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MERRIAM, Greenlief Augustus

MERRIAM, Greenlief Augustus

Male 1849 - 1908  (58 years)

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  • Name MERRIAM, Greenlief Augustus   [1
    Born 28 Oct 1849  Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Education 1870  [2
    Annapolis. Became a Lieutenant in 1881 and served in Spanish war.  
    Residence 4 Jun 1900  Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation * Naval Officer
    * Captain of the Auxiliary Cruiser USS Dixie, AD1, 4 Nov 1903.
    * Ordnance Officer Boston Navy Yard 31 Oct 1905.
    * Ordnance Officer New York Navy Yard 28 Jul 1906.
    * Captain of the Battleship USS Missouri, BB 11, 1 Jun 1907-Mid 1908.
    * Commandant of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at time of death. 
    Died 2 Sep 1908  Portsmouth, Rockingham Co, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried US Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I60287  SEQUOIA
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2021 

    Father MERRIAM, Henry Augustus,   b. 26 Jul 1816, Topsfield, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1853  (Age 37 years) 
    Mother GREGORY, Hannah Hooper,   b. 1817, Marblehead, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Feb 1904, Marblehead, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 30 Nov 1848  Marblehead, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F3351  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family BURLEIGH, Helen Louise,   b. 20 Oct 1855, Haverhill, Grafton Co, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 22 Oct 1879  Great Falls(Somersworth), Strafford Co, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. MERRIAM, Sidney Augustus Sr,   b. 14 Mar 1881, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1945, Marblehead, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    +2. MERRIAM, George Burleigh Sr,   b. 26 Jun 1886, Somersworth, Strafford Co, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1945, Pulaski, Oswego Co, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     3. MERRIAM, Margaret L,   b. Feb 1891, , , Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1964, Salem, Essex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2015 
    Family ID F13242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Oct 1849 - Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Oct 1879 - Great Falls(Somersworth), Strafford Co, New Hampshire, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 4 Jun 1900 - Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Sep 1908 - Portsmouth, Rockingham Co, New Hampshire, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - US Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Photo: MERRIAM, Greenlief Augusta b 28 Oct 1849
    Photo: MERRIAM, Greenlief Augusta b 28 Oct 1849

    Documents
    DOCUMENT: MERRIAM, Greenlief Augustus; d. 2 Sep 1908
    DOCUMENT: MERRIAM, Greenlief Augustus; d. 2 Sep 1908
    Death notice for Capt. Merriam. Courtesy of Andy Stewart

  • 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 397, 440 (1222) (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S271] NEWSPAPER: New York, USA (Reliability: 2).
      Actual Text, New York Times http://query.nytimes.

    3. [S476] 1900 CENSUS: USA, (FamilySearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3V1-YXW (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Merriam&GSiman=1&GScid=1620760&GRid=82124277& (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S205] MARRIAGE Record: Massachusetts, USA, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4WT-F2L (Reliability: 2).