Born in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Daniel Merrill
and Susanna (Pratt) Merrill
Sister of
Daniel Merrill, Susanna (Merrill) Steele, Moses Merrill, Jonathan Merrill, Ruth Merrill, Mary Merrill, Hepzibah (Merrill) Seymour, Daniel Merrill, Israel Merrill, Mary Merrill and Hezekiah Merrill
Wife of
Joseph Shepard Jr.
— married
1740 in Hartford, Hartford, CT
Descendants 
Mother of
George Shepard Sr.
Died
at age 89
in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Apr 2016
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Biography
Research notes
- Although this profile originally had Rachel shown as the daughter of Daniel Merrill and Susannah Pratt, no record of her birth to these parents has been found. Their last recorded child was born in 1712, 10 years before Rachel's birth.
Sources
- Merrill, Samuel. A Merrill Memorial An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill (Cambridge, Mass., 1928) Vol. 1, Page 182.
- Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
- Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery *Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Find A Grave
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