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GENEALOGIES 
from "History of Hartford, Vermont, 
July 4, 1761 - April 4, 1889 
1889 
[Transcribed by Coralynn Brown] 
THE MARSH FAMILY 
Among the first permanent settlers of Hartford were several members of the Marsh
family, who, with one exception, located in Quechee. Among those who located in that
part of the town were the four brothers, Joseph, Abel, Eliphalet. and Elisha, and
John and Jonathan. 
Col. Joel settled in West Hartford. 
Jonathan came into the town with the Strong's and Noah Dewey, in the summer of 1764.

John came in 1767. His name first appears in the records March 8, 1768. 
Abel and Joel are first mentioned in the records Nov. 22, 1773. 
Joseph and Elisha are first mentioned April 18, 1774—the first-named being
designated as Capt. Joseph Marsh. 
The Marshs above named, together with many of their descendants in the first and
second generations, were influential. enterprising, and highly honored citizens in
the communities in which they resided. They possessed physical and mental
characteristics of a high order, and few families have had more liberally educated
and successful men in all the walks of life, among them, scholars, preachers,
lawyers, physicians, judges, legislators, military officers, and other vocations. 
1. JOHN MARSH, the immigrant ancestor, of the Marsh family, came over from England
about 1633, and settled in the colony of Massachusetts: removed thence, in 1636, to
Hartford, Ct., where he settled, and had a numerous family. 
2. JOHN (son of John (1). b. about 1643: m. 1st, Sarah Lyman, Nov. 28, 1666: settled
in Hartford, Ct., on the Marsh homestead: had: 
John, b. 1668. 
Nathaiel, b. March 5, 1671; 
his twin brother, Joseph, b. March 5, 1671. 
Sarah, b. Feb. 17, 1673. 
Elizabeth. bapt. June 27, 1675. 
Hannah, b. Dec. 2, 1677. 
Ebenezer, b. Feb. 3, 1679. 
Hannah, b. April 10. 1681. 
Ruth m. William Cadwell, Oct. 31, 1711. 
Lydia, b. Jan. 13, 1684. 
Hepzibah, b. June 6, 1686: m. 1711, to Jonathan Wadsworth. 
Jonathan, b. Aug. 7, 1688. 
John, the father, m. 2d, Susannah Butter, Jan. 1, 1708, and had: 
Susannah, b. Feb., 1710 or '11. 
3. JOSEPH (son of Jolni (2), known as Capt. Joseph Marsh, m. Hannah ____ about 1696;
became a proprietor in Lebanon. Ct., 1697; had: 
Elizabeth, bapt. Jan. 30, 1697-98. 
Joseph, b. in Hartford, Ct. Dec. 5. 1699. 
Hannah, bapt. in Lebanon, Ct., Nov. 9, 1704. 
Pelatiah, bapt. Dec. 8, 1707. 
Jonathan., bapt. Sept. 23, 1713. 
4. JOSEPH (son of Joseph (3), known as Ensign Joseph Marsh; m. Mercy Bill, b. 1704,
Sept. 25, 1723: settled in Lebanon, Ct.: had: 
Mercy, b. 1725; m. Israel Loomis, 1747, and resided in Connecticut. 
Joseph, b. Jan. 12, 1726, old style. 
Anna, b. 1729: m. Pelatiah Marsh, Jr., Dec. 28, 1752, and resided in Connecticut. 
Abel, b. 1735. 
Elisha, b. 1736-7. 
Eliphalet. 
Joseph, the father, d. in Lebanon, Ct., 1753, and the four sons above named, with
their widowed mother, moved to Hartford, Vt., 1772-3, where she d. May 20, 1786, ae.
85. 
5. JOSEPH, (son of Joseph (4), m. Jan. 10, 1750, Dorothy Mason, b. in Norwich, Ct.,
April 9, 1732, (dau. of Jeremiah and Mary (Clark) Mason). He d. Feb. 9, 1811: she d.
April 14, 1810. 
Their children were: 
Lydia, b. Nov. 5, 1750. 
Dorothy, b. April 20, 1752. 
Rhoda, b. June 20, 1754. 
Joseph, b. Jan. 1, 1757. 
Mary, b. Feb. 8, 1758. 
Daniel, b. Jan. 2, 1761. 
Roswell, b. March 26, 1762. 
Charles, b. July 10, 1765. 
Roger, b. Aug. 17, 1767. 
Parthena, b. Nov. 3, 1769. 
William, b. Oct. 1, 1772. 
Betsy, b. April 18, 1776, 
all having been born in Lebanon, Ct., except Betsy, b. in Hartford. Vt. 
