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Peter Merrill 1667–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1667

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 20 Mar 1696/97

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nathaniel Merrill

Mother: Joanna Ninian

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Merrill, Peter Merrill

The story of Peter Merrill began in 1667 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Peter Merrill married Mary Brown, and had children including Mary Merrill, Peter Merrill. Peter Merrill passed away in 1696 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Merrill began in 1667 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Peter Merrill married Mary Brown, and had children including Mary Merrill, Peter Merrill.
  • Peter Merrill passed away in 1696 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Merrill's Ancestors

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Peter Merrill
1667–1696
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Merrill
1634–1682
Joanna Ninian
–1717
Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1601–1654
England
possible: (Wolterton) Wilterton
1610–1672
of Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1568–1637
Mary Blacksoll
1574–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Merrill
1542–
Prudence Bird
1546–

Peter Merrill's Descendants

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Peter Merrill (20 Aug 1667–20 Mar 1696/97)
  1. 1. Mary Merrill 1692–1712
  2. 2. Peter Merrill 1695–1744 m. Sarah Haseltine 1697–
    1. 1. Peter Merrill 1718–
    2. 2. Josiah Merrill 1721–
    3. 3. John Merrill 1723–1792
    4. 4. Nathaniel Merrill 1726–
    5. 5. David Merrill 1729–
    6. 6. Mary Merrill 1732–
    7. 7. Sarah Merrill 1733–
    8. 8. Moses Merrill 1737–
    9. 9. Hannah Merrill 1740–

Peter Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1667
20 Aug 1667
Birth of Peter Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1696
20 Mar 1696/97
Age 29
Death of Peter Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1667
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com; A Merrill memorial: an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts; pg 177
    [2] Ancestry.com; A Merrill memorial: an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, and early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts, pp 163-164

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry.com; A Merrill memorial: an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts; pg 177

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry.com; A Merrill memorial: an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts; pg 177

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Will
    Event Place: Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry.com; A Merrill memorial: an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, and early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts, pp 163-164

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1696/97
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry.com; A Merrill memorial: an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, and early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts, pp 163-164

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