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MERRIAM, John Wesley

MERRIAM, John Wesley

Male 1839 - 1863  (24 years)

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  • Name MERRIAM, John Wesley 
    Alt. Birth Feb 1838 
    Calculated from age inscribed on headstone 
    Born 22 Feb 1839  Morristown, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Birth date calculated from age at death.
    Gender Male 
    Military Service Sep 1861  [2
    Civil War: Private, Co. A, 8th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Enlisted 23 Sep 1861. 
    Died 24 Sep 1863  Elmore, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Cause of death: Swamp Fever
    Buried Lake Elmore Cemetery, Elmore, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I60499  SEQUOIA
    Last Modified 21 Oct 2021 

    Father MERRIAM, Selden,   b. 12 Dec 1805, Groton, Grafton Co, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1877, Morrisville, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother COOK, Amanda,   b. 1810, Morristown, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1839, , Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Married 12 Oct 1828 
    Family ID F4246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Feb 1839 - Morristown, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Sep 1863 - Elmore, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lake Elmore Cemetery, Elmore, Lamoille Co, Vermont, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    PHOTO: MERRIAM, John Wesley; d. 24 Sep 1863
    PHOTO: MERRIAM, John Wesley; d. 24 Sep 1863
    Photo courtesy of Isaac Wesley Merriam

    Headstones
    Gravestone: MERRIAM, John Wesley, b Feb 1838
    Gravestone: MERRIAM, John Wesley, b Feb 1838
    Lake Elmore Cemetery in Elmore, VT. Photo by Richard D. Merriam

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] DEATH Record: Vermont, USA, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFKZ-8XP (Reliability: 2).
      Birth date calculated from age at death

    2. [S602] MILITARY: Vermont USA, Civil War database, (http://vermontcivilwar.org/), https://vermontcivilwar.org/get.php?input=23818 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14296334/john-wesley-merriam (Reliability: 2).