Martha (Rowe) Finch (1764 - 1841)

Born 19 Feb 1764 in Coxsackie, Greene, New York

Descendants

Died 23 Aug 1841 at age 77 in Greene, New York, United States

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Biography

Martha was born in 1764. She was the daughter of Thomas Rowe. She passed away in 1841.

Martha and Amos Finch were married by Rev. P. Dean in 1784 in New York. Their children were Amos J. Finch (10/25/1785-May 20, 1869), Charles R. Finch (1787-10/29/1840), Elizabeth Finch, Betsey Finch, (1793–1811), Ira Finch, (1797–1863), Martha Rowe (Finch) Peck, (1802–1888) and Samuel (1800–1850).

Martha passed away on 23 August, 1841 in Greene County, New York followed with burial at the Sandy Plains Cemetery in Cairo, Greene County, New York.

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54940901/martha-finch

Headstone Inscription: "Martha Finch, wife of Amos Finch, died August 23, 1841, aged 77 years, 6 ms. and 4 days."

Claude B. Thummel in his work Descendants of John Finch of Connecticut shows her born on Feb 19, 1767 and the daughter of Thomas Rowe.

The headstone of Martha (Rowe) Finch at Sandy Plain Cemetery, Cairo, Greene Co., New York lies adjacent to that of Amos Finch (1754-1849) and reads: "Martha Finch, wife of Amos Finch, died August 23, 1841, aged 77 years, 6 ms. and 4 days." Based on this information, she was born on 19 Feb. 1764. This date exactly agrees with the date of her birth reported in the Amos Finch Bible record (see the image from the Amos Finch Bible here). The Finch Family genealogist, Claude B. Thummel, mistakenly reported her birth-date as 19 Feb. 1767 (Descendents [sic] of John Finch, typewritten manuscript, 1965, 110). Thummel identified Martha's father as Thomas Rowe. That her maiden name was "Rowe" is established by that same Bible Record: "Amos Finch and Martha Rowe were married by Rev. P. Dean, 1784."