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Joseph Merriam 1600–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

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

Death Date: 1 January 1641

Death Location: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Jr

Mother: Sarah Burgess

Spouse(s): Sarah Gladstone

Children(s): Joseph Merriam, William Merriam, Sarah Merriam, Elizabeth Merriam, John Merriam

Joseph Merriam was born in 1600 in Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England, the child of William Merriam Jr And Sarah Burgess. In 1638, Joseph Merriam immigrated. Joseph Merriam married Sarah Gladstone, and had children including Elizabeth Merriam, John Merriam, Joseph Merriam, Sarah Merriam, William Merriam. Joseph Merriam passed away in 1641 in Concord, Middlesex County, 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 And Sarah Burgess.
  • In 1638, Joseph Merriam immigrated.
  • Joseph Merriam married Sarah Gladstone, and had children including Elizabeth Merriam, John Merriam, Joseph Merriam, Sarah Merriam, William Merriam.
  • Joseph Merriam passed away in 1641 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

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
1564–1635
Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Sarah Burgess
1570–1640
Kent, England
Grandparents
William (Merriam) Sr
1525–1565
Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Merriam's Descendants

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Joseph Merriam (1600–1 January 1641) m. Sarah Gladstone (1602–1671)
  1. 1. Joseph Merriam 1630–1677 m. Sara Stone 1633–1704
    1. 1. Sarah Merriam 1654–1703 m. Eleazer Ball 1650–1698
      1. 1. Sarah Ball 1680–1748 m. Joseph (John) Wheeler 1679–1732
        1. 1. Abijah Wheeler 1712–1753 m. Tabitha Warren 1713–1776
        2. 2. Eleazer Wheeler 1716–1716
        3. 3. Esther Wheeler 1720–1775
        4. 4. Ezra Wheeler 1717–1798
        5. 5. Jerusha Wheeler 1715–1716
        6. 6. John Wheeler 1713–1769
        7. 7. Joseph Wheeler 1705–1756
        8. 8. Martha Wheeler 1709–1779
        9. 9. Miriam Wheeler 1711–
        10. 10. Nehemiah Wheeler 1722–
        11. 11. Sarah Wheeler 1726–
        12. 12. Zachariah Wheeler 1723–1790
    2. 2. John Meriam 1662–1727
    3. 3. Thomas Meriam 1672–1738
    4. 4. Lydia Meriam 1658–1690
    5. 5. Robert Miriam 1667–1717
    6. 6. Ruth (Merriam) Stow 1670–1718
  2. 2. William Merriam 1624–1689
  3. 3. Sarah Merriam 1627–1677
  4. 4. Elizabeth Merriam 1632–1704
  5. 5. John Merriam 1641–1724

Joseph Merriam's Timeline

3 Records

1600
1600
Birth of Joseph Merriam in Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
1638
1638
Age 38
Joseph Merriam immigrated
None
1641
1 January 1641
Age 41
Death of Joseph Merriam in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1638

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1641
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial

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