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Merriam Family Tree
Genealogy Pages
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 1845 - 1918 (73 years)
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| Name |
MERRIAM, Zimron Blodgett [1, 2] |
| Born |
16 Jan 1845 |
Cobourg, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
Civil War: SGT. Co 'E' 94th New York Inf. Regiment [3] |
| Residence |
1870 |
Hounsfield, Jefferson Co, New York, United States [4] |
| Died |
20 Sep 1918 |
Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, United States [5] |
| Buried |
Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, Jefferson Co, New York, United States [6] |
| Notes |
- Zimron Blodgett Merriam
Zimron Merriam led anything but a tranquil life. Only a short while after his birth in Cobourg, Ontario in 1845, he and his mother moved to the Watertown, NY area as a consequence of his mother's strained relationship with his father, Johnson Merriam. Then, at the youthful age of 16, Zimron's mother died and he was left without parents, his father having died when Zimron was only 8. In the same year of his mother's death, his new country found itself embroiled in a Civil War and Zimron decided to enlist in the Army.
Zimron participated in many major Civil War battles including the battles at Cedar Mountain, Rappahannock River, Bull Run, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and the Battle of Shenanodoah Valley. In 1864, while still in the Union Army, Zimron married Esther DesMore.
Later that same year, Zimron was captured and taken to the infamous Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia. After being imprisoned for some 5 months, Zimron was paroled and hospitalized in Maryland. He suffered from many post-Andersonville aliments including loss of his teeth.
Here is a link to a YouTube video about the Andersonville Civil War Prison. Courtesy of Bill Curtis by way of Kit Cutting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&fbclid=IwAR35OTm5X6rnn_15OkYy7MmUroies-6ouew_6gVdRfLY3ayi44fcjcwg-Tg&v=ObjTUaFzEVw&feature=youtu.be
In 1865, Zimron returned to active duty, only to be struck by a rifle shot. He survived the wound and received a medical discharge. Zimron returned to the Watertown area where he worked the balance of his life as a carpenter/joiner. He earned an excellent reputation at his craft and his services became in constant demand.
But a harsh destiny had more in store for Zimron. His wife Esther died in 1888 as an aftermath of delivering their eleventh child. In 1893, Zimron married Augusta Smyth, but once again destiny struck and his second wife died in 1914, after having borne him four children. Zimron married again in 1917, but succumbed to a fatal heart attack in 1918.
By Don Merriam, grandson of Zimron Merriam
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| Person ID |
I1145 |
SEQUOIA |
| Last Modified |
10 Mar 2022 |
| Father |
MERRIAM, Johnson, b. 30 Jul 1788, Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States , d. 30 Dec 1853, Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years) |
| Mother |
TOWNE, Thankful, b. 2 Sep 1819, Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Mar 1861, Brownville, Jefferson Co, New York, United States (Age 41 years) |
| Married |
1 Jun 1841 |
Haldimand Twp, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada |
| Family ID |
F392 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
DESMORE, Esther, b. 29 Mar 1847, Dexter, Jefferson Co, New York, United States , d. 10 May 1888, Dexter, Jefferson Co, New York, United States (Age 41 years) |
| Married |
7 Mar 1864 |
| Children |
| | 1. MERRIAM, Walter B, d. 20 Oct 1898, Brownville, Jefferson Co, New York, United States |
| + | 2. MERRIAM, Ida Esther, b. 16 May 1866, Dexter, Jefferson Co, New York, United States , d. 30 Nov 1954 (Age 88 years) |
| + | 3. MERRIAM, Addie Elmira, b. 16 Sep 1868, Pamelia, Jefferson Co, New York, United States , d. 25 Jan 1955 (Age 86 years) |
| | 4. MERRIAM, Myrtle A, b. 22 Mar 1871, , , New York, United States , d. 5 Apr 1871 (Age 0 years) |
| + | 5. MERRIAM, Lucy Elena, b. 6 Jul 1872, Dexter, Jefferson Co, New York, United States , d. 26 Sep 1958, Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, United States (Age 86 years) |
| + | 6. MERRIAM, William J, b. 12 Feb 1875, , , New York, United States , d. 1948, Brownville, Jefferson Co, New York, United States (Age 72 years) |
| + | 7. MERRIAM, Walter Zimron, b. 16 Jul 1877, Dexter, Jefferson Co, New York, United States , d. 12 Apr 1930, Caughdenoy, Oswego Co, New York, United States (Age 52 years) |
| | 8. MERRIAM, Edwin Blodgett, b. 27 Mar 1880, Dexter, Jefferson Co, New York, United States , d. 21 Nov 1958, Evans Mills, Jefferson Co, New York, United States (Age 78 years) |
| + | 9. MERRIAM, Maud Mae, b. 8 Jul 1882, Dexter, Jefferson Co, New York, United States , d. 5 Sep 1964, Gouverneur, St Lawrence Co, New York, United States (Age 82 years) |
