Daniel Merriam (1771 - 1823)

Born 21 Sep 1771 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Thirza (Clapp) Merriam — married 28 Feb 1802 (to 1823) in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Biography

MERRIAM, Dan {281}, printer b: 21 Sep 1771 Mendon, Worcester, MA d: 21 Nov 1823

Married CLAPP, Thirza b: 19 May 1781 Brookfield, Worcester, MA d: 14 Jul 1871 Springfield, Hampden, MA m: 28 Feb 1802 Mother: ROSS, Azubah Father: CLAPP, Elijah

Children-

1. MERRIAM, George {616}, publisher b: 19 Jan 1803 Worcester, Worcester, MA d: 22 Jun 1880 Springfield, Hampden, MA

2.MERRIAM, Dorothy Sumner b: 22 Nov 1804 Paxton, Worcester, MA d.um: 20 Feb 1874 Springfield, Hampden, MA #: MERR73

3. MERRIAM, Charles {617}, publisher b: 21 Nov 1806 W. Brookfield, Worcester, MA d: 09 Jul 1887

4. MERRIAM, William {618} b: 15 Jan 1809 W. Brookfield, Worcester, MA

5. Lewis Merriam (1811-1892) {619} b: 07 May 1811 W. Brookfield, Worcester, MA

6. MERRIAM, Homer {620} b: 07 May 1811 W. Brookfield, Worcester, MA

7. MERRIAM, Harriet Newell b: 15 Sep 1815 W. Brookfield, Worcester, MA d.um: 16 Sep 1841

8. MERRIAM, Mary Cutler, "an accomplished teacher" b: 23 Dec 1817 W. Brookfield, Worcester, MA d.um: 30 Nov 1896

9. MERRIAM, Edwin b: 04 May 1820 W. Brookfield, Worcester, MA d: 04 Aug 1821

Sources

(http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dav4is/ODTs/MERRIAM.shtml#MERR72)

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 November 2020), memorial page for Dan Merriam (1771–21 Nov 1823), Find a Grave Memorial no. 130424615, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, West Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).

Dan Merriam is Person #281 in the Pope book, Merriam Genealogy in England and America. There is an extensive, more than one-page, biography there. The 1906 edition of this source is available at The Internet Archive ([archive.org]).