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Ephraim Merrill 1761–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Oct 1761

Birth Location: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

Death Date: 25 Feb 1831

Death Location: New Lebanon, Columbia, New York

Father: Ephraim Merrill

Mother: Jerusha Tompkins

Spouse(s): Esther Barden

Children(s): Esther Merrill

Ephraim Merrill was born in 1761 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, the child of Ephraim Merrill And Jerusha Tompkins. Ephraim Merrill married Esther Barden, and had children including Esther Merrill. Ephraim Merrill passed away in 1831 in New Lebanon, Columbia, New York.

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Biography

  • Ephraim Merrill was born in 1761 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, the child of Ephraim Merrill And Jerusha Tompkins.
  • Ephraim Merrill married Esther Barden, and had children including Esther Merrill.
  • Ephraim Merrill passed away in 1831 in New Lebanon, Columbia, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ephraim Merrill
1733–1838
Birth Location: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Jerusha Tompkins
1733–1794
Birth Location: East Chester, Orange, New York
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Spouses(s)

Esther Barden
1767–1842
Birth Location: Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut
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Children(s)

Esther Merrill
1784–1840
Birth Location: Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT
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Ephraim Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Ephraim Merrill
1761–1831
Birth Place: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut
Parents
Ephraim Merrill
1733–1838
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Jerusha Tompkins
1733–1794
East Chester, Orange, New York
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ephraim Merrill's Descendants

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Ephraim Merrill (5 Oct 1761–25 Feb 1831) m. Esther Barden (18 Jun 1767–19 Apr 1842)
  1. 1. Esther Merrill 1784–1840 m. Ezekiel KNAPP 1789–1865
    1. 1. William (Anson) Knapp 1825–1880 m. Sally (Marie) Holdridge-Knapp 1827–1900
      1. 1. Dwight (Holdridge) Knapp 1867–1942 m. Susan (A.) Bourne-Knapp 1868–1944
        1. 1. Lawerence (D) Knapp 1891–1963 m. Ethel (M) Stoddard 1897–1986
        2. 2. Emma (L.) Knapp 1889–1924
        3. 3. Harry (Floyd) Knapp 1895–1896
      2. 2. Sarah Knapp-Arnold 1858–1930
      3. 3. Clarissa (Parmelia) Knapp-Reynolds 1856–1905
      4. 4. William (Henry) Knapp 1861–1939
      5. 5. Winifield Knapp 1864–
      6. 6. Gilbert (Ezekiel) Knapp 1870–
      7. 7. Rhoda (Marie) Knapp 1849–
      8. 8. Winifred Knapp 1864–
      9. 9. Abigail (Jane) Knapp 1853–1870
      10. 10. Samuel (Turner) Knapp 1847–1932

Ephraim Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1761
5 Oct 1761
Birth of Ephraim Merrill in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut
1831
25 Feb 1831
Age 70
Death of Ephraim Merrill in New Lebanon, Columbia, New York
New Lebanon, Columbia, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1761
    Event Place: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1831
    Event Place: New Lebanon, Columbia, New York
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