Samuel
MERRILL
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Born: 8 January 1729 in Salisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Samuel married Elizabeth BRADBURY . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elizabeth BRADBURY was born 13 April 1727 in Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA (Salisbury Beach). Elizabeth died 4 May 1822 in Buxton, Maine, USA (Bar Mills). Elizabeth was the child of Thomas BRADBURY and Sarah MERRILL.
Samuel MERRILL died 4 May 1822 in Buxton, Maine, USA .
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Elizabeth BRADBURY was the child of Thomas BRADBURY and Sarah MERRILL
Children of Samuel MERRILL and Elizabeth BRADBURY
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Birth — 17298 January 1729
Salisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1752 Birth of ChildJane MERRILL was born 12 July 1752, Biddeford, Maine, USA (Biddeford Pool)
Samuel was 23 years old.
1779 Marriage of ChildMartha MERRILL married 24 January 1779, Buxton, Maine, USA (Bar Mills) to Thomas RIDLON
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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.
Death — 18224 May 1822
Buxton, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 93.
Record added: 6/24/2016 6:21:34 PM
Last updated: 12/22/2016 2:05:59 PM
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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
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