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John Merrill (1737 - 1797)

John Merrill
Born in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Husband of — married 6 Sep 1770 in Andover, Essex, MAmap
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Died at age 59 in Atkinson, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
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Biography

John was born on 15 August 1737 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was the son of Abel Merrill (1698-1783) and Ruth (Kelly) Merrill (1704-1781).[1][2]


John married Mary Emerson Stevens on 17 September 1761 in Hampstead, New Hampshire.[3][4]

John died at age 59 on 11 January 1797, and is buried in Atkinson Cemetery in Atkinson, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    Citing Birth, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009725.
    FamilySearch (accessed 27 January 2022)
    FamilySearch Image Image number 00117
    John Merrill birth 15Aug1737 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
  2. ↑ Merrill Memorial: Merrill, Samuel, 1855-1932; A Merrill memorial : an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts; Pub: 1983; Volume 1; Page 268 https://archive.org/details/merrillmemoriala01merr/page/268/mode/2up?view=theater
  3. ↑ Merrill Memorial: Merrill, Samuel, 1855-1932; A Merrill memorial : an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts; Pub: 1983; Volume 2, Page 376 https://archive.org/details/merrillmemoriala02merr/page/376/mode/2up?
  4. ↑ Marriage: "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
    Citing , , New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,284.
    FamilySearch (accessed 27 January 2022)
    John Merrell marriage to Mary Stevens on 17 Sep 1761 in New Hampshire.
  5. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35644127/john-merrill : accessed 27 January 2022), memorial page for John Merrill (15 Aug 1737–11 Jan 1797), Find A Grave: Memorial #35644127, citing Atkinson Cemetery, Atkinson, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Paul M. Noyes (contributor 46923082).
  • 1. Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988
  • 2. Sanborn, Melinde Lutz. Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1638-1840. Salem, MA, USA: Essex County.
  • New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, Town Death Records, 1620-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.




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Merrill-2368 and Merrill-3993 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate
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Rejected matches › John Franklin (Merrill) Merrell (1750-1838) › Jonathan Morrill (1735-)

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