6. LYDIA, (lau. of Joseph (5), m. Josiah Rockwell, and remained in Lebanon, Ct. Her
children were Lathrop, Asahel, Daniel, Joseph, .Erastus, Jabel (or Jabez), Lydia,
Clarissa and Rhoda. 
7. DOROTHY, (dau. of Joseph (5), m. Eliphalet Bill, and had : Benajah, Eliphalet,
Mason., Roswell, Noadiah, Mary, Dorothy, Betsy and Almyra. 
8. RHODA, dau. of Joseph (5), m. for her first husband Thomas White Pitkin. Their
children were: Thomas W., Lucy, Samuel, Rhoda, Ruth, and Rebecca. Of these, 
Thomas W. m. his cousin, Mary Bill, and had children: 
Thomas W. 
and Lucius (who m. Ellen., dau. of Ora Wood of Hartford, and lived in New York
City). 
Lucy, b. Feb. 8, 1784: m. at Balston, N. Y., Robert Ellis, and had two sons, Robert
Ellis and Thomas Pitkin Ellis, both living, a few years ago, in New York: upon the
death of Mr. Ellis, Lucy m. for her second husb., Joseph Bishop Abrams, and had two
daughters, 
Lucy Ellis Abrams, who m. James Sanford of Mobile, Ala.: 
and Mary P. Abrams, who m. James Stevens, recently of Philadelphia. 
Rhoda, who was b. 1774, d. 1858: m. her cousin, Dr. Mason Bill. 
Samuel was a physician, and resided in Balston. N. Y., m. Betsy Hamlin. 
Col. Thomas White Pitkin Jr., the husband of Mary Bill, d. May 20, l861, ae 88: his
wife d. May 9, 1839, ae 57. 
Thomas White Pitkin, the husband of Rhoda Marsh, was drowned in the Otta Quechee
river,May 3, 1787 : Rhoda m. 2d, Rev. Thomas Gross, who was the first settled
minister in Hartford, Vt. They had three sons, 
Dr. Pitkin Gross, recently living in Kingston, Canada: 
Horace Gross, who died after finishing his law .studies, 
and Thomas Gross 2d, who was a merchant in White River village (Hartford) for
several years. 
Rhoda Marsh was the second wife of Rev. Thomas Gross,: she d. Aug. 7, 1805, and was
buried in the cemetery at the Centre of the town (Hartford). 
9. JOSEPH, son of Joseph (5), m. Erepta weld, lived in Hartford on a farm, now the
home farm of Asa Hazen, and died there April 16, 1837; , aged 81. His wife died
Sept. 5, 1843, aged 83. They had: 
Gratia. who died at the old home-stead, April 25, 1858, aged 72; 
Joseph Henry, who married and had several children, lived in Oberlin, 0hio; 
Mary, who married Ira Hazen, of Norwich, Dec. 20. 1819, d. June 6, 1861. 
10. MARY, dau. of Joseph (5), b. Feb. 8, 1758, m. 1777-8, her second cousin, Elijah
Mason, (son of Peleg Sanford and Mary (Stanton) Mason), of Lebanon, Conn. He was b.
Sept. 26, 1756, came from Lebanon to Hartford about 1800; settled near the center of
the town, but subsequently removed to the farm west of Quechee village, which is now
the town poor farm, where he lived until 1814, and then removed to Trumbull Co.,
Ohio. He was chairman of the board of selectman of Hartford 1807 to 1811 inclusive:
represented the town in the legislature, 1810, and was prominent in public affairs
during his residence here. Their children, all born in Connecticut, were: 
Clarissa, b. 1779, m. a Fitch, d. about 1840; 
Mary, b. 1782, d. Sept. 11, 1816; 
Roswell, b. Dec. 23, 1784, lived in Warren, Ohio, 1808. Died between 1850 and 1855;

Peleg, b. Dec. 18, 1786, d. Aug. 8. 1825: 
Parthenia, b. 1790, d. 1795; 
Marinda, b. July 1, 1794, m. John Durkee, (son of Col. Joshua and Mercy (Hazen)
Hazen), of Hartford: moved to Ohio: d. about 1850. Of their children: 
Emily married a Reed, and now (1889) resides on Capitol Hill, Washington, D. C. 
Mary, wife of Elijah Mason, died in Lebanon 1794. He m. 2d, 1795, Lucretia Greene,
by whom he had, 
Betsy, b. 1796, d. 1820; 
Parthenia, b. probably, 1798, d. about 1865; 
Emeline, b. 1802, d. 1881.; 
Carnot, b. 1804, d. 1855; 
John, b. 1806, d. 1887; 
Arabella, b. April 18, 1810, m. Oct. 7, 1830, Zeb. Rudolph, from a Maryland family.
