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Asa Merry (1770 - 1837)

Asa Merry
Born in Martha's Vineyard, West Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Americamap
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Husband of — married 23 Jul 1794 in Farmington, Franklin, Mainemap
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Died at age 67 in New Vineyard, Franklin, Maine, United Statesmap
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Biography

Asa Merry was born on January 01, 1770 in Martha's Vineyard, West Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. His parents were David Merry and Eunice Chase. He married Sally Bartlett on July 23, 1794 Together they had 11 children:

  1. Jonathan Merry
  2. Catherine Merry
  3. Asa Merry
  4. David Merry
  5. Charles Merry
  6. Joseph Merry
  7. Benjamin Merry
  8. Eunice Merry
  9. David Merry
  10. Sally Merry
  11. William Merry

He died on February 17, 1837 in New Vineyard, Franklin, Maine, United States

Burial: Mantor Cemetery Franklin County, Maine, USA

Sources

  • "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F46F-XBQ : 4 December 2014), Asa Merry and Sally Bartlett, 23 Jul 1794; citing Farmington, Franklin, Maine, reference Vol 1 pg 1; FHL microfilm 10,865.
  • "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH24-49D : accessed 30 June 2017), Asa Merry, New Vineyard, Somerset, Maine, United States; citing p. 548, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 12; FHL microfilm 218,683.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81756985/asa-merry: accessed 14 April 2023), memorial page for Asa Merry (1 Jan 1770–17 Feb 1837), Find a Grave Memorial ID 81756985, citing Mantor Cemetery, Franklin County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Rosemarie Robson (contributor 50188319).
  • "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-TYSW : 16 March 2018), Asa Merry, 1837; citing Industry, Franklin, Maine, United States, Fish Brook Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,091.
  • A history of the town of Industry, Franklin County, Maine, from the earliest settlement in 1787 down to the present time by Hatch, William Collins. Page 741-2




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