Oliver
Couch
Born in Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Couch
and Huldah (Granger) Couch
Brother of
Abigail Couch, Harvey Couch, Clarissa Couch, Barnabas G Couch, Samuel Couch Jr., Austin Couch, Lyman Couch, Chester Couch and Emily Louisa (Couch) Bosworth
Husband of
Nancy Marsh
— married
7 Jan 1806 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 109
in Chicago Ward 17, Cook, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Aug 2011
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Biography
Oliver Couch was born in Sandisfield, Massachusetts, in 1782, the son of Samuel and Huldah (Granger) Couch.[1] He was the oldest of 11 children.
He married Nancy Marsh, the daughter of Isaac and Lucy (Smith) Marsh, in 1806.[2] They had at least one child:
- Mary Etta, 1811-1881; marr. Joel Franklin Hitchcock; moved to Ohio
A tree on FamilySearch.org says he died in 1850 but offers no source.[3]
Note
Sources: The book, John Marsh of Hartford, Connecticut 1636-1895 by Dwight Whitney Marsh and my own DNA.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Oliver by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Oliver:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Oliver by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Oliver:
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~1.56%
K Clark
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Kimberly_A_Clark
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~1.56%
Christine Clark :
23andMe, GEDmatch M192312 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A736864 [compare], Ancestry member RootlessInFlorida
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FB4826 [compare], FTDNA kit #B4826
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~1.56%
Cynthia (Mitchell) Paul :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Cyndimp
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~0.78%
Mitch Loper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A686602 [compare], Ancestry member mitchloper
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E Childs
Couch-335 and Couch-225 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, birth date and parents.
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by E Childs
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