Charles Merrill
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Charles Merrill (1816 - 1899)

Charles Merrill
Born in Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of Americamap
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Husband of — married 26 Jun 1838 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 82 in Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of Americamap
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Biography

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Charles Merrill was a Massachusettsan.

Charles Merrill was born on March 27, 1816, in Methuen, Massachusetts to James Merrill and Abigail Woodbury [1][2][3][4].

In 1850, Charles (age 35 - worked as a farmer) lived in Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts with his wife Lydia Poor Webster (age 29), daughter Isabel M. Merrill (age 4), daughter Sarah Merrill (age 1) and daughter Adeline Merrill (age 12 - unsure of relationship)[5].

In 1855, Charles (age 39 - worked as a farmer), lived in Methuen, with his wife Lydia (age 36), their daughter Isabell M. (age 9), their daughter Sarah A. (age 7), their daughter Harriet A. (age 4), their son Charles E. (age 4), his father James (age 69 - worked as a farmer) and his mother Abby (age 62)[6].

On May 19, 1858, Charles and Lydia gave birth to their son Joseph Merrill, in Methuen, Massachusetts[7][8].

In 1860, Charles (age 44 - worked as a laborer), lived in Methuen with his father James (age 74 - listed head of household and worked as a farmer) and his mother Abigail (age 67 - worked as a housekeeper), wife Lydia (age 40 - worked at keeping house), daughter Isabel M. (age 13), daughter Sarah A. (age 12), daughter Hattie E. Merrill (age 10), son Charles Merrill (age 5) and son Joseph (age 2)[9].

In 1865, Charles (age 49 - worked as a farmer) lived in Methuen with his wife Lydia (age 45 - worked at keeping house), their daughter Isabell M. (age 18), daughter Sarah A. (age 17), daughter Hattie A. (age 15), son Charles E. (age 10), son Eugene Merrill (age 7) and his mother Abigail Merrill (age 72)[10].

On Novemer 29, 1867, Charles and Lydia's daughter Isabella married Orlow Austin, in Salem, New Hampshire[11][12].

On June 11,1869, daughter Sarah A. (age 20) married John B. Merrill (age 22 - born in Atkinson, New Hampshire and worked as a carpenter), in Methuen[13].

In 1870, Charles (age 54 - worked as a farmer) lived with his wife Lydia (age 51), daughter Hattie (age 19 - worked in a shoe shop), son Charles (age 15 - worked on the farm) and son Joseph (age 12 - attended school)[14][15][16].

On October 21, 1880, daughter Hattie (age 30) married George W. Blanchard (age 34 - worked as a shoemaker) in Salem, New Hampshire[17].

In 1880, Charles (age 64 and worked as a farmer), lived in Methuen, with his wife Lydia (age 61 - worked at keeping house), son Joseph (age 22 - worked on the farm) and his mother Abigail (age 87 - worked at keeping house)[18].

On May 6, 1885, son Joseph E. (age 23 - worked as a farmer) married Jennie Oikle (age 24 - born in Nova Scotia and worked as a housekeeper), in Methuen[19].

On January 14, 1897, daughter Sarah Alzena Merrill, passed away of Brights Disease, in Massachusetts[20].

Charles Merrill (age 82) passed away, of Grippe, on January 13, 1899, in Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts[21][22] and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, in Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire[23].

Sources

  1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b290241-00443/2736244?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/42422147621/facts
  2. ↑ Book Title: A Merrill Memorial: An Account of the Descendants of Nathaniel Merrill, An Early Settler of Newbury
  3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2495/40143_268724__0004-00104/7077884?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/42422147621/facts
  4. ↑ Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
  5. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8054/4194725-00265/10135945?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/42422147621/facts Year: 1850; Census Place: Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 31108_4194725
  6. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/4472/images/41265_307596-00369?pId=2849253 Original data: Massachusetts. 1855–1865 Massachusetts State Census [microform]. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
  7. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6G1H-CK2?i=2108
  8. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 25 March 2020. Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.
  9. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7667/4232227_00496/394616?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/42422147621/facts Year: 1860; Census Place: Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts; Page: 491; Family History Library Film: 803498
  10. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-63X9-9XQ?i=37&cc=1410399 Original data: Massachusetts. 1855–1865 Massachusetts State Census [microform]. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts
  11. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/5241/41267_308199-02739/15729620?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/42422147621/facts “New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659–1947.” Online index and digital images. New England Historical Genealogical Society. Citing New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire.
  12. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-64JX-XM?cc=1520640 "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 29 March 2020. Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.
  13. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2511/images/41262_B139179-00245?pId=1066726722 New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
  14. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7163/4269706_00347/28464447?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/42422147621/facts Year: 1870; Census Place: Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_611; Page: 38AB; Family History Library Film: 552110
  15. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-69HW-H1Z?i=75&cc=1438024
  16. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-69HW-H1Z?cc=1438024&wc=92KS-2JJ%3A518657101%2C518914601%2C519144201 : 12 June 2019), Massachusetts > Essex > Methuen > image 76 of 94; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  17. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DHHQ-LQF?i=1713&cc=1520640 "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 29 March 2020. Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.
  18. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6742/4241705-00401/16519774?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/42422147621/facts Year: 1880; Census Place: Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 528; Page: 199A; Enumeration District: 165
  19. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2511/images/41262_b139323-00312?pId=1054136194 New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
  20. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6Q79-5LJ?i=1697 "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 25 March 2020. Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.
  21. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2101/41262_b139454-00585/4509575?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/75496806/person/42422147621/facts New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
  22. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XHBQ-NL?i=557&cc=1463156 "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 30 March 2020. Citing Secretary of State. State Archives, Boston.
  23. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213224106/charles-merrill Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213224106/charles-merrill: accessed 05 October 2022), memorial page for Charles Merrill (27 Mar 1816–13 Jan 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 213224106, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Homeboss (contributor 48489796) .




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