Shared note:Entry: Merrick N. SPEAR, of Amherst, a. 22, single, mechanic, s. of Eliphalet and Martha, and Sarah A. M. Whitney, of Amherst, a. 21, single, d. of Richard and Mary, 27 May 1847, by Rev. Pomeroy Belden, pastor of the 2nd Church of Amherst.