His great uncle William Marsh
By Dawn D. Hance
Many thanks to Dawn Hance for her research on William Marsh and his family and her permission to print this document.
Thanks to Lois Wilson for sending the family Bible information on the children of Dimmock Marsh to add to this family.
William Marsh (Amos (3), Reverend Thomas (2), William (1)) was born 17 April 1764 in Mansfield, Connecticut, son of Amos and Abigail (Dimmick) Marsh. He died in the epidemic (peripneumony) 4 April 1813 at Shrewsbury, Rutland, Vermont, just short of his 49th birthday. He is buried in the Finney Cemetery in Shrewsbury:
"William Marsh Esq. died April 23*, 1813 in his 49th year."
*Note the discrepancy in date - since Nathan Finney died on 29 March 1813, and his daughter came from New York soon after, 4 April must be the correct date. She stated William Marsh had died but had not been buried yet, when she arrived.
William married Hannah _______ (probably Hannah Squire) born 15 Oct 1766 at Cornwall, Connecticut, daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Abbott) Squire - (note his brother, Israel Marsh, married her sister, Phebe Squire). Hannah Marsh died at Shrewsbury 30 March 1810 aged 44 years (see 11 April 1810 Rutland Herald). No doubt she was buried at Finney Cemetery, but no gravestone marks the site. Possibly William had not yet erected a gravestone or it is under the sod.
William married (2nd) Amy (Waldo) Allen, a widow, on 16 December 1810 at Tinmouth, Vermont. She was the daughter of Beulah and Amy (Bingham) Waldo of Tinmouth and widow of Waldo Allen. Waldo was born 27 March 1778 at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, son of Ezra Allen and Phebe Cary. Waldo was living alone at Tinmouth in the 1800 census. He died 6 November 1807 in his 30th year and is buried in the Old Cemetery at Benson, Vermont.
After William Marsh's death, Amy married (3rd) Samuel Buck 8 November 1818 at Shrewsbury. The 17 November Rutland Herald states that on 14 November 1818, Samuel Buck of Bridport married Mrs. Ama Marsh of Shrewsbury at Whiting (Addison County). The ceremony was performed by Otis Walker, Esq. Note that James "Otis" Walker was married to Daniel Marsh's daughter, Eunice (Daniel being the nephew of Amos). Samuel Buck was residing at Bridport, Addison, Vermont in the 1810 census. (Note: this is the same town where Daniel Squire lived. Is it possible Samuel Buck had some connection to William Marsh's first wife?) By 1820 Amy and Samuel had removed to Bridport. In 1825 Samuel Buck of Bridport was named guardian of Allen Marsh, Amy's son. Amy Buck died 22 May 1836 at Bridport, no age given.
William Marsh moved to Clarendon in 1770 with his family. His father, Amos, signed a petition, December 1770, which stated he had 6 children.
William's life in Clarendon was a time of turmoil and uncertainty. His family lived in the northern part of Clarendon that was once called Socialborough. This land was in dispute between the people who had purchased their land under the New Hampshire grants and those that held title under New York. Ethan Allen and his men were often in Clarendon doing battle with the Yorkers. When William was about 10 years old (c.1774) his uncle, Jacob Marsh, and family, left Clarendon for Saratoga, New York due to this land controversy.
Then came the Revolutionary War. Clarendon was a hot bed of Tories (those who chose to side with the British). When Burgoyne's army came through Rutland County after routing the Americans at the Battle of Hubbardton, Vermont, in July 1777, men were forced to choose sides. William's father, Amos, and his brother, Shubal, joined the Queen's Loyalist Rangers that summer. Most likely Amos journeyed to Skenesborough (now Whitehall), New York in July 1777 to obtain protection papers from the British which allowed the residents to stay on their farms. These British officials were urging these men to join the Queen's Loyalist Rangers. Amos and Shubal likely joined at this time. Whether they ever fought in a battle or merely returned to their farm is unknown. If Amos did serve, he must have soon deserted the British cause because he was in Clarendon in April 1778. At that time, he and his neighbor to the north, Samuel Place, who had also joined the Rangers, were paid by the Vermont Confiscation officials for caring for Tory families. A yoke of oxen was taken by the Americans from Amos during this time. However, both Amos and Samuel Place retained titles to their farms - unlike most Tories who had their lands confiscated.
