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John Cranniwell Merritt 1628 – 1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1628

Birth Location: St. Stephen, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 16 Dec 1695

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Marrett

Mother: Susan Wolfenden

Spouse(s): Abigail Richardson

Children(s): Susanna Marrid

In 1628, John Cranniwell Merritt entered the world in St. Stephen, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, born to Thomas Marrett and Susan Wolfenden. In 1630, John Cranniwell Merritt resided in Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. John Cranniwell Merritt married Abigail Richardson, and had children including Susanna Marrid. John Cranniwell Merritt passed away in 1695 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1628, John Cranniwell Merritt entered the world in St. Stephen, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, born to Thomas Marrett and Susan Wolfenden.
  • In 1630, John Cranniwell Merritt resided in Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • John Cranniwell Merritt married Abigail Richardson, and had children including Susanna Marrid.
  • John Cranniwell Merritt passed away in 1695 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Children(s)

John Merritt's Ancestors

Self
John Merritt
1628 – 1695
Birth Place: St. Stephen, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Parents
Thomas Marrett
1589 – 1664
Gloucestershire, or Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Susan Wolfenden
1594 – 1665
St Mary Magdalene, Little Welnetham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Merritt's Descendants

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John (Cranniwell) Merritt (6 Apr 1628 – 16 Dec 1695) m. Abigail Richardson (1635 – 15 Mar 1721)
  1. 1. Susanna Marrid (1652 – 16 Oct 1707) m. William Legg (1650 – 28 Aug 1710)
    1. 1. Jan ((John)) Legg (1686 – 18 Sep 1765) m. Annetje Fynhout (1682 – 1720)
      1. 1. Frederik (Willem Hermanie) Legg (31 Oct 1708 – 17 Oct 1780) m. Helena (Lena) Ploeg (May 1716 – 28 Oct 1760)
        1. 1. Jannetje (Rebecca Hermanie) Legg (1748 – 14 Feb 1779) m. Tjerck ((John)) Schoonmaker (16 Feb 1744 – 30 Dec 1828)

John Merritt's Timeline

4 Records

1628
6 Apr 1628
Birth of John Cranniwell Merritt in St. Stephen, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
St. Stephen, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
1630
1630-1877
Age 2
John Cranniwell Merritt resided here in Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1654
20 Jun 1654
Age 26
John Cranniwell Merritt was married in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1695
16 Dec 1695
Age 67
Death of John Cranniwell Merritt in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1628
    Event Place: St. Stephen, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1654
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1630-1877
    Event Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877 : with a genealogical register

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 300

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/0114-0121

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: A discourse on the Cambridge church-gathering in 1636

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1695
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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