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Sarah <I>Hartwell</I> Meriam

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Sarah Hartwell Meriam

Birth
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
12 Apr 1785 (aged 59)
Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.5456867, Longitude: -71.4768147
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Daughter of John and Mary Hartwell.

1st wife of Willard Meriam. They wed on Apr. 11, 1749.

Children (b. in Littleton)
Sarah, Jan. 16, 1749 - July 2, 1764
Molley, Aug. 24, 1758 - June 30, 1764
Daniel, May 5, 1761 - June 27, 1764

___________
Concord VRs, birth, pg 115

Littleton VRs, marriage pg 453
Littleton VRs, children births, pg 62
Littleton VRs, children deaths, pg 363

Littleton Town Records, pg 150
Sarah the wife of Willard Meriam Died Apr. 12, 1785

Littleton Town Records, pg 337
(Deaths and Burials from the Church Records)
1785, April 14: was buried Sarah the wife of Willard Merriam a member of this Church aged about 60


Note: Littleton Death Record and burial Record has she died on the 12th and was buried the 14th. The headstone has 23rd which is incorrect.
Daughter of John and Mary Hartwell.

1st wife of Willard Meriam. They wed on Apr. 11, 1749.

Children (b. in Littleton)
Sarah, Jan. 16, 1749 - July 2, 1764
Molley, Aug. 24, 1758 - June 30, 1764
Daniel, May 5, 1761 - June 27, 1764

___________
Concord VRs, birth, pg 115

Littleton VRs, marriage pg 453
Littleton VRs, children births, pg 62
Littleton VRs, children deaths, pg 363

Littleton Town Records, pg 150
Sarah the wife of Willard Meriam Died Apr. 12, 1785

Littleton Town Records, pg 337
(Deaths and Burials from the Church Records)
1785, April 14: was buried Sarah the wife of Willard Merriam a member of this Church aged about 60


Note: Littleton Death Record and burial Record has she died on the 12th and was buried the 14th. The headstone has 23rd which is incorrect.

Inscription

Erected
In Memory of
Mrs. Sarah Meriam wife of
Mr Willard Meriam
Who departed this Life
April ye 23d AD 1785.
Aged 59 years & 5 months.

Behold and see all that pass by
An Influance[?] of Mortality.
As I am now so you must be
Prepare for Death and follow me.
She sleeps in Death in Christ we trust
and see her Saviour face to face.
How precious is the mouldering[?] dust
It shall be ? from Death imbrace



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  • Created by: Denise
  • Added: Nov 6, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16532317/sarah-meriam: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah Hartwell Meriam (23 Nov 1725–12 Apr 1785), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16532317, citing Old Burying Ground, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Denise (contributor 46820671).