flag male ancestor  Benjamin  MERRIAM

  (b. 30 December 1712 Lynn, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 8 October 1778 Mendon, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Benjamin MERRIAM was born 30 December 1712 in Lynn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Benjamin MERRIAM was the child of Ebenezer MERRIAM   and   Jerusha BERRY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph MERRIAM and Sarah JENKINS (maternal)  James Thaddeus BERRY and Hannah FARRAR

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Benjamin  married  Rachel MORSE 22 June 1741 in Mendon, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rachel MORSE  was born 8 June 1725 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA.  Rachel died 31 August 1766 in Mendon, Massachusetts, USA. 

Benjamin MERRIAM died 8 October 1778 in Mendon, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
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Benjamin MERRIAM married flag female ancestor Rachel MORSE-- Date: 22 June 1741 Place: Mendon, Province of Massachusetts Bay


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birth1712 Birth
30 December 1712
Lynn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1741 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin MERRIAM and Rachel MORSE 22 June 1741, Mendon, Massachusetts, USA

He was 28 years old.
1749 Birth of Child
Rachel MERRIAM was born 5 February 1749, Mendon, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin was 36 years old.
1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rachel MORSE died 31 August 1766, Mendon, Massachusetts, USA
marriage1772 Marriage of Child
Rachel MERRIAM married 12 March 1772, Mendon, Massachusetts, USA to Douglas MARSH
death1778 Death
8 October 1778
Mendon, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 65.
Added: 8/19/2019 11:17:26 PM - Updated: 8/20/2019 8:39:59 AM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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