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MERRIAM, Charles

Male 1806 - 1887  (80 years)


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  • Name MERRIAM, Charles   [1] 
    Born 21 Nov 1806  West Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Accomplishments 1832  Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FOUNDER
    With brother George MERRIAM (I5749), 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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    PRINTER and PUBLISHER 
    Died 9 Jul 1887  Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I5750  SEQUOIA
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2021 

    Father MERRIAM, Dan,   b. 21 Sep 1771, Mendon, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1823, Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother CLAPP, Thirza,   b. 19 May 1781, Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1871, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Alt. Marriage 31 Jan 1802  Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Married 28 Feb 1802  Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3750  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 WARRINER, Sophia Eleanor,   b. 14 Jun 1808, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1858, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 12 Aug 1835  Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Intention to marry files 11 July 1835 in Springfield, MA [5]
    Children 
     1. MERRIAM, William Warriner,   b. 12 Feb 1837,   d. 30 Jan 1889  (Age 51 years)
     2. MERRIAM, Eleanor Sophia,   b. 4 Sep 1839, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1906, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +3. MERRIAM, Harriet Newell,   b. 3 May 1842,   d. 17 Jun 1917  (Age 75 years)
     4. MERRIAM, Elizabeth Warriner,   b. 9 Jul 1844, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1906  (Age 61 years)
     5. MERRIAM, Charles Lewis,   b. 4 Aug 1847, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1848, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    Last Modified 24 Apr 2019 
    Family ID F3116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 CAPEN, Rachel White,   b. 5 Apr 1824, Gaines, Orleans Co, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1899, Gloucester, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 8 May 1860  Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. MERRIAM, Ruth White,   b. 25 May 1862, , , Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1950  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2012 
    Family ID F3117  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Nov 1806 - West Brookfield, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAccomplishments - FOUNDER With brother George MERRIAM (I5749), 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 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - PRINTER and PUBLISHER - - Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Aug 1835 - Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 May 1860 - Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Jul 1887 - Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Histories
    MASSACHUSETTS: A brief biography of MERRIAM, Charles b 21 Nov 1806    		MASSACHUSETTS: A brief biography of MERRIAM, Charles b 21 Nov 1806
    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
    MASSACHUSETTS: 'Remarkable Women of the Pioneer Valley': Rachel Capen Merriam    		MASSACHUSETTS: "Remarkable Women of the Pioneer Valley": Rachel Capen Merriam

  • 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 180, 306 (617). (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S240] DEATH Record: Massachusetts, USA, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWPT-YNR (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44994883 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S910] VITAL Record: Massachusetts, USA - Brookfield, (http://ma-vitalrecords.org) (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S205] MARRIAGE Record: Massachusetts, USA, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPN1-99N (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S205] MARRIAGE Record: Massachusetts, USA, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPNT-XPX (Reliability: 2).


  

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