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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsHands down best name I've ever found in genealogy research!
Unfortunately it's not one of my ancestors, but he's probably a distant cousin of some sort.
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Preserved Fish. Born in Dartmouth, MA in 1731.
Not only is that his name, he has a son, grandson, nephews, great nephews, etc. with the same name.
nolabear
(41,915 posts)jakeXT
(10,575 posts)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preserved_Fish
csziggy
(34,120 posts)The Preserved I found was the son of Thomas Fish.
applegrove
(118,018 posts)Rider. She lived back 300 years ago in New England.
csziggy
(34,120 posts)Makes it really confusing when I'm entering births unless the source also has who they married!
I've also had males and females named Patience and Aquilla. Usually I just guess the sex and hope for the best!
applegrove
(118,018 posts)to name your daughter Experience or Patience or other human qualities.
csziggy
(34,120 posts)Brought on by one of the waves of religious fervor. The one that annoys me is the female name "Submit" - I hate that it was only used for women, unlike some of the others.