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Elizabeth Merriam 1780–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 MAR 1780

Birth Location: Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 25 SEP 1862

Death Location: Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Thomas Merriam

Mother: Ann Merriam

Spouse(s): Asahel Merriam

Children(s): Joel Merriam, Asahel Merriam, Ruth Merriam, Ann Merriam, Jane Merriam, Lucy Merriam, Sarah Merriam

Elizabeth Merriam was born in 1780 in Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Thomas Merriam And Ann Merriam. Elizabeth Merriam married Asahel Merriam, and had children including Ann Eliza Merriam, Asahel Merriam, Jane Merriam, Joel Bain Merriam, Lucy Lavinia Merriam, Ruth Maria Merriam, Sarah Elizabeth Merriam. Elizabeth Merriam passed away in 1862 in Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Merriam was born in 1780 in Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Thomas Merriam And Ann Merriam.
  • Elizabeth Merriam married Asahel Merriam, and had children including Ann Eliza Merriam, Asahel Merriam, Jane Merriam, Joel Bain Merriam, Lucy Lavinia Merriam, Ruth Maria Merriam, Sarah Elizabeth Merriam.
  • Elizabeth Merriam passed away in 1862 in Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Elizabeth Merriam's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Merriam
1780–1862
Birth Place: Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Merriam
1731–1811
Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Ann Merriam
1738–1782
Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Elizabeth Merriam's Descendants

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Elizabeth Merriam (13 MAR 1780–25 SEP 1862) m. Asahel Merriam (21 OCT 1778–10 FEB 1855)
  1. 1. Joel (Bain) Merriam 1809–1861
  2. 2. Asahel Merriam 1814–1814
  3. 3. Ruth (Maria) Merriam 1812–1843
  4. 4. Ann (Eliza) Merriam 1803–1858
  5. 5. Jane Merriam 1824–1906 m. Lucius (J) Cook –1909
    1. 1. Charles 1854–1936
    2. 2. Libby 1847–1932
    3. 3. Alice 1865–1941
    4. 4. Frederic 1859–1939
    5. 5. Ruth (Ann) Orvis 1848–1909
  6. 6. Lucy (Lavinia) Merriam 1818–
  7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Merriam 1816–

Elizabeth Merriam's Timeline

2 Records

1780
13 MAR 1780
Birth of Elizabeth Merriam in Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1862
25 SEP 1862
Age 82
Death of Elizabeth Merriam in Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 MAR 1780
    Event Place: Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 SEP 1862
    Event Place: Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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