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Marsh Family History
Marsh Genealogy & Family TreeMarsh is an English name from Kent, England, where the family was granted a seat for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It comes from the Old English word mersc which means "marsh" and referred to someone who lived near such a landscape. Alternately, it referred to someone who was born in the month of March. The earliest known ancestor--Godard le la Merse--was recorded in 1194. The family motto is Nolo servile capistrum which means "I am unwilling to bear the slavish halter."
Other spellings include "Marshe" and "Marsch." Notable people with the surname include British actress Jean Marsh (Willow, Return to Oz, The Changeling), American Olympic athlete Michael Lawrence Marsh (sprinting), and British director James Marsh (Man on Wire, Shadow Dancer, Project Nim). The first Marsh to come to America was John Marsh in Virginia in 1635.
Marsh Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Thomas Marsh -- --, 1500 December 0, 1573 Rhode Island
- Thomas EMPTYNUL Marsh -- --, 1500 December 0, 1573 Emptynul
- Benjamin EMPTYNUL Marsh -- --, 1704 December 0, 1788 Massachusetts
- Grace EMPTYNUL Marsh -- --, 1616 March 15, 1696 Emptynul
- Ezekiel EMPTYNUL Marsh -- --, 1648 Massachusetts
Marsh Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Samuel EMPTYNUL Marsh -- --, 1652 June 0, 1693 Massachusetts
- Sarah EMPTYNUL Marsh -- --, 1614 Emptynul
- Lydia EMPTYNUL Marsh -- --, 1626 December 0, 1658 Emptynul
- Katherine EMPTYNUL Marsh -- --, 1710 July 31, 1769 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- William Marsh -- --, 1572 November 28, 1650
