Benjamin MERRIAM
Trace the direct ancestral line through parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents. Select any linked ancestor for the full genealogy record.
What is a Pedigree Chart?
A pedigree chart is a genealogy map of your direct-line ancestors. It begins with one person and branches backward through parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and earlier generations.
The chart is intentionally concise. Names, birth information, and death information are emphasized so relationships can be understood at a glance. Blank spaces are useful too, because they show exactly where more research is needed.
Pedigree charts work especially well alongside Family Group Sheets. The pedigree chart shows the direct ancestral path, while the Family Group Sheet gives more detail about each couple and their children.
Direct Ancestors
Four-generation pedigree
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Benjamin MERRIAM (b. 30 December 1712, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 October 1778, Mendon, Massachusetts, USA) |
Ebenezer MERRIAM (b. 11 February 1685, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 December 1753, Mendon, Massachusetts, USA) |
Joseph MERRIAM (b. 1658, , Massachusetts, USA d. 21 October 1702, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA) |
William MERRIAM (b. 1628, Tudeley, Kent, England d. 22 May 1689, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA) |
| Elizabeth BREED (b. 26 December 1634, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA d.7 March 1691, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA) |
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| Sarah JENKINS (b. 15 November 1653, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis) d. 1692, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA) |
Joel JENKINS (b. 1616, Broomfield, Somerset, England d. 2 November 1688, Malden, Massachusetts, USA) |
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| Sarah GILBERT (b. 3 November 1624, Worcester, Worcestershire, England d. 1687, Malden, Massachusetts, USA) |
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Jerusha BERRY (b. 21 February 1691, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) d. 30 June 1733, Mendon, Massachusetts, USA) |
James Thaddeus BERRY (b. 1639, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA (Strawbery Banke) d.1717, , Massachusetts, USA) |
William BERRY (b. 1605, New Castle, Lancashire, England d. 28 June 1654, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA (Strawbery Banke)) |
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| Jane Locke HERMINS (b. 1619, , England (United Kingdom) d. 1686, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA (Strawbery Banke)) |
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| Hannah FARRAR (b. 9 April 1648, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 December 1736, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA) |
Thomas FARRAR (b. 29 January 1614, Burnley, Lancashire, England d.23 February 1693, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA) |
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| Elizabeth THOMAS? HOOD? (b. 1616, , England (United Kingdom) d. 8 January 1680, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA) |