MERRIAM, Gordon Phelps^[1]

1899 - 1999

• Name	MERRIAM, Gordon Phelps  [2]
  Born	29 Jul 1899	Lexington, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	South Bristol, Lincoln Co, Maine, United States   [1]
  Died	16 Feb 1999	Damariscotta, Lincoln Co, Maine, United States   [1]
  Buried	Pemaquid(Bristol), Lincoln Co, Maine, United States   [3]
  	Harrington Meeting House Cemetery (New section across from meeting house)
  Person ID	I60945	SEQUOIA
  Last Modified	3 May 2019

  
  

  Father	MERRIAM, Edward Porter,   b. 22 Nov 1869, Charlestown, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 21 Jul 1932, Gilford, Belknap Co, New Hampshire, United States
  Mother	GOODWIN, Grace Elsie,   b. 21 Sep 1870, Lexington, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	5 Sep 1894	Lexington, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States
  Family ID	F10195	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	BRANDT, Eunice Wilbur,   b. 1 Oct 1903, Binghamton, Broome Co, New York, United States ,   d. 1964, , , New York, United States   [1]
  Married	1926  [1]
  Divorced	1934  [1]
  Children	> 01. MERRIAM, John Goodwin,   b. 27 Mar 1933, Lausanne, , , Switzerland ,   d. 30 Sep 2009, Ottawa Hills, Lucas Co, Ohio, United States
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F10196	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	BRIGGS, Roberta Hill,   b. 6 Aug 1902, , , Maine, United States ,   d. 9 Apr 1977, Bremen, Lincoln Co, Maine, United States   [1]
  Married	Yes, date unknown  [1]
  Children	> 01. MERRIAM, Eleanor Phelps   02. MERRIAM, Ralph Cummings,   b. 1945,   d. 18 May 1965, South Bristol, Lincoln Co, Maine, United States   03. MERRIAM, Geraldine Cummings,   b. 1947,   d. 25 Oct 1977, South Bristol, Lincoln Co, Maine, United States
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F10197	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	SMITH, Mary Bean,   b. 16 Nov 1907, , , Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 4 Apr 1980, Damariscotta, Lincoln Co, Maine, United States   [1]
  Married	9 Jul 1977	, , Maine, United States   [4]
  Last Modified	3 May 2019
  Family ID	F10198	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 4	DOELL, Helen Brooks,   b. 3 May 1912,   d. 27 Mar 2004, , , Maine, United States   [1]
  Married	1 Sep 1980	, , Maine, United States   [5]
  Last Modified	3 May 2019
  Family ID	F10199	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Jul 1899 - Lexington, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, United States Residence - - South Bristol, Lincoln Co, Maine, United States Married - 9 Jul 1977 - , , Maine, United States Married - 1 Sep 1980 - , , Maine, United States Died - 16 Feb 1999 - Damariscotta, Lincoln Co, Maine, United States Buried - - Pemaquid(Bristol), Lincoln Co, Maine, United States  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Photo: MERRIAM, Gordon P, b 29 Jul 1899 Photo taken circa 1930s or 1940s (thumbnail version).
  		Photo: MERRIAM, Gordon P, b 29 Jul 1899 Photo taken circa 1930s or 1940s
  		Photo: MERRIAM, Gordon P, b 29 Jul 1899 Photo taken circa 1930s or 1940s
  		Photo: Merriam House, Lexington, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Known as Sunnyslope and located on Meriam Street, the estate was originally the property of Charles C. Goodwin. Ownership then passed to his daughter Grace (Goodwin) Merriam and Edward P. Merriam. It was torn down in 1937.

  
  

  Documents

  RETIREMENT NOTICE: MERRIAM, Gordon Phelps: d.16 Feb 1999 24 Jun 1949 Press release announcing the retirement of Gordon Phelps Merriam after 23 years of Government Service. Courtesy of Eleanor Merriam Kuniholm and Peter I. Kuniholm.

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone: MERRIAM, Gordon Phelps; d. 16 Feb 1999 Photo by Richard Merriam; 5/24/2015

  
  

  Histories		Obituary: MERRIAM, Gordon P, b 29 Jul 1899 Courtesy of Chris Merriam
  		MASSACHUSETTS: A brief biography of Gordon P. Merriam From Americana, Volume 13, 1919, American Historical Society, New York, New York.

  
  

• Sources

  [S565] Personal Knowledge of: MERRIAM, Chris (Reliability: 2). [S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), page 421 (1082). (Reliability: 3). [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136918189 (Reliability: 2). [S403] MARRIAGE Record: Maine, USA, (familysearch.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCJ5-KLS (Reliability: 2). [S403] MARRIAGE Record: Maine, USA, (familysearch.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCJY-ZWW (Reliability: 2).