Susanna (Gleason) Merriam (abt.1716-abt.1788)

Susanna Merriam formerly Gleason aka Meriam

Born about 3 Jan 1716 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Daughter of Thomas Gleason IV and Susanna (Haven) Gleason

Sister of Mercy (Gleason) Streeter, Thomas Gleason V, James Gleason, Ruth (Gleason) Haven, Elizabeth (Gleason) Streeter, Experience (Gleason) Aldrich, Nathaniel Gleason, Comfort Gleason, Esther Gleason and Elijah Gleason

Wife of Joshua Merriam — married 12 Nov 1733 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Mother of Joshua (Merriam) Meriam Jr, Susannah (Meriam) Eddy, Ruth (Merriam) Burnett, Lydia (Merriam) Gleason, James Merriam, Martha (Merriam) Conant and Asa Merriam

Died about 1 Oct 1788 at about age 72 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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1 Biography
2 Excerpt from Genealogy of Thomas Gleason
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgements

Biography

Susanna Gleason was born on 3 Jan 1716, in Oxford, Massachusetts Bay to Thomas Gleason, 18, and Susanna Haven, 16. She married Joshua Merriam on 12 Nov 1733, in her hometown. They had 10 children in 20 years. She died on 1 Oct 1788, in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA at the age of 72.

Excerpt from Genealogy of Thomas Gleason

"SUSANNAH GLEASON, 5 (Thomas, 4 Thomas, 3 Thomas, 2 Thomas, 1 ) b. Oxford, Jan. 3, 1716; m. Nov. 12, 1733, Joshua, son of John and Mary (Wheeler) Merriam, who was b. in Oxford ; bp. Feb. 22, 1708. He d. at N. Gore, June 7, 1784. She d. Oct. 1, 1788.

Children : All born in Oxford, Mass.

491. i. Joshua Merriam, b. Aug. 18, 1734 -1784.

492. ii. Susanna Merriam, b. Oct. 23, 1736- 1803; m. Samuel Eddy of Ward.

493. in. Ruth Merriam, b. Feb. 4, 1739 -1806; m. Mch. 26, 1765, Henry Burnett of Warwick.

494. iv. John Merriam, b. Mch. 31, 1741 ; d. Nov. 28, 1761.

495. v. Mercy Merriam, b. July 5, 1743; d. 1799.

496. vi. Lydia Merriam, b. July 26, 1745-1838 ; m. Mch. 17, 1767,

497. vii. James Merriam, b. Nov. 30, 1747-1804.

498. viii. Mary Merriam, b. Mch. 2, 1750; d. Nov. 24, 1768.

499. ix. Martha Merriam, b. June 30, 1752; m. Asa Conant of Warwick; d. Mch. 12, 1812.

500. x. Asa Merriam, b. Oct. 21, 1754-1795; m. Apr. 18, 1788, Mary Lincoln of Warwick.^[1]

Sources

↑ Genealogy of the des. Of Thom. Gleason of Watertown, p. 78, 79

American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
Ancestry Family Trees
Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850
Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Merriam genealogy in England and America, by Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918; Merriam, Charles Pierce, 1856-; Dickinson, C. E. Gildersome-; Merriam, James Sheldon, 1829-, Published 1906, p. 67-68. https://archive.org/stream/merriamgenealogy00pope#page/94/mode/2up
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Gleason-240 created through the import of Ancestors of Lynn E Nelson.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by JaAnna Nelson.

Thanks to Ann Johnson for starting this profile.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susanna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susanna: