Abraham Marsh UE (abt. 1750 - abt. 1833)

Born about 7 Jun 1750 in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Republic of Vermont

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Died about 8 May 1833 at about age 82 in Mille Roches, Cornwall, Stormont, Upper Canada

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Biography

Abraham Marsh served in the 84th Regiment (Royal Highland Emigrants). He married Catherine French.

A United Empire Loyalist, he settled on his land grant in Cornwall Township, Upper Canada (Ontario). He served as a justice of the peace and represented his county in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1810 to 1812.

He died in the village of Milles Roches in 1833. Before the flooding of the village during the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway, his remains were moved to the new Maple Grove Cemetery, Cornwall, Ontario.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Abraham Marsh," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Abraham_Marsh&oldid=941628523 (accessed July 11, 2020).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 July 2020), memorial page for Abraham Marsh (1750–8 May 1833), Find A Grave: Memorial #175800766, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Warner Family (contributor 47954921) .

See also:

• http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onglenga/Genweb%20French.pdf