John Merriam (1752 - abt. 1802)

Born 26 Jun 1752 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Huldah (Royce) Merriam — married 4 Sep 1777 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut

Husband of Susannah (Johnson) Sherwood — married 11 Jul 1787 in Wallingford,conn

Descendants

Died about 1802 at about age 49 in Percy twp,northumberland,on,Canada

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Biography

John Merriam was born 26 Jun 1752 Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, He is the son of Jesse Merriam and Mary^[1].

Soldier in revolutionary war. In 1775 the "Lexington Alarm" was heard in Meridian, and both John Merriam and Phineas Hough answered the call.^[2] They were part of the 4000 men from Connecticut who answered the call to go to the aid of Lexington at the start of the revolutionary war. However, the men returned home after 6 days since the battle had ended before they arrived.

John Merriman married Hulda (Royce) Hough in 1777,^[3] the widow of Phineas Hough. Phineas Hough Jr. at age 31 yrs. died while serving in the military during the American Revolution on August 01 ,1776. John Merriam was a close friend of the Hough family.

John and Huldah had 3 children:

• Huldah Merriam b March 6, 1779 m Anadeus Bottsford
• Mary Merriam b April 28, 1781 m John Grover in Canada
• Anna Merriam b Dec 4, 1783 m Thomas M Spaulding in Canada

Hulda Royce Hough Merriam died in July 06,1786. Her estate was left to her children from her marrage to Phineas Hough. After she died John married Susannah Johnson, widow of Justus Johnson. They had 3 children, born in Meridian:

• Johnson Merriam b about 1785(?)
• Susannah Merriam b about 1787(?) m Kinney
• Sally Merriam b about 1790(?) m Kroger^[4]

In 1792 John moved his family to Percy, Canada because he did not like the new government in the USA. He moved with his brother,James and their families. He passed away in 1802. ^[5]

"John was a schoolmaster, well educated and a good businessman"^[6]

Sources

<Merriam family papers- a copy is in his images.>>

• Molly en, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Molly and others.

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F745-9D3 : 7 January 2020), John Merriam, 1752.
2. ↑ Sign in Meridian "Meridian. Lexington Alarm. Captain John couch, responding to hostilities with the British at Lexington, left this area April 23, 1775, commanding the Meridian militia. John Allen ....Phineas Hough.....John Merriman...
3. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1M-XW7W : 21 September 2019), John Merriman, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143426.
4. ↑ MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA by Pope. John Merriam, person 144, page 120. https://archive.org/details/merriamgenealogy00pope/page/120/mode/2up
5. ↑ Entered by Molly en, Aug 13, 2011
6. ↑ Pope