Grave has been located flag male ancestor  Joseph  MERRIAM

  (b. 29 March 1704 Lynn, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 24 August 1752 Meriden, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Joseph MERRIAM was born 29 March 1704 in Lynn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Joseph MERRIAM was the child of John MERRIAM   and   Rebecca SHARP and the grandchild of: (paternal)  William MERRIAM and Elizabeth BREED (maternal)  Nathaniel SHARP and Rebecca MARSHALL

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Joseph  married  Deborah ROYCE 18 July 1729 in Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Deborah ROYCE  was born 30 July 1709 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA.  Deborah died 12 August 1761 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.  Deborah was the child of Samuel ROYCE and Hannah BENEDICT.

Joseph MERRIAM died 24 August 1752 in Meriden, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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Joseph MERRIAM married Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Deborah ROYCE-- Date: 18 July 1729 Place: Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Deborah ROYCE was the child of Samuel ROYCE and Hannah BENEDICT




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birth1704 Birth
29 March 1704
Lynn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1729 Marriage / Partner
Joseph MERRIAM and Deborah ROYCE 18 July 1729, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

He was 25 years old.
1732 Birth of Child
Joseph MERRIAM was born 20 November 1732, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Joseph was 28 years old.
Joseph MERRIAM - Grave  Inscription: in his 49th year. Loving Friends behold My body turned to dust O now prepare for death For follow me you must
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Inscription:
in his 49th year. Loving Friends behold My body turned to dust O now prepare for death For follow me you must

Meeting House Cemetery Meriden New Haven County Connecticut, USA

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death1752 Death
24 August 1752
Meriden, Crown Colony of Connecticut

He died at the age of 48.

Joseph is buried at: Meeting House Cemetery Meriden New Haven County Connecticut, USA
Added: 9/19/2016 3:11:19 PM - Updated: 3/20/2025 11:46:40 AM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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