According to his probate record, Amos Marsh, late of Clarendon, died 15 September 1778. His farm, lot #6 on the Socialborough map, was divided between his wife and children (note son Shubal had died or his whereabouts were unknown as he did not receive any property). William was to inherit 18 acres of the farm. Unfortunately, sometime in the early 1780's, William's step-father, Ebenezer Howard, sold the whole farm to Reuben Pitcher. Since the children did not receive their inheritance, their cousin, Daniel Marsh, petitioned the Vermont Legislature on behalf of the heirs. The petition was approved in 1791 and most of the heirs sold their portion to Daniel Marsh. William deeded his 13 acres to Daniel for ten pounds in 1795 while residing at Shrewsbury.
William made his first land purchase in Shrewsbury in 1784. He located on the Shunpike Road (1869 map - J. Riley). The Vermont 1790 Federal Census was taken sometime after March 1791, when Vermont joined the Union as the 14th State.
1790 census Shrewsbury: William Marsh 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16, 2 females. (Perhaps his brothers, sister, and widowed mother were living with him.) In 1798 and 1799 and possibly other years, he was elected Shrewsbury's Representative to the Vermont Legislature. After his death in 1813, his property was probated. Judging from his extensive inventory, he was a livestock dealer as well as a successful farmer. He owned 400 acres of land in Shrewsbury and Mount Holly valued at $4,000, personal estate $2,857 and a pew in the Shrewsbury Meeting House (Universalist). His widow, Amy, and his son-in-law, William Green, were appointed administrators.
On 17 Jun 1813, William Marsh's neighbor, Calvin Robinson, was named guardian of William, Dimmick and Allen Marsh aged about 18, 15, and 2 years respectively. It is interesting to note that William's mother, Abigail Howard, was still alive as she put in a claim against his estate for $28.50 that was due on a note. His last sickness and funeral cost $55. The epidemic of peripneumony (lung fever), which started with the American soldiers stationed on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812, soon spread throughout New England and New York. It hit Shrewsbury between February and April 1813, causing the death of about 30 residents. Six thousand people, one in every forty, died in Vermont. The symptoms of the disease were chills, extreme cold in the extremities, pain in the head and chest, and rapid respiration accompanied by a weak, fast pulse. Victims often died within 24 hours. Bloodletting and herbal remedies were the usual treatment.
Lydia (Finney) Meech wrote about losing her father, Nathan Finney, on 29 March 1813 and her brother-in-law, Dr. Holton, on 16 March 1813 to the epidemic: "Esq. Marsh, another townsman used to be at my father's often, but I did not know the family much, or do not remember it now, but Esq. Marsh was a part of the respectability of the town… He was dead but not buried, when I came home for my father's funeral...When we arrived it was a terrible time in Shrewsbury; many heads of the families had died____ and all the town was in sorrow. How we sat down and talked about it and wept!"
Many thanks to Dawn Hance for her research on William Marsh and his family and her permission to print this document.
Thanks to Lois Wilson for sending the family Bible information on the children of Dimmock Marsh to add to this family.
William Marsh (Amos (3), Reverend Thomas (2), William (1)) was born 17 April 1764 in Mansfield, Connecticut, son of Amos and Abigail (Dimmick) Marsh. He died in the epidemic (peripneumony) 4 April 1813 at Shrewsbury, Rutland, Vermont, just short of his 49th birthday. He is buried in the Finney Cemetery in Shrewsbury:
"William Marsh Esq. died April 23*, 1813 in his 49th year."
*Note the discrepancy in date - since Nathan Finney died on 29 March 1813, and his daughter came from New York soon after, 4 April must be the correct date. She stated William Marsh had died but had not been buried yet, when she arrived.
William married Hannah _______ (probably Hannah Squire) born 15 Oct 1766 at Cornwall, Connecticut, daughter of Daniel and Hannah (Abbott) Squire - (note his brother, Israel Marsh, married her sister, Phebe Squire). Hannah Marsh died at Shrewsbury 30 March 1810 aged 44 years (see 11 April 1810 Rutland Herald). No doubt she was buried at Finney Cemetery, but no gravestone marks the site. Possibly William had not yet erected a gravestone or it is under the sod.
William married (2nd) Amy (Waldo) Allen, a widow, on 16 December 1810 at Tinmouth, Vermont. She was the daughter of Beulah and Amy (Bingham) Waldo of Tinmouth and widow of Waldo Allen. Waldo was born 27 March 1778 at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, son of Ezra Allen and Phebe Cary. Waldo was living alone at Tinmouth in the 1800 census. He died 6 November 1807 in his 30th year and is buried in the Old Cemetery at Benson, Vermont.
