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Joseph Merriam 1600–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 01 Jan 1641

Death Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Hadlow

Mother: Sarah Kent

Spouse(s): Sarah Goldstone

Children(s): Sarah Merriam

Joseph Merriam was born in 1600 in Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England, the child of William Merriam Jr Of Hadlow And Sarah Burgess Of Kent. Joseph Merriam married Sarah Goldstone, and had children including Sarah Merriam. Joseph Merriam passed away in 1641 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Merriam was born in 1600 in Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England, the child of William Merriam Jr Of Hadlow And Sarah Burgess Of Kent.
  • Joseph Merriam married Sarah Goldstone, and had children including Sarah Merriam.
  • Joseph Merriam passed away in 1641 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Joseph Merriam's Ancestors

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Joseph Merriam
1600–1641
Birth Place: Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
Parents
William Merriam Jr of Hadlow
1564–1635
Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Sarah (Burgess of) Kent
1559–1635
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Merriam
1525–1565
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Alice (Hormanden) Apse
1535–1580
Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
James BURGESS
1529–1590
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Alice Watson
1535–1574
Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Meryham
1485–1548
Jone Legatee
1478–
Alen Epse
1509–1551
Agnes Harle
1505–1556
Senator Burges
1500–1556
Johana grandmother
1504–1563
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Meriam
1500–
Juliane Burns
1500–
Sir Romney
1480–1526
Alice Harley
1482–1527
William Iv
1480–1504
Kathryn Corbet
1483–1548
Sir Knight
1463–1529
Countess Cobham
1478–1526
John Grandfather
1483–1537
Margaret Grandmother
1508–1574

Joseph Merriam's Descendants

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Joseph Merriam (1600–01 Jan 1641) m. Sarah Goldstone (1602–12 Mar 1671)
  1. 1. Sarah Merriam 1626–1676 m. Thomas Wheeler 1621–1704
    1. 1. Elizabeth Wheeler 1664–1744 m. Samuel Fletcher 1657–1744
      1. 1. Timothy Fletcher 1704–1766 m. Elizabeth Chamberlain 1705–1778 m. Elizabeth Fletcher 1704–1778
        1. 1. Timothy Fletcher 1728–1779 m. Rebecca Stearns 1738–1807
        2. 2. James Fletcher 1734–
      2. 2. Sarah Brooks 1690–1775
      3. 3. Samuel Fletcher 1701–1772
    2. 2. Deliverance Wheeler 1670–1715
    3. 3. Timothy Wheeler 1650–1678
    4. 4. Ann Wheeler 1653–1676
    5. 5. Timothy Wheeler 1667–1718
    6. 6. Joseph Wheeler 1651–1676
    7. 7. Rebecca Wheeler 1670–1710
    8. 8. John (Deacon Wheeler) merriam\\\wheeler\\\\MIDDLESEX\MASS. 1643–1713
    9. 9. Thomas Wheeler 1662–1695
    10. 10. Ruth Wheeler 1650–1740
    11. 11. Sarah Wheeler 1640–1673
    12. 12. Mary Wheeler 1658–1668

Joseph Merriam's Timeline

3 Records

1599
1599
Birth of Joseph Merriam in Tudeley, Kent, England
Tudeley, Kent, England
1600
1600
Birth of Joseph Merriam in Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
1641
01 Jan 1641
Age 41
Death of Joseph Merriam in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Tudeley, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1641
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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