Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Deborah  ROYCE

  (b. 30 July 1709 Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut   d. 12 August 1761 Meriden, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Deborah ROYCE was born 30 July 1709 in Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Deborah ROYCE was the child of Samuel ROYCE   and   Hannah BENEDICT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Samuel ROYCE and Hannah CHURCHILL (maternal)  Thomas BENEDICT and Mary MESSENGER

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Deborah  married  Joseph MERRIAM 18 July 1729 in Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph MERRIAM  was born 29 March 1704 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA.  Joseph died 24 August 1752 in Meriden, Connecticut, USA.  Joseph was the child of John MERRIAM and Rebecca SHARP.

Deborah ROYCE died 12 August 1761 in Meriden, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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Deborah ROYCE married Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Joseph MERRIAM-- Date: 18 July 1729 Place: Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Joseph MERRIAM was the child of John MERRIAM and Rebecca SHARP




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birth1709 Birth
30 July 1709
Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
marriage1729 Marriage / Partner
Deborah ROYCE and Joseph MERRIAM 18 July 1729, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

She was 19 years old.
1732 Birth of Child
Joseph MERRIAM was born 20 November 1732, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Deborah was 23 years old.
1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph MERRIAM died 24 August 1752, Meriden, Connecticut, USA
Deborah ROYCE - Grave  Inscription: wife of Joseph Merriam, in ye 52 year of her age. Death tho Awful is but a sleep To them that Gods Commandments keep.
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wife of Joseph Merriam, in ye 52 year of her age. Death tho Awful is but a sleep To them that Gods Commandments keep.

Meeting House Cemetery Meriden New Haven County Connecticut, USA

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death1761 Death
12 August 1761
Meriden, Crown Colony of Connecticut

She died at the age of 52.

Deborah is buried at: Meeting House Cemetery Meriden New Haven County Connecticut, USA
Added: 9/19/2016 3:11:53 PM - Updated: 3/20/2025 11:46:16 AM
Did You Know?The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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