Gurdon
Merchant
Sr.
Born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Merchant
and Sarah (Gilbert) Booth
Brother of
Agnes (Merchant) Fine, John Merchant, Sarah (Merchant) Gilbert, Hezekiah Booth [half], Anna (Booth) Curtis [half], Helkiah Booth [half], Phoebe Booth [half], Abel Booth [half], Abijah Booth [half], Setas Silas Booth [half] and Angus Booth [half]
Husband of
Eleanor (Chauncey) Merchant
— married
9 Dec 1747 in Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Ann (Merchant) Bartram, Sarah Merchant, Chauncey Merchant, John Merchant, Eleanor Merchant, Gurdon Merchant II, Joel Marchant and Enoch Marchant
Died
at age 45
in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Apr 2015
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Biography
Burial Unknown
His will is dated 23 October 1770 and proved on 23 October 1770 in Fairfield.[1]
His inventory was dated 27 December 1770 in Redding and recorded in Fairfield.[2]
Sources
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 17-18, 1767-1776”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-Y5QT : 25 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627294, image 185-186, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 17, 1767-1776, Page 344-345.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 17-18, 1767-1776”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-Y57C : 25 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627294, image 207-208, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 17, 1767-1776, Page 388-390.
- Gurdon Marchant, Sr (1725-1770) on Find A Grave: Memorial #163861677 retrieved 29 June 2018
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. Fairfield, Page 29.
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