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Joseph Merriam 1600–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1600

Birth Location: Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Date: 1 January 1641

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

Father: Wylliam Meriam

Mother: Sarah Burges

Spouse(s): Sara Goldstone

Children(s): John Meriam

Joseph Merriam was born in 1600 in Hadlow, Kent, England, the child of Wylliam Meriam And Sarah Burges. Joseph Merriam married Sara Goldstone, and had children including John Meriam. 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 Hadlow, Kent, England, the child of Wylliam Meriam And Sarah Burges.
  • Joseph Merriam married Sara Goldstone, and had children including John Meriam.
  • Joseph Merriam passed away in 1641 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wylliam Meriam
1564–1635
Birth Location: Tudeley, Kent, England
WM
Sarah Burges
1559–1632
Birth Location: Goudhurst, Kent, England
SB

Spouses(s)

Sara Goldstone
1609–1671
Birth Location: Tenterden, Ashford Borough, Kent, England
SG

Children(s)

John Meriam
1640–1724
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Joseph Merriam's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Merriam
1600–1641
Birth Place: Hadlow, Kent, England
Parents
Wylliam Meriam
1564–1635
Tudeley, Kent, England
Sarah Burges
1559–1632
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Meriam
1506–1566
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Alice Ffyske
1531–1564
Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
James Burges
1529–1590
Brooke House, Sussex, or Goudhurst, Kent, England
Joyce Burges
1537–1563
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Wylliam Meriam
1486–1548
Catherine Fischbeck
1489–1599
Alan Epes
1500–1544
Lady Harle
1504–1556
Nycholas Burges
1500–1556
Johana Rotherfield
1504–1558
Sir Marche
1520–1561
Lady Marche-Bradshaw\Bradshawe
1515–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Merriam
1485–1547
Catherine Cynthia
1489–1599
William IV
1480–1504
Kathryn Corbet
1483–1548
Sir Gainsborough
1463–1529
Lady Parr
1478–1552
RIchard Carter
1478–1537
Margaret Thorpe
1480–1574
Sir. (Marsh)
1500–1525
Lady Seymore
1500–1525
Sir Bradshawe
1490–1590
Lady Standish
1492–1590

Joseph Merriam's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Merriam (1600–1 January 1641) m. Sara Goldstone (1609–12 Mar 1671)
  1. 1. John Meriam 1640–1724 m. Mary Cooper 1645–1730
    1. 1. Anna (Cooper) Meriam 1669–1733 m. Ensign (Daniel) Brooks 1663–1733
      1. 1. Matthew Brooks 1698–1697 m. Elizabeth Flagg 1701–1788
        1. 1. SARAH (CASON (11 DNA) cousins) 1744–1783 m. Lt. (George Winfrey Pemberton ,) Jr 1744–1827

Joseph Merriam's Timeline

16 Records

1599
1599
Birth of Joseph Merriam in Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
1600
1600
Birth of Joseph Merriam in Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
1600
1600
Birth of Joseph Merriam in Lexington
Lexington
1600
1600
Birth of Joseph Merriam in Hadlow, Kent, England
Hadlow, Kent, England
1623
1623
Age 23
Joseph Merriam was married in Tudeley, Kent, England
Tudeley, Kent, England
1639
1639
Age 39
Joseph Merriam resided here in Freeman 14 March, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 14 March, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1640
1640
Age 40
Death of Joseph Merriam in Boston, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
1640
1 Nov 1640
Age 40
Death of Joseph Merriam in Boston, USA
Boston, USA
1640
1640
Age 40
Death of Joseph Merriam in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1640
1 Jan 1640
Age 40
Death of Joseph Merriam in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1640
1 Jan 1640
Age 40
Death of Joseph Merriam in Concord, Massachusetts
Concord, Massachusetts
1641
1 Jan 1641
Age 41
Death of Joseph Merriam in Boston, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
1641
1 Jan 1641
Age 41
Death of Joseph Merriam in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1641
1 January 1641
Age 41
Death of Joseph Merriam in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1642
1642
Age 42
Death of Joseph Merriam in Boston, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
1642
1642
Age 42
Death of Joseph Merriam in Boston, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Lexington
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Hadlow, Kent, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Tudeley, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1638-1639
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1638-1639; Page Number: 16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Freeman 14 March, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Merriam genealogy in England and America

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1641
    Event Place: Boston, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Boston, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Boston, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1641
    Event Place: Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Boston, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1640
    Event Place: Boston, USA
    Record Source: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1640
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1640
    Event Place: Concord, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1641
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records 1648--1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts
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