After William Marsh's death, Amy married (3rd) Samuel Buck 8 November 1818 at Shrewsbury. The 17 November Rutland Herald states that on 14 November 1818, Samuel Buck of Bridport married Mrs. Ama Marsh of Shrewsbury at Whiting (Addison County). The ceremony was performed by Otis Walker, Esq. Note that James "Otis" Walker was married to Daniel Marsh's daughter, Eunice (Daniel being the nephew of Amos). Samuel Buck was residing at Bridport, Addison, Vermont in the 1810 census. (Note: this is the same town where Daniel Squire lived. Is it possible Samuel Buck had some connection to William Marsh's first wife?) By 1820 Amy and Samuel had removed to Bridport. In 1825 Samuel Buck of Bridport was named guardian of Allen Marsh, Amy's son. Amy Buck died 22 May 1836 at Bridport, no age given.
William Marsh moved to Clarendon in 1770 with his family. His father, Amos, signed a petition, December 1770, which stated he had 6 children.
William's life in Clarendon was a time of turmoil and uncertainty. His family lived in the northern part of Clarendon that was once called Socialborough. This land was in dispute between the people who had purchased their land under the New Hampshire grants and those that held title under New York. Ethan Allen and his men were often in Clarendon doing battle with the Yorkers. When William was about 10 years old (c.1774) his uncle, Jacob Marsh, and family, left Clarendon for Saratoga, New York due to this land controversy.
Then came the Revolutionary War. Clarendon was a hot bed of Tories (those who chose to side with the British). When Burgoyne's army came through Rutland County after routing the Americans at the Battle of Hubbardton, Vermont, in July 1777, men were forced to choose sides. William's father, Amos, and his brother, Shubal, joined the Queen's Loyalist Rangers that summer. Most likely Amos journeyed to Skenesborough (now Whitehall), New York in July 1777 to obtain protection papers from the British which allowed the residents to stay on their farms. These British officials were urging these men to join the Queen's Loyalist Rangers. Amos and Shubal likely joined at this time. Whether they ever fought in a battle or merely returned to their farm is unknown. If Amos did serve, he must have soon deserted the British cause because he was in Clarendon in April 1778. At that time, he and his neighbor to the north, Samuel Place, who had also joined the Rangers, were paid by the Vermont Confiscation officials for caring for Tory families. A yoke of oxen was taken by the Americans from Amos during this time. However, both Amos and Samuel Place retained titles to their farms - unlike most Tories who had their lands confiscated.
According to his probate record, Amos Marsh, late of Clarendon, died 15 September 1778. His farm, lot #6 on the Socialborough map, was divided between his wife and children (note son Shubal had died or his whereabouts were unknown as he did not receive any property). William was to inherit 18 acres of the farm. Unfortunately, sometime in the early 1780's, William's step-father, Ebenezer Howard, sold the whole farm to Reuben Pitcher. Since the children did not receive their inheritance, their cousin, Daniel Marsh, petitioned the Vermont Legislature on behalf of the heirs. The petition was approved in 1791 and most of the heirs sold their portion to Daniel Marsh. William deeded his 13 acres to Daniel for ten pounds in 1795 while residing at Shrewsbury.
William made his first land purchase in Shrewsbury in 1784. He located on the Shunpike Road (1869 map - J. Riley). The Vermont 1790 Federal Census was taken sometime after March 1791, when Vermont joined the Union as the 14th State.
1790 census Shrewsbury: William Marsh 1 male over 16, 2 males under 16, 2 females. (Perhaps his brothers, sister, and widowed mother were living with him.) In 1798 and 1799 and possibly other years, he was elected Shrewsbury's Representative to the Vermont Legislature. After his death in 1813, his property was probated. Judging from his extensive inventory, he was a livestock dealer as well as a successful farmer. He owned 400 acres of land in Shrewsbury and Mount Holly valued at $4,000, personal estate $2,857 and a pew in the Shrewsbury Meeting House (Universalist). His widow, Amy, and his son-in-law, William Green, were appointed administrators.
On 17 Jun 1813, William Marsh's neighbor, Calvin Robinson, was named guardian of William, Dimmick and Allen Marsh aged about 18, 15, and 2 years respectively. It is interesting to note that William's mother, Abigail Howard, was still alive as she put in a claim against his estate for $28.50 that was due on a note. His last sickness and funeral cost $55. The epidemic of peripneumony (lung fever), which started with the American soldiers stationed on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812, soon spread throughout New England and New York. It hit Shrewsbury between February and April 1813, causing the death of about 30 residents. Six thousand people, one in every forty, died in Vermont. The symptoms of the disease were chills, extreme cold in the extremities, pain in the head and chest, and rapid respiration accompanied by a weak, fast pulse. Victims often died within 24 hours. Bloodletting and herbal remedies were the usual treatment.
