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Merriman Lambert Hotchkiss 1807–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1807

Birth Location: Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 3 Jan 1887

Death Location: Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Father: Merriman HOTCHKISS

Mother: Betsey Durand

Spouse(s): Eliza Benham

Children(s): Charles Hotchkiss, George Hotchkiss, Arthur Hotchkiss, Julie Hotchkiss

Merriman Lambert Hotchkiss was born in 1807 in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, the child of Merriman Hotchkiss And Betsey Durand. Merriman Lambert Hotchkiss married Eliza Jeannette Benham, and had children including Arthur Ethelbert Hotchkiss, Charles Merriman Hotchkiss, George Lambert Hotchkiss, Julie Keziah Hotchkiss. Merriman Lambert Hotchkiss passed away in 1887 in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Merriman Lambert Hotchkiss was born in 1807 in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, the child of Merriman Hotchkiss And Betsey Durand.
  • Merriman Lambert Hotchkiss married Eliza Jeannette Benham, and had children including Arthur Ethelbert Hotchkiss, Charles Merriman Hotchkiss, George Lambert Hotchkiss, Julie Keziah Hotchkiss.
  • Merriman Lambert Hotchkiss passed away in 1887 in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Merriman Hotchkiss's Ancestors

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Merriman Hotchkiss
1807–1887
Birth Place: Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Merriman HOTCHKISS
1762–1812
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Betsey Durand
1773–1848
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Jason Hotchkiss
1719–1776
Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Abigail Atwater
1725–1773
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Moses Atwater
1696–1786
Sarah Atwater
1702–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Merriman
1673–1709

Merriman Hotchkiss's Descendants

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Merriman (Lambert) Hotchkiss (16 Nov 1807–3 Jan 1887) m. Eliza (Jeannette) Benham (15 March 1811–13 December 1888)
  1. 1. Charles (Merriman) Hotchkiss 1853–1927 m. Lucy (Abigail) Cook 1854–1952 m. Esther (Estella) Mansfield 1854–1890
    1. 1. Raymond (Mansfield) Hotchkiss 1882–1937
    2. 2. Alma (Koziah) Hotchkiss 1885–1974 m. Albert (Ernest) Moss 1885–1986
      1. 1. Robert (Hyde) Moss 1922–2013
      2. 2. Joel (Merriman) Moss 1915–2001 m. Flora (Banks) Corey 1911–1985
    3. 3. Paul (Tyler) Hotchkiss 1888–1936
  2. 2. George (Lambert) Hotchkiss 1842–1908
  3. 3. Arthur (Ethelbert) Hotchkiss 1845–1906
  4. 4. Julie (Keziah) Hotchkiss 1847–1932

Merriman Hotchkiss's Timeline

2 Records

1807
16 Nov 1807
Birth of Merriman Lambert Hotchkiss in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1887
3 Jan 1887
Age 80
Death of Merriman Lambert Hotchkiss in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1807
    Event Place: Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1887
    Event Place: Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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