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Benjamin Merritt 1738–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Charlton City, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1817

Death Location: Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA

Father: GD Merrit

Mother: GD Hayden

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In 1738, Benjamin Merritt entered the world in Charlton City, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, born to Gd Isaac Merrit And Gd Jerusha Hayden. Benjamin Merritt passed away in 1817 in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1738, Benjamin Merritt entered the world in Charlton City, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, born to Gd Isaac Merrit And Gd Jerusha Hayden.
  • Benjamin Merritt passed away in 1817 in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA.

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Benjamin Merritt's Ancestors

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Benjamin Merritt
1738–1817
Birth Place: Charlton City, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
GD Isaac Merrit
1702–1773
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
GD (Jerusha) Hayden
1704–1739
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
GD (Henry) Merritt
1663–1732
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
GD (Deborah) Buck
1665–1746
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
GD (Samuel) Hayden
1677–1753
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
GD (Mary) Hayden
1677–1717
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
GD Buck
1603–1695
GD Marsh
1615–1701
GD Hayden
1640–1718
GD Ladd
1640–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GD Buck
1585–1658
GD Neave
1585–1657
GD Ladd
1615–1693
GD Moore
1617–1694

Benjamin Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Benjamin Merritt in Charlton City, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Charlton City, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1817
1817
Age 79
Death of Benjamin Merritt in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Charlton City, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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