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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
- Vincent B. Marsh -- --, 1857 October 20, 1936 West Virginia
- Minnie Faith Marsh -- --, 1890 December 0, 1934 Indiana
- Delsie Eurene Marsh -- --, 1919 July 25, 1993
- Daniel Marsh -- --, 1654 February 24, 1725 Connecticut
- Laura A. H. Marsh -- --, 1817 Vermont
Marsh Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Eli Cooley Marsh -- --, 1808 October 7, 1882
- Anna Marsh -- --, 1740 New Jersey
- James Roy Marsh -- --, 1912 December 20, 1994 Kentucky
- Ruth Marsh -- --, 1928 June 3, 1928 Massachusetts
- Eli Marsh -- --, 1901 July 0, 1984
