Samuel Marsh

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Marsh was born on 22 September 1846, in Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States, his father, Cyprian Marsh, was 33 and his mother, Clarissa Davis, was 24. He married Priscilla Harding Taylor on 5 March 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 23 July 1908, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Marsh
1846–1908
Priscilla Harding Taylor
1848–1922
Marriage: 5 March 1875
Clarissa Matilda Patterson Marsh
1868–1924
Thomas Francis Patterson Marsh
1870–1937
Priscilla Lizette Patterson Marsh
1873–1946
Ada Adele Marsh
1876–1902
Effie Elvira Marsh
1878–1940
John Cyprian Marsh
1880–1880
Samuel Jesse Marsh
1881–1882
Estella Victoria Marsh
1883–1953
Ora Hortense Marsh
1886–1957
Lillian May Marsh
1888–1971
Lorraine Marsh
1891–1891

Sources (60)

  • Saml Marsh in household of Cyprian Marsh, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Samuel Marsh, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
  • Samuel Marsh, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made

The Great Seal of the State of Iowa was created in 1847 and depicts a soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by symbols including farming, mining, and transportation with the Mississippi River in the background. An eagle overhead bears the state motto.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, Untied States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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