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John Merrifield 1645–1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1645

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death Date: 9 Dec 1678

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Henry Merrifield

Mother: Margaret Thaxter

Spouse(s): Sarah Goad, Mary Goad

Children(s): Sarah Merrifield, John Merrifield, Mary Merrifield, Hannah Merrifield, Thomas Merrifield, Joseph Merrifield

John Merrifield was born in 1645 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the child of Henry Merrifield And Margaret Thaxter. John Merrifield married Mary Goad, Sarah Goad, and had children including Hannah Merrifield, John Merrifield, Joseph Merrifield, Mary Merrifield, Sarah Merrifield, Thomas Merrifield. John Merrifield passed away in 1678 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Biography

  • John Merrifield was born in 1645 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the child of Henry Merrifield And Margaret Thaxter.
  • John Merrifield married Mary Goad, Sarah Goad, and had children including Hannah Merrifield, John Merrifield, Joseph Merrifield, Mary Merrifield, Sarah Merrifield, Thomas Merrifield.
  • John Merrifield passed away in 1678 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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John Merrifield's Ancestors

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John Merrifield
1645–1678
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Parents
Henry Merrifield
1615–1687
England
Margaret Thaxter
1620–1688
England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Merrifield's Descendants

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John Merrifield (1645–9 Dec 1678) m. Sarah Goad (25 Mar 1649–9 Dec 1678) m. Mary Goad (23 Jun 1644–ABT 1663)
  1. 1. Sarah Merrifield 1669–1742 m. Abraham Harding 1655–1734
    1. 1. Sarah Harding 1696– m. George Fairbanks 1694–1754
      1. 1. Jonas Fairbanks 1720–1761 m. Experience Lealand 1725–1825
        1. 1. Deborah Fairbanks 1747–1827 m. Job Partridge 1742–1823
        2. 2. Meriam Fairbanks 1746–
        3. 3. Sarah Fairbanks 1749–1793 m. Andrew Phillips 1750–1822
        4. 4. Mary Fairbanks 1751–1788 m. Joseph Breck 1741–1820
        5. 5. Elijah Fairbanks 1753–1775
        6. 6. Experience Fairbanks 1755–1805 m. Jabez Whitney 1750–1825
        7. 7. Hopestill Fairbanks 1757–
        8. 8. Rufus Fairbanks 1758–
        9. 9. Joseph Fairbanks 1761–1835 m. Mary Metcalf 1764–1825
      2. 2. John Fairbanks 1714–1714
      3. 3. Phebe Fairbanks 1716–
      4. 4. George Fairbanks 1722–1795 m. Jerusha Twitchel 1724–1796
      5. 5. Silence Fairbanks 1727–1804 m. Elisha Barber 1722–1803
    2. 2. Samuel Harding 1698–1780 m. Mary Cutler 1701–1778
    3. 3. Lydia Harding 1701–1773 m. Ephraim Partridge 1702–1770
    4. 4. Isaac Harding 1706–1779 m. Rachel Hill 1703–1786
    5. 5. Elizabeth Harding 1708–1729 m. Timothy Clark 1706–1761
  2. 2. John Merrifield 1665–
  3. 3. Mary Merrifield 1667–
  4. 4. Hannah Merrifield 1670– m. Hezekiah Porter 1665–1752
  5. 5. Thomas Merrifield 1672–
  6. 6. Joseph Merrifield 1675–1761 m. Mary (Margaret) Rodgers 1675– m. Margaret Warden 1679–1765

John Merrifield's Timeline

2 Records

1645
1645
Birth of John Merrifield in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1678
9 Dec 1678
Age 33
Death of John Merrifield in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1678
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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