Lydia (Wheeler) Meriam (1724 - 1802)

Born 5 Oct 1724 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Josiah Meriam — married 17 Jun 1746 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 30 Aug 1802 at age 77 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Lydia Wheeler, daughter of Timothy and Abigail (Munroe) Wheeler, was born at Concord, Massachusetts on October 5, 1724 and died there on August 30, 1802. She married June 17, 1746, Josiah Merriam, born at Concord on February 13, 1726/7, son of Joseph and Dorothy (Brooks) Merriam. He died April 23, 1809. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Her husband Josiah, yeoman of Concord, wrote his will on February 19, 1799 and on June 14, 1809, son Joseph was granted Administration. ^[4] In it he left bequests to:

• wife Lydia
• son Joseph, executor
• son Josiah
• son Timothy
• daughter Lydia Wheeler
• daughter Sarah Wheeler
• daughter Elizabeth Hall
• grand daughter Anna Hoar ^[4]

Children

1. Lydia born May 1, 1747 ^[1] ; married Phineas Wheeler. ^{[2] [3]}
2. Mary born September 2, 1749; died June 17, 1754. ^{[1] [2] [3]}
3. Rebecca born September 12, 1751; died June 18, 1754. ^{[1] [2] [3]}
4. Sarah born April 19, 1753 ; married Noah Wheeler on July 30, 1776. ^{[1] [2] [3]}
5. Josiah born June 27, 1755 ^[1] ; married first Mary Brown on August 6, 1778; married second Rebecca Weston of Lincoln, intention published September 14, 1815 at Concord; married third Mary Kingsbury of Boston, intention published March 22, 1823. ^{[1] [2] [3]}
6. Timothy born September 29, 1757 ; died Sept 17, 1835; married Huldah Darling. ^{[2] [3]}
7. Anna born April 10, 1760 ^[1] ; married Isaac Hoar. ^{[2] [3]}
8. Oliver born April 10, 1762 ; died September 18, 1784. ^{[1] [2] [3]}
9. Elizabeth born July 13, 1764 ^[1] ; married Thomas Hall of Cambridge, on October 5, 1785. ^{[1] [2] [3]}
10. Rebecca born December 18, 1765. ^{[1] [2] [3]}
11. Joseph born July 22, 1767 ^[1] ; died March 23, 185; married Lucy Wheeler of Lincoln, intention at Concord on September 13, 1799. ^{[1][2] [3]}

Research notes

Concord Births

MERIAM, Josiah, s. Joseph and Dorothy, Feb. 13, 1725-6. (p. 115)

WHEELER, Lydia, d. Timothy and Abigail, Oct. 5, 1724. (p. 113)

MERIAM, Anna, d. Josiah and Lydia, Apr. 10, 1760. (p. 203)

MERIAM, Elizabeth, d. Josiah and Lydia, July 13, 1764. (p. 218)

MERIAM, Joseph, s. Josiah and Lydia, July 22, 1767. (p. 226)

MERIAM, Josiah, s. Josiah and Lydia, June 27, 1755. (p. 190)

MERIAM, Lydia, d. Josiah and Lydia, May 1, 1747. (p. 169)

MERIAM, Mary, d. Josiah and Lydia, Sept. 2, 1749. (p. 177)

MERIAM, Oliver, s. Josiah and Lydia, Apr. 10, 1762. (p. 212)

MERIAM, Rebekah, d. Josiah and Lydia, Sept. 12, 1751. (p. 181)

MERIAM, Sarah, d. Josiah and Lydia, Apr. 19, 1753. (p. 187)

MERIAM, Timothy, s. Josiah and Lydia, Sept. 29, 1757. (p. 197)

Concord Marriages

WHEELER, Lydia, and Josiah Meriam, June 17, 1746. (p. 165)

MERIAM, and Noah Wheeler, July 30, 1776. (p. 241)

MERIAM, Josiah, and Mary Brown, Aug. 6, 1778. (p. 242)

MERIAM. Josiah, and Rebecca Weston, of Lincoln, int. Sept. 14, 1815. (p. 389)

MERIAM, Josiah Jr. and Mary Kingsbury, of Boston, int. Mar. 22, 1823. (p. 390)

MERIAM, Anna, and Isaac Hoar, and Nov. 1, 1781. (p. 252)

MERIAM, Elizabeth, and Thomas Hall, of Cambridge, Oct. 5, 1785. (p. 255)

MERIAM, Joseph, and Lucy Wheeler, of Lincoln, int. Sept. 13, 1799. (p. 386)

Concord Deaths

MERRIAM, Josiah, Apr. 23, 1809, a. 81 y. (p. 330)

MERRIAM, Lydia, w. Josiah, Aug. 30, 1802 [a. 78 y. GS]

MERIAM, Mary, d. Josiah and Lydia, June 17, 1754. (p. 183)

MERIAM, Rebekah, d. Josiah and Lydia, June 18, 1754. (p. 183)

MERIAM, Oliver, s. Josiah and Lidia, Sept. 18, 1784 [in his 23rd yr. GS]. (p. 245) ^[1]

Entered by Chris Hoyt, Mar 31, 2012

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14} Tolman, George, Vital Records of Concord Massachusetts 1635-1850 , Thomas Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1895
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} Wheeler, Albert G., The Genealogical and Eencyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America, Page 1, Issue 594 Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy 1914
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11} Merriam Charles P., Merriam Genealogy in England and America: Including the "Genealogical Memoranda" of Charles Pierce Merriam, the Collections of James Sheldon Merriam, Etc., James Sheldon Merriam Publ. England Charles H. Pope, 1906, p. 75-77
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Case 15090: p. 1-12: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB536/i/14464/15090-co2/38330757