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James Merrill 1689 – 1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jan 1689

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 16 Mar 1757

Death Location: Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine

Father: Abel Merrill

Mother: Priscilla Chase

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James Merrill was born in 1689 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Abel Merrill and Priscilla Chase. James Merrill passed away in 1757 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine.

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Biography

  • James Merrill was born in 1689 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Abel Merrill and Priscilla Chase.
  • James Merrill passed away in 1757 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine.

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James Merrill's Ancestors

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James Merrill
1689 – 1757
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
Abel Merrill
1643 – 1689
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Priscilla Chase
1649 –
Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1601 – 1655
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Susanna Merrill
1605 – 1672
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
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James Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1689
27 Jan 1689
Birth of James Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
1757
16 Mar 1757
Age 68
Death of James Merrill in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine
Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1689
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: A Merrill Memorial: An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1757
    Event Place: Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: A Merrill Memorial: An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury

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