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David Merrill 1738–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1821

Death Location: Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Nathaniel Merrill

Mother: Esther Merrill

Spouse(s): Esther Merrill

Children(s): Mead Merrill, Barzillai Merrill, Esther Merrill, Amy Merrill

The story of David Merrill / began in 1738 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA. David Merrill married Esther Howe Merrill, and had children including Amy Merrill, Barzillai Merrill, Esther Merrill, Mead Merrill. David Merrill / passed away in 1821 in Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of David Merrill // began in 1738 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA.
  • David Merrill // married Esther Howe Merrill, and had children including Amy Merrill, Barzillai Merrill, Esther Merrill, Mead Merrill.
  • David Merrill // passed away in 1821 in Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Merrill's Ancestors

Self
David Merrill
1738–1821
Birth Place: Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Merrill
1702–1772
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Esther (Warner) Merrill
1704–1795
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Lt. (John) Merrill
1669–1748
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Sarah (Marsh) Merrill
1672–1778
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Deacon Merrill
1636–1712
Sarah Merrill
1646–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1601–1655
Susannah Merrill
1599–1673

David Merrill's Descendants

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David Merrill (1738–1821) m. Esther (Howe) Merrill (1744–1810)
  1. 1. Mead Merrill 1762–1850 m. Anne (Hotchkiss) Merrill 1762–1835
    1. 1. Riley Merrill 1794–1878 m. Anna (Cravath) Merrill 1796–1854
      1. 1. Riley (Mead) Merrill 1827–1917 m. Abigail (Lutheria Livermore) Merrill 1835–1926
        1. 1. Dr. (Charles Morton) Merrill 1856–1929 m. Octavia (Wilson) Merrill 1861–1933
        2. 2. Theodore Merrill 1862–1870
        3. 3. William (Hammond) Merrill 1865–1940 m. Agnes (Mowbray) OrdMerrill 1868–1949
    2. 2. Rannsalaer Merrill 1798–1878 m. Henrietta (Laura Sweet) Merrill 1803–1889
      1. 1. Dr. (George Van Rensselaer) Merrill 1841–1924 m. Lorette (Frances Burgess) Merrill 1878–1962
        1. 1. Frances (Raymond Merrill) Terwilliger 1905–2005
    3. 3. Rachel (Merrill) Wilcox 1785–1870
  2. 2. Barzillai Merrill 1764–1850
  3. 3. Esther Merrill 1766–
  4. 4. Amy Merrill 1769–

David Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of David Merrill // in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
1821
1821
Age 83
Death of David Merrill // in Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Merrill Memorial: An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A Merrill Memorial: An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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