John MARSH

John MARSH

Male 1618 - 1688  (70 years)

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  • Name John MARSH  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    • He was an original proprietor of Hartford,CT in 1636, and also lived in Hadley and Northampton,MA.

      Son of John Marsh and Grace (Baldwin) Marsh. [The American Genealogist Volume 58, in which it states the parentage is proven by the will of Grace (Baldwin) Marsh where she mentions her son John 'now in New England'.]

      His first wife was Anne Webster Marsh.

      His second wife was Hepzibah Ford Lyman Marsh, the widow of Richard Lyman Jr, and the daughter of Thomas Ford and Elizabeth Charde Ford.

      He had a brother Joseph Marsh of Braintree, Co.Essex, England whose 1676 will was contested and whose estate was distributed to John Marsh's children, and a sister Lydia Marsh Martin, whose daughter Grace he and his second wife adopted.

      Children(by first marriage): John Marsh Jr, Samuel Marsh, Joseph Marsh, Joseph Marsh, Jonathan Marsh, Daniel Marsh, Hannah Marsh Loomis, amd Grace Marsh Baker.

      Children(by second marriage): Lydia Marsh.

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    Birth Apr 1618  Braintree, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Gender Male 
    Fact Was one of the first settlers of Hadley Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence Removed first to Northampton, and then to Hartford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 28 Sep 1688  Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6
    Burial Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I37896  Main Tree
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2018 

    Family 1 Anne WEBSTER,   b. 29 Jul 1621, Cossington, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Jun 1662, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 1642  Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. John MARSH,   b. 1643   d. Abt 1727, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Samuel MARSH,   b. Abt 1645, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Sep 1728, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Birth]
     3. Grace MARSH   d. 31 May 1676  [Birth]
     4. Joseph MARSH,   c. 24 Jan 1647   d. young Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     5. Joseph MARSH,   c. 15 Jul 1649   d. young Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     6. Jonathan MARSH,   b. Abt 1650   d. 03 Jul 1730, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Birth]
     7. Daniel MARSH,   b. Abt 1653   d. 24 Feb 1725 (Age 72 years)  [Birth]
     8. Hannah MARSH,   b. Abt 1656, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F12915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2021 

    Family 2 Hepzibah FORD,   b. 15 May 1625, Dorchester, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1683, Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 07 Oct 1664  Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6
    Children 
     1. Lydia MARSH,   b. 09 Oct 1667, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1762, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F13376  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Apr 1618 - Braintree, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1642 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Sep 1688 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    John Marsh Headstone
    John Marsh Headstone
    John Marsh, the original proprietor of Hartford, Connecticut in 1636, and also lived in Hadley and Northampton, Massachusetts. He is the husband of Anne Webster and Hepzibah Ford. he is buried in the Palisado Cemetery in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

    Maintained by: Kevin Avery
    Originally Created by: Cathi Clore Frost
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  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S00036] "Descendants of Joseph Loomis" by Bob Saftenberg.

    3. [S02364] Lucius M. Boltwood, Genealogies of Hadley Families.

    4. [S01765] Ancestry.com: Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut.

    5. [S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking.

    6. [S8841] American Ancestor.org, Early New England Families, 1641 - 1700, Vol. 1.

    7. [S04348] Yates Publishing, Ancestry.com: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).