Amos Marsh (September 8, 1764January 4, 1811) was an

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who served as

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of the

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Biography

Amos Marsh was born in

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on September 8, 1764.Abbe-Abbey Genealogy: In Memory of John Abbe and His Descendants
by Cleveland Abbe and Mary Josephine Genung Nichols, 1916, pages 83, 103 He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now

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) in 1786, studied law and became an attorney in

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. In 1789 he received an honorary master's degree from

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, Marsh was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1797, 1799 to 1802 and 1803 to 1804. He was Speaker from 1799 to 1802. From 1794 to 1796 Marsh served as United States Attorney for Vermont, succeeding

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.Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States
published by U.S. Senate, Volume 1, 1828, page 219 He was succeeded by Charles Marsh. Marsh served as mayor of Vergennes from 1807 to 1810. Marsh died in

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on January 4, 1811.Death notice, Amos Marsh, Rutland Herald newspaper, February 6, 1811 He was buried at Vergennes Burying Ground in Vergennes.

Family

In 1789, March married Abigail Sutton (died 1814), who was originally from

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. They were the parents of two daughters, Laura (born 1792), the wife of Daniel Merwin, and Almira (born 1794), the wife of Anan Hine.

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