 1736 - Bef 1786 (50 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Jonathan COUCH was born on 16 Jul 1736 in Fairfield Township, Fairfield Co, CT; died before 3 Aug 1786. Notes:
From "The Revolutionary Soldiers of Redding, Ct" by William Edgar Gruman, pg. 131 ...
Couch, Jonathan, April 2, 1777, he was appointed on a committee of nine to take care of the families of soldiers in
the service of the country.
Another accounting of Jonathan's ancestry is listed in a "Transcription of Frost/Couch genealogy" (The link to
Oliver Couch needs to be investigated. Is this the same family? )
Oliver Couch History_1 gen. - Oliver Couch - a native of Wolverton, Lincolnshire, England, whose father kept a
hotel then called Lincoln's Inn, came to America in the ship Live Oak, Nov. 16, 1636.__In 1640 he settled in
Saybrook or Lyme, Connecticut. He had two brothers, Henry and John, who came with him. Oliver, our ancestor,
had a son named:__2d gen. Henry, who had a son_3d " Oliver - Oliver's son_4th " Johnathan had six children
(his wife was Eunice) who were:_5th gen. Joseph_Eli_Lucy (underscored in text)_Eunice_Hildah_Mary__Eli
married Edna Parsons. They had seven children.__Lucy married Joseph Frost 4th September 19, 1781. The
names of their 10 children are given in the Frost History.
Jonathan married Eunice GRIFFIN on 15 Aug 1759 in Redding, Fairfield Co, CT. Eunice (daughter of John Griffin and Sarah Nash) was christened on 22 Oct 1738. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Lucy COUCH
 was born in 1761 in Redding, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 8 Apr 1843.
- 3. Anna COUCH was born about 1764.
- 4. Joseph COUCH was born about 1769; died on 16 Dec 1841.
- 5. Eli COUCH was born on 11 Jun 1773; died on 6 May 1832.
- 6. Eunice COUCH was born about 1774; died on 23 Jul 1856.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Lucy COUCH (1.Jonathan1) was born in 1761 in Redding, Fairfield Co, CT; died on 8 Apr 1843. Notes:
Burial: Lyon's burial ground at Catherine, N.Y.
Christening: 8 APR 1761
Lucy married Joseph FROST on 19 Sep 1781. Joseph was born on 22 May 1754; died on 29 May 1844. [Group Sheet]
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| 3. | Anna COUCH (1.Jonathan1) was born about 1764. Notes:
Christening: 17 JUN 1764 Redding, Fairfield, Ct
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| 4. | Joseph COUCH (1.Jonathan1) was born about 1769; died on 16 Dec 1841. Notes:
Christening: 13 AUG 1769
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| 5. | Eli COUCH (1.Jonathan1) was born on 11 Jun 1773; died on 6 May 1832. Notes:
Christening: 2 AUG 1772 (per birth date, must have been 1773...or birth date is wrong)
Eli married Eleanor PARSONS. Eleanor was born on 22 Jul 1775; died on 24 Oct 1836. [Group Sheet]
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| 6. | Eunice COUCH (1.Jonathan1) was born about 1774; died on 23 Jul 1856. Notes:
Christening: 4 SEP 1774
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Generation: 3
| 9. | Larry COUCH (5.Eli2, 1.Jonathan1) was born on 9 Jun 1796; died on 11 Jan 1802. Notes:
Burial: North Milton Cemetery, Saratoga County, NY
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Generation: 4
| 13. | Hiram Larry COUCH (10.Eli3, 5.Eli2, 1.Jonathan1) was born on 10 Oct 1823 in Catherine, Schuyler Co, NY. Notes:
Military Service: BET 1861 AND 1864 Civil War in Co. K 3rd NY Infantry
Note: Hiram L. COUCH learned the molder's trade and worked in a foundry. Then he joined the army and served in the Civil War in Co. K 3rd NY Infantry, enlisting in April 1861. Hiram was promoted to Captain on merit at Pawnee Landing, Folly Island, SC. On the 16th May 1864 he was shot badly in the arm and it was amputated. He was in hospital for 7 months or more and was eventually discharged due to ill health. He belonged to several local lodges. Hiram never married. [Census info shows that he lived in the family home with his parents, along with the Giles PLATT family for many years.]
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