Lydia (Finney) Meech wrote about losing her father, Nathan Finney, on 29 March 1813 and her brother-in-law, Dr. Holton, on 16 March 1813 to the epidemic: "Esq. Marsh, another townsman used to be at my father's often, but I did not know the family much, or do not remember it now, but Esq. Marsh was a part of the respectability of the town… He was dead but not buried, when I came home for my father's funeral...When we arrived it was a terrible time in Shrewsbury; many heads of the families had died____ and all the town was in sorrow. How we sat down and talked about it and wept!"
Children of William and Hannah Marsh
I. Cynthia M. Marsh born 18 March 1793 at Shrewsbury, died 29 March 1844 at Rutland, Vermont. She married William Green 10 March 1811. He was born c 1789 probably at Clarendon, son of Ezekial and Sarah (Congdon) Green and died 12 May 1866 at Saratoga Springs, New York aged 77 years. He married 2nd widow Edna Lovejoy 3 June 1844. She died 3 July 1858 at Saratoga Springs aged 73 years. The Greens are buried in West Street Cemetery in Rutland.
Their probable children were:
A. George Marsh Green 20 Dec 1811- 20 September 1871, Joliet, Illinois. Married Lucy A. Hart, 16 March 1833 at Rutland.
B. Hannah M. Green c. 1813 -14 August 1834 of consumption, 21 yrs.
C. Talitha Elmore Green c. June 1815 - 12 January 1861 - 45 yrs. 7 mos. 6 days. Married Melzor Edson 30 January 1834.
D. Joseph Green c. 1817 (age 33 yrs. in the 1850 census). Married Delia A. Grinell 25 December 1844.
E. William C. Green c. 1819 (age 31 in the 1850 census). Married Martha A. C. Neal, 28 August, 1853, at Peoria, Illinois.
F. Julia L. Green c. 1821 - 16 March 1886 - 64 yrs. 6 mos. Married Gully P. Hannum 3 June 1846.
G. Martha Green c. 1825 (25 yrs. in the 1850 census). Married Ralph Grinnell 14 January 1851.
H. Helen M. Green c. 1827 - 25 February 1861 - 33 yrs. Married E. A. Cook.
I. Sarah Green c. 1828 - 13 January 1832 - 3 yrs.
J. Ezekiel Green c.1830 - 18 September 1831 - 1 yr.
K. Nathan B. Green c.-1832 - 3 September 1833 - 1 yr.
L. Harriet Green c.1834 - 25 May 1848 - 14 yrs.
M. Henry Green c.1836 - 30 Jul 1840 - 4 yrs. - scarlet fever
N. Cynthia Ann Green c.1838 - 26 November 1842 - 4 yrs.
II. William Marsh born 12 August 1795, Shrewsbury, died Ludlow, Windsor, Vermont 6 August 1853. He married Polly/Mary Sprague, daughter of Nathan Sprague (parentage from Ludlow vitals). She was born in 1797 in Massachusetts, died 5 May 1853 at Ludlow. In 1831, William Marsh bought a lot of land from Charles Cutting in Cuttingsville (a village within the town of Shrewsbury). Marsh built a store and house thereon; in 1849 he sold the property to Almond Bullard for $1,800. These buildings were destroyed in the 1903 fire. William is in the 1850 census at Ludlow, Vermont.
Children of William and Polly Marsh
A. Marcella L. Marsh c.1821 - 7 June 1841 - 20 yrs. Green Hill Cemetery, Wallingford, Vermont
B. Otteline D. Marsh c. 1823-1864 Omaha, Nebraska.
C. Infant son died 15 January 1825 Green Hill Cemetery
D. Infant daughter died 29 July 1826 Green Hill Cemetery
E. Mary A. or D. Marsh died 25 August 1829 - 2 yrs. Green Hill Cemetery
F. Mary L. Marsh died 14 February 1832 - 1 yr. 9 mos. Finney Cemetery
G. William Wallace Marsh 14 October 1832 - 2 April 1901 New Providence, West Indies. Married Flora M. Atwood January 1863 at Ida Grove, Iowa. Settled in Omaha, Nebraska. He had the first mail contract ever in the Dakota Territory to carry mail between Sioux City and Fort Randall (for his biography and photograph see Savage and Bell's "History of Omaha Nebraska"). The 28 August 1883 Rutland Herald reported that Wallace Marsh, the first white child born at Cuttingsville, was at the Union House in Cuttingsville. He had commissioned for $500 dollars a Boston artist to paint a picture of Cuttingsville Village. *If anyone knows the whereabouts of this painting, please contact the Shrewsbury Historical Society at Shrewsbury, Vermont.
