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MERRIAM, James Elliot

MERRIAM, James Elliot

Male 1830 - 1899  (68 years)

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  • Name MERRIAM, James Elliot   [1] 
    Born 5 May 1830  Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence Aft 1850  Brooklyn, Kings Co, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1870  Chocowinity, Beaufort Co, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1899  Bristol, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation Portsmouth - Pamlico Sound, Carteret Co, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Lighthouse Keeper 
    Died 11 Mar 1899  Bristol, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Aft 11 Mar 1899  Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, Beaufort Co, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Person ID I2880  SEQUOIA
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2021 

    Father MERRIAM, Anson,   b. 1 May 1803, Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1833, Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Mother BOTSFORD, Mary,   b. 26 Nov 1803, , , Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1887, Bristol, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 22 Oct 1826 
    Family ID F1071  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 BUNNEL, Jane Ellen,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 9 Mar 1851  , , Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    • Jane Ellen Bunnel has been attributed as the wife of Anson MERRIAM, by Pope. MFT believes this is an error.
    Divorced Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
    +1. MERRIAM, Charles Edward,   b. Nov 1852, Brooklyn, Kings Co, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1915, Glace Bay, Cape Breton Co, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years)
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2019 
    Family ID F1073  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 STILLEY, Mary Lucretia,   b. 18 Jan 1846, , , North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1903, Bristol, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 10 Apr 1866 
    Children 
    +1. MERRIAM, Camilla R,   b. 28 Jul 1867, New York City, , New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1935, New York City, , New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    +2. MERRIAM, Mary Terry,   b. Mar 1869, , , North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1907, Bristol, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years)
     3. MERRIAM, Esther Botsford,   b. Sep 1873, , , North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. MERRIAM, William James,   b. 27 Aug 1879,   d. 13 Dec 1897  (Age 18 years)
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2012 
    Family ID F1074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 May 1830 - Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Aft 1850 - Brooklyn, Kings Co, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Mar 1851 - , , Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Chocowinity, Beaufort Co, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1899 - Bristol, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Lighthouse Keeper - - Portsmouth - Pamlico Sound, Carteret Co, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Mar 1899 - Bristol, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 11 Mar 1899 - Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, Beaufort Co, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Photo: Merriam, James Elliot b 5 May 1830    		Photo: Merriam, James Elliot b 5 May 1830
    Card de Visite (CDV) photo taken by H H Lazelle, North Carolina, in the 1860s or 1870s.

    Headstones
    Gravestone: MERRIAM, James Elliot b 5 May 1830; MERRIAM, William James b 27 Aug 1879    		Gravestone: MERRIAM, James Elliot b 5 May 1830; MERRIAM, William James b 27 Aug 1879
    Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, NC

    Histories
    Obituary: MERRIAM, James Elliot, b 5 May 1830    		Obituary: MERRIAM, James Elliot, b 5 May 1830
    Obituary as it appeared in the Bristol Press, Bristol, Connecticut, March 1899

  • Sources 
    1. [S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), pages 210, 348 (740). (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S140] 1870 CENSUS: USA, (FamilySearch.org).

    3. [S481] Personal Knowledge of: MERRIAM, Stephen Francis.

    4. [S553] DEATH Record: Connecticut, USA, (www.FamilySearch.org), Bristol, Hartford County (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S162] CEMETERY: NORTH CAROLINA, Washington - Oakdale Cemetery, City of Washington, NC Cemetery Lot File, (Washington, Beaufort Co, North Carolina, USA), Page 850 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95953642/james-elliot-merriam (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S177] VITAL Record: Barbour 1670 -1850, (dunhamwilcox.net).
      "James E., of Meriden, m. Jane Ellen BUNNEL, of Waterbury, Mar. 9, 1851, by Rev. Henry Fitch"

    8. [S554] MARRIAGE Record: Connecticut, USA, (www.FamilySearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7LN-J4T (Reliability: 3).


  

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