Joseph
MERRIAM
Born
21 January 1771
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Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died
18 September 1841
,
Lubec, Maine, USA
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Joseph MERRIAM was born 21 January 1771 in Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Joseph married Elizabeth LYONS 2 November 1800 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth LYONS was born 13 June 1781 in Ireland. Elizabeth died August 1826
Joseph MERRIAM died 18 September 1841 in Lubec, Maine, USA .
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Elizabeth Ruth MERRIAM (b.5 February 1806, Deer Island, New Brunswick, Canada d. , )m. Lemuel HASKINS 26 July 1836
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1771 Birth 21 January 1771
Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1800 Marriage / PartnerJoseph MERRIAM and Elizabeth LYONS 2 November 1800,
He was 29 years old.
1806 Birth of ChildElizabeth Ruth MERRIAM was born 5 February 1806, Deer Island, New Brunswick, Canada
Joseph was 35 years old.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1841 Death 18 September 1841
Lubec, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 70.
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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