H. Dudley F. Marsh died 6 March 1835 - 6 mos.- Finney Cemetery
I. Stella M. Marsh 1836-1918 Chicago, Illinois. She married a Mr. Champine.
J. Mary Marsh 1838-1840 - Finney Cemetery. Stone has crumbled and is illegible.
A gravestone in Laurel Glen Cemetery at Cuttingsville bears the names and dates for William and Polly and their children.
III. Dimmock/Dimmick Marsh born 25 March 1798 died 17 September 1851 - 53 yrs. 5 mos. - Annis Cemetery in Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York. Married Lydia Smead born 15 November 1798, died 16 September 1840 - 42 yrs. - Annis Cemetery. She was probably born in Guilford, Vermont to Amasa Smead and his second wife, Achsah Hill. Amasa later removed to Wallingford, Vermont. This copy of their children was found among papers in an old homestead in Connecticut, but the original date and record was "a copy... made by A.D. Marsh in 1855 while he was at Little Valley, New York". (See Allen D. below.) Some of death dates must have been recorded later. As it is known that Julia or Juliet was born in Shrewsbury, it is likely the first three children were born in Shrewsbury, and then the rest were born in Cattaraugus, New York. The marriages and some death dates are later additions.
Children of Dimmock and Lydia Marsh
A. William Marsh born Sept 23,1819, died April 18, 1822
B. Alvin Marsh born April 15, 1821. He married a Mariah ____, and lived in Wisconsin.
C. Julia Marsh born January 22, 1823, died February 29, 1880
D. William L. Marsh born March 30, 1825 in Little Valley, New York, died 30 May1900. He married Mary Whitcomb 2 March 1853. Info from Lois Wilson.
E. Cynthia Marsh born 4 April 1827 died 2 April 1862 in ,Keokuk, Iowa. She married Joel Crossman in 1852.
F. Fatima B. Marsh born August 4, 1829, died August 16, 1899 at Lancaster, Iowa. She married Aaron B. Childs 1 January, 1852. He was born to Solomon and Euphena Childs.- Info from Sheri Edmondson
G. Catherine L. Marsh born May 27, 1831 died 27 May 1851 - 20 yrs. - Annis Cemetery. Gravestone says Catherine S.
H. Allen D. Marsh born 9 April 1835. From his 1880 census record, he married a Helen.
At the end of the list, there is the following:
• "all born to Dimmock Marsh, born Mar 25, 1798 Lydia Smead, born 15 Nov 1798"
IV. Alvin Marsh born 18 August 1800, died before April 1813 as he is not listed in his father's probate.
Their probable children were:
A. George Marsh Green 20 Dec 1811- 20 September 1871, Joliet, Illinois. Married Lucy A. Hart, 16 March 1833 at Rutland.
B. Hannah M. Green c. 1813 -14 August 1834 of consumption, 21 yrs.
C. Talitha Elmore Green c. June 1815 - 12 January 1861 - 45 yrs. 7 mos. 6 days. Married Melzor Edson 30 January 1834.
D. Joseph Green c. 1817 (age 33 yrs. in the 1850 census). Married Delia A. Grinell 25 December 1844.
E. William C. Green c. 1819 (age 31 in the 1850 census). Married Martha A. C. Neal, 28 August, 1853, at Peoria, Illinois.
F. Julia L. Green c. 1821 - 16 March 1886 - 64 yrs. 6 mos. Married Gully P. Hannum 3 June 1846.
G. Martha Green c. 1825 (25 yrs. in the 1850 census). Married Ralph Grinnell 14 January 1851.
H. Helen M. Green c. 1827 - 25 February 1861 - 33 yrs. Married E. A. Cook.
I. Sarah Green c. 1828 - 13 January 1832 - 3 yrs.
J. Ezekiel Green c.1830 - 18 September 1831 - 1 yr.
K. Nathan B. Green c.-1832 - 3 September 1833 - 1 yr.
L. Harriet Green c.1834 - 25 May 1848 - 14 yrs.
M. Henry Green c.1836 - 30 Jul 1840 - 4 yrs. - scarlet fever
N. Cynthia Ann Green c.1838 - 26 November 1842 - 4 yrs.
II. William Marsh born 12 August 1795, Shrewsbury, died Ludlow, Windsor, Vermont 6 August 1853. He married Polly/Mary Sprague, daughter of Nathan Sprague (parentage from Ludlow vitals). She was born in 1797 in Massachusetts, died 5 May 1853 at Ludlow. In 1831, William Marsh bought a lot of land from Charles Cutting in Cuttingsville (a village within the town of Shrewsbury). Marsh built a store and house thereon; in 1849 he sold the property to Almond Bullard for $1,800. These buildings were destroyed in the 1903 fire. William is in the 1850 census at Ludlow, Vermont.
