Joseph Marsh

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Joseph Marsh

Joseph Marsh (born January 12, 1726 in Lebanon , New London County , Colony of Connecticut , † February 9, 1811 in Quechee , Vermont ) was an American military man and statesman. As a Vermont officer, he fought in the American Revolution and later became Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.

Life

Marsh was born in Lebanon, Connecticut. In 1772 he moved to Hartford . He was a farmer, landowner and businessman.

At the American Revolution Marsh took over as commander of a regiment of militia , and later as a Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel in part. He was involved in the capture of Fort Ticonderogas from the British as well as in the Battle of Bennington . He was also present at the New York Provincial Congress in 1777 . At the time, sovereignty over Vermont was the subject of disputes between New Hampshire and New York .

In 1777, Marsh was a member of the Windsor Convention , which established the Vermont Republic Constitution , the Declaration of Rights of the Inhabitants of the State of Vermont, and the Plan or Frame of Government, the two parts of the Vermont State Constitution, has drawn up and served as vice president of the congregation.

He was elected lieutenant governor in 1778 and held this office until 1779. In addition, in 1778 Marsh was appointed judge at the "Confiscation Court for eastern Vermont". These special courts were set up to determine whether defendants were loyal to the United States. If not, their property has been confiscated and sold at auction. The proceeds from the sale went to the Vermont Treasury.

Marsh was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1781 to 1782 . In 1785 he was a member of the Council of Censors . From 1787 to 1795 he served as the Windsor County Court Judge . From 1787 to 1790 he returned to the office of lieutenant governor.

Marsh died in Quechee on February 8, 1811. His grave is in Quechee's Hilltop Cemetery.

He had twelve children, and the descendants include his son Charles Marsh and grandsons James Marsh and George Perkins Marsh .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Men of Vermont: An Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters and Sons of Vermont , 1894, pages 62 and 63
  2. ^ History of Windsor County, Vermont , by Lewis Cass Aldrich and Frank R. Holmes, pp. 83 and 84
  3. ^ Early History of Vermont , by LaFayette Wilbur, Issue 2, 1900, pages 371 and 372
  4. ^ History of Hartford, Vermont, July 4, 1761 - April 4, 1889 , by William Howard Tucker, 1889, pages 371 and 372
  5. ^ Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont , published by EP Walton, Montpelier, Volume 1, 1873, pages 236 to 238
  6. ↑ Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windsor County, Vt., For 1883-84 , compiled by Hamilton Child, 1884, pages 129 and 130
  7. ^ The Geography, History, Constitution and Civil Government of Vermont , by Edward Conant and Mason Sereno Stone, 1915, 321
  8. ^ Memorial Address on the Life and Character of the Hon. Charles Marsh , by James Barrett, 1871, 53
  9. ^ Year book , published by Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Vermont, 1912, 245
  10. ↑ George Perkins Marsh: Prophet of Conservation , by David Lowenthal, 2003, pp. 7-8
  11. ^ The University of Vermont: The First Two Hundred Years, by Robert Vincent Daniels (1991, 63)

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SURNAME Marsh, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American military and statesman
DATE OF BIRTH January 12, 1726
PLACE OF BIRTH Lebanon , New London County , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH February 9, 1811
Place of death Quechee , Vermont