John Marsh (1665 - 1728)

Born 26 Sep 1665 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts

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John Marsh was born on September 26, 1665, in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, the son of Zachary Marsh and Mary Silsby.^[1][2]

John's marriage to Alice is known through his sale of land, recorded in Salem records, Book 46, p. 1, dated March 16, 1725, signed by John Marsh and Alice Marsh.^[3] Also supported by name of their daughter.

John and Alice had, not sure where:^[4]

• John, b. 28 Aug 1687 in Lynn^[5], married Hannah before her baptism in Salem in 1726.
• Mary, bp. as adult 1714
• Alice, b. ?, married 9 Dec 1714 Thomas Nelson, p. 62;^[6]
• [Marsh-1799 | David]], b ?, married 5 Dec 1720, Sarah Felton, p. 63
• Zachariah, b. ?, married 2 Sep 1724, Abigail Moulton
• Eleazer, b. 1702 in Salem, m. 26 Oct 1727 Sarah Stimson
• Engraham, b. ?

Notes

Husbandman Lived in Lynn and Salem, Massachusetts and Killingly, Connecticut.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLT-48B : 4 December 2014), John Marsh, 26 Sep 1665; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
2. ↑ Essex, "Vital Records of Salem Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, p. 56
3. ↑ Marsh, Lucius B. (Lucius Bolles) & Dwight W. (Dwight Whitney) Marsh, The genealogy of John Marsh of Salem and his descendants, 1633-1888", (Amherst: 1888: J.E. Wiliams, pp. 23-24
4. ↑ Marsh, Lucius B. (Lucius Bolles) & Dwight W. (Dwight Whitney) Marsh, The genealogy of John Marsh of Salem and his descendants, 1633-1888", (Amherst: 1888: J.E. Wiliams, p. 24, 34-35
5. ↑ Essex, Vital Records of Lynn Massacusetts to the end of the year 1849, p. 259.
6. ↑ Essex, Vital Records of Salem Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, pp. 62-64 as to marriages of Alice, David, Zachariah, and Eleazer.