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Rachel Merritt 1729–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1729

Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States

Father: Isaac Merritt

Mother: Jerusha Hayden

Spouse(s): Thomas Stafford

Children(s): Sarah Stafford, Cassandra Stafford

In 1729, Rachel Merritt entered the world in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, born to Isaac Merritt And Jerusha Hayden. Rachel Merritt married Thomas Stafford, and had children including Cassandra Stafford, Sarah Stafford. Rachel Merritt passed away in 1795 in Sussex, Delaware, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1729, Rachel Merritt entered the world in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, born to Isaac Merritt And Jerusha Hayden.
  • Rachel Merritt married Thomas Stafford, and had children including Cassandra Stafford, Sarah Stafford.
  • Rachel Merritt passed away in 1795 in Sussex, Delaware, United States.

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Rachel Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Merritt
1729–1795
Birth Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Isaac Merritt
1702–1773
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Jerusha Hayden
1704–1729
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Henry Merritt
1663–1732
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Deborah Buck
1665–1687
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Samuel Hayden
1677–1753
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Hayden
1691–1717
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Merritt
1635–1676
Elizabeth Wyborn
1641–1677
Isaac Buck
1601–1696
Frances Marsh
1614–1701
Jonathan Hayden
1640–1718
Elizabeth Ladd
1640–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Merritt
1590–1653
Deborah Goody
1600–1637
Thomas Wyborn
1580–1656
Elizabeth Gillame
1616–1658
William Buck
1585–1658
Margaret Neave
1590–1630
John Marsh
1588–1666
Anne Webster
1621–1662
John Hayden
1606–1682
Susannah Pullen
1615–1678
Daniel Ladd
1614–1693
Ann Moore
1617–1694

Rachel Merritt's Descendants

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Rachel Merritt (5 May 1729–1795) m. Thomas Stafford (1720–1790)
  1. 1. Sarah Stafford 1748–1834 m. Joseph Joseph 1686–1755
    1. 1. Jeremiah Joseph 1720–1784 m. Mary Smith 1714–1759
      1. 1. Nathan Joseph 1750–1831 m. Sarah Hardy 1765–1822
        1. 1. Sarah (H) Joseph 1799–1852 m. Levi Short 1798–1862
  2. 2. Cassandra Stafford 1751–1850

Rachel Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1729
5 May 1729
Birth of Rachel Merritt in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1795
1795
Age 66
Death of Rachel Merritt in Sussex, Delaware, United States
Sussex, Delaware, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1729
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1729; Birth city: Scituate; Birth state: MA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Sussex, Delaware, United States

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