Abraham MarshAbraham Marsh (ca 1750 – May 8, 1833 was a political figure in Upper Canada

Upper Canada

The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...

. He represented Stormont

Stormont County, Ontario

Stormont County area is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario.Stormont was created in 1792, however, it was settled seven years earlier in 1785. Veterans of Loyalist regiments were among the first settlers...

 & Russell

Russell County, Ontario

Russell County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1800 from a portion of Stormont County. It later merged with Prescott County to form Prescott and Russell United Counties....

 in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada

Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada

The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was the elected legislature for the province of Upper Canada and functioned as the province's lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada...

 from 1810 to 1812.

Marsh served in the Royal Highland Emigrant Regiment (84th) during the American Revolution

American Revolution

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. He married Catherine French, the daughter of Jeremiah French

Jeremiah French

Jeremiah French was a soldier, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Stratford, Connecticut in 1743, later settling at Manchester, Vermont. He served with General John Burgoyne during the American Revolution. After the war, he settled at Maple Grove in Upper Canada. He...

. Marsh received a land grant in Cornwall Township. He served in the Stormont militia and was a justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

 for the Eastern District

Eastern District, Upper Canada

Eastern District was one of four districts of the Province of Quebec created in 1788 in the western reaches of the Montreal District and partitioned in 1791 to create the new colony of Upper Canada. Known as Lunenburg District until 1792, it was abolished in 1849...

. Marsh was elected to the assembly in an 1810 by-election held following the death of John Brownell

John Brownell

John Brownell was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada. He represented Stormont & Russell in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1808 to 1809....

. He died in Mille Roches

Mille Roches, Ontario

Mille Roches is an underwater ghost town in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of Ontario's Lost Villages, which were permanently flooded by the creation of the St...

, Cornwall Township.

He was buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery; his remains were moved to the new Maple Grove Cemetery prior to the flooding of the old cemetery in 1958 due to the construction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway

Saint Lawrence Seaway

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