Kezia MorehouseAge: 34 years1706–1740
- Name
- Kezia Morehouse
- Given names
- Kezia
- Surname
- Morehouse
| Birth | 1706 18 18 |
| Birth of a sister | Naomi Morehouse 1707 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a brother | James Morehouse 1707 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Jemima Morehouse 1707 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Morehouse 1707 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Morehouse 1707 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a brother | David Morehouse 1707 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Morehouse 1707 (Age 12 months) |
| Marriage of parents | Noah Morehouse — Martha Summers — View this family October 6, 1708 (Age 2 years) |
| Christening | May 7, 1710 (Age 4 years) Note: Stratfield, Fairfield, CT
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| Death of a sister | Naomi Morehouse 1712 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jemima Morehouse 1712 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Morehouse 1712 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Morehouse 1712 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Morehouse 1712 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Morehouse 1713 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a brother | David Morehouse 1713 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Summers 1714 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Henry Summers before June 17, 1717 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Merritt 1731 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Merritt 1731 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Eunice Merritt 1731 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Joseph Merritt 1731 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ana Merritt 1732 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel Morehouse November 25, 1732 (Age 26 years) |
| Marriage | George Merritt — View this family after 1735 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Merritt 1736 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Eunice Merritt 1736 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a son | John Merritt 1737 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a son | Joseph Merritt 1737 (Age 31 years) |
| Death | 1740 (Age 34 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Noah Morehouse Birth: about 1688 0 Death: February 13, 1750 — Stratfield, Fairfield, CT |
| mother |
Martha Summers Birth: about 1688 63 41 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: 1714 — Stratfield, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: October 6, 1708 — Stratfield, Fairfield, CT |
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-9 months younger sister |
Naomi Morehouse Birth: 1707 19 19 Death: 1712 |
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1 year younger brother |
James Morehouse Birth: 1707 19 19 Death: 1713 |
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1 year younger sister |
Jemima Morehouse Birth: 1707 19 19 Death: 1712 |
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1 year younger sister |
Martha Morehouse Birth: 1707 19 19 Death: 1712 |
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1 year younger sister |
Margaret Morehouse Birth: 1707 19 19 Death: 1712 |
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1 year younger brother |
David Morehouse Birth: 1707 19 19 Death: 1713 |
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1 year younger sister |
Sarah Morehouse Birth: 1707 19 19 Death: 1712 |
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Kezia Morehouse Birth: 1706 18 18 Death: 1740 |
| Family with George Merritt |
| husband |
George Merritt Birth: about 1710 — CT Death: 1741 — Fairfield, CT |
| herself |
Kezia Morehouse Birth: 1706 18 18 Death: 1740 |
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Marriage: after 1735 — Fairfield, CT |
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-3 years daughter |
Mary Merritt Birth: 1731 21 25 Death: 1736 |
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1 year son |
John Merritt Birth: 1731 21 25 Death: 1737 |
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1 year daughter |
Eunice Merritt Birth: 1731 21 25 Death: 1736 |
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1 year son |
Joseph Merritt Birth: 1731 21 25 Death: 1737 |
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2 years daughter |
Ana Merritt Birth: 1732 22 26 — CT Death: May 5, 1794 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
- Generation 1
Kezia Morehouse, daughter of Noah Morehouse and Martha Summers, was born in 1706 and died in 1740 at the age of 34. She married George Merritt after 1735 in Fairfield, CT. He was born about 1710 in CT and died in 1741 in Fairfield, CT.
Children of Kezia Morehouse and George Merritt:
- Mary Merritt (1731–1736)
- John Merritt (1731–1737)
- Eunice Merritt (1731–1736)
- Joseph Merritt (1731–1737)
- Ana Merritt (1732–1794)
- Generation 2back to top
Ana Merritt, daughter of George Merritt and Kezia Morehouse, was born in 1732 in CT and died on May 5, 1794 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 62. She married James Shepard, son of Timothy Shepard and Susannah Stilson, on October 21, 1769 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. He was born in 1733 and died on December 18, 1816 in CT at the age of 83.
Children of Ana Merritt and James Shepard:
- Merrit Shepard (1769–1770)
- Andrew Shepard (1771–1772)
- Ammon Shepard (1774–1804)
- Molly Shepard (1776–1777)
- Isaac Shepard (1780–1781)
- Susanna Shepard (1782–1783)
- Lois Shepard (1785–1786)
- Kesiah Shepard (1788–1789)
- Ira Shepard (1791–1792)
- Generation 3back to top
Ammon Shepard, son of James Shepard and Ana Merritt, was born on June 24, 1774 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died in 1804 at the age of 29. He married Anne Dikeman, daughter of Levi Dikeman and Rebecca Lines, about 1798 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. She was born on April 7, 1776 in Redding, Fairfield, CT and died in 1804 at the age of 27.
Children of Ammon Shepard and Anne Dikeman:
- Charlotte J. Shepard (1797–1875)
Children of Ammon Shepard:
- Charlotte J. Shepard (1797–1875)
| CHR | Stratfield, Fairfield, CT |
| Shared note | !The Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. II, part 2, p. 642, 662; |