Fisher, Samuel B.

Born: 1817-10-27 Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Died: 1878-05-22 Springfield, Illinois

Flourished: 1844 to 1865 Springfield, Illinois

Samuel B. Fisher was a merchant. He married Melvina Alvay on December 18, 1844 in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Springfield, Illinois. The couple had thirteen children. Fisher worked in mercantile pursuits after his marriage. He was politically a Whig. In 1860, Fisher was a dry goods merchant and owned $30,000 in real estate and a personal estate value of $10,000.

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