Joseph FISHER & Margaret __?_

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Joseph FISHER
Margaret __?__

Husband: Joseph FISCHER / FISHER
Birth: 1813/4, Germany or France
Occupation: master blacksmith, brewer, merchant
Probable Brother: Francis FISHER, b. 1828/9, Germany
Possible Nephew: Charles FISHER, b. 1846/7, PA
Father: Mr. FISCHER
Probably Mother: Mary __?__, b. 1789/90, Germany

Note: when individuals switch between France and Germany as their birthplace, it's usually a sign they are from Alsace-Lorraine.

Marriage:

Wife: Margaret / Margret __?__
Birth: 1813/4, Germany or France
Occupation: homemaker

Children:

— born in PA:
1. J. Francis FISHER, b. 1840
2. Benjamin FISHER, b. 1844/5

— born in Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Allegheny Co., PA
3. William R. FISHER, b. 1850

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): there are several Joseph FISHERs in Allegheny County, but it's hard to be certain which one, if any, is our subject.

4. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #112 of 117): Allegheny City (Ward 4), Allegheny Co., PA, Roll M432_744, p. 222B, 791/856, enumerated 11 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Joseph Fisher 36 M Black Smith 5000 Germany

Margaret " 36 F do

Francis   " 10 M Pennsylvania

Benjamine " 5 M do

Francis   " 21 M Black Smith Germany

William Stailey 20 M Black Smith Penn

Martin Wheat 19 M Black Smith Germany

Michael Horse 19 M Waggon Maker do

Charles Fisher 3 M Pennsylvania

Mary      " 60 F Germany

The older Francis FISHER is most likely Joseph's brother, and Mary FISHER is most likely their mother; Charles FISHER is likely Joseph's nephew. The other three men appear unrelated. Listed two pages from John & Catharine FAUST and eight pages from John N. STRAUB, founder of the J.N. Straub Brewery.

4. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #100 of 228): Allegheny City P.O., Allegheny City (Ward 4), Allegheny Co., PA, Roll M653_1068, p. 717, PN 100, 611/764, enumerated 23 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

J Fisher 46 M Mas Blacksmith 6000 3000 France

M   " 46 F "

J   " 20 M Clerk Penna

B   " 15 M "

W   " 10 M "

Plus six employees not extracted. Listed two pages from John & Catharine FAUST.

5. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #84 of 258): Allegheny P.O., Allegheny (Ward 4), Allegheny Co., PA, Roll M593_1291, p. 374B, PN 84, 523/585, enumerated 14 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

Fischer Jos 55 M W Brewer 10,000 500 France

" Margt 55 F W Keep House "

" Wm 20 M W Clk Pa

Straub Anna 20 F W "

Listed next to their son, Benjamin FISCHER (æ 25, b. PA), and two pages from John & Catharine FAUST, whose son, William Henry FAUST, later married Anna STRAUB, daughter of Frederick & Mary STRAUB.

6. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #20 of 40): 110 Avery Street, Allegheny City (Ward 4), Allegheny Co., PA, Roll T9_1086 (Book 1), p. 373D, PN 20, SD 9, ED 14, enumerated 8 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 14 24 25 26

* 110 160 198 Fisher Joseph W M 65 / Retired Merchant France France France

______ Margret W F 65 Wife / Keeping House France France France

______ Francis W M 39 Son / Butcher 12 Penna France France

______ William R W M 29 Son / Clerk in Tanery Penna France France

*Avery Street

7. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

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