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Samuel Marsh Sr. (1761 - 1840)

Private Samuel Marsh Sr.
Born in Killingly, Windham, Connecticutmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 79 in Dearborn, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth

Samuel Marsh Sr was born on 18 May 1761 in Thompson, Windham Co., CT. [1] He was the son of Zebediah Marsh, b. in 1734 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts and Mary Coates, b. 31 Jul 1739 in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Revolutionary War

Private Samuel Marsh Sr, b. 18 May 1761 d. 12 July 1840 in Dearborn Co., Indiana, USA, married Elizabeth X , is honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution for patriotism: 1) CAPT LOW, MA; CAPTS WARNER & JAMES BLAKELEE, VT[2]

He married Elizabeth Hanford, b. 19 Mar 1759 in ????. They had five children:

  1. Samuel Marsh Jr, b. 28 Aug 1782 b. Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York
  2. Elizabeth, b. 6 Apr 1786 Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York
  3. Lucy, b. 18 Mar 1784 Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York
  4. William, b. 31 May 1788 Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York
  5. Thomas, b. 72 Dec 1791 Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York
  6. Ester, b. 9 Jun 1794 Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York

Family records indicate Samuel served in the Revolutionary War. Samuel and Elizabeth had moved from Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York to Dearborn, Indiana, by the 1830 census. Samuel Marsh Sr died on 12 July 1840 and is buried in Greendale Cemetery in Greendale, Dearborn Co., Indiana.

Census

1800 Windham County, VT
1820 Chautauqua Co., NY
1830 Chautauqua Co., NY
1830 Dearborn Co., IN
1840 Dearborn Co., IN

Burial

JUL 1840 Lawrenceburg Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, IN

Sources

  1. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F745-3J1 : 11 February 2018), Samuel Marsh, 10 May 1761; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
  2. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Oct 14, 2018), "Record of Samuel Marsh", Ancestor # A074270.
  • "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F745-3J1 : 3 December 2014), Samuel Marsh, 10 May 1761; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown. Cites date of birth for Samuel.
  • "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL8-R1T : accessed 26 December 2016), Samuel Marsh, Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing p. 117, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 66; FHL microfilm 193,721. Cites Samuel Sr living in a household with 4 people in the United States Census, 1820.
  • "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPY-YQR : 18 August 2015), Samuel Marsh, Langley, Dearborn, Indiana, United States; citing 250, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 27; FHL microfilm 7,716. Cites Samuel Sr living in a household with 2 people in the United States Census, 1830.
  • "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBV-62X : 24 August 2015), Samul Marsh, Laughery, Dearborn, Indiana, United States; citing p. 159, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 77; FHL microfilm 7,723. Cites Samuel Sr living in a household with 2 people in the United States Census, 1840.
  • "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK8-GJHY : 13 December 2015), Samuel Marsh, 1840; Burial, Greendale, Dearborn, Indiana, United States of America, Greendale Cemetery; citing record ID 38437811, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Cites date of death for Samuel.
  • "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-LJDP : accessed 26 December 2016), Samuel Marsh, 04 Mar 1831; citing Indiana, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 7; FHL microfilm 1,319,387.
  • LDS Ancestral Files Samuel MARSH 18 May 1761 - 12 July 1840 (Ancestral File Number: 1XHH-FV6)
  • "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MWML-RHV : accessed 2015-01-28), entry for Samuel MARSH.
  • "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MCNK-2NH : accessed 2015-01-28), entry for Zebadiah MARSH.
  • Cooper, Helen C., Revolutionary Soldiers Born in CT Died in Indiana, The American Genealogist (Barrington, RI, 2000) Vol. 33, Page 195.




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