Descendants of John Sanford Marsh
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first generation: ( Marsh - Davis)

JOHN SANFORD MARSH, born before 1799 and died after 1866 [ probably St. Lawrence County, NY m. ca. 1818 to Betsy Davis born ca. 1800 in Trenton and died in 1862 [d/o _________________] They had four children born in VT and in Fine, St. Lawrence County NY area.

Children of John and Betsy:

  1. John Marsh, (abt. 1812 in VT) m. abt. 1830 in St. Lawrence Co. wife unknown
  2. William Sanford Marsh (1818 - 1905) m. Hannah Esther Coats
  3. Luke Marsh (abt. 1819 - ) m.
  4. Lewis Marsh (abt. 1820 - ) m.

second generation: ( Marsh - Coats Branch )

WILLIAM SANFORD MARSH, born in Oneida, NY, April 8, 1818 and died December 18, 1905, m. in Fine, St. Lawrence Co. NY ca. 1845 to Hannah Esther Coats, born ca. 1825 and died about 1860. [d/o ] They had five children. Wm. M 2nd in 1866 Evelina Felt at Fine, St. Lawrence Co. NY. They had no children.

Children of William and Hannah:

  1. Mary Hannah Marsh, (1847 - 1930 m. Clement Stephens, m. John Clintsman
  2. Albert Marsh (1850 - 1916) m. Berthana Melinda Bovee
  3. William Marsh (abt. 1849 - 1962) m. Emma (?)
  4. Orlin O. Marsh (1851 - 1935) m. Sarah M. Jones
  5. Sarah Elizabeth Marsh (1853 - 1928) m. Howard Albert Matthews

third generation: ( Marsh - Stephens Branch )

MARY HANNAH MARSH born at Fine, St. Lawrence Co., NY on May 18, 1847 and died in Fine, NY July 31, 1930, m. 1st before 1866, Clement Stephens born March 1845 and died September 10, 1869. [s/o William Stephens and wife Freelove Dewey] They had two children. Mary Hannah m. 2nd on May 27, 1870 at Fine NY, John Clintsman born in 1844 at Hermon, NY and died November 6, 1901 in Fine NY. [ s/o Elias Clintsman and wife Hannah Sage] They had three children

Children of Clement and Mary Hannah:

  1. Esther May Stephens (1867 - 1956) m. Lorenzo Guinup, m. Mattison Abner Kitts
  2. Aaron Stephens (1869 - 1873)

Children of John and Mary Hannah:

  1. Nellie Roe Clintsman (1873 - 1962) m. Leon E. Flack
  2. Annora Clintsman (1878 - 1882)
  3. Lydia L. Clintsman (1880 - 1962) m. Martin (?) Jacot

fourth generation: ( Guinup - Stephens Branch )

LORENZO GUINUP born in the Town of Fine St. Lawrence Co., NY area on June 12, 1867 and died about 1950 in the Syracuse NY area. m. 1st in August 1885, Esther May Stephens born September 22, 1867 in the Town of Fine, St. Lawrence Co., NY and died June 9, 1956 in Gloversville, Fulton County, NY. [d/o Clement Stephens and wife Mary Hannah Marsh] They had three children and were divorced September 11, 1900. Esther re-married March 31, 1902 to Mattison Abner Kitts born January 8, 1863 in Fowler, NY and died May 29, 1930 at Caroga Lake, NY. They had no children, but he was "father" to Esthers. Lorenzo re-married about 1900 in the Syracuse Area and had several daughters by that union. Mattison "read the law" in the Fine NY area and then operated the Kitts Insurance Agency in Gloversville, NY. Lorenzo was a blacksmith in the Fine NY area until Leila was born, he left Fine NY in 1896/97 for Syracuse and worked for / and retired from the railroad in the Syracuse, NY area.

Children of Lorenzo and Esther May:

  1. Ona Isabelle Guinup Born in Fine NY on March 29, 1887. She died July 24, 1978 at Watertown, NY. m. abt. 1907 to James Edgar Richmire and had two children.
  2. Harold Sanford Guinup born in the Town of Fine, NY August 16, 1894 and died in Gloversville, NY on December 3, 1981. M. on April 27, 1920 in Gloversville, NY, Mary Shutts. They had one daughter.
  3. Leila Annora Guinup, born in the Town of Fine, St. Lawrence Co., NY on September 7, 1896 and died in Gloversville, Fulton Co., NY, on June 25, 1982, m. Francis Mead Prentice. They had two children.

fifth generation: (Guinup - Prentice Branch)
 

FRANCIS MEAD PRENTICE (1894 - 1968) m. 1st on April 15, 1922, Nellie Mae Wessels (1890 - 1928) [d/o Frederick Wessels and wife Katherine Pope of Endicott, NY]. m. 2nd on February 13, 1932, Leila Annora Guinup (1896 - 1982) [d/o Lorenzo Guinup and wife Esther May Stephens of Fine, NY]

Children of Francis and Nellie:

1. Eleanor Eileen b.1924, m. Gerald L. Weeks

  1. Paula Joan b. 1945 m. Philip Cacciatore
  2. Janet Lee b. 1947 m. Paul Hissin
  3. Brian Scott b. 1956 m. Treva ?

 

2. Gene Francis b. 1926 D.Y

3. Roger Ernest (1928 - 1992) m. Constance G. McCormick

  1. Edward b. 1946 m. Melinda McGuire, m. Chris Eveline Abbott
  2. David b. 1948 m. Peggy Williams
  3. Mary Kaye b. 1956 m. Jeff Bassett, m. Edward Bartholomew
  4. Gregory Francis b. 1958 m. Michelle May Gwendolyn
  5. James Roger b. 1960 m. Janet Elizabeth Lawton, m. Donna Marie Silvey
  6. Susan Elaine b. 1961 m. Timothy Snellings

Children of Francis and Leila:

1. Grant Mattison b. 1933 m. Gladys Alberta O’Dell

2. George Elwin b. 1936 m. Norma Jean Covert

  1. Jerilyn Elise b. 1966 m. James Fairman
  2. Jacquelyn Noelle b. 1971, m. Michael Patrick Fagan
  1. Carolynne Jean b. 1999

sixth generation: (Prentice - O'Dell Branch)

GRANT MATTISON PRENTICE b. 1933, m. on August 14, 1955 to Gladys Alberta O’Dell RN, b. 1933, [d/o Joseph Edwin O’Dell and wife Ruth Electa Mattison of Lake George, Warren County, NY] They had three children.

Children of Grant and Gladys:

1. Ericia Ann b. 1957 m. Scott Warren Mercer

2. Terry Lee b. 1958 m/d Barbara Ann Baker m. Jennifer Rebecca Doherty

  1. Julianne Elisabeth Prentice b. 2001
  2. Derik Andrew Doherty b. 1988

3. Roger Mead b. 1960 m. Mary Christine Payne

  1. Rebecca Marie b. 1988
  2. Matthew James b. 1994

 

Additions and/or correction are always welcome:

Grant M. Prentice

grant@prenticenet.com

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last update 03/21/02