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Ruth Merrill 1711 – 1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 July 1711

Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1754

Death Location: Arundel, York, Maine, USA

Father: John Merrill

Mother: Mary Allen

Spouse(s): John WHITTEN

Children(s): Samuel Whitten, Humphrey Whitten

The story of Ruth Merrill began in 1711 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Ruth Merrill married John WHITTEN, and had children including Samuel Whitten, Humphrey Whitten. Ruth Merrill passed away in 1754 in Arundel, York, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Merrill began in 1711 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Ruth Merrill married John WHITTEN, and had children including Samuel Whitten, Humphrey Whitten.
  • Ruth Merrill passed away in 1754 in Arundel, York, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Merrill
1674 – 1756
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Allen
1681 – 1756
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

John WHITTEN
1704 – 1787
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Samuel Whitten
1735 – 1819
Birth Location: Kennebunkport, York, Maine, USA
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Humphrey Whitten
1737 – 1795
Birth Location: Alfred, York, Maine, United States
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Ruth Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Merrill
1711 – 1754
Birth Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Merrill
1674 – 1756
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Allen
1681 – 1756
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Daniel Merrill
1642 – 1717
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Clough
1646 – 1706
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
John Allen
1648 – 1697
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America,
Mary Pike
1647 – 1695
Salisbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1601 – 1654
Susannah Wolterton
1599 – 1673
William Allen
1618 – 1686
Ann Goodale
1623 – 1678
Robert Pike
1615 – 1706
Sarah Sanders
1615 – 1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1568 –
Mary Blacksoll
1574 –
Stephen Wolterton
1585 – 1674
Susanna Sheppard
1587 – 1672
Richard Goodale
1594 – 1666
Dorothy Whiterent
1598 – 1664

Ruth Merrill's Descendants

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Ruth Merrill (26 July 1711 – 1754) m. John WHITTEN (1704 – 05 Jun 1787)
  1. 1. Samuel Whitten (ABT 1735 – 24 JUL 1819) m. Hannah Poindexter (1734 – 1780)
    1. 1. James Whitten (1765 – 2 Nov 1844) m. Sarah (Sally) Whitten (19 May 1771 – 30 Jun 1857)
      1. 1. John Whitten (1800 – ) m. Jemima Sylvester (13 October 1800 – )
        1. 1. John (Sylvester) Whitten (30 November 1829 – 10 August 1895) m. Mercy (M) Sawyer (Sep 1827 – 21 Jul 1905)
      2. 2. Louisa WHITTEN (1810 – 12 Aug 1876) m. John (Swinton) Lassell (1805 – 1890)
        1. 1. Mary (A.) Lassell (1 SEP 1840 – 4 DEC 1883) m. Daniel (C) Hodgkins (1837 – 1922)
  2. 2. Humphrey Whitten (1737 – 5 Aug 1795) m. Hannah Lassell (1750 – 5 Aug 1795)
    1. 1. Sarah (Sally) Whitten (19 May 1771 – 30 Jun 1857) m. James Whitten (1765 – 2 Nov 1844)

Ruth Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1711
26 July 1711
Birth of Ruth Merrill in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1754
1754
Age 43
Death of Ruth Merrill in Arundel, York, Maine, USA
Arundel, York, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 July 1711
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Arundel, York, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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