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Thomas Couch, III
b.12 Feb 1750/51 Redding, Hartford, Connecticut
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m. 22 Feb 1750
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m. 2 Apr 1772
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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 |