John
Merrill
Born in Methuen, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Abel Merrill
and Sarah (Bodwell) Merrill
Brother of
Sarah (Merrill) Swan, Mary (Merrill) Keyes, Phebe (Merrill) Barker, Anne (Merrill) Stevens, Elizabeth (Merrill) Bowers, Enoch Merrill and Susanna (Merrill) Hildreth
Husband of
Hannah Dodge
— married
about Apr 1751 in Methuen, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Judith (Merrill) Dustin
Died
at about age 39
in Methuen, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Sep 2010
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Biography
John Merrill was born in 1716 to Abel Merrill and Sarah Bodwell.[1]
John married Mary Hibbard on 30 September 1742 in Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.[2]
John and Mary had four children[1]:
- Sarah - born 28 Mar 1743, married Peter Harris
- Jonathan - born 27 Aug 1744
- Mary - born 30 Mary 1747, and died young
- Mary - born 30 June 1749, married Stephen Currier in 1768
John married Hannah Dodge on 5 April 1752 in Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.[3]
John and Hannah had three additional children[1]:
- John - born 19 Nov 1751, died 28 Mar 1828
- Judith Merrill
- Joseph - born 27 Oct 1756, died 1772
John died in 1756.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Merrill, Samuel. A Merrill memorial : an account of the descendants of Nathaniel Merill, an early settler of Newbury, Massachusetts. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1928. Pages 212 and 293.
- ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, citing Digital film/folder number: 007723075; FHL microfilm: 000823676, FamilySearch Record: Q28V-1XZ4 (accessed 20 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BN-PSV9-B Image number 00182.
- ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, citing Digital film/folder number: 007723075; FHL microfilm: 000823676, FamilySearch Record: Q28V-13W9 (accessed 20 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BN-PSV4-5 Image number 00154.
- FamilySearch Person: LZPC-NLN
- Merrill, Samuel. A Merrill Memorial, An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill (Cambridge, Mass., 1928) Vol. 1, P. 293 #162
Acknowledgements
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