Gideon
Couch
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Couch
and Elizabeth (Jessup) Couch
Brother of
Mathew Couch [half], Thomas Couch, Simon Couch, Sarah (Couch) Banks, Elizabeth (Couch) Hanford, Mary (Couch) Sherwood, Stephen Couch and James Lawrence Couch [half]
Husband of
Eleanor (Wakeman) Couch
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Charrey Couch, Gideon Couch, Wakeman Couch, Gideon Couch, Eli Couch and Charrey (Couch) Staples
Died
at age 60
in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Aug 2013
This page has been accessed 257 times.
Contents |
Biography
Gideon was born the son of Thomas and Elizabeth on 14 September 1757. [1]
Burial
- Colonial Cemetery, Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut
Probate
His will is dated 24 February 1817 and proved on 28 October 1817 in Fairfield.[2]
His inventory was completed on 19 November 1817 in Fairfield.[3]
In 1817 and recorded in 1820, his estate distribution was set out to the widow, Eleanor, Wakeman Couch (eldest son), Gideon Couch, Eli Couch (youngest son), and Charry.[4]
Sources
- ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 28-29, 1798-1829”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TL1Y : 12 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627297, image 379, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 29, 1803-1818, Pages 152-153.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 28-29, 1798-1829”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TLR7 : 16 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627297, image 463, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 29, 1803-1818, Pages 308.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 30-31, 1807-1835”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y93T-J : 19 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627302, image 45-46, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 30, 1807-1827, Pages 71-73.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #35319977
Is Gideon your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gideon by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Gideon:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gideon by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Gideon:
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Dorsey Moore 
:
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Laura Stinson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A365071 [compare], Ancestry member Laura_Stinson
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured National Park champion connections: Gideon is 12 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 18 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 8 degrees from George Catlin, 13 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 21 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 9 degrees from George Grinnell, 24 degrees from Anton Kröller, 7 degrees from Stephen Mather, 19 degrees from Kara McKean, 12 degrees from John Muir, 12 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 22 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.