Henry D. Fitch

Henry Delano Fitch
BornMay 7, 1799
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Died13 January 1849(1849-01-13) (aged 49)
San Diego, California
Resting placePresidio of San Diego
CitizenshipMexico, United States
Occupation(s)Merchant, politician
SpouseJosefa Carrillo (1829–1849)
Children11

Henry Delano Fitch (1799 – 1849), later known by his Spanish name Don Enrique Domingo Fitch,[1][2][3] was a Californian trader, ranchero, and politician. Born in Massachusetts, Fitch became a merchant sailor in South America in 1815, before eventually emigrating to Alta California (then a part of Mexico). In California, he became a Mexican citizen and married into the prominent Carrillo family of California, giving Fitch the opportunities to acquire rancho grants and to serve in public office as Alcalde of San Diego (mayor).

  1. ^ Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar, Number 73, 10 July 1985
  2. ^ Josefa by Mary Stewary (published in San Diego Magazine, 1969)
  3. ^ Healdsburg Tribune, Number 114, 10 March 1923