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Elias MARSH Sr 1721–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1721

Birth Location: Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 24 March 1789

Death Location: Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Mary HINDS

Mother: Joseph Marsh

Spouse(s): Mary Davenport

Children(s): Elias Jr.

In 1721, Elias MARSH Sr entered the world in Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States, born to Mary Sarah Hinds And Joseph Marsh. In 1788, Elias MARSH Sr resided in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States. Elias MARSH Sr married Mary Davenport, and had children including Elias Marsh Jr. Elias MARSH Sr passed away in 1789 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1721, Elias MARSH Sr entered the world in Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States, born to Mary Sarah Hinds And Joseph Marsh.
  • In 1788, Elias MARSH Sr resided in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.
  • Elias MARSH Sr married Mary Davenport, and had children including Elias Marsh Jr.
  • Elias MARSH Sr passed away in 1789 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mary HINDS
1675–1772
Birth Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
MH
Joseph Marsh
1663–1723
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
JM

Spouses(s)

Mary Davenport
1725–1788
Birth Location: Westchester, New York
MD

Children(s)

Elias Jr.
1748–1821
Birth Location: Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, United States
EJ

Elias Sr's Ancestors

Self
Elias Sr
1721–1789
Birth Place: Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Mary Sarah HINDS
1675–1772
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Joseph Marsh
1663–1723
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel (Sr.) Marsh
1621–1683
Braintree, Essex, England
Comfort Mann
1633–1685
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Mann
1610–1640
Frances Hopkins
1614–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hopkins
1575–1647
Joanna Arnold
1577–1621

Elias Sr's Descendants

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Elias (MARSH) Sr (24 March 1721–24 March 1789) m. Mary Davenport (1725–7 November 1788)
  1. 1. Elias (Marsh) Jr. 1748–1821 m. Ann Brayding 1758–1821
    1. 1. Ann March 1779–1849 m. Hendry Rankin 1763–1841
      1. 1. Mary Rankin 1813–1849 m. Thomas (Rathbone) Lee 1800–1860
        1. 1. Henry (Thomas) Lee 1840–1912
        2. 2. John (Hawkins) Lee 1843–1902
        3. 3. Maud Lee 1877–1941 m. William (Baldwin) Falconer 1877–1962
      2. 2. James (M) Rankin 1819–1887 m. Anna (E) Rankin 1829–1907
        1. 1. Henry Rankin 1850–1918 m. Martha (Woodward) Gaines 1856–1928 m. Mary (G) Rankin 1875–
        2. 2. E (Gurney) Rankin 1856–1922
        3. 3. James (M) Rankin 1850–1917 m. Henrietta Rankin 1848–1932
        4. 4. Anna (R.) Blackwell 1834–1922 m. Henry Blackwell 1839–1903
        5. 5. Florence Ranken 1872–
        6. 6. Henrietta Ranken 1847–
      3. 3. Robertus (Gozman) Rankin 1806–1878 m. Laura (M) Rankin 1812–1887
        1. 1. Katherine (R) Boyce 1847–1893 m. George (A) Boyce 1841–1917
        2. 2. Robert (G) Rankin –1913
        3. 3. Fannie (Wolcott) Rankin –1882
        4. 4. Francis (Huntingdon) Rankin 1845–1896 m. Grace 1858–
      4. 4. Isabella Freeland 1816–1891
        1. 1. James Freeland 1852–1880
        2. 2. Isabela (I) Freeland 1845–
        3. 3. Henry (Rankin) Freeland 1842–1918 m. Steele 1848–1936
      5. 5. Margaret Rankin 1800–1849
      6. 6. Ann Rankin 1815–1868
      7. 7. Catherine (Almedia) Rankin 1817–1889 m. Charles (M) Wolcott 1817–1889
        1. 1. Annite (R) Wolcott 1857–
        2. 2. Catherine (Rankin) Wolcott 1855–
        3. 3. Henry (Goodrich) Wolcott 1853–1906

Elias Sr's Timeline

5 Records

1721
24 March 1721
Birth of Elias MARSH Sr in Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
1722
22 Nov 1722
Age 1
Birth of Elias MARSH Sr in Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
1788
25 Sep 1788
Age 67
Elias MARSH Sr resided here in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
1789
24 March 1789
Age 68
Death of Elias MARSH Sr in Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
1794
18 Jun 1794
Age 73
Elias MARSH Sr - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1722
    Event Place: Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1721
    Event Place: Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1788
    Event Place: Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: New Jersey, Abstract of Wills

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1789
    Event Place: Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, Abstract of Wills
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1794
    Record Source: New Jersey, Abstract of Wills
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