Hezekiah Merriam born to Robert & Abigail [Cutler] Merriam, baptized 16 Apr 1708 at Lexington, Massachusetts. Settled at Oxford; was a physician and farmer, highly respected. Removed after 1792 to Auburn [formerly Ward], where he died in 1803. The town record says that he died "aged 99; left a widow, ae. 94, with whom he had lived 78 years." But the record of his birth and that of his oldest child indicate that the town clerk wrote "poetically."
Hezekiah married Prudence Peirce/Pierce, d/o Joseph Peirce/Pierce & Mary Warren, and together were parents to:
- Prudence Merriam b. 14 Aug 1731; m. 25 Jun 1751, Lemuel Edwards.
- Hezekiah Merriam b. 15 Jun 1733.
- Robert Merriam b. 24 Aug 1735; soldier in the French war; d. 7 Oct 1758.
- Sarah Merriam b. 30 Sep 1737; d. young.
- Joanna Merriam b. Mar 1740; m. Joseph Edwards.
- Abigail Merriam b. 24 Mar 1742; m. 18 Jun 1761, Jacob Pierce.
- Hannah Merriam b. 19 Apr 1744; m. 11 Jun 1763 Joseph Muzzy, Jr., of Shrewsbury.
- Lucy Merriam b. 18 May 1746; m. 15 Apr 1767, Benjamin Keyes, of Shrewsbury.
- Persis Merriam b. 16 Aug 1751; m. 29 Jun 1791, Abner Claflin, of Sandisfield.
- Sarah Merriam b. 1753; d. 2 Sep 1759.
- Jonathan Merriam b. 1 Feb 1756; d. 1759.
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Source(s):
- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850; Volume 1 - Auburn, p.98. New England Historic Genealogical Society.
- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850; Volume 1 - Lexington, p.47. New England Historic Genealogical Society.
- First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- Franklin P. Rice; Worcester, Massachusetts; Vital Records of the Town of Auburn, (formally Ward), Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850.
- American Antiquarian Society. "Deaths and Marriages, 1784–1840." Columbian Centinel (Massachusetts), 8 Oct 1803, p. 3082.
- Pope, Charles Henry, Charles Pierce Merriam, C. E. Gildersome-Dickinson, and James Sheldon Merriam. Merriam Genealogy in England and America. Boston: C.H. Pope, 1906.
Hezekiah married Prudence Peirce/Pierce, d/o Joseph Peirce/Pierce & Mary Warren, and together were parents to:
- Prudence Merriam b. 14 Aug 1731; m. 25 Jun 1751, Lemuel Edwards.
- Hezekiah Merriam b. 15 Jun 1733.
- Robert Merriam b. 24 Aug 1735; soldier in the French war; d. 7 Oct 1758.
- Sarah Merriam b. 30 Sep 1737; d. young.
- Joanna Merriam b. Mar 1740; m. Joseph Edwards.
- Abigail Merriam b. 24 Mar 1742; m. 18 Jun 1761, Jacob Pierce.
- Hannah Merriam b. 19 Apr 1744; m. 11 Jun 1763 Joseph Muzzy, Jr., of Shrewsbury.
- Lucy Merriam b. 18 May 1746; m. 15 Apr 1767, Benjamin Keyes, of Shrewsbury.
- Persis Merriam b. 16 Aug 1751; m. 29 Jun 1791, Abner Claflin, of Sandisfield.
- Sarah Merriam b. 1753; d. 2 Sep 1759.
- Jonathan Merriam b. 1 Feb 1756; d. 1759.
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Source(s):
- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850; Volume 1 - Auburn, p.98. New England Historic Genealogical Society.
- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850; Volume 1 - Lexington, p.47. New England Historic Genealogical Society.
- First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- Franklin P. Rice; Worcester, Massachusetts; Vital Records of the Town of Auburn, (formally Ward), Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850.
- American Antiquarian Society. "Deaths and Marriages, 1784–1840." Columbian Centinel (Massachusetts), 8 Oct 1803, p. 3082.
- Pope, Charles Henry, Charles Pierce Merriam, C. E. Gildersome-Dickinson, and James Sheldon Merriam. Merriam Genealogy in England and America. Boston: C.H. Pope, 1906.
