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Stephen Merrill 1589–1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1589

Birth Location: Denham, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 8 February 1670

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: John Merrill

Mother: Prudence BirdByrd/

Spouse(s): Susannah Jordan

Children(s): Thomas Merrill, Abel Merrill, Daniel Merrill, Susannah Merrill, Abraham Merrill, John Merrill, Nathaniel Merrill, Anna Merrill, Stephen Merrill, Jane Merrill, Francis Merrill

Stephen Merrill was born in 1589 in Denham, Suffolk, England, the child of John Merrill And Prudence Birdbyrd. Stephen Merrill married Susannah Jordan, and had children including Abel Merrill, Abraham Merrill, Anna Merrill, Daniel Merrill, Francis Merrill, Jane Merrill, John Merrill, Nathaniel Merrill, Stephen Ii Merrill, Susannah Merrill, Thomas Merrill. Stephen Merrill passed away in 1670 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Stephen Merrill was born in 1589 in Denham, Suffolk, England, the child of John Merrill And Prudence Birdbyrd.
  • Stephen Merrill married Susannah Jordan, and had children including Abel Merrill, Abraham Merrill, Anna Merrill, Daniel Merrill, Francis Merrill, Jane Merrill, John Merrill, Nathaniel Merrill, Stephen Ii Merrill, Susannah Merrill, Thomas Merrill.
  • Stephen Merrill passed away in 1670 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Stephen Merrill's Ancestors

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Stephen Merrill
1589–1670
Birth Place: Denham, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Merrill
1545–1609
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
Prudence BirdByrd/
1548–1606
Wherstead, Suffolk, England
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Stephen Merrill's Descendants

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Stephen Merrill (1589–8 February 1670) m. Susannah Jordan (1585–25 Jan 1673)
  1. 1. Thomas Merrill 1648–
  2. 2. Abel Merrill 1643–1684
  3. 3. Daniel Merrill 1642–1717
  4. 4. Susannah Merrill 1640–1690
  5. 5. Abraham Merrill 1637–1722
  6. 6. John Merrill 1634–1712
  7. 7. Nathaniel Merrill 1634–1682
  8. 8. Anna Merrill 1617–1669
  9. 9. Stephen (II) Merrill 1615–1677
  10. 10. Jane Merrill 1622–1708
  11. 11. Francis Merrill 1610–1678

Stephen Merrill's Timeline

2 Records

1589
1589
Birth of Stephen Merrill in Denham, Suffolk, England
Denham, Suffolk, England
1670
8 February 1670
Age 81
Death of Stephen Merrill in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Denham, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1670
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

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