Otis Buringame FITCH

Abt 1832 - Yes, date unknown   Has no ancestors but 25 descendants in this family tree.

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Otis Buringame FITCH
  Birth	Abt 1832	New York, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _TODO	OPEN
  	Search for Ephraim Fitch, b~1792; He is listed as being 58 in the 1850 Census, possibly born in Mass. Ancestry shows hits for Ephraim Fitch in NY State Censuses.
  _UID	E46A4A1ECA93D81190300010A47A43D40152
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I279	Robert Mueller Family
  Last Modified	Sun 2 Dec 2007

  
  

  Family	Caroline NICHOLS,   b. 1835   d. 1902 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1850  [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 18 years old; She was ~ 15 years old. (Were Married ~ 52 years).
  Census	Sat 20 Jul 1850	Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA   [4]
  Otis B Fitch appears in the 1850 Census in Franklinville, NY, about 70 N of Johnsonburg PA. He appears at line 27, as the 113th dwelling visited. On line 20, at the 112th dwelling visited, the following people appear: Ephraim Fitch, age 58? Born M??? (Massachusetts?) b~1792 Othalia? Fitch, age 51? (Possibly Athalia?) Born in New York (“N.Y.”) b~1799 John O Fitch, age 21 b~1829 Lydia Fitch, age 15 b~1835 Charles D?, age 12 b~1838 E??cta?, age 8 female b~1842 David? Mayer, age 85; listed as pauper, no occupation listed b~1765.
  Census	Fri 15 Jun 1860	Liberty, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  There were 11 people from the FITCH and NICHOLS families living together. Otis and Caroline Fitch and their three children (Maria, 9; Ophelia, 7; and Fitz A, 2), along with George W and Mary Z Nichols and their four sons (William H, 8; Judson C, 6; Frank E, 3; and James H, 1). Otis FITCH listed his occupation as farmer ($800 real estate; $300 personal estate); George W NICHOLS listed his occupation as "Cabinet-maker" ($30 personal estate).
  Notes	There is a Maggie FITCH, age 12, listed as living with Abbie and Ernest FITCH in the 1900 Census for Elk County. I seriously doubt this is Ernest and Abbie's daughter, as they would have been 11 when Maggie was conceived. There is no information about who Maggie's parents are, though. Could she be a niece, or perhaps Ernest's baby sister? Age 12 in 1900 would have had her born in 1888, but Otis would have been about 50 then. 20 Apr 2012 When I got a better copy of the 1900 Elk County Census, I could see that Maggie is listed as the adopted daughter of Caroline, born Sep 1887, age 12 at last birthday. Caroline is listed as (M)arried, not widowed or divorced, but she's also listed as Head of Household.
  Children	1. Maria FITCH,   b. Abt 1851, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ophelia FITCH,   b. Abt 1853, Pennsylvania, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Fitz A FITCH,   b. Abt 1858, Pennsylvania, USA d. Yes, date unknown   4. Maggie FITCH,   b. Sep 1887, Pennsylvania, USA  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted] + 5. Ernest M FITCH,   b. Sat 11 Mar 1876   d. Sun 5 Mar 1961 (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F98	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	Fri 20 Apr 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1832 - New York, USA Census - Sat 20 Jul 1850 - Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA Child - Maria FITCH - Abt 1851 - New York, USA Child - Ophelia FITCH - Abt 1853 - Pennsylvania, USA Child - Fitz A FITCH - Abt 1858 - Pennsylvania, USA Census - Fri 15 Jun 1860 - Liberty, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA Child - Maggie FITCH - Sep 1887 - Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S233] 1860 Census of McKean County, Liberty TWP, PA, Libety TWP; McKean Co, PA; Roll M653_1138; page 759; image 166 (Reliability: 2). [S26] Letter - Fulton, Mary - 3/15/2004 (Reliability: 2). [S234] 1850 Census of Cattaraugus Co Franklinville city NY, Franklinville, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: M432_480; Page: 385; Image: 136 (Reliability: 2). Shows them "Married within the year," and the census is dated 20 July 1850. [S234] 1850 Census of Cattaraugus Co Franklinville city NY, Franklinville, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: M432_480; Page: 385; Image: 136. [S233] 1860 Census of McKean County, Liberty TWP, PA, Liberty TWP; McKean Co, PA; Roll M653_1138; page 759; image 166 (Reliability: 2).