Moses Marsh (1802 - abt. 1878)

Born 6 Feb 1802 in Mayfield, Montgomery, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died about 15 Nov 1878 at about age 76 in Grove, Allegany, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Moses was born in 1802. He is the son of John Marsh and Rebecca Ansley. ^[1]

Note: the parental relationship to John and Rebecca Marsh was copied from a number of ancestry.com public family trees, unfortunately there were zero sources cited in any of these trees for Moses, nor was any source cited in the the profile of his alleged father John Marsh, linking them as father and son; hence the relationship is unconfirmed. However, the 1855 and 1865 census records cited in this profile do, in fact, confirm that Moses Marsh was born in Montgomery/Fulton County and had moved to Grove, Allegeny, NY around 1845. Thus these census records confirm Moses Marsh was born in the location known to be the residence of John and Rebecca Marsh at the time of his birth. Furthermore, there were only two Marsh families living in all of Montgomery County in 1800 ( John and Joseph Marsh) hence there is a 50 % probability that John was the father of Moses.

Genealogical Records

Census Records

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1840, ^[2] : Data summary: In the 1840 census, Moses Marsh, age (30-39) was the head of a St Morris, Livingston, New York household. Members of the household include:

1. ) Page 37 of 50 Moses Marsh Head.
   1. ) Males - 5 thru 9: 1
   2. ) Males - 30 thru 39: 1
   3. ) Females - 30 thru 39: 1
2. ) Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
3. ) Total Persons: 3

• Primary Source, New York Census, 1855, ^[1] : Data summary: In the 1855 census, Moses Marsh, age (53) was the head of a Grove, Allegany, New York household. Members of the household include:

1. ) Page 5 of 12 Moses Marsh, 53, born in Montgomery County, NY, resident of Grove, Allegany, NY 10 years, Farmer, owner of land, eligible to vote.
2. ) Phebe Marsh 40, Wife, b. Montgomery, Co., NY; resident of Grove, NY 10 yrs.
   1. ) Henry Marsh 22, Child,b. Montgomery, Co., NY; resident of Grove, NY 10 yrs.
   2. ) Henry Rust, 11, Adopted, Montgomery Co., NY; resident of Grove NY 13 yrs.
   3. ) Phebe Rust, 3, Adopted, Orleans Co., NY; resident of Grove NY 3 yrs.

• Primary Source, New York Census, 1865, ^[3] : Data summary: In the 1865 census, Moses Marsh, age (62) was the head of a Grove, Allegany, New York household. Members of the household include:

1. ) Page 364 of 393 Moses Marsh, 62, born in Montgomery County, NY, father of 2 children, Farmer, owner of land, eligible to vote.
2. ) Phebe Marsh 59, Wife, b. Montgomery, Co., NY; mother of two children.
3. ) Page 364 of 393.
   1. ) Remarks on the harvest of 1864; The Crops was injured by Drouth & Grasshopper so much that there was not half the amount of Hay and Grain as is Common Seasons.
   2. ) Remarks on Mortality in year ending 1 June 1865: Most of the deaths were from Dipthera.
   3. ) Remarks on the influence of the War upon prices:
      1. ) Monthly Wages for farm laborers was up from $15/mo in 1860 to $25/mo in 1865.
      2. ) Land price were up 20 % since 1860
      3. ) Debt increased 50 %
      4. ) Credit has been good and timely payment has been good.
      5. ) Crime has increased.
      6. ) Pauperism has lessened.
4. ) Enumerated 5 June 1865.

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1870, ^[4] : Data summary: In the 1870 census, Moses Marsh, age (67) was the head of a Grove, Allegany, New York household. Members of the household include:

1. ) Page 7 of 28 Moses Marsh, Male, 67, New York
2. ) Phebe Marsh, Female, 64, New York
   1. ) Henry D Marsh, Male, 37, New York
   2. ) Mary Marsh, Female, 34, New York
   3. ) Willie Marsh, Male, 7, New York
   4. ) George Marsh, Male, 1, New York
3. ) Enumerated 27 July 1870

• Primary Source, New York Census, 1875, ^[5] : Data summary: In the 1875 census, Moses Marsh, age (62) was the head of a Grove, Allegany, New York household. Members of the household include:

1. ) H D Marsh, Son, M, 42
2. ) Mary V D Marsh, Wife, F, 39
   1. ) Willie H Marsh, Son, M, 12
   2. ) George B Marsh, Son, M, 6
   3. ) Eddie Marsh Son, M, 4
3. ) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DR1S-BTR?i=7&cc=1918735 1875 Census;] Moses Marsh, Father, M, 73
4. ) Phebe Marsh, Mother, F, 66

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} New York Census, 1855, Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1855 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. Various County Clerk Offices, New York.Moses Marsh in the 1855 NY census
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.Moses Marsh in the 1840 US census
3. ↑ New York Census, 1865,"New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNF-K32N : accessed 3 May 2017), Moses Marsh, , , , New York, United States; citing source p. 1, line 41, household ID 2, county clerk, board of supervisors and surrogate court offices from various counties. Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York; FHL microfilm 501,954. Moses Marsh in the 1865 NY census
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8JK-XBL : 17 October 2014), Moses Marsh, New York, United States; citing p. 7, family 55, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,404.Moses Marsh in the 1870 US census
5. ↑ New York Census, 1875, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNVM-39D : 11 March 2018), Moses Marsh in household of H D Marsh, Grove, Allegany, New York, United States; citing p. 13, line 13, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 501,957.Moses Marsh in the 1875 NY census

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