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MERRIAM, Mary Terry

MERRIAM, Mary Terry

Female 1869 - 1907  (~ 38 years)

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  • Name MERRIAM, Mary Terry   [1
    Born Mar 1869  , , North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • According to her obituary in the Bristol Press, 1907, Mary was born on the Merriam family plantation, which is believed to be in Chocowinity , North Carolina.
    Gender Female 
    Alt. Birth 20 Mar 1872  [4
    Buried Apr 1907  West Cemetery, Bristol, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 16 Apr 1907  Bristol, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • According to her obituary, Mary died at the home of her sister, Esther Pierce, in Bristol, Connecticut.
    Person ID I2885  SEQUOIA
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2021 

    Father MERRIAM, James Elliot,   b. 5 May 1830, Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1899, Bristol, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother 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 
    Family ID F1074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family CASE, Leon,   b. Jan 1869, , , Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Married Y  [6
    Children 
     1. CASE, Randall Merriam,   b. 29 May 1902,   d. 1957  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2012 
    Family ID F6416  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Mar 1869 - , , North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Apr 1907 - West Cemetery, Bristol, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Apr 1907 - Bristol, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Photo: MERRIAM, Mary Terry b 1869
    Photo: MERRIAM, Mary Terry b 1869
    Presumed to be taken in the late 1870s or early 1880s

    Headstones
    Gravestone: CASE, Mary Terry (Merriam), d 1907
    Gravestone: CASE, Mary Terry (Merriam), d 1907
    West Street Cemetery, Bristol, CT. Photo taken in November 2010. Mary was the daughter of James Elliot Merriam and Mary (Stilley) Merriam. She Married Leon Marshall Case of Bristol, CT.

    Histories
    CONNECTICUT: The Bristol Press, Bristol CT, November 9, 1899
    CONNECTICUT: The Bristol Press, Bristol CT, November 9, 1899
    A detailed article regarding the marriage of Mary Terry Merriam to Leon Marshall Case, of Bristol, CT.
    Obituary: CASE, Mary Terry (Merriam)
    Obituary: CASE, Mary Terry (Merriam)
    Obituary as it appeared in the Bristol Press. Bristol, Connecticut, 1907
    CONNECTICUT: The Bristol Press, Brsitol CT, November 1899
    CONNECTICUT: The Bristol Press, Brsitol CT, November 1899
    Brief article regarding the visit of Charles E. Merriam to attend the wedding of his sister, Mary Terry Merriam to Leon Marshall Case.

  • Sources 
    1. [S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), PAGE 349 (740). (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S247] 1900 CENSUS: Connecticut, USA, Hartford (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S481] Personal Knowledge of: MERRIAM, Stephen Francis.
      Actual text "Both her obituary and her headstone have her birthdate as 1872" email Jan 2012

    4. [S481] Personal Knowledge of: MERRIAM, Stephen Francis.
      actual text "Both her obituary and her headstone have her birthdate as 1872." email Jan 2012. "Her death certificate lists her date of birth as March 20, 1872." note Nov 2012.

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

    6. [S247] 1900 CENSUS: Connecticut, USA, Hartford (Reliability: 2).
      Boarders with Mary's sister, Esther (Merriam) PIERCE