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MERRIAM, John Clark

Male 1829 - 1884  (54 years)


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  • Name MERRIAM, John Clark   [1
    Born 14 Nov 1829  Lexington, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 29 Aug 1830  Lexington, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Education Columbia College grammar School, College bourbon 
    Occupation mechanical engineer 
    Died 24 Feb 1884  Brooklyn, Kings Co, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Edgell Grove Cemetery, Framingham, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • "He was educated in Pris; fitted for college at Columbia College Grammar School; graduated at College Bourbon in 1847, as mechanical engineer. Was with the Amoskeag Manufacturing Co. of Manchester, N.H., building engines. Editor of Granite State Farmer at one time; of the American Engineer 1858-1860. Was first lieutenant and quartermaster in the 53d N.Y. Volunteer Infantry, september 1861; later engineer-in-chief of the Department of North Carolinea, and afterward in Gen. Banks's command in Texas, till about the close of the war. He was in 1868 superintendent of Metallic Art Works in Boston. Spent from 1873 to 1880 in Italy"
    Person ID I5744  SEQUOIA
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2022 

    Father MERRIAM, Joseph,   b. 6 Apr 1805, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1832, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Mother CLARK, Emily,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Aft 15 Dec 1828  Weston, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Intention to marry
    Family ID F3734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 PIKE, Lydia A F,   b. Abt 1837, , , Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1872  (Age ~ 34 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1854  , Providence Co, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
    +1. MERRIAM, Florence Clark,   b. 15 Aug 1855, Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1900, Lakeville, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F5228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 LITTLE, Mary,   b. Abt 1839, , , , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 24 Feb 1872  Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2018 
    Family ID F5229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Nov 1829 - Lexington, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 29 Aug 1830 - Lexington, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Nov 1854 - , Providence Co, Rhode Island, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Feb 1872 - Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Feb 1884 - Brooklyn, Kings Co, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Edgell Grove Cemetery, Framingham, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • 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 176, 301 (608). (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S608] VITAL Record: Massachusetts, USA - Lexington, (http://ma-vitalrecords.org) (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S193] DEATH Record: New York, USA, (familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WS2-69J (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192213409/john-clark-merriam (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S890] VITAL Record: Massachusetts, USA - Weston, (http://ma-vitalrecords.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZ5-D5V (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S518] MARRIAGE Record: Rhode Island, USA , (familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8KJ-F1D (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S205] MARRIAGE Record: Massachusetts, USA, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N48M-WH3 (Reliability: 2).