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Daniel Merrill 1642–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 August 1642

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 27 June 1717

Death Location: Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Merrill

Mother: Susanna Wolterton

Spouse(s): Sarah Clough

Children(s): Martha twin, Sarah Morse, Stephen Merrill, Daniel Merrill, John Merrill, Ruth Merrill

Daniel Merrill was born in 1642 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Nathaniel Merrill And Susanna Wolterton. In 1683, Daniel Merrill resided in Ipswich, Essex County, MA. Daniel Merrill married Sarah Clough, and had children including Daniel Merrill, John Merrill, Martha Merrill Twin, Ruth Merrill, Sarah Morse, Stephen Merrill. Daniel Merrill passed away in 1717 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Daniel Merrill was born in 1642 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Nathaniel Merrill And Susanna Wolterton.
  • In 1683, Daniel Merrill resided in Ipswich, Essex County, MA.
  • Daniel Merrill married Sarah Clough, and had children including Daniel Merrill, John Merrill, Martha Merrill Twin, Ruth Merrill, Sarah Morse, Stephen Merrill.
  • Daniel Merrill passed away in 1717 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Daniel Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Daniel Merrill
1642–1717
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Nathaniel Merrill
1601–1655
Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Susanna Wolterton
1599–1673
Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1568–1626
of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Mary Blacksoll
1574–1624
Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Stephen (Gregory Wolterton) ●
1585–1674
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
LORD WOLTERTON
1550–1618
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Hall
1520–1605
Lady Wolterton
1530–1614

Daniel Merrill's Descendants

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Daniel Merrill (20 August 1642–27 June 1717) m. Sarah Clough (28 June 1646–18 Mar 1705)
  1. 1. Martha (Merrill) twin 1683–1754
  2. 2. Sarah Morse 1677–1750
  3. 3. Stephen Merrill 1688–1755
  4. 4. Daniel Merrill 1672–1725
  5. 5. John Merrill 1674–1756
  6. 6. Ruth Merrill 1681–1711

Daniel Merrill's Timeline

5 Records

1642
20 August 1642
Birth of Daniel Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1683
1683
Age 41
Daniel Merrill resided here in Ipswich, Essex County, MA
Ipswich, Essex County, MA
1717
27 June 1717
Age 75
Death of Daniel Merrill in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1717
12 Jul 1717
Age 75
Daniel Merrill - Probate in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1750
1750-1849
Age 108
Daniel Merrill resided here in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 August 1642
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1750-1849
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Vital records of Newbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania : Genealogical and Personal Memoirs

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Seven generations of the descendants of Aquila and Thomas Chase
    [2] A Merrill memorial : an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 June 1717
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1717
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records

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