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Sgt Daniel Merrill 1642–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 August 1642

Birth Location: Essex, MA

Death Date: 27 June 1717

Death Location: Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Merrill

Mother: Susannah Wolterton

Spouse(s): Sarah Clough

Children(s): Sarah Merrill

The story of Sgt Daniel Merrill began in 1642 in Essex, MA. Sgt Daniel Merrill married Sarah Clough, and had children including Sarah Merrill. Sgt Daniel Merrill passed away in 1717 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sgt Daniel Merrill began in 1642 in Essex, MA.
  • Sgt Daniel Merrill married Sarah Clough, and had children including Sarah Merrill.
  • Sgt Daniel Merrill passed away in 1717 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sgt Merrill's Ancestors

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Sgt Merrill
1642–1717
Birth Place: Essex, MA
Parents
Nathaniel Merrill
1601–1654
Church of England, Wherstead, Suffolk, England, Great Britain
Susannah Wolterton
1599–1673
Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sgt Merrill's Descendants

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Sgt (Daniel) Merrill (20 August 1642–27 June 1717) m. Sarah Clough (26 June 1646–18 Mar 1705)
  1. 1. Sarah Merrill 1677–1750 m. Deacon (William) Morse 1673–1749
    1. 1. William Morse 1704–1729 m. Judith Hale 1711–1780
      1. 1. Judith Morse 1735– m. Samuel Bradbury 1733–1779
        1. 1. William* Bradbury 1759–1834 m. Polly (Mary) Meacham 1768–1836
    2. 2. Benjamin Morse 1703–1785
    3. 3. Peter Morse 1701–1775

Sgt Merrill's Timeline

5 Records

1642
20 August 1642
Birth of Sgt Daniel Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1642
20 August 1642
Birth of Sgt Daniel Merrill in Essex, MA
Essex, MA
1667
14 May 1667
Age 25
Sgt Daniel Merrill was married in Newbury, Massachusetts
Newbury, Massachusetts
1717
27 June 1717
Age 75
Death of Sgt Daniel Merrill in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1717
27 June 1717
Age 75
Death of Sgt Daniel Merrill in Salem, Essex, MA
Salem, Essex, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 August 1642
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1642; Birth city: Newbury; Birth state: MA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1300.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JB1
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 August 1642
    Event Place: Essex, MA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1642; Birth state: MA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 May 1667
    Event Place: Newbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A Merrill memorial : an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 June 1717
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1642; Birth state: MA
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 June 1717
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, MA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1642; Birth city: Newbury; Birth state: MA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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