Born in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Cole
and Esther (Clap) Cole
Wife of
Benjamin Merritt
— married
31 Jul 1814 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Mother of
Priscilla Merritt, Mary Cole (Merritt) Bowker, Hannah Chandler (Merritt) Norwell, Nancy Ann (Merritt) Hersey, Benjamin Merritt Jr. and Edwin Merritt
Died
at age 78
in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Descendant of Mayflower passengers Thomas Rogers and Richard Warren.
Sally was born in 1787. She is the daughter of Charles Cole and Esther Clap.
On July 31, 1814, in Scituate, Benjamin Merritt married Sally Cole.[1]
Sources
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5N7-997 : 14 January 2020), Salley Cole, 1787.
- "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWVL-7BN : 2 March 2021), Sally Merritt, 23 May 1866; citing So. Scituate, Massachusetts, v 193 p 333, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,188.
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