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Cornelius Merry 1740–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1740

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1810

Death Location: Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, United States

Father: John Merry

Mother: Dinah Flowers

Spouse(s): Susanna Wainwright

Children(s): Anna Burt, Festus Merry, Cornelius Merry, Calvin Merry, Luther Merry, Norman Merry, Trueman Merry, Susanna Merry, Horace Merry, Esther Merry

In 1740, Cornelius Merry entered the world in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to John Merry And Dinah Flowers. Cornelius Merry married Susanna Wainwright, and had children including Anna Burt, Calvin Merry, Cornelius Merry, Esther Merry, Festus Merry, Horace Merry, Luther Merry, Norman Merry, Susanna Merry, Trueman Merry. Cornelius Merry passed away in 1810 in Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Cornelius Merry entered the world in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to John Merry And Dinah Flowers.
  • Cornelius Merry married Susanna Wainwright, and had children including Anna Burt, Calvin Merry, Cornelius Merry, Esther Merry, Festus Merry, Horace Merry, Luther Merry, Norman Merry, Susanna Merry, Trueman Merry.
  • Cornelius Merry passed away in 1810 in Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Merry
1708–1761
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
JM
Dinah Flowers
1714–1775
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
DF

Spouses(s)

Susanna Wainwright
1742–1785
Birth Location: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
SW

Children(s)

Anna Burt
–1845
Birth Location: Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
AB
Festus Merry
1768–1814
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
FM
Cornelius Merry
1763–1842
Birth Location: Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Calvin Merry
1765–1850
Birth Location: Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Luther Merry
1766–1845
Birth Location: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
LM
Norman Merry
1769–1818
Birth Location: Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
NM
Trueman Merry
1774–1857
Birth Location: Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, USA
TM
Susanna Merry
1777–1846
Birth Location: East Hartland, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
SM
Horace Merry
1782–
Birth Location: East Hartland, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
HM
Esther Merry
1772–1848
Birth Location: Litchfield, Herkimer, New York
EM

Cornelius Merry's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Merry
1740–1810
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
John Merry
1708–1761
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Dinah Flowers
1714–1775
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Cornelius (Merry King Phillip's) War
1666–1760
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Bethia Williams
1677–1760
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Lamrock (Flower) Jr
1689–1771
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Anna Watson
1688–1768
Hartford, Hartford, CT, USA
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Merry
1640–1715
Rachel Ballard
1636–1716
Lamrock Flower
1657–1815
Lydia Smith
1665–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Merry
1612–1701
Susannah Wainwright
1618–
Lamrock Jr
1689–1771
Anna Watson
1688–1768
Joseph Smith
1629–1690
Lydia (Huit)
1635–1712

