MERRIAM, Helen Mary

1825 - 1897  (71 years)

• Name	MERRIAM, Helen Mary   [1]
  Born	7 Jun 1825	Leyden, Lewis Co, New York, United States
  Gender	Female
  Education	Institution Unknown - After the death of her husband, Benjamin Rush Bagg, Helen Mary Merriam Bagg, returned to Leyden, New York, USA.
  	She was highly educated, greatly interested in natural history; educated her children and had much influence upon the tastes and education of her nephew, Clinton Hart Merriam, who has become so eminent.
  Residence	1853	Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, United States
  Residence	Aft 1862	Leyden, Lewis Co, New York, United States
  Died	2 Apr 1897	Leyden, Lewis Co, New York, United States
  Buried	Locust Grove Cemetery, Port Leyden, Lewis Co, New York, United States   [2]
  Notes	After the death of her husband, Benjamin Rush Bagg, Helen Mary Merriam Bagg, returned to Leyden, New York, USA. She was highly educated, greatly interested in natural history; educated her children and had much influence upon the tastes and education of her nephew, Clinton Hart Merriam, who has become so eminent. She died April 2, 1897. Per Pope Book
  Person ID	I10298	SEQUOIA
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	MERRIAM, Ela,   b. 25 Sep 1794, Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 11 Nov 1873, Leyden, Lewis Co, New York, United States  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	SHELDON, Lydia,   b. 18 Aug 1800, Remsen, Oneida Co, New York, United States ,   d. 14 Oct 1886  (Age 86 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1819	Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States
  Family ID	F3822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BAGG, Benjamin Rush,   b. Abt 1829, , , New York, United States ,   d. 8 Sep 1862, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, United States  (Age ~ 33 years)
  Married	22 Aug 1853
  Children	+ 1. BAGG, Ela Merriam,   b. 14 May 1854, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, United States ,   d. 1921  (Age 66 years)   2. BAGG, Dr Clinton Levi,   b. 15 Feb 1856, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, United States ,   d. 19 Sep 1924, New York City, New York Co(Manhattan), New York, United States  (Age 68 years)   3. BAGG, Jane Cordelia,   b. 15 Feb 1856, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, United States ,   d. Aft 1856  (Age 0 years)   4. BAGG, James Knox,   b. 3 Nov 1858, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2012
  Family ID	F3825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Jun 1825 - Leyden, Lewis Co, New York, United States Residence - 1853 - Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, United States Residence - Aft 1862 - Leyden, Lewis Co, New York, United States Died - 2 Apr 1897 - Leyden, Lewis Co, New York, United States Buried - - Locust Grove Cemetery, Port Leyden, Lewis Co, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), page 187 (309). (Reliability: 3). [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77708970 (Reliability: 2).