Born in Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Daniel D. Lamb
— married
11 Nov 1817 in Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Elam Merritt Lamb and Mary Ann (Lamb) Richardson
Died
at age 34
in Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Nov 2012
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Biography
Martha was born on September 25, 1791 in Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts[1][2] and died on November 27, 1825 in Connecticut[3]. She is buried in the Forest View Cemetery, Winsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut.[4]
She married Daniel D. Lamb on November 11, 1817 in Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts[5][6][7]
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Sources
- ↑ Revised Merritt Records, compiled by Douglas Merritt , Rhinebeck, New York; Tobias A. Wright, Printer and Publisher, 1916, Page 23.
- ↑ Knect, John <KJek3@aol.com>, Email from John Knecht to Bill LoSasso dated Tuesday, October 12, 1999. It includes information about Daniel Lamb and his wife, Martha Merritt. Sources cited include the Town Clerk of Palmer, MA, "Vital Records of Palmer, Massachusetts, to 1850," published in 1905 by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Norfolk Probate District Court, and several personal letters. These letters, in turn quote several other sources.
- ↑ Connecticut Death and Burials Index, 1650-1934; FHL Film 3157
- ↑ http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial #58796333
- ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850; FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZB-15Q : accessed 25 May 2015), Daniel D. Lamb and Martha Merrit, 11 Nov 1817; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0496645 IT 2.
- ↑ Vital Records of Palmer, Massachusetts to the year 1850. Published 1905 by the New-England history genealogical society, Page 156.
- ↑ New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 November 2016, 17:38), entry for Martha Merrit(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KC71-12V); contributed by various users.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha 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 Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha 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 Martha:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Harold Templeton 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A569922 [compare], Ancestry member mrman51
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Dariann (Preston) Thomas :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Sharon (Preston) O'Toole :
MyHeritage DNA
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