Cornelius Merry's Descendants

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Cornelius Merry (12 Mar 1740–1810) m. Susanna Wainwright (13 Apr 1742–08 Sep 1785)
  1. 1. Anna Burt –1845 m. Caleb Burt 1765–1847
    1. 1. James Burt 1792–1874 m. Mary (Sears) Burt 1795–1872 m. Mary Abell 1786–
      1. 1. James (M) Burt 1823–1900 m. E (F) Burt 1833–1885
        1. 1. James (G.) Burt 1850–1922 m. Mary (E) Hannon 1856–1882 m. Ellen Burt 1848–1926
        2. 2. Lilly Burt 1863–1922 m. Thomas (Beale) Stearns 1859–1946
        3. 3. Harry (Leonard Burt) Sr 1848–1912 m. Emma (J) Hamman 1855–
        4. 4. Hewellyn Burt 1858–1939 m. Catherine (Mortimer Van) Kluck 1860–1921
      2. 2. Adelia (B Day nee) Burt 1821–1903 m. Horatio (Ely) Day 1814–1886
        1. 1. James (Raymond) Day 1842–1894
        2. 2. Mary (Adelia) Day 1844–1919
        3. 3. Horatio (Burt) Day 1849–1926
        4. 4. Carolyn (Louise) Day 1853–1914
        5. 5. Charles (Edwin) Day 1857–1920
      3. 3. Maria Burt 1835–1833
      4. 4. Mary (Jane) Burt 1830–1912 m. William (Gough) Price 1867–1949 m. William (Morris) Price 1821–1887
        1. 1. Emily (P) Dixon 1869–1949 m. Samuel (Welsh) Jr 1864–1907
        2. 2. Alfred (Thomas) Price 1890–
        3. 3. Francis (Frank) Price 1889–
        4. 4. William (Burt) Price 1853–1877
        5. 5. James (Burt) Price 1862–1872
        6. 6. Mary (Louisa) Price 1851–1852
        7. 7. Anna (Maria) Price-Tilden 1858–1925
        8. 8. Henry (Francis) Price 1864–1942 m. Harriet (Leland) Robins 1868–1947
        9. 9. Grace (Harriet) Price 1855–1923
      5. 5. Anna (Eliza) Burt 1837–1863 m. William (adam) Gellatly 1831–1885
        1. 1. William (Burt) Gellatly 1862–1944 m. Narcissa (M) Nale-Barton 1871–
        2. 2. Burt Gellatly 1870–1924
        3. 3. Edward (Sears) Gellatly 1867–1955
        4. 4. Francis (Edwin) Gellatly 1864–1916 m. Julia (Fowler) Bigelow 1868–1953
        5. 5. John (Nimo) Gellatly 1878–1917
        6. 6. Mary (Anna Gellatly) Goodrich 1873–1928
      6. 6. John Burt 1825–1910 m. Ann (Eliza) Landon 1830–1903
        1. 1. Anita Burt 1855–1937
        2. 2. Jessie (Burt) Sparhawk 1864–1953
        3. 3. Arthur Burt 1859–1940
        4. 4. John (Landon) Burt 1850–1851
        5. 5. Mary Burt 1857–1936 m. Francis (Hutchins) Holmes 1854–1926
        6. 6. Walter Burt 1862–
        7. 7. Harry (James) Burt 1865–
        8. 8. Benjamin Burt 1869–
        9. 9. Joseph (W) Burt 1871–
        10. 10. Henry Burt 1865–
      7. 7. Edwin (C) Burt 1818–1884 m. Jane (Louisa) Loomis 1820–1864 m. Mary (Bruen) Wilson 1832–1899
        1. 1. William (Edwin) Burt 1840–1872
        2. 2. Emily (Loomis Burt) Curtis 1845–1908
        3. 3. Parkes (Loomis) Burt 1846–1889
        4. 4. Franklin (Benjamin) Burt 1847–1904
        5. 5. Charles (Mather) Burt 1850–1900
        6. 6. Georgianna (Wadsworth) Burt 1859–1896
        7. 7. Edwin (A) Burt 1855–1857
      8. 8. Maria Burt 1832–1833
    2. 2. Ann (Eliza) Baxter 1800–1862
    3. 3. Harriet Burt 1814–1831
    4. 4. Mils (E) Burt 1803–1865 m. Anna Mallory 1806–1885 m. Harriet (Mariah) Deming 1803–1827
      1. 1. Harriet (Ann) Burt 1830–1855
    5. 5. Friend (H.) Burt 1808–1889
    6. 6. Cornelius (J) Burt 1795–1863
    7. 7. Susanna Burt 1797–1797
    8. 8. Sophronia (R) Burt 1805–1889 m. Abiram Chamberlain 1797–1871
      1. 1. Cornelia (Ann) Chamberlain 1842–1927
      2. 2. Eliza (Rebecca) Chamberlin 1831–1835
      3. 3. Valentine (Burt) Chamberlain 1833–1893 m. Anna (Isabel) Smith 1848–1921
        1. 1. Fredrick (S) Chamberlain 1873–
        2. 2. Louisa Chamberlain 1875–
        3. 3. Ruth Chamberlain 1876–1970 m. James (Stanley) North 1874–1942
        4. 4. Grace Chamberlain 1878–
        5. 5. Rachel Chamberlain 1880–
        6. 6. Valentine (B) Chamberlain 1886–
        7. 7. Magareth Chamberlain 1888–
        8. 8. Rodman (W) Chamberlain 1892–
        9. 9. Bertha Chamberlain 1882–
        10. 10. Cornelia Chamberlain 1881–
      4. 4. John (A) Chamberlain 1836–1837
      5. 5. Gov (Abiram) Chamberlain 1837–1911 m. Charlotte (Elethea) Roberts 1840–1921
        1. 1. Albert (Roberts Chamberlain) Sr 1875–1954 m. Sarah (Chapel Vail) Waterman 1876–1927
        2. 2. Harold (Burt) Chamberlain 1879–1973 m. Sarah Chamberlain 1876–
      6. 6. Elvira (Ann) Chamberlain 1839–1841
    9. 9. Orlo Burt 1810–1882 m. Harriet (Crane) Burt 1813–1881
      1. 1. Ellen Burt 1848–1926 m. James (G.) Burt 1850–1922
      2. 2. Cornelius (J) Burt 1852–1855
    10. 10. Calvin Burt 1789–1845 m. Sarah ('Sally') Osborn 1790–1852
      1. 1. Henry (Addison) Burt 1812–1888 m. Minerva Brooks 1821–1852
        1. 1. Emma (Minerva) Burt 1849– m. James (S) McKie 1849–1880
      2. 2. George (Washington) Burt 1824–1895
      3. 3. Edward (Dwight) Burt 1826–1897
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Burt 1814–1884
      5. 5. Clarisa (Maria) Burt 1816–1887 m. Myron Crane 1815–1895
        1. 1. Georgiana Crane 1840–1923 m. Timothy (Freeman) Bush 1833–1912 m. Cyrus Carrier 1847–1882
        2. 2. Jane Crane 1848–1923
        3. 3. Mary (Eliza) Crane 1850–1855
      6. 6. John (Calvin) Burt 1831–1910
      7. 7. Georgiana Burt 1834–
      8. 8. Jane (M.) Burt 1835–
    11. 11. Edwin (Wardwell) Burt 1806–1892
    12. 12. Susanna Burt 1797–1875
    13. 13. Mary Burt 1802–
  2. 2. Festus Merry 1768–1814
  3. 3. Cornelius Merry 1763–1842
  4. 4. Calvin Merry 1765–1850
  5. 5. Luther Merry 1766–1845
  6. 6. Norman Merry 1769–1818
  7. 7. Trueman Merry 1774–1857
  8. 8. Susanna Merry 1777–1846 m. James Warford 1809–1880
    1. 1. Mary (E.) Warford 1856–1923
  9. 9. Horace Merry 1782–
  10. 10. Esther Merry 1772–1848

Cornelius Merry's Timeline

7 Records

1740
12 Mar 1740
Birth of Cornelius Merry in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1740
12 Mar 1740
Birth of Cornelius Merry in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1740
22 Mar 1740
Cornelius Merry was baptized in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1768
1768
Age 28
Cornelius Merry resided here in Hartford, Hartford County, CT
Hartford, Hartford County, CT
1810
1810
Age 70
Cornelius Merry resided here in Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
1810
after 1810
Age 70
Death of Cornelius Merry in Litchfield, Herkhimer Co.New York
Litchfield, Herkhimer Co.New York
1810
1810
Age 70
Death of Cornelius Merry in Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1740
    Event Place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1740
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1740
    Event Place: West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, CT
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: after 1810
    Event Place: Litchfield, Herkhimer Co.New York

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Litchfield, Herkimer, New York, United States
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