1860 Census - Ravenna Twp., Muskegon Co., MI., Pg 814
92Dwelling 53, Family 50
FIDGET, Joseph; 36, male, farmer, REV 800, PEV 200, b. Canada
" , Mary; 35, female, wife, b. Eng.
" , Fanny; 12, female, b. Mich
" , Mary; 10, female, b. Mich
" , Barbara; 8, female, b. Mich
" , Albert; 6, male, b. Mich
" , Jane; 4, female, b. Mich
** On this census this family is enumerated right between Esick GREEN and
Joel WITHERELL
1870 Census - Ravenna Twp., Muskegon Co., MI., Pg 367a
Dwelling 207, Family 195
FIDGEET, Joseph; 48, male, white, farmer, REV 3000, PEV 800, b. Canada,
citizen
" , Mary; 47, female, white, Keeps house, b. England
" , Barbary; 16, female, white, b. MI
" , Jane; 12, female, white, b. MI
" , Albert; 14, male, white, b. MI
" , Ellen; 6, female, white, b. MI., Occupation listed as Farmer but is
shifted up 1 line from next dwelling.
Joseph and Mary are buried in Ravenna Twp., Cemetery, Ravenna, Muskegon Co., MI. There is a large monument which has:
Joseph Fitchett d. March 22, 1873, age 49
Mary, wife of Joseph Fitchett, d. April 25, 1896, age 72
92Joseph Fitchett owned property described as the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 25, Ravenna Twp., Muskegon Co., MI and appears on the early tax rolls as follows:
921852 - Sec 25 - 80 acres
1853 - same
1854 - same
1855 - Sec 25 - 60 acres
1856 - same
1857 - same
1858 - same
1859 - same
Michigan Department of Community Health
Genealogical Death Indexing System
http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/search.aspFITCHETT, JOSEPH
Date of death: 22-Mar-1873
Ledger Page: 248
Record Number: 954
Place of death: Ravenna
County of Death: Muskegon
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Age: 49 years 1 month 1 day
Cause of Death: Spinal Meminegetis
Birthplace: Canada East
Occupation: Farmer
Father's Name: Last name not recorded,
Father's Residence: Ravenna Mich
Mother's Name: ,
Mother's Residence: Ravenna Mich
Date of record: 29-May-1874
Film number: 2363452
Digital GS number: 4207871
Image number: 1199
Reference number: p 248 rn 954
Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897