Children of William and Polly Marsh
A. Marcella L. Marsh c.1821 - 7 June 1841 - 20 yrs. Green Hill Cemetery, Wallingford, Vermont
B. Otteline D. Marsh c. 1823-1864 Omaha, Nebraska.
C. Infant son died 15 January 1825 Green Hill Cemetery
D. Infant daughter died 29 July 1826 Green Hill Cemetery
E. Mary A. or D. Marsh died 25 August 1829 - 2 yrs. Green Hill Cemetery
F. Mary L. Marsh died 14 February 1832 - 1 yr. 9 mos. Finney Cemetery
G. William Wallace Marsh 14 October 1832 - 2 April 1901 New Providence, West Indies. Married Flora M. Atwood January 1863 at Ida Grove, Iowa. Settled in Omaha, Nebraska. He had the first mail contract ever in the Dakota Territory to carry mail between Sioux City and Fort Randall (for his biography and photograph see Savage and Bell's "History of Omaha Nebraska"). The 28 August 1883 Rutland Herald reported that Wallace Marsh, the first white child born at Cuttingsville, was at the Union House in Cuttingsville. He had commissioned for $500 dollars a Boston artist to paint a picture of Cuttingsville Village. *If anyone knows the whereabouts of this painting, please contact the Shrewsbury Historical Society at Shrewsbury, Vermont.
H. Dudley F. Marsh died 6 March 1835 - 6 mos.- Finney Cemetery
I. Stella M. Marsh 1836-1918 Chicago, Illinois. She married a Mr. Champine.
J. Mary Marsh 1838-1840 - Finney Cemetery. Stone has crumbled and is illegible.
A gravestone in Laurel Glen Cemetery at Cuttingsville bears the names and dates for William and Polly and their children.
III. Dimmock/Dimmick Marsh born 25 March 1798 died 17 September 1851 - 53 yrs. 5 mos. - Annis Cemetery in Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York. Married Lydia Smead born 15 November 1798, died 16 September 1840 - 42 yrs. - Annis Cemetery. She was probably born in Guilford, Vermont to Amasa Smead and his second wife, Achsah Hill. Amasa later removed to Wallingford, Vermont. This copy of their children was found among papers in an old homestead in Connecticut, but the original date and record was "a copy... made by A.D. Marsh in 1855 while he was at Little Valley, New York". (See Allen D. below.) Some of death dates must have been recorded later. As it is known that Julia or Juliet was born in Shrewsbury, it is likely the first three children were born in Shrewsbury, and then the rest were born in Cattaraugus, New York. The marriages and some death dates are later additions.
Children of Dimmock and Lydia Marsh
A. William Marsh born Sept 23,1819, died April 18, 1822
B. Alvin Marsh born April 15, 1821. He married a Mariah ____, and lived in Wisconsin.
C. Julia Marsh born January 22, 1823, died February 29, 1880
D. William L. Marsh born March 30, 1825 in Little Valley, New York, died 30 May1900. He married Mary Whitcomb 2 March 1853. Info from Lois Wilson.
E. Cynthia Marsh born 4 April 1827 died 2 April 1862 in ,Keokuk, Iowa. She married Joel Crossman in 1852.
F. Fatima B. Marsh born August 4, 1829, died August 16, 1899 at Lancaster, Iowa. She married Aaron B. Childs 1 January, 1852. He was born to Solomon and Euphena Childs.- Info from Sheri Edmondson
G. Catherine L. Marsh born May 27, 1831 died 27 May 1851 - 20 yrs. - Annis Cemetery. Gravestone says Catherine S.
H. Allen D. Marsh born 9 April 1835. From his 1880 census record, he married a Helen.
At the end of the list, there is the following:
• "all born to Dimmock Marsh, born Mar 25, 1798 Lydia Smead, born 15 Nov 1798"
