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Myers Fisher



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Other Names: Myers Fisher

Assumed Gender: Male

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Place: Unknown

Death Date: 1819

Death Place: Philadelphia

Affiliations: Society of Friends

Notes: Miers Fisher was a Philadelphia lawyer and merchant. He was born in 1748 and died in 1819. He married Sarah Redwood in 1774. In 1777 was one of the Quaker exiles to Virginia. Member of the Assembly 1791-92. Active in anti-slavery. Moved from Philadelphia to his country estate, Ury, in 1795, then moved back into the City in 1815.

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