Ruth MerriamAge: 72 years1713–1785
- Name
- Ruth Merriam
- Given names
- Ruth
- Surname
- Merriam
| Birth | November 2, 1713 45 20 |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Merriam May 20, 1716 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ebenezer Merriam March 26, 1718 (Age 4 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | … Webb — Ruth … — View this family 1721 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Merriam July 14, 1724 (Age 10 years) |
| Marriage | Caleb Matthews — View this family May 9, 1733 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Merriam July 17, 1733 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a husband | Caleb Matthews 1738 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | William Merriam February 26, 1752 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ebenezer Merriam August 8, 1752 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ruth … November 12, 1755 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Merriam September 16, 1783 (Age 69 years) |
| Death | November 3, 1785 (Age 72 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Merriam Birth: March 8, 1668 59 51 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: February 26, 1752 |
| mother |
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 herself |
Ruth Merriam Birth: November 2, 1713 45 20 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: November 3, 1785 |
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3 years younger brother |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
Joseph Merriam Birth: July 14, 1724 56 31 — Wallingford, New Haven, CT Death: July 17, 1733 — Wallingford, New Haven, CT |
| Father’s family with Hannah Daggle |
| father |
William Merriam Birth: March 8, 1668 59 51 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: February 26, 1752 |
| step-mother |
Hannah Daggle Birth: 1652 Death: 1695 |
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Marriage: June 3, 1690 — |
| Father’s family with Aetheldred Berry |
| father |
William Merriam Birth: March 8, 1668 59 51 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: February 26, 1752 |
| step-mother |
Aetheldred Berry Birth: 1657 Death: 1700 |
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Marriage: December 20, 1695 — |
| Father’s family with Abigail Mower |
| father |
William Merriam Birth: March 8, 1668 59 51 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: February 26, 1752 |
| step-mother |
Abigail Mower Birth: 1664 Death: 1714 |
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Marriage: October 30, 1709 — |
| Mother’s family with … Webb |
| step-father |
… Webb Birth: 1676 Death: 1721 |
| mother |
Ruth … Birth: about 1693 Death: November 12, 1755 — Meriden, New Haven, CT |
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Marriage: 1721 — |
| Family with Caleb Matthews |
| husband |
Caleb Matthews Birth: 1688 Death: 1738 |
| herself |
Ruth Merriam Birth: November 2, 1713 45 20 — Lynn, Essex, MA Death: November 3, 1785 |
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Marriage: May 9, 1733 — Wallingford, New Haven, CT |
- Generation 1
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.
| 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) |