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Couch, Benjamin

Male 1753 - 1816  (62 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Couch, Benjamin was born on 25 Jun 1753 in Newbury,Essex,MA (son of Rowell, Alice); died on 26 Apr 1816 in Boscowen,Merrimack,NH; was buried in Meeting House Cemetery,Webster,Merrimack,NH.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: VITAL RECORDS OF NEWBURY, 2 vols. (Salem, MA, 1911), 1:129 (FHL #974.45/N1 V28v).
    MAR: Priscilla Hammond, ed, "Vital Records of Hampstead, New Hampshire" (typescript, 1938), 21 (FHL #974.26/H1 V2h).
    DEATH: A death date of "19" Apr 1816 is given in New Hampshire Vital Records, Deaths (FHL #1001071). However, this date could not be correct, as Benjamin's will was made on 24 Apr 1816. See the nuncupative will of Benjamin Couch of Boscowen, 24 Apr 1816, proved 4 Jun 1816, Hillsborough Co. Probate, 26:114-15 (FHL #016082), adm 4 Jun 1816 (Ibid, 19:469 [FHL #016079]), inv 9 Aug 1816 (Ibid, 25:520 [FHL #016082). The more likely death date of "26" Apr 1816 is found on his gravestone inscription, below.
    BUR: Priscilla Hammond, comp, GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS FROM ALL CEMETERIES WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP OF WEBSTER, N.H. (Concord, NH, 1933), 24 (FHL #015587 item 13). Death date is given as 26 Apr 1816, aged 64 yrs.

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    BEPS: IGI


Generation: 2

  1. 3.  Rowell, Alice was born on 22 Jun 1723 in Amesbury,Essex,MA (daughter of Davis, Sarah).

    Notes:

    BIRTH: VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1913), 206 (FHL #974.45/A1 V2a).
    MAR: VITAL RECORDS OF NEWBURY, 2 vols. (Salem, MA, 1911), 2:120 (FHL #974.45/N1 V28v).

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    BEPS: IGI

    Children:
    1. Couch, John was born on 16 Jun 1748 in Newbury,Essex,MA; died in Jul 1837 in Salisbury,Merrimack,NH.
    2. Couch, Alice was born on 22 Mar 1751 in Newbury,Essex,MA.
    3. 1. Couch, Benjamin was born on 25 Jun 1753 in Newbury,Essex,MA; died on 26 Apr 1816 in Boscowen,Merrimack,NH; was buried in Meeting House Cemetery,Webster,Merrimack,NH.
    4. Couch, Joseph was born on 16 Dec 1755 in Newbury,Essex,MA; died on 6 Feb 1821 in Boscowen,Merrimack,NH; was buried in Meeting House Cemetery,Webster,Merrimack,NH.
    5. Couch, Molly or Mary was born on 22 Mar 1761 in Newbury,Essex,MA; died on 14 May 1834 in Boscowen,Merrimack,NH.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Davis, Sarah was born about 1683 in of Amesbury,Essex,MA.

    Notes:

    BIRTH: Date and place of birth are approximations.
    MAR: VITAL RECORDS OF AMESBURY (Topsfield, MA, 1913), 464 (FHL #974.45/A1 V2a).

    ~LDS ORDINANCES
    BAPT/ENDW: TIB (FHL #1262842-R).
    SEAL S: IGI

    Children:
    1. Rowell, Mary was born on 21 Nov 1704 in Amesbury,Essex,MA.
    2. Rowell, Sarah was born on 4 Oct 1705 in Amesbury,Essex,MA.
    3. Rowell, Valentine was born on 25 Nov 1708 in Amesbury,Essex,MA.
    4. Rowell, Jacob was born on 14 Sep 1710 in Amesbury,Essex,MA.
    5. Rowell, Philip was born on 13 Dec 1713 in Amesbury,Essex,MA.
    6. Rowell, Judith was born on 25 Apr 1716 in Amesbury,Essex,MA.
    7. Rowell, Meriam was born on 5 Oct 1718 in Amesbury,Essex,MA.
    8. Rowell, Dorothy was born on 20 Jan 1720/1721 in Amesbury,Essex,MA.
    9. 3. Rowell, Alice was born on 22 Jun 1723 in Amesbury,Essex,MA.
    10. Rowell, Rachel was born on 12 Jan 1725/1726 in Amesbury,Essex,MA.
    11. Rowell, Ichabod was born on 2 Nov 1729 in Amesbury,Essex,MA; died after 1790 in Dublin,Cheshire,NH(?).