William MerriamAge: 83 years1668–1752
- Name
- William Merriam
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Merriam
| Birth | March 8, 1668 59 51 |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Merriam September 14, 1668 (Age 6 months) |
| Birth of a brother | John Merriam April 25, 1671 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Breed 1671 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Merriam 1672 (Age 3 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William Merriam — Anna Jones — View this family October 11, 1676 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a father | William Merriam 1679 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Merriam 1681 (Age 12 years) |
| Marriage | Hannah Daggle — View this family June 3, 1690 (Age 22 years) |
| Marriage | Aetheldred Berry — View this family December 20, 1695 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a wife | Hannah Daggle 1695 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Merriam 1696 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a wife | Aetheldred Berry 1700 (Age 31 years) |
| Marriage | Abigail Mower — View this family October 30, 1709 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage | Ruth … — View this family November 7, 1711 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ruth Merriam November 2, 1713 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a wife | Abigail Mower 1714 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Samuel Merriam May 20, 1716 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Ebenezer Merriam March 26, 1718 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Joseph Merriam July 14, 1724 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Caleb Matthews — Ruth Merriam — View this family May 9, 1733 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a son | Joseph Merriam July 17, 1733 (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Merriam — Elizabeth Perkins — View this family March 21, 1739 (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ebenezer Merriam — Hannah Blakeslee — View this family June 6, 1739 (Age 71 years) |
| Burial | yes Note: Bristol, Hartford, CT
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| Death | February 26, 1752 (Age 83 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Merriam Birth: 1609 Death: 1679 |
| mother |
Elizabeth Breed Birth: 1617 Death: 1671 |
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Marriage: 1649 — |
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6 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Merriam Birth: November 8, 1654 45 37 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: 1681 |
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3 years elder brother |
John Merriam Birth: September 13, 1657 48 40 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: August 2, 1661 — Lynn, Essex, MA |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah Merriam Birth: June 3, 1660 51 43 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: August 27, 1661 — Lynn, Essex, MA |
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2 years elder sister |
Rebecca Merriam Birth: October 21, 1662 53 45 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: 1663 |
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5 years himself |
William Merriam Birth: March 8, 1668 59 51 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: February 26, 1752 |
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6 months younger sister |
Sarah Merriam Birth: September 14, 1668 59 51 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: 1696 |
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3 years younger brother |
John Merriam Birth: April 25, 1671 62 54 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: 1672 |
| Father’s family with Anna Jones |
| father |
William Merriam Birth: 1609 Death: 1679 |
| step-mother |
Anna Jones Birth: 1632 Death: 1681 |
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Marriage: October 11, 1676 — |
| Family with Hannah Daggle |
| himself |
William Merriam Birth: March 8, 1668 59 51 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: February 26, 1752 |
| wife |
Hannah Daggle Birth: 1652 Death: 1695 |
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Marriage: June 3, 1690 — |
| Family with Aetheldred Berry |
| himself |
William Merriam Birth: March 8, 1668 59 51 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: February 26, 1752 |
| wife |
Aetheldred Berry Birth: 1657 Death: 1700 |
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Marriage: December 20, 1695 — |
| Family with Abigail Mower |
| himself |
William Merriam Birth: March 8, 1668 59 51 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: February 26, 1752 |
| wife |
Abigail Mower Birth: 1664 Death: 1714 |
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Marriage: October 30, 1709 — |
| Family with Ruth … |
| himself |
William Merriam Birth: March 8, 1668 59 51 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: February 26, 1752 |
| wife |
Ruth … Birth: about 1693 Death: November 12, 1755 — Meriden, New Haven, CT |
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Marriage: November 7, 1711 — Lynn, Essex, MA |
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2 years daughter |
Ruth Merriam Birth: November 2, 1713 45 20 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: November 3, 1785 |
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3 years son |
Samuel Merriam Birth: May 20, 1716 48 23 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: September 16, 1783 — Cheshire, New Haven, CT |
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22 months son |
Ebenezer Merriam Birth: March 26, 1718 50 25 — Wallingford, New Haven, CT Death: August 8, 1752 — Cheshire, New Haven, CT |
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6 years son |
Joseph Merriam Birth: July 14, 1724 56 31 — Wallingford, New Haven, CT Death: July 17, 1733 — Wallingford, New Haven, CT |
| … Webb + Ruth … |
| wife’s husband |
… Webb Birth: 1676 Death: 1721 |
| wife |
Ruth … Birth: about 1693 Death: November 12, 1755 — Meriden, New Haven, CT |
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Marriage: 1721 — |
- Generation 1
William Merriam, son of William Merriam and Elizabeth Breed, was born on March 8, 1668 in Lynn, Essex, MA and died on February 26, 1752 at the age of 83. He married 4 times. The first time he married Hannah Daggle on June 3, 1690. She was born in 1652 and died in 1695 at the age of 43. The second time he married Aetheldred Berry on December 20, 1695. She was born in 1657 and died in 1700 at the age of 43. The third time he married Abigail Mower on October 30, 1709. She was born in 1664 and died in 1714 at the age of 50. The fourth time he married Ruth … on November 7, 1711 in Lynn, Essex, MA. She was born about 1693 and died on November 12, 1755 in Meriden, New Haven, CT.
