Elisha Branch

1787 - 1856  (69 years)

• Name	Elisha Branch  [1]
  Born	9 Apr 1787	Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Nov 1856	York, Medina, Ohio   [6, 7]
  Buried	Branch Cemetery, Medina, Medina, Ohio   [3]
  Person ID	I27687	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Nathan Branch,   b. 26 Jun 1746, Preston, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 9 Nov 1822, Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Polly" Woodward,   b. 16 Mar 1748, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut ,   d. 13 Oct 1820, Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts  (Age 72 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1772	Preston, New London, Connecticut   [8]
  Family ID	F16741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah "Sallie" Thompson,   b. 3 Jul 1788, Peru, Berkshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 Feb 1867, York, Medina, Ohio  (Age 78 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1810	Hampshire County, Massachusetts   [6, 9]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Branch,   b. 9 Apr 1823, Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 15 Dec 1914, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F16525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "They came west in 1832, and located in York Township. After purchasing his land, he had $25 left. Here they settled and remained until their death . . . They were members of the Congregational Church, and were the staunch representatives of that township." [History of Medina County, citation details below] The 1830 US census has them in Worthington, Massachusetts; in 1840, they're in York, Medina County, Ohio.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3942] Vital Records of Worthington, Massachusetts To the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911. [S3940] History of Medina County and Ohio, eds. William Henry Perrin, J. J. Battle, and Weston Arthur Godspeed. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881., date, county, and state only. [S3944] Find a Grave page for Elisha Branch. [S2228] 1850 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com., year only. [S3929] A History of the Leading Branch Families in America, 1638-1904 by A. E. (Branch) Paulson. Ashtabula, Ohio, 1904. [S3940] History of Medina County and Ohio, eds. William Henry Perrin, J. J. Battle, and Weston Arthur Godspeed. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, 1881. [S3944] Find a Grave page for Elisha Branch., month, county, and state only. [S3964] Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, on familysearch.org. [S3929] A History of the Leading Branch Families in America, 1638-1904 by A. E. (Branch) Paulson. Ashtabula, Ohio, 1904., date only.