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Abigail Merriman 1654–1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1654

Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 17 September 1697

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

Father: Nathaniel Merriman

Mother: Joan Olney

Spouse(s): John Hitchcock

Children(s): Margery Hitchcock, Abigail Hitchcock, John Hitchcock, Benjamin Hitchcock, Mary Hitchcock, Nathaniel Hitchcock, Matthew Hitchcock, Samuel Hitchcock

The story of Abigail Merriman began in 1654 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America. Abigail Merriman married John Hitchcock, and had children including Abigail Hitchcock, Benjamin Hitchcock, Damaris Hitchcock, Hannah Hitchcock, John Hitchcock, Margery Hitchcock, Mary Hitchcock, Matthew Hitchcock, Nathaniel Hitchcock, Samuel Hitchcock. Abigail Merriman passed away in 1697 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail Merriman began in 1654 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.
  • Abigail Merriman married John Hitchcock, and had children including Abigail Hitchcock, Benjamin Hitchcock, Damaris Hitchcock, Hannah Hitchcock, John Hitchcock, Margery Hitchcock, Mary Hitchcock, Matthew Hitchcock, Nathaniel Hitchcock, Samuel Hitchcock.
  • Abigail Merriman passed away in 1697 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Abigail Merriman's Ancestors

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Abigail Merriman
1654–1697
Birth Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Nathaniel Merriman
1613–1694
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Joan (Abigail) Olney
1628–1709
England
Grandparents
George Merriman
1559–1655
Witney, Oxfordshire, England
Anne (Hannah) West
1581–1655
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas West
1557–1601
Anne Knollys
1553–1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abigail Merriman's Descendants

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Abigail Merriman (18 April 1654–17 September 1697) m. John Hitchcock (1649–6 July 1716)
  1. 1. Margery Hitchcock 1681–1764
  2. 2. Abigail Hitchcock 1674–1726
  3. 3. John Hitchcock 1685–1760
  4. 4. Benjamin Hitchcock 1696–1767
  5. 5. Mary Hitchcock 1676–1726 m. Benjamin Beach 1673–1717
    1. 1. Eunice Beach 1698–1780 m. Obadiah Hotchkiss 1690–1735
      1. 1. Louis Hotchkiss 1717–1766
      2. 2. Lois Hotchkiss 1718–1777 m. Abner Matthews 1712–1780
        1. 1. Ebenezer Matthews 1759–1836 m. Mercy Peckham 1783–1850
  6. 6. Nathaniel Hitchcock 1679–1710
  7. 7. Matthew Hitchcock 1688–1763
  8. 8. Samuel Hitchcock 1672–1672

Abigail Merriman's Timeline

2 Records

1654
18 April 1654
Birth of Abigail Merriman in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
1697
17 September 1697
Age 43
Death of Abigail Merriman in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1654
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1697
    Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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