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Capt John Merry 1760 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1760

Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1 Jun 1840

Death Location: Oneida County, New York, USA (Lost at Sea)

Father: John Merry

Mother: Sarah Bush

Spouse(s): Sarah Davis

Children(s): Catherine Merry

Capt John Merry III was born in 1760 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Merry and Sarah Bush. Capt John Merry III married Sarah Davis, and had children including Catherine Archer Merry. Capt John Merry III passed away in 1840 in Oneida County, New York, USA (Lost at Sea).

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Biography

  • Capt John Merry III was born in 1760 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Merry and Sarah Bush.
  • Capt John Merry III married Sarah Davis, and had children including Catherine Archer Merry.
  • Capt John Merry III passed away in 1840 in Oneida County, New York, USA (Lost at Sea).

Immediate Family

Parents

John Merry
1720 – 1792
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Bush
1723 – 1812
Birth Location: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Davis
1762 – 1850
Birth Location: Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Children(s)

Catherine Merry
1786 – 1876
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, USA
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Capt Merry's Ancestors

Self
Capt Merry
1760 – 1840
Birth Place: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Merry
1720 – 1792
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Bush
1723 – 1812
Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Merry
1689 – 1771
Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Mehitable Hillman
1684 – 1771
Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Ebenezer Bush
1687 – 1757
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Miriam 'Mirisa') Taylor
1682 – 1752
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Merry
1669 – 1727
Samuel Taylor
1652 – 1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Merry's Descendants

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Capt (John) Merry (24 Feb 1760 – 1 Jun 1840) m. Sarah Davis (3 Jan 1762 – 27 Apr 1850)
  1. 1. Catherine (Archer) Merry (13 Aug 1786 – 11 Jun 1876) m. John Mulligan (1776 – 11 Jul 1876)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Mulligan (14 SEP 1802 – 16 Mar 1875) m. Edward Mulligan (abt 1795 – abt 1860)
      1. 1. Constantine (J.) Mulligan (21 Jan 1832 – 14 Apr 1913) m. Ellen (F.) Glass (5/15/1849 – 2/13/1893)
        1. 1. William (Thomas) Glass (17 Oct 1871 – 07 Aug 1945) m. Eliza (Jane) Glass (10 February 1870 – 2 Feb 1942) m. Elizbinth Glass (Jul 1875 – ) m. Edney (G "Edna" Nancy) Nix (1878 – abt 1937)

Capt Merry's Timeline

2 Records

1760
24 Feb 1760
Birth of Capt John Merry III in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1840
1 Jun 1840
Age 80
Death of Capt John Merry III in Oneida County, New York, USA (Lost at Sea)
Oneida County, New York, USA (Lost at Sea)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1760
    Event Place: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1840
    Event Place: Oneida County, New York, USA (Lost at Sea)
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