Person:Thomas Couch (4)

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m. 22 Feb 1750
  1. Mary Couch
  2. Stephen Couch
  3. Thomas Couch, III1750/51 - 1817
  4. Simon Couch1752 - 1829
  5. Sarah Couch1754 -
  6. Elizabeth Couch1756 -
  7. Gideon Couch1757 -
  • HThomas Couch, III1750/51 - 1817
  • WSarah Nash
m. 2 Apr 1772
  1. Sarah Couch1773 -
  2. Thomas Couch, IV1774 - 1805
  3. Jonathan Couch1777 - 1845
  4. Sarah Couch1779 -
  5. Nathan Couch1781 -
  6. Esther Couch1783 -
  7. Moses Couch1786 -
  8. Edward Couch1789 -
  9. Hezekiah Couch1791 - 1864
  10. Mary Couch1793 -
  11. John Couch1795 -
Facts and Events
Name Thomas Couch, III
Gender Male
Birth? 12 Feb 1750/51 Redding, Hartford, Connecticut
Alt Birth? 12 Feb 1751 Redding, Hartford, Connecticut
Marriage 2 Apr 1772 Greens Farms, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesto Sarah Nash
Military? Revolutionary War
Death? 1817 Redding, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Thomas Couch, of Fairfield, removed to Redding prior to the Revolution, and settled on Umpawaug Hill. He married, April 2d, 1772, Sarah, daughter of Jonathan Nash, of Fairfield. Their children were: Sarah, born August 9th, 1773, died young; Thomas, born September 23d, 1774; Jonathan, born February 13th, 1777, who was the father of Major-General Couch, distinguished in the War of the Rebellion; Sarah, born September 18th, 1779; Nathan, born September 25th, 1781; Esther, born December 14th, 1783; Moses, born October 2d, 1786; Edward, born March 7th, 1789; Hezekiah, born March 14th, 1791; Mary, born April 21st, 1793; John, born July 28th, 1795. Mr. Thomas Couch died in Redding in 1817.

At the outbreak of the Revolution Thomas Couch enlisted in the patriot army, and was one of the band of heroes who were present with Montgomery at the siege of Quebec. He left his wife with their young children in Fairfield. When Tryon moved on that town, Mrs. Couch had what furniture and grain she could gather put into an ox cart drawn by two yoke of oxen, and started for Redding, where she owned land in her own right. She followed on horseback, carrying her two children in her arms. At the close of the war, Thomas joined his wife in Redding, where they continued to reside until death. Source: History of Redding Connecticut

Thomas Couch III

Thomas Couch, of Fairfield, removed to Redding prior to the Revolution, and settled on Umpawaug Hill. He married, April 2d, 1772, Sarah, daughter of Jonathan Nash, of Fairfield. Their children were: Sarah, born August 9th, 1773, died young; Thomas, born September 23d, 1774; Jonathan, born February 13th, 1777, who was the father of Major-General Couch, distinguished in the War of the Rebellion; Sarah, born September 18th, 1779; Nathan, born September 25th, 1781; Esther, born December 14th, 1783; Moses, born October 2d, 1786; Edward, born March 7th, 1789; Hezekiah, born March 14th, 1791; Mary, born April 21st, 1793; John, born July 28th, 1795. Mr. Thomas Couch died in Redding in 1817.

At the outbreak of the Revolution Thomas Couch enlisted in the patriot army, and was one of the band of heroes who were present with Montgomery at the siege of Quebec. He left his wife with their young children in Fairfield. When Tryon moved on that town, Mrs. Couch had what furniture and grain she could gather put into an ox cart drawn by two yoke of oxen, and started for Redding, where she owned land in her own right. She followed on horseback, carrying her two children in her arms. At the close of the war, Thomas joined his wife in Redding, where they continued to reside until death. Source: History of Redding Connecticut