MERRIAM, Joseph [4th]

1771 - 1869

• Name	MERRIAM, Joseph [4th]  [1, 2]
  Suffix	[4th]
  Born	7 Jun 1771	Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Jun 1869  [3]
  Alt. Death	30 Jun 1869	Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  Religion	Deacon in the Congregational Church
  Military Service	Major in Militia
  Occupation	Master mason
  Buried	Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  	Riverside Cemetery
  Notes	Excerpt from The History of Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, 1879, Page 534: "He also, like his father and grandfather, was deacon in the Congregational Church, which office he held many years until his death. He was also familiarly known as "major", which rank he held in the old-time militia service on "training day". He had also been a master mason for a number of years. His funeral was attended at the Congregational Church, the services being conducted by his long-time pastor and friend, the Rev. Thomas C. Biscoe, then of Uxbridge." [2]
  Person ID	I5415	SEQUOIA
  Last Modified	21 May 2021

  
  

  Father	MERRIAM, Joseph [3rd],   b. 19 Sep 1734, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 2 Jul 1814
  Mother	WADSWORTH, Sally,   b. 1742,   d. 25 Dec 1828
  Married	8 Dec 1763	Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States
  Family ID	F3873	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	WETHERBEE, Sally,   b. 10 Sep 1773,   d. 26 Oct 1810
  Married	28 Aug 1794	Shrewsbury, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States   [5]
  Children	> 01. MERRIAM, Sally,   b. 21 Feb 1795, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 02. MERRIAM, Joseph [5th],   b. 18 Sep 1796, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 17 Jun 1881, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States > 03. MERRIAM, Hannah Paul,   b. 28 Aug 1798, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 20 Nov 1879, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States > 04. MERRIAM, John Hunt II,   b. 27 Dec 1800, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 24 Sep 1881, South Framingham, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States > 05. MERRIAM, Charles,   b. 8 Feb 1807, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 16 Mar 1888, Worcester, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States > 06. MERRIAM, Charlotte,   b. 8 Feb 1807, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 10 Apr 1893, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F4001	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	LELAND, Sally,   b. 17 Dec 1784, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 20 Jul 1881, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States
  Married	1 Mar 1812
  Alt. Marriage	31 Mar 1812	Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States   [5]
  Children	> 01. MERRIAM, David Edwin,   b. 28 Jul 1814, Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 22 Jun 1888
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F4002	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Jun 1771 - Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Married - 28 Aug 1794 - Shrewsbury, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Alt. Marriage - 31 Mar 1812 - Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Alt. Death - 30 Jun 1869 - Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Buried - - Grafton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Photo: MERRIAM, Joseph, b 7 Jun 1771 Heliotype Photograph of Joseph Merriam "Jr."
  		Photo: MERRIAM, Joseph, b 7 Jun 1771 - memorial window This memorial window for Deacon Joseph Merriam is located at the Grafton Congregational Church, Grafton, MA.
  		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 102, 161 (245). (Reliability: 3). [S414] HISTORY: Massachusetts, USA - Grafton, Worcester County, Frederick Clifton Pierce, (Published by the author), Page 534 (Reliability: 3). [S414] HISTORY: Massachusetts, USA - Grafton, Worcester County, Frederick Clifton Pierce, (Published by the author). [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113198903 (Reliability: 2). [S930] VITAL Record: Massachusetts, USA - Grafton, (http://ma-vitalrecords.org) (Reliability: 2).