MERRIAM, George b. 19 Jan 1803 Worcester, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States d. 22 Jun 1880 Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States: Merriam Family Tree

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1803 - 1880 (77 years)

Name	MERRIAM, George [1]
Born	19 Jan 1803	Worcester, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States
Gender	Male
Accomplishments	1832	Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States
	CO-FOUNDER With brother Charles MERRIAM (I5750) was co-founder of G & C Merriam Company; a publishing company in Springfield, Massachusetts. *In 1847 the company published the first Merriam-Webster Dictionary.*
Occupation	Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States
	PRINTER - PUBLISHER
Died	22 Jun 1880	Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States
Buried	Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States [2]
Person ID	I5749	SEQUOIA
Last Modified	9 Sep 2021

Father	MERRIAM, Dan, b. 21 Sep 1771, Mendon, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States , d. 21 Nov 1823, Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States (Age 52 years)
Mother	CLAPP, Thirza, b. 19 May 1781, Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States , d. 14 Jul 1871, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States (Age 90 years)
Alt. Marriage	31 Jan 1802	Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States [3]
Married	28 Feb 1802	Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States
Family ID	F3750	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 LITTLE, Abigail Willis, b. 6 May 1808, New Braintree, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States , d. 31 Jan 1841, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States (Age 32 years)

Alt. Marriage 13 Apr 1828 Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States [3]

Intention to marry

Married May 1828 New Braintree, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States [3]

Children

	1. MERRIAM, George Dan, b. Jun 1829, Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States , d. 7 Feb 1832, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 2 years)
	2. MERRIAM, John Fiske, b. Aug 1830, Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States , d. 26 Jun 1836, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 5 years)
	3. MERRIAM, Charles Edward, b. Nov 1831, d. 24 Mar 1836, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 4 years)
	4. MERRIAM, Hannah Little, b. 22 Jan 1835, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States , d. 31 Jul 1927 (Age 92 years)
	5. MERRIAM, Henry Martyn, b. Sep 1838, d. 4 Apr 1839, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 0 years)

Last Modified 24 Jan 2015

Family ID F1478 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 FISKE, Abigail, b. 28 Feb 1812, New Braintree, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States , d. 14 Oct 1875, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States (Age 63 years)

Married 31 Mar 1842

Children

	1. MERRIAM, George Spring, b. 13 Jan 1843, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States , d. 22 Jan 1914, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States (Age 71 years)
+	2. MERRIAM, James Fiske, b. 2 May 1845, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States , d. Jul 1918 (Age 73 years)
	3. MERRIAM, Edward Fiske, b. 5 May 1847, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States , d. 26 Aug 1896, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States (Age 49 years)
+	4. MERRIAM, Susan Raymond, b. 5 Apr 1849, New Braintree, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States , d. 9 Aug 1937, Great Neck, Nassau Co, New York, United States (Age 88 years)
	5. MERRIAM, Abigail Little, b. 6 Jun 1851, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States , d. 4 Mar 1874, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States (Age 22 years)
	6. MERRIAM, Celia Campbell, b. 27 Jun 1855, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States , d. May 1933 (Age 77 years)

Last Modified 30 Sep 2012

Family ID F2094 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 19 Jan 1803 - Worcester, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States
	Alt. Marriage - Intention to marry - 13 Apr 1828 - Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States
	Married - May 1828 - New Braintree, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States
	Accomplishments - CO-FOUNDER With brother Charles MERRIAM (I5750) was co-founder of G & C Merriam Company; a publishing company in Springfield, Massachusetts. *In 1847 the company published the first Merriam-Webster Dictionary.* - 1832 - Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States
	Occupation - PRINTER - PUBLISHER - - Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States
	Died - 22 Jun 1880 - Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States
	Buried - - Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States

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Photos

Photo: MERRIAM, George, b 19 Jan 1803
Illustration from King's Handbook of Springfield, Published in Springfield, MA 1884

Histories

MASSACHUSETTS: A brief biography of MERRIAM, George b 19 Jan 1803
Excerpt from: Personal Memoirs Related to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams, Editors,, Vol. II, New York, LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 1910

Sources

[S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), pages 180, 304 (616). (Reliability: 3).
[S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=merriam&GSfn=george&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=21&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=53848705&df=all& (Reliability: 2).
[S910] VITAL Record: Massachusetts, USA - Brookfield, (http://ma-vitalrecords.org) (Reliability: 2).