Lydia
WHEELER
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Born: 5 October 1724 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Lydia married Josiah MERRIAM 17 June 1746 in Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josiah MERRIAM was born 13 February 1725 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. Josiah died 23 April 1809 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. Josiah was the child of Joseph MERRIAM and Dorothy BROOKS.
Lydia WHEELER died 30 August 1802 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Lydia WHEELER
Josiah MERRIAMMarriage date: 17 June 1746
Marriage place: Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Josiah MERRIAM was the child of Joseph MERRIAM and Dorothy BROOKS
Children of Josiah MERRIAM and Lydia WHEELER
Timothy MERRIAMDied: 17 September 1835, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 17245 October 1724
Concord, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1746 Marriage / PartnerLydia WHEELER and Josiah MERRIAM 17 June 1746, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
She was 21 years old.
1757 Birth of ChildTimothy MERRIAM was born 29 September 1757, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia was 33 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Marriage of ChildTimothy MERRIAM married 30 June 1785, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA (Valley Falls) (Ashton) (Cumberland Hill) to Huldah DARLING
Death — 180230 August 1802
Concord, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 77.
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Last updated: 10/8/2017 10:18:21 AM
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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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