The way of duty: a woman and her family in the revolutionary America
by Joy Day Buel and Richard Buel
- New York Norton 1984
- 310 p.
Includes Index and Bibliography
Mary Fish's family tree -- Map of Connecticut -- Child of the puritans -- The best of parents -- Uncertain bliss -- In the valley -- Revolution -- A new scene opens -- Glorious times, distressing times -- Grievous trial -- The new age -- Trifles -- Up the hill -- Ascend and explore.
Mary Fish (1736-1818) was born to Joseph Fish (1706-1781) and Rebecca Pabodie (1704-1783) in Connecticut. She married first John Pierpont (1735-1767) and secondly Gold Selleck Silliman (1732-1790) and was the mother of seven children.