Grave has been located flag male ancestor  John  MERRIAM

  (b. 30 August 1662 Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 21 May 1727 Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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John MERRIAM was born 30 August 1662 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony

John MERRIAM was the child of Joseph MERRIAM   and   Sarah STONE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph MERRIAM and Sarah GOLDSTONE

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John  married  Mary WHEELER 15 April 1697 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary WHEELER  was born 15 September 1673 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA.  Mary died 26 December 1747 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA.  Mary was the child of John WHEELER and Sarah LARKIN.

John MERRIAM died 21 May 1727 in Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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John MERRIAM married Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Mary WHEELER-- Date: 15 April 1697 Place: Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Mary WHEELER was the child of John WHEELER and Sarah LARKIN




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birth1662 Birth
30 August 1662
Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1697 Marriage / Partner
John MERRIAM and Mary WHEELER 15 April 1697, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

He was 34 years old.
1702 Birth of Child
Mary MERRIAM was born 22 December 1702, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

John was 40 years old.
John MERRIAM - Grave  Inscription: Here Lyes Buried ye Body of Deacon JOHN MERIAM who Decd May the 21st 1727 in ye 65th Year of His Age
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Inscription:
Here Lyes Buried
ye Body of Deacon
JOHN MERIAM
who Dec'd May the
21st 1727 in ye 65th
Year of His Age

Old Burying Ground Lexington Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Plot: C.51

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death1727 Death
21 May 1727
Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 64.

John is buried at: Old Burying Ground Lexington Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA Plot: C.51
Added: 6/29/2016 1:03:18 PM - Updated: 3/27/2025 12:45:37 PM
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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