First Generation 1. Rev. Abram MARSH was born on 15 JUN 1802 in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont.1,2 He died on 2 SEP 1877 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut.2 John Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse, Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 180. Graduated at Dartmouth college in 1825, studied theology at Andover. He was ordained June 23, 1829, installed at Tolland, Ct., Nov. 30, 1831. His wife died when his son was "about twelve or thirteen". History of Hartford, Vermont - July 4, 1761 - April 4, 1889, by William Howard Tucker, Published by The Free Press Association, Burlington, Vermont, 1880 p. 389. He was principal of Thetford academy in 1827; studied divinity in Andover Theological Seminary, class of 1828; was ordained an evangelist in Reading, Vt., June 23, 1829; installed pastor of the Cong'l church in Tolland, Conn., November 30, 1831; dismissed in 1869; removed to West Woodstock, Conn, in 1874, where he continued until 1877; then returned to Tolland where he died. He was president of the Connecticut Bible Society 1868 - 77; and agent from 1869 - 71. He married first, Rhoda, daughter of Silvan Short, of Meriden, Conn., June 27, 1827; second, Mary Colley, of Norwich, Conn., April 6, 1842. Rev. Abram MARSH and Rhoda SHORT were married on 27 JUN 1827.3,4 Rev. Abram MARSH and Rhoda SHORT had the following children: +2 i. Siloam Short MARSH (born on 30 OCT 1831). +3 ii. James Parmelee MARSH (born on 11 OCT 1838). Rev. Abram MARSH and Mary COLLEY were married on 6 APR 1842.4 History of Hartford, Vermont - July 4, 1761 - April 4, 1889, by William Howard Tucker, Published by The Free Press Association, Burlington, Vermont, 1880 p. 389. of Norwich, Conn. Second Generation 2. Siloam Short MARSH (Abram-1) was born on 30 OCT 1831.5 He died on 11 MAY 1857.5 Siloam Short MARSH and Frances Johnson BUCK were married.6 Frances Johnson BUCK was born on 2 NOV 1828.5 She died on 1 APR 1892.5 Siloam Short MARSH and Frances Johnson BUCK had the following children: +4 i. Edwin Rice MARSH (born on 27 JAN 1857). 3. James Parmelee MARSH (Abram-1) was born on 11 OCT 1838 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut.7 James Parmelee MARSH and Julia A. SPRAGUE were married on 15 APR 1865.8 James Parmelee MARSH and Julia A. SPRAGUE had the following children: +5 i. James Buckingham MARSH (born on 28 MAR 1866). 6 ii. Walter Everett MARSH was born on 12 DEC 1870.8 Sources 1. John Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse, Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 180 - Date & location. 2. History of Hartford, Vermont - July 4, 1761 - April 4, 1889, by William Howard Tucker, Published by The Free Press Association, Burlington, Vermont, 1880, p. 389 - Date & location. 3. John Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse, Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 180 - Name of wife. 4. History of Hartford, Vermont - July 4, 1761 - April 4, 1889, by William Howard Tucker, Published by The Free Press Association, Burlington, Vermont, 1880, p. 389 - Date. 5. John Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse, Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 181 - Date. 6. Ibid., p. 181 - Name of wife. 7. Ibid., p. 181 - Date & location. 8. Ibid., p. 182 - Date.