Ana MerrittAge: 62 years1732–1794
- Name
- Ana Merritt
- Given names
- Ana
- Surname
- Merritt
| Birth | 1732 22 26 |
| Marriage of parents | George Merritt — Kezia Morehouse — View this family after 1735 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Merritt 1736 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eunice Merritt 1736 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Merritt 1737 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Merritt 1737 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a mother | Kezia Morehouse 1740 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a father | George Merritt 1741 (Age 9 years) |
| Christening | 1748 (Age 16 years) Note: Stratfield, Fairfield, CT
|
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Noah Morehouse February 13, 1750 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Merrit Shepard June 4, 1769 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage | James Shepard — View this family October 21, 1769 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a son | Merrit Shepard 1770 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Andrew Shepard August 21, 1771 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a son | Andrew Shepard 1772 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Ammon Shepard June 24, 1774 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Molly Shepard July 22, 1776 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Molly Shepard 1777 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Isaac Shepard August 24, 1780 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a son | Isaac Shepard 1781 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Susanna Shepard April 24, 1782 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Susanna Shepard 1783 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Lois Shepard April 21, 1785 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lois Shepard 1786 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Kesiah Shepard February 4, 1788 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Kesiah Shepard 1789 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Ira Shepard November 20, 1791 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a son | Ira Shepard 1792 (Age 60 years) |
| Death | May 5, 1794 (Age 62 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Merritt Birth: about 1710 — CT Death: 1741 — Fairfield, CT |
| mother |
Kezia Morehouse Birth: 1706 18 18 Death: 1740 |
|
Marriage: after 1735 — Fairfield, CT |
|
|
-3 years elder sister |
Mary Merritt Birth: 1731 21 25 Death: 1736 |
|
1 year elder brother |
John Merritt Birth: 1731 21 25 Death: 1737 |
|
1 year elder sister |
Eunice Merritt Birth: 1731 21 25 Death: 1736 |
|
1 year elder brother |
Joseph Merritt Birth: 1731 21 25 Death: 1737 |
|
2 years herself |
Ana Merritt Birth: 1732 22 26 — CT Death: May 5, 1794 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
| Family with James Shepard |
| husband |
James Shepard Birth: 1733 14 27 Death: December 18, 1816 — CT |
| herself |
Ana Merritt Birth: 1732 22 26 — CT Death: May 5, 1794 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
|
Marriage: October 21, 1769 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
|
|
-5 months son |
Merrit Shepard Birth: June 4, 1769 36 37 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1770 |
|
2 years son |
Andrew Shepard Birth: August 21, 1771 38 39 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1772 |
|
3 years son |
Ammon Shepard Birth: June 24, 1774 41 42 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1804 |
|
2 years daughter |
Molly Shepard Birth: July 22, 1776 43 44 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1777 |
|
4 years son |
Isaac Shepard Birth: August 24, 1780 47 48 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1781 |
|
20 months daughter |
Susanna Shepard Birth: April 24, 1782 49 50 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1783 |
|
3 years daughter |
Lois Shepard Birth: April 21, 1785 52 53 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1786 |
|
3 years daughter |
Kesiah Shepard Birth: February 4, 1788 55 56 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1789 |
|
4 years son |
Ira Shepard Birth: November 20, 1791 58 59 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1792 |
| James Shepard + Grace (Olmsted) ? |
| husband |
James Shepard Birth: 1733 14 27 Death: December 18, 1816 — CT |
| husband’s wife |
Grace (Olmsted) ? Birth: 1753 Death: 1802 |
|
Marriage: March 9, 1797 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
- Generation 1
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 2back 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)
- Generation 3back to top
Charlotte J. Shepard, daughter of Ammon Shepard, was born between 1797 and 1798 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died on July 4, 1875 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. She married James Lawrence, son of Willard Lawrence and Betsey Austin, about 1818 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. He was born on October 18, 1793 in Washington, Sullivan, NH and died on April 2, 1873 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 79.
Children of Charlotte J. Shepard and James Lawrence:
- Miriam Lawrence (1819–1820)
- Betsey Ann Lawrence (1821–1822)
- George Merritt Lawrence (1822–1823)
- Dewitt Clinton Lawrence (1824–1825)
- Jane Ann Lawrence (1826–1827)
- Phebe Lawrence (1828–1829)
- Ammon Lawrence (1830–1831)
- James Lawrence (1832–1833)
- Catherine Lawrence (1835–1836)
- William H. Lawrence (1838–1876)
- Letitia Lawrence (1843–1844)
- Augusta A Lawrence (–1859)
| CHR | Stratfield, Fairfield, CT |
| Shared note | !The Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. II, part 2, p. 642; !Marr:Early Connecticut Marriages prior to 1800, Frederick Bailey; !Death:Newtown V.R. page 52; |