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MERRIAM, John

MERRIAM, John

Male 1754 - 1804  (50 years)

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  • Name MERRIAM, John   [1
    Born 12 Jan 1754  Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John Merriam "resided in the easterly part of the town of Concord, at the place known as "Meriam's Corner." (Pope book spelled as "Merriam's Corner" incorrectly).
    Gender Male 
    Residence Concord - Meriam's Corner, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 15 Oct 1804  Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Eight days after John's death, his wife, Miriam, requested the appointment of her son "John Meriam" as administrator of the estate. Abiel Hayward was appointed guardian of Ebenezer, Daniel and Francis Wheeler's minor sons. She released her right of dower 1 May 1807. She married a second time 18 Aug 1816 to Moses Richardson of Acton, and deeded lands to her two youngest sons on 19 Sep 1816.
    Buried Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I5295  SEQUOIA
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2021 

    Father MERRIAM, Samuel,   b. 26 Aug 1712, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1769, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother WHEELER, Esther,   b. 3 May 1720, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1775, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1749  Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F3518  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 PUTNAM, Martha,   b. Abt 1755,   d. 27 Jan 1789, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 34 years) 
    Married 6 Feb 1777  Sutton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
    +1. MERRIAM, John,   b. 22 Jan 1778, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1837, Paoli, Orange Co, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    +2. MERRIAM, Martha,   b. 13 May 1780, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1855  (Age 75 years)
    +3. MERRIAM, Tarrant Putnam Sr,   b. 30 Apr 1782, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1864, Chelmsford, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +4. MERRIAM, Samuel,   b. 1 Apr 1785, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1867, Rutland, Rutland Co, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. MERRIAM, Given Name ? (Child Of John #01),   b. Jul 1787,   d. 31 Dec 1787, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     6. MERRIAM, John,   b. 27 Jan 1789, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1789, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2015 
    Family ID F1830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 WHEELER, Miriam,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 6 Apr 1793  Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
    +1. MERRIAM, Ebenezer,   b. 20 Jun 1794, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1864  (Age 69 years)
     2. MERRIAM, Daniel,   b. 17 Feb 1796, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1818, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
    +3. MERRIAM, Francis Wheeler,   b. 3 Feb 1799, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1856, Brooklyn, Kings Co, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2014 
    Family ID F3094  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jan 1754 - Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Concord - Meriam's Corner, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Feb 1777 - Sutton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Apr 1793 - Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Oct 1804 - Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Gravestone: MERRIAM, John, d 15 Oct 1804; MERRIAM, Daniel, d 4 Feb 1818
    Gravestone: MERRIAM, John, d 15 Oct 1804; MERRIAM, Daniel, d 4 Feb 1818
    In the Old Hill Burying Ground, Concord, MA

  • 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 75, 103 (112). (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S511] VITAL Record: Massachusetts, USA - Concord , (http://ma-vitalrecords.org) (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=meriam&GSfn=john&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=21&GScnty=1181&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=39863701&df=all& (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S786] GENEALOGY: History of the Wheeler Family in America, Compiled in 1904 by: WHEELER, Albert Galliton Jr. , (https://archive.org/details/genealogicalency00amer) (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S893] VITAL Record: Massachusetts, USA - Sutton , (http://ma-vitalrecords.org), http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Sutton/Images/Sutton_M314.shtml (Reliability: 2).