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Rachel Merrill 1817–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1817

Birth Location: Windsor, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Death Date: 1858

Death Location: Vassalboro, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America

Father: John Jr

Mother: Hannah Palmer

Spouse(s): William III, Hendrick Smart

Children(s): Oren Hollowell, Alice Chadwick

The story of Rachel Merrill began in 1817 in Windsor, Kennebec, Maine, USA. Rachel Merrill married Hendrick Smart, William Hallowell Iii, and had children including Alice Pierson Chadwick, Oren Freeman Hollowell. Rachel Merrill passed away in 1858 in Vassalboro, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel Merrill began in 1817 in Windsor, Kennebec, Maine, USA.
  • Rachel Merrill married Hendrick Smart, William Hallowell Iii, and had children including Alice Pierson Chadwick, Oren Freeman Hollowell.
  • Rachel Merrill passed away in 1858 in Vassalboro, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr
1793–1870
Birth Location: Monmouth, Lincoln, District of Maine, USA
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Hannah Palmer
1796–1883
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

William III
1818–1850
Birth Location: Windsor,Kennebec Co.,Maine
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Hendrick Smart
1810–1905
Birth Location: Windsor, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America
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Children(s)

Oren Hollowell
1846–1925
Birth Location: Maine
OH
Alice Chadwick
1855–1922
Birth Location: Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America
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Rachel Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Merrill
1817–1858
Birth Place: Windsor, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Parents
John Merrill Jr
1793–1870
Monmouth, Lincoln, District of Maine, USA
Hannah Palmer
1796–1883
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Merrill's Descendants

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Rachel Merrill (19 Apr 1817–1858) m. William (HALLOWELL) III (21 APR 1818–1850) m. Hendrick Smart (1810–7 January 1905)
  1. 1. Oren (Freeman) Hollowell 1846–1925 m. Sarah (Adelaide) Gerald 1844–1915
    1. 1. Angie (Bell) Hollowell 1869–1951 m. William (H.) Ogan 1868–1952
      1. 1. Gerald (H) Ogan 1908–1965
    2. 2. Maud Hallowell 1871–1942
    3. 3. Sylvia (Jane Hayes) Wallace 1873–1946
    4. 4. Melvin (Kendall) Hollowell 1875–1919 m. Edna (May) Summy 1878–1974
      1. 1. Donald (Wayne) Holloway 1906–1976 m. Olava (Jacoba) Osness 1909–1994
        1. 1. Roger (Wayne) Holloway 1936–2006 m. Margaret (Louise) Milohov 1940–2007
      2. 2. Dorothy (Olive) Hollowell 1914–2003 m. Charles (Lloyd) Perry 1913–1969
    5. 5. Harry (W) Hollowell 1888–1937
    6. 6. Florence (May (Flossie)) Hollowell 1883–1933
    7. 7. Herbert (Owen) Hollowell 1880–1939 m. Letha (May) Reins 1888–1987
      1. 1. Vera (Estella) Hollowell 1908–1981
  2. 2. Alice (Pierson) Chadwick 1855–1922

Rachel Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1817
19 Apr 1817
Birth of Rachel Merrill in Windsor, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Windsor, Kennebec, Maine, USA
1858
1858
Age 41
Death of Rachel Merrill in Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1817
    Event Place: Windsor, Kennebec, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vassalboro, Kennebec County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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