Of their children, Lucretia R., b. April 19, 1832, married Nov. 11, 1858, James
Abram Garfield, the late lamented President of the United States. Mrs. Garfield, to
whom I am indebted for the fore-going memorial of Elijah Mason's family, resides in
Mentor, Ohio. 
11. DANIEL, son of Joseph (5), b. Jan. 2, 1761, m. Jan. 26. 1792, Marion Harper. He
lived and died on the old homestead in Quechee, which after his death, was purchased
by the late Judge John Porter, and is now the residence of his widow. Daniel d. Dec.
11, 1829. His wife Marion, d. in Quechee, March 18. 1851. 
Their children were: 
Roswrell or Roswell, b. Jan. 26, 1793, lived at home until eighteen years old;
studied law, married, settled and became a prominent lawyer in Steubenville, Ohio,
died there Aug. 16, 1875, and was buried in the cemetery of his native village. He
received the honorary degree of A. M., conferred by the Universy of Vermont, in
1837. 
James, b. July 19, 1794, graduated at Dartmouth College, 1817. He m. 1st, Oct. 14,
1824, Lucia, dau. of James Wheelock, of Hanover, N. H. She d. Aug. 18, 1828, and he
m. 2d, Jan. 7, 1830, Laura. sister to his first wife. She d. Aug. 12, l838. He d. in
Burlington. Vt., July 1842. 
Their children were: 
Sidney, who became President of University of Oregon; 
James, who d. in 1858, at the Sandwich Islands, where he had been sometime
Superintendent of Public Instruction: 
Joseph, a teacher in Canada. 
Percy, b. June 19, 1796, d. unm. 1844; 
Leonard, and Louise, (twins) b. June 29, 1799. Leonard graduated at Dartmouth
College, 1827, m. Aug. 23, 1847, Ann, dau. of Hon. Alvan Foote, [D. C., 1798] of
Burlington, Vt.; had 
Mary Moore, who d. Nov. 10, 1869, ae. 21. 
Wm. Foote, [U. V. M., 1870]; 
George Foote, [U. V. M., 1872]; 
Charles Leonard, 
and Anna Louisa. 
Leonard, the father, d. 1870. 
Louisa, m. George, son of Oliver and Anstes Udall, of Hartford, b. Oct. 6, 1797; 
Arabella, b. Oct. 26, 1804, m. Chauncy Goodridge, of Burlington, and had two
children, Marion and Arabella. 
Emily, b. Oct. 8. 1806, m. Thomas Reed, of Burlington, and had children: 
Daniel 2d., b. Jan. 19, 1809, m. Lucinda Hall, of Hartford, by whom he had, Roswell,
Mary, and several other children. 
12. ROSWELL, son of Joseph (5), b. Mar. 26, 1762: d. unm. 1784. 
13. CHARLES, son of Joseph (5), b. July 10, 1765: graduated at Dart. Coll. 1786;
also at the law school of Judge Reeves in Litchfield, Ct., in 1788: settled in
Woodstock, Vt., where he practiced law upwards of sixty years: was elected one of
the board of trustees of Dart. Coll. in 1809, retaining the office during the
remainder of his life: was district attorney of Vermont (appointed by President
Washington) in 1797-1801; was representative in Congress 1815--17: was a leading
lawyer, and an eminently useful citizen. He m. 1st, Nancy Collins of Litchfield,
Conn. 
Their children were: 
Charles, b. in Woodstock, Oct. 7, 1790: graduated at Dart. Coil. 1813: studied law,
and settled in Lansingburgh, N. Y., where he m. Mary Leonard, Nov. 27, 1816 d. July
3, 1817, in Louisville, Ky., where he had gone for the benefit of his health. His
wife survived him but 1 year or two. 
Ann C., b. in Woodstock, June 10, 1793; m. John Burnell, M. D. of Woodstock. 
Mrs. Nancy (Collins) Marsh, d. in Woodstock, June 18, 1793. Mr. Marsh m. 2d, June 3,
1798, Susan Arnold, widow of Josias Arnold of St. Johnsbury, Vt., and dau. of Elisha
Perkins, M. D. of Plainfield, Ct. She d. in Woodstock, Jan. 31, 1853, ae. 76: he d.
Jan. 11, 1849. Their children were : 
Lyndon Arnold, b. Feb. 26, 1799: graduated at Dart. Coll. 1819; studied law and was
admitted to the bar of Windsor county at the September term, 1822; established
himself in Woodstock: was register of probate for about thirty-three years for the
district of Hartford: Nov. 5, 1829, he m. Lucy G., dau. of Benjamin Swan of
Woodstock. He d. Oct. 29, 1872. 
