MERRIAM, Deacon Joseph Jr

1734 - 1814

• Name	MERRIAM, Deacon Joseph Jr  [1, 2]
  Title	Deacon
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	19 Sep 1734	Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	MERIAM, Joseph  [3]
  Religion	Deacon in Congregational Church
  Died	2 Jul 1814  [2]
  Buried	Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States   [3]
  	Old Oak Street Burying Ground
  Notes	Excerpt from The History of Grafton, Worcester, County, Massachusetts, 1879, Page 534: "[Joseph Merriam] was a hale old man of nearly eighty years, when he met with a sudden and fatal accident. He was driving home from mill, and sitting on the front seat of his butcher-cart. While coming down a steep hill, near Peter Hunt's, the harness broke, the "tackling" gave way, his horse fell, and he was precipitated to the ground, striking upon his forehead or temple. The blow rendered him unconscious, and death ensued before he could be carried home. A pile of stones by the roadside marked the scene for several years, and was very impressive to every passer-by. He was a deacon of the congregational church." [2]
  Person ID	I5293	SEQUOIA
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	MERRIAM, Joseph,   b. 16 Sep 1709, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 5 May 1797
  Mother	HUNT, Ruth,   b. 13 May 1714, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 17 Aug 1749, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States
  Married	1733
  Family ID	F1621	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	WADSWORTH, Sally,   b. 1742,   d. 25 Dec 1828
  Married	8 Dec 1763	Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  Children	01. MERRIAM, Hannah Paul,   b. 14 Aug 1765, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 14 May 1792 > 02. MERRIAM, Sarah,   b. 21 Sep 1767, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 03. MERRIAM, Joseph 3rd,   b. 7 Jun 1771, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 3 Jun 1869   04. MERRIAM, John,   b. 27 May 1775, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 10 Sep 1777, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States > 05. MERRIAM, John Hunt,   b. 4 Aug 1777, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Oct 1811, Charleston, Charleston Co, South Carolina, United States > 06. MERRIAM, Elizabeth,   b. 25 Apr 1782, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 2 Sep 1851, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States > 07. MERRIAM, Lucy,   b. 22 Dec 1786, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 8 Sep 1811
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F3873	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Sep 1734 - Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Married - 8 Dec 1763 - Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Buried - - Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Photo: MERRIAM, Old Merriam House at Grafton, Massachusetts From Massachusetts Magazine Quarterly, Vol. 2, Salem, MA 1909
  		Photo: MERRIAM, Old Merriam House at Grafton, Massachusetts Taken June, 2012

  
  

  Histories

  MASSACHUSETTS: The History of the Old Merriam House of Grafton From Massachusetts Magazine Quarterly, Vol. 2, Salem Press, Salem, MA 1909

  
  

• Sources

  [S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), pages 74, 102 (110). (Reliability: 3). [S414] HISTORY: Massachusetts, USA - Grafton, Worcester County, Frederick Clifton Pierce, (Published by the author), Page 534 (Reliability: 3). [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27560124 (Reliability: 2). [S930] VITAL Record: Massachusetts, USA - Grafton, (http://ma-vitalrecords.org) (Reliability: 2).