MERRIAM, Ezekiel Rice b. 26 Feb 1830 Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States d. 22 Aug 1901 Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States: Merriam Family Tree

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1830 - 1901 (71 years)

Name	MERRIAM, Ezekiel Rice [1]
Alt. Birth	6 Feb 1830 [2]
Born	26 Feb 1830	Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States
Gender	Male
Military Service	Civil War: Corporal, Co 'B' 91st Illinois Inf. Regiment [3, 4]
Residence	Aug 1850	Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States [5]
	Mechanic
Residence	Jul 1860	, Henderson Co, Illinois, United States [6]
	Farmer
	Twp. 9w4n
Residence	Jul 1870	, Henderson Co, Illinois, United States [7]
	Farmer
	Twp. 9w4n
Residence	Jun 1880	Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States [8]
	Plater
Residence	Jun 1900	Hartford, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States [9]
	Inspector in Brass Factory
Died	22 Aug 1901	Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States [2]
Buried	West Cemetery, Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States [10]
Person ID	I5833	SEQUOIA
Last Modified	17 Oct 2021

Father	MERRIAM, Salmon Todd, b. 17 Apr 1802, Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States , d. 1 Sep 1857 (Age 55 years)
Mother	RICE, Minerva, b. 2 Sep 1804, d. 19 Nov 1866, Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States (Age 62 years)
Married	15 Feb 1826
Family ID	F4067	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	MERRIAM, Mary E (Wife of Ezekiel), b. Abt 1840, , , Wisconsin, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
Last Modified	26 Jul 2019
Family ID	F18838	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 CROSBY, Nancy E, b. 26 Feb 1833, New Britain, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States , d. Yes, date unknown

Married 28 Feb 1851

Alt. Marriage 30 Apr 1851 Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States [11]

Children

	1. MERRIAM, Susan, d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. MERRIAM, Albert C, b. Mar 1852, , , Connecticut, United States , d. 2 Aug 1938, , Thayer Co, Nebraska, United States (Age ~ 86 years)
+	3. MERRIAM, Ada M, b. Abt 1854, , , Connecticut, United States , d. 1874 (Age ~ 20 years)
+	4. MERRIAM, Sarah E, b. Jul 1857, , , Illinois, United States , d. 1916 (Age ~ 58 years)
+	5. MERRIAM, Jr Ezekiel Rice, b. 8 Dec 1859, , Hardin Co, Illinois, United States , d. 1934 (Age 74 years)
+	6. MERRIAM, Salmon, b. Oct 1860, Raritan, Henderson Co, Illinois, United States , d. 1933 (Age ~ 72 years)
	7. MERRIAM, Elizabeth, b. Apr 1863, , , Illinois, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	8. MERRIAM, Nancy, b. Abt 1864, , , Illinois, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
+	9. MERRIAM, William, b. 11 Jan 1867, Kirkwood, Warren Co, Illinois, United States , d. 8 Mar 1911, Holyoke, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, United States (Age 44 years)

Last Modified 24 May 2020

Family ID F6590 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 3	COLT, Adeline Eliza, b. Mar 1842, Harwinton, Litchfield Co, Connecticut, United States , d. 28 May 1937, , Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States (Age ~ 95 years)
Married	Abt 1900 [12]
Last Modified	26 Jul 2019
Family ID	F18839	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 26 Feb 1830 - Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States
	Residence - Mechanic - Aug 1850 - Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States
	Alt. Marriage - 30 Apr 1851 - Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States
	Residence - Farmer - Jul 1860 - , Henderson Co, Illinois, United States
	Residence - Farmer - Jul 1870 - , Henderson Co, Illinois, United States
	Residence - Plater - Jun 1880 - Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States
	Residence - Inspector in Brass Factory - Jun 1900 - Hartford, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States
	Died - 22 Aug 1901 - Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States
	Buried - - West Cemetery, Meriden, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States

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		PHOTO: MERRIAM, Ezekiel Rice; d. 22 Aug 1901 Photo courtesy of Karen Joy Young Hanneman
		PHOTO: MERRIAM, Ezekiel Rice: d. 22 Aug 1901 Ezekiel Rice MERRIAM funeral photo courtesy of Karen Joy Young Hanneman

Sources

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[S553] DEATH Record: Connecticut, USA, (www.FamilySearch.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F78T-S38 (Reliability: 2).
[S360] CIVIL WAR RECORD - United States of America, NARA Publication Title: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Illinois. (Reliability: 2).
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[S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10579629/ezekiel-merriam (Reliability: 2).
[S554] MARRIAGE Record: Connecticut, USA, (www.FamilySearch.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7R-957G (Reliability: 2).
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