Lieutenant Anthony Fisher represented

Dedham, Massachusetts Dedham ( ) is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 25,364 at the 2020 census. It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest b ...

in the

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. He was also a selectman for three years. Fisher was baptized in

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in April 1591 and lived on the south bank of the

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on an estate known as Wignotte. He came to America on board the ''Rose'' in 1637 and settled in Dedham. Once in Dedham he signed the

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. As of 2004, one of his descendants in Dedham still owned a part of his land. Fisher served as lieutenant in the

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of 1652. He briefly owned the land that came to be known as Broad Oak. He was a member of the

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but was not "comfortably received into the church until March 1645 on account of his proud and haughty spirit." He was made a freeman in May 1645. In 1646, 1647, and 1671 Fisher served as a selectman. He was a Suffolk County Commissioner in 1660 and 1666. In 1649, he served in the General Court. With his wife, Isabel, he had several children, including a son named Anthony, who were all born in England. He was the father of Daniel Fisher, grandfather of

Josiah Fisher Josiah Fisher (born circa 1654-1736) represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. He served as selectman for five terms beginning in 1697. Fisher was 16 years old when his father, Anthony, died and left him the family estate. ...

, and uncle of Joshua Fisher. His father was also named Anthony.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Anthony 1591 births People from Waveney District Dedham, Massachusetts selectmen Members of the colonial Massachusetts General Court from Dedham Kingdom of England emigrants to Massachusetts Bay Colony Military personnel from Dedham, Massachusetts People of Massachusetts in the French and Indian War County Commissioners in Suffolk County, Massachusetts Signers of the Dedham Covenant