Aaron Brooks (Merriam) Meriam (1806 - 1879)

Born 5 Dec 1806 in Mason, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Aug 1879 at age 72 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Aaron is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Oswego, New York.^[1]

Parentage, birth, and marriage from Pope.^[2]

Census and Residence

In 1850 Aaron and his family were living in Oswego, NY ^[3]
A B Merriam, M, 40, born in New Hampshire
Hannah Merriam, F, 30, born in New York
Ada Merriam, F, 7, born in New York
Jno Merriam, M. 5, born in New York
Mary Merriam, F, 1, born in New York

In 1865, the family was still in Oswego, NY. ^[4]
Aaron B Merriam, Head, Male, 58
Hannah M Merriam, Wife, Female, 43
John W Merriam, Son, Male, 19
Mary W Merriam, Daughter, Female, 15
Chas A Merriam, Son, Male, 14
Alfred P Merriam, Son, Male, 6

By 1870, the family had moved to Atlanta, Fulton, GA, where Aaron was a lumber dealer.^[5]
A B Merraim, 60
A M Merraim, 45
Alfred Merraim, 11

Probate

His will was admitted to probate on 1 September 1879 in Fulton County, Georgia. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 March 2020), memorial page for Aaron Brooks Merriam (5 Dec 1806–31 Oct 1879), Find A Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #139970566, citing Riverside Cemetery, Oswego, Oswego County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Tammy (contributor 47722436).
2. ↑ Pope, Charles Henry, James Sheldon Merriam, Charles Pierce Merriam, and C. E. Gildersome-Dickinson. 1906. Merriam genealogy in England and America: including the "genealogical memoranda" of Charles Pierce Merriam, the collections of James Sheldon Merriam, etc. Boston: Pope. Aaron Brooks Merriam Page 286
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC13-S51 : 28 February 2020), A B Merriam, Oswego city, Oswego, New York, United States; citing family 383, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-69D3 : 10 March 2018), Aaron B Merriam, District North, Ward 03, Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 31, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3S-GRV)
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. Georgia, Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992 (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=USProbateGA&h=54193 ). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Georgia County, District and ProbateCourts.

See also:

• There is an extensive record for Aaron in The Merriam Family Tree web site; available here: ([1]). He is Person #I5710 in this database. This database also includes records for Aaron's mother and father (and children).