Genealogy of the Fitch family in North America - citizen hylbom blog

GENEALOGY. 75
material by sailing vessel from Xew Orleans for
California : went thither by the Isthmus route, and
early in 1850, established at Sacramento the Daily
Transcript newspaper, which he and partners after-
where some years-
wards removed to San Francisco ;
later it was merged in the Alta California ; Mr.
Fitch having previously become interested in the
latter journal, from which he retired in 1856
In 1859, he purchased an interest in the San
Francisco Evening Bulletin, and has since been
prominently identified with that journal. He has
also -been part owner ot the Morning Call since 1857-
In 1857, he married Tiara Virginia Duvall. daughter
of Wm. T. Duvall, of Washington, I). C, where
she was horn March 21, 1837. She is a descendant
of Marcen Duvall, a French Huguenot who, about
the middle of the 17th century left France on account
of religious persecution, and settled in Maryland.
Of three children, daughters, two lived to
maturity.
Clara, born February 19, 1858, was killed at
Monterey, in 1882, by being accidentally thrown
from a carriage.
Virginia, born September 12,
the only living descendant.
1859, is now, 188H,.
Clarissa J. Fitch, (eldest daughter of San ford.
Fitch), was married at nineteen years of age to Rev.
Henry Moore, then Pastor of the Congregational
Church, at Strongville, 0. Mr. Moore was born at
Floyd, X. Y., August 13, 1813 ; was educated at
the Oneida Institute, AVhiteborongh, X. Y. IHirtngthe
early years ot his ministry, he was a stronganti-slavery
advocate, and labored zealously for the
abolition of slavery. His first field of labor as a