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MERRIAM, William Ward

Male 1830 - 1862  (31 years)


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  • Name MERRIAM, William Ward   [1
    Born 15 Sep 1830  Princeton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As MERIAM, William Ward  [2
    Education Harvard College 
    Occupation missionary 
    Died 2 Jul 1862  , , , Turkey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Murdered by bandits near Constantinople. [3]
    Buried Evangelical Church Cemetery, Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • In the alley behind the church
    Person ID I5719  SEQUOIA
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2022 

    Father MERRIAM, William,   b. 19 Nov 1794, Princeton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1834, Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Mother BINNEY, Mary,   b. 19 Jun 1798, New Ipswich, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1850, Princeton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 13 Apr 1819 
    Family ID F4020  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family DIMOND, Susan,   b. 1832, Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1862, , , , Turkey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 1 Sep 1858  Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
    +1. MERRIAM, Mary,   b. 27 Aug 1861, Phillipopolis(Plovdiv), , , Bulgaria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1950, Baldwin Park, Los Angeles Co, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2016 
    Family ID F3286  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Sep 1830 - Princeton, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Sep 1858 - Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Jul 1862 - , , , Turkey Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Evangelical Church Cemetery, Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 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 171, 292 (581). (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S205] MARRIAGE Record: Massachusetts, USA, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWRZ-DNZ (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7923632 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177564444/william-ward-meriam (Reliability: 2).