| | 10. MERRIAM, Edith, b. 7 Jan 1885, , , New York, United States , d. 10 Feb 1885 (Age 0 years) |
| | 11. MERRIAM, Given Name ? (Son Of Zimron Blodgett), b. Mar 1887, d. Mar 1887 (Age ~ 0 years) |
| | 12. MERRIAM, Ernie, b. 10 Mar 1888, , , New York, United States , d. 21 Aug 1888 (Age 0 years) |
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| Last Modified |
16 Apr 2021 |
| Family ID |
F400 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
TRYON, Augusta M, b. 21 Sep 1861, , , Pennsylvania, United States , d. 24 Apr 1914, Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, United States (Age 52 years) |
| Married |
4 Jul 1893 |
Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, United States [1] |
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| Children |
| | 1. MERRIAM, Chester D, b. Jun 1894, d. 27 Aug 1894, Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, United States (Age ~ 0 years) |
| + | 2. MERRIAM, Charles Edward, b. 30 May 1897, Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, United States , d. 16 Mar 1964, Rochester, Monroe Co, New York, United States (Age 66 years) |
| | 3. MERRIAM, Jessie D, b. 20 May 1899, , , New York, United States , d. 5 Oct 1989, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, Ohio, United States (Age 90 years) |
| | 4. MERRIAM, Clara G, b. 24 Jan 1902, d. 4 Mar 1998, Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, United States (Age 96 years) |
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| Last Modified |
30 Sep 2012 |
| Family ID |
F401 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 3 |
DAMON, Elizabeth Marion, b. 1873, Orwell, Oswego Co, New York, United States , d. 23 Dec 1927, Nampa, Canyon Co, Idaho, United States (Age 54 years) |
| Residence |
1917 |
Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, United States |
| Elizabeth Marion Squires lived at 226 Goodale St and Zimron Blodgett Merriam lived at 223 Goodale St at the time of their marriage. |
| Married |
12 Jul 1917 |
Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, United States [7] |
| Last Modified |
19 Nov 2019 |
| Family ID |
F402 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 16 Jan 1845 - Cobourg, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - 1870 - Hounsfield, Jefferson Co, New York, United States |
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 | Married - 4 Jul 1893 - Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, United States |
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| Residence - Elizabeth Marion Squires lived at 226 Goodale St and Zimron Blodgett Merriam lived at 223 Goodale St at the time of their marriage. - 1917 - Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, United States |
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| Married - 12 Jul 1917 - Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, United States |
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| Died - 20 Sep 1918 - Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, United States |
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 | Buried - - Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, Jefferson Co, New York, United States |
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| Documents |
 | OBITUARY: MERRIAM, Zimron Blodgett; b. 16 Jan 1845, d. 20 Sep 1918
Obituary for Zimron B. Merriam courtesy of Andy Stewart.
Watertown Daily Times. Watertown, New York, (volume 2), September 21, 1918, page 11, column 3. Image made available by New York State Historic Newspaper, a digital newspaper collection; accessed 15 April 2021. |
| Histories |
 | ONTARIO: Brief Outline of the History of the Merriam Family
This history is written by Justus Merriam from recollections of his father Johnson Merriam's account of the Merriam family coming from Connecticut USA to Northumberland Co., Ontario Canada. Copied as it was written, spelling and genealogy mistakes and all.
AR Merriam printed this book in 1934 for family members. His grandson Paul Merriam owns the original handwritten book. |
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| Sources |
- [S41] Personal Knowledge of: MERRIAM, Don.
- [S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), Lines of descent missing from Pope (319) back of book (Reliability: 3).
- [S34] PENSIONS: Veterans, USA - Civil War and Later, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHZ9-2WG (Reliability: 2).
- [S13] 1880 CENSUS: New York, USA, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8N4-971 (Reliability: 2).
Name was spelt Zimmerman Merriam
- [S193] DEATH Record: New York, USA, (familysearch.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGF5-1CCF (Reliability: 2).
- [S142] WEBSITE: Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140262469/zimron-blodgett-merriam (Reliability: 2).
- [S45] MARRIAGE Record: New York, USA, (www.familysearch.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVGB-K8B (Reliability: 2).
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