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John Merriam 1671–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 April 1671

Birth Location: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 11 October 1754

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

Father: William Merriam

Mother: Elizabeth Merriam

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In 1671, John Merriam entered the world in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to William Merriam And Elizabeth Merriam. John Merriam passed away in 1754 in Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1671, John Merriam entered the world in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to William Merriam And Elizabeth Merriam.
  • John Merriam passed away in 1754 in Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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John Merriam's Ancestors

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John Merriam
1671–1754
Birth Place: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
William Merriam
1624–1689
Tudeley, Kent, England
Elizabeth Merriam
1634–1676
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Wheeler
1610–1681
Cranfield, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Sarah (Goldstone of Hollingbourne* Widow Merriam Mrs Wheeler of Cranfield Immigrant to Mass) 'Angsaxam
1602–1670
Tudeley, Kent, , England
Allen Breed
1601–1691
Westoning, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth Breed
1602–1637
Cranfield, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
AGNES PRATCHETT
1564–1609
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Merriam's Timeline

2 Records

1671
25 April 1671
Birth of John Merriam in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1754
11 October 1754
Age 83
Death of John Merriam in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 April 1671
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 1754
    Event Place: Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: 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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