Jerusha MERRIAM

Born

21 February 1698 , Lynn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

27 December 1745 , Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Born: 21 February 1698 in Lynn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Jerusha MERRIAM

Father

William MERRIAM

Mother

Aetheldred BERRY

Grandparents of Jerusha MERRIAM

Paternal grandparents

William MERRIAM Elizabeth BREED

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Jerusha married Edward PARKER 4 August 1716 in Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Edward PARKER was born 1 January 1692 in Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Edward died 21 October 1776 in Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Edward was the child of John PARKER and Hannah BASSETT.

Jerusha MERRIAM died 27 December 1745 in Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut.

Daughter of William Merriam and Aetheldred Berry

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jerusha MERRIAM

Jerusha MERRIAM married

Edward PARKER
Marriage date: 4 August 1716
Marriage place: Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Edward PARKER was the child of John PARKER and Hannah BASSETT

Children of Edward PARKER and Jerusha MERRIAM

Ralph PARKER

Born: 9 January 1718, Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: ,

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Birth — 1698
21 February 1698
Lynn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1716 Marriage / Partner
Jerusha MERRIAM and Edward PARKER 4 August 1716, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

She was 18 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Ralph PARKER was born 9 January 1718, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

Jerusha was 19 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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Hillside Cemetery Cheshire New Haven County Connecticut, USA

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Death — 1745
27 December 1745
Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut
She died at the age of 47.

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Hillside Cemetery Cheshire New Haven County Connecticut, USA

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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