Born in Harpswell, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Walter (Merryman) Merriman II
and Elizabeth (Webber) Merriman
Sister of
James Merryman, Samuel Meryman, Sarah Webber Merriman, Waitstill Merryman, Nancy (Merryman) Miller, Ruth (Merryman) Curtis, Thomas Merryman, Rhoda (Merryman) Curtis, Joseph Merriman and Benjamin Merryman
Wife of
John Curtis
— married
6 Dec 1796 in Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, Massachusetts, United States
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 86
in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Mar 2021
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Biography
Miriam was born in 1776. She was the daughter of Walter Merryman and Elizabeth Webber.
- "Miriam, the Daughter of Walter Meryman Junior & his wife, was baptized 2 June 1776" [1]
- "John Curtis & Miriam Meryman, were married Dec. 6 1796" [2]
She passed away 28 Feb 1863.
Sources
- ↑ The Records of the Congregational Church of Christ in Harpswell, Samuel Eaton, Bowdoin College Collection, p.27 https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/109681569
- ↑ The Records of the Congregational Church of Christ in Harpswell, Samuel Eaton, Bowdoin College Collection, pt.2 p. 15 https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/109681569
- Birth Record, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4W5-Y9N : 14 January 2020), Meriam Merryman, 1776.
- Marriage Record, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSY9-MYPZ : 14 January 2020), Miriam Meryman in entry for Jno. Curtis, 1796.
- Death Record, "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-1BBS : Tue Oct 03 19:10:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Miriam Curtis, 1863.
- Genealogical Quarterly Magazine, Records of Harpswell, Eben Putnam, 1902, v3, p.80, https://archive.org/details/genealogicalqua00putngoog/page/n94/mode/1up
- Walter Merryman of Harpswell, Maine, and his descendants, by Sinnett, Charles N, p75, https://archive.org/details/waltermerrymanof00sinn/page/75/mode/1up
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