Children of William Merriam and Ruth …:
- Ruth Merriam (1713–1785)
- Samuel Merriam (1716–1783)
- Ebenezer Merriam (1718–1752)
- Joseph Merriam (1724–1733)
- Generation 2back to top
Ruth Merriam, daughter of William Merriam and Ruth …, was born on November 2, 1713 in Lynn, Essex, MA and died on November 3, 1785 at the age of 72. She married Caleb Matthews on May 9, 1733 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT. He was born in 1688 and died in 1738 at the age of 50.
Samuel Merriam, son of William Merriam and Ruth …, was born on May 20, 1716 in Lynn, Essex, MA and died on September 16, 1783 in Cheshire, New Haven, CT at the age of 67. He married Elizabeth Perkins on March 21, 1739 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT. She was born in 1701 and died in 1744 at the age of 43.
Ebenezer Merriam, son of William Merriam and Ruth …, was born on March 26, 1718 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT and died on August 8, 1752 in Cheshire, New Haven, CT at the age of 34. He married Hannah Blakeslee, daughter of Ebenezer Blakeslee and Mary Ford, on June 6, 1739 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT. She was born on January 17, 1721 in New Haven, New Haven, CT and died in 1753 at the age of 31.
Children of Ebenezer Merriam and Hannah Blakeslee:
- Joseph Merriam (1740–1740)
- Joseph Merriam (1742–1773)
- Hannah Merriam (1744–1785)
- Ebenezer Merriam (1746–1773)
- Ruth Merriam (1748–1749)
- William Merriam (1750–1781)
- Generation 3back to top
Joseph Merriam, son of Ebenezer Merriam and Hannah Blakeslee, was born on December 29, 1742 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT and died in 1773 at the age of 30. He married Abigail … in 1773. She was born in 1738 and died in 1773 at the age of 35.
Hannah Merriam, daughter of Ebenezer Merriam and Hannah Blakeslee, was born on March 8, 1744 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT and died on September 12, 1785 in Claremont, Sullivan, NH at the age of 41. She married Oliver Tuttle, son of Gershom Tuttle and Lois Allis, on March 1, 1761 in Bristol, Hartford, CT. He was born on December 28, 1739 in Cheshire, New Haven, CT and died on April 6, 1834 in Freetown, Cortland, NY at the age of 94.
Children of Hannah Merriam and Oliver Tuttle:
- Lois Tuttle (1762–1763)
- Hannah Tuttle (1746–1789)
- Julia Tuttle (1767–1824)
- Oliver Tuttle (1769–1806)
- William Tuttle (1771–1802)
- Daniel Tuttle (1773–1777)
- Huldah Tuttle (1776–1804)
- Ruth Tuttle (1778–1805)
- Daniel Tuttle (1780–1852)
- Prudence Tuttle (1785–1808)
Ebenezer Merriam, son of Ebenezer Merriam and Hannah Blakeslee, was born on April 13, 1746 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT and died in 1773 at the age of 26. He married Rebecca Rowe on October 9, 1767 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT. She was born in 1730 and died in 1773 at the age of 43.
William Merriam, son of Ebenezer Merriam and Hannah Blakeslee, was born on June 5, 1750 in Wallingford, New Haven, CT and died in 1781 at the age of 30. He married Esther Bellamy in 1781. She was born in 1746 and died in 1781 at the age of 35.
| BURI | Bristol, Hartford, CT |
| Shared note | [89.FTW] !Lynn, Essex, MA Vital Records Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven (FHL #974.68 D2j) Vital Records of Wallingford, CT (FHL #002981) Joseph P. Beach, History of Cheshire, CT (FHL #974.66/D2 V2v) |