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MERRIAM, Cyrus

Male 1793 - 1873  (80 years)


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  • Name MERRIAM, Cyrus   [1
    Alt. Birth 14 Jan 1793  Brandon, Rutland Co, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Born 14 Jul 1793  Brandon, Rutland Co, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Oct 1873  Putnam, Muskingum Co, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I5773  SEQUOIA | Branch - MERRIAM, Cyrus - 14 Jul 1793
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2021 

    Father MERRIAM, Deacon David Sr,   b. 28 Jan 1760, Concord, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1849, Brandon, Rutland Co, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother FOSTER, Phebe,   b. 29 Apr 1764, Ashburnham, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1794, Brandon, Rutland Co, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Married 21 Nov 1782  Ashburnham, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F2021  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family TUPPER, Catherine Huldah,   b. 5 Jan 1803, Marietta, Washington Co, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1882, , Muskingum Co, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1825 
    Children 
    +1. MERRIAM, Phebe Foster,   b. Jul 1828,   d. 30 Apr 1918, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 89 years)
    +2. MERRIAM, George Douglass,   b. 11 Aug 1830, , , Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1865  (Age 35 years)
    +3. MERRIAM, Martha Tupper,   b. 16 Aug 1832, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1887, Bloomington Twp, Muscatine Co, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     4. MERRIAM, Edward Tupper,   b. 3 May 1836, , , Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1923, Springfield Twp, Muskingum Co, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     5. MERRIAM, Charles Albert,   b. Nov 1838, , , Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1920, , Muskingum Co, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years)
     6. MERRIAM, Henry Howard,   b. 12 Jan 1841, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1899, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2012 
    Family ID F4296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Birth - 14 Jan 1793 - Brandon, Rutland Co, Vermont, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Jul 1793 - Brandon, Rutland Co, Vermont, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Oct 1873 - Putnam, Muskingum Co, Ohio, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, Ohio, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Histories
    OHIO: Excerpt from the papers of Thomas L Gray cregarding Cyrus Merriam's participation in the Ohio Underground Railroad.
    OHIO: Excerpt from the papers of Thomas L Gray cregarding Cyrus Merriam's participation in the Ohio Underground Railroad.
    Cyrus Merriam's house had been a stop on the route that ran from Deavertown, OH to Putnam, OH. He is also listed as a conductor in the Wilbur H. Siebert letters held by the Ohio State Historical Society.
    OHIO: Additional excerpt (page 2) from the papers of Thomas L Gray cregarding Cyrus Merriam's participation in the Ohio Underground Railroad.
    OHIO: Additional excerpt (page 2) from the papers of Thomas L Gray cregarding Cyrus Merriam's participation in the Ohio Underground Railroad.
    Cyrus Merriam's house had been a stop on the route that ran from Deavertown, OH to Putnam, OH. He is also listed as a conductor in the Wilbur H. Siebert letters held by the Ohio State Historical Society.

  • 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 156, 259 (511). (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S433] BIRTH Record: Vermont, USA , (www.familysearch.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQV-H9FC (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S367] VITAL Record: Vermont, USA 1760-1954, (www,familysearch.org).

    4. [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=merriam&GSiman=1&GScid=44167&GRid=6170403& (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S456] Personal Knowledge of: MERRIAM-CUTTING, Kit, (Kit Cutting, Administrator - Genealogist (http://www.MerriamFamilyTree.org) - Email: KitCutting@MerriamFamilyTree.org), Pope Book did not provide location of marriage - Kit Cutting lists Ashburnham, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S610] VITAL Record: Massachusetts, USA - Ashburnham , (http://ma-vitalrecords.org/), http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Worcester/Ashburnham/Images/Ashburnham_M138.shtml (Reliability: 2).