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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 Jan 1641

Death Location: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: William Merriam

Mother: Sarah Burges

Spouse(s): Sara Goldstone

Children(s): William Merriam

Joseph Merriam was born in 1600 in Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England, the child of William Merriam And Sarah Burges. In 1639, Joseph Merriam resided in Freeman 14 March, Massachusetts Colony, MA. Joseph Merriam married Sara Goldstone, and had children including William Merriam. Joseph Merriam passed away in 1641 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Merriam was born in 1600 in Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England, the child of William Merriam And Sarah Burges.
  • In 1639, Joseph Merriam resided in Freeman 14 March, Massachusetts Colony, MA.
  • Joseph Merriam married Sara Goldstone, and had children including William Merriam.
  • Joseph Merriam passed away in 1641 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Merriam's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Merriam
1600–1641
Birth Place: Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
Parents
William Merriam
1564–1635
Tudeley, Kent, England
Sarah Burges
1559–1635
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Merriam
1525–1565
Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Alice Epse
1535–1580
Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Merriam
1485–1547
Catherine Fischbeck
1489–1599
Alan Epse
1500–1551
Agnes Harley
1505–1556
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Merriam
1455–1507
Juliane Burns
1455–1525
John Epse
1480–1527
William Harley
1480–1524
Catherine Corbet
1483–1548

Joseph Merriam's Descendants

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Joseph Merriam (1600–1 Jan 1641) m. Sara Goldstone (1602–12 Mar 1671)
  1. 1. William Merriam 1624–1689 m. Elizabeth Breed 1634–1676
    1. 1. John Merriam 1671–1754 m. Rebecca (Sharp Salem witch) midwife 1671–1751
      1. 1. John Merriam 1697–1772 m. Mary Burrage 1705–1756
        1. 1. Sarah Merriam 1726–1806 m. Ignatius Rhodes 1721–1787

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
1639
1639
Age 39
Joseph Merriam resided here in Freeman 14 March, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 14 March, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1641
1 Jan 1641
Age 41
Death of Joseph Merriam in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Merriam Genealogy in England and America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1638; Page Number: 48

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Freeman 14 March, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1641
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Merriam Genealogy in England and America

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