George Perkins, b. Mar. 15, 1801 : graduated from Dart. Coll. 1820: studied law with
his father; was admitted to the bar in 1825: settled in Burlington, Vt., in the
practice of law; was a representative in Congress 1843-49: in 1819 was appointed
minister resident of the United States at Constantinople, where he remained until
recalled in 1853: in 1861, was appointed minister to Italy, which position he
continued to hold till his death in Valambrosa. July 23, 1882. He was the author of
a " Grammar of the Icelandic Language." " Lectures on the English Language," and
other valuable literary productions. His erudition in literature, science, and the
fine arts, gave him pre-eminence among the most renowned savants of the period in
which he lived. He married for his first wife, Harriet, dau. of Ozias Buell of
Burlington, who lived but a few years thereafter. He married for his second wife.
Carolina Crane of Berkley, Mass. 
Joseph, b. April 16, 1807; studied medicine: received his diploma at Dart. Med.
school, 1830, and, after several years' of successful practice in his profession,
was appointed Professor of Theory and Practice in the *\University of Vermont. He
died in Woodstock, Nov. 7, 1841. 
Sarah Burrill, b. June 5, 1809: m. Oct. 1, 1828, Wyllys Lyman of Hartford, Vt., son
of Elias Lyman 3d: a lawyer by profession. She d. Sept. 1, 1841. He d. Dec. 1. 1862.

Charles, b. May 10, 1821: resided in Woodstock on the family estate, which he
conducted for several years, till, in 1869, he disposed of the property to Frederick
Billings, Esq. He d. May 13, 1873, at San Diego, Cal., where he had gone for his
health. 
14. ROGER, son of Joseph (5), b. Aug. 17, 1767 ; m. Mary Chapman, and had: 
Levi, who d. unm. in the West; 
Charles C., who graduated at Dart. Coll. 1828: married and settled in New York;
deceased; 
Edward W., graduated from the University of Vermont, 1836: married and settled as a
lawyer in New York: d. in 1866: 
Franklin, d. unm. 1856, in New York, where he had been a successful merchant. 
15. PARHENIA, dau. of Joseph Marsh (5), m. Elijah Brainerd, and had Nancy,
Parthenia: Lavinia; Mary; Susan; Henry; William; Columbus; Joseph. 
16. WILLIAM, son of Joseph (5), m. Sarah Marshall. She d. without children many
years ago. He settled in Pawlet, Vt. 
BETSY, dau. of Joseph (5), m. Robert Ham, and had: 
Ida ; 
Sylvia, who m. 1st, James Snow, who d. without children; 
2d, James Benson, of South Royalton, Vt. 
18. ABEL, son of Joseph (4), m. Dec. 2, 1754, Dorothy Udall, of Stoningtou, Ct., and
had Abel, Roger, Dolly, Samuel, Milo and Sarah. Of these, 
Samuel married and left Otis, who formerly lived near Taftsvilie, Vt. Otis had
several children, one of whom, a physician, married a Blish of Woodstock, Vt., 
Milo married and left Wealthy, who married Luther Porter. 
Luther died Oct. 14, 1861, aged 82. 
Sarah married Ignatius Sprague. 
Abel, the father, died aged 87. 
19. ELISHA, son of Joseph (4), born 1735-6; m. Mary Terry, and had by her, Elisha,
Isaac, Polly and Christiana. 
Elisha, Jr., m. Eunice Paine. He d. Julie 10, 1801, aged 35. His wife d. Aug. 4,
1828, aged 58. 
Isaac d. Apr. 20, 1844, aged 75. 
One of the daughters married a Ransom (Matthew, probably), and the other a Perry. 
Elisha, the father, d. Mch. 12, 1823, aged 87. 
Mary, the mother, d. Aug. 15, 1820, aged 84. 
20. ELIPHALET, son of Joseph (4,) married and had children, viz. : Russell, Sarah
and others, one of whom, a daughter, married a Morgan. 
Sarah married John C. Smith, a farmer in Hartford, and was the mother of Walter H.,
Almira, Sarepta and other children. 
Almira married 1st, a Dunbar, and 2d, a Crombie. 
Sarepta married Thomas Crandall, of West Hartford, Vt., Nov. 5, 1820, and, several
years thereafter, they moved to Milwaukee, Wis. 
(The home farm of John C. Smith is now owned by Joseph W. Leighton, and adjoins the
home farm of Samuel B. Dininiick, on the south. Walter H. Smith bought this farm of
his father, and on the 22d of October, 1831, the selectmen of Hartford bought it for
a home for the town's poor). 
John C. Smith died Feb. 7, 1809, aged 52; Sarah, his wife, died Apr. 19, 1851, aged
84. 
Anna Smith, who d. in Quechee, May 5, 1798, was, probably, the mother of John. 

 

Additional Comments:
Abel MARSH m. 1754 Dorothy UDALL, my 5 great grand aunt.  Janice  
<jnrose@webtv.net>

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