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Joseph Merrill

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Joseph Merrill

Birth
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
13 Oct 1788 (aged 81)
New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Joseph Merrill, s. of Abraham Merrill and Prudence Kellogg, b. Mar. 28, 1707 at Hartford, Conn. He d. Oct. 13, 1788 at New Hartford, Conn., Æ 82.

In circa 1733, Joseph m. 1) his cousin Mary Merrill, dau. of Abel Merrill and Mabel Easton. They had one known child:

1. Clemence Merrill, b. Sept. 12, 1734; m. Nov. 18, 1754 at New Hartford, Conn., Noah Kellogg.

On Mar. 24, 1741/2 of record at New Hartford, Conn., Joseph m. 2) Abigail Stone, who d. May 3, 1767 at New Hartford, Æ 52. They had the following nine children b. of record at New Hartford:

2. Mary (Merrill) Merrill,
3. Joseph Merrill,
4. Michael Merrill (d.y.),
5. Abigail (Merrill) Andrus,
6. Mercy (Merrill) Watson,
7. Prudence (Merrill) Humphrey,
8. Phineas Merrill,
9. James Merrill, and
10. Joanna (Merrill) Safford.

On Feb. 16, 1769 of record at New Hartford, Conn., Joseph m. 3) Martha Allen, dau. of Azariah Allen and Martha Burt, and wid. of David Chapin, b. of record Dec. 25, 1728 at Enfield, then part of Hampden County, Mass., now in Hartford County, Conn. They had one child of record at New Hartford:

11. Michael Merrill.

Martha (Allen)(Chapin) Merrill d. at New Hartford, Conn. Feb. 8, 1788. She previously m. 1) Oct. 5, 1749 at Enfield, David Chapin, s. of Ebenezer Chapin and Ruth Hanes, by whom she had eight children of record at New Hartford. David d. Sept. 15, 1762 during the military campaign to Havana, Cuba.

Edited 2/15/2017
Joseph Merrill, s. of Abraham Merrill and Prudence Kellogg, b. Mar. 28, 1707 at Hartford, Conn. He d. Oct. 13, 1788 at New Hartford, Conn., Æ 82.

In circa 1733, Joseph m. 1) his cousin Mary Merrill, dau. of Abel Merrill and Mabel Easton. They had one known child:

1. Clemence Merrill, b. Sept. 12, 1734; m. Nov. 18, 1754 at New Hartford, Conn., Noah Kellogg.

On Mar. 24, 1741/2 of record at New Hartford, Conn., Joseph m. 2) Abigail Stone, who d. May 3, 1767 at New Hartford, Æ 52. They had the following nine children b. of record at New Hartford:

2. Mary (Merrill) Merrill,
3. Joseph Merrill,
4. Michael Merrill (d.y.),
5. Abigail (Merrill) Andrus,
6. Mercy (Merrill) Watson,
7. Prudence (Merrill) Humphrey,
8. Phineas Merrill,
9. James Merrill, and
10. Joanna (Merrill) Safford.

On Feb. 16, 1769 of record at New Hartford, Conn., Joseph m. 3) Martha Allen, dau. of Azariah Allen and Martha Burt, and wid. of David Chapin, b. of record Dec. 25, 1728 at Enfield, then part of Hampden County, Mass., now in Hartford County, Conn. They had one child of record at New Hartford:

11. Michael Merrill.

Martha (Allen)(Chapin) Merrill d. at New Hartford, Conn. Feb. 8, 1788. She previously m. 1) Oct. 5, 1749 at Enfield, David Chapin, s. of Ebenezer Chapin and Ruth Hanes, by whom she had eight children of record at New Hartford. David d. Sept. 15, 1762 during the military campaign to Havana, Cuba.

Edited 2/15/2017

Inscription

Hale, Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions.
Town Hill Cemetery (612-1), New Hartford, Vol. 31, p. 10 (275).

• Merrill, Abigail, consort of Joseph, d. May 3, 1767, age 51 years.
• Merrill, Joseph, d. Oct. 13, 1788, age 82 years.
• Merrill, Martha, w. of Joseph, d. Feb. 8, 1788, age 59 years. (relict of David Chapens [sic])



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