Lucy (Meriam) Hosmer (1749 - 1804)

Born 7 Aug 1749 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Amos Hosmer — married 22 Nov 1776 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 23 Feb 1804 at age 54 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Lucy Meriam was born at Concord, Massachusetts on August 7, 1749, daughter of Nathan Meriam and Abigail Wheeler. ^[1][2]

She married Amos Hosmer on November 22, 1776 at Concord. ^[2] He was born at Concord on June 18, 1734, son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Hosmer. ^{[1] [3]}

From 1780 to 1803, Amos Hosmer was on the tax list at New Ipswich, New Hampshire. ^[3]

Lucy died at age 54 in Concord on February 23, 1804. ^{[1] [3]}

After her death, Amos married second on April 11, 1806, Sarah Hosmer. ^{[1] [3]}

Lt. Amos Hosmer died at Concord on November 2, 1810. ^{[1] [4]}

Children

1. Amos born on June 11, 1777; died June 3, 1842 at New Ipswich; married Lydia Haynes of Sudbury, Massachusetts on October 22, 1805 ^[1]; resided at Billerica. ^{[3] [5]}
2. Nathaniel born December 3, 1780^[1] ; died in 1784. ^[3]
3. Asa born on September 17, 1782; died October 15, 1844. ^[1][3]
4. Rebecca born February 7, 1784^[1]; buried December 2, 1810, aged 26.^[3]
5. Nathaniel/Nathan born on October 22, 1785; died on October 9, 1805, aged 25. ^{[1] [3]}
6. Ephraim born on June 29, 1787 ^[1]; died on March 9, 1866; married Lucy Parks of Lincoln, Massachusetts. ^[3]
7. Sarah/Sally born on September 17, 1789. ^{[1] [3]}
8. Betsy born on January 18, 1792; died January 31, 1831aged 39; married Ebenezer Conant on December 6, 1812. ^{[1] [3]}

Source notes

Concord Births

MERIAM, Lucy, d. Nathan and Abigail, Aug. 7, 1749. (p. 177)

HOSMER, Amos, s. Nathaniel and Elisabeth, June 28, 1734. (p. 136)

Nathan Hosmer Son of Amos Hosmer and Lucy his wife was Born Decemr ye 3d 1780. (p. 250)

Hosmer, Ephraim, s. Lt. Amos and Lucy, June 29, 1787. (p. 245)

Hosmer, Nathan, s. Amos and Lucy, Dec. 3, 1780. (p. 250)

Hosmer, Rebecca, d. Lt. Amos and Lucy, Feb. 7, 1784. (p. 245)

Hosmer, Nathan, s. Lt. Amos and Lucy, Oct. 22, 1785. (p. 245)

Hosmer, Asa, s. Amos and Lucy, Sept. 17, 1782. (p. 250)

Hosmer, Sally, d. Amos and Lucy, Sept. 17, 1789. (p. 275)

Hosmer, Betsy, d. Amos and Lucy, Jan. 18, 1792. (p. 275)

Concord Marriages

MERIAM, Lucy, Mrs., and Mr. Amos Hosmer, Nov. 22, 1776. (p. 241)

HOSMER, Amos, Mr., and Mrs. Lucy Meriam, Nov. 22, 1776. (p. 241)

HOSMER, Amos, and Sarah Hosmer, Apr. 11, 1806. (p. 366)

Hosmer, Amos Jr., and Lydia Haynes, of Sudbury, int. Apr. 19, 1805. (p. 387)

Hosmer, Betsy, and Ebenezer Conant, Dec. 6, 1812. (p. 369)

Hosmer, Ephraim, and Lucy Parks, of Lincoln, int. Oct. 17, 1817. (p. 389)

Concord Deaths

HOSMER, Lucy, w. Lt. Amos, Feb. 23, 1804 a. 54 y. CR] (p. 326)

HOSMER, Amos, Lt., h. [Sarah. See footnote.], Nov. 2, 1810 [a. 74 y. CR] (p. 331)

Hosmer, Nathan, s. Lt. Amos, Oct. 9, 1805 [a. 25 y. CR] (p. 327)

Hosmer, Asa, Oct. 15, 1844, a. 62 y. REG (p. 410)

Conant, Betsy, w. Ebenr, Jan. 31, 1831, a. 39 y. (p. 346) ^[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} Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Pope, Charles H. Merriam Genealogy in England and America: Including the "Genealogical Memoranda" of Charles Pierce Merriam, the Collections of James Sheldon Merriam, 1906 p. 75
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} Hosmer, George L. Hosmer Genealogy; descendants of James Hosmer who Emigrated in 1635 and settled in Concord, Massachusetts, Technical Composition Co., Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1928. p. 43: 63
4. ↑ DAR.org
5. ↑ Vital Records of Sudbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1903