2. John FISH b. 1686, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. Mar 1704/1705, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
3. Moses FISH, Sr. b. 24 Jun 1688, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 24 Jan 1775.
4. Abigail FISH b. 17 Jul 1690, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 17 Jan 1784, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
5. Aaron FISH b. 1693, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
6. Nathan FISH, Sr. b. 19 Aug 1699, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 13 Jul 1732, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
7. Sarah FISH b. 2 Aug 1702, Groton, New London, Connecticut.

This information was supplied by the Lathamline by kathit@snet.net John operated a ferry boat on the Pequot River. The Peqout River was later changed to the Thames River after Cary died in 1685.

1. Peter WILLIAMS b. 1686; d. 14 Feb 1738/1739.
2. 5. Elizabeth WILLIAMS b. 1690.

Sources:
Title: The Spicer Genealogy - History of the Descendants of Peter SpicerAuthor: Susan Spicer Meech and Susan Billings MeechPublication: S S Meech, 1911
Title: The Red Book -- Descendants of Carye LathamPublication: Handwritten Manuscript, Author Unknown, Original in the New London Public Library
Title: Research Notes -- New London County Historical SocietyAuthor: E. David BarthPublication: 1989

His first name has also been spelled as Cary.

1. 6. Carey LATHAM b. 3 Sep 1690, New London, New London, Connecticut; d. 11 Jul 1735, New London, New London, Connecticut.

1. Deborah AVERY b. 1 Aug 1671, Groton, New London, Connecticut; c. 22 Nov 1727; d. Bef 17 Dec 1739, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
2. James AVERY, III b. 20 Apr 1673, Groton, New London, Connecticut; c. 1 Jun 1673; d. 18 Sep 1754, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
3. Mary AVERY b. 4 Feb 1674, Groton, New London, Connecticut; c. 28 Mar 1675; d. 28 Jul 1755, Groton, New London, Connecticut; bur. Avery/Morgan Cemetery, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
4. Edwin AVERY b. 20 Mar 1676, Groton, New London, Connecticut; c. 3 Jul 1676; d. 14 Mar 1759, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
5. Ebenezer AVERY b. 1 May 1677, Groton, New London, Connecticut; c. 16 Jun 1678; d. 19 Jul 1752, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
6. Christopher AVERY b. 23 Jan 1678/1679, New London , New London , Connecticut; c. 28 Feb 1679/1680, New London , New London , Connecticut; d. 20 Jan 1753, Groton, New London, Connecticut; bur. Avery Hill. , Groton , New London , Connecticut.
7. Jonathan AVERY b. 9 Nov 1681, Groton, New London, Connecticut; c. 29 Mar 1682; d. 1741, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
8. Hannah AVERY b. 24 Mar 1685, Groton, New London, Connecticut; c. 13 Jun 1686.
9. 7. Sarah AVERY b. 10 May 1688, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 20 Apr 1732, Groton, New London, Connecticut; bur. Ancientest Burial , New London , New London , Connecticut.
10. Joseph AVERY b. 9 Aug 1691, Groton, New London, Connecticut; c. 17 Apr 1692; d. 27 Jun 1753, Norwich , New London , Connecticut.
11. Benjamin AVERY, Sr. b. 2 Jul 1693, Groton, New London, Connecticut; c. 2 Jul 1693, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 5 Dec 1772, Groton, New London, Connecticut; bur. Avery/Morgan Cemetery, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
12. Mary AVERY b. 1696.