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John Whitfield Couch 1797–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1797

Birth Location: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 17 March 1864

Death Location: Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Couch

Mother: Rhoda Bennett

Spouse(s): Mary Doorn

Children(s): Charles COUCH, Lydia Couch

John Whitfield Couch was born in 1797 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John D Couch And Rhoda Bennett. In 1828, John Whitfield Couch resided in Amelia, New York. John Whitfield Couch married Mary Christopher Van Doorn, and had children including Charles Frederick Couch, Lydia V D Couch. John Whitfield Couch passed away in 1864 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Whitfield Couch was born in 1797 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John D Couch And Rhoda Bennett.
  • In 1828, John Whitfield Couch resided in Amelia, New York.
  • John Whitfield Couch married Mary Christopher Van Doorn, and had children including Charles Frederick Couch, Lydia V D Couch.
  • John Whitfield Couch passed away in 1864 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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John Couch's Ancestors

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John Couch
1797–1864
Birth Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John D Couch
1760–1824
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Rhoda Bennett
1763–1836
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Moses Bennett
1727–1796
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Eunice Hurlbut
1725–1796
Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captain Bennett
1688–1761
Mary Briggs
1688–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bennett
1665–1748
Sarah Hubbard
1668–1749

John Couch's Descendants

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John (Whitfield) Couch (9 Aug 1797–17 March 1864) m. Mary (Christopher Van) Doorn (23 April 1805–17 Dec 1876)
  1. 1. Charles (Frederick) COUCH 1841–1887
  2. 2. Lydia (V. D.) Couch 1833–1864

John Couch's Timeline

3 Records

1797
9 Aug 1797
Birth of John Whitfield Couch in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
1828
Abt 1828
Age 31
John Whitfield Couch resided here in Amelia, New York
Amelia, New York
1864
17 March 1864
Age 67
Death of John Whitfield Couch in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1797
    Event Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1828
    Event Place: Amelia, New York
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 19

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1864
    Event Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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