William Marsh

Brief Life History of William

When William Marsh was born on 3 May 1797, in North Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, John Marsh, was 25 and his mother, Priscilla Pond, was 21.

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John Marsh
1771–1854
Priscilla Pond
1775–1863
William Marsh
1797–
John Marsh
1799–
Irene Marsh
1802–1887
Hiram Marsh
1804–1882
Maria Marsh
1806–1867
Charles Marsh
1808–1888
Robert George Marsh
1810–1865
Harriet R. Marsh
1812–

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    World Events (3)

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    1803

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital

    In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 

    Name Meaning

    English: topographic name for someone who lived by or in a marsh or fen, Middle English mersch (Old English mersc), or a habitational name from any of various minor places called with this word, for example in Yorkshire, Shropshire and Buckinghamshire.

    Americanized form of German Marsch .

    Americanized form of Slovenian Marš: unexplained. Compare Mars 7.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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