MERRIAM, Lewis b. 4 Apr 1843 Houlton, Aroostook Co, Maine, United States d. 15 Oct 1923 Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States: Merriam Family Tree

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1843 - 1923 (80 years)

Name	MERRIAM, Lewis [1]
Born	4 Apr 1843	Houlton, Aroostook Co, Maine, United States [2]
Gender	Male
Military Service	Enlisted for Civil War service as a private, August 5, 1862; fought at Antietam, Gettysburg, and the Battle of the Wilderness, where he was taken prisoner and confined at Andersonville, GA. Attained the rank of Captain upon his retirement from service, June 23, 1893; promoted to the rank of Major, April 23, 1904.
Died	15 Oct 1923	Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States [4]
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co, Virginia, United States [5]
Person ID	I5937	SEQUOIA
Last Modified	27 Oct 2021

Father	MERRIAM, Lewis, b. 4 Jun 1805, New Salem, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, United States , d. 27 May 1889, Spokane, Spokane Co, Washington, United States (Age 83 years)
Mother	FOSS, Mary Ann, b. 29 Mar 1813, Oromocto, Sunbury Co, New Brunswick, Canada , d. 3 May 1880, Houlton, Aroostook Co, Maine, United States (Age 67 years)
Married	22 Feb 1834	Houlton, Aroostook Co, Maine, United States
Family ID	F4191	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family BURNHAM, Annie, b. 17 Jun 1854, Mauch Chunk(Jim Thorpe), Carbon Co, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 4 Oct 1929, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States (Age 75 years)

Married 7 Aug 1876 Fort Spokane, Lincoln Co, Washington, United States

Alt. Marriage 7 Aug 1876 Omaha, Douglas Co, Nebraska, United States [6]

Children

	1. MERRIAM, Ruth Mary, b. 1 Aug 1877, Fort Bridger, Uinta Co, Wyoming, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. MERRIAM, Henry Clay, b. 17 Dec 1879, Fort Omaha, Douglas Co, Nebraska, United States , d. 28 May 1955, San Francisco, San Francisco Co, California, United States (Age 75 years)
	3. MERRIAM, Hattie Newell, b. 15 Jun 1881, Fort Fetterman, Converse Co, Wyoming, United States , d. 21 Oct 1881, Clarksville, Montgomery Co, Tennessee, United States (Age 0 years)
	4. MERRIAM, Lewis Burnham I, b. 4 Mar 1884, Fort Niobrara, Cherry Co, Nebraska, United States , d. 9 Dec 1884, Fort Niobrara, Cherry Co, Nebraska, United States (Age 0 years)
	5. MERRIAM, Blois Burnham, b. 21 Sep 1886, Fort Spokane, Lincoln Co, Washington, United States , d. 20 Aug 1892, , , Idaho, United States (Age 5 years)
+	6. MERRIAM, Lewis II, b. 30 May 1893, Spokane, Spokane Co, Washington, United States , d. 4 Jul 1940, , San Mateo Co, California, United States (Age 47 years)

Last Modified 11 Jul 2019

Family ID F2141 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 4 Apr 1843 - Houlton, Aroostook Co, Maine, United States
	Married - 7 Aug 1876 - Fort Spokane, Lincoln Co, Washington, United States
	Alt. Marriage - 7 Aug 1876 - Omaha, Douglas Co, Nebraska, United States
	Died - 15 Oct 1923 - Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
	Buried - - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co, Virginia, United States

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Photos

Photo: MERRIAM Lewis b 4 Apr 1843
Photo Courtesy of the "Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine", George Thomas Little, Volume I, Illustrated, Lewis Historical Publishing Co, New York, 1909.

Sources

[S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), pages 241, 374 (853). (Reliability: 3).
[S348] HISTORY: Maine, USA - Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalfami00litt#page/192/mode/1up (Reliability: 2).
[S348] HISTORY: Maine, USA - Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine.
[S593] DEATH Record: District of Columbia, USA, (www.FamilySearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7YN-T4G (Reliability: 2).
[S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=merriam&GSfn=lewis&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=49259977&df=all& (Reliability: 2).
[S348] HISTORY: Maine, USA - Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine, https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalfami00litt#page/196/mode/1up (Reliability: 2).