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Abel (John) Merrill 1797–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1797

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: Mar 1850

Death Location: Dunbar, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania

Father: Mathias 1765

Mother:

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Eliza Merrill, Lydia Muriel, Thomas Merrill

Abel (John) Merrill was born in 1797 in Pennsylvania, the child of Mathias Merrill 1765 And Ann. Abel (John) Merrill had children including Eliza J Merrill, Lydia C Muriel, Thomas Benton Merrill. Abel (John) Merrill passed away in 1850 in Dunbar, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Abel (John) Merrill was born in 1797 in Pennsylvania, the child of Mathias Merrill 1765 And Ann.
  • Abel (John) Merrill had children including Eliza J Merrill, Lydia C Muriel, Thomas Benton Merrill.
  • Abel (John) Merrill passed away in 1850 in Dunbar, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathias 1765
1765–1801
Birth Location: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eliza Merrill
1835–1924
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Lydia Muriel
1828–1915
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Thomas Merrill
1838–1924
Birth Location: Litchfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
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Abel Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Abel Merrill
1797–1850
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Mathias Merrill 1765
1765–1801
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Nicholas Merrill
1728–1795
Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York
Mathias (Merrill) 1747
1747–1790
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Merrill
1708–1787
Mehitable Hastings
1716–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Merrill
1672–1744
Abigail Bartlett
1674–1728

Abel Merrill's Descendants

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Abel ((John)) Merrill (Abt 1797–Mar 1850)
  1. 1. Eliza (J) Merrill 1835–1924 m. H. (William) Harsell 1834–1920 m. H. (William) Harsell 1834–
    1. 1. Mary (C) Masters 1863–1920 m. Louis Bryan 1861–1896 m. Samuel (L) Masters 1848–1918
      1. 1. Ida Davis 1886–1979 m. Charles (Lewis) Davis 1876–1950
        1. 1. Vlema McQuality 1916–1984 m. Eldon (Harold) McQUALITY 1916–1984
        2. 2. Raymond (Luther Vernon Davis) Dalton 1909–1972
        3. 3. Walter (D) Davis 1913–1920
        4. 4. Ada Silverman 1903–1996
        5. 5. Beverly Roesch 1912–
        6. 6. Fredrick (Harvey) Davis 1915–1983 m. Gunhild (Elizabeth) Julian 1919–1988
        7. 7. James (Conrad) Davis 1903–1983
        8. 8. William (A) Davis 1906–1974
        9. 9. Chelta ("Chellie" A) Davis 1904–1920
        10. 10. Betty Hardy 1929–2018
      2. 2. Carl (F) Masters 1891–1963
      3. 3. Lizzie Masters 1883–
      4. 4. Flora (Estella) Coyne 1884–1950
    2. 2. John (T) Harsel 1857–1901
    3. 3. William Harsel 1858–1908
  2. 2. Lydia (C.) Muriel 1828–1915
    1. 1. Clark (Gibson) Cochran 1852–1892
      1. 1. Marie (Mabel) Cochran 1891–1981
        1. 1. James (Cochran) Doan 1929–2003
  3. 3. Thomas (Benton) Merrill 1838–1924
    1. 1. Thomas (Burton) Merrell 1877–1968

Abel Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1797
Abt 1797
Birth of Abel (John) Merrill in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1850
Mar 1850
Age 53
Death of Abel (John) Merrill in Dunbar, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
Dunbar, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1797
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1850
    Event Place: Dunbar, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
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