IV. Alvin Marsh born 18 August 1800, died before April 1813 as he is not listed in his father's probate.
Child of William and Amy Marsh
V. Allen Squires Marsh born 2 November 1811 at Shrewsbury died in Iowa before 1880. He was probably named for William's deceased wife, Hannah Squire, and Amy's deceased husband, Waldo Allen. He married Adeline Riley at Shrewsbury 8 October 1829. She was born 13 January 1810 daughter of James and Dosha/Theodoshia (Ashley) Riley at Shrewsbury died after 1880 in Iowa. Allen was still residing in Shrewsbury in 1850: Allen Marsh 38, Adaline 39 Lamira 16 Henry 8 Mary Morgan 11. 1860 Owen Cerro Gordo County, Iowa: Allen Marsh 48 Vermont, Adeline 49 Vermont, Henry 18 Vermont. 1870 same location: Allen S. Marsh 58 Vermont, Adeline R. 59 Vermont, Isaac Patton 17 Canada, Elmira C. Abbott 36 Vermont, Adeline Abbott 15 Indiana, Andrew J. Abbott 10 Iowa?, Berta Abbott 7 Iowa?.
Children of Allen and Adeline Marsh.
A. Charlotte Lenora (should be Lamira) Marsh born 23 June 1834 Shrewsbury. Lamira C. married Andrew G. Abbott of Attica, Indiana 3 January 1853 at Shrewsbury (13 January 1853 Rutland Herald). She is Elmira Abbott living with her parents in the 1870 census.
B. Henry Allen Marsh born 5 Nov 1841 at Shrewsbury.
Amy Buck and Waldo Allen had a son, Waldo Beulah Allen, who was born 28 September 1805 at Benson, Vermont and died 11 August 1875 Wallingford, Vermont. He married Orpha Ashley 15 September 1824 at Shrewsbury. She was born 3 September 1805 at Shrewsbury, daughter of Martin and Theodosia (Kilburn) Ashley and died 30 November 1871 at Mt. Holly. Both are buried in Laurel Glen Cemetery near the William Marsh Jr. family in Cuttingsville (Shrewsbury), Vermont. Waldo married (2) Betsy R._____. She died 3 December 1884, aged 62 years. She was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery at East Wallingford, Vermont as wife of "Deacon" Waldo B. Allen.
In 1860 the Allens were living with their son, Austin C. Allen, at Winchendon, Massachusetts. Two other Allens, likely Waldo's children, were buried near Waldo: Asahel Allen died 4 February 1871 aged 37, and Elizabeth F. Allen, wife of Merrit H. Dickerman, 22 August 1879 aged 54.
Amy Buck sold her dower rights from William's property to her son, Waldo B. Allen. Later the property was sold to William Marsh Jr. and then to his brother, Allen Squires Marsh. The 1869 map shows J. Riley, probably a relative of Adeline Riley Marsh.
It is interesting to note that Waldo B. Allen's wife, Orpha Ashley, had an older sister, Dosha/Theodosia Ashley, who married 10 January 1809, James Riley of Boston, at Shrewsbury. Their daughter, Adeline Riley, born 1810, married Allen Squires Marsh - so Waldo's half-brother, Allen Marsh, married Waldo's niece.
Another child for Amy Buck and Waldo Allen was discovered in the probate records of Addison County, Vermont where William Marsh was made their guardian. The child's name was Phebe Allen.
Daniel Squire, probable father of Hannah Squire
Daniel Squire was born 26 December 1738 at Cornwall, Connecticut, son of Reuben and Hannah (Mallory) Squire, and died 12 March 1813 at Addison, Vermont, also in the epidemic. He married Hannah Abbott 19 February 1761 at Cornwall. In November 1773, while residing in Jericho, Massachusetts, he bought land in Rutland and moved by the following year. During the Revolution, he served in several Rutland militia companies. His home farm extended from the intersection of Cold River Road West and Cold River Road, south to the Clarendon line. In 1789 he sold his farm to the McConnells and relocated in Addison. (This Daniel Squire, who lived in the southern section of town, is not to be confused with the Daniel Squire who lived in the northern part of Rutland.)
