flag male ancestor  John  MERRIAM

  (b. 25 April 1671 Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 11 October 1754 Meriden, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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John MERRIAM was born 25 April 1671 in Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony

John MERRIAM was the child of William MERRIAM   and   Elizabeth BREED and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph MERRIAM and Sarah GOLDSTONE

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John  married  Rebecca SHARP 23 May 1694 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rebecca SHARP  was born 26 March 1671 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA.  Rebecca died 30 April 1751 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA.  Rebecca was the child of Nathaniel SHARP and Rebecca MARSHALL.

John MERRIAM died 11 October 1754 in Meriden, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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John MERRIAM married flag female ancestor Rebecca SHARP-- Date: 23 May 1694 Place: Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Rebecca SHARP was the child of Nathaniel SHARP and Rebecca MARSHALL




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birth1671 Birth
25 April 1671
Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1694 Marriage / Partner
John MERRIAM and Rebecca SHARP 23 May 1694, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 years old.
1704 Birth of Child
Joseph MERRIAM was born 29 March 1704, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

John was 32 years old.
marriage1729 Marriage of Child
Joseph MERRIAM married 18 July 1729, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA to Deborah ROYCE
1751 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rebecca SHARP died 30 April 1751, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA
1752 Death of Child
Joseph MERRIAM died 24 August 1752, Meriden, Connecticut, USA

John was 81 years old.
death1754 Death
11 October 1754
Meriden, Crown Colony of Connecticut

He died at the age of 83.
Added: 9/19/2016 3:19:18 PM - Updated: 9/19/2016 3:20:41 PM
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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