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MERRIAM, Major Abijah

Male 1777 - 1852  (75 years)


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  • Name MERRIAM, Abijah   [1
    Prefix Major 
    Born 2 Mar 1777  Dedham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Property 30 Jan 1810  Framingham, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    owned a tract of woodland which he sold 
    Died 10 Jul 1852  West Roxbury, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I5409  SEQUOIA
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2021 

    Father MERRIAM, Nathaniel,   b. 16 Apr 1737, Lexington, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1810, Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother MERRIAM, Lucy ? (Wife Of Nathaniel),   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Bef 1768 
    Family ID F3867  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family COBURN, Caty,   b. Abt 1783, Dedham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1859, West Roxbury, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Married 21 Nov 1805 
    Children 
     1. MERRIAM, Catherine,   b. 21 Sep 1806, Roxbury (Boston), Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1871, Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    +2. MERRIAM, Abijah Seaver,   b. 1 Oct 1808, Roxbury (Boston), Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1877, Milton, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. MERRIAM, William,   b. 16 Aug 1810, Roxbury (Boston), Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1885  (Age 75 years)
    +4. MERRIAM, Charles H,   b. 11 Dec 1812, Roxbury (Boston), Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1886, Milton, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     5. MERRIAM, Rebecca G,   b. 1818, Roxbury (Boston), Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1856, West Roxbury, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     6. MERRIAM, Louisa,   b. 1821, Roxbury (Boston), Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1823, Roxbury (Boston), Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     7. MERRIAM, Samuel,   b. Jun 1824, Roxbury (Boston), Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1824, Roxbury (Boston), Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     8. MERRIAM, Francis,   b. 1825, Roxbury (Boston), Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1855, Roxbury (Boston), Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F3994  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Mar 1777 - Dedham, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - owned a tract of woodland which he sold - 30 Jan 1810 - Framingham, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Jul 1852 - West Roxbury, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), pages 100, 155 (231). (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S236] BIRTH Record: Massachusetts, USA, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NZ-NQQ (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=merriam&GSfn=abijah&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=153555838&df=all& (Reliability: 2).