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Deacon Abraham Merrill 1637–1722 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 April 1637

Birth Location: Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 November 1722

Death Location: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nathaniel Merrill

Mother: Susannah Wolterton

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The story of Deacon Abraham Merrill began in 1637 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Deacon Abraham Merrill passed away in 1722 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Deacon Abraham Merrill began in 1637 in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
  • Deacon Abraham Merrill passed away in 1722 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Deacon Merrill's Ancestors

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Deacon Merrill
1637–1722
Birth Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Nathaniel Merrill
1601–1654
Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Susannah Wolterton
1605–1672
Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Merrill) I
1571–1626
Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Mary Blacksoll
1574–1624
Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Susannah
1583–
of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
Prudence Bird
1548–1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Penret
1516–1575
Jane Wilbore
1511–1575

Deacon Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1637
9 April 1637
Birth of Deacon Abraham Merrill in Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1722
28 November 1722
Age 85
Death of Deacon Abraham Merrill in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 April 1637
    Event Place: Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 1722
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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