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Dorothy Merriam 1706–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 April 1706

Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 25 July 1791

Death Location: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Joseph Merriam

Mother: Dorothy Hunt

Spouse(s): Joseph Adams

Children(s): Mary Appleton, Lydia Chandler, Ruth Adams

Dorothy Merriam was born in 1706 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Joseph Merriam And Dorothy Hunt. Dorothy Merriam married Joseph Adams, and had children including Lydia Chandler, Mary Appleton, Ruth Adams. Dorothy Merriam passed away in 1791 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Merriam was born in 1706 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Joseph Merriam And Dorothy Hunt.
  • Dorothy Merriam married Joseph Adams, and had children including Lydia Chandler, Mary Appleton, Ruth Adams.
  • Dorothy Merriam passed away in 1791 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Dorothy Merriam's Ancestors

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Dorothy Merriam
1706–1791
Birth Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Merriam
1677–1750
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Dorothy Hunt
1686–1774
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Sir (John cj C. Mirriam\Miriam\Merriam\Meriam\Miriam-van Concord of Concord, 9th) GGF
1641–1723
Concord, Middlesex, or Boston Massachusetts, United States
Mary Cooper
1645–1730
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Noah (BROOKS 1656 - 1739) Brooks
1656–1738
Concord, Middlesex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Dorothy Brooks
1650–1752
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cooper
1612–1689
Mary Wollen
1620–1665
Joshua Brooks
1636–1698
Hannah Mason
1636–1696
Luke Edmunds
1608–1696
Mary Edmunds
1624–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cooper
1576–1611
Judith Stanton
1582–1617
William Richardson
1523–1630
Mary (Richardson)
1527–1634
Hester Wells
1611–1692
Hugh Mason
1606–1678
Jeffrey Potter
1575–1638
Agnes Beard
1578–1648
Lady Willard
1606–1671

Dorothy Merriam's Descendants

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Dorothy Merriam (5 April 1706–25 July 1791) m. Joseph Adams (1702–10 April 1790)
  1. 1. Mary Appleton 1741–1827 m. Isaac Appleton 1731–1806
    1. 1. Aaron Appleton 1768–1852
    2. 2. Dorothy Appleton 1770–1859
    3. 3. Ebenezer Appleton 1784–1833
    4. 4. Ebenezer Appleton 1777–1780
    5. 5. Emily Appleton 1781–1819
    6. 6. Emma Appleton 1787–1791
    7. 7. Isaac Appleton 1762–1853
    8. 8. Jesse Appleton 1772–1819
    9. 9. Joseph (B) Appleton 1764–1791
    10. 10. Mary Appleton 1775–1853
    11. 11. Moses Appleton 1773–1849
    12. 12. Nathan (*FS* Appleton American merchant and politician and a member of "The Boston) Associates" 1779–1861 m. Maria (Theresa) Appleton 1786–1833
      1. 1. Thomas (Gold) Appleton 1812–1884
      2. 2. Harriot (Sumner) Curtis 1841–1923
      3. 3. George (William) Appleton 1826–1827
      4. 4. Frances (Elizabeth) Longfellow 1819–1861
      5. 5. William (Sumner) Appleton 1840–1903
      6. 6. Nathan Appleton 1843–1906
      7. 7. Charles (Sedgwick) Appleton 1815–1835
    13. 13. Samuel Appleton 1766–1853
  2. 2. Lydia Chandler 1750–1829
  3. 3. Ruth Adams 1739–1816

Dorothy Merriam's Timeline

2 Records

1706
5 April 1706
Birth of Dorothy Merriam in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1791
25 July 1791
Age 85
Death of Dorothy Merriam in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 April 1706
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 July 1791
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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