Hezekiah Merriam born to Robert & Abigail [Cutler] Merriam, baptized 16 Apr 1708 at Lexington, Massachusetts. Settled at Oxford; was a physician and farmer, highly respected. Removed after 1792 to Auburn [formerly Ward], where he died in 1803. The town record says that he died "aged 99; left a widow, ae. 94, with whom he had lived 78 years." But the record of his birth and that of his oldest child indicate that the town clerk wrote "poetically."
Hezekiah married Prudence Peirce/Pierce, d/o Joseph Peirce/Pierce & Mary Warren, and together were parents to:
- Prudence Merriam b. 14 Aug 1731; m. 25 Jun 1751, Lemuel Edwards.
- Hezekiah Merriam b. 15 Jun 1733.
- Robert Merriam b. 24 Aug 1735; soldier in the French war; d. 7 Oct 1758.
- Sarah Merriam b. 30 Sep 1737; d. young.
- Joanna Merriam b. Mar 1740; m. Joseph Edwards.
- Abigail Merriam b. 24 Mar 1742; m. 18 Jun 1761, Jacob Pierce.
- Hannah Merriam b. 19 Apr 1744; m. 11 Jun 1763 Joseph Muzzy, Jr., of Shrewsbury.
- Lucy Merriam b. 18 May 1746; m. 15 Apr 1767, Benjamin Keyes, of Shrewsbury.
- Persis Merriam b. 16 Aug 1751; m. 29 Jun 1791, Abner Claflin, of Sandisfield.
- Sarah Merriam b. 1753; d. 2 Sep 1759.
- Jonathan Merriam b. 1 Feb 1756; d. 1759.
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Source(s):
- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850; Volume 1 - Auburn, p.98. New England Historic Genealogical Society.
- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850; Volume 1 - Lexington, p.47. New England Historic Genealogical Society.
- First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- Franklin P. Rice; Worcester, Massachusetts; Vital Records of the Town of Auburn, (formally Ward), Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850.
- American Antiquarian Society. "Deaths and Marriages, 1784–1840." Columbian Centinel (Massachusetts), 8 Oct 1803, p. 3082.
- Pope, Charles Henry, Charles Pierce Merriam, C. E. Gildersome-Dickinson, and James Sheldon Merriam. Merriam Genealogy in England and America. Boston: C.H. Pope, 1906.
Hezekiah married Prudence Peirce/Pierce, d/o Joseph Peirce/Pierce & Mary Warren, and together were parents to:
- Prudence Merriam b. 14 Aug 1731; m. 25 Jun 1751, Lemuel Edwards.
- Hezekiah Merriam b. 15 Jun 1733.
- Robert Merriam b. 24 Aug 1735; soldier in the French war; d. 7 Oct 1758.
- Sarah Merriam b. 30 Sep 1737; d. young.
- Joanna Merriam b. Mar 1740; m. Joseph Edwards.
- Abigail Merriam b. 24 Mar 1742; m. 18 Jun 1761, Jacob Pierce.
- Hannah Merriam b. 19 Apr 1744; m. 11 Jun 1763 Joseph Muzzy, Jr., of Shrewsbury.
- Lucy Merriam b. 18 May 1746; m. 15 Apr 1767, Benjamin Keyes, of Shrewsbury.
- Persis Merriam b. 16 Aug 1751; m. 29 Jun 1791, Abner Claflin, of Sandisfield.
- Sarah Merriam b. 1753; d. 2 Sep 1759.
- Jonathan Merriam b. 1 Feb 1756; d. 1759.
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Source(s):
- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850; Volume 1 - Auburn, p.98. New England Historic Genealogical Society.
- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850; Volume 1 - Lexington, p.47. New England Historic Genealogical Society.
- First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- Franklin P. Rice; Worcester, Massachusetts; Vital Records of the Town of Auburn, (formally Ward), Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850.
- American Antiquarian Society. "Deaths and Marriages, 1784–1840." Columbian Centinel (Massachusetts), 8 Oct 1803, p. 3082.
- Pope, Charles Henry, Charles Pierce Merriam, C. E. Gildersome-Dickinson, and James Sheldon Merriam. Merriam Genealogy in England and America. Boston: C.H. Pope, 1906.
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