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Riley Merrill 1794–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1794

Birth Location: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 21 Jan 1878

Death Location: Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

Father: Mead Merrill

Mother: Anne Merrill

Spouse(s): Anna Merrill

Children(s): Riley Merrill

In 1794, Riley Merrill / entered the world in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, born to Mead Merrill And Anne Hotchkiss Merrill. Riley Merrill married Anna Cravath Merrill, and had children including Riley Mead Merrill. Riley Merrill / passed away in 1878 in Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1794, Riley Merrill // entered the world in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, born to Mead Merrill And Anne Hotchkiss Merrill.
  • Riley Merrill // married Anna Cravath Merrill, and had children including Riley Mead Merrill.
  • Riley Merrill // passed away in 1878 in Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mead Merrill
1762–1850
Birth Location: Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Anne Merrill
1762–1835
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Merrill
1796–1854
Birth Location: Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Riley Merrill
1827–1917
Birth Location: Nunda, Livingston, New York, USA
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Riley Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Riley Merrill
1794–1878
Birth Place: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Mead Merrill
1762–1850
Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Anne (Hotchkiss) Merrill
1762–1835
Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
David Merrill
1738–1821
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Esther (Howe) Merrill
1744–1810
Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1702–1772
Esther Merrill
1704–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lt. Merrill
1669–1748
Sarah Merrill
1672–1778

Riley Merrill's Descendants

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Riley Merrill (15 May 1794–21 Jan 1878) m. Anna (Cravath) Merrill (16 Jun 1796–23 Jun 1854)
  1. 1. Riley (Mead) Merrill 1827–1917 m. Abigail (Lutheria Livermore) Merrill 1835–1926
    1. 1. Dr. (Charles Morton) Merrill 1856–1929 m. Octavia (Wilson) Merrill 1861–1933
      1. 1. Charles (Edward Merril) Sr. 1885–1956 m. Elizabeth (Joyce Church) Merrill 1889–1981 m. Helen (Ingram Plummer) Merrill 1898–2000
        1. 1. James (Ingram) Merrill 1926–1995 m. David (Noyes) Jackson 1922–2001
        2. 2. Charles (Edward Merrill) Jr. 1920–2017
        3. 3. Doris (Merrill) Magowan 1914–2001 m. Robert (Anderson Magowan) I 1903–1985
      2. 2. Edith (Merrill Matzinger) Findley 1892–1936 m. Harold (Stanley) Matzinger 1888–1969 m. Douglas (Crockett) Findley 1895–1969
        1. 1. Charles (Merrill) Matzinger 1915–2017
    2. 2. Theodore Merrill 1862–1870
    3. 3. William (Hammond) Merrill 1865–1940 m. Agnes (Mowbray) OrdMerrill 1868–1949
      1. 1. Haydon (Ord) Merrill 1891–1972
      2. 2. Margarette (Merrill) Way 1892–1971

Riley Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1794
15 May 1794
Birth of Riley Merrill // in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1878
21 Jan 1878
Age 84
Death of Riley Merrill // in Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1794
    Event Place: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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