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John Merrick 1654–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1654

Birth Location: Ross, England

Death Date: 8 Jul 1732

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Thomas Merrick

Mother: Jane Merrick

Spouse(s): Mary Foster, Eleanor Smith, Hannah Hulme, Mary Day, Ellen Kellett

Children(s): Samuel Merrick, Alice Merrick, Elizabeth Merrick, Hannah Merrick, Jane Merrick, John Merrick, Mary Merrick, Robert Merrick, Thomas Merrick

The story of John Merrick began in 1654 in Ross, England. John Merrick married Eleanor Joan Smith, Ellen Eleanor Kellett, Hannah Hulme, Mary Day, Mary Foster, and had children including Alice Merrick, Elizabeth Merrick, Hannah Merrick, Jane Merrick, John Merrick, Mary Merrick, Robert Merrick, Samuel Merrick, Thomas Merrick. John Merrick passed away in 1732 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Merrick began in 1654 in Ross, England.
  • John Merrick married Eleanor Joan Smith, Ellen Eleanor Kellett, Hannah Hulme, Mary Day, Mary Foster, and had children including Alice Merrick, Elizabeth Merrick, Hannah Merrick, Jane Merrick, John Merrick, Mary Merrick, Robert Merrick, Samuel Merrick, Thomas Merrick.
  • John Merrick passed away in 1732 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Merrick
1631–1685
Birth Location: Western-Under Penyard Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Jane Merrick
1633–1658
Birth Location: Weston County, Wyoming, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Foster
1690–1733
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Eleanor Smith
1682–1757
Birth Location: Weston Under Penyard, ,Abington, Bucks, Pennsylvania
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Hannah Hulme
1685–1765
Birth Location: Middleton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mary Day
1666–1723
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampton, Massachusetts, United States
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Ellen Kellett
1665–1720
Birth Location: Cartmel, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Samuel Merrick
1727–1793
Birth Location: Wrightstown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Alice Merrick
1723–1724
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Merrick
1709–1760
Birth Location: Lower Dublin, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Hannah Merrick
1707–
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jane Merrick
1725–1726
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Merrick
1703–1774
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Merrick
1705–1760
Birth Location: Lower Dublin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Robert Merrick
1731–1732
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Thomas Merrick
1729–1791
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
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John Merrick's Ancestors

Self
John Merrick
1654–1732
Birth Place: Ross, England
Parents
Thomas Merrick
1631–1685
Western-Under Penyard Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Jane Merrick
1633–1658
Weston County, Wyoming, USA
Grandparents
Dorothy (Elizabeth Bishop) (Shortford)
1570–1650
St. Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Merrick's Descendants

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John Merrick (14 Feb 1654–8 Jul 1732) m. Mary Foster (1690–1733) m. Eleanor (Joan) Smith (Abt. 1682–Abt. 1757) m. Hannah Hulme (1685–1765) m. Mary Day (15 Dec 1666–29 Apr 1723) m. Ellen (Eleanor) Kellett (1665–February 1720)
  1. 1. Samuel Merrick 1727–1793 m. Rachel Heston 1731–1826
    1. 1. John Merrick 1750–1793 m. Sarah Armitage 1756–1820
      1. 1. John (C) Merrick 1783–1824 m. Mary Penrose 1792–1846
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Pearson) Merrick 1823–1914 m. William (Chauncy) Towns 1818–1896
        2. 2. Benoni Merrick 1822–1873
        3. 3. John (B) Mirick 1810–1855
        4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Merrick 1811–1880 m. Mahlon Srigley 1809–1890
        5. 5. Rachel Merrick 1813–1865
        6. 6. Isaac Merrick 1815–1860
        7. 7. Samuel Merrick 1817–1892
        8. 8. Delilah Merrick 1819–1861 m. Robert (Guilby) Patchell 1818–1895
        9. 9. John Merrick 1820–1903 m. Julia Griggs 1828–1917
    2. 2. Mary (Rebecca) Merrick 1767–1837 m. Levi (Starkey) Sr 1764–1845
      1. 1. Jesse Starkey 1801–1886
      2. 2. Samuel Starkey 1791–1868 m. Rebecca (Jane) Edgell 1795–1883
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen (Polly)) Starkey 1813–1903
        2. 2. Phoebe Starkey 1810–1882
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Starkey 1836–1922
        4. 4. Margaret Starkey 1826–1860
        5. 5. Levi Starkey 1827–1922
        6. 6. Samuel ("Marrying Sam" Jr) Starkey 1833–1910
        7. 7. Theoba Starkey 1836–
        8. 8. Charlotte Starkey 1837–1931
        9. 9. John (T) Starkey 1840–1916
        10. 10. William (Waitman Sr) STARKEY 1843–1906
        11. 11. Kelley Starkey 1845–
        12. 12. James (V) Starkey 1819–1898
        13. 13. Rebecca (Catherine) Starkey 1824–1902
        14. 14. Mary (Ellen "Polly") Starkey 1813–1903
        15. 15. Matilda (Starkey) Williams 1818–1922
        16. 16. Vilinda Starkey 1847–1927
        17. 17. Levi (P) Starkey 1827–1896
        18. 18. Charles Starkey 1838–1850
        19. 19. Rebecca (Ann) Starkey 1831–1925 m. Samuel (B) Talkington 1825–1909
      3. 3. Matilda Starkey 1817–1900
      4. 4. Mary Starkey 1813–1900
      5. 5. Susanna Starkey 1793–1842
      6. 6. Nathan Starkey 1800–1873
      7. 7. Elizabeth Starkey 1808–1908
      8. 8. Levi Starkey 1807–1877
      9. 9. Charles Starkey 1803–1889
      10. 10. Rebecca Starkey 1812–1903
      11. 11. Sarah Starkey 1796–1896
      12. 12. Malinda Starkey 1818–
      13. 13. Jane Starkey 1793–1842
    3. 3. Enos Merrick 1758–1845
    4. 4. Elizabeth Merrick 1754–1837
    5. 5. Rachel Merrick 1758–1837
    6. 6. Zebulon Merrick 1762–
    7. 7. Samuel Merrick 1764–1793 m. Hannah Balderston 1771–
    8. 8. Hannah Merrick 1767–1854
    9. 9. Phebe Merrick 1756–1837
  2. 2. Alice Merrick 1723–1724
  3. 3. Elizabeth Merrick 1709–1760
  4. 4. Hannah Merrick 1707–
  5. 5. Jane Merrick 1725–1726
  6. 6. John Merrick 1703–1774
  7. 7. Mary Merrick 1705–1760
  8. 8. Robert Merrick 1731–1732
  9. 9. Thomas Merrick 1729–1791

John Merrick's Timeline

5 Records

1654
16 Dec 1654
Birth of John Merrick in Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1654
14 Feb 1654
Birth of John Merrick in Ross, England
Ross, England
1702
28 February 1702
Age 48
John Merrick was married in Abington, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Abington, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
1723
1723
Age 69
John Merrick was married in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
1732
8 Jul 1732
Age 78
Death of John Merrick in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1654
    Event Place: Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1654
    Event Place: Ross, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 February 1702
    Event Place: Abington, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1732
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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