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John Merrill 1674–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 October 1674

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 17 January 1756

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Daniel Merrill

Mother: Sarah Clough

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The story of John Merrill began in 1674 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. John Merrill passed away in 1756 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Merrill began in 1674 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
  • John Merrill passed away in 1756 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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John Merrill's Ancestors

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John Merrill
1674–1756
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Daniel Merrill
1642–1717
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Clough
1646–1705
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Merrill) Jr
1601–1654
Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Susannah ((Wilterton)) Wolterton
1605–1672
of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
John Clough
1613–1691
West Yorkshire, England or Jamestown, James Colony, Virginia, USA
Jane (Dummer Clough) Sanders
1628–1680
of Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel I
1571–1626
Mary Blaxall
1574–1624
Stephen Dummer
1599–1670
Alice Archer
1600–1661
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Merrill
1545–
Prudence Bird
1548–1609
Robert Blackwell
1525–1604
Joan Baldike
1539–1615

John Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1674
7 October 1674
Birth of John Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1756
17 January 1756
Age 82
Death of John Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 October 1674
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 January 1756
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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