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Samuel Merrill 1711–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 JUL 1711

Birth Location: Salisbury, Massachusetts (Essex)

Death Date: 12 JUL 1801

Death Location: New Gloucester, Maine (Cumberland)

Father: Moses Merrill

Mother: Mary Clough

Spouse(s): Anna Evans

Children(s): John Merrill

Samuel Merrill was born in 1711 in Salisbury, Massachusetts (Essex), the child of Moses Merrill And Mary Clough. Samuel Merrill married Anna Evans, and had children including John Merrill. Samuel Merrill passed away in 1801 in New Gloucester, Maine (Cumberland).

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Biography

  • Samuel Merrill was born in 1711 in Salisbury, Massachusetts (Essex), the child of Moses Merrill And Mary Clough.
  • Samuel Merrill married Anna Evans, and had children including John Merrill.
  • Samuel Merrill passed away in 1801 in New Gloucester, Maine (Cumberland).

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Samuel Merrill's Ancestors

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Samuel Merrill
1711–1801
Birth Place: Salisbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
Parents
Moses Merrill
1683–1756
Mary Clough
1677–1760
Salisbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
Grandparents
Daniel Merrill
1642–1717
Newbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
Sarah Clough
1646–1706
Salisbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
Caleb Clough
1655–
Salisbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1601–1655
Susanna Wollerton
1610–1672
John Clough
1613–1691
Jane McCumbers
1620–1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1571–1626
Mary Blacksoll
1574–1624

Samuel Merrill's Descendants

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Samuel Merrill (20 JUL 1711–12 JUL 1801) m. Anna Evans (6 OCT 1717–30 APR 1772)
  1. 1. John Merrill 1746–1819 m. Anna ((MNU)) Merrill 1745–1801
    1. 1. Anna Merrill 1777– m. Reuben Thorpe 1775–1823
      1. 1. Aurora Thorpe 1804– m. Humphrey (Morrill) Ridlon 1808–
        1. 1. John (Wesley) Ridlon 1838–1900 m. Anne (Elizabeth) Wing 1849–1928
        2. 2. James (Allen) Ridlon 1831– m. Elizabeth (Rachel) Wiggin 1837–
        3. 3. Maria (Albina) Ridlon 1836–1897 m. George (Martin) Wiggin 1835–

Samuel Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1711
20 JUL 1711
Birth of Samuel Merrill in Salisbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
Salisbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
1801
12 JUL 1801
Age 90
Death of Samuel Merrill in New Gloucester, Maine (Cumberland)
New Gloucester, Maine (Cumberland)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 JUL 1711
    Event Place: Salisbury, Massachusetts (Essex)
    Record Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Michael & Lashelle Fisher - Mariposa California

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JUL 1801
    Event Place: New Gloucester, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Michael & Lashelle Fisher - Mariposa California

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