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Abigail Merriam 1753–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 November 1753

Birth Location: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 6 January 1854

Death Location: Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Abraham Atwater

Mother: Mary Ball

Spouse(s): Elnathan Beach, David Deacon

Children(s): Harriet Hotchkiss, Martha Hotchkiss, Mary Hotchkiss, Clarissa Walker, Ebenezer Walker, Nancy Walker, Miles Hotchkiss

The story of Abigail Merriam began in 1753 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Abigail Merriam married David Hotchkiss Deacon, Elnathan Beach, Thomas Walker, and had children including Clarissa Walker, Ebenezer Atwater Walker, Harriet Hotchkiss, Martha Hotchkiss, Mary Hotchkiss, Miles Hotchkiss, Nancy Walker. Abigail Merriam passed away in 1854 in Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail Merriam began in 1753 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  • Abigail Merriam married David Hotchkiss Deacon, Elnathan Beach, Thomas Walker, and had children including Clarissa Walker, Ebenezer Atwater Walker, Harriet Hotchkiss, Martha Hotchkiss, Mary Hotchkiss, Miles Hotchkiss, Nancy Walker.
  • Abigail Merriam passed away in 1854 in Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Abigail Merriam's Ancestors

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Abigail Merriam
1753–1854
Birth Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Abraham Atwater
1716–1786
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Mary (Tuttle) Ball
1718–1801
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Atwater
1690–1760
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Abigail Atwater
1694–1732
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abigail Merriam's Descendants

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Abigail Merriam (27 November 1753–6 January 1854) m. Elnathan Beach (30 August 1760–9 August 1849) m. David (Hotchkiss) Deacon (28 March 1752–5 June 1823)
  1. 1. Harriet Hotchkiss 1798–1846
  2. 2. Martha Hotchkiss 1792–1843
  3. 3. Mary Hotchkiss 1790–1827
  4. 4. Clarissa Walker 1787–1881
  5. 5. Ebenezer (Atwater) Walker 1780–1781
  6. 6. Nancy Walker 1782–1853 m. Uri (Ara) Beach 1778–1850
  7. 7. Miles Hotchkiss 1772–1774

Abigail Merriam's Timeline

2 Records

1753
27 November 1753
Birth of Abigail Merriam in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1854
6 January 1854
Age 101
Death of Abigail Merriam in Franklin, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Franklin, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 November 1753
    Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 January 1854
    Event Place: Franklin, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodbridge, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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