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Abel Merrill 1671–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1671

Birth Location: Essex, Newbury, Massachusetts

Death Date: 06 Feb 1759

Death Location: West Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: Squire Merrill

Mother: Priscilla Chase

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The story of Abel Merrill began in 1671 in Essex, Newbury, Massachusetts. Abel Merrill passed away in 1759 in West Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Abel Merrill began in 1671 in Essex, Newbury, Massachusetts.
  • Abel Merrill passed away in 1759 in West Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Abel Merrill's Ancestors

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Abel Merrill
1671–1759
Birth Place: Essex, Newbury, Massachusetts
Parents
Squire Abel Merrill
1643–1689
West Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Priscilla Chase
1649–1697
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Merrill) II
1601–1655
Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Susanna Wolterton
1599–1672
Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
Aquilla Chase
–1670
Anne (Godfrey) Wheeler
1629–1687
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Merrill
1676–1745
Mary Blacksall
1574–1624
Stephen Wolterton
1585–1672
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Merrill
1545–1609
Prudence Bird
1548–1606
Robert Blacksall
–1604
Joan Baldike
1539–1615
Lord Wolterton
1550–1618

Abel Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1671
28 Dec 1671
Birth of Abel Merrill in Essex, Newbury, Massachusetts
Essex, Newbury, Massachusetts
1759
06 Feb 1759
Age 88
Death of Abel Merrill in West Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
West Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1671
    Event Place: Essex, Newbury, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1759
    Event Place: West Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

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