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Rizpah Merriam 1779–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1779

Birth Location: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1 September 1866

Death Location: Scots Bay, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Ebenezer (Me)

Mother: Rebecca ROW

Spouse(s): William McRobert, Peter Huntley

Children(s): John HUNTLEY, Lorenzo HUNTLEY, George HUNTLEY, William HUNTLEY, Rebecca HUNTLEY, William Huntley

Rizpah Merriam was born in 1779 in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Ebenezer Merriam Jr Me And Rebecca Rose Row. Rizpah Merriam married Peter W Huntley, William Mcrobert, and had children including George Edwin Huntley, George J Huntley, John F Huntley, Lorenzo Dow Huntley, Peter Huntley, Rebecca Huntley, William Daniel Billy Huntley, William Daniel Huntley. Rizpah Merriam passed away in 1866 in Scots Bay, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Rizpah Merriam was born in 1779 in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Ebenezer Merriam Jr Me And Rebecca Rose Row.
  • Rizpah Merriam married Peter W Huntley, William Mcrobert, and had children including George Edwin Huntley, George J Huntley, John F Huntley, Lorenzo Dow Huntley, Peter Huntley, Rebecca Huntley, William Daniel Billy Huntley, William Daniel Huntley.
  • Rizpah Merriam passed away in 1866 in Scots Bay, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Rizpah Merriam's Ancestors

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Rizpah Merriam
1779–1866
Birth Place: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Ebenezer Merriam, Jr (Me)
1746–1810
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca (Rose *) ROW
1750–1810
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Grandparents
Ebenezer Merriam
1718–1752
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Hannah Blakeslee
1718–1785
Wetherfield, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Joseph Rowe
1718–1801
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Abigail Beecher
1726–1768
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Merriam
1668–1752
Ruth Graves
1674–1755
Roe
1687–1724
Mary Peck
1689–1747
John Beecher
1689–1756
Elizabeth Barnes
1695–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Merriam
1624–1689
Elizabeth Merriam
1634–1676
Isaac Beecher
1650–1708

Rizpah Merriam's Descendants

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Rizpah Merriam (13 Oct 1779–1 September 1866) m. William McRobert (1770–1804) m. Peter (W) Huntley (26 Nov 1783–12 Mar 1867)
  1. 1. John (F) HUNTLEY 1823–
  2. 2. Lorenzo (Dow) HUNTLEY 1820–1895
  3. 3. George (J) HUNTLEY 1816–1880
  4. 4. William (Daniel) HUNTLEY 1807–1896
  5. 5. Rebecca HUNTLEY 1811–1891
  6. 6. William (Daniel "Billy") Huntley 1807–1896 m. Susan (Elizabeth "Betsy") Pritchard 1810–1867
    1. 1. Joshua (D) Huntley 1855–1939
    2. 2. Susan Huntley 1829–1845
    3. 3. Prudence (Sophia) Huntley 1830–1911
    4. 4. Sarah (Jane) Huntley 1834–
    5. 5. Thomas (P) Huntley 1839–1927
    6. 6. George (Edwin) Huntley 1842–1925
    7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Huntley 1845–1889
    8. 8. James (Ross) Huntley 1846–1921
    9. 9. Noah (M) Huntley 1853–
    10. 10. Peter Huntley 1834–1896 m. Lavenia Huntley 1844– m. Lavinia ("Alvena") Taylor 1845– m. Lavinia Roylance 1844–
      1. 1. William Huntley 1872–
      2. 2. Anne Huntley 1882–
      3. 3. Harding Huntley 1869–
      4. 4. Idda (May) Watson 1867–1948 m. Robert Zwicker 1859– m. Arthur (Freeman) Chase 1884–1932 m. Henry Watson 1860–1911
        1. 1. James ("Stanley") Zwicker 1882–1937
        2. 2. Charles Zwicker 1884–
        3. 3. Charles Zueller 1883–1937 m. Edith (May) Taylor 1892–
        4. 4. Guy (Havelock) Watson 1880–
        5. 5. Helen (Sweet) Watson 1905–1995 m. Alexander (Robert) Reid 1896–1942
        6. 6. Frederick (William) Watson 1899–1986 m. Hilda Watson 1900–

Rizpah Merriam's Timeline

2 Records

1779
13 Oct 1779
Birth of Rizpah Merriam in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1866
1 September 1866
Age 87
Death of Rizpah Merriam in Scots Bay, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Scots Bay, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1779
    Event Place: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Merriam Genealogy in England and America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1866
    Event Place: Scots Bay, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scots Bay, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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