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Henry MERRIFIELD 1618–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1618

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 14 Apr 1687

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Merrifield

Mother: Margarete Rawe

Spouse(s): Margaret Thaxter

Children(s): JOHN ❇

The story of Henry MERRIFIELD began in 1618 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. Henry MERRIFIELD married Margaret Thaxter, and had children including John A Merrifield I. Henry MERRIFIELD passed away in 1687 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry MERRIFIELD began in 1618 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Henry MERRIFIELD married Margaret Thaxter, and had children including John A Merrifield I.
  • Henry MERRIFIELD passed away in 1687 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Merrifield
1604–1678
Birth Location: Sherborne, Dorset, England
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Margarete Rawe
1600–1657
Birth Location: Rußheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Thaxter
1619–1688
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

JOHN ❇
1649–1678
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial British America
J❇

Henry MERRIFIELD's Ancestors

Self
Henry MERRIFIELD
1618–1687
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Henry Merrifield
1604–1678
Sherborne, Dorset, England
Margarete Rawe
1600–1657
Rußheim, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Grandparents
EDWARD (THOMAS MERRIFIELD) ❇
1575–1665
Sherborne, Dorset, England
Matilda (Elizabeth) Lea
1582–1637
Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
John (Nicholas) Rawe
1578–1637
St Columb Major, Cornwall, England
Maryann Phelps
1580–1617
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Old IIi
1554–1621
Margretha Apole
1558–1615
Joane (11PGGM)
1559–1628
Jane Cavell
1560–1621
Robertus Phelps
1550–1609
Alice Durrell
1555–1618
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1536–1603
Elizabeth Barnes
1535–1587
Sebastianus Apole
1544–1609
Ursula EOL
1543–1601
Johannes GGF
1527–1593
Judocea GGM
1537–1602
Thomas Durrell
1528–1589

Henry MERRIFIELD's Descendants

1.
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Henry MERRIFIELD (1618–14 Apr 1687) m. Margaret Thaxter (1619–06 Jul 1688)
  1. 1. JOHN (A. MERRIFIELD I) ❇ 1649–1678 m. SARAH (GOARD) ❇ 1649–1683
    1. 1. Hannah Merrifield 1670–1708
      1. 1. David Porter 1706–1755 m. Sarah Meakins 1720–1771
        1. 1. Sarah ((Porter)) Porter 1750–1778 m. James (Porter) III 1746–1777

Henry MERRIFIELD's Timeline

2 Records

1618
1618
Birth of Henry MERRIFIELD in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
1687
14 Apr 1687
Age 69
Death of Henry MERRIFIELD in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1687
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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