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208.     Andrew Martin was born 26 Jul 1756 and was baptized 05 Sep 1756 at Woodbury, CT. He died 25 Sep 1841 in Haverhill, NH. Andrew married Marcia Balch, by whom his first six children were born from about 1777 - 1800.  Andrew married Alphia/Apphia Bailey on 24 Feb 1807 in Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine.  The minister for the marriage to Alphia was Caleb Bradley.  Alphia was from Falmouth.

 

            Andrew distinguished himself as a Captain in the Revolutionary War, in which he engaged in many campaigns.  He settled in Peacham, VT, after the War. 

 

Comments added by Michael Martin on 13 Mar 2007 to my online family tree:

 

    Family tradition was that Andrew was a tall huge man.  He was so large that his home always had a specially made oversized wooden chair for him to sit in.  His granddaughter Almira saw the chair.  He was also crippled and hobbled around on deformed feet, caused by severe frostbite delivering supplies to New York in the Revolutionary War.  His business was usually taken care of by Aphia and her name appears in numerous court documents in Haverhill.

 

    Andrew was baptized at Woodbury on 5 Sep 1756 but his actual date of birth was 26 Jul 1756.  He served in the Revolutionary War and was subsequently a pensioner.  Upon his death his daughter Charlotte Hooker applied to have his pension continued for her.  This application and a thick record of his service is in file.  His actual date of death was 25 Sep 1841 at Haverhill.

 

            1790 Census Vermont Orange Peacham - Andrew and Marcia (Balch) Martin

            1800 Census Vermont Caledonia Peacham - Andrew and Marcia (Balch) Martin

            1810 Census Vermont Caledonia Peacham - Andrew and Alphia (Bailey) Martin living next to John Bailey, possible relative (father?) of Alphia

            1820 Census NH Coos Stratford - Andrew and Alphia (Bailey) Martin

            1830 Census NH Coos Stratford - Andrew and Alphia (Bailey) Martin

            1840 Census NH Grafton Haverhill - Andrew and Alphia (Bailey) Martin 1 of 2   2 of 2

            1840 Revolutionary War Pensioner Census - NH - Andrew Martin in Haverhill

 

209.     Marcia Balch. 

 

            1790 Census Vermont Orange Peacham - Andrew and Marcia (Balch) Martin

            1800 Census Vermont Caledonia Peacham - Andrew and Marcia (Balch) Martin

           

            Marcia is assumed to have died before Andrew married Alphia Bailey on 24 Feb 1807.

 

1. Andrew MARTIN (b.1756 d.1841)
sp: Marcia BALCH (b.1760 d.1807)
|-2. Anne MARTIN (b.1777 d.1855)
| sp: William JENNISON (b.1769 m.1800)
|-2. Jacob MARTIN (b.1781 d.1855)
| sp: Lucina CLARK (b.1782 m.1806 d.1855)
|-2. Andrew MARTIN (b.1783 d.1855)
| sp: Hannah DOW (b.1783 m.1807)
|-2. Elias MARTIN (b.1796 d.1889)
|-2. Baldwin MARTIN
|-2. Charlotte MARTIN (b.1782 d.1865)
sp: Alphia BAILEY (b.1779 m.1807)
|-2. Mary Jane MARTIN (b.1808)
|-2. Mary Ann MARTIN (b.1809)
|-2. Benjamin Bailey MARTIN (b.1812)
|-2. George Bailey MARTIN (b.1814)
-2. John Curtis MARTIN (b.1819)