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Mary <I>Skolfield</I> Merryman

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Mary Skolfield Merryman

Birth
Death
20 Nov 1872 (aged 80–81)
Burial
Bowdoin, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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Mary Skolfield (William, Thomas') was born in March 1791 in Bowdoin, Maine; married Thomas Merryman, son of Walter Merryman and Betsy Webber, on 27 May 1809 in Harpswell, Maine. She died 10 May 1872 in Bowdoin, Maine. Thomas Merryman was born 6 November 1783 in Harpswell, Maine; died in 1853 in Bowdoin, Maine, and was buried in South Bowdoin Cemetery. The children of Mary Skolfield and Thomas Merryman were:

i. William4 Merryman was born 18 October 1810 in Harpswell, Maine; died in 1850 in Mobile, Alabama.

ii. Lavinia Merryman was born 18 November 1812; married Benjamin Adams.

iii. Skolfield Merryman was born August 1816; married Submit Elliott.

iv. Mary Merryman was born 1821; married James L. Rogers.

v. Sarah Ann Merryman was born 20 October 1822; married Cornelius Dillingham Carter,

vi. Sewall Merryman was born in 1824 in Bowdoin, Maine. In other notes it is said that at age twenty he was 5' lOVfc", of light complexion with sandy hair and a resident of Bath, Maine.
Alfred B. Purington, master of the Adeline, reported at Philadelphia on 18 August 1838 that Sewall died at Port au Prince while a member of the crew,

vii. Thomas Merryman, Jr. was born in 1828 in Bowdoin, Maine. He went from Mobile, Alabama, to California. Esther Skolfield Schmidt, in her notes, wonders if he married his cousin Mary Gatchell.

viii. Benjamin Adams Merryman was born 21 October 1829; married Abbie Eaton Colby.

ix. John Merryman was born 4 July 1834 in Bowdoin, Maine. He died 8 April 1855.

x. Joseph Merryman, a twin to John, was born 4 July 1834.

bio by
Stuart Woodside (#46954007)
Mary Skolfield (William, Thomas') was born in March 1791 in Bowdoin, Maine; married Thomas Merryman, son of Walter Merryman and Betsy Webber, on 27 May 1809 in Harpswell, Maine. She died 10 May 1872 in Bowdoin, Maine. Thomas Merryman was born 6 November 1783 in Harpswell, Maine; died in 1853 in Bowdoin, Maine, and was buried in South Bowdoin Cemetery. The children of Mary Skolfield and Thomas Merryman were:

i. William4 Merryman was born 18 October 1810 in Harpswell, Maine; died in 1850 in Mobile, Alabama.

ii. Lavinia Merryman was born 18 November 1812; married Benjamin Adams.

iii. Skolfield Merryman was born August 1816; married Submit Elliott.

iv. Mary Merryman was born 1821; married James L. Rogers.

v. Sarah Ann Merryman was born 20 October 1822; married Cornelius Dillingham Carter,

vi. Sewall Merryman was born in 1824 in Bowdoin, Maine. In other notes it is said that at age twenty he was 5' lOVfc", of light complexion with sandy hair and a resident of Bath, Maine.
Alfred B. Purington, master of the Adeline, reported at Philadelphia on 18 August 1838 that Sewall died at Port au Prince while a member of the crew,

vii. Thomas Merryman, Jr. was born in 1828 in Bowdoin, Maine. He went from Mobile, Alabama, to California. Esther Skolfield Schmidt, in her notes, wonders if he married his cousin Mary Gatchell.

viii. Benjamin Adams Merryman was born 21 October 1829; married Abbie Eaton Colby.

ix. John Merryman was born 4 July 1834 in Bowdoin, Maine. He died 8 April 1855.

x. Joseph Merryman, a twin to John, was born 4 July 1834.

bio by
Stuart Woodside (#46954007)


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  • Created by: Maine 101
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55623660/mary-merryman: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Skolfield Merryman (1791–20 Nov 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55623660, citing South Bowdoin Cemetery, Bowdoin, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Maine 101 (contributor 47130320).