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Merriam Family Tree
Genealogy Pages
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 1746 - 1815 (68 years)
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| Name |
MERRIAM, Ebenezer [1] |
| Born |
13 Apr 1746 |
Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Legal |
Jan 1777 |
Farmington, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States [3] |
| TREASON, accused of |
- "Ebenezer Merriam and Rev. James Nichols, both of Farmington (the part which is New Bristol), were each arrested and accused of High Treason against the State of Connecticut at the adjourned time of the Surperior Court (Hartford, Jan 1777). Both were accused of persuading one Robert Jerome to join the British Army. But in each case the grand jury failed to find a true violation of law and they went free."
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| Residence |
Cheshire, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States |
| Residence |
Abt 1779 |
Halifax, , Nova Scotia, Canada [1] |
- He removed to Halifax, Nova Scotia in the company of Rev. Mr Andrews, an Episcopal minister, and others of his parishioners, at the close of the American Revolution.
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| Died |
23 Feb 1815 |
Pictou, Pictou Co, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Person ID |
I5245 |
SEQUOIA |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2019 |
| Father |
MERRIAM, Ebenezer, b. 26 Mar 1718, Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States , d. Bef Dec 1752 (Age 34 years) |
| Mother |
BLAKESLEY, Hannah, b. Abt 1700, d. Aft 1751 (Age ~ 52 years) |
| Married |
6 Jun 1739 |
Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States [4] |
- Wedding ceremony officiated by Mr. Stiels.
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| Family ID |
F1799 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
ROWE, Rebecca, b. 29 Jun 1750, Farmington, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States , d. Bef 11 Sep 1817, Salmon River, , Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 67 years) |
| Married |
9 Oct 1767 |
Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States [5] |
| Children |
| + | 1. MERRIAM, Daniel, b. 30 Nov 1768, Cheshire, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States , d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 2. MERRIAM, Joseph, b. 21 Jan 1771, Cheshire, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States , d. 18 Sep 1840, Lubec, Washington Co, Maine, United States (Age 69 years) |
| + | 3. MERRIAM, Rebecca, b. 29 Sep 1773, Bristol, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States , d. 1 Jun 1849, , , Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 75 years) |
| + | 4. MERRIAM, Rizpah, b. 1779, , , Connecticut, United States , d. 1 Sep 1866, Scots Bay, Kings Co, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 87 years) |
| + | 5. MERRIAM, Ebenezer, b. 13 Jan 1781, d. 18 Aug 1852 (Age 71 years) |
| | 6. MERRIAM, Anson, b. 17 Aug 1783, New Haven, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States , d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 7. MERRIAM, Hannah, b. 29 Oct 1786, , , Connecticut, United States , d. 26 Jun 1873, Portland, Cumberland Co, Maine, United States (Age 86 years) |
| | 8. MERRIAM, Robert, b. 1792, , , Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 15 Nov 1815, Londonderry, Colchester Co, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 23 years) |
| | 9. MERRIAM, William, b. 1796, d. 25 Dec 1818, Douglas, Pictou Co, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 23 years) |
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| Last Modified |
30 Sep 2012 |
| Family ID |
F3546 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 13 Apr 1746 - Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States |
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| Married - 9 Oct 1767 - Wallingford, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States |
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 | Legal - TREASON, accused of - Jan 1777 - Farmington, Hartford Co, Connecticut, United States |
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 | Residence - - Cheshire, New Haven Co, Connecticut, United States |
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 | Residence - Abt 1779 - Halifax, , Nova Scotia, Canada |
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 | Died - 23 Feb 1815 - Pictou, Pictou Co, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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| Sources |
- [S255] GENEALOGY: MERRIAM GENEALOGY IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA, Pope, Charles Henry - 1906, (Reprint compiled by John Merriam Kingsbury through Bullbrier Press - 1986), pages 61, 81 (62) (Reliability: 3).
- [S208] HISTORY: Connecticut, USA - Families of Ancient New Haven, Donald Lines Jacobus, (C. Smith, 1923).
- [S209] LIBRARY: California, USA - Los Angeles Public Library.
James Shepard- New Britain, Connecticut Researcher, April 18 1976. Notes found before the Los Angeles' Central Library burnt down in April 29, 1986 .
- [S198] WEBSITE: Dunham-Wilcox, http://www.DunhamWilcox.net/, From Barbour, 1670 - 1850 (Reliability: 3).
- [S198] WEBSITE: Dunham-Wilcox, http://www.DunhamWilcox.net/, From Barbour, 1670 - 1850 (Reliability: 3).
WALLINGFORD, NEW HAVEN CO., CT,
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