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Esther Merrill 1784–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Jun 1784

Birth Location: Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT

Death Date: Bet. 1840–1845

Death Location: New Lebanon, Columbia, New York

Father: Ephraim Merrill

Mother: Esther Barden

Spouse(s): Ezekiel KNAPP

Children(s): William Knapp

Esther Merrill was born in 1784 in Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT, the child of Ephraim Merrill And Esther Barden. Esther Merrill married Ezekiel Knapp, and had children including William Anson Knapp. Esther Merrill passed away in 1840 in New Lebanon, Columbia, New York.

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Biography

  • Esther Merrill was born in 1784 in Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT, the child of Ephraim Merrill And Esther Barden.
  • Esther Merrill married Ezekiel Knapp, and had children including William Anson Knapp.
  • Esther Merrill passed away in 1840 in New Lebanon, Columbia, New York.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ephraim Merrill
1761–1831
Birth Location: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut
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Esther Barden
1767–1842
Birth Location: Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Ezekiel KNAPP
1789–1865
Birth Location: Lebanon Springs, Columbia, New York, USA
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Children(s)

William Knapp
1825–1880
Birth Location: New Lebanon, Columbia, New York, USA
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Esther Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Esther Merrill
1784–1840
Birth Place: Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT
Parents
Ephraim Merrill
1761–1831
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut
Esther Barden
1767–1842
Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut
Grandparents
Ephraim Merrill
1733–1838
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Jerusha Tompkins
1733–1794
East Chester, Orange, New York
Seth, (Jr Barden The Patriot French & Indian) War
1737–1808
Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony
Ruth (Taylor) Knapp
1744–1839
Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Esther Merrill's Descendants

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Esther Merrill (09 Jun 1784–Bet. 1840–1845) m. Ezekiel KNAPP (01 Mar 1789–12 June 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
        1. 1. Mae Knapp 1917–1992 m. Franklin (Clifford) Lee 1912–1998
        2. 2. Harold (Lawrence Knapp) Sr 1918–1998
        3. 3. Audrey (M) Knapp-Jones 1935–2012
        4. 4. Floyd (Leslie) Knapp 1915–1979
        5. 5. Eugene (Dwight) Knapp 1920–2007
        6. 6. Marilyn (E) Knapp-Parrish 1922–2009
        7. 7. Leroy (Carl) Knapp 1930–2012
        8. 8. Ellison (E) Knapp 1927–1927
        9. 9. Susie (G) Knapp-Harrington 1925–2018
        10. 10. Nellie (Allene) Knapp-Harrington 1931–2018
        11. 11. Basil (Edwin) Knapp 1938–1952
      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

Esther Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1784
09 Jun 1784
Birth of Esther Merrill in Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT
Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT
1840
Bet. 1840–1845
Age 56
Death of Esther Merrill in New Lebanon, Columbia, New York
New Lebanon, Columbia, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1784
    Event Place: Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1840–1845
    Event Place: New Lebanon, Columbia, New York
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