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Rizpah Merriam 1779–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1779

Birth Location: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 01 SEP 1866

Death Location: Scots Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Ebenezer Merriam

Mother: Rebecca Rowe

Spouse(s): Peter Huntley, William McRoberts

Children(s): William Huntley, Edward McRoberts, Janet McRoberts, George Huntley, Lorenzo Huntley, John Huntley, Peter Huntley, Rebecca Huntley, James Huntley

Rizpah Merriam was born in 1779 in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Ebenezer Merriam And Rebecca Rowe. Rizpah Merriam married Peter W Huntley, William Mcroberts, and had children including Edward Mcroberts, George Edwin Huntley, George J Huntley, James Mcroberts Huntley, Janet Ann Mcroberts, John F Huntley, Lorenzo Dow Huntley, Peter Huntley, Rebecca Huntley, William Daniel Billy Huntley. Rizpah Merriam passed away in 1866 in Scots Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Rizpah Merriam was born in 1779 in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Ebenezer Merriam And Rebecca Rowe.
  • Rizpah Merriam married Peter W Huntley, William Mcroberts, and had children including Edward Mcroberts, George Edwin Huntley, George J Huntley, James Mcroberts Huntley, Janet Ann Mcroberts, John F Huntley, Lorenzo Dow Huntley, Peter Huntley, Rebecca Huntley, William Daniel Billy Huntley.
  • Rizpah Merriam passed away in 1866 in Scots Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Rizpah Merriam's Ancestors

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Rizpah Merriam
1779–1866
Birth Place: Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Ebenezer Merriam
1746–1810
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Rebecca Rowe
1750–1810
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Ebenezer Merriam
1718–1752
Wetherfield, New Haven, Connecticut
Joseph Rowe
1718–1801
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Abigail Beecher
1726–1768
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ruth Match)
1674–1755
John Beecher
1689–1756
Elizabeth Barnes
1695–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Beecher
1650–1708
Abigail Frost
1670–1748

Rizpah Merriam's Descendants

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Rizpah Merriam (13 Oct 1779–01 SEP 1866) m. Peter (W) Huntley (26 Nov 1783–12 Mar 1867) m. William McRoberts (14 MAY 1770–17 MAY 1804)
  1. 1. William (Daniel "Billy") Huntley 1807–1896 m. Susan (Elizabeth "Betsy") Pritchard 1810–1867
    1. 1. Peter (William) Huntley 1835–1896 m. Lavinia Taylor 1843–
      1. 1. Ida Watson 1867–1948 m. Henry ("Harry" Havelock) Watson 1862–1930 m. Arthur (Freeman) Chase 1883–1932 m. Robert Zwicker 1859–1885
        1. 1. Stanley Zwicker 1883–
        2. 2. Guy (Havelock) Watson 1890– m. Florence (Beatrice) Wier 1893–1973
        3. 3. Helen Watson 1909–1995
        4. 4. James ("Stanley") Zwicker 1883–1937 m. Edith (May) Copp 1890–1961
        5. 5. Charles Zwicker 1884–
        6. 6. Clifford Chase 1926–1943
      2. 2. Harbert (A) Huntley 1879–
      3. 3. Judson (Elijah) Huntley 1864–
      4. 4. Matilda (Elizabeth) Huntley 1865–1866
      5. 5. Elijah Huntley 1863–1922
      6. 6. Arthur (H.) Huntley 1876–1888
      7. 7. George (A.) Huntley 1889–1889
      8. 8. Frances (A.) Huntley 1872–1873
      9. 9. Charles (E.) Huntley 1876–1877
      10. 10. John ('Harding') Huntley 1869–1959
      11. 11. James (William) Huntley 1873–1946
      12. 12. Anne Huntley 1882–
    2. 2. Joshua (Dexter) Huntley 1856–
    3. 3. Prudence (Sophia) Huntley 1832–1911
    4. 4. George (Edwin) Huntley 1842–1925
    5. 5. James (Ross) Huntley 1846–1921
    6. 6. Susan (Elizabeth) Huntley 1829–1845
    7. 7. Thomas (Pritchard) Huntley 1839–1927
    8. 8. William Huntley 1841–
    9. 9. Sarah (Jane) Huntley 1835–1889
  2. 2. Edward McRoberts 1797–1829
  3. 3. Janet (Ann) McRoberts 1801–
  4. 4. George (J.) Huntley 1816–1880
  5. 5. Lorenzo (Dow) Huntley 1820–1895
  6. 6. John (F.) Huntley 1823–
  7. 7. Peter Huntley –1861
  8. 8. Rebecca Huntley 1810–1893
  9. 9. James (McRoberts) Huntley 1810–1887
    1. 1. John (J) Huntley –1903

Rizpah Merriam's Timeline

2 Records

1779
13 Oct 1779
Birth of Rizpah Merriam in Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1866
01 SEP 1866
Age 87
Death of Rizpah Merriam in Scots Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Scots Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 SEP 1866
    Event Place: Scots Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada

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