I. Hannah b.19 January 1762 at Cornwall, Connecticut, d. young
II. Eli b. 11 July 1764 at Cornwall. He married Sarah Wilmarth 6 March 1794 at Addison.
III. Hannah b. 15 Oct 1766 at Cornwall d. 30 March 1810 Shrewsbury, 44 years. Married William Marsh.
IV. Ebenezer b. 10 October 1770 at Jericho, Massachusetts.
V. Eunice b. 17 September 1772 d. September 1776 at Rutland
VI. Sarah b. 2 November 1774 at Rutland d. September 1776
VII. Comfort b. 27 October 1776 at Rutland
VIII. Chloe b. 27 October 1779 at Rutland. She married Levi Hanks 11 June 1804 at Addison.
IX. Phebe b. 1 March 1781 at Rutland d. 22 January 1857. She married Israel Marsh 17 October 1799 at Addison. He died 10 September 1856. Both are buried in New Haven.
X. Clarissa b. 7 October 1784 at Rutland
Children of Allen and Adeline Marsh.
A. Charlotte Lenora (should be Lamira) Marsh born 23 June 1834 Shrewsbury. Lamira C. married Andrew G. Abbott of Attica, Indiana 3 January 1853 at Shrewsbury (13 January 1853 Rutland Herald). She is Elmira Abbott living with her parents in the 1870 census.
B. Henry Allen Marsh born 5 Nov 1841 at Shrewsbury.
Amy Buck and Waldo Allen had a son, Waldo Beulah Allen, who was born 28 September 1805 at Benson, Vermont and died 11 August 1875 Wallingford, Vermont. He married Orpha Ashley 15 September 1824 at Shrewsbury. She was born 3 September 1805 at Shrewsbury, daughter of Martin and Theodosia (Kilburn) Ashley and died 30 November 1871 at Mt. Holly. Both are buried in Laurel Glen Cemetery near the William Marsh Jr. family in Cuttingsville (Shrewsbury), Vermont. Waldo married (2) Betsy R._____. She died 3 December 1884, aged 62 years. She was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery at East Wallingford, Vermont as wife of "Deacon" Waldo B. Allen.
In 1860 the Allens were living with their son, Austin C. Allen, at Winchendon, Massachusetts. Two other Allens, likely Waldo's children, were buried near Waldo: Asahel Allen died 4 February 1871 aged 37, and Elizabeth F. Allen, wife of Merrit H. Dickerman, 22 August 1879 aged 54.
Amy Buck sold her dower rights from William's property to her son, Waldo B. Allen. Later the property was sold to William Marsh Jr. and then to his brother, Allen Squires Marsh. The 1869 map shows J. Riley, probably a relative of Adeline Riley Marsh.
It is interesting to note that Waldo B. Allen's wife, Orpha Ashley, had an older sister, Dosha/Theodosia Ashley, who married 10 January 1809, James Riley of Boston, at Shrewsbury. Their daughter, Adeline Riley, born 1810, married Allen Squires Marsh - so Waldo's half-brother, Allen Marsh, married Waldo's niece.
Another child for Amy Buck and Waldo Allen was discovered in the probate records of Addison County, Vermont where William Marsh was made their guardian. The child's name was Phebe Allen.
Daniel Squire, probable father of Hannah Squire
Daniel Squire was born 26 December 1738 at Cornwall, Connecticut, son of Reuben and Hannah (Mallory) Squire, and died 12 March 1813 at Addison, Vermont, also in the epidemic. He married Hannah Abbott 19 February 1761 at Cornwall. In November 1773, while residing in Jericho, Massachusetts, he bought land in Rutland and moved by the following year. During the Revolution, he served in several Rutland militia companies. His home farm extended from the intersection of Cold River Road West and Cold River Road, south to the Clarendon line. In 1789 he sold his farm to the McConnells and relocated in Addison. (This Daniel Squire, who lived in the southern section of town, is not to be confused with the Daniel Squire who lived in the northern part of Rutland.)
I. Hannah b.19 January 1762 at Cornwall, Connecticut, d. young
II. Eli b. 11 July 1764 at Cornwall. He married Sarah Wilmarth 6 March 1794 at Addison.
III. Hannah b. 15 Oct 1766 at Cornwall d. 30 March 1810 Shrewsbury, 44 years. Married William Marsh.
IV. Ebenezer b. 10 October 1770 at Jericho, Massachusetts.
V. Eunice b. 17 September 1772 d. September 1776 at Rutland
VI. Sarah b. 2 November 1774 at Rutland d. September 1776
VII. Comfort b. 27 October 1776 at Rutland
VIII. Chloe b. 27 October 1779 at Rutland. She married Levi Hanks 11 June 1804 at Addison.
IX. Phebe b. 1 March 1781 at Rutland d. 22 January 1857. She married Israel Marsh 17 October 1799 at Addison. He died 10 September 1856. Both are buried in New Haven.
X. Clarissa b. 7 October 1784 at Rutland