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Dorothy (Brooks) Hunt (1685 - 1774)

Dorothy Hunt formerly Brooks aka Meriam
Born in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 24 Mar 1705 (to 10 Dec 1750) in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Wife of — married 26 Dec 1751 in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 88 in Concord, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

Dorothy Brooks was born at Concord, Massachusetts on October 15, 1685, daughter of Noah and Dorothy (Potter) Brooks. [1]

She married first, Joseph Meriam Jr. on March 24, 1705. [1] Joseph was born at Concord on August 20, 1676, son of John and Mary (Cooper) Meriam. [2] [3] [4]

Joseph died at Concord December 10, 1750 at the age of 74 [1] [5]

His widow Dorothy Meriam made her will on December 18, 1757, bequeathing to her daughters Dorothy wife of Joseph Adams, and Mary wife of Simon Hunt, and to her sons Joseph of Grafton, Samuel, Nathan, and Josiah. [2] [6]

After his death, the widow Dorothy Meriam married John Hunt at Concord on December 26, 1751, as his second wife. [1] [7] [8]

John died in Concord May 3, 1765, [7] [1] and is buried in the Old Hill Burying Ground at Concord. [9]

The widow Dorothy Hunt died May 28, 1774 at the age of 87 and is also buried in the Old Hill Burying Ground. [1] Her inscription reads: : Here lies Buried ye Body of Mrs. Dorothy Hunt Relict of Mr. John Hunt formerly the wife of Mr. Joseph Meriam who departed this life May 28th 1774 In the 88th Year of her age. Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.[10]

Research notes

Concord Births

MERIAM, Joseph, s. John and Mary, Aug. 20, 1677. (p. 20)
BROOKS, Dorothy, d. Noah and Dorothy, Oct. 15, 1685. (p. 34)
MERIAM, Nathan, s. Joseph and Dorothy, May 12, 1720. (p. 99)
MERIAM, Josiah, s. Joseph and Dorothy, Feb. 13, 1725-6. (p. 115)
MIRIAM, Dorothy, d. Joseph and Dorothy, Apr. 5, 1706. (p. 65)
MIRIAM, Joseph, s. Joseph and Dorothy, Sept. 16, 1709. (p. 73)
MIRRIAM, Samuel, s. Joseph and Dorothy, Aug. 26, 1712. (p. 80)
MIRYAM, Mary, d. Joseph and Dorothy, July 5, 1707. (p. 68)

Concord Marriages

MIRIAM, Joseph, and Dorothy Brookes, Mar. 24, 1705. (p. 65)
MERIAM, Dorothy, Mrs. and Mr. John Hunt, Dec. 26, 1751. (p. 184)
Meriam, Josiah, and Lydia Wheeler, June 17, 1746. (p. 165)
Meriam, Nathan, and Abigial Wheeler jr., Jan. 11, 1742. (p. 153)
Meriam, Samuel, and Jerusha Brooks, Mar. 17, 1741. (p. 152)
Meriam, Samuel, and Esther Wheeler, Dec. 21, 1749. (p. 156)

Concord Deaths

MERIAM, Joseph, h. Dorothy, Dec. 10, 1750 a. 74 y. (p. 171)
HUNT, Dorithy, w. Mr. John, May 28, 1774 [in her 88th yr. GS]. (p. 224)
HUNT, John, h. Dorothy, May 3, 1765 [in his 92d yr. GS]. (p. 206)
Meriam, Josiah, Apr. 23, 1809, a. 81 y. (p. 330)
Meriam, Nathan, Mr., Nov. 11, 1782, a. 65 y. [a. 63 y. GS] CH (p. 417)
Meriam, Samuel, May 4, 1769, in his 57th y. GR1 (p. 433) [1]

Entered by Chris Hoyt, 1 April 2012.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Concord Massachusetts Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town
  2. 2.0 2.1 Pope, Charles H. Merriam Genealogy in England and America: Including the "Genealogical Memoranda" of Charles Pierce Merriam, the Collections of James Sheldon Merriam, Boston, Masschusetts, 1906
  3. Hudson, Charles. History of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Geneologies, Houghton Mifflin, 1913
  4. Records of Littleton, Massachusetts, Patriot Press, Concord, Massachusetts, 1900
  5. Find A Grave Memorial# 22551350
  6. Case 15050:p. 1-  : Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
  7. 7.0 7.1 Stearns, Ezra S. History of the Town of Rindge, New Hampshire, from the Date of the Rowley Canada Or Massachusetts Charter, to the Present Time, 1736-1874: With a Genealogical Register of the Rindge Families, Press of G. H. Ellis, 1875
  8. Hunt, W. L. G., compiled by T. B. Wyman Jr., Genealogy of the Name and Family Hunt, John Wilson & Son, Boston, Massachusetts, 1862/3
  9. Find A Grave Memorial# 95370253
  10. Find A Grave Memorial# 22550482 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22550482<




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Brooks-7189 and Brooks-2423 appear to represent the same person because: These two are the same. One has an estimated date only and says so in the profile. Merge needed to clear out redundant profile.
posted by Tim Brooks
Brooks-7189 and Brooks-2423 are not ready to be merged because: I think Dorothy's husband Joseph is actually the son of Joseph Sr. and Sarah "Jenkins" and I need to correct first, this once I research the details. Will complete the merge after I straighten him out. UGH!

Chris

posted by Chris Hoyt

Rejected matches › Dorothy (Futrell) Brooks

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