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Rebecca Sharp 1671 – 1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1671

Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 11 Oct 1754

Death Location: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut

Father: Nathaniel Sharp

Mother: Rebecca Marshall

Spouse(s): John Merriam

Children(s): Nathaniel Merriam, John Merriam, William Merriam, Rebecca Merriam, Joseph Merriam, Ruth Merriam, Abigail Merriam, Susanna Merriam

Rebecca Sharp was born in 1671 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Nathaniel Sharp and Rebecca Marshall. Rebecca Sharp married John Merriam, and had children including Nathaniel Merriam, John Merriam, William Merriam, Rebecca Merriam, Joseph Merriam, Ruth Merriam, Abigail Merriam, Susanna Merriam. Rebecca Sharp passed away in 1754 in Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Sharp was born in 1671 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Nathaniel Sharp and Rebecca Marshall.
  • Rebecca Sharp married John Merriam, and had children including Nathaniel Merriam, John Merriam, William Merriam, Rebecca Merriam, Joseph Merriam, Ruth Merriam, Abigail Merriam, Susanna Merriam.
  • Rebecca Sharp passed away in 1754 in Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut.

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Spouses(s)

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Rebecca Sharp's Ancestors

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Rebecca Sharp
1671 – 1754
Birth Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
Nathaniel Sharp
1644 – 1684
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Rebecca Marshall
1648 – 1691
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Samuel Sharp
1593 – 1656
Gravesend, Kent, England
Alice Stileman
1604 – 1667
England
Thomas Marshall
1613 – 1689
Alford, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England
Rebecca (Joanna) Talmadge
1622 – 1693
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Stileman
Thomas Tollemache
1590 – 1653
Catherine Cromwell
1590 – 1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Sharp's Descendants

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Rebecca Sharp (26 Mar 1671 – 11 Oct 1754) m. John Merriam (25 Apr 1671 – 11 Oct 1754)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Merriam (26 Mar 1696 – Mar 1776)
  2. 2. John Merriam (26 Oct 1697 – 26 May 1772)
  3. 3. William Merriam (9 Apr 1700 – 4 Oct 1751)
  4. 4. Rebecca Merriam (26 Mar 1702 – )
  5. 5. Joseph Merriam (29 Mar 1704 – 24 Aug 1752)
  6. 6. Ruth Merriam (12 Feb 1706 – )
  7. 7. Abigail Merriam (14 Aug 1708 – 6 Apr 1799) m. Thomas Dutton (6 Mar 1707 – 16 Apr 1799)
    1. 1. Abigail Dutton (8 Jul 1732 – ) m. Thomas Parker (29 Mar 1728 – 15 Feb 1788)
    2. 2. Samuel Dutton (6 Feb 1737 – 1813) m. Joanna Root (1 Jan 1737 – 8 May 1772)
      1. 1. Olive Dutton (17 Aug 1761 – 16 Aug 1828) m. Seth Fuller (1757 – 19 Jul 1837)
        1. 1. Lois Fuller (1783 – 7 Oct 1861) m. Stephen (L) Parker (22 Nov 1780 – abt 1865)
        2. 2. Deborah Fuller (8 Jan 1792 – 4 Jan 1858)
        3. 3. Abigail Fuller (1796 – 18 Jul 1862)
        4. 4. Aurelia Fuller (1803 – 10 Dec 1823)
        5. 5. Susan Fuller
      2. 2. Abigail Dutton (30 Aug 1763 – 1811)
      3. 3. David Dutton (17 Aug 1767 – )
  8. 8. Susanna Merriam (1 Nov 1710 – )

Rebecca Sharp's Timeline

2 Records

1671
26 Mar 1671
Birth of Rebecca Sharp in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
1754
11 Oct 1754
Age 83
Death of Rebecca Sharp in Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1671
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1754
    Event Place: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 210
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Merriam Genealogy in England and America
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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