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Asa Merriam (1754 - 1795)

Dr. Asa Merriam
Born in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap
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Husband of — married after 18 Apr 1778 in Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Died at age 40 in New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth

"Asa,6 (Joshua,5 John,4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 William,1), born at Oxford, Oct. 21, 1754, son of Joshua Merriam and Susanna Gleason. Asa, s. Joshua and Susanna, Oct. 21, 1754.[1]

Marriage

married (intention, April 18, 1778) Mary, daughter of Luke and Lydia Lincoln, of Leicester, born in 1755, she died April 27, 1815. [2]

Children :
  1. Betsey, b. Aug. 28, 1778; m. Nov. 4, 1802, Rev. Alvan Tobey; d. 4 Nov 1802
  2. Mary, b. Aug. 18, 1780; d. unm. June 18, 1815.
  3. Joshua Lincoln, b. April 6, 1783.
  4. Pamela, b. Feb. 7, 1785; d. May 9, 1805.
  5. Lydia, b. Sept. 3, 1787; m. Walter Spooner, of Hartland, Vt.; she d. Aug. 28, 1829.
  6. Harriet, b. Aug. 17, 1791; m. Seth C. Schenck, of Savannah, Ga.; d. Jan. 7, 1831.
  7. Augusta Marion, b. Oct. 15, 1794; d. Sept. 23, 1820."[3]

He became a distinguished physician at New Salem.

Death

He died May 7, 1795, age 41, in New Salem, Massachusetts. [4]

Sources

  1. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Birth Record
  2. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Marriage Intentions
  3. ↑ Merriam genealogy in England and America, by Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-1918; Merriam, Charles Pierce, 1856-; Dickinson, C. E. Gildersome-; Merriam, James Sheldon, 1829-, Published 1906, p. 96. https://archive.org/stream/merriamgenealogy00pope#page/96/mode/2up
  4. ↑ Vital Records of New Salem, MA until 1850 Death Record
  • Soldiers and sailors of the Rev. War. Comp. By secy. Of the commonwealth, Ms. Boston. 1896-1908. (17v.):10: 656.
  • Genealogy of the des. Of Thom. Gleason of Watertown, p. 78, 79. https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce1909whit#page/78/mode/2up
  • Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 (Ancestry.com)
  • Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Ancestry.com)
  • Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 (Ancestry.com)
  • Merriam genealogy in England and America, by Pope, Charles Henry, 1841-, 1918; Merriam, Charles Pierce, 1856-; Dickinson, C. E. Gildersome-; Merriam, James Sheldon, 1829-, Published 1906, p. 96. https://archive.org/stream/merriamgenealogy00pope#page/96/mode/2up




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