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John Michael FISHER

Male 1786 - 1844  (58 years)


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  • Name John Michael FISHER 
    Born 4 May 1786  Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Nov 1844  Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1682  John Willson, Piscataway, NJ and Ontario Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2018 

    Father Cprl. Jacob FISHER, The Elder
              b. 11 May 1739, Hanover Twp., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 11 May 1827, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Anna Maria MARY SCHIEDECKER
              b. 20 Jun 1745, Chester County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 20 Jun 1827, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 1766  Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • . UCLPetition 9, F Bundle 11, C1896, p310
      To. Lieu. Governor Francis Gore, In Council
      Petition of Michael Fisher, of Vaughan, yeoman. Petition is a son of Jacob Fisher of Vaughan, an old servant of the Crown, a native of Germany & who served His Majesty as a soldier in the French War of 1755. Your Petition was bon in Pennsylvania, is 31 years of age [b1786], has resided in this Prince upwards of 20 years, He has a family of a wife & 3 children & he did his duty in the late war [1812] in the defense of the Province, as will appear to by the accompanying certificates that your Petitioner never having received any land from the Crown & being desirous of obtaining a grant of the waste lands.
      Signed, Michael Fisher, York, 17 February 1817.
      . Envelope: Received 17 Feb 1817. Granted 200 Acres, 19 Feb 1817, Thos. Ridout.
      . Receipt: Receiver General's Office, York 11 Day March 1817, Michael Fisher has paid into this office the Patent & surveying fees on 200 Acres. Patent Fee £4.0.8 pence, surveying Fee, £1.4.9 Surveying Fee, total £5.5.5 Sterling, Signed, John Small Esq., Clk. of the Executive Council.
      . Markham, 4 Mar 1817, I certify that Michael Fisher, Vaughan Twp. took & subside the Oath of Allegiance, James Futtor, JP.

      . I certify to whom it may concern that Michael Fisher of Vaughan served in my Company of Militia about one month in York Garrison during the late War during which time he served faithfully & that he served at other times by substitutes [i.e. for other men].
      Signed, John Willson, Esq., 1s Reg York Militia, Markham, 20th February, 1817.

      To Hon. Samuel Smith, Esquire, Administration Gov Upper Canada
      Petition of Michael Fisher, Vaughan Twp., Yeoman
      In February last an order of Council passed in favor or your petitioners for a grant of 200 A of land, upon the payment fees, understanding that Lot 21, Concession 6, Vaughan is vacant & grantable. Pray he to be allowed to locate the same, a lot of 200 A, i, he having paid all the same according to the present regulations.
      Signed, York 1, Jun 1817, Michael Fisher.
      Envelope: Lot 21, Con 6, Vaughan has been located for Samuel Conterbottom?
      Ref: Upper Canada Sundries, C4549, p15462 (525) - - - [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] UPPER CANADA LAND PETITION ( UCLP ).

    2. [S33] Government of Upper Canada (Ontario), Archives of Canada.