Ebenezer
Merriam
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin Merriam
and Rachel (Morse) Merriam
Brother of
Rachel (Merriam) Marsh [half]
Husband of
Margaret (Jefferson) Merriam
— married
about 1769 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Daniel Merriam and George Merriam
Died before
before age 39
in Paxton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jun 2014
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Biography
Ebenezer was born on February 17th, 1751 to Benjamin Merriam and Rachel Morse.
He married Margaret Jefferson and they had the following children:
Ebenezer's will was probated on May 4th, 1790 so he passed away before this date.
Sources
- Baldwin Thomas W., complier, Et al., Vital Records of Mendon Massachusetts: to the Year 1850 (Boston, Mass: Wright & Potter Printing Company, 1920), page 126.
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (13 July 2016), Worcester > Mendon > Births, marriages, deaths 1643-1835 > image 134 of 428; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
- Charles Henry Pope, Merriam Genealogy in England and America: Including the "Genealogical Memorand" of Charles Pierce Merriam, the Collections of James Sheldon Merriam, etc. (Boston, Mass.: Charles H. Pope, 1906), page 78.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ebenezer by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ebenezer:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ebenezer by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ebenezer:
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