Timothy MERRIAM

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29 September 1757 , Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

17 September 1835 , Framingham, Massachusetts, USA

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Josiah MERRIAM Lydia WHEELER

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Born: 29 September 1757 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Josiah MERRIAM

Mother: Lydia WHEELER

Paternal grandparents: Joseph MERRIAM , Dorothy BROOKS

Maternal grandparents: Timothy WHEELER , Abigail MONROE

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Timothy married Huldah DARLING 30 June 1785 in Cumberland, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Huldah DARLING was born 16 June 1765 in Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA. Huldah died abt. 1844 in Bellingham, Massachusetts, USA. Huldah was the child of Job DARLING and Margery COOKE.

Timothy MERRIAM died 17 September 1835 in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA .
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Huldah DARLING
Marriage date: 30 June 1785
Marriage place: Cumberland, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Huldah DARLING was the child of Job DARLING and Margery COOKE

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Spouse's Name: Huldah Darling

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Event Date: 30 Jun 1785

Event Place: Cumberland,Providence,Rhode Island

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50191-1

System Origin: Rhode_Island-ODM

GS Film number: 22256

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"Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch.org : 6 December 2014), Timothy Merriam and Huldah Darling, 30 Jun 1785; citing Cumberland,Providence,Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 22,256.

Children of Timothy MERRIAM and Huldah DARLING

Rosaline Augusta MERRIAM

Born: 14 November 1805, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Married: Elbridge Morse JONES

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Birth — 1757
29 September 1757
Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Timothy MERRIAM and Huldah DARLING 30 June 1785, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA (Valley Falls) (Ashton) (Cumberland Hill)

He was 27 years old.

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 Birth of Child
Rosaline Augusta MERRIAM was born 14 November 1805, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (South Framingham)

Timothy was 48 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

Death — 1835
17